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Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  Year
1.Julio Franco.3411991
2.Mickey Rivers.3331980
3.Rusty Greer.3321996
 Ivan Rodriguez.3321999
5.Michael Young.3312005
6.Frank Catalanotto.3302001
7.Buddy Bell.3291980
 Will Clark.3291994
9.Will Clark.3261997
 Juan Gonzalez.3261999

Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  PA
1.Al Oliver.3192263
2.Will Clark.3082604
3.Julio Franco.3072680
4.Rusty Greer.3054420
 Alex Rodriguez.3052172
 Ivan Rodriguez.3056062
7.Mickey Rivers.3032076
8.Michael Young.3005396
9.Buddy Bell.2934032
 Juan Gonzalez.2935925
 Mike Hargrove.2933004

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  Year
1.Milton Bradley.4362008
2.Toby Harrah.4321985
3.Will Clark.4311994
4.Mike Hargrove.4201977
 Rafael Palmeiro.4201999
6.Frank Howard.4161970
7.Mike Epstein.4141969
8.Julio Franco.4081991
9.Brian Downing.4071992
10.Rusty Greer.4051997
 Rusty Greer.4051999

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  PA
1.Mike Hargrove.3993004
2.Will Clark.3952604
 Alex Rodriguez.3952172
4.Rusty Greer.3874420
5.Julio Franco.3822680
6.Rafael Palmeiro.3786767
7.Mark Teixeira.3683006
8.Frank Howard.3674744
9.Mike Epstein.3652000
10.Mark McLemore.3632783

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  Year
1.Juan Gonzalez.6431996
2.Juan Gonzalez.6321993
3.Juan Gonzalez.6301998
 Rafael Palmeiro.6301999
5.Alex Rodriguez.6232002
6.Alex Rodriguez.6222001
7.Juan Gonzalez.6011999
8.Alex Rodriguez.6002003
9.Juan Gonzalez.5891997
10.Mark Teixeira.5752005

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  PA
1.Alex Rodriguez.6152172
2.Juan Gonzalez.5655925
3.Mark Teixeira.5333006
4.Rafael Palmeiro.5196767
5.Frank Howard.5034744
6.Ivan Rodriguez.4896062
7.Will Clark.4852604
8.Rusty Greer.4784420
9.Ruben Sierra.4734975
10.Dean Palmer.4703076

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  Year
1.Rafael Palmeiro1.0501999
2.Alex Rodriguez1.0212001
3.Alex Rodriguez1.0152002
4.Juan Gonzalez1.0111996
5.Juan Gonzalez1.0001993
6.Milton Bradley.9992008
7.Juan Gonzalez.9961998
 Alex Rodriguez.9962003
9.Juan Gonzalez.9791999
10.Frank Howard.9761969

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  PA
1.Alex Rodriguez1.0102172
2.Juan Gonzalez.9075925
3.Mark Teixeira.9013006
4.Rafael Palmeiro.8976767
5.Will Clark.8802604
6.Frank Howard.8704744
7.Rusty Greer.8654420
8.Ivan Rodriguez.8316062
9.Al Oliver.8242263
10.Julio Franco.8222680

Games
RankPlayer  G  Year
1.Al Oliver1631980
2.Buddy Bell1621979
 Alex Rodriguez1622001
 Alex Rodriguez1622002
 Ruben Sierra1621989
 Mark Teixeira1622005
 Mark Teixeira1622006
 George Wright1621983
 Michael Young1622006
10.Hank Blalock1612005
 Toby Harrah1611974
 Frank Howard1611969
 Frank Howard1611970
 Alex Rodriguez1612003
 Ruben Sierra1611991

Games
RankPlayer  G  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro15736767
2.Jim Sundberg15125378
3.Ivan Rodriguez14796062
4.Juan Gonzalez14005925
5.Toby Harrah13555407
6.Michael Young12165396
7.Ruben Sierra11904975
8.Frank Howard11724744
9.Ed Brinkman11434215
10.Rusty Greer10274420

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  Year
1.Michael Young6912006
2.Michael Young6902004
3.Buddy Bell6701979
4.Michael Young6682005
5.Michael Young6662003
6.Ruben Sierra6611991
7.Al Oliver6561980
8.Hank Blalock6472005
9.Michael Young6452008
10.Mark Teixeira6442005

