Year by Year Leader for Slugging Average

Ever wonder who had the highest slugging average the year you were born? How about players from you favorite team — have they ever led the league slugging average?

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a year-by-year leaderboard in Major League slugging average for every season since 1876. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"(Ty) Cobb is a prick, but he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit." - Slugging Average Leader (1918-1924, 1926-1931) / Hall of Famer Babe Ruth

Slugging Average
Year-by-Year Leaders

'1876 - 2009'

1876 - - - 1876

George Wright

43.000 (43.00000)

Boston

Deacon White

Chicago

Ross Barnes

Chicago

1877 - - - 1877

George Wright

99.000 (99.00000)

Boston

Deacon White

Boston

Jim O'Rourke

Boston

1878 - - - 1878

Joe Quest

90.000 (90.00000)

Indianapolis

Paul Hines

Providence

Dick Higham

Providence

1879 - - - 1879

Paul Hines

17.000 (17.00000)

Providence

Charley Jones

Boston

John O'Rourke

Boston

Charley Jones

Boston

1880 - - - 1880

Paul Hines

87.000 (87.00000)

Providence

Cap Anson

Chicago

Abner Dalrymple

Chicago

1881 - - - 1881

John Cassidy

88.000 (88.00000)

Troy

Cap Anson

Chicago

George Gore

Chicago

1882 - - - 1882

Abner Dalrymple

11.000 (11.00000)

Chicago

Cap Anson

Chicago

George Gore

Chicago

1883 - - - 1883

George Wood

66.000 (66.00000)

Detroit

Dan Brouthers

Buffalo

Joe Hornung

Boston

1884 - - - 1884

Abner Dalrymple

35.000 (35.00000)

Chicago

Joe Hornung

Boston

Cap Anson

Chicago

King Kelly

Chicago

1885 - - - 1885

Abner Dalrymple

38.000 (38.00000)

Chicago

Cap Anson

Chicago

King Kelly

Chicago

1886 - - - 1886

Hardy Richardson

84.000 (84.00000)

Detroit

Cap Anson

Chicago

King Kelly

Chicago

1887 - - - 1887

Jim Fogarty

87.000 (87.00000)

Philadelphia

Sam Thompson

Detroit

Dan Brouthers

Detroit

1888 - - - 1888

Dan Brouthers

02.000 (02.00000)

Detroit

Cap Anson

Chicago

Dan Brouthers

Detroit

1889 - - - 1889

Jimmy Ryan

52.000 (52.00000)

Chicago

Roger Connor

New York

Mike Tiernan

New York

1890 - - - 1890

Jimmy Cooney

53.000 (53.00000)

Chicago

Oyster Burns

Brooklyn

Hub Collins

Brooklyn

1891 - - - 1891

Ed McKean

68.000 (68.00000)

Cleveland

Cap Anson

Chicago

Billy Hamilton

Philadelphia

1892 - - - 1892

Tom Brown

12.000 (12.00000)

Louisville

Dan Brouthers

Brooklyn

Cupid Childs

Cleveland

1893 - - - 1893

Sam Thompson

56.000 (56.00000)

Philadelphia

Ed Delahanty

Philadelphia

Herman Long

Boston

1894 - - - 1894

Billy Hamilton

86.000 (86.00000)

Philadelphia

Hugh Duffy

Boston

Billy Hamilton

Philadelphia

Patsy Donovan

Pittsburgh

1895 - - - 1895

Jesse Burkett

39.000 (39.00000)

Cleveland

Sam Thompson

Philadelphia

Billy Hamilton

Philadelphia

Hughie Jennings

Baltimore

1896 - - - 1896

Jesse Burkett

47.000 (47.00000)

Cleveland

Ed Delahanty

Philadelphia

Jesse Burkett

Cleveland

Dummy Hoy

Cincinnati

1897 - - - 1897

Fred Tenney

46.000 (46.00000)

Boston

George Davis

New York

Billy Hamilton

Boston

Tom McCreery

Louisville

New York

1898 - - - 1898

George Van Haltren

22.000 (22.00000)

New York

Nap Lajoie

Philadelphia

John McGraw

Baltimore

Claude Ritchey

Louisville

1899 - - - 1899

Dummy Hoy

18.000 (18.00000)

Louisville

Ed Delahanty

Philadelphia

Willie Keeler

Brooklyn

John McGraw

Baltimore

Bones Ely

Pittsburgh

1900 - - - 1900

Roy Thomas

75.000 (75.00000)

Philadelphia

Elmer Flick

Philadelphia

Roy Thomas

Philadelphia

Jimmy Slagle

Philadelphia

1901 Tommy Dowd

42.000 (42.00000)

Boston 1901

Jesse Burkett

73.000 (73.00000)

St. Louis

Nap Lajoie Philadelphia

Honus Wagner

Pittsburgh

Nap Lajoie Philadelphia

Jesse Burkett

St. Louis

Doc Nance Detroit

Bill Hallman

Philadelphia

1902 Topsy Hartsel

37.000 (37.00000)

Philadelphia 1902

Cozy Dolan

40.000 (40.00000)

Brooklyn

Buck Freeman Boston

Honus Wagner

Pittsburgh

Dave Fultz Philadelphia

Honus Wagner

Pittsburgh

Topsy Hartsel Philadelphia

Fred Tenney

Boston

Dave Fultz Philadelphia
1903 Patsy Dougherty

47.000 (47.00000)

Boston 1903

Ginger Beaumont

74.000 (74.00000)

Pittsburgh

Buck Freeman Boston

Sam Mertes

New York

Patsy Dougherty Boston

Ginger Beaumont

Pittsburgh

Billy Lush Detroit

Dan McGann

New York

1904 Jimmy Barrett

14.000 (14.00000)

Detroit 1904

Ginger Beaumont

73.000 (73.00000)

