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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
11.George Watkins.3731930
12.Jim Bottomley.3711923
13.Rogers Hornsby.3701920
14.Jim Bottomley.3671925
15.Stan Musial.3651946
16.Johnny Mize.3641937
17.Jesse Burkett.3631900
 Joe Torre.3631971
19.Albert Pujols.3592003
20.Dave Foutz.3571887
 Stan Musial.3571943
22.Stan Musial.3551951
23.Willie McGee.3531985
 Joe Medwick.3531935
25.Joe Medwick.3511936
 Stan Musial.3511957
27.Tommy McCarthy.3501890
 Austin McHenry.3501921
29.Chick Hafey.3491931
 Johnny Mize.3491939
31.Jim Bottomley.3481931
 Lou Brock.3481964
33.Stan Musial.3471944
34.Frankie Frisch.3461930
 Stan Musial.3461950
36.Joe Cunningham.3451959
37.Keith Hernandez.3441979
38.Jack Fournier.3431921
39.Ray Blades.3421925
 Gregg Jefferies.3421993
 Red Schoendienst.3421953
42.Duff Cooley.3391895
 Emmet Heidrick.3391901
 Doggie Miller.3391894
45.Chick Hafey.3381929
 Stan Musial.3381949
47.Frankie Frisch.3371927
 Chick Hafey.3371928
 Johnny Mize.3371938
 Stan Musial.3371953
 Stan Musial.3371958

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.3325132
6.Stan Musial.33112712
7.Chick Hafey.3263277
8.Jim Bottomley.3256008
9.Patsy Donovan.3142131
10.Frankie Frisch.3125653
11.George Watkins.3092061
12.Joe Torre.3083908
13.Ripper Collins.3073077
 Tommy McCarthy.3072471
15.Ernie Orsatti.3062388
16.Enos Slaughter.3057710
 Milt Stock.3053256
 Garry Templeton.3053114
19.Joe Cunningham.3042622
20.Austin McHenry.3022138
21.Ray Blades.3012846
22.Taylor Douthit.3003844
23.Keith Hernandez.2994724
24.Pepper Martin.2984521
 Ted Simmons.2986450
 Bill White.2984617
27.Lou Brock.2979927
28.George Hendrick.2943659
 Willie McGee.2946100
30.Ken Boyer.2937046
 Curt Flood.2936914
32.Ken Oberkfell.2922646
 Homer Smoot.2922653
34.Johnny Hopp.2912399
 Brian Jordan.2912506
 Wally Moon.2912909
37.Edgar Renteria.2903759
38.Dick Groat.2892055
 Red Schoendienst.2897446
40.Whitey Kurowski.2863691
 Scott Rolen.2862737
42.Jim Edmonds.2854356
 Fernando Vina.2852221
44.Jack Smith.2844147
45.Ed Konetchy.2834152
46.Jimmy Brown.2823569
 J.D. Drew.2822224
 Bernard Gilkey.2822398
 Pedro Guerrero.2822026
50.John Mabry.2812437
 Jimmie Wilson.2812432

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
12.Stan Musial.4501948
13.Joe Cunningham.4491958
 Stan Musial.4491951
15.Denny Lyons.4451891
 Yank Robinson.4451887
17.Johnny Mize.4441939
18.Jesse Burkett.4401901
 Stan Musial.4401944
20.Joe Cunningham.4391957
 Albert Pujols.4392003
22.Stan Musial.4381949
23.Stan Musial.4371950
 Stan Musial.4371953
25.Stan Musial.4341946
26.Miller Huggins.4321913
 Stan Musial.4321952
28.Rogers Hornsby.4311920
 Albert Pujols.4312006
30.Tommy McCarthy.4301890
 Albert Pujols.4302005
32.Jesse Burkett.4291900
 Albert Pujols.4292007
34.Stan Musial.4281954
35.Johnny Mize.4271937
36.Jim Bottomley.4251923
 Stan Musial.4251943
38.Dummy Hoy.4241891
 Mark McGwire.4241999
40.Ray Blades.4231925
 Roger Connor.4231895
 Stan Musial.4231958
43.Miller Huggins.4221912
 Johnny Mize.4221938
 Stan Musial.4221957
46.Ron Fairly.4211975
 Tommy Glaviano.4211950
 Joe Torre.4211971
49.Jim Edmonds.4202002
 Whitey Kurowski.4201947

