Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. Rogers Hornsby1929 10.6
2. Sammy Sosa2001 10.3
3. Ernie Banks1959 10.2
4. Ron Santo1967 9.8
5. Ernie Banks1958 9.3
6. Ron Santo1964 8.9
Ron Santo1966 8.9
8. Ryne Sandberg1984 8.5
9. Ernie Banks1955 8.1
10. Ernie Banks1960 7.9
Joe Tinker1908 7.9
Offensive WAR †
1. Sammy Sosa2001 9.8
2. Rogers Hornsby1929 9.6
3. Ernie Banks1958 8.5
Ron Santo1964 8.5
5. Hack Wilson1930 8.4
6. Ron Santo1966 8.0
7. Ernie Banks1959 7.8
8. Ernie Banks1957 7.7
9. King Kelly1886 7.6
10. Ron Santo1967 7.5
Defensive WAR †
1. Joe Tinker1908 4.3
2. Javier Báez2019 3.8
3. Darwin Barney2012 3.6
Joe Tinker1905 3.6
Joe Tinker1906 3.6
6. Ernie Banks1959 3.5
7. Jody Davis1986 3.3
Johnny Evers1907 3.3
9. Jimmy Cooney1926 3.2
10. Billy Jurges1933 3.0
Billy Jurges1935 3.0
Joe Tinker1909 3.0
Batting Average
1. Ross Barnes1876 .429
2. Cap Anson1881 .399
3. Bill Lange1895 .389
4. King Kelly1886 .388
5. Rogers Hornsby1929 .380
6. Heinie Zimmerman1912 .372
7. Cap Anson1886 .371
8. Cal McVey1877 .368
9. Cap Anson1882 .362
Riggs Stephenson1929 .362
On-Base%
1. King Kelly1886 .483
2. Ross Barnes1876 .462
3. Rogers Hornsby1929 .459
4. Bill Lange1895 .456
5. Hack Wilson1930 .454
6. Frank Chance1905 .450
7. Phil Cavarretta1945 .449
8. Bill Dahlen1894 .445
Riggs Stephenson1929 .445
10. Cap Anson1890 .443
Slugging %
1. Sammy Sosa2001 .737
2. Hack Wilson1930 .723
3. Rogers Hornsby1929 .679
4. Derrek Lee2005 .662
5. Sammy Sosa1998 .647
6. Sammy Sosa1999 .635
7. Sammy Sosa2000 .634
8. Gabby Hartnett1930 .630
9. Hack Wilson1929 .618
10. Ernie Banks1958 .614
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Hack Wilson1930 1.177
2. Sammy Sosa2001 1.174
3. Rogers Hornsby1929 1.139
4. Derrek Lee2005 1.080
5. Ross Barnes1876 1.052
6. Hack Wilson1929 1.044
7. Sammy Sosa2000 1.040
8. Gabby Hartnett1930 1.034
9. Bill Lange1895 1.032
10. Sammy Sosa1998 1.024
Games Played
1. Ron Santo1965 164
Billy Williams1965 164
3. Ernie Banks1965 163
Billy Williams1968 163
Billy Williams1969 163
6. Starlin Castro2012 162
Juan Pierre2006 162
Ron Santo1962 162
Ron Santo1963 162
Ron Santo1968 162
Sammy Sosa1997 162
Sammy Sosa1999 162
Billy Williams1964 162
Billy Williams1966 162
Billy Williams1967 162
At Bats
1. Juan Pierre2006 699
2. Starlin Castro2011 674
3. Starlin Castro2013 666
Billy Herman1935 666
5. Don Kessinger1969 664
6. Ken Hubbs1962 661
7. Bill Buckner1982 657
8. Glenn Beckert1966 656
Billy Herman1932 656
10. Don Kessinger1968 655
Arnold Statz1923 655
Plate Appearances
1. Woody English1930 755
2. Juan Pierre2006 750
3. Augie Galan1935 748
4. Kiki Cuyler1930 741
5. Don Kessinger1969 737
6. Billy Herman1935 735
7. Woody English1931 727
Billy Williams1966 727
9. Stan Hack1939 724
10. Billy Herman1932 723
Runs Scored
1. Rogers Hornsby1929 156
2. Kiki Cuyler1930 155
King Kelly1886 155
4. Woody English1930 152
5. Bill Dahlen1894 150
George Gore1886 150
7. Sammy Sosa2001 146
Hack Wilson1930 146
9. Hugh Duffy1889 144
10. Jimmy Ryan1889 140