Pittsburgh

Nap Lajoie Cleveland

Bill Dahlen

New York

Patsy Dougherty Boston

George Browne

New York

New York

Kid Gleason

Philadelphia

Fielder Jones Chicago
1905 George Stone

91.000 (91.00000)

St. Louis 1905

Kid Gleason

99.000 (99.00000)

Philadelphia

Harry Davis Philadelphia

Cy Seymour

Cincinnati

Harry Davis Philadelphia

Mike Donlin

New York

Willie Keeler New York

Kid Gleason

Philadelphia

1906 Elmer Flick

00.000 (00.00000)

Cleveland 1906

Pug Bennett

80.000 (80.00000)

St. Louis

Harry Davis Philadelphia

Jim Nealon

Pittsburgh

Elmer Flick Cleveland

Harry Steinfeldt

Chicago

Tom Jones St. Louis

Frank Chance

Chicago

Honus Wagner

Pittsburgh

Jimmy Sheckard

Chicago

1907 Ed Hahn

98.000 (98.00000)

Chicago 1907

Spike Shannon

85.000 (85.00000)

New York

Ty Cobb Detroit

Sherry Magee

Philadelphia

Sam Crawford Detroit

Spike Shannon

New York

Bill Bradley Cleveland

Otto Knabe

Philadelphia

1908 Matty McIntyre

72.000 (72.00000)

Detroit 1908

Fred Tenney

84.000 (84.00000)

New York

Ty Cobb Detroit

Honus Wagner

Pittsburgh

Matty McIntyre Detroit

Fred Tenney

New York

Bill Bradley Cleveland

Otto Knabe

Philadelphia

1909 Donie Bush

76.000 (76.00000)

Detroit 1909

Eddie Grant

00.000 (00.00000)

Philadelphia

Ty Cobb Detroit

Honus Wagner

Pittsburgh

Ty Cobb Detroit

Tommy Leach

Pittsburgh

Donie Bush Detroit

Jimmy Sheckard

Chicago

1910 Harry Hooper

88.000 (88.00000)

Boston 1910

Miller Huggins

88.000 (88.00000)

St. Louis

Sam Crawford Detroit

Sherry Magee

Philadelphia

Ty Cobb Detroit

Sherry Magee

Philadelphia

Harry Hooper Boston

Otto Knabe

Philadelphia

1911 Clyde Milan

05.000 (05.00000)

Washington 1911

Bob Bescher

16.000 (16.00000)

Cincinnati

Ty Cobb Detroit

Wildfire Schulte

Chicago

Ty Cobb Detroit

Chief Wilson

Pittsburgh

Jimmy Austin St. Louis

Jimmy Sheckard

Chicago

Hans Lobert

Philadelphia

1912 Morrie Rath

09.000 (09.00000)

Chicago 1912

Bill Sweeney

99.000 (99.00000)

Boston

Frank Baker Philadelphia

Honus Wagner

Pittsburgh

Eddie Collins Philadelphia

Bob Bescher

Cincinnati

Duffy Lewis Boston

Max Carey

Pittsburgh

1913 Donie Bush

94.000 (94.00000)

Detroit 1913

Max Carey

92.000 (92.00000)

Pittsburgh

Frank Baker Philadelphia

Gavvy Cravath

Philadelphia

Eddie Collins Philadelphia

Max Carey

Pittsburgh

Ray Chapman Cleveland

Tommy Leach

Chicago

Otto Knabe

Philadelphia

1914 Ty Cobb

.513 (.51304)

Detroit 1914

Tommy Leach

76.000 (76.00000)

Chicago

Sam Crawford Detroit

Sherry Magee

Philadelphia

Eddie Collins Philadelphia

George Burns

New York

Chick Gandil Washington

Lee Magee

St. Louis

Terry Turner Cleveland
1915 Donie Bush

03.000 (03.00000)

Detroit 1915

George Burns

88.000 (88.00000)

New York

Sam Crawford Detroit

Gavvy Cravath

Philadelphia

Bobby Veach Detroit

Gavvy Cravath

Philadelphia

Ty Cobb Detroit

Bob Fisher

Chicago

Ossie Vitt Detroit
Buck Weaver Chicago
1916 Burt Shotton

28.000 (28.00000)

St. Louis 1916

George Burns

96.000 (96.00000)

New York

Del Pratt St. Louis

Heinie Zimmerman

Chicago

Ty Cobb Detroit

New York

Buck Weaver Chicago

George Burns

New York

Max Flack

Chicago

1917 Ray Chapman

91.000 (91.00000)

Cleveland 1917

Heinie Groh

85.000 (85.00000)

Cincinnati

Bobby Veach Detroit

Heinie Zimmerman

New York

Donie Bush Detroit

George Burns

New York

Ray Chapman Cleveland

Charlie Deal

Chicago

1918 Babe Ruth

.555 (.55520)

Boston 1918

Charlie Hollocher

86.000 (86.00000)

Chicago

Bobby Veach Detroit

Sherry Magee

Cincinnati

Ray Chapman Cleveland

Heinie Groh

Cincinnati

Dave Shean Boston

Edd Roush

Cincinnati

1919 Eddie Collins

28.000 (28.00000)

Chicago 1919

Ivy Olson

35.000 (35.00000)

Brooklyn

Babe Ruth Boston

Hy Myers

Brooklyn

Babe Ruth Boston

George Burns

New York

Ray Chapman Cleveland

Jake Daubert

Cincinnati

1920 Joe Gedeon

13.000 (13.00000)

St. Louis 1920

George Burns

14.000 (14.00000)

New York

Babe Ruth New York

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis

Babe Ruth New York

George Kelly

New York

Donie Bush Detroit

George Burns

New York

Joe Gedeon St. Louis

George Cutshaw

Pittsburgh

1921 Jack Tobin

31.000 (31.00000)

St. Louis 1921

Ray Powell

99.000 (99.00000)

Boston

Babe Ruth New York

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis

Babe Ruth New York

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis

Bill Wambsganss Cleveland

Milt Stock

St. Louis

1922 Bobby Veach

04.000 (04.00000)