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro58306767
2.Ivan Rodriguez56566062
3.Juan Gonzalez54355925
4.Michael Young49605396
5.Jim Sundberg46845378
6.Ruben Sierra45804975
7.Toby Harrah45725407
8.Frank Howard41204744
9.Ed Brinkman38474215
10.Rusty Greer38294420

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  Year
1.Michael Young7482006
2.Michael Young7392004
3.Alex Rodriguez7322001
 Michael Young7322005
5.Mark Teixeira7302005
6.Mark Teixeira7272006
7.Ruben Sierra7261991
8.Alex Rodriguez7252002
9.Buddy Bell7201979
10.Alex Rodriguez7152003

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro67676767
2.Ivan Rodriguez60626062
3.Juan Gonzalez59255925
4.Toby Harrah54075407
5.Michael Young53965396
6.Jim Sundberg53785378
7.Ruben Sierra49754975
8.Frank Howard47444744
9.Rusty Greer44204420
10.Ed Brinkman42154215

Runs
RankPlayer  R  Year
1.Alex Rodriguez1332001
2.Alex Rodriguez1252002
3.Rafael Palmeiro1241993
 Alex Rodriguez1242003
5.Ivan Rodriguez1161996
 Ivan Rodriguez1161999
7.Rafael Palmeiro1151991
8.Juan Gonzalez1141999
 Michael Young1142004
 Michael Young1142005

Runs
RankPlayer  R  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro9586767
2.Juan Gonzalez8785925
3.Ivan Rodriguez8526062
4.Michael Young7435396
5.Ruben Sierra6454975
6.Rusty Greer6434420
7.Toby Harrah6315407
8.Frank Howard5444744
9.Jim Sundberg4825378
10.Buddy Bell4714032

Hits
RankPlayer  H  Year
1.Michael Young2212005
2.Michael Young2172006
3.Michael Young2162004
4.Mickey Rivers2101980
5.Al Oliver2091980
6.Michael Young2042003
7.Rafael Palmeiro2031991
 Ruben Sierra2031991
9.Julio Franco2011991
 Alex Rodriguez2012001
 Michael Young2012007

Hits
RankPlayer  H  PA
1.Ivan Rodriguez17236062
2.Rafael Palmeiro16926767
3.Juan Gonzalez15955925
4.Michael Young14885396
5.Ruben Sierra12814975
6.Jim Sundberg11805378
7.Toby Harrah11745407
8.Rusty Greer11664420
9.Frank Howard11414744
10.Buddy Bell10604032

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  Year
1.Alex Rodriguez3932001
2.Alex Rodriguez3892002
3.Juan Gonzalez3821998
4.Mark Teixeira3702005
5.Alex Rodriguez3642003
6.Rafael Palmeiro3561999
7.Juan Gonzalez3481996
8.Ruben Sierra3441989
9.Michael Young3432005
10.Frank Howard3401969

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  PA
1.Juan Gonzalez30735925
2.Rafael Palmeiro30266767
3.Ivan Rodriguez27686062
4.Michael Young21905396
5.Ruben Sierra21664975
6.Frank Howard20744744
7.Rusty Greer18314420
8.Toby Harrah17775407
9.Jim Sundberg16145378
10.Buddy Bell15604032

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  Year
1.Michael Young522006
2.Juan Gonzalez501998
3.Rafael Palmeiro491991
4.Ivan Rodriguez471996
5.Mark Teixeira452006
6.Gary Matthews442006
 Ruben Sierra441991
8.Al Oliver431980
 Alfonso Soriano432005
10.Buddy Bell421979
 Rusty Greer421997
 Larry Parrish421984

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  PA
1.Ivan Rodriguez3446062
2.Rafael Palmeiro3216767
3.Juan Gonzalez3205925
4.Michael Young2755396
5.Rusty Greer2584420
6.Ruben Sierra2574975
7.Jim Sundberg2005378
8.Buddy Bell1974032
9.Toby Harrah1875407
10.Hank Blalock1743364

