| Baseball's greatest hitter's seasons, as measured by XERA (and lots of traditional stuff, as
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| 600 of baseball's
all-time greatest seasons. |
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Standard stats (in black) are from Lee Sinins' Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. |
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Copyright ©
2008, Dwight R. Gill |
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www.baseball-encyclopedia.com |
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Post-1900, minimum of 500 PA. |
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Certain stats, like CS, SF, HP, and
even SO and BB were loosely kept, or non-existent in the early 1900's. |
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averages
per game (9 innings) |
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SLG |
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Earned |
SB |
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| Hitting |
Year |
Bt |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
IP |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SO |
HP |
SB |
CS |
XERA |
AVG |
AVG |
OBA |
OPS |
K/W |
RP |
RP |
HP |
SF |
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| Barry Bonds |
2004 |
L |
147 |
373 |
129 |
135 |
27 |
3 |
45 |
232 |
41 |
101 |
6 |
1 |
84.3 |
14.41 |
2.88 |
0.32 |
4.80 |
24.76 |
4.38 |
0.96 |
0.64 |
0.11 |
15.57 |
.362 |
.812 |
.609 |
1.164 |
0.18 |
146 |
0.9 |
9 |
3 |
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| Barry Bonds |
2002 |
L |
143 |
403 |
117 |
149 |
31 |
2 |
46 |
198 |
47 |
110 |
9 |
2 |
90.3 |
14.85 |
3.09 |
0.20 |
4.58 |
19.73 |
4.68 |
0.90 |
0.90 |
0.20 |
9.45 |
.370 |
.799 |
.582 |
1.116 |
0.24 |
145 |
1.1 |
9 |
2 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1920 |
L |
142 |
458 |
158 |
172 |
36 |
9 |
54 |
150 |
80 |
137 |
14 |
14 |
106.7 |
14.51 |
3.04 |
0.76 |
4.56 |
12.66 |
6.75 |
0.25 |
1.18 |
1.18 |
8.62 |
.376 |
.847 |
.532 |
1.051 |
0.53 |
150 |
-2.4 |
3 |
0 |
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| Barry Bonds |
2001 |
L |
153 |
476 |
129 |
156 |
32 |
2 |
73 |
177 |
93 |
137 |
13 |
3 |
113.7 |
12.35 |
2.53 |
0.16 |
5.78 |
14.01 |
7.36 |
0.71 |
1.03 |
0.24 |
8.51 |
.328 |
.863 |
.515 |
1.079 |
0.53 |
175 |
1.6 |
9 |
2 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1921 |
L |
152 |
540 |
177 |
204 |
44 |
16 |
59 |
145 |
81 |
171 |
17 |
13 |
124.0 |
14.81 |
3.19 |
1.16 |
4.28 |
10.52 |
5.88 |
0.29 |
1.23 |
0.94 |
7.82 |
.378 |
.846 |
.512 |
1.017 |
0.56 |
173 |
-1.3 |
4 |
0 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1923 |
L |
152 |
522 |
151 |
205 |
45 |
13 |
41 |
170 |
93 |
131 |
17 |
21 |
120.7 |
15.29 |
3.36 |
0.97 |
3.06 |
12.68 |
6.94 |
0.30 |
1.27 |
1.57 |
7.82 |
.393 |
.764 |
.545 |
1.037 |
0.55 |
147 |
-4.4 |
4 |
0 |
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| Ted Williams |
1941 |
L |
143 |
456 |
135 |
185 |
33 |
3 |
37 |
147 |
27 |
120 |
2 |
4 |
97.7 |
17.05 |
3.04 |
0.28 |
3.41 |
13.55 |
2.49 |
0.28 |
0.18 |
0.37 |
7.78 |
.406 |
.735 |
.553 |
1.013 |
0.18 |
131 |
-1.1 |
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0 |
