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Top 10 Yearly Leaders

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

1. Austin Riley 159
2. Alex Bregman 154
3. Matt Chapman 153
4. Ryan McMahon 145
5. Rafael Devers 138
6. Gio Urshela 136
7. Alec Bohm 135
8. Manny Machado 134
10. Nolan Arenado 131

2021

2019

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2009

2008

2007

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1. Troy Glaus 156
Joe Randa 156
3. Jeff Cirillo 155
4. Tony Batista 154
6. Chipper Jones 152
7. Eric Chavez 146
8. Bill Mueller 145
9. Phil Nevin 142
10. Corey Koskie 139

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1. Wade Boggs 161
Brook Jacoby 161
3. Gary Gaetti 156
4. Jim Presley 154
6. George Brett 152
7. Tom Brookens 151
8. Buddy Bell 150
10. Ron Cey 140

1984

1. Tim Wallach 160
2. Wade Boggs 156
3. Gary Gaetti 154
5. Buddy Bell 147
6. Mike Schmidt 145
7. Ron Cey 144
8. Doug DeCinces 140
9. Vance Law 137
10. Hubie Brooks 129

1983

1982

1. Toby Harrah 159
2. Tim Wallach 156
3. Doug DeCinces 153
4. Paul Molitor 150
5. Ron Cey 149
6. Mike Schmidt 148
7. Bill Madlock 146
8. Buddy Bell 145
9. Gary Gaetti 142
10. Bob Horner 137

1981

1980

1979

1. Darrell Evans 159
2. Ken Reitz 158
5. Larry Parrish 153
6. Ron Cey 150
7. George Brett 149
9. Buddy Bell 147
10. Graig Nettles 144

1978

1. Graig Nettles 159
2. Ron Cey 158
3. Pete Rose 156
4. Darrell Evans 155
5. Enos Cabell 153
6. Ken Reitz 150
7. Buddy Bell 139
10. Sal Bando 134

1977

1. Pete Rose 161
2. Toby Harrah 159
4. Ken Reitz 157
5. Graig Nettles 156
7. Ron Cey 153
8. Mike Schmidt 149
9. Doug DeCinces 148
10. Bill Stein 147

1976

1975

1. Sal Bando 160
Ken Reitz 160
3. George Brett 159
4. Ron Cey 158
5. Graig Nettles 157
6. Darrell Evans 156
7. Buddy Bell 153
10. Dave Chalk 149

1974

1. Mike Schmidt 162
2. Darrell Evans 160
4. Ron Cey 158
5. Don Money 157
6. Graig Nettles 154
8. Doug Rader 152
9. Ken Reitz 151
10. Wayne Garrett 144

1973

1972

1971

1970

1969

1968

1. Brooks Robinson 162
Ron Santo 162
Sal Bando 162
4. Tony Pérez 160
5. Mike Shannon 156
6. Don Wert 150
7. Joe Foy 147
8. Ken McMullen 145
9. Maury Wills 141
10. Tony Taylor 138

1967

1. Max Alvis 161
Ron Santo 161
4. Clete Boyer 150
5. Ken McMullen 145
6. Maury Wills 144
7. Don Wert 140
8. Tony Pérez 139
10. Mike Shannon 122

1966

1. Max Alvis 157
Brooks Robinson 157
3. Ron Santo 152
4. Don Wert 150
6. Ken McMullen 141
7. Jim Ray Hart 139
Joe Foy 139
9. Don Buford 133
10. Paul Schaal 131

1965

1. Ron Santo 164
2. Don Wert 161
3. Dick Allen 160
4. Deron Johnson 159
5. Max Alvis 156
6. Eddie Mathews 153
8. Clete Boyer 147
10. Jim Ray Hart 144

1964

1. Brooks Robinson 163
2. Dick Allen 162
Ken Boyer 162
4. Ron Santo 161
6. Jim Ray Hart 149
7. Ed Charles 147
8. Rich Rollins 146
9. Frank Malzone 143
10. Don Wert 142

