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This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year CareerG  Single-SeasonG  ActiveG  YearlyG 
1871Dave Eggler, Bob Ferguson, John Hatfield, Dickey Pearce, and Joe Start33 Dave Eggler, Bob Ferguson, John Hatfield, Dickey Pearce, and Joe Start33 Dave Eggler, Bob Ferguson, John Hatfield, Dickey Pearce, and Joe Start33 Dave Eggler, Bob Ferguson, John Hatfield, Dickey Pearce, and Joe Start33
1872Dave Eggler and John Hatfield89 Dave Eggler, John Hatfield, Nat Hicks, Lip Pike, and John Radcliffe56 Dave Eggler and John Hatfield89 Dave Eggler, John Hatfield, Nat Hicks, Lip Pike, and John Radcliffe56
1873Dave Eggler142 Ross Barnes, Harry Schafer, Al Spalding+, and Deacon White60 Dave Eggler142 Ross Barnes, Harry Schafer, Al Spalding+, and Deacon White60
1874Harry Schafer and Al Spalding+210 Andy Leonard, Harry Schafer, and Al Spalding+71 Harry Schafer and Al Spalding+210 Andy Leonard, Harry Schafer, and Al Spalding+71
1875Andy Leonard286 Tom Carey, Jack Remsen, and Tom York86 Andy Leonard286 Tom Carey, Jack Remsen, and Tom York86

1876Andy Leonard and Al Spalding+350 Jack Manning, Jim O'Rourke+, Harry Schafer, and George Wright+70 Andy Leonard and Al Spalding+350 Jack Manning, Jim O'Rourke+, Harry Schafer, and George Wright+70
1877Al Spalding+410 Jack Manning, Jim O'Rourke+, Harry Schafer, and George Wright+70 Al Spalding+410 Tommy Bond, Bill Crowley, Jim Devlin, George Hall, John Morrill, Jim O'Rourke+, Orator Shaffer, Pop Snyder, and George Wright+61
1878Andy Leonard468 Jack Manning, Jim O'Rourke+, Harry Schafer, and George Wright+70 Andy Leonard468 John Clapp, Silver Flint, Russ McKelvy, Orator Shaffer, and Ned Williamson63
1879Tom York539 Paul Hines, Mike McGeary, and George Wright+85 Tom York539 Paul Hines, Mike McGeary, and George Wright+85
1880Joe Start598 Emil Gross87 Joe Start598 Emil Gross87
1881Joe Start and Tom York677 Emil Gross87 Joe Start and Tom York677 John Cassidy, Roger Connor+, Jerry Denny, Bob Ferguson, Jack Glasscock, Frank Hankinson, Bill Phillips, Orator Shaffer, John Ward+, and Tom York85
1882Joe Start759 Emil Gross87 Joe Start759 Lon Knight86
1883Tom York858 Joe Farrell, Sadie Houck, and Martin Powell101 Tom York858 Joe Farrell, Sadie Houck, and Martin Powell101
1884Jim O'Rourke+952 Roger Connor+, Billy Geer, and Alex McKinnon116 Jim O'Rourke+952 Roger Connor+, Billy Geer, and Alex McKinnon116
1885Jim O'Rourke+1064 Roger Connor+, Billy Geer, and Alex McKinnon116 Jim O'Rourke+1064 Abner Dalrymple and Ned Williamson113
1886Cap Anson+1182 Bill McClellan, Bill Phillips, and George Pinkney141 Cap Anson+1182 Bill McClellan, Bill Phillips, and George Pinkney141
1887Cap Anson+1304 Bill McClellan, Bill Phillips, and George Pinkney141 Cap Anson+1304 Oyster Burns and Blondie Purcell140
1888Cap Anson+1438 George Pinkney143 Cap Anson+1438 George Pinkney143
1889Cap Anson+1572 George Pinkney143 Cap Anson+1572 Ollie Beard141
1890Cap Anson+1711 George Pinkney143 Cap Anson+1711 Mike Lehane140
1891Cap Anson+1847 George Pinkney143 Cap Anson+1847 Cupid Childs, Charlie Comiskey+, Bill Hallman, Dummy Hoy, and Ed McKean141
1892Cap Anson+1993 Roger Connor+155 Cap Anson+1993 Roger Connor+155
1893Cap Anson+2096 Roger Connor+155 Cap Anson+2096 Eddie Burke, Roger Connor+, Joe Quinn, and John Ward+135
1894Cap Anson+2179 Roger Connor+155 Cap Anson+2179 George Van Haltren137
1895Cap Anson+2301 Roger Connor+155 Cap Anson+2301 Joe Quinn134
1896Cap Anson+2409 Roger Connor+155 Cap Anson+2409 Jesse Burkett+, Ed Cartwright, Gene DeMontreville, Kid Gleason, Ed McKean, Mike Tiernan, and George Van Haltren133
1897Cap Anson+2523 Roger Connor+155 Cap Anson+2523 Tom McCreery138
1898Cap Anson+2523 George Van Haltren156 Bid McPhee+2024 George Van Haltren156
1899Cap Anson+2523 George Van Haltren156 Bid McPhee+2135 Buck Freeman155
1900Cap Anson+2523 George Van Haltren156 Jim O'Rourke+1998 Jimmy Collins+142