Detroit 1922

Rabbit Maranville

47.000 (47.00000)

Pittsburgh

Ken Williams St. Louis

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis

George Sisler St. Louis

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis

Bill Wambsganss Cleveland

Zeb Terry

Chicago

1923 Charlie Jamieson

42.000 (42.00000)

Cleveland 1923

George Burns

24.000 (24.00000)

Cincinnati

Babe Ruth New York

Irish Meusel

New York

Babe Ruth New York

Ross Youngs

New York

Roger Peckinpaugh Washington

Stuffy McInnis

Boston

1924 Bill Wambsganss

27.000 (27.00000)

Boston 1924

Max Carey

83.000 (83.00000)

Pittsburgh

Goose Goslin Washington

George Kelly

New York

Babe Ruth New York

Frankie Frisch

New York

Bucky Harris Washington

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis

Babe Pinelli

Cincinnati

1925 Johnny Mostil

16.000 (16.00000)

Chicago 1925

Kiki Cuyler

00.000 (00.00000)

Pittsburgh

Bob Meusel New York

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis

Johnny Mostil Chicago

Kiki Cuyler

Pittsburgh

Bucky Harris Washington

Babe Pinelli

Cincinnati

1926 Sam Rice

03.000 (03.00000)

Washington 1926

Sparky Adams

00.000 (00.00000)

Chicago

Babe Ruth New York

Jim Bottomley

St. Louis

Babe Ruth New York

Kiki Cuyler

Pittsburgh

Freddy Spurgeon Cleveland

Taylor Douthit

St. Louis

1927 Earle Combs

24.000 (24.00000)

New York 1927

Paul Waner

09.000 (09.00000)

Pittsburgh

Lou Gehrig New York

Paul Waner

Pittsburgh

Babe Ruth New York

Rogers Hornsby

New York

Bucky Harris Washington

Lloyd Waner

Pittsburgh

Pie Traynor

Pittsburgh

1928 Carl Lind

13.000 (13.00000)

Cleveland 1928

Taylor Douthit

52.000 (52.00000)

St. Louis

Lou Gehrig New York

Jim Bottomley

St. Louis

Babe Ruth New York

Paul Waner

Pittsburgh

Babe Ruth New York

Pie Traynor

Pittsburgh

Phil Todt Boston
1929 Charlie Gehringer

15.000 (15.00000)

Detroit 1929

Lefty O'Doul

31.000 (31.00000)

Philadelphia

Al Simmons Philadelphia

Hack Wilson

Chicago

Charlie Gehringer Detroit

Rogers Hornsby

Chicago

Joe Sewell Cleveland

Freddie Maguire

Boston

1930 Lou Gehrig

03.000 (03.00000)

New York 1930

Woody English

55.000 (55.00000)

Chicago

Lou Gehrig New York

Hack Wilson

Chicago

Al Simmons Philadelphia

Chuck Klein

Philadelphia

Mule Haas Philadelphia

Adam Comorosky

Pittsburgh

1931 Lou Gehrig

38.000 (38.00000)

New York 1931

Woody English

27.000 (27.00000)

Chicago

Lou Gehrig New York

Chuck Klein

Philadelphia

Lou Gehrig New York

Chuck Klein

Philadelphia

Mule Haas Philadelphia

Bill Terry

New York

Freddie Maguire

Boston

1932 Al Simmons

18.000 (18.00000)

Philadelphia 1932

Billy Herman

23.000 (23.00000)

Chicago

Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia

Don Hurst

Philadelphia

Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia

Chuck Klein

Philadelphia

Mule Haas Philadelphia

Dick Bartell

Philadelphia

1933 Doc Cramer

18.000 (18.00000)

Philadelphia 1933

Chick Fullis

97.000 (97.00000)

Philadelphia

Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia

Chuck Klein

Philadelphia

Lou Gehrig New York

Pepper Martin

St. Louis

Mule Haas Chicago

Dick Bartell

Philadelphia

1934 Bill Werber

16.000 (16.00000)

Boston 1934

Jack Rothrock

08.000 (08.00000)

St. Louis

Lou Gehrig New York

Mel Ott

New York

Charlie Gehringer Detroit

Paul Waner

Pittsburgh

Mule Haas Chicago

Hughie Critz

New York

1935 Joe Kuhel

23.000 (23.00000)

Washington 1935

Augie Galan

48.000 (48.00000)

Chicago

Hank Greenberg Detroit

Wally Berger

Boston

Lou Gehrig New York

Augie Galan

Chicago

Jack Burns St. Louis

Billy Herman

Chicago

1936 Lyn Lary

45.000 (45.00000)

St. Louis 1936

Woody Jensen

31.000 (31.00000)

Pittsburgh

Hal Trosky Cleveland

Joe Medwick

St. Louis

Lou Gehrig New York

Arky Vaughan

Pittsburgh

Mule Haas Chicago

Leo Norris

Philadelphia

1937 Lyn Lary

41.000 (41.00000)

Cleveland 1937

Augie Galan

95.000 (95.00000)

Chicago

Hank Greenberg Detroit

Joe Medwick

St. Louis

Joe DiMaggio New York

Joe Medwick

St. Louis

Doc Cramer Boston

Jimmy Brown

St. Louis

Dixie Walker Chicago
1938 Frankie Crosetti

57.000 (57.00000)

New York 1938

Stan Hack

07.000 (07.00000)

Chicago

Jimmie Foxx Boston

Joe Medwick

St. Louis

Hank Greenberg Detroit

Mel Ott

New York

Bobby Doerr Boston

Del Young

Philadelphia

1939 Frankie Crosetti

43.000 (43.00000)

New York 1939

Stan Hack

23.000 (23.00000)

Chicago

Ted Williams Boston

Frank McCormick

Cincinnati

Red Rolfe New York

Bill Werber

Cincinnati

Mike Kreevich Chicago

Lonny Frey

Cincinnati

Pinky May

Philadelphia

1940 George Case

20.000 (20.00000)

