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Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  Year
1.Tip O'Neill.4351887
2.Rogers Hornsby.4241924
3.Rogers Hornsby.4031925
4.Rogers Hornsby.4011922
5.Rogers Hornsby.3971921
6.Jesse Burkett.3961899
7.Rogers Hornsby.3841923
8.Jesse Burkett.3761901
 Stan Musial.3761948
10.Joe Medwick.3741937

Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  PA
1.Rogers Hornsby.3596714
2.Tip O'Neill.3433519
3.Johnny Mize.3363582
4.Joe Medwick.3355056
5.Albert Pujols.3324913
6.Stan Musial.33112712
7.Chick Hafey.3263277
8.Jim Bottomley.3256008
9.Patsy Donovan.3142131
10.Frankie Frisch.3125653

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby.5071924
2.Tip O'Neill.4901887
3.Rogers Hornsby.4891925
4.Mark McGwire.4701998
5.Jesse Burkett.4631899
6.Jack Clark.4591987
 Rogers Hornsby.4591922
 Rogers Hornsby.4591923
9.Rogers Hornsby.4581921
10.Joe Cunningham.4531959
 Solly Hemus.4531954

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  PA
1.Rogers Hornsby.4276714
 Mark McGwire.4272251
3.Albert Pujols.4234913
4.Johnny Mize.4193582
5.Stan Musial.41712712
6.Joe Cunningham.4132622
7.Tip O'Neill.4063519
8.Miller Huggins.4023427
9.Ray Blades.3952846
10.Jim Edmonds.3934356

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby.7561925
2.Mark McGwire.7521998
3.Rogers Hornsby.7221922
4.Stan Musial.7021948
5.Mark McGwire.6971999
6.Rogers Hornsby.6961924
7.Tip O'Neill.6911887
8.Albert Pujols.6712006
9.Albert Pujols.6672003
10.Albert Pujols.6572004

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  PA
1.Mark McGwire.6832251
2.Albert Pujols.6194913
3.Johnny Mize.6003582
4.Chick Hafey.5683277
 Rogers Hornsby.5686714
6.Stan Musial.55912712
7.Jim Edmonds.5554356
8.Joe Medwick.5455056
9.Jim Bottomley.5376008
10.Ripper Collins.5173077

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby1.2451925
2.Mark McGwire1.2221998
3.Rogers Hornsby1.2031924
4.Rogers Hornsby1.1811922
 Tip O'Neill1.1811887
6.Stan Musial1.1521948
7.Mark McGwire1.1211999
8.Albert Pujols1.1062003
9.Albert Pujols1.1022006
10.Rogers Hornsby1.0971921

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  PA
1.Mark McGwire1.1102251
2.Albert Pujols1.0424913
3.Johnny Mize1.0193582
4.Rogers Hornsby.9956714
5.Stan Musial.97612712
6.Jim Edmonds.9484356
7.Chick Hafey.9473277
8.Jim Bottomley.9246008
9.Joe Medwick.9175056
10.Tip O'Neill.8953519

Games
RankPlayer  G  Year
1.Jose Oquendo1631989
2.Ken Boyer1621964
 Curt Flood1621964
 Pedro Guerrero1621989
 Terry Pendleton1621989
 Bill White1621963
7.Dick Groat1611964
 Keith Hernandez1611977
 Keith Hernandez1611979
 Julian Javier1611963
 Albert Pujols1612001
 Albert Pujols1612005
 Ken Reitz1611975
 Ted Simmons1611973
 Joe Torre1611970
 Joe Torre1611971

Games
RankPlayer  G  PA
1.Stan Musial302612712
2.Lou Brock22899927
3.Ozzie Smith19908242
4.Enos Slaughter18207710
5.Red Schoendienst17957446
6.Curt Flood17386914
7.Ken Boyer16677046
8.Willie McGee16616100
9.Rogers Hornsby15806714
 Ray Lankford15806289

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  Year
1.Lou Brock6891967
2.Curt Flood6791964
3.Garry Templeton6721979
4.Lou Brock6641970
 Taylor Douthit6641930
6.Curt Flood6621963
7.Lou Brock6601968
8.Red Schoendienst6591947
9.Bill White6581963
10.Lou Brock6551969