1901Cap Anson+2523 George Van Haltren156 Jim O'Rourke+1998 Jesse Burkett+ and Otto Krueger142
1902Cap Anson+2523 George Van Haltren156 Jim O'Rourke+1998 Cozy Dolan141
1903Cap Anson+2523 George Van Haltren156 Jimmy Ryan2012 Ginger Beaumont, George Browne, Hobe Ferris, Buck Freeman, and Candy LaChance141
1904Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Jake Beckley+2133 Jimmy Barrett162
1905Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Jake Beckley+2267 Bobby Wallace+156
1906Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Jake Beckley+2354 Elmer Flick+157
1907Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Jake Beckley+2386 Jiggs Donahue157
1908Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Bill Dahlen2370 Art Devlin, Nap Lajoie+, and Joe Tinker+157
1909Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Bill Dahlen2439 Donie Bush157
1910Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Bill Dahlen2442 Nap Lajoie+159
1911Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Bill Dahlen2443 Dick Hoblitzel and Ed Konetchy158
1912Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Bobby Wallace+2239 Morrie Rath157
1913Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Bobby Wallace+2294 Fred Luderus, Del Pratt, and Chief Wilson155
1914Cap Anson+2523 Jimmy Barrett162 Honus Wagner+2439 Del Pratt, Tris Speaker+, and Harry Swacina158
1915Honus Wagner+2595 Jimmy Barrett162 Honus Wagner+2595 Tommy Griffith and Heinie Groh160
1916Honus Wagner+2718 Jimmy Barrett162 Honus Wagner+2718 Eddie Foster, Ed Konetchy, and Del Pratt158
1917Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Honus Wagner+2792 Everett Scott157
1918Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Bobby Wallace+2383 Charlie Hollocher131
1919Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Sherry Magee2087 Frank Baker+, Duffy Lewis, and Sam Rice+141
1920Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+2041 Jimmy Johnston, George Kelly+, and Milt Stock155
1921Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+2169 Jimmie Dykes155
1922Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+2306 Dave Bancroft+, George Burns, Jake Daubert, and Babe Pinelli156
1923Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+2451 Earl Sheely156
1924Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+2606 Bill Wambsganss156
1925Honus Wagner+2792 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+2727 Bob Meusel156
1926Ty Cobb+2806 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+2806 Kiki Cuyler+157
1927Ty Cobb+2940 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+2940 Eddie Brown, Lou Gehrig+, Rogers Hornsby+, and Paul Waner+155
1928Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Ty Cobb+3035 Del Bissonette, Willie Kamm, and Joe Sewell+155
1929Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Eddie Collins+2823 Rogers Hornsby+156
1930Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Eddie Collins+2826 Kiki Cuyler+, Woody English, Chuck Klein+, and Tommy Thevenow156
1931Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Rabbit Maranville+2355 Wally Berger, Joe Cronin+, and Woody English156
1932Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Rabbit Maranville+2504 Lou Gehrig+156
1933Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Rabbit Maranville+2647 Charlie Gehringer+ and Billy Rogell155
1934Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Rabbit Maranville+2647 Earl Averill+, Jack Burns, Ripper Collins, Charlie Gehringer+, Lou Gehrig+, Marv Owen, Billy Rogell, Jack Rothrock, and Hal Trosky154
1935Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Rabbit Maranville+2670 Ethan Allen and Dolph Camilli156
1936Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Frankie Frisch+2294 Buddy Hassett, Gus Suhr, and Arky Vaughan+156
1937Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Frankie Frisch+2311 Lou Gehrig+157
1938Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Goose Goslin+2287 Frankie Crosetti and Lou Gehrig+157