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  Year
1.Ruben Sierra141989
2.Chuck Hinton121963
3.David Hulse101993
 Ruben Sierra101986
 Ed Stroud101968
6.Ed Brinkman91966
 Marty Keough91961
 Michael Young92003
 Michael Young92004
10.Luis Alicea82000
 Don Blasingame81965
 Marlon Byrd82007
 Gary Pettis81990
 Del Unser81969
 Michael Young82002

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  PA
1.Ruben Sierra444975
2.Michael Young415396
3.Chuck Hinton302202
4.Ivan Rodriguez286062
5.Ed Brinkman274215
 Jim Sundberg275378
7.Rusty Greer254420
 Rafael Palmeiro256767
9.Ed Stroud241279
10.Toby Harrah225407
 Oddibe McDowell222265
 Del Unser222345

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Alex Rodriguez572002
2.Alex Rodriguez522001
3.Frank Howard481969
4.Juan Gonzalez471996
 Rafael Palmeiro471999
 Rafael Palmeiro472001
 Alex Rodriguez472003
8.Juan Gonzalez461993
9.Juan Gonzalez451998
10.Frank Howard441968
 Frank Howard441970

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  PA
1.Juan Gonzalez3725925
2.Rafael Palmeiro3216767
3.Frank Howard2464744
4.Ivan Rodriguez2156062
5.Ruben Sierra1804975
6.Alex Rodriguez1562172
7.Dean Palmer1543076
8.Mark Teixeira1533006
9.Larry Parrish1493547
10.Hank Blalock1273364

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  Year
1.Juan Gonzalez1571998
2.Rafael Palmeiro1481999
3.Juan Gonzalez1441996
 Mark Teixeira1442005
5.Alex Rodriguez1422002
6.Alex Rodriguez1352001
7.Juan Gonzalez1311997
8.Josh Hamilton1302008
9.Juan Gonzalez1281999
10.Frank Howard1261970

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  PA
1.Juan Gonzalez11805925
2.Rafael Palmeiro10396767
3.Ivan Rodriguez8296062
4.Ruben Sierra7424975
5.Frank Howard7014744
6.Michael Young6525396
7.Rusty Greer6144420
8.Toby Harrah5685407
9.Larry Parrish5223547
10.Buddy Bell4994032
 Mark Teixeira4993006

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Frank Howard1321970
2.Toby Harrah1131985
3.Toby Harrah1091977
4.Mike Hargrove1071978
 Mickey Tettleton1071995
6.Rafael Palmeiro1042002
7.Mike Hargrove1031977
 Rafael Palmeiro1032000
9.Frank Howard1021969
10.Rafael Palmeiro1012001

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro8056767
2.Toby Harrah7085407
3.Frank Howard5754744
4.Jim Sundberg5445378
5.Rusty Greer5194420
6.Mike Hargrove4353004
7.Pete O'Brien4043805
8.Juan Gonzalez3755925
9.Mark McLemore3582783
10.Michael Young3555396

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Pete Incaviglia1851986
2.Pete Incaviglia1681987
3.Jeff Burroughs1551975
 Frank Howard1551967
5.Dean Palmer1541992
 Dean Palmer1541993
 Larry Parrish1541987
8.Pete Incaviglia1531988
9.Don Lock1511963
10.Hank Blalock1492004

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  PA
1.Juan Gonzalez10765925
2.Frank Howard9094744
3.Michael Young7995396
4.Pete Incaviglia7882718
5.Ivan Rodriguez7636062
6.Dean Palmer7573076
7.Rafael Palmeiro7546767
8.Larry Parrish7153547
9.Jim Sundberg6875378
10.Ruben Sierra6764975

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  Year
1.Bump Wills521978
2.Dave Nelson511972
3.Otis Nixon501995
4.Cecil Espy451989
5.Bill Sample441983
6.Dave Nelson431973
7.Tom Goodwin391999
8.Tom Goodwin381998
 Gary Pettis381990
10.Bobby Bonds371978

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  PA
1.Bump Wills1612962
2.Toby Harrah1535407
3.Dave Nelson1442296
4.Oddibe McDowell1292265
5.Julio Franco982680
6.Tom Goodwin931298
7.Chuck Hinton922202
 Bill Sample922423
9.Cecil Espy91994
10.Ruben Sierra904975

