Best 14th seasons in MLB history
Who had the best 14th season in MLB history?
Mark McGwire holds the best 14th season in home runs: 65 in 1999, and Paul Molitor in 1991 in hits (216).
Home runs
| # | Player | Season | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McGwire | 1999 | 65 |
| 2 | Babe Ruth | 1927 | 60 |
| 3 | Alex Rodriguez | 2007 | 54 |
| 4 | Willie Mays | 1965 | 52 |
| 5 | Jimmie Foxx | 1938 | 50 |
| 6 | Lou Gehrig | 1936 | 49 |
| 7 | Sammy Sosa | 2002 | 49 |
| 8 | Rafael Palmeiro | 1999 | 47 |
| 9 | Jose Canseco | 1998 | 46 |
| 10 | Andres Galarraga | 1998 | 44 |
Hits
| # | Player | Season | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Molitor | 1991 | 216 |
| 2 | Pete Rose | 1976 | 215 |
| 3 | Tris Speaker | 1920 | 214 |
| 4 | Freddie Freeman | 2023 | 211 |
| 5 | Charlie Gehringer | 1937 | 209 |
| 6 | George Sisler | 1929 | 205 |
| 7 | Lou Gehrig | 1936 | 205 |
| 8 | Bill Buckner | 1982 | 201 |
| 9 | Zack Wheat | 1922 | 201 |
| 10 | Robin Yount | 1987 | 198 |
RBI
| # | Player | Season | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Foxx | 1938 | 175 |
| 2 | Babe Ruth | 1927 | 164 |
| 3 | Alex Rodriguez | 2007 | 156 |
| 4 | Lou Gehrig | 1936 | 152 |
| 5 | Rafael Palmeiro | 1999 | 148 |
| 6 | Mark McGwire | 1999 | 147 |
| 7 | Edgar Martinez | 2000 | 145 |
| 8 | Hal McRae | 1982 | 133 |
| 9 | Vinny Castilla | 2004 | 131 |
| 10 | Dixie Walker | 1945 | 124 |
Stolen bases
| # | Player | Season | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Brock | 1974 | 118 |
| 2 | Joe Morgan | 1976 | 60 |
| 3 | Otis Nixon | 1996 | 54 |
| 4 | Max Carey | 1923 | 51 |
| 5 | Arlie Latham | 1895 | 48 |
| 6 | Rickey Henderson | 1992 | 48 |
| 7 | Bill Dahlen | 1904 | 47 |
| 8 | Buck Ewing | 1893 | 47 |
| 9 | Davey Lopes | 1985 | 47 |
| 10 | George Vanhaltren | 1900 | 45 |
Strikeouts (pitching)
| # | Player | Season | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | 2001 | 372 |
| 2 | Curt Schilling | 2001 | 293 |
| 3 | Roger Clemens | 1997 | 292 |
| 4 | Justin Verlander | 2018 | 290 |
| 5 | Phil Niekro | 1977 | 262 |
| 6 | Max Scherzer | 2021 | 236 |
| 7 | Gaylord Perry | 1975 | 233 |
| 8 | Chris Sale | 2024 | 225 |
| 9 | Roy Halladay | 2011 | 220 |
| 10 | Charlie Morton | 2021 | 216 |
Wins (pitching)
Saves
| # | Player | Season | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Smoltz | 2002 | 55 |
| 2 | Lee Smith | 1993 | 46 |
| 3 | Trevor Hoffman | 2006 | 46 |
| 4 | Dennis Eckersley | 1988 | 45 |
| 5 | Jose Mesa | 2002 | 45 |
| 6 | Mariano Rivera | 2008 | 39 |
| 7 | Mike Jackson | 1999 | 39 |
| 8 | Francisco Rodriguez | 2015 | 38 |
| 9 | Rick Aguilera | 1998 | 38 |
| 10 | Todd Jones | 2006 | 37 |
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