1939Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Jimmie Dykes2282 Dolph Camilli157
1940Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Al Simmons+2162 Arky Vaughan+156
1941Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Charlie Gehringer+2278 Joe Gordon156
1942Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Paul Waner+2374 Les Fleming156
1943Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Paul Waner+2456 Vince DiMaggio and Stan Musial+157
1944Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Mel Ott+2560 Babe Dahlgren158
1945Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Mel Ott+2695 Emil Verban and Rudy York155
1946Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Mel Ott+2726 Stan Musial+ and Enos Slaughter+156
1947Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Mel Ott+2730 Eddie Lake158
1948Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Doc Cramer2239 Ralph Kiner+ and Stan Rojek156
1949Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Luke Appling+2372 Stan Musial+157
1950Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Luke Appling+2422 Johnny Groth, Granny Hamner, Willie Jones, George Kell+, and Jerry Priddy157
1951Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Wally Moses2012 Carl Furillo and Gil Hodges158
1952Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Phil Cavarretta1926 Eddie Yost157
1953Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Bob Elliott1978 Ralph Kiner+158
1954Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Phil Cavarretta2024 Jim Busby, Chico Carrasquel, Nellie Fox+, Harvey Kuenn, and Eddie Yost155
1955Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Phil Cavarretta2030 Gene Baker, Ernie Banks+, Gus Bell, Nellie Fox+, Johnny Logan, Stan Musial+, Wally Post, Al Smith, and Bill Tuttle154
1956Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Stan Musial+2144 Frank Thomas and Bill Virdon157
1957Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Stan Musial+2278 Richie Ashburn+ and Ernie Banks+156
1958Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Stan Musial+2413 Nellie Fox+ and Frank Malzone155
1959Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Stan Musial+2528 Nellie Fox+156
1960Ty Cobb+3035 Jimmy Barrett162 Stan Musial+2644 Ernie Banks+156
1961Ty Cobb+3035 Rocky Colavito and Brooks Robinson+163 Stan Musial+2767 Rocky Colavito and Brooks Robinson+163
1962Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Stan Musial+2902 Maury Wills165
1963Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Stan Musial+3026 Vada Pinson, Ron Santo, and Bill White162
1964Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Nellie Fox+2346 Leo Cardenas, Brooks Robinson+, and Leon Wagner163
1965Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Nellie Fox+2367 Ron Santo and Billy Williams+164
1966Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Eddie Mathews+2223 Don Buford163
1967Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Eddie Mathews+2360 Cesar Tovar164
1968Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Willie Mays+2446 Billy Williams+163
1969Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Willie Mays+2563 Billy Williams+163
1970Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Willie Mays+2702 Sandy Alomar and Roy White162
1971Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Willie Mays+2838 Sandy Alomar and Rusty Staub162
1972Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Willie Mays+2926 Ed Brinkman156
1973Ty Cobb+3035 Maury Wills165 Willie Mays+2992 Sal Bando, Ed Brinkman, Bobby Grich, Bill Russell, Ken Singleton, and Roy White162
1974Hank Aaron+3076 Maury Wills165 Hank Aaron+3076 Pete Rose163
1975Hank Aaron+3213 Maury Wills165 Hank Aaron+3213 Dave Cash, Felix Millan, and Pete Rose162
1976Hank Aaron+3298 Maury Wills165 Hank Aaron+3298 Willie Montanez163