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  Year
1.Mickey Rivers1651980
2.Julio Franco1561991
3.Michael Young1542007
4.Michael Young1522004
 Michael Young1522005
6.Otis Nixon1511995
7.Michael Young1482003
 Michael Young1482006
9.Darryl Hamilton1451996
10.Ed Brinkman1441970
 Al Oliver1441980

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  PA
1.Ivan Rodriguez11366062
2.Michael Young10575396
3.Rafael Palmeiro10256767
4.Jim Sundberg8935378
5.Juan Gonzalez8825925
6.Toby Harrah8415407
7.Ruben Sierra8004975
8.Rusty Greer7644420
9.Buddy Bell7554032
10.Frank Howard7204744

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  Year
1.Frank Howard1781969
2.Mike Epstein1761969
3.Frank Howard1701968
4.Frank Howard1701970
5.Juan Gonzalez1691993
6.Milton Bradley1632008
7.Jeff Burroughs1621974
8.Alex Rodriguez1602001
9.Rafael Palmeiro1591999
10.Alex Rodriguez1582002

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  PA
1.Alex Rodriguez1552172
2.Frank Howard1534744
3.Rafael Palmeiro1376767
4.Juan Gonzalez1335925
5.Mike Epstein1312000
6.Mike Hargrove1303004
7.Al Oliver1302263
8.Julio Franco1292680
9.Mark Teixeira1283006
10.Will Clark1232604

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  Year
1.Alex Rodriguez1592001
2.Alex Rodriguez1532002
3.Rafael Palmeiro1521999
4.Alex Rodriguez1482003
5.Mark Teixeira1402005
6.Rafael Palmeiro1352001
7.Juan Gonzalez1341998
8.Rusty Greer1321997
 Frank Howard1321969
10.Frank Howard1301970

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro11726767
2.Juan Gonzalez10185925
3.Ivan Rodriguez8916062
4.Frank Howard7474744
 Michael Young7475396
6.Rusty Greer7314420
7.Ruben Sierra6884975
8.Toby Harrah6815407
9.Jim Sundberg5435378
10.Buddy Bell5364032

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  Year
1.Frank Howard621969
2.Frank Howard601970
3.Alex Rodriguez572001
4.Rafael Palmeiro531999
5.Alex Rodriguez532002
6.Jeff Burroughs491974
7.Rafael Palmeiro491991
8.Juan Gonzalez481993
9.Frank Howard481968
10.Mike Epstein441969

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro3186767
2.Frank Howard2844744
3.Juan Gonzalez2355925
4.Alex Rodriguez1542172
5.Mike Hargrove1283004
6.Rusty Greer1244420
7.Mark Teixeira1103006
8.Julio Franco1012680
9.Toby Harrah1005407
10.Will Clark922604

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  Year
1.Frank Howard6.31969
2.Frank Howard5.91970
3.Frank Howard5.31968
 Alex Rodriguez5.32001
5.Jeff Burroughs5.11974
6.Alex Rodriguez4.92002
7.Rafael Palmeiro4.81991
8.Rafael Palmeiro4.71999
9.Mike Epstein4.51969
 Juan Gonzalez4.51993

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro29.76767
2.Frank Howard29.54744
3.Juan Gonzalez21.75925
4.Alex Rodriguez14.32172
5.Mike Hargrove12.93004
6.Rusty Greer11.34420
7.Mark Teixeira10.33006
8.Julio Franco10.02680
9.Toby Harrah9.95407
10.Buddy Bell8.94032

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  Year
1.Juan Gonzalez971998
2.Alex Rodriguez872001
 Mark Teixeira872005
4.Alex Rodriguez862002
5.Alex Rodriguez832003
6.Juan Gonzalez821996
7.Alfonso Soriano812005
8.Juan Gonzalez801993
 Rafael Palmeiro802001
10.Rafael Palmeiro791993
 Mark Teixeira792006

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  PA
1.Juan Gonzalez7135925
2.Rafael Palmeiro6676767
3.Ivan Rodriguez5876062
4.Ruben Sierra4814975
5.Michael Young4315396
6.Frank Howard4214744
7.Rusty Greer4024420
8.Mark Teixeira3383006
9.Toby Harrah3335407
10.Hank Blalock3143364