Washington 1940

Arky Vaughan

89.000 (89.00000)

Pittsburgh

Hank Greenberg Detroit

Johnny Mize

St. Louis

Ted Williams Boston

Arky Vaughan

Pittsburgh

Mike Kreevich Chicago

Mike McCormick

Cincinnati

Ham Schulte

Philadelphia

1941 George Case

08.000 (08.00000)

Washington 1941

Stan Hack

94.000 (94.00000)

Chicago

Joe DiMaggio New York

Dolph Camilli

Brooklyn

Ted Williams Boston

Pete Reiser

Brooklyn

Lou Boudreau Cleveland

Marty Marion

St. Louis

Joe Cronin Boston
Bob Harris St. Louis
1942 Dom DiMaggio

02.000 (02.00000)

Boston 1942

Enos Slaughter

87.000 (87.00000)

St. Louis

Ted Williams Boston

Johnny Mize

New York

Ted Williams Boston

Mel Ott

New York

Johnny Pesky Boston

Lennie Merullo

Chicago

1943 Dick Wakefield

97.000 (97.00000)

Detroit 1943

Stan Musial

01.000 (01.00000)

St. Louis

Rudy York Detroit

Bill Nicholson

Chicago

George Case Washington

Arky Vaughan

Brooklyn

Joe Hoover Detroit

Harry Walker

St. Louis

1944 Snuffy Stirnweiss

23.000 (23.00000)

New York 1944

Woody Williams

07.000 (07.00000)

Cincinnati

Vern Stephens St. Louis

Bill Nicholson

Chicago

Snuffy Stirnweiss New York

Bill Nicholson

Chicago

Eddie Mayo Detroit

George Hausmann

New York

1945 Snuffy Stirnweiss

.476 (.47626)

New York 1945

Eddie Stanky

26.000 (26.00000)

Brooklyn

Nick Etten New York

Dixie Walker

Brooklyn

Snuffy Stirnweiss New York

Eddie Stanky

Brooklyn

Roy Schalk Chicago

Don Johnson

Chicago

1946 Eddie Lake

03.000 (03.00000)

Detroit 1946

Stan Musial

02.000 (02.00000)

St. Louis

Johnny Pesky Boston

Enos Slaughter

St. Louis

Hank Greenberg Detroit

Stan Musial

St. Louis

Ted Williams Boston

Eddie Stanky

Brooklyn

Lou Boudreau Cleveland
George Kell Detroit
Philadelphia
1947 Eddie Lake

32.000 (32.00000)

Detroit 1947

Frank Baumholtz

11.000 (11.00000)

Cincinnati

Ted Williams Boston

Johnny Mize

New York

Ted Williams Boston

Johnny Mize

New York

Eddie Joost Philadelphia

Jackie Robinson

Brooklyn

1948 Dom DiMaggio

56.000 (56.00000)

Boston 1948

Stan Rojek

13.000 (13.00000)

Pittsburgh

Joe DiMaggio New York

Stan Musial

St. Louis

Tommy Henrich New York

Stan Musial

St. Louis

Barney McCosky Philadelphia

Johnny Sain

Boston

1949 Ted Williams

30.000 (30.00000)

Boston 1949

Pee Wee Reese

43.000 (43.00000)

Brooklyn

Vern Stephens Boston

Ralph Kiner

Pittsburgh

Ted Williams Boston

Pee Wee Reese

Brooklyn

Ted Williams Boston

Marty Marion

St. Louis

Phil Rizzuto New York

Jackie Robinson

Brooklyn

1950 Phil Rizzuto

35.000 (35.00000)

New York 1950

Earl Torgeson

04.000 (04.00000)

Boston

Walt Dropo Boston

Del Ennis

Philadelphia

Vern Stephens Boston

Earl Torgeson

Boston

Dom DiMaggio Boston

Red Schoendienst

St. Louis

Phil Rizzuto New York
1951 Dom DiMaggio

18.000 (18.00000)

Boston 1951

Carl Furillo

24.000 (24.00000)

Brooklyn

Gus Zernial Chicago

Monte Irvin

New York

Philadelphia

Ralph Kiner

Pittsburgh

Dom DiMaggio Boston

Stan Musial

St. Louis

Phil Rizzuto New York

Willie Jones

Philadelphia

1952 Eddie Yost

34.000 (34.00000)

Washington 1952

Richie Ashburn

01.000 (01.00000)

Philadelphia

Al Rosen Cleveland

Hank Sauer

Chicago

Larry Doby Cleveland

Solly Hemus

St. Louis

Phil Rizzuto New York

Stan Musial

St. Louis

Granny Hamner

Philadelphia

1953 Harvey Kuenn

31.000 (31.00000)

Detroit 1953

Jim Gilliam

10.000 (10.00000)

Brooklyn

Al Rosen Cleveland

Roy Campanella

Brooklyn

Al Rosen Cleveland

Duke Snider

Brooklyn

Jimmy Piersall Boston

Pee Wee Reese

Brooklyn

1954 Chico Carrasquel

18.000 (18.00000)

Chicago 1954

Wally Moon

16.000 (16.00000)

St. Louis

Larry Doby Cleveland

Ted Kluszewski

Cincinnati

Mickey Mantle New York

Stan Musial

St. Louis

Bobby Avila Cleveland

Duke Snider

Brooklyn

Jackie Jensen Boston

Roy McMillan

Cincinnati

Al Rosen Cleveland

Gil Hodges

Brooklyn

Roy Sievers Washington
1955 Al Smith

25.000 (25.00000)

Cleveland 1955

Ted Kluszewski

86.000 (86.00000)

Cincinnati

Ray Boone Detroit

Duke Snider

Brooklyn

Jackie Jensen Boston

Duke Snider

Brooklyn

Al Smith Cleveland

Gene Baker

Chicago

Bobby Avila Cleveland

Gil Hodges

Brooklyn

Jackie Jensen Boston
1956 Nellie Fox

21.000 (21.00000)

