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New York Yankees Top 10 Single-Season Batting Leaders

Team Names: New York Yankees, New York Highlanders

Seasons: 124 (1903 to 2026)

Record: 10947-8274, .570 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 60

Pennants: 41

World Championships: 27

Winningest Manager: Joe McCarthy, 1460-867, .627 W-L%

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Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 14.1

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 12.9

3. Babe Ruth • 1927 12.6

4. Lou Gehrig • 1927 11.9

Babe Ruth • 1920 11.9

6. Babe Ruth • 1926 11.4

7. Mickey Mantle • 1956 11.3

Mickey Mantle • 1957 11.3

Babe Ruth • 1924 11.3

10. Aaron Judge • 2024 10.9

Offensive WAR †

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 12.3

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 12.2

3. Babe Ruth • 1920 11.8

4. Aaron Judge • 2024 11.7

5. Babe Ruth • 1927 11.4

6. Lou Gehrig • 1927 11.3

Mickey Mantle • 1957 11.3

8. Babe Ruth • 1926 11.0

9. Mickey Mantle • 1956 10.7

Babe Ruth • 1931 10.7

Defensive WAR †

1. Graig Nettles • 1976 3.6

2. Clete Boyer • 1961 3.4

Brett Gardner • 2010 3.4

Phil Rizzuto • 1942 3.4

5. Clete Boyer • 1962 3.2

Bucky Dent • 1979 3.2

Phil Rizzuto • 1952 3.2

8. Bucky Dent • 1980 3.1

9. Frankie Crosetti • 1939 3.0

Roger Peckinpaugh • 1918 3.0

Batting Average

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 .393

2. Joe DiMaggio • 1939 .381

3. Lou Gehrig • 1930 .379

4. Babe Ruth • 1921 .378

Babe Ruth • 1924 .378

6. Babe Ruth • 1920 .376

7. Lou Gehrig • 1928 .374

8. Lou Gehrig • 1927 .373

Babe Ruth • 1931 .373

10. Babe Ruth • 1926 .372

On-Base%

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 .545

2. Babe Ruth • 1920 .532

3. Babe Ruth • 1926 .516

4. Babe Ruth • 1924 .513

5. Mickey Mantle • 1957 .512

Babe Ruth • 1921 .512

7. Babe Ruth • 1931 .495

8. Babe Ruth • 1930 .493

9. Babe Ruth • 1932 .489

10. Babe Ruth • 1927 .486

Slugging %

1. Babe Ruth • 1920 .847

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 .846

3. Babe Ruth • 1927 .772

4. Lou Gehrig • 1927 .765

5. Babe Ruth • 1923 .764

6. Babe Ruth • 1924 .739

7. Babe Ruth • 1926 .737

8. Babe Ruth • 1930 .732

9. Lou Gehrig • 1930 .721

10. Babe Ruth • 1928 .709

On-Base Plus Slugging

1. Babe Ruth • 1920 1.379

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 1.359

3. Babe Ruth • 1923 1.309

4. Babe Ruth • 1927 1.258

5. Babe Ruth • 1926 1.253

6. Babe Ruth • 1924 1.252

7. Lou Gehrig • 1927 1.240

8. Babe Ruth • 1930 1.225

9. Babe Ruth • 1931 1.195

10. Lou Gehrig • 1930 1.194

Games Played

1. Hideki Matsui • 2003 163

2. Chris Chambliss • 1978 162

Roberto Kelly • 1990 162

Hideki Matsui • 2004 162

Hideki Matsui • 2005 162

Don Mattingly • 1986 162

Bobby Richardson • 1961 162

Alex Rodriguez • 2005 162

Roy White • 1970 162

Roy White • 1973 162

At Bats

1. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 696