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  PA
1.Stan Musial1097212712
2.Lou Brock91259927
3.Ozzie Smith71608242
4.Red Schoendienst68417446
5.Enos Slaughter67757710
6.Ken Boyer63347046
7.Curt Flood63186914
8.Rogers Hornsby58816714
9.Willie McGee57346100
10.Ted Simmons57256450

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  Year
1.Taylor Douthit7521928
2.Taylor Douthit7481930
3.Curt Flood7391964
4.Lou Brock7291970
5.Don Blasingame7281957
6.Lou Brock7271973
7.Bill White7261963
8.Lou Brock7241967
9.Stan Musial7211949
10.Lou Brock7201971

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  PA
1.Stan Musial1271212712
2.Lou Brock99279927
3.Ozzie Smith82428242
4.Enos Slaughter77107710
5.Red Schoendienst74467446
6.Ken Boyer70467046
7.Curt Flood69146914
8.Rogers Hornsby67146714
9.Ted Simmons64506450
10.Ray Lankford62896289

Runs
RankPlayer  R  Year
1.Tip O'Neill1671887
2.Arlie Latham1631887
3.Arlie Latham1521886
4.Jesse Burkett1421901
5.Rogers Hornsby1411922
6.Charlie Comiskey1391887
7.Tommy McCarthy1371890
 Albert Pujols1372003
9.Dummy Hoy1361891
 Tommy McCarthy1361889

Runs
RankPlayer  R  PA
1.Stan Musial194912712
2.Lou Brock14279927
3.Rogers Hornsby10896714
4.Enos Slaughter10717710
5.Red Schoendienst10257446
6.Ozzie Smith9918242
7.Ken Boyer9887046
8.Ray Lankford9286289
9.Jim Bottomley9216008
10.Albert Pujols8684913

Hits
RankPlayer  H  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby2501922
2.Joe Medwick2371937
3.Rogers Hornsby2351921
4.Stan Musial2301948
 Joe Torre2301971
6.Stan Musial2281946
7.Jim Bottomley2271925
 Rogers Hornsby2271924
9.Jesse Burkett2261901
10.Tip O'Neill2251887

Hits
RankPlayer  H  PA
1.Stan Musial363012712
2.Lou Brock27139927
3.Rogers Hornsby21106714
4.Enos Slaughter20647710
5.Red Schoendienst19807446
6.Ozzie Smith19448242
7.Ken Boyer18557046
8.Curt Flood18536914
9.Jim Bottomley17276008
10.Ted Simmons17046450

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby4501922
2.Stan Musial4291948
3.Joe Medwick4061937
4.Albert Pujols3942003
5.Albert Pujols3892004
6.Mark McGwire3831998
7.Stan Musial3821949
8.Rogers Hornsby3811925
9.Rogers Hornsby3781921
10.Rogers Hornsby3731924

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  PA
1.Stan Musial613412712
2.Lou Brock37769927
3.Rogers Hornsby33426714
4.Enos Slaughter31387710
5.Ken Boyer30117046
6.Jim Bottomley28526008
7.Red Schoendienst26577446
8.Ted Simmons26266450
9.Ray Lankford26066289
10.Albert Pujols25914913

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  Year
1.Joe Medwick641936
2.Joe Medwick561937
3.Stan Musial531953
4.Tip O'Neill521887
 Enos Slaughter521939
6.Stan Musial511944
 Albert Pujols512003
 Albert Pujols512004
9.Stan Musial501946
10.Scott Rolen492003

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  PA
1.Stan Musial72512712
2.Lou Brock4349927
3.Joe Medwick3775056
4.Rogers Hornsby3676714
5.Enos Slaughter3667710
6.Red Schoendienst3527446
7.Jim Bottomley3446008
8.Ray Lankford3396289
9.Ozzie Smith3388242
10.Ted Simmons3326450

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  Year
1.Perry Werden291893
2.Roger Connor251894
 Tom Long251915
4.Jim Bottomley201928
 Duff Cooley201895
 Rogers Hornsby201920
 Stan Musial201943
 Stan Musial201946
9.Tip O'Neill191887
 Garry Templeton191979