Chicago 1956

Richie Ashburn

19.000 (19.00000)

Philadelphia

Mickey Mantle New York

Stan Musial

St. Louis

Mickey Mantle New York

Frank Robinson

Cincinnati

Luis Aparicio Chicago

Johnny Logan

Milwaukee

George Kell Baltimore

Dale Long

Pittsburgh

Chicago
Jimmy Piersall Boston
1957 Nellie Fox

18.000 (18.00000)

Chicago 1957

Richie Ashburn

29.000 (29.00000)

Philadelphia

Billy Gardner Baltimore

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee

Roy Sievers Washington

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee

Mickey Mantle New York

Johnny Temple

Cincinnati

Gil McDougald New York

Frank Thomas

Pittsburgh

Vic Wertz Cleveland
1958 Nellie Fox

98.000 (98.00000)

Chicago 1958

Richie Ashburn

25.000 (25.00000)

Philadelphia

Jackie Jensen Boston

Ernie Banks

Chicago

Mickey Mantle New York

Willie Mays

San Francisco

Billy Martin Detroit

Jim Davenport

San Francisco

Frank Bolling Detroit

Johnny Temple

Cincinnati

Hector Lopez Kansas City

Orlando Cepeda

San Francisco

1959 Al Kaline

.530 (.53033)

Detroit 1959

Vada Pinson

06.000 (06.00000)

Cincinnati

Jackie Jensen Boston

Ernie Banks

Chicago

Eddie Yost Detroit

Vada Pinson

Cincinnati

Tony Kubek New York

Charlie Neal

Los Angeles

Jim Landis Chicago

Johnny Temple

Cincinnati

Al Pilarcik Baltimore
Jackie Jensen Boston
1960 Roger Maris

.581 (.58116)

New York 1960

Vada Pinson

06.000 (06.00000)

Cincinnati

Roger Maris New York

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee

Mickey Mantle New York

Bill Bruton

Milwaukee

Luis Aparicio Chicago

Julian Javier

St. Louis

Jim Lemon Washington

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee

Minnie Minoso Chicago

Del Crandall

Milwaukee

1961 Chuck Schilling

38.000 (38.00000)

Boston 1961

Maury Wills

87.000 (87.00000)

Los Angeles

Roger Maris New York

Orlando Cepeda

San Francisco

Mickey Mantle New York

Willie Mays

San Francisco

Roger Maris New York

Maury Wills

Los Angeles

Nellie Fox Chicago

Frank Robinson

Cincinnati

Danny O'Connell Washington
Minnie Minoso Chicago
Leo Posada Kansas City
Vic Power Cleveland
1962 Bobby Richardson

54.000 (54.00000)

New York 1962

Maury Wills

59.000 (59.00000)

Los Angeles

Harmon Killebrew Minnesota

Tommy Davis

Los Angeles

Albie Pearson Los Angeles

Frank Robinson

Cincinnati

Bobby Richardson New York

Jim Gilliam

Los Angeles

Jim Gentile Baltimore

Don Demeter

Philadelphia

Brooks Robinson Baltimore
1963 Rocky Colavito

92.000 (92.00000)

Detroit 1963

Bill White

26.000 (26.00000)

St. Louis

Dick Stuart Boston

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee

Bob Allison Minnesota

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee

Vic Power Minnesota

Frank Bolling

Milwaukee

Bubba Phillips Detroit

Ron Santo

Chicago

1964 Dick Howser

35.000 (35.00000)

Cleveland 1964

Curt Flood

39.000 (39.00000)

St. Louis

Brooks Robinson Baltimore

Ken Boyer

St. Louis

Tony Oliva Minnesota

Dick Allen

Philadelphia

Dick Howser Cleveland

Nellie Fox

Houston

Bobby Richardson New York

Clay Dalrymple

Philadelphia

Brooks Robinson Baltimore
1965 Zoilo Versalles

28.000 (28.00000)

Minnesota 1965

Pete Rose

57.000 (57.00000)

Cincinnati

Rocky Colavito Cleveland

Deron Johnson

Cincinnati

Zoilo Versalles Minnesota

Tommy Harper

Cincinnati

Jim Fregosi California

Wes Parker

Los Angeles

Tony Oliva Minnesota

Donn Clendenon

Pittsburgh

Deron Johnson

Cincinnati

1966 Luis Aparicio

07.000 (07.00000)

Baltimore 1966

Billy Williams

27.000 (27.00000)

Chicago

Frank Robinson Baltimore

Hank Aaron

Atlanta

Frank Robinson Baltimore

Felipe Alou

Atlanta

Don Buford Chicago

Sonny Jackson

Houston

Tony Conigliaro Boston

Orlando Cepeda

San Francisco

Mike Hershberger Kansas City

St. Louis

Davey Johnson Baltimore
Bobby Knoop California
Frank Robinson Baltimore
Cesar Tovar Minnesota
Tom Tresh New York
1967 Cesar Tovar

26.000 (26.00000)

Minnesota 1967

Lou Brock

24.000 (24.00000)

St. Louis

Carl Yastrzemski Boston

Orlando Cepeda

St. Louis

Carl Yastrzemski Boston

Hank Aaron

Atlanta

Mike Andrews Boston

Lou Brock

St. Louis

Davey Johnson Baltimore

Cookie Rojas

Philadelphia

Harmon Killebrew Minnesota

Ron Santo

Chicago

Brooks Robinson Baltimore
1968 Bert Campaneris

07.000 (07.00000)

Oakland 1968

Felipe Alou

18.000 (18.00000)