2. Bobby Richardson • 1962 692

3. Horace Clarke • 1970 686

4. Derek Jeter • 2012 683

5. Alfonso Soriano • 2003 682

6. Bobby Richardson • 1964 679

7. Don Mattingly • 1986 677

8. Bobby Richardson • 1965 664

9. Derek Jeter • 2010 663

10. Bobby Richardson • 1961 662

Plate Appearances

1. Frankie Crosetti • 1938 757

2. Bobby Richardson • 1962 754

3. Derek Jeter • 2005 752

4. Derek Jeter • 1997 748

5. Frankie Crosetti • 1939 743

6. Don Mattingly • 1986 742

7. Red Rolfe • 1937 741

Alfonso Soriano • 2002 741

9. Frankie Crosetti • 1936 740

Derek Jeter • 2012 740

Runs Scored

1. Babe Ruth • 1921 177

2. Lou Gehrig • 1936 167

3. Lou Gehrig • 1931 163

Babe Ruth • 1928 163

5. Babe Ruth • 1920 158

Babe Ruth • 1927 158

7. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 151

Babe Ruth • 1923 151

9. Babe Ruth • 1930 150

10. Lou Gehrig • 1927 149

Babe Ruth • 1931 149

Hits

1. Don Mattingly • 1986 238

2. Earle Combs • 1927 231

3. Lou Gehrig • 1930 220

4. Derek Jeter • 1999 219

5. Lou Gehrig • 1927 218

6. Derek Jeter • 2012 216

7. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 215

8. Derek Jeter • 2006 214

9. Red Rolfe • 1939 213

10. Derek Jeter • 2009 212

Total Bases

1. Babe Ruth • 1921 457

2. Lou Gehrig • 1927 447

3. Lou Gehrig • 1930 419

4. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 418

5. Babe Ruth • 1927 417

6. Lou Gehrig • 1931 410

7. Lou Gehrig • 1934 409

8. Lou Gehrig • 1936 403

9. Babe Ruth • 1923 399

10. Aaron Judge • 2024 392

Doubles

1. Don Mattingly • 1986 53

2. Lou Gehrig • 1927 52

3. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 51

4. Robinson Canó • 2009 48

Robinson Canó • 2012 48

Don Mattingly • 1985 48

7. Miguel Andujar • 2018 47

Lou Gehrig • 1926 47

Lou Gehrig • 1928 47

Bob Meusel • 1927 47

Triples

1. Earle Combs • 1927 23

2. Earle Combs • 1930 22

Birdie Cree • 1911 22

Snuffy Stirnweiss • 1945 22

5. Earle Combs • 1928 21

6. Lou Gehrig • 1926 20

7. Wally Pipp • 1924 19

8. Lou Gehrig • 1927 18

9. Lou Gehrig • 1930 17

10. Earle Combs • 1933 16

Birdie Cree • 1910 16

Tony Lazzeri • 1932 16

Johnny Lindell • 1944 16

Bob Meusel • 1921 16

Babe Ruth • 1921 16

Snuffy Stirnweiss • 1944 16

Home Runs

1. Aaron Judge • 2022 62

2. Roger Maris • 1961 61

3. Babe Ruth • 1927 60

4. Babe Ruth • 1921 59

5. Aaron Judge • 2024 58

6. Mickey Mantle • 1961 54

Alex Rodriguez • 2007 54

Babe Ruth • 1920 54

Babe Ruth • 1928 54

10. Aaron Judge • 2025 53

Runs Batted In

1. Lou Gehrig • 1931 185

2. Lou Gehrig • 1927 173

Lou Gehrig • 1930 173

4. Babe Ruth • 1921 168

5. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 167

6. Lou Gehrig • 1934 166

7. Babe Ruth • 1927 165

8. Babe Ruth • 1931 162

9. Lou Gehrig • 1937 158

10. Alex Rodriguez • 2007 156

Bases on Balls

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 170

2. Babe Ruth • 1920 150

3. Mickey Mantle • 1957 146

4. Babe Ruth • 1921 145

5. Babe Ruth • 1926 144

6. Babe Ruth • 1924 142

7. Babe Ruth • 1927 137