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  PA
1.Rogers Hornsby.4276714
 Mark McGwire.4272251
3.Albert Pujols.4235132
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
11.Solly Hemus.3922494
 Yank Robinson.3922584
13.Jim Bottomley.3876008
14.Keith Hernandez.3854724
15.Enos Slaughter.3847710
16.Joe Torre.3823908
17.Chick Hafey.3793277
18.J.D. Drew.3772224
19.Taylor Douthit.3733844
20.Joe Medwick.3725056
 Ray Sanders.3722213
22.Tommy McCarthy.3712471
23.Ripper Collins.3703077
 Frankie Frisch.3705653
 Scott Rolen.3702737
26.Whitey Kurowski.3663691
 Wally Moon.3662909
 Ted Simmons.3666450
 George Watkins.3662061
30.Ray Lankford.3656289
31.Ken Oberkfell.3642646
32.Johnny Hopp.3622399
 Ed Konetchy.3624152
34.Steve Evans.3612673
35.Patsy Donovan.3602131
 Ernie Orsatti.3602388
37.Jose Oquendo.3593173
38.Pepper Martin.3584521
39.Bill White.3574617
40.Ken Boyer.3567046
41.Milt Stock.3553256
42.Bernard Gilkey.3542398
43.Mike Mowrey.3532172
44.Don Blasingame.3502715
 Ozzie Smith.3508242
46.Tom Herr.3494269
 Fernando Vina.3492221
 Todd Zeile.3493087
49.Pedro Guerrero.3482026
50.Lou Brock.3479927
 Edgar Renteria.3473759

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
11.Chick Hafey.6521930
12.Jim Edmonds.6432004
13.Joe Medwick.6411937
14.Rogers Hornsby.6391921
15.Johnny Mize.6361940
16.Chick Hafey.6321929
17.Jim Bottomley.6281928
18.Rogers Hornsby.6271923
19.Johnny Mize.6261939
20.Stan Musial.6241949
21.George Watkins.6211930
22.Jim Edmonds.6172003
23.Ripper Collins.6151934
24.Johnny Mize.6141938
 Stan Musial.6141951
26.J.D. Drew.6132001
27.Stan Musial.6121957
28.Albert Pujols.6102001
29.Stan Musial.6091953
 Albert Pujols.6092005
31.Stan Musial.6071954
32.Chick Hafey.6041928
33.Scott Rolen.5982004
34.Jack Clark.5971987
35.Stan Musial.5961950
36.Johnny Mize.5951937
37.Chick Hafey.5901927
38.Stan Musial.5871946
39.Ray Lankford.5851997
40.Jim Edmonds.5832000
41.Jim Bottomley.5781925
42.Joe Medwick.5771936
 Johnny Mize.5771936
44.Joe Medwick.5761935
45.Chick Hafey.5691931
46.Jim Bottomley.5681929
 Albert Pujols.5682007
48.Stan Musial.5661955
49.Jim Edmonds.5642001
50.Ken Boyer.5621960
 Stan Musial.5621943

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  PA
1.Mark McGwire.6832251
2.Albert Pujols.6175132
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
11.Scott Rolen.5102737
12.J.D. Drew.4982224
13.Tip O'Neill.4893519
14.Ray Lankford.4816289
15.Ken Boyer.4757046
16.Brian Jordan.4742506
 George Watkins.4742061
18.Bill White.4724617
19.George Hendrick.4703659
20.Enos Slaughter.4637710
21.Ray Blades.4602846
22.Ted Simmons.4596450
23.Joe Torre.4583908
24.Whitey Kurowski.4553691
25.Wally Moon.4542909
26.Keith Hernandez.4484724
 Austin McHenry.4482138
28.Joe Cunningham.4432622
 Pepper Martin.4434521
30.Rip Repulski.4412278
31.Bernard Gilkey.4312398
32.Frankie Frisch.4235653
33.Edgar Renteria.4203759
34.Johnny Hopp.4182399
 Garry Templeton.4183114
36.Pedro Guerrero.4162026
 Ernie Orsatti.4162388
38.Todd Zeile.4153087
39.Lou Brock.4149927
 Solly Hemus.4142494
41.John Mabry.4112437
42.Ed Konetchy.4094152
 Ray Sanders.4092213
44.Taylor Douthit.4063844
45.Willie McGee.4006100
46.Terry Moore.3995204
47.Tommy McCarthy.3932471
48.Curt Flood.3906914
49.Tim McCarver.3884193
 Red Schoendienst.3887446