Atlanta

Ken Harrelson Boston

Willie McCovey

San Francisco

Dick McAuliffe Detroit

Glenn Beckert

Chicago

Denny McLain Detroit

Phil Niekro

Atlanta

Curt Blefary Baltimore

Tom Haller

Los Angeles

Roger Repoz California
Brooks Robinson Baltimore
1969 Sal Bando

34.000 (34.00000)

Oakland 1969

Matty Alou

46.000 (46.00000)

Pittsburgh

Harmon Killebrew Minnesota

Willie McCovey

San Francisco

Reggie Jackson Oakland

Bobby Bonds

San Francisco

Paul Blair Baltimore

Pete Rose

Cincinnati

Denny McLain Detroit

Jim Merritt

Cincinnati

Roy White New York

Ron Santo

Chicago

1970 Sandy Alomar

35.000 (35.00000)

California 1970

Bobby Bonds

45.000 (45.00000)

San Francisco

Frank Howard Washington

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati

Carl Yastrzemski Boston

Billy Williams

Chicago

Eddie Leon Cleveland

Pat Dobson

San Diego

Jack Heidemann Cleveland

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati

Rico Petrocelli Boston
1971 Sandy Alomar

39.000 (39.00000)

California 1971

Lou Brock

20.000 (20.00000)

St. Louis

Harmon Killebrew Minnesota

Joe Torre

St. Louis

Don Buford Baltimore

Lou Brock

St. Louis

Ron Theobald Milwaukee

Ralph Garr

Atlanta

Roy White New York

Willie Montanez

Philadelphia

1972 Bert Campaneris

81.000 (81.00000)

Oakland 1972

Pete Rose

29.000 (29.00000)

Cincinnati

Dick Allen Chicago

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati

Bobby Murcer New York

Joe Morgan

Cincinnati

Bert Campaneris Oakland

Larry Bowa

Philadelphia

Carl Yastrzemski Boston

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati

1973 Roy White

23.000 (23.00000)

New York 1973

Pete Rose

52.000 (52.00000)

Cincinnati

Reggie Jackson Oakland

Willie Stargell

Pittsburgh

Reggie Jackson Oakland

Bobby Bonds

San Francisco

Mark Belanger Baltimore

Ted Sizemore

St. Louis

Jeff Burroughs Texas

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati

Joe Ferguson

Los Angeles

1974 Don Money

09.000 (09.00000)

Milwaukee 1974

Pete Rose

70.000 (70.00000)

Cincinnati

Jeff Burroughs Texas

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati

Carl Yastrzemski Boston

Pete Rose

Cincinnati

Bucky Dent Chicago

Felix Millan

New York

Sal Bando Oakland

Barry Foote

Montreal

1975 Ken Singleton

14.000 (14.00000)

Baltimore 1975

Dave Cash

66.000 (66.00000)

Philadelphia

George Scott Milwaukee

Greg Luzinski

Philadelphia

Fred Lynn Boston

Pete Rose

Cincinnati

Mark Belanger Baltimore

Enzo Hernandez

San Diego

Graig Nettles New York

Bobby Murcer

San Francisco

1976 Roy White

28.000 (28.00000)

New York 1976

Pete Rose

59.000 (59.00000)

Cincinnati

Lee May Baltimore

George Foster

Cincinnati

Roy White New York

Pete Rose

Cincinnati

Roy Smalley Minnesota

Rod Gilbreath

Atlanta

Texas

Joe Morgan

Cincinnati

John Mayberry Kansas City
1977 Rick Burleson

21.000 (21.00000)

Boston 1977

Pete Rose

31.000 (31.00000)

Cincinnati

Larry Hisle Minnesota

George Foster

Cincinnati

Rod Carew Minnesota

George Foster

Cincinnati

Bert Campaneris Texas

Bill Almon

San Diego

Alan Bannister Chicago

Jose Cruz

Houston

Carl Yastrzemski Boston

Bobby Murcer

Chicago

1978 Jim Rice

46.000 (46.00000)

Boston 1978

Pete Rose

29.000 (29.00000)

Cincinnati

Jim Rice Boston

George Foster

Cincinnati

Ron LeFlore Detroit

Ivan DeJesus

Chicago

Bert Campaneris Texas

Ozzie Smith

San Diego

Don Baylor California

Reggie Smith

Los Angeles

1979 Roy Smalley

29.000 (29.00000)

Minnesota 1979

Omar Moreno

57.000 (57.00000)

Pittsburgh

Don Baylor California

Dave Winfield

San Diego

Don Baylor California

Keith Hernandez

St. Louis

Rob Wilfong Minnesota

Craig Reynolds

Houston

Dan Ford California

Cesar Cedeno

Houston

Darrell Porter Kansas City

Dave Parker

Pittsburgh

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

1980 Willie Wilson

45.000 (45.00000)

Kansas City 1980

Omar Moreno

45.000 (45.00000)

Pittsburgh

Cecil Cooper Milwaukee

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

Willie Wilson Kansas City

Keith Hernandez

St. Louis

Dwayne Murphy Oakland

Ozzie Smith

San Diego

Carney Lansford California

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

1981 Dwight Evans

04.000 (04.00000)

Boston 1981

Ozzie Smith

07.000 (07.00000)

San Diego

Eddie Murray Baltimore

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

Rickey Henderson Oakland

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

Alan Trammell Detroit

Craig Reynolds

Houston

Buddy Bell Texas

Garry Maddox

Philadelphia

1982 Robin Yount

.578 (.57795)

Milwaukee 1982

Tim Raines

31.000 (31.00000)

Montreal

Hal McRae Kansas City

Dale Murphy

Atlanta

Paul Molitor Milwaukee

Al Oliver

Montreal

Tim Foli California

Lonnie Smith

St. Louis

Gary Gaetti Minnesota

Glenn Hubbard

Atlanta

George Hendrick

St. Louis

1983 Cal Ripken, Jr.

26.000 (26.00000)

Baltimore 1983

Dale Murphy

.540 (.53989)

