Best 9th seasons in MLB history

Who had the best 9th season in MLB history?

Aaron Judge holds the best 9th season in home runs: 58 in 2024, and Kiki Cuyler in 1930 in hits (228).

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Home runs

Home runs

#	Player	Season	HR
1	Aaron Judge	2024	58
2	Alex Rodriguez	2002	57
3	KJKen Griffey Jr.	1997	56
4	GFGeorge Foster	1977	52
5	JMJohnny Mize	1947	51
6	BABrady Anderson	1996	50
7	LWLarry Walker	1997	49
8	SGShawn Green	2001	49
9	DKDave Kingman	1979	48
10	HKHarmon Killebrew	1962	48

Hits

Hits

#	Player	Season	H
1	KCKiki Cuyler	1930	228
2	Ichiro Suzuki	2009	225
3	CJCharlie Jamieson	1923	222
4	STSam Thompson	1893	222
5	LOLefty O'doul	1932	219
6	CTCecil Travis	1941	218
7	FAFelipe Alou	1966	218
8	PWPaul Waner	1934	217
9	ASAl Simmons	1932	216
10	BTBill Terry	1931	213

RBI

RBI

#	Player	Season	RBI
1	LGLou Gehrig	1931	184
2	JFJimmie Foxx	1933	163
3	VSVern Stephens	1949	159
4	ASAl Simmons	1932	151
5	HGHank Greenberg	1940	150
6	GFGeorge Foster	1977	149
7	David Ortiz	2005	148
8	KJKen Griffey Jr.	1997	147
9	Aaron Judge	2024	144
10	Alex Rodriguez	2002	142

Stolen bases

Stolen bases

#	Player	Season	SB
1	BPBlondie Purcell	1887	88
2	HSHarry Stovey	1888	87
3	BHBilly Hamilton	1896	83
4	HNHugh Nicol	1889	80
5	TBTom Brown	1890	79
6	JMJohn McGraw	1899	73
7	ONOtis Nixon	1991	72
8	JDJack Doyle	1897	62
9	JGJack Glasscock	1887	62
10	BNBill North	1979	58

Strikeouts (pitching)

Strikeouts (pitching)

#	Player	Season	K
1	TKTim Keefe	1888	335
2	JRJ.R. Richard	1979	313
3	MLMickey Lolich	1971	308
4	SKSandy Koufax	1963	306
5	Max Scherzer	2016	284
6	PMPedro Martinez	2000	284
7	SMSam McDowell	1969	279
8	JSJohn Smoltz	1996	276
9	CMChristy Mathewson	1908	259
10	EWEd Walsh	1912	254

Wins (pitching)

Wins (pitching)

#	Player	Season	W
1	CMChristy Mathewson	1908	37
2	TKTim Keefe	1888	35
3	JCJohn Clarkson	1891	33
4	KNKid Nichols	1898	31
5	BCBert Cunningham	1898	28
6	PGPud Galvin	1887	28
7	EWEd Walsh	1912	27
8	WJWalter Johnson	1915	27
9	CHCarl Hubbell	1936	26
10	JMJuan Marichal	1968	26

Saves

Saves

#	Player	Season	SV
1	RMRandy Myers	1993	53
2	Jose Valverde	2011	49
3	Brian Fuentes	2009	48
4	JSJeff Shaw	1998	48
5	Jason Isringhausen	2004	47
6	BSBruce Sutter	1984	45
7	J.J. Putz	2011	45
8	Rafael Soriano	2010	45
9	RNRobb Nen	2001	45
10	BWBilly Wagner	2003	44

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