Babe Ruth • 1928 137

9. Babe Ruth • 1930 136

10. Aaron Judge • 2024 133

Strikeouts

1. Giancarlo Stanton • 2018 211

2. Aaron Judge • 2017 208

3. Curtis Granderson • 2012 195

4. Aaron Judge • 2022 175

5. Aaron Judge • 2024 171

6. Curtis Granderson • 2011 169

7. Anthony Volpe • 2023 167

8. Aaron Judge • 2025 160

9. Aaron Judge • 2021 158

10. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 157

Giancarlo Stanton • 2021 157

Stolen Bases

1. Rickey Henderson • 1988 93

2. Rickey Henderson • 1986 87

3. Rickey Henderson • 1985 80

4. Fritz Maisel • 1914 74

5. Ben Chapman • 1931 61

6. Snuffy Stirnweiss • 1944 55

7. Fritz Maisel • 1915 51

8. Brett Gardner • 2011 49

9. Birdie Cree • 1911 48

10. Brett Gardner • 2010 47

Singles

1. Steve Sax • 1989 171

2. Derek Jeter • 2012 169

3. Willie Keeler • 1906 167

4. Earle Combs • 1927 166

Derek Jeter • 2009 166

6. Willie Keeler • 1904 162

7. Hal Chase • 1906 160

8. Derek Jeter • 2006 158

Bobby Richardson • 1962 158

10. Derek Jeter • 2005 153

Whitey Witt • 1923 153

Adjusted OPS+

1. Babe Ruth • 1920 255

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 239

Babe Ruth • 1923 239

4. Babe Ruth • 1926 226

5. Aaron Judge • 2024 225

Babe Ruth • 1927 225

7. Mickey Mantle • 1957 221

8. Lou Gehrig • 1927 220

Babe Ruth • 1924 220

10. Babe Ruth • 1931 218

Runs Created

1. Babe Ruth • 1921 229

2. Babe Ruth • 1923 209

3. Lou Gehrig • 1927 207

4. Babe Ruth • 1927 201

5. Babe Ruth • 1920 200

6. Babe Ruth • 1924 194

7. Lou Gehrig • 1930 192

8. Lou Gehrig • 1934 189

Lou Gehrig • 1936 189

10. Mickey Mantle • 1956 188

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 121

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 120

3. Babe Ruth • 1920 114

4. Lou Gehrig • 1927 105

5. Babe Ruth • 1924 104

Babe Ruth • 1927 104

7. Babe Ruth • 1926 101

8. Aaron Judge • 2024 100

9. Babe Ruth • 1931 98

10. Babe Ruth • 1930 95

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 11.3

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 10.9

3. Babe Ruth • 1920 10.8

4. Aaron Judge • 2024 9.9

5. Lou Gehrig • 1927 9.7

Babe Ruth • 1927 9.7

7. Babe Ruth • 1924 9.6

8. Babe Ruth • 1926 9.5

9. Mickey Mantle • 1957 9.0

Babe Ruth • 1931 9.0

Extra Base Hits

1. Babe Ruth • 1921 119

2. Lou Gehrig • 1927 117

3. Lou Gehrig • 1930 100

4. Babe Ruth • 1920 99

Babe Ruth • 1923 99

6. Babe Ruth • 1927 97

7. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 96

8. Lou Gehrig • 1934 95

Aaron Judge • 2024 95

10. Lou Gehrig • 1936 93

Times On Base

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 379

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 353

3. Babe Ruth • 1924 346

4. Lou Gehrig • 1936 342

5. Lou Gehrig • 1937 331

Babe Ruth • 1926 331

7. Lou Gehrig • 1927 330

8. Babe Ruth • 1927 329

9. Lou Gehrig • 1931 328

Babe Ruth • 1931 328

Offensive Win %

1. Babe Ruth • 1920 .921

2. Mickey Mantle • 1957 .909

Babe Ruth • 1923 .909

4. Babe Ruth • 1921 .905

