Best 11th seasons in MLB history
Who had the best 11th season in MLB history?
Sammy Sosa holds the best 11th season in home runs: 63 in 1999, and Rod Carew in 1977 in hits (239).
Home runs
| # | Player | Season | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Sosa | 1999 | 63 |
| 2 | Kyle Schwarber | 2025 | 56 |
| 3 | Mickey Mantle | 1961 | 54 |
| 4 | Mark McGwire | 1996 | 52 |
| 5 | Frank Robinson | 1966 | 49 |
| 6 | Harmon Killebrew | 1964 | 49 |
| 7 | Jim Thome | 2001 | 49 |
| 8 | Willie Mays | 1962 | 49 |
| 9 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 1999 | 48 |
| 10 | Babe Ruth | 1924 | 46 |
Hits
| # | Player | Season | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Carew | 1977 | 239 |
| 2 | Pete Rose | 1973 | 230 |
| 3 | Harry Heilmann | 1925 | 225 |
| 4 | Heinie Manush | 1933 | 221 |
| 5 | Dante Bichette | 1998 | 219 |
| 6 | Paul Waner | 1936 | 218 |
| 7 | Magglio Ordonez | 2007 | 216 |
| 8 | Buddy Myer | 1935 | 215 |
| 9 | Richie Ashburn | 1958 | 215 |
| 10 | Charlie Gehringer | 1934 | 214 |
RBI
| # | Player | Season | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Delgado | 2003 | 145 |
| 2 | Frank Thomas | 2000 | 143 |
| 3 | Rogers Hornsby | 1925 | 143 |
| 4 | Rafael Palmeiro | 1996 | 142 |
| 5 | Sammy Sosa | 1999 | 141 |
| 6 | Willie Mays | 1962 | 141 |
| 7 | Lou Gehrig | 1933 | 139 |
| 8 | Magglio Ordonez | 2007 | 139 |
| 9 | Miguel Cabrera | 2013 | 137 |
| 10 | Mel Ott | 1936 | 135 |
Stolen bases
| # | Player | Season | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Stovey | 1890 | 97 |
| 2 | Ty Cobb | 1915 | 96 |
| 3 | Tom Brown | 1892 | 78 |
| 4 | Rickey Henderson | 1989 | 77 |
| 5 | Juan Pierre | 2010 | 68 |
| 6 | Joe Morgan | 1973 | 67 |
| 7 | Arlie Latham | 1892 | 66 |
| 8 | Ned Hanlon | 1890 | 65 |
| 9 | Lou Brock | 1971 | 64 |
| 10 | Honus Wagner | 1907 | 61 |
Strikeouts (pitching)
| # | Player | Season | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Koufax | 1965 | 382 |
| 2 | Nolan Ryan | 1977 | 341 |
| 3 | Randy Johnson | 1998 | 329 |
| 4 | Curt Schilling | 1998 | 300 |
| 5 | Max Scherzer | 2018 | 300 |
| 6 | Bob Gibson | 1969 | 269 |
| 7 | Jim Bunning | 1965 | 268 |
| 8 | Pedro Martinez | 2002 | 239 |
| 9 | Kevin Gausman | 2023 | 237 |
| 10 | Gaylord Perry | 1972 | 234 |
Wins (pitching)
Saves
| # | Player | Season | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Benitez | 2004 | 47 |
| 2 | Mike Williams | 2002 | 46 |
| 3 | Tom Gordon | 1998 | 46 |
| 4 | Joe Borowski | 2007 | 45 |
| 5 | John Wetteland | 1999 | 43 |
| 6 | Mariano Rivera | 2005 | 43 |
| 7 | Rafael Soriano | 2012 | 42 |
| 8 | Eddie Guardado | 2003 | 41 |
| 9 | Huston Street | 2015 | 40 |
| 10 | Francisco Cordero | 2009 | 39 |
Regular season only, counting stats only. A season is numbered from the first season on file for that player, so a career that began before the league’s rows start is numbered from where the data does. MLB all-time records