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  PA
1.Stan Musial17712712
2.Rogers Hornsby1436714
3.Enos Slaughter1357710
4.Lou Brock1219927
5.Jim Bottomley1196008
6.Ed Konetchy944152
7.Willie McGee836100
8.Joe Medwick815056
9.Pepper Martin754521
10.Tip O'Neill703519

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Mark McGwire701998
2.Mark McGwire651999
3.Albert Pujols492006
4.Albert Pujols462004
5.Johnny Mize431940
 Albert Pujols432003
7.Jim Edmonds422000
 Jim Edmonds422004
 Rogers Hornsby421922
10.Albert Pujols412005

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  PA
1.Stan Musial47512712
2.Albert Pujols2894913
3.Ken Boyer2557046
4.Jim Edmonds2414356
5.Ray Lankford2286289
6.Mark McGwire2202251
7.Rogers Hornsby1936714
8.Jim Bottomley1816008
9.Ted Simmons1726450
10.Johnny Mize1583582

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  Year
1.Joe Medwick1541937
2.Rogers Hornsby1521922
3.Mark McGwire1471998
 Mark McGwire1471999
5.Rogers Hornsby1431925
6.Joe Medwick1381936
7.Jim Bottomley1371929
 Johnny Mize1371940
 Albert Pujols1372006
 Joe Torre1371971

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  PA
1.Stan Musial195112712
2.Enos Slaughter11487710
3.Jim Bottomley11056008
4.Rogers Hornsby10726714
5.Ken Boyer10017046
6.Ted Simmons9296450
7.Joe Medwick9235056
8.Albert Pujols8864913
9.Ray Lankford8296289
10.Lou Brock8149927

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Mark McGwire1621998
2.Jack Clark1361987
 Jack Crooks1361892
4.Mark McGwire1331999
5.Jack Crooks1211893
6.Dummy Hoy1191891
7.Yank Robinson1181889
8.Miller Huggins1161910
 Yank Robinson1161888
10.Stan Musial1071949

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  PA
1.Stan Musial159912712
2.Ozzie Smith8768242
3.Enos Slaughter8387710
4.Ray Lankford7806289
5.Lou Brock6819927
6.Rogers Hornsby6606714
7.Jim Edmonds6454356
8.Ken Boyer6317046
9.Albert Pujols6304913
10.Ted Simmons6246450

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Jim Edmonds1672000
2.Ron Gant1621997
3.Mark McGwire1551998
4.Ray Lankford1511998
5.Jim Edmonds1502004
6.Ray Lankford1482000
7.Ray Lankford1471992
8.Mark McGwire1411999
9.Jack Clark1391987
 Jim Edmonds1392005

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  PA
1.Lou Brock14699927
2.Ray Lankford14496289
3.Jim Edmonds10294356
4.Willie McGee9266100
5.Ken Boyer8597046
6.Julian Javier8016079
7.Stan Musial69612712
8.Vince Coleman6283906
9.Curt Flood6066914
10.Bill White6014617

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  Year
1.Arlie Latham1291887
2.Lou Brock1181974
3.Charlie Comiskey1171887
4.Vince Coleman1101985
5.Vince Coleman1091987
 Arlie Latham1091888
7.Vince Coleman1071986
8.Tommy McCarthy931888
9.Curt Welch891887
10.Tommy McCarthy831890

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  PA
1.Lou Brock8889927
2.Vince Coleman5493906
3.Ozzie Smith4338242
4.Arlie Latham3693971
5.Charlie Comiskey3364554
6.Willie McGee3016100
7.Tommy McCarthy2702471
8.Ray Lankford2506289
9.Yank Robinson2212584
10.Jack Smith2034147

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  Year
1.Jesse Burkett1851899
2.Jesse Burkett1811901
3.Curt Flood1781964
4.Jesse Burkett1701900
 Milt Stock1701920
6.Joe Torre1641971
7.Willie McGee1621985
8.Curt Flood1601968
 Red Schoendienst1601949
10.Lou Brock1591974

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  PA
1.Stan Musial225312712
2.Lou Brock20299927
3.Ozzie Smith15298242
4.Red Schoendienst14987446
5.Curt Flood14546914
6.Enos Slaughter14177710
7.Rogers Hornsby14076714
8.Willie McGee12826100
9.Ken Boyer12707046
10.Frankie Frisch11795653