Atlanta

Cecil Cooper Milwaukee

Dale Murphy

Atlanta

Jim Rice Boston

Tim Raines

Montreal

Cal Ripken, Jr. Baltimore

Steve Rogers

Montreal

Alan Trammell Detroit

Andre Dawson

Montreal

Lance Parrish Detroit
1984 Dwight Evans

38.000 (38.00000)

Boston 1984

Juan Samuel

37.000 (37.00000)

Philadelphia

Tony Armas Boston

Gary Carter

Montreal

Dwight Evans Boston

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

Bob Meacham New York

Ryne Sandberg

Chicago

Dave Kingman Oakland

Craig Reynolds

Houston

Jose Cruz

Houston

Steve Garvey

San Diego

Carmelo Martinez

San Diego

Gary Matthews

Chicago

1985 Wade Boggs

58.000 (58.00000)

Boston 1985

Dale Murphy

12.000 (12.00000)

Atlanta

Don Mattingly New York

Dave Parker

Cincinnati

Rickey Henderson New York

Dale Murphy

Atlanta

Bob Meacham New York

Wally Backman

New York

Don Mattingly New York

Nolan Ryan

Houston

Tom Herr

St. Louis

1986 Don Mattingly

42.000 (42.00000)

New York 1986

Steve Sax

04.000 (04.00000)

Los Angeles

Joe Carter Cleveland

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

Rickey Henderson New York

Tony Gwynn

San Diego

Marty Barrett Boston

Von Hayes

Philadelphia

Wally Joyner California

Robby Thompson

San Francisco

Gary Carter

New York

1987 Kevin Seitzer

25.000 (25.00000)

Kansas City 1987

Jack Clark

.597 (.59665)

St. Louis

George Bell Toronto

Andre Dawson

Chicago

Paul Molitor Milwaukee

Tim Raines

Montreal

Marty Barrett Boston

Zane Smith

Atlanta

Ruben Sierra Texas

Tom Herr

St. Louis

1988 Wade Boggs

19.000 (19.00000)

Boston 1988

Will Clark

89.000 (89.00000)

San Francisco

Jose Canseco Oakland

Will Clark

San Francisco

Wade Boggs Boston

Brett Butler

San Francisco

Marty Barrett Boston

Orel Hershiser

Los Angeles

Chili Davis California

Rick Reuschel

San Francisco

Cal Ripken, Jr. Baltimore

Andy Van Slyke

Pittsburgh

1989 Wade Boggs

42.000 (42.00000)

Boston 1989

Roberto Alomar

02.000 (02.00000)

San Diego

Ruben Sierra Texas

Kevin Mitchell

San Francisco

Wade Boggs Boston

Will Clark

San Francisco

Rickey Henderson New York

Howard Johnson

New York

Oakland

Ryne Sandberg

Chicago

Felix Fermin Cleveland

Roberto Alomar

San Diego

George Bell Toronto

Pedro Guerrero

St. Louis

1990 Harold Reynolds

37.000 (37.00000)

Seattle 1990

Brett Butler

32.000 (32.00000)

San Francisco

Cecil Fielder Detroit

Matt Williams

San Francisco

Rickey Henderson Oakland

Ryne Sandberg

Chicago

Mike Gallego Oakland

Jay Bell

Pittsburgh

Billy Ripken Baltimore

Bobby Bonilla

Pittsburgh

Dave Parker Milwaukee
1991 Paul Molitor

49.000 (49.00000)

Milwaukee 1991

Brett Butler

30.000 (30.00000)

Los Angeles

Cecil Fielder Detroit

Howard Johnson

New York

Paul Molitor Milwaukee

Brett Butler

Los Angeles

Luis Sojo California

Jay Bell

Pittsburgh

Alvin Davis Seattle

Howard Johnson

New York

John Olerud Toronto
1992 Brady Anderson

49.000 (49.00000)

Baltimore 1992

Craig Biggio

21.000 (21.00000)

Houston

Cecil Fielder Detroit

Darren Daulton

Philadelphia

Tony Phillips Detroit

Barry Bonds

Pittsburgh

Jerry Browne Oakland

Brett Butler

Los Angeles

Joe Carter Toronto

Jeff Bagwell

Houston

1993 Paul Molitor

25.000 (25.00000)

Toronto 1993

Lenny Dykstra

73.000 (73.00000)

Philadelphia

Albert Belle Cleveland

Barry Bonds

San Francisco

Rafael Palmeiro Texas

Lenny Dykstra

Philadelphia

Joey Cora Chicago

Jose Offerman

Los Angeles

Albert Belle Cleveland

Luis Gonzalez

Houston

1994 Tony Phillips

38.000 (38.00000)

Detroit 1994

Marquis Grissom

21.000 (21.00000)

Montreal

Kirby Puckett Minnesota

Jeff Bagwell

Houston

Frank Thomas Chicago

Jeff Bagwell

Houston

Pat Kelly New York

Ken Hill

Montreal

Joe Carter Toronto

Darrin Fletcher

Montreal

Travis Fryman Detroit
1995 Chad Curtis

70.000 (70.00000)

Detroit 1995

Craig Biggio

73.000 (73.00000)

Houston

Albert Belle Cleveland

Dante Bichette

Colorado

Mo Vaughn Boston

Craig Biggio

Houston

Albert Belle Cleveland

Bobby Jones

New York

Edgar Martinez Seattle

Jeff Conine

Florida

Tom Goodwin Kansas City
Frank Thomas Chicago
1996 Mo Vaughn

52.000 (52.00000)

Boston 1996

Lance Johnson

24.000 (24.00000)

New York

Albert Belle Cleveland

Andres Galarraga

Colorado

Alex Rodriguez Seattle

Ellis Burks

Colorado

Tom Goodwin Kansas City

Pedro Martinez

Montreal

Bobby Bonilla Baltimore

Denny Neagle

Atlanta

Pittsburgh

Dante Bichette

Colorado

Ken Caminiti

San Diego

Rick Wilkins

Houston

San Francisco

1997 Derek Jeter

48.000 (48.00000)