Hits
1. Rogers Hornsby1929 229
2. Kiki Cuyler1930 228
3. Billy Herman1935 227
4. Woody English1930 214
5. Frank Demaree1936 212
6. Billy Herman1936 211
7. Arnold Statz1923 209
8. Hack Wilson1930 208
9. Starlin Castro2011 207
Heinie Zimmerman1912 207
Total Bases
1. Sammy Sosa2001 425
2. Hack Wilson1930 423
3. Sammy Sosa1998 416
4. Rogers Hornsby1929 409
5. Sammy Sosa1999 397
6. Derrek Lee2005 393
7. Sammy Sosa2000 383
8. Ernie Banks1958 379
9. Billy Williams1970 373
10. Billy Williams1965 356
Doubles
1. Billy Herman1935 57
Billy Herman1936 57
3. Mark Grace1995 51
4. Kiki Cuyler1930 50
Derrek Lee2005 50
6. Riggs Stephenson1932 49
Ed Williamson1883 49
8. Rogers Hornsby1929 47
9. Riggs Stephenson1927 46
10. Ray Grimes1922 45
Walt Wilmot1894 45
Triples
1. Vic Saier1913 21
Frank Schulte1911 21
3. Bill Dahlen1892 19
Bill Dahlen1896 19
Ryne Sandberg1984 19
6. Billy Herman1939 18
7. Kiki Cuyler1930 17
Woody English1930 17
Jimmy Ryan1897 17
Heinie Zimmerman1911 17
Home Runs
1. Sammy Sosa1998 66
2. Sammy Sosa2001 64
3. Sammy Sosa1999 63
4. Hack Wilson1930 56
5. Sammy Sosa2000 50
6. Andre Dawson1987 49
Sammy Sosa2002 49
8. Dave Kingman1979 48
9. Ernie Banks1958 47
10. Derrek Lee2005 46
Runs Batted In
1. Hack Wilson1930 191
2. Sammy Sosa2001 160
3. Hack Wilson1929 159
4. Sammy Sosa1998 158
5. Rogers Hornsby1929 149
6. Cap Anson1886 147
7. Ernie Banks1959 143
8. Sammy Sosa1999 141
9. Sammy Sosa2000 138
10. Andre Dawson1987 137
Bases on Balls
1. Jimmy Sheckard1911 147
2. Jimmy Sheckard1912 122
3. Richie Ashburn1960 116
Sammy Sosa2001 116
5. Cap Anson1890 113
6. Johnny Evers1910 108
7. Hack Wilson1930 105
8. Gary Matthews1984 103
Sammy Sosa2002 103
10. George Gore1886 102
Strikeouts
1. Kris Bryant2015 199
2. Patrick Wisdom2022 183
3. Sammy Sosa1997 174
4. Sammy Sosa1998 171
Sammy Sosa1999 171
6. Corey Patterson2004 168
Sammy Sosa2000 168
8. Javier Báez2018 167
Ian Happ2018 167
10. Carlos Peña2011 161
Stolen Bases
1. Bill Lange1896 84
2. Walt Wilmot1890 76
Walt Wilmot1894 76
4. Bill Lange1897 73
5. Frank Chance1903 67
Bill Lange1895 67
7. Bill Lange1894 66
8. Fred Pfeffer1888 64
9. Bill Dahlen1892 60
Jimmy Ryan1888 60
Singles
1. Bill Everitt1898 169
2. Bill Everitt1895 168
3. Sparky Adams1927 165
4. Frank Demaree1936 159
5. Arnold Statz1923 158
6. Glenn Beckert1966 157
Billy Herman1935 157
8. Glenn Beckert1971 156
Billy Herman1932 156
Juan Pierre2006 156
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ross Barnes1876 235
2. Sammy Sosa2001 203
3. King Kelly1886 193
4. Cap Anson1881 192
5. George Gore1880 185
King Kelly1884 185
7. Cap Anson1882 180
Cap Anson1886 180
9. Rogers Hornsby1929 178
10. Cap Anson1884 177
Hack Wilson1930 177
Runs Created
1. Sammy Sosa2001 193
2. Hack Wilson1930 191
3. Rogers Hornsby1929 188
4. Derrek Lee2005 167
5. Sammy Sosa2000 157
6. Kiki Cuyler1930 151
7. Sammy Sosa1998 149
8. Hack Wilson1929 148
9. Billy Williams1970 147
10. Sammy Sosa1999 140
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Sammy Sosa2001 93