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby2221924
2.Mark McGwire2161998
3.Tip O'Neill2111887
4.Rogers Hornsby2101925
5.Rogers Hornsby2071922
6.Stan Musial2001948
7.Rogers Hornsby1911921
8.Rogers Hornsby1881923
9.Albert Pujols1872003
10.Rogers Hornsby1851920

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  PA
1.Mark McGwire1802251
2.Rogers Hornsby1776714
3.Johnny Mize1713582
4.Albert Pujols1684913
5.Stan Musial15912712
6.Tip O'Neill1583519
7.Jim Edmonds1434356
8.Joe Medwick1425056
9.Chick Hafey1383277
10.Jim Bottomley1376008

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby2021922
2.Mark McGwire1931998
3.Stan Musial1921948
4.Rogers Hornsby1851925
5.Rogers Hornsby1831924
6.Albert Pujols1762003
7.Tip O'Neill1731887
8.Rogers Hornsby1671921
 Joe Medwick1671937
 Stan Musial1671949

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  PA
1.Stan Musial256212712
2.Rogers Hornsby14256714
3.Lou Brock13679927
4.Enos Slaughter11977710
5.Jim Bottomley10956008
6.Albert Pujols10794913
7.Ken Boyer10577046
8.Ray Lankford9956289
9.Joe Medwick9625056
10.Ozzie Smith9558242

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby981924
2.Rogers Hornsby961922
3.Mark McGwire951998
4.Rogers Hornsby881925
5.Stan Musial871948
6.Tip O'Neill811887
7.Albert Pujols792003
8.Rogers Hornsby781921
9.Stan Musial701951
10.Stan Musial701949

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  PA
1.Stan Musial95412712
2.Rogers Hornsby6236714
3.Albert Pujols4444913
4.Johnny Mize3123582
5.Jim Bottomley2796008
6.Joe Medwick2655056
7.Enos Slaughter2577710
8.Jim Edmonds2514356
9.Tip O'Neill2393519
10.Mark McGwire2242251

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  Year
1.Rogers Hornsby9.41924
2.Rogers Hornsby8.91922
 Mark McGwire8.91998
4.Stan Musial8.41948
5.Rogers Hornsby7.91925
6.Tip O'Neill7.81887
7.Rogers Hornsby7.51921
8.Albert Pujols7.32003
9.Stan Musial7.11946
10.Rogers Hornsby6.91920

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  PA
1.Stan Musial93.812712
2.Rogers Hornsby61.66714
3.Albert Pujols41.14913
4.Johnny Mize30.63582
5.Jim Bottomley26.46008
6.Joe Medwick25.95056
 Enos Slaughter25.97710
8.Tip O'Neill24.83519
9.Jim Edmonds23.34356
10.Ted Simmons22.56450

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  Year
1.Stan Musial1031948
2.Rogers Hornsby1021922
3.Albert Pujols992004
4.Joe Medwick971937
5.Joe Medwick951936
 Albert Pujols952003
7.Jim Bottomley931928
8.Stan Musial921953
9.Mark McGwire911998
10.Rogers Hornsby901925
 Stan Musial901949

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  PA
1.Stan Musial137712712
2.Rogers Hornsby7036714
3.Lou Brock6849927
4.Enos Slaughter6477710
5.Jim Bottomley6446008
6.Ray Lankford6196289
7.Joe Medwick6105056
 Albert Pujols6104913
9.Ken Boyer5857046
10.Ted Simmons5416450

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  Year
1.Mark McGwire3201998
2.Rogers Hornsby3181924
3.Rogers Hornsby3161922
 Stan Musial3161949
5.Stan Musial3121948
6.Stan Musial3051953
7.Stan Musial3041946
 Stan Musial3041951
9.Rogers Hornsby3021921
 Stan Musial3021954

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  PA
1.Stan Musial528212712
2.Lou Brock34349927
3.Enos Slaughter29367710
4.Ozzie Smith28418242
5.Rogers Hornsby28086714
6.Ken Boyer25057046
7.Red Schoendienst24917446
8.Ted Simmons23556450
9.Curt Flood23446914
10.Ray Lankford22916289