1963

1. Ron Santo 162
3. Ken Boyer 159
4. Max Alvis 158
6. Pete Ward 154
7. Bob Bailey 153
8. Frank Malzone 148
9. Clete Boyer 141
10. Rich Rollins 132

1962

1961

1960

1. Don Hoak 155
2. Eddie Mathews 153
4. Frank Malzone 151
5. Ken Boyer 146
6. Eddie Yost 142
7. Jim Gilliam 130
8. Gene Freese 122
9. Reno Bertoia 112
10. Jim Davenport 103

1959

1. Don Hoak 155
2. Frank Malzone 154
4. Eddie Mathews 148
5. Eddie Yost 146
6. Ken Boyer 143
7. Jim Gilliam 132
8. Al Dark 131
9. Jim Davenport 121
10. Willie Jones 118

1958

1. Frank Malzone 155
2. Eddie Mathews 149
3. Ken Boyer 144
5. Frank Thomas 139
6. Jim Davenport 130
7. Al Dark 119
8. Eddie Yost 114
9. Don Hoak 112
10. Billy Goodman 111

1957

1. Frank Malzone 153
2. Don Hoak 149
3. Eddie Mathews 147
4. Willie Jones 126
5. Eddie Kasko 120
7. Eddie Yost 107
9. Al Smith 84
10. Reno Bertoia 83

1956

1. Eddie Mathews 150
2. Ken Boyer 149
4. Eddie Yost 135
5. Andy Carey 131
6. Ray Boone 130
7. Ray Jablonski 127
9. Al Rosen 116
10. George Kell 115

1955

1. Willie Jones 146
2. Ken Boyer 139
3. Eddie Mathews 137
4. Andy Carey 135
5. Randy Jackson 134
6. Ray Boone 126
7. Hank Thompson 124
8. Grady Hatton 111
9. Eddie Yost 107
10. Al Rosen 106

1954

1. Eddie Yost 155
2. Ray Jablonski 149
3. Ray Boone 148
4. Willie Jones 141
5. Jim Finigan 136
6. Hank Thompson 130
7. Eddie Mathews 127
8. Randy Jackson 124
9. Andy Carey 120
10. Grady Hatton 103

1953

1952

1951

1. Al Rosen 154
2. Eddie Yost 152
3. George Kell 147
5. Randy Jackson 143
6. Billy Cox 139
7. Billy Johnson 137
8. Bob Elliott 127
9. Fred Marsh 117

1950

1. Willie Jones 157
George Kell 157
3. Eddie Yost 155
4. Al Rosen 154
5. Hank Thompson 138
6. Bob Elliott 137
7. Bob Dillinger 135
8. Grady Hatton 126
9. Bill Serena 125
10. Johnny Pesky 116

1949

1. Johnny Pesky 148
2. Willie Jones 145
3. Grady Hatton 136
4. George Kell 134
5. Bob Dillinger 133
6. Bob Elliott 130
7. Sid Gordon 123
8. Eddie Yost 122
10. Hank Majeski 113

1948

1947

1946

1945

1. Steve Mesner 148
2. George Kell 147
3. Stan Hack 146
4. Oscar Grimes 141
6. Bob Maier 124
7. Nap Reyes 115
8. Don Ross 114
10. Harlond Clift 111

1944

1943

1. Billy Johnson 155
2. Bob Elliott 151
3. Pinky Higgins 138
5. Stan Hack 136
6. Jim Tabor 133
7. Merrill May 132
8. Steve Mesner 130
9. Eddie Mayo 123
10. Harlond Clift 112

1942

1. Ken Keltner 151
2. Bert Haas 146
3. Bob Elliott 142
4. Harlond Clift 141
5. Stan Hack 139
6. Jim Tabor 138
7. Pinky Higgins 137
8. Buddy Blair 126
9. Arky Vaughan 119
10. Merrill May 107

1941

1. Harlond Clift 154
2. Stan Hack 150
3. Ken Keltner 149
4. Pinky Higgins 145
5. Merrill May 140
6. Sibby Sisti 137
7. Pete Suder 136
8. Red Rolfe 134
9. Jim Tabor 125
10. Jimmy Brown 123

