Best 13th seasons in MLB history
Who had the best 13th season in MLB history?
Mark McGwire holds the best 13th season in home runs: 70 in 1998, and Charlie Gehringer in 1936 in hits (227).
Home runs
| # | Player | Season | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McGwire | 1998 | 70 |
| 2 | Sammy Sosa | 2001 | 64 |
| 3 | Babe Ruth | 1926 | 47 |
| 4 | Jim Thome | 2003 | 47 |
| 5 | Willie Mays | 1964 | 47 |
| 6 | Manny Ramirez | 2005 | 45 |
| 7 | Frank Howard | 1970 | 44 |
| 8 | Hank Aaron | 1966 | 44 |
| 9 | Gary Sheffield | 2000 | 43 |
| 10 | Rafael Palmeiro | 1998 | 43 |
Hits
RBI
| # | Player | Season | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Sosa | 2001 | 160 |
| 2 | Mark McGwire | 1998 | 147 |
| 3 | Babe Ruth | 1926 | 146 |
| 4 | Manny Ramirez | 2005 | 144 |
| 5 | Matt Williams | 1999 | 142 |
| 6 | Andres Galarraga | 1997 | 140 |
| 7 | Juan Alberto Gonzalez | 2001 | 140 |
| 8 | Jim Thome | 2003 | 131 |
| 9 | Jack Fournier | 1925 | 130 |
| 10 | Hank Aaron | 1966 | 127 |
Stolen bases
Strikeouts (pitching)
| # | Player | Season | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | 2000 | 347 |
| 2 | Roger Clemens | 1996 | 257 |
| 3 | Jim Bunning | 1967 | 253 |
| 4 | Pedro Martinez | 2004 | 227 |
| 5 | Nolan Ryan | 1979 | 223 |
| 6 | Kevin Brown | 1999 | 221 |
| 7 | Justin Verlander | 2017 | 219 |
| 8 | Roy Halladay | 2010 | 219 |
| 9 | Gaylord Perry | 1974 | 216 |
| 10 | Chuck Finley | 1998 | 212 |
Wins (pitching)
Saves
| # | Player | Season | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Wickman | 2005 | 45 |
| 2 | Randy Myers | 1997 | 45 |
| 3 | Francisco Rodriguez | 2014 | 44 |
| 4 | Joe Nathan | 2013 | 43 |
| 5 | Lee Smith | 1992 | 43 |
| 6 | Trevor Hoffman | 2005 | 43 |
| 7 | Jose Mesa | 2001 | 42 |
| 8 | Kenley Jansen | 2022 | 41 |
| 9 | Jeff Reardon | 1991 | 40 |
| 10 | Mike Jackson | 1998 | 40 |
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