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
11.Rogers Hornsby1.0861923
12.Albert Pujols1.0722004
13.Johnny Mize1.0701939
14.Stan Musial1.0631951
15.Stan Musial1.0621949
16.Jim Edmonds1.0612004
17.Chick Hafey1.0591930
18.Jack Clark1.0561987
19.Joe Medwick1.0551937
20.Stan Musial1.0461953
21.Johnny Mize1.0401940
22.Albert Pujols1.0392005
23.Johnny Mize1.0361938
 George Watkins1.0361930
25.Stan Musial1.0351954
26.Stan Musial1.0341957
27.Stan Musial1.0331950
28.Jim Bottomley1.0301928
29.J.D. Drew1.0272001
30.Chick Hafey1.0261929
31.Johnny Mize1.0221937
32.Stan Musial1.0211946
33.Albert Pujols1.0132001
34.Ripper Collins1.0081934
35.Scott Rolen1.0072004
36.Jim Edmonds1.0022003
37.Albert Pujols.9972007
38.Ray Lankford.9961997
39.Jim Edmonds.9942000
40.Jim Bottomley.9911925
 Chick Hafey.9911927
42.Chick Hafey.9901928
 Rogers Hornsby.9901920
44.Stan Musial.9891944
45.Stan Musial.9871943
46.Jim Edmonds.9812002
47.Johnny Mize.9791936
48.Joe Torre.9761971
49.Jim Edmonds.9742001
 Stan Musial.9741955

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  PA
1.Mark McGwire1.1102251
2.Albert Pujols1.0405132
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
11.Ripper Collins.8873077
12.Scott Rolen.8802737
13.J.D. Drew.8752224
14.Joe Cunningham.8562622
15.Ray Blades.8552846
16.Enos Slaughter.8477710
17.Ray Lankford.8466289
18.Joe Torre.8403908
 George Watkins.8402061
20.Keith Hernandez.8334724
21.Ken Boyer.8317046
22.Bill White.8294617
23.Ted Simmons.8256450
24.Whitey Kurowski.8213691
25.Wally Moon.8202909
26.George Hendrick.8153659
27.Brian Jordan.8132506
28.Solly Hemus.8062494
29.Pepper Martin.8014521
30.Frankie Frisch.7935653
31.Austin McHenry.7912138
32.Bernard Gilkey.7852398
33.Ray Sanders.7812213
34.Johnny Hopp.7802399
35.Taylor Douthit.7793844
36.Ernie Orsatti.7762388
37.Ed Konetchy.7714152
38.Rip Repulski.7702278
39.Edgar Renteria.7673759
40.Pedro Guerrero.7642026
 Tommy McCarthy.7642471
 Todd Zeile.7643087
43.Lou Brock.7619927
44.John Mabry.7462437
45.Ken Oberkfell.7452646
46.Garry Templeton.7433114
47.Yank Robinson.7402584
48.Terry Moore.7395204
49.Milt Stock.7373256
50.Curt Flood.7336914
 Fernando Vina.7332221

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
17.Ken Boyer1601962
 Lou Brock1601973
 Curt Flood1601966
 Keith Hernandez1601982
 Bill White1601964
22.Ken Boyer1591963
 Lou Brock1591967
 Lou Brock1591968
 Keith Hernandez1591978
 Keith Hernandez1591980
 Tom Herr1591985
 Terry Pendleton1591986
 Terry Pendleton1591987
 Ken Reitz1591979
 Ozzie Smith1591983
 Joe Torre1591969
 Bill White1591962
34.Tom Brunansky1581989
 David Eckstein1582005
 Curt Flood1581963
 Dick Groat1581963
 Ed Konetchy1581911
 Albert Pujols1582007
 Ozzie Smith1581985
 Ozzie Smith1581987
42.Lou Brock1571969
 Lou Brock1571971
 Orlando Cepeda1571968
 Ray Jablonski1571953
 Stan Musial1571943
 Stan Musial1571949
 Stan Musial1571953
 Albert Pujols1572002
 Albert Pujols1572003
 Ken Reitz1571977
 Edgar Renteria1572003
 Ted Simmons1571975
 Todd Zeile1571993

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
11.Julian Javier15786079
12.Ted Simmons15646450
13.Marty Marion15025924
14.Jim Bottomley13926008
15.Frankie Frisch13115653
16.Terry Moore12985204
17.Joe Medwick12165056
18.Dal Maxvill12053492
19.Pepper Martin11894521
20.Albert Pujols11825132
21.Tim McCarver11814193
22.Keith Hernandez11654724
23.Bill White11134617
24.Jack Smith11114147
25.Jim Edmonds11054356
26.Ken Reitz11004168
27.Del Rice10383536
28.Charlie Comiskey10364554
29.Tom Herr10294269
30.Jose Oquendo9893173
31.Ed Konetchy9824152
32.Tom Pagnozzi9273142
 Terry Pendleton9273744
34.Joe Torre9183908
35.Whitey Kurowski9163691
36.Edgar Renteria9033759
37.George Hendrick8933659
38.Mike Shannon8823056
39.Vince Coleman8783906
40.Taylor Douthit8553844
41.Johnny Mize8543582
42.Arlie Latham8473971
43.Mike Tyson8442734
44.Chick Hafey8123277
45.Jimmy Brown8113569
46.Miller Huggins8033427
47.Tip O'Neill7853519
48.Ripper Collins7773077
49.Ray Blades7672846
50.Todd Zeile7573087