1940

1. Bob Kennedy 154
2. Ken Keltner 148
Stan Hack 148
4. Harlond Clift 147
5. Billy Werber 143
6. Red Rolfe 138
7. Merrill May 135
8. Pinky Higgins 129
9. Jim Tabor 120

1939

1. Stan Hack 156
2. Ken Keltner 154
3. Red Rolfe 152
4. Harlond Clift 149
6. Jim Tabor 148
7. Billy Werber 147
9. Buddy Lewis 134
10. Merrill May 132

1938

1. Stan Hack 152
2. Buddy Lewis 151
Red Rolfe 151
4. Harlond Clift 149
6. Marv Owen 140
Lew Riggs 140
8. Pinky Higgins 138
9. Lee Handley 136
10. Billy Werber 134

1937

1. Buddy Lewis 156
2. Harlond Clift 155
3. Red Rolfe 154
4. Pinky Higgins 152
5. Stan Hack 150
6. Pinky Whitney 130
7. Billy Werber 125
8. Bill Brubaker 115
9. Marv Owen 106
10. Don Gutteridge 105

1936

1. Marv Owen 153
2. Harlond Clift 152
3. Odell Hale 148
4. Bill Brubaker 145
6. Lew Riggs 140
Stan Hack 140
8. Buddy Lewis 139
9. Red Rolfe 133
10. Jimmy Dykes 125

1935

1934

1. Marv Owen 154
2. Pinky Higgins 144
3. Harlond Clift 141
4. Billy Werber 130
5. Willie Kamm 118
6. Pinky Whitney 111
7. Pie Traynor 110
8. Stan Hack 109
9. Pepper Martin 107
10. Johnny Vergez 104

1933

1. Pie Traynor 154
2. Pinky Higgins 152
3. Jimmy Dykes 151
4. Pepper Martin 145
5. Joe Stripp 140
6. Ossie Bluege 138
7. Marv Owen 136
8. Sparky Adams 135
9. Joe Sewell 131

1932

1931

1930

1929

1. Pinky Whitney 154
2. Joe Sewell 152
4. Marty McManus 150
5. Willie Kamm 145
6. Wally Gilbert 142
7. Bobby Reeves 131
8. Pie Traynor 130
10. Les Bell 127

1928

1927

1. Ossie Bluege 146
Willie Kamm 146
3. Pie Traynor 143
4. Chuck Dressen 142
5. Jack Warner 138
6. Sammy Hale 128
8. Joe Dugan 111
10. Les Bell 100

1926

1. Les Bell 155
2. Pie Traynor 148
3. Willie Kamm 142
6. Fred Haney 137
8. Ossie Bluege 134
9. Chuck Dressen 123
10. Joe Dugan 122

1925

1924

1. Joe Dugan 148
2. Willie Kamm 146
3. Heinie Groh 145
4. Babe Pinelli 143
7. Pie Traynor 141
8. Ernie Padgett 113
10. Bob Jones 106

1923

1. Pie Traynor 152
2. Milt Stock 150
3. Willie Kamm 149
4. Tony Boeckel 147
5. Joe Dugan 146
7. Rube Lutzke 141
8. Heinie Groh 118
9. Babe Pinelli 116
10. Sammy Hale 107

1922

1. Babe Pinelli 156
2. Milt Stock 149
3. Jimmy Dykes 141
4. Andy High 130
5. Larry Gardner 128
6. Pie Traynor 124
Joe Dugan 124
8. Bob Jones 119
9. Goldie Rapp 117
10. Heinie Groh 110

1921

1. Howie Shanks 154
2. Tony Boeckel 153
3. Larry Gardner 152
6. Milt Stock 149
7. Bob Jones 141
8. Joe Dugan 119
10. Charlie Deal 112

1920

1. Milt Stock 155
2. Larry Gardner 154
3. Tony Boeckel 149
5. Heinie Groh 144
6. Charlie Deal 128
7. Buck Weaver 127
9. Aaron Ward 114
10. Frankie Frisch 109

