Best 7th seasons in MLB history
Who had the best 7th season in MLB history?
Aaron Judge holds the best 7th season in home runs: 62 in 2022, and Ty Cobb in 1911 in hits (248).
Home runs
| # | Player | Season | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Judge | 2022 | 62 |
| 2 | Hank Greenberg | 1938 | 58 |
| 3 | Babe Ruth | 1920 | 54 |
| 4 | Jose Bautista | 2010 | 54 |
| 5 | Shohei Ohtani | 2024 | 54 |
| 6 | Albert Belle | 1995 | 50 |
| 7 | Adrian Beltre | 2004 | 48 |
| 8 | Mark Trumbo | 2016 | 47 |
| 9 | Carlos Pena | 2007 | 46 |
| 10 | Ernie Banks | 1959 | 45 |
Hits
| # | Player | Season | H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Cobb | 1911 | 248 |
| 2 | Jesse Burkett | 1896 | 240 |
| 3 | Ichiro Suzuki | 2007 | 238 |
| 4 | Harry Heilmann | 1921 | 237 |
| 5 | Hugh Duffy | 1894 | 237 |
| 6 | Jack Tobin | 1921 | 236 |
| 7 | Rogers Hornsby | 1921 | 235 |
| 8 | Freddy Lindstrom | 1930 | 231 |
| 9 | Stan Musial | 1948 | 230 |
| 10 | Bill Terry | 1929 | 226 |
RBI
| # | Player | Season | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Simmons | 1930 | 165 |
| 2 | Manny Ramirez | 1999 | 165 |
| 3 | Hack Wilson | 1929 | 159 |
| 4 | Ken Williams | 1922 | 155 |
| 5 | Hank Greenberg | 1938 | 146 |
| 6 | Al Rosen | 1953 | 145 |
| 7 | Ernie Banks | 1959 | 143 |
| 8 | Rocky Colavito | 1961 | 140 |
| 9 | Harry Heilmann | 1921 | 139 |
| 10 | Babe Ruth | 1920 | 137 |
Stolen bases
Strikeouts (pitching)
| # | Player | Season | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | 1973 | 383 |
| 2 | Rube Waddell | 1904 | 349 |
| 3 | Gerrit Cole | 2019 | 326 |
| 4 | Tim Keefe | 1886 | 297 |
| 5 | Bobby Mathews | 1884 | 286 |
| 6 | John Clarkson | 1889 | 284 |
| 7 | Mickey Welch | 1886 | 272 |
| 8 | David Price | 2014 | 271 |
| 9 | Mickey Lolich | 1969 | 271 |
| 10 | Bob Gibson | 1965 | 270 |
Wins (pitching)
Saves
| # | Player | Season | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Rodriguez | 2008 | 62 |
| 2 | Jim Johnson | 2012 | 51 |
| 3 | Mark Melancon | 2015 | 51 |
| 4 | Mariano Rivera | 2001 | 50 |
| 5 | Heath Bell | 2010 | 47 |
| 6 | Kenley Jansen | 2016 | 47 |
| 7 | Dave Righetti | 1986 | 46 |
| 8 | Jose Mesa | 1995 | 46 |
| 9 | Bryan Harvey | 1993 | 45 |
| 10 | Jeff Montgomery | 1993 | 45 |
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