2. Rogers Hornsby1929 76
Hack Wilson1930 76
4. Derrek Lee2005 67
5. King Kelly1886 60
6. Sammy Sosa2000 58
7. Billy Williams1972 56
8. Cap Anson1886 53
Ron Santo1964 53
Sammy Sosa1998 53
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Sammy Sosa2001 8.5
2. Rogers Hornsby1929 6.7
3. Hack Wilson1930 6.5
4. King Kelly1886 6.3
Derrek Lee2005 6.3
6. Billy Williams1972 5.8
7. Cap Anson1886 5.6
8. Ron Santo1964 5.4
9. Jimmy Ryan1888 5.3
10. Cap Anson1888 5.2
Bill Nicholson1943 5.2
Ron Santo1966 5.2
Sammy Sosa2000 5.2
Heinie Zimmerman1912 5.2
Extra Base Hits
1. Sammy Sosa2001 103
2. Derrek Lee2005 99
3. Hack Wilson1930 97
4. Rogers Hornsby1929 94
5. Sammy Sosa1999 89
Sammy Sosa2000 89
7. Sammy Sosa1998 86
8. Javier Báez2018 83
Ernie Banks1957 83
10. Ernie Banks1955 82
Times On Base
1. Woody English1930 320
2. Rogers Hornsby1929 317
3. Hack Wilson1930 314
4. Sammy Sosa2001 311
5. Kiki Cuyler1930 310
6. Jimmy Sheckard1911 299
7. Augie Galan1935 294
8. Stan Hack1945 293
9. Stan Hack1938 289
Derrek Lee2005 289
Offensive Win %
1. Ross Barnes1876 .913
2. King Kelly1886 .878
3. Cap Anson1881 .862
4. Cap Anson1886 .854
5. Sammy Sosa2001 .844
6. George Gore1880 .838
7. Cap Anson1888 .837
8. King Kelly1884 .835
9. Rogers Hornsby1929 .826
10. Jimmy Ryan1888 .824
Hit By Pitch
1. Anthony Rizzo2015 30
2. Anthony Rizzo2019 27
3. Willson Contreras2022 24
Anthony Rizzo2017 24
5. Bill Dahlen1898 23
6. Anthony Rizzo2018 20
7. Kris Bryant2016 18
8. Kris Bryant2018 17
Marlon Byrd2010 17
Frank Chance1905 17
Sacrifice Hits
1. Jimmy Sheckard1909 46
2. Bob Fisher1915 42
3. Jimmy Sheckard1906 40
4. Max Flack1916 39
Zeb Terry1922 39
6. Charlie Hollocher1922 37
Freddie Maguire1928 37
8. Joe Tinker1906 36
9. Jimmy Sheckard1907 35
10. Charlie Deal1920 34
Zeb Terry1921 34
Joe Tinker1912 34
Sacrifice Flies
1. Ron Santo1969 14
2. Cody Bellinger2023 12
Ron Santo1967 12
Sammy Sosa2001 12
5. Shawon Dunston1991 11
Ricky Gutiérrez2001 11
Jerry Morales1975 11
Keith Moreland1986 11
Ron Santo1963 11
10. Ernie Banks1962 10
Bill Buckner1982 10
Dee Fondy1956 10
Mark Grace1999 10
Gary Matthews1984 10
Keith Moreland1983 10
Bobby Murcer1977 10
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Sammy Sosa2001 37
2. Adolfo Phillips1967 29
3. Ernie Banks1960 28
4. Bill Nicholson1944 27
5. Leon Durham1985 24
6. Derrek Lee2005 23
7. Ernie Banks1961 21
Andre Dawson1990 21
9. Ernie Banks1959 20
Adolfo Phillips1968 20
Kyle Schwarber2018 20
Billy Williams1972 20
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Derrek Lee2008 27
Ron Santo1973 27
3. Mark Grace1993 25
Aramis Ramírez2004 25
Ron Santo1961 25
6. Billy Herman1938 24
Billy Herman1939 24
8. Ron Coomer2001 23
Frank Demaree1937 23
10. Darwin Barney2013 22
Billy Jurges1938 22
Neifi Pérez2005 22
Caught Stealing
1. Charlie Hollocher1922 29
2. George Grantham1923 28
3. Bernie Friberg1924 27
4. Cliff Heathcote1924 24
5. Dave Robertson1920 23
Arnold Statz1923 23
7. Stan Hack1940 22
8. George Grantham1924 21