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  Year
1.Tip O'Neill.9071887
2.Rogers Hornsby.8951924
3.Rogers Hornsby.8831925
4.Mark McGwire.8751998
5.Stan Musial.8731948
6.Rogers Hornsby.8631922
7.Stan Musial.8501946
8.Rogers Hornsby.8451921
9.Rogers Hornsby.8381923
10.Rogers Hornsby.8361920

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  PA
1.Johnny Hopp.9622399
2.Ted Simmons.9196450
3.Stan Musial.87312712
4.J.D. Drew.8652224
5.Mark McGwire.8152251
6.Whitey Kurowski.8033691
7.Johnny Mize.7683582
8.Don Blasingame.7652715
9.Lou Brock.7549927
10.George Watkins.7482061

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  Year
1.Steve Evans311910
2.Chief Roseman291890
3.Fernando Vina282000
4.Dan McGann241900
5.Dan McGann231901
 John McGraw231900
7.Dick Harley221898
 Fernando Vina222001
9.Solly Hemus201952
10.Steve Evans191911

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  PA
1.Steve Evans872673
2.Fernando Vina792221
3.Albert Pujols574913
 Yank Robinson572584
5.Stan Musial5312712
6.Curt Flood526914
7.Ray Blades472846
 Dan McGann47976
9.Solly Hemus452494
 Ed Konetchy454152

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  Year
1.Taylor Douthit371926
2.Milt Stock361921
 Harry Walker361943
4.Lee Magee351914
5.Les Bell311926
 Doc Lavan311920
7.Spike Shannon291904
8.Arnold Hauser281911
 Marty Marion281941
 Milt Stock281920

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  PA
1.Jim Bottomley1546008
2.Marty Marion1475924
3.Rogers Hornsby1356714
4.Ozzie Smith1318242
 Milt Stock1313256
6.Frankie Frisch1285653
7.Ed Konetchy1194152
8.Bob Forsch1081003
 Jack Smith1084147
10.Taylor Douthit1073844

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  Year
1.George Hendrick141982
2.Tom Herr131985
3.Pedro Guerrero121989
 Keith Hernandez121982
 Tom Herr121987
6.Pedro Guerrero111990
 George Hendrick111983
 Ray Jablonski111954
9.Jim Edmonds102001
 Edgar Renteria102004
 Ted Simmons101971
 Ozzie Smith101990

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  PA
1.Ted Simmons676450
2.Ozzie Smith548242
3.Stan Musial5312712
4.Ray Lankford516289
5.Ken Boyer487046
6.Tom Herr474269
7.Jim Edmonds464356
 George Hendrick463659
9.Tim McCarver444193
 Edgar Renteria443759

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  Year
1.Mark McGwire281998
 Albert Pujols282006
3.Albert Pujols272005
4.Stan Musial261958
5.Ted Simmons251977
6.Orlando Cepeda231967
7.Albert Pujols222007
 Ted Simmons221979
9.Mark McGwire211999
10.Joe Torre201971

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  PA
1.Ted Simmons1516450
2.Albert Pujols1314913
3.Stan Musial12712712
4.Lou Brock1189927
5.Ken Boyer867046
6.Tim McCarver834193
7.Joe Torre793908
8.Mark McGwire722251
 Ozzie Smith728242
10.Keith Hernandez684724

Grounded into Double Plays
RankPlayer  GIDP  Year
1.Ted Simmons291973
2.Albert Pujols272007
3.Nippy Jones251948
 Ken Reitz251974
5.Gene Green241958
 Willie McGee241987
7.Joe Torre231970
8.Ken Boyer221964
 Del Ennis221957
 Placido Polanco222001
 Ted Simmons221974

Grounded into Double Plays
RankPlayer  GIDP  PA
1.Stan Musial24312712
2.Ted Simmons1856450
3.Ken Boyer1547046
4.Red Schoendienst1487446
5.Albert Pujols1454913
6.Ozzie Smith1288242
7.Ken Reitz1244168
8.Joe Medwick1185056
9.Curt Flood1166914
10.Enos Slaughter1157710

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