Best 17th seasons in MLB history
Who had the best 17th season in MLB history?
Babe Ruth holds the best 17th season in home runs: 49 in 1930, and Zack Wheat in 1925 in hits (221).
Home runs
| # | Player | Season | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Ruth | 1930 | 49 |
| 2 | Barry Bonds | 2002 | 46 |
| 3 | Rafael Palmeiro | 2002 | 43 |
| 4 | Harmon Killebrew | 1970 | 41 |
| 5 | Darrell Evans | 1985 | 40 |
| 6 | Frank Thomas | 2006 | 39 |
| 7 | Hank Aaron | 1970 | 38 |
| 8 | Gary Sheffield | 2004 | 36 |
| 9 | Jim Thome | 2007 | 35 |
| 10 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 2005 | 35 |
Hits
RBI
| # | Player | Season | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Ruth | 1930 | 153 |
| 2 | Tris Speaker | 1923 | 130 |
| 3 | Alex Rodriguez | 2010 | 125 |
| 4 | Gary Sheffield | 2004 | 121 |
| 5 | Hank Aaron | 1970 | 118 |
| 6 | Frank Thomas | 2006 | 114 |
| 7 | Harmon Killebrew | 1970 | 113 |
| 8 | Dwight Evans | 1988 | 111 |
| 9 | Barry Bonds | 2002 | 110 |
| 10 | Bill Buckner | 1985 | 110 |
Stolen bases
| # | Player | Season | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buck Ewing | 1896 | 41 |
| 2 | Lou Brock | 1977 | 35 |
| 3 | Rickey Henderson | 1995 | 32 |
| 4 | Joe Morgan | 1979 | 28 |
| 5 | Willie Wilson | 1992 | 28 |
| 6 | George Davis | 1906 | 27 |
| 7 | Otis Nixon | 1999 | 26 |
| 8 | Omar Vizquel | 2005 | 24 |
| 9 | Sam Crawford | 1915 | 24 |
| 10 | Kenny Lofton | 2007 | 23 |
Strikeouts (pitching)
| # | Player | Season | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | 2004 | 290 |
| 2 | Bert Blyleven | 1986 | 215 |
| 3 | Curt Schilling | 2004 | 203 |
| 4 | Roger Clemens | 2000 | 188 |
| 5 | Justin Verlander | 2022 | 185 |
| 6 | Kevin Brown | 2003 | 185 |
| 7 | Early Wynn | 1957 | 184 |
| 8 | Nolan Ryan | 1983 | 183 |
| 9 | Steve Carlton | 1981 | 179 |
| 10 | Phil Niekro | 1980 | 176 |
Wins (pitching)
| # | Player | Season | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy John | 1980 | 22 |
| 2 | Curt Schilling | 2004 | 21 |
| 3 | Gaylord Perry | 1978 | 21 |
| 4 | Jamie Moyer | 2003 | 21 |
| 5 | Pete Alexander | 1927 | 21 |
| 6 | Warren Spahn | 1961 | 21 |
| 7 | Jim Kaat | 1975 | 20 |
| 8 | Curt Simmons | 1964 | 18 |
| 9 | Justin Verlander | 2022 | 18 |
| 10 | Bert Blyleven | 1986 | 17 |
Saves
| # | Player | Season | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariano Rivera | 2011 | 44 |
| 2 | Dennis Eckersley | 1991 | 43 |
| 3 | Trevor Hoffman | 2009 | 37 |
| 4 | Aroldis Chapman | 2026 | 34 |
| 5 | David Weathers | 2007 | 33 |
| 6 | Jose Mesa | 2005 | 27 |
| 7 | Gene Garber | 1986 | 24 |
| 8 | Kenley Jansen | 2026 | 21 |
| 9 | Rollie Fingers | 1985 | 17 |
| 10 | Ron Reed | 1982 | 14 |
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