9. Iván de Jesús1979 20
Bob Fisher1915 20
Juan Pierre2006 20
Vic Saier1913 20
SB %
1. Bob Dernier1986 93.10
2. Tony Campana2011 92.31
3. Davey Lopes1985 92.16
4. Ryne Sandberg1987 91.30
5. Tony Campana2012 90.91
Nico Hoerner2022 90.91
7. Andre Dawson1990 88.89
8. Eric Young Sr.2000 88.53
9. Ryan Theriot2007 87.50
Mitch Webster1989 87.50
Power-Speed #
1. Ryne Sandberg1985 35.1
2. Sammy Sosa1995 35.0
3. Sammy Sosa1993 34.4
4. Ryne Sandberg1990 30.8
5. Sammy Sosa1998 28.3
6. Corey Patterson2004 27.4
7. Sammy Sosa1997 27.3
8. Javier Báez2018 26.0
9. Jimmy Ryan1888 25.3
10. Fred Pfeffer1887 25.0
AB per SO
1. Cap Anson1878 261.0
2. John Peters1876 158.0
3. Charlie Hollocher1922 118.4
4. Paul Hines1876 101.7
5. Deacon White1876 101.0
6. Al Spalding1876 97.3
7. Joe Start1878 95.0
8. Cap Anson1881 85.8
9. Cap Anson1877 85.0
10. Cal McVey1876 77.0
AB per HR
1. Sammy Sosa2001 9.0
2. Sammy Sosa1998 9.7
3. Sammy Sosa1999 9.9
4. Hack Wilson1930 10.4
5. Dave Kingman1979 11.1
6. Sammy Sosa2002 11.3
7. Sammy Sosa2000 12.1
8. Sammy Sosa1996 12.5
9. Andre Dawson1987 12.7
Hank Sauer1954 12.7
Outs Made
1. Starlin Castro2013 532
Ken Hubbs1962 532
Juan Pierre2006 532
4. Don Kessinger1968 526
5. Sammy Sosa1997 514
6. Don Kessinger1969 507
7. Iván de Jesús1979 504
8. Starlin Castro2011 500
9. Ryne Sandberg1983 499
10. Glenn Beckert1965 497
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) †
1. Sammy Sosa2001 90.62
2. Hack Wilson1930 83.94
3. Rogers Hornsby1929 83.90
4. Billy Williams1972 77.14
5. Sammy Sosa1998 69.58
6. Billy Williams1970 67.16
7. Hack Wilson1929 63.14
8. Bill Nicholson1944 62.84
9. Kiki Cuyler1929 62.22
10. Kiki Cuyler1930 61.72
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Anthony Rizzo2015 7.4
2. Billy Williams1965 7.3
Hack Wilson1927 7.3
4. Billy Williams1972 7.2
5. Ernie Banks1958 6.8
6. Bill Nicholson1944 6.7
7. Kiki Cuyler1929 6.6
Sammy Sosa2001 6.6
9. Ryne Sandberg1991 6.4
10. Sammy Sosa1998 6.3
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) †
1. Sammy Sosa2001 8.5
2. Rogers Hornsby1929 7.6
Sammy Sosa1998 7.6
4. Derrek Lee2005 6.9
5. Hack Wilson1930 6.8
6. Billy Williams1972 6.7
7. Billy Williams1965 6.1
8. Ron Santo1964 6.0
9. Anthony Rizzo2015 5.5
Sammy Sosa1999 5.5
Sammy Sosa2002 5.5
Billy Williams1970 5.5
Hack Wilson1929 5.5
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Hack Wilson1930 18.7
2. Hack Wilson1927 16.0
3. Gabby Hartnett1938 14.6
4. Andy Pafko1945 14.1
5. Rogers Hornsby1929 13.6
6. Phil Cavarretta1945 13.1
7. Hack Wilson1929 12.9
8. Riggs Stephenson1932 12.3
9. Gabby Hartnett1937 11.4
10. Billy Herman1936 11.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW) †
1. Sammy Sosa2001 8.5
2. Billy Williams1972 7.5
3. Rogers Hornsby1929 7.4
4. Hack Wilson1930 7.1
5. Bill Nicholson1944 6.4
Sammy Sosa1998 6.4
7. Bill Nicholson1943 6.1
Billy Williams1970 6.1
9. Phil Cavarretta1945 5.9
Anthony Rizzo2015 5.9
Ron Santo1964 5.9

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