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
11.Don Blasingame6501957
 Lou Brock6501973
13.Taylor Douthit6481928
14.Jack Rothrock6471934
 Garry Templeton6471978
16.Jimmy Brown6451939
17.Lou Brock6431966
18.Red Schoendienst6421950
19.Lou Brock6401971
 Red Schoendienst6401949
21.Milt Stock6391920
22.Vince Coleman6361985
 Dick Groat6361964
 Joe Medwick6361936
25.Lou Brock6351974
 Curt Flood6351962
 Wally Moon6351954
28.Joe Medwick6341935
 Joe Torre6341971
30.Joe Medwick6331937
31.Lou Brock6311965
 Dick Groat6311963
 Fernando Vina6312001
 Bill White6311964
35.David Eckstein6302005
36.Ken Boyer6281964
37.Lou Klein6271943
 Arlie Latham6271887
39.Curt Flood6261966
40.Stan Musial6241946
 Joe Torre6241970
42.Vince Coleman6231987
 Rogers Hornsby6231922
44.Fernando Vina6222002
45.Lou Brock6211972
 Garry Templeton6211977
47.Willie McGee6201987
 Joe Medwick6201934
 Red Schoendienst6201952
50.Jim Bottomley6191925
 Rip Repulski6191954
 Ted Simmons6191973

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
11.Julian Javier56316079
12.Ray Lankford54176289
13.Jim Bottomley53146008
14.Marty Marion53135924
15.Frankie Frisch50595653
16.Joe Medwick47475056
17.Terry Moore47005204
18.Charlie Comiskey43894554
19.Albert Pujols43715132
20.Bill White41654617
21.Pepper Martin41174521
22.Keith Hernandez40764724
23.Ken Reitz39304168
24.Tim McCarver37804193
25.Jack Smith37534147
26.Tom Herr37224269
27.Arlie Latham36873971
28.Jim Edmonds36284356
29.Ed Konetchy35854152
30.Vince Coleman35353906
31.Joe Torre34523908
32.Terry Pendleton34333744
33.Edgar Renteria33573759
34.Taylor Douthit33493844
35.George Hendrick33263659
36.Jimmy Brown32713569
37.Whitey Kurowski32293691
38.Tip O'Neill31833519
39.Del Rice31373536
40.Johnny Mize31213582
41.Dal Maxvill30873492
42.Garry Templeton29903114
43.Chick Hafey29533277
44.Milt Stock29023256
45.Tom Pagnozzi28963142
46.Tommy Dowd28623122
47.Bill Gleason28383041
48.Mike Shannon27803056
49.Ripper Collins27763077
50.Miller Huggins27403427

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
11.Wally Moon7161954
12.Curt Flood7141963
13.David Eckstein7132005
14.Lou Brock7121968
15.Lou Brock7101969
 Red Schoendienst7101947
17.Taylor Douthit7081929
 Jack Rothrock7081934
 Milt Stock7081920
20.Joe Torre7071971
21.Ozzie Smith7061987
22.Stan Musial7051954
23.Ken Boyer7041964
 Dick Groat7041963
 Rogers Hornsby7041922
 Joe Torre7041970
27.Vince Coleman7021987
 Stan Musial7021946
 Red Schoendienst7021949
30.Lou Brock7011974
 Curt Flood7011962
 Stan Musial7011943
33.Albert Pujols7002005
34.Keith Hernandez6981979
 Dummy Hoy6981891
 Stan Musial6981953
37.Lou Brock6971965
38.Dick Groat6961964
 Tom Herr6961985
 Garry Templeton6961979
41.Jimmy Brown6951939
42.Keith Hernandez6941982
 Lou Klein6941943
 Stan Musial6941948
45.Ken Boyer6931963
 Frankie Frisch6931927
 Red Schoendienst6931950
 Bill White6931964
49.Vince Coleman6921985
 Albert Pujols6922004
 Fernando Vina6922002

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 Lankford6289