1977Hank Aaron+3298 Maury Wills165 Brooks Robinson+2896 Al Cowens, Steve Garvey, Hal McRae, and Pete Rose162
1978Hank Aaron+3298 Maury Wills165 Carl Yastrzemski+2715 Jim Rice163
1979Hank Aaron+3298 Maury Wills165 Carl Yastrzemski+2862 Frank Taveras164
1980Hank Aaron+3298 Maury Wills165 Carl Yastrzemski+2967 Steve Garvey and Al Oliver163
1981Hank Aaron+3298 Maury Wills165 Carl Yastrzemski+3058 Steve Garvey and Ozzie Smith+110
1982Hank Aaron+3298 Maury Wills165 Carl Yastrzemski+3189 Dwight Evans, Steve Garvey, Alfredo Griffin, Toby Harrah, Gary Matthews, Dale Murphy, Johnny Ray, and Pete Rose162
1983Carl Yastrzemski+3308 Maury Wills165 Carl Yastrzemski+3308 Alfredo Griffin, Dale Murphy, Cal Ripken+, and George Wright162
1984Pete Rose3371 Maury Wills165 Pete Rose3371 Dwight Evans, Gary Gaetti, Dale Murphy, Eddie Murray+, and Cal Ripken+162
1985Pete Rose3490 Maury Wills165 Pete Rose3490 Greg Walker163
1986Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Pete Rose3562 Tony Fernandez163
1987Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Reggie Jackson+2820 Bill Doran and Cal Ripken+162
1988Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Graig Nettles2700 Will Clark and Robin Yount+162
1989Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Darrell Evans2687 Bobby Bonilla and Jose Oquendo163
1990Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Bill Buckner2517 Joe Carter and Roberto Kelly162
1991Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Dwight Evans2606 Joe Carter, Cecil Fielder, and Cal Ripken+162
1992Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Robin Yount+2729 Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Steve Finley, and Cal Ripken+162
1993Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Robin Yount+2856 Jeff Conine and Cal Ripken+162
1994Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Dave Winfield+2927 Dante Bichette116
1995Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Dave Winfield+2973 Edgar Martinez and Frank Thomas145
1996Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Eddie Murray+2971 Cal Ripken+ and Todd Zeile163
1997Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Eddie Murray+3026 Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Brian Hunter, Eric Karros, Cal Ripken+, and Sammy Sosa162
1998Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Cal Ripken+2704 Albert Belle163
1999Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Cal Ripken+2790 Jeff Bagwell, Andruw Jones, John Olerud, Sammy Sosa, and B.J. Surhoff162
2000Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Cal Ripken+2873 Jose Cruz, Carlos Delgado, Luis Gonzalez, Shawn Green, and Neifi Perez162
2001Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Cal Ripken+3001 Bobby Abreu, Orlando Cabrera, Carlos Delgado, Luis Gonzalez, Terrence Long, Alex Rodriguez, and Miguel Tejada162
2002Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Rickey Henderson3051 Carlos Beltran, Aaron Boone, Derrek Lee, Terrence Long, Alex Rodriguez, and Miguel Tejada162
2003Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Rickey Henderson3081 Hideki Matsui163
2004Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Rafael Palmeiro2721 Steve Finley, Hideki Matsui, Juan Pierre, and Miguel Tejada162
2005Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Rafael Palmeiro2831 Bobby Abreu, Jason Bay, Raul Ibanez, Carlos Lee, Hideki Matsui, Juan Pierre, Alex Rodriguez, Ichiro Suzuki, Mark Teixeira, and Miguel Tejada162
2006Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Barry Bonds2860 Jeff Francoeur, Juan Pierre, Grady Sizemore, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Tejada, and Michael Young162
2007Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Barry Bonds2986 Jeff Francoeur, Carlos Lee, Juan Pierre, Jimmy Rollins, Grady Sizemore, Delmon Young, and Ryan Zimmerman162
2008Pete Rose3562 Maury Wills165 Omar Vizquel2680 Justin Morneau163
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