5. Babe Ruth • 1926 .893

6. Babe Ruth • 1924 .885

7. Babe Ruth • 1927 .884

8. Mickey Mantle • 1956 .879

Babe Ruth • 1931 .879

10. Lou Gehrig • 1927 .875

Hit By Pitch

1. Don Baylor • 1985 24

2. Don Baylor • 1984 23

Anthony Rizzo • 2022 23

4. Jason Giambi • 2008 22

5. Jason Giambi • 2003 21

Chuck Knoblauch • 1999 21

Alex Rodriguez • 2007 21

8. Jason Giambi • 2005 19

9. Bert Daniels • 1911 18

Bert Daniels • 1912 18

Bert Daniels • 1913 18

Chuck Knoblauch • 1998 18

Sacrifice Hits

1. Willie Keeler • 1905 42

2. Willie Keeler • 1906 35

3. Willie Keeler • 1909 33

Roger Peckinpaugh • 1915 33

Roger Peckinpaugh • 1921 33

Wally Pipp • 1921 33

7. Aaron Ward • 1922 32

8. Jimmy Austin • 1909 30

Wally Pipp • 1919 30

10. Aaron Ward • 1921 29

Sacrifice Flies

1. Roy White • 1971 17

2. Don Mattingly • 1985 15

3. Tino Martinez • 1997 13

4. Bobby Murcer • 1974 12

Mark Teixeira • 2012 12

6. Graig Nettles • 1975 11

Paul O'Neill • 1995 11

Paul O'Neill • 1998 11

Paul O'Neill • 2000 11

Lou Piniella • 1974 11

Alex Rodriguez • 2010 11

Austin Wells • 2025 11

Roy White • 1969 11

Intentional Bases on Balls

1. Aaron Judge • 2025 36

2. Babe Ruth • 1924 28

3. Mickey Mantle • 1957 23

4. Joe DiMaggio • 1941 21

Lou Gehrig • 1935 21

6. Aaron Judge • 2024 20

7. Aaron Judge • 2022 19

8. Nick Etten • 1944 18

Mickey Mantle • 1964 18

Don Mattingly • 1989 18

Double Plays Grounded Into

1. Dave Winfield • 1983 30

2. Billy Johnson • 1943 27

3. Hideki Matsui • 2003 25

Paul O'Neill • 1995 25

5. Derek Jeter • 2008 24

Derek Jeter • 2012 24

Paul O'Neill • 1999 24

Jorge Posada • 2004 24

Willie Randolph • 1985 24

10. Thurman Munson • 1975 23

Jorge Posada • 2002 23

Willie Randolph • 1979 23

Caught Stealing

1. Doc Cook • 1914 32

2. Roy Hartzell • 1914 25

Lee Magee • 1916 25

4. Ben Chapman • 1931 23

5. Hal Chase • 1912 22

6. Babe Ruth • 1923 21

7. Bert Daniels • 1912 20

8. Birdie Cree • 1912 19

Roy Hartzell • 1915 19

10. Luke Boone • 1914 18

Ben Chapman • 1932 18

Ben Chapman • 1933 18

Doc Cook • 1915 18

Rickey Henderson • 1986 18

SB %

1. Mike Tauchman • 2020 100.00

2. Paul O'Neill • 1998 93.75

Bobby Richardson • 1963 93.75

4. Dave Winfield • 1981 91.67

5. Derek Jeter • 2002 91.43

6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. • 2024 90.00

Johnny Damon • 2007 90.00

Derek Jeter • 2001 90.00

9. Harrison Bader • 2023 89.47

10. Brett Gardner • 2018 88.89

Rickey Henderson • 1985 88.89

Power-Speed #

1. Rickey Henderson • 1986 42.4

2. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 40.0

3. Rickey Henderson • 1985 36.9

4. Alfonso Soriano • 2003 36.4

5. Alex Rodriguez • 2007 33.2

6. Alex Rodriguez • 2004 31.5

7. Curtis Granderson • 2011 31.1

8. Bobby Bonds • 1975 31.0

Jazz Chisholm Jr. • 2025 31.0

10. Alex Rodriguez • 2005 29.2

AB per SO

1. Joe Sewell • 1932 167.7

2. Joe Sewell • 1933 131.0

3. Willie Keeler • 1906 118.4

4. Kid Elberfeld • 1907 63.9

5. Joe Sewell • 1931 60.5