1919

1. Home Run Baker 141
2. Larry Gardner 139
3. Tony Boeckel 138
4. Ossie Vitt 133
5. Bob Jones 127
6. Fred Thomas 124
8. Heinie Groh 121
9. Charlie Deal 116
10. Eddie Foster 115

1918

1917

1. Heinie Groh 154
3. Red Smith 147
6. Doug Baird 144
7. Ossie Vitt 140
8. Milt Stock 133
9. Charlie Deal 130
10. Joe Evans 127

1916

1. Ossie Vitt 151
2. Red Smith 150
3. Larry Gardner 147
4. Mike Mowrey 144
6. Jimmy Austin 124
7. Milt Stock 117
8. Heinie Groh 110
9. Charlie Pick 108
10. Bill McKechnie 106

1915

1. Red Smith 157
2. Ossie Vitt 151
4. Jimmy Austin 141
5. Fritz Maisel 134
6. Heinie Groh 131
7. Gus Getz 128
8. Larry Gardner 127
9. Doug Baird 120
10. Bill McKechnie 117

1914

1913

1912

1911

1910

1. Eddie Grant 152
2. Bobby Byrne 148
3. Art Devlin 147
5. Billy Purtell 143
6. Mike Mowrey 141
8. Jimmy Austin 133
10. Harry Lord 114

1909

1. Eddie Grant 154
5. Art Devlin 143
6. Harry Lord 134
8. Hans Lobert 122
9. Ed Lennox 121
10. Wid Conroy 120

1908

1. Art Devlin 157
4. Hobe Ferris 148
5. Tommy Sheehan 145
6. Harry Lord 144
7. Lee Tannehill 136
8. Eddie Grant 134
9. Bill Sweeney 123
10. Bobby Byrne 122

1907

1. Harry Steinfeldt 151
2. Bobby Byrne 148
3. Art Devlin 140
4. Bill Bradley 139
6. James Casey 138
7. Bill Coughlin 133
8. John Knight 132
9. Dave Brain 130
10. Mike Mowrey 127

1906

1. Harry Steinfeldt 150
2. James Casey 149
3. Art Devlin 148
4. Bill Coughlin 147
5. Dave Brain 139
6. Lave Cross 130
7. Frank LaPorte 114
8. Jim Delahanty 105
9. Roy Hartzell 103
10. Lee Tannehill 99

1905

1904

1. Jimmy Collins 156
2. Lave Cross 155
3. Bill Bradley 154
4. Lee Tannehill 153
5. Tommy Leach 146
6. James Casey 134
7. Art Devlin 130
8. Hunter Hill 127
9. Bill Coughlin 120
10. Jimmy Burke 118

1903

1902

1901

1. Otto Krueger 142
2. Jimmy Collins 138
3. Bill Coughlin 137
4. Bill Bradley 133
5. Charlie Irwin 132
6. James Casey 127
7. Fred Hartman 119
8. Bobby Lowe 111
9. Lave Cross 100

1900

1899

1898

1897

1896

1895

1. Billy Nash 133
2. Bill Everitt 130
3. Bill Joyce 127
4. Lave Cross 125
5. Billy Shindle 117
6. Chippy McGarr 109
7. Arlie Latham 108
9. John McGraw 95
10. George Davis 80

1894

1. Billy Nash 132
2. Arlie Latham 129
3. Chippy McGarr 128
4. George Davis 124
5. John McGraw 118
6. Billy Shindle 117
7. Lave Cross 103
8. Bill Joyce 99
9. Denny Lyons 72
10. Charlie Irwin 68

1893

1892

1891

1890

1. Tom Burns 139
3. Will Smalley 136
4. Bill Joyce 133
5. Billy Nash 132
6. Bill Kuehne 128
8. Jimmy Knowles 123
9. Joe Mulvey 120
10. Harry Raymond 119

1889

1888

1. George Pinkney 143
3. Billy Shindle 135
4. Tom Burns 134
5. Arlie Latham 133
6. Deacon White 125
7. Jim Donnelly 117
8. Jim Davis 113
9. Denny Lyons 111
10. Billy Nash 105

1887

1886

1885

1882

1881

1880

1879

1877

1876

1875

1874

1873

1872

1871