New York 1997

Craig Biggio

44.000 (44.00000)

Houston

Ken Griffey, Jr. Seattle

Andres Galarraga

Colorado

Ken Griffey, Jr. Seattle

Craig Biggio

Houston

Omar Vizquel Cleveland

Edgar Renteria

Florida

Tino Martinez New York

Bernard Gilkey

New York

Tony Gwynn

San Diego

1998 Alex Rodriguez

48.000 (48.00000)

Seattle 1998

Craig Biggio

38.000 (38.00000)

Houston

Juan Gonzalez Texas

Sammy Sosa

Chicago

Derek Jeter New York

Sammy Sosa

Chicago

Mike Bordick Baltimore

Neifi Perez

Colorado

Albert Belle Chicago

Derek Bell

Houston

Rico Brogna

Philadelphia

Jeff Kent

San Francisco

1999 Derek Jeter

39.000 (39.00000)

New York 1999

Craig Biggio

49.000 (49.00000)

Houston

Manny Ramirez Cleveland

Mark McGwire

St. Louis

Roberto Alomar Cleveland

Jeff Bagwell

Houston

Omar Vizquel Cleveland

Shane Reynolds

Houston

Roberto Alomar Cleveland

Dante Bichette

Colorado

Mark Grace

Chicago

2000 Darin Erstad

47.000 (47.00000)

Anaheim 2000

Andruw Jones

29.000 (29.00000)

Atlanta

Edgar Martinez Seattle

Todd Helton

Colorado

Johnny Damon Kansas City

Jeff Bagwell

Houston

Alex Gonzalez Toronto

Ricky Gutierrez

Chicago

Magglio Ordonez Chicago

J.T. Snow

San Francisco

2001 Ichiro Suzuki

38.000 (38.00000)

Seattle 2001

Luis Gonzalez

28.000 (28.00000)

Arizona

Bret Boone Seattle

Sammy Sosa

Chicago

Alex Rodriguez Texas

Sammy Sosa

Chicago

David Eckstein Anaheim

Tom Glavine

Atlanta

Juan Gonzalez Cleveland

Ricky Gutierrez

Chicago

Jack Wilson

Pittsburgh

Jeff Kent

San Francisco

2002 Alfonso Soriano

41.000 (41.00000)

New York 2002

Vladimir Guerrero

09.000 (09.00000)

Montreal

Alex Rodriguez Texas

Lance Berkman

Houston

Alfonso Soriano New York

Sammy Sosa

Chicago

David Eckstein Anaheim

Jack Wilson

Pittsburgh

John Olerud Seattle

Mike Lowell

Florida

Aramis Ramirez

Pittsburgh

2003 Vernon Wells

35.000 (35.00000)

Toronto 2003

Juan Pierre

46.000 (46.00000)

Florida

Carlos Delgado Toronto

Preston Wilson

Colorado

Alex Rodriguez Texas

Albert Pujols

St. Louis

Ramon Santiago Detroit

Luis Castillo

Florida

Jeff Conine Baltimore

Juan Pierre

Florida

Jason Schmidt

San Francisco

Aramis Ramirez

Chicago

Pittsburgh

2004 Ichiro Suzuki

62.000 (62.00000)

Seattle 2004

Juan Pierre

48.000 (48.00000)

Florida

Miguel Tejada Baltimore

Vinny Castilla

Colorado

Vladimir Guerrero Anaheim

Albert Pujols

St. Louis

Omar Vizquel Cleveland

Royce Clayton

Colorado

Miguel Tejada Baltimore

Mark Loretta

San Diego

2005 Derek Jeter

52.000 (52.00000)

New York 2005

Jose Reyes

33.000 (33.00000)

New York

David Ortiz Boston

Andruw Jones

Atlanta

Alex Rodriguez New York

Albert Pujols

St. Louis

Coco Crisp Cleveland

Omar Vizquel

San Francisco

Craig Monroe Detroit

Carlos Lee

Milwaukee

2006 Ichiro Suzuki

52.000 (52.00000)

Seattle 2006

Jimmy Rollins

58.000 (58.00000)

Philadelphia

David Ortiz Boston

Ryan Howard

Philadelphia

Grady Sizemore Cleveland

Chase Utley

Philadelphia

Jose Lopez Seattle

Roy Oswalt

Houston

Orlando Cabrera Los Angeles

Carlos Delgado

New York

Justin Morneau Minnesota
Kevin Youkilis Boston
2007 Grady Sizemore

48.000 (48.00000)

Cleveland 2007

Jimmy Rollins

78.000 (78.00000)

Philadelphia

Alex Rodriguez New York

Matt Holliday

Colorado

Alex Rodriguez New York

Jimmy Rollins

Philadelphia

Corey Patterson Baltimore

Juan Pierre

Los Angeles

Orlando Cabrera Los Angeles

Carlos Lee

Houston

Victor Martinez Cleveland
2008 Ichiro Suzuki

49.000 (49.00000)

Seattle 2008

Jose Reyes

63.000 (63.00000)

New York

Josh Hamilton Texas

Ryan Howard

Philadelphia

Dustin Pedroia Boston

Hanley Ramirez

Florida

Alexi Casilla Minnesota

Ryan Dempster

Chicago

Joe Mauer Minnesota

Bengie Molina

San Francisco

David Wright

New York

2009 Aaron Hill

34.000 (34.00000)

Toronto 2009

Jimmy Rollins

25.000 (25.00000)

Philadelphia

Mark Teixeira New York

Prince Fielder

Milwaukee

Dustin Pedroia Boston

Ryan Howard

Philadelphia

Adam Everett Detroit

Albert Pujols

St. Louis

Marlon Byrd Texas

Javier Vazquez

Atlanta

Orlando Cabrera Minnesota

Bengie Molina

San Francisco

Oakland
Nick Markakis Baltimore
Current Through 2009 Season


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