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  Year
1.Frank Howard2941970
2.Alex Rodriguez2922001
3.Alex Rodriguez2842002
4.Rafael Palmeiro2831999
 Alex Rodriguez2832003
6.Frank Howard2821969
 Michael Young2822005
8.Rusty Greer2791997
9.Rafael Palmeiro2771991
 Mark Teixeira2772005

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro25516767
2.Ivan Rodriguez20666062
3.Juan Gonzalez20235925
4.Toby Harrah19085407
5.Michael Young18595396
6.Jim Sundberg17435378
7.Frank Howard17404744
8.Rusty Greer17074420
9.Ruben Sierra16094975
10.Buddy Bell14114032

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  Year
1.Mike Epstein.7811969
2.Milton Bradley.7652008
3.Frank Howard.7601969
4.Frank Howard.7571968
 Frank Howard.7571970
6.Rafael Palmeiro.7541999
7.Alex Rodriguez.7512001
8.Alex Rodriguez.7462002
9.Juan Gonzalez.7381993
10.Jeff Burroughs.7371974

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  PA
1.Bill Sample.8882423
2.Alex Rodriguez.7512172
3.Will Clark.7182604
4.Mike Hargrove.6873004
5.Rusty Greer.6804420
6.Al Oliver.6672263
7.Julio Franco.6572680
8.Jim King.6292468
9.Pete O'Brien.5963805
10.Bump Wills.5612962

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  Year
1.Alex Rodriguez162001
2.Alex Rodriguez152003
3.Mark Teixeira142003
4.Mike Epstein131968
 Juan Gonzalez131993
6.Scott Fletcher121988
7.Frank Catalanotto112007
 Mark Teixeira112005
9.Einar Diaz102003
 Mike Epstein101969
 Toby Harrah101977
 Rafael Palmeiro101992
 Kevin Reimer101992
 Alex Rodriguez102002
 Alfonso Soriano102004
 Mark Teixeira102004
 Fred Valentine101966
 Fred Valentine101967

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro546767
2.Juan Gonzalez535925
3.Mike Epstein452000
4.Mark Teixeira423006
5.Alex Rodriguez412172
6.Frank Catalanotto391743
 Ivan Rodriguez396062
8.Mike Hargrove273004
 Pete Incaviglia272718
 Dean Palmer273076

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  Year
1.Bert Campaneris401977
2.Bert Campaneris251978
3.Jim Sundberg201977
4.Nelson Norman181979
5.Jim Sundberg171974
6.Kevin Elster161996
 Len Randle161974
8.Scott Fletcher151988
 Danny O'Connell151961
 Bump Wills151980

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  PA
1.Jim Sundberg1025378
2.Bert Campaneris65977
3.Toby Harrah565407
4.Bump Wills512962
5.Len Randle432392
6.Scott Fletcher392229
 Mark McLemore392783
8.Steve Buechele383047
9.Dave Nelson372296
10.Dick Bosman34382
 Ed Brinkman344215

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  Year
1.Jeff Burroughs121974
 Juan Gonzalez121999
 Ruben Sierra121987
4.Jeff Burroughs111973
 Will Clark111995
 Kevin Elster111996
 Juan Gonzalez111998
8.Buddy Bell101979
 Buddy Bell101981
 Juan Gonzalez101997
 Rusty Greer101996
 Pete O'Brien101987
 Ruben Sierra101989

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  PA
1.Ruben Sierra664975
2.Rafael Palmeiro656767
3.Juan Gonzalez605925
4.Ivan Rodriguez476062
5.Toby Harrah455407
6.Buddy Bell444032
 Rusty Greer444420
8.Pete O'Brien403805
 Michael Young405396
10.Will Clark362604

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  Year
1.Frank Howard291970
2.Rafael Palmeiro221993
3.Frank Howard201971
4.Frank Howard191969
5.Rafael Palmeiro172000
6.Rafael Palmeiro162002
7.Rafael Palmeiro141999
8.Milton Bradley132008
 Mike Hargrove131976
 Ruben Sierra131990

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  PA
1.Rafael Palmeiro1136767
2.Frank Howard1034744
3.Juan Gonzalez655925
4.Buddy Bell474032
5.Ruben Sierra464975
6.Mark Teixeira443006<