Best 6th seasons in MLB history
Who had the best 6th season in MLB history?
Chris Davis holds the best 6th season in home runs: 53 in 2013, and George Sisler in 1920 in hits (257).
Home runs
| # | Player | Season | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Davis | 2013 | 53 |
| 2 | Mickey Mantle | 1956 | 52 |
| 3 | Albert Pujols | 2006 | 49 |
| 4 | Eugenio Suarez | 2019 | 49 |
| 5 | Jorge Soler | 2019 | 48 |
| 6 | Khris Davis | 2018 | 48 |
| 7 | Ernie Banks | 1958 | 47 |
| 8 | George A. Bell | 1987 | 47 |
| 9 | Chipper Jones | 1999 | 45 |
| 10 | Gorman Thomas | 1979 | 45 |
Hits
| # | Player | Season | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Sisler | 1920 | 257 |
| 2 | Lefty O'doul | 1929 | 254 |
| 3 | Heinie Manush | 1928 | 241 |
| 4 | Willie Keeler | 1897 | 239 |
| 5 | Joe Medwick | 1937 | 237 |
| 6 | Nap Lajoie | 1901 | 232 |
| 7 | Jesse Burkett | 1895 | 225 |
| 8 | Johnny Hodapp | 1930 | 225 |
| 9 | Ichiro Suzuki | 2006 | 224 |
| 10 | Chuck Klein | 1933 | 223 |
RBI
| # | Player | Season | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank Greenberg | 1937 | 183 |
| 2 | Al Simmons | 1929 | 157 |
| 3 | Jimmie Foxx | 1930 | 156 |
| 4 | Joe Medwick | 1937 | 154 |
| 5 | Manny Ramirez | 1998 | 145 |
| 6 | Mike Sweeney | 2000 | 144 |
| 7 | Mo Vaughn | 1996 | 143 |
| 8 | Lou Gehrig | 1928 | 142 |
| 9 | Roy Campanella | 1953 | 142 |
| 10 | Preston Wilson | 2003 | 141 |
Stolen bases
Strikeouts (pitching)
| # | Player | Season | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pud Galvin | 1884 | 369 |
| 2 | Nolan Ryan | 1972 | 329 |
| 3 | Randy Johnson | 1993 | 308 |
| 4 | Pedro Martinez | 1997 | 305 |
| 5 | Walter Johnson | 1912 | 303 |
| 6 | Rube Waddell | 1903 | 302 |
| 7 | Denny McLain | 1968 | 280 |
| 8 | Gerrit Cole | 2018 | 276 |
| 9 | Chris Sale | 2015 | 274 |
| 10 | Fergie Jenkins | 1970 | 274 |
Wins (pitching)
Saves
| # | Player | Season | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Hoffman | 1998 | 53 |
| 2 | Francisco Cordero | 2004 | 49 |
| 3 | Ryan Helsley | 2024 | 49 |
| 4 | Zack Britton | 2016 | 47 |
| 5 | Eric Gagne | 2004 | 45 |
| 6 | Dan Quisenberry | 1984 | 44 |
| 7 | Jose Valverde | 2008 | 44 |
| 8 | Doug Jones | 1990 | 43 |
| 9 | Joe Nathan | 2005 | 43 |
| 10 | Heath Bell | 2009 | 42 |
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