Single Season Leaders for Runs Produced in the National League

Runs produced is a SABERmetric statistic that describe a hitter's overall effectiveness by measuring his ability to produce runs for team either by scoring them himself or driving them in at the plate. Runs produced was created during the 1970's and the way it is calculated is adding runs to runs batted in then subtracting home runs.

The players listed below are Baseball Almanac's top one-hundred National League single season runs produced leaders. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"Virtually forgotten by most baseball fans, Chuck Klein was a line-drive pull-hitter who took great advantage of his years in Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, which had favorable (to say the least) dimensions for a left-handed hitter. He won a batting title, a triple crown, and blasted four home runs in one game, but Klein rarely played for winning teams. His phenomenal success in his home park made some experts question his talent, but he ultimately overcame that stigma when he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1980." - TheBaseballPage.com (Chuck Klein Page)
Runs Produced
Single Season National League Leaders

'Top 100'
Chuck Klein 288 1930 Philadelphia Phillies NL 1
Hugh Duffy 287 1894 Boston Beaneaters NL 2
Hack Wilson 281 1930 Chicago Cubs NL 3
Hughie Jennings 280 1895 Baltimore Orioles NL 4
Sam Thompson 278 1895 Philadelphia Phillies NL 5
Kiki Cuyler 276 1930 Chicago Cubs NL 6
Billy Hamilton 275 1894 Philadelphia Phillies NL 7
Ed Delahanty 274 1894 Philadelphia Phillies NL 8
Sam Thompson 273 1887 Detroit Wolverines NL 9
Ed Delahanty 272 1893 Philadelphia Phillies NL 10
Joe Kelley 272 1895 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Joe Kelley 270 1894 Baltimore Orioles NL 12
Rogers Hornsby 266 1929 Chicago Cubs NL 13
Ed Delahanty 263 1899 Philadelphia Phillies NL 14
Hugh Duffy 259 1893 Boston Beaneaters NL 15
Walt Wilmot 259 1894 Chicago Colts NL  
Dan Brouthers 256 1894 Baltimore Orioles NL 17
Bobby Lowe 256 1894 Boston Beaneaters NL  
Jake Stenzel 256 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Hack Wilson 255 1929 Chicago Cubs NL 20
Cap Anson 254 1886 Chicago White Stockings NL 21
Willie Keeler 254 1894 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Rogers Hornsby 251 1922 St. Louis Cardinals NL 23
Chuck Klein 251 1932 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Hugh Duffy 248 1897 Boston Beaneaters NL 25
John McGraw 247 1894 Baltimore Orioles NL 26
Mel Ott 247 1929 New York Giants NL  
Tommy Davis 246 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 28
Hughie Jennings 246 1896 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Bill Terry 245 1930 New York Giants NL 30
Sam Thompson 245 1893 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Steve Brodie 244 1894 Baltimore Orioles NL 32
Ed Delahanty 244 1896 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Ed Delahanty 244 1895 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Todd Helton 243 2000 Colorado Rockies NL 35
Dan Brouthers 242 1887 Detroit Wolverines NL 36
Ed McKean 242 1895 Cleveland Spiders NL  
Lefty O'Doul 242 1929 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Sammy Sosa 242 2001 Chicago Cubs NL  
Lave Cross 241 1894 Philadelphia Phillies NL 40
Bill Dahlen 241 1894 Chicago Colts NL  
Dan Brouthers 240 1892 Brooklyn Bridegrooms NL 42
Joe Kelley 240 1896 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Hughie Jennings 239 1894 Baltimore Orioles NL 44
George Davis 238 1897 New York Giants NL 45
Babe Herman 238 1930 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Jeff Bagwell 237 2000 Houston Astros NL 47
Rogers Hornsby 237 1925 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Rogers Hornsby 236 1921 St. Louis Cardinals NL 49
Willie Keeler 236 1895 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Ed McKean 236 1894 Cleveland Spiders NL  
Paul Waner 236 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Joe Medwick 235 1936 St. Louis Cardinals NL 53
Joe Medwick 235 1935 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Jake Beckley 234 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 55
Roger Connor 234 1889 New York Giants NL  
Nap Lajoie 234 1898 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Joe Medwick 234 1937 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Buck Ewing 233 1893 Cleveland Spiders NL 59
Billy Hamilton 233 1895 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Jimmy Williams 233 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Rogers Hornsby 232 1927 New York Giants NL 62
Ed McKean 232 1893 Cleveland Spiders NL  
Jimmy Bannon 231 1894 Boston Beaneaters NL 64
Jesse Burkett 231 1895 Cleveland Spiders NL  
Willie Keeler 231 1896 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Tommy McCarthy 231 1894 Boston Beaneaters NL  
Frank Robinson 231 1962 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Ellis Burks 230 1996 Colorado Rockies NL 69
King Kelly 230 1886 Chicago White Stockings NL  
Jackie Robinson 230 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Jimmy Collins 229 1897 Boston Beaneaters NL 72
Todd Helton 229 2001 Colorado Rockies NL  
Jim Bottomley 228 1928 St. Louis Cardinals NL 74
Kiki Cuyler 228 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Don Hurst 228 1932 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Chuck Klein 228 1929 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Billy Nash 228 1893 Boston Beaneaters NL  
Jeff Bagwell 227 1999 Houston Astros NL 79
Sherry Magee 227 1910 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Stan Musial 227 1948 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Jesse Burkett 226 1896 Cleveland Spiders NL 82
Joe Kelley 226 1897 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Sammy Sosa 226 1998 Chicago Cubs NL  
Frankie Frisch 225 1930 St. Louis Cardinals NL 85
Bug Holliday 225 1894 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Nap Lajoie 225 1897 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Jack Rowe 225 1887 Detroit Wolverines NL  
Jake Stenzel 225 1897 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Dante Bichette 224 1996 Colorado Rockies NL 90
Jesse Burkett 224 1894 Cleveland Spiders NL  
Johnny Mize 224 1947 New York Giants NL  
Bill Terry 224 1931 New York Giants NL  
Larry Walker 224 1997 Colorado Rockies NL  
Billy Williams 224 1970 Chicago Cubs NL  
Andres Galarraga 222 1996 Colorado Rockies NL 96
Willie Mays 222 1962 San Francisco Giants NL  
Mel Ott 222 1936 New York Giants NL  
George Treadway 222 1894 Brooklyn Bridegrooms NL  
Paul Waner 222 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 100
Current Through 2009 Season


Did you know that Chuck Klein had more than two-hundred hits during a season five times during his Major League career and that all five seasons were in consecutive order (219 in 1920, 250 in 1921, 200 in 1922, 226 in 1923 & 223 in 1924)?

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The American League single season record for runs produced was set in 1931 by Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees. The National League single season record for runs produced is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Runs Produced?
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