6. Yogi Berra • 1950 49.8

7. Willie Keeler • 1904 45.3

8. Willie Keeler • 1905 43.1

9. Willie Keeler • 1903 42.7

10. Joe DiMaggio • 1941 41.6

AB per HR

1. Babe Ruth • 1920 8.5

2. Babe Ruth • 1927 9.0

3. Aaron Judge • 2022 9.2

Babe Ruth • 1921 9.2

5. Mickey Mantle • 1961 9.5

6. Aaron Judge • 2024 9.6

7. Roger Maris • 1961 9.7

Luke Voit • 2020 9.7

9. Babe Ruth • 1928 9.9

10. Aaron Judge • 2025 10.2

Outs Made

1. Horace Clarke • 1970 542

2. Bobby Richardson • 1964 536

3. Frankie Crosetti • 1939 530

4. Bobby Richardson • 1962 529

5. Bobby Richardson • 1965 527

6. Bobby Richardson • 1961 523

7. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 516

8. Derek Jeter • 2010 515

9. Roy White • 1973 509

10. Anthony Volpe • 2024 503

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) †

1. Babe Ruth • 1921 134.12

2. Babe Ruth • 1923 121.89

3. Babe Ruth • 1920 113.27

4. Lou Gehrig • 1927 112.95

5. Babe Ruth • 1931 112.70

6. Babe Ruth • 1927 111.44

7. Babe Ruth • 1926 110.36

8. Babe Ruth • 1924 109.53

9. Lou Gehrig • 1930 100.67

10. Mickey Mantle • 1956 99.65

Win Probability Added (WPA) †

1. Babe Ruth • 1923 11.8

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 11.1

3. Babe Ruth • 1931 9.9

4. Babe Ruth • 1929 9.4

5. Mickey Mantle • 1957 9.3

Babe Ruth • 1926 9.3

7. Lou Gehrig • 1932 9.1

8. Mickey Mantle • 1961 9.0

9. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 8.9

Lou Gehrig • 1927 8.9

Lou Gehrig • 1934 8.9

Lou Gehrig • 1937 8.9

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) †

1. Babe Ruth • 1921 11.2

2. Babe Ruth • 1920 11.0

3. Babe Ruth • 1923 10.6

4. Babe Ruth • 1924 10.2

Babe Ruth • 1927 10.2

6. Mickey Mantle • 1957 10.0

7. Lou Gehrig • 1927 9.6

Babe Ruth • 1926 9.6

9. Mickey Mantle • 1956 9.4

10. Aaron Judge • 2024 9.3

Championship WPA (cWPA) †

1. Babe Ruth • 1921 44.9

2. Babe Ruth • 1924 31.1

3. Babe Ruth • 1920 26.5

4. Babe Ruth • 1926 25.9

5. Mickey Mantle • 1957 25.2

6. Mickey Mantle • 1961 24.0

7. Lou Gehrig • 1934 23.5

8. Babe Ruth • 1922 22.7

9. Mickey Mantle • 1960 22.6

10. Mickey Mantle • 1962 22.3

Base-Out Wins Added (REW) †

1. Babe Ruth • 1921 12.0

2. Babe Ruth • 1923 11.3

3. Lou Gehrig • 1927 10.6

Babe Ruth • 1931 10.6

5. Babe Ruth • 1920 10.5

6. Babe Ruth • 1926 10.4

Babe Ruth • 1927 10.4

8. Babe Ruth • 1924 10.1

9. Aaron Judge • 2024 9.4

Mickey Mantle • 1956 9.4

rOBA †

1. Babe Ruth • 1920 .587

2. Babe Ruth • 1921 .571

3. Babe Ruth • 1923 .565

4. Babe Ruth • 1926 .544

5. Babe Ruth • 1927 .542

6. Babe Ruth • 1924 .535

7. Lou Gehrig • 1927 .533

8. Mickey Mantle • 1957 .524

9. Mickey Mantle • 1956 .521

Babe Ruth • 1931 .521

Rbat+ †

1. Babe Ruth • 1920 248

2. Babe Ruth • 1923 236

3. Babe Ruth • 1921 233

4. Mickey Mantle • 1957 230

5. Babe Ruth • 1926 227

6. Aaron Judge • 2024 224

7. Babe Ruth • 1927 221

8. Lou Gehrig • 1927 219

9. Babe Ruth • 1924 218

10. Babe Ruth • 1931 214

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