Best 3rd seasons in MLB history
Who had the best 3rd season in MLB history?
Ryan Howard holds the best 3rd season in home runs: 58 in 2006, and Chuck Klein in 1930 in hits (250).
Home runs
| # | Player | Season | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Howard | 2006 | 58 |
| 2 | Prince Fielder | 2007 | 50 |
| 3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 2021 | 48 |
| 4 | Cody Bellinger | 2019 | 47 |
| 5 | Reggie Jackson | 1969 | 47 |
| 6 | Troy Glaus | 2000 | 47 |
| 7 | Junior Caminero | 2025 | 45 |
| 8 | Ernie Banks | 1955 | 44 |
| 9 | Mark Reynolds | 2009 | 44 |
| 10 | Albert Pujols | 2003 | 43 |
Hits
| # | Player | Season | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Klein | 1930 | 250 |
| 2 | Lloyd Waner | 1929 | 234 |
| 3 | Kirby Puckett | 1986 | 223 |
| 4 | Paul Waner | 1928 | 223 |
| 5 | Stan Musial | 1943 | 220 |
| 6 | Willie Keeler | 1894 | 219 |
| 7 | Beau Bell | 1937 | 218 |
| 8 | Tony Oliva | 1964 | 217 |
| 9 | Alex Rodriguez | 1996 | 215 |
| 10 | Mookie Betts | 2016 | 214 |
RBI
| # | Player | Season | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Klein | 1930 | 170 |
| 2 | Ryan Howard | 2006 | 149 |
| 3 | Mark Teixeira | 2005 | 144 |
| 4 | Earl Averill | 1931 | 143 |
| 5 | Joe DiMaggio | 1938 | 140 |
| 6 | Hank Greenberg | 1934 | 139 |
| 7 | Zeke Bonura | 1936 | 138 |
| 8 | Ed Morgan | 1930 | 136 |
| 9 | Moose Solters | 1936 | 134 |
| 10 | Vic Wertz | 1949 | 133 |
Stolen bases
Strikeouts (pitching)
Wins (pitching)
Saves
| # | Player | Season | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Diaz | 2018 | 57 |
| 2 | Rod Beck | 1993 | 48 |
| 3 | Chad Cordero | 2005 | 47 |
| 4 | John Axford | 2011 | 46 |
| 5 | Trevor Rosenthal | 2014 | 45 |
| 6 | Mariano Rivera | 1997 | 43 |
| 7 | Craig Kimbrel | 2012 | 42 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Clase | 2022 | 42 |
| 9 | Brian Wilson | 2008 | 41 |
| 10 | Addison Reed | 2013 | 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