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| Barry Bonds |
2003 |
L |
130 |
390 |
111 |
133 |
22 |
1 |
45 |
148 |
58 |
90 |
7 |
0 |
90.3 |
13.25 |
2.19 |
0.10 |
4.48 |
14.75 |
5.78 |
1.00 |
0.70 |
0.00 |
7.52 |
.341 |
.749 |
.529 |
.982 |
0.39 |
125 |
1.5 |
10 |
2 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1927 |
L |
151 |
540 |
158 |
192 |
29 |
8 |
60 |
137 |
89 |
164 |
7 |
6 |
125.0 |
13.82 |
2.09 |
0.58 |
4.32 |
9.86 |
6.41 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
0.43 |
7.49 |
.356 |
.772 |
.486 |
.977 |
0.65 |
156 |
-0.8 |
0 |
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| Ted Williams |
1957 |
L |
132 |
420 |
96 |
163 |
28 |
1 |
38 |
119 |
43 |
87 |
0 |
1 |
91.3 |
16.06 |
2.76 |
0.10 |
3.74 |
11.73 |
4.24 |
0.49 |
0.00 |
0.10 |
7.45 |
.388 |
.731 |
.526 |
1.002 |
0.36 |
118 |
-0.4 |
5 |
2 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1926 |
L |
152 |
495 |
139 |
184 |
30 |
5 |
47 |
144 |
76 |
146 |
11 |
9 |
113.3 |
14.61 |
2.38 |
0.40 |
3.73 |
11.44 |
6.04 |
0.24 |
0.87 |
0.71 |
7.45 |
.372 |
.737 |
.516 |
.982 |
0.53 |
138 |
-1.1 |
3 |
0 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1924 |
L |
153 |
529 |
143 |
200 |
39 |
7 |
46 |
142 |
81 |
121 |
9 |
13 |
121.7 |
14.79 |
2.88 |
0.52 |
3.40 |
10.50 |
5.99 |
0.30 |
0.67 |
0.96 |
7.35 |
.378 |
.739 |
.513 |
.976 |
0.57 |
143 |
-3.0 |
4 |
0 |
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| Rogers Hornsby |
1925 |
R |
138 |
504 |
133 |
203 |
41 |
10 |
39 |
83 |
39 |
143 |
5 |
3 |
107.7 |
16.97 |
3.43 |
0.84 |
3.26 |
6.94 |
3.26 |
0.17 |
0.42 |
0.25 |
7.35 |
.403 |
.756 |
.489 |
1.011 |
0.47 |
134 |
-0.1 |
2 |
0 |
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| Lou Gehrig |
1927 |
L |
155 |
584 |
149 |
218 |
52 |
18 |
47 |
109 |
84 |
175 |
10 |
8 |
132.3 |
14.83 |
3.54 |
1.22 |
3.20 |
7.41 |
5.71 |
0.20 |
0.68 |
0.54 |
7.29 |
.373 |
.765 |
.474 |
.959 |
0.77 |
158 |
-0.9 |
3 |
0 |
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1930 |
L |
145 |
518 |
150 |
186 |
28 |
9 |
49 |
136 |
61 |
153 |
10 |
10 |
121.0 |
13.83 |
2.08 |
0.67 |
3.64 |
10.12 |
4.54 |
0.07 |
0.74 |
0.74 |
7.17 |
.359 |
.732 |
.493 |
.946 |
0.45 |
142 |
-1.7 |
1 |
0 |
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| Mark McGwire |
1998 |
R |
155 |
509 |
130 |
152 |
21 |
0 |
70 |
162 |
155 |
147 |
1 |
0 |
125.0 |
10.94 |
1.51 |
0.00 |
5.04 |
11.66 |
11.16 |
0.43 |
0.07 |
0.00 |
7.14 |
.299 |
.752 |
.470 |
.970 |
0.96 |
151 |
0.2 |
6 |
4 |
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| Jimmie Foxx |
1932 |
R |
154 |
585 |
151 |
213 |
33 |
9 |
58 |
116 |
96 |
169 |
3 |
7 |
134.0 |
14.31 |
2.22 |
0.60 |
3.90 |
7.79 |
6.45 |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.47 |
7.14 |
.364 |
.749 |
.469 |
.947 |
0.83 |
154 |
-2.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Frank Thomas |
1994 |
R |
113 |
399 |
106 |
141 |
34 |
1 |
38 |
109 |
61 |
101 |
2 |
3 |
92.0 |
13.79 |
3.33 |
0.10 |
3.72 |
10.66 |
5.97 |
0.20 |
0.20 |
0.29 |
7.13 |
.353 |
.729 |
.487 |
.978 |
0.56 |
112 |
-0.7 |
2 |
7 |
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| Rogers Hornsby |
1924 |
R |
143 |
536 |
121 |
227 |
43 |
14 |
25 |
89 |
32 |
94 |
5 |
12 |
114.7 |
17.82 |
3.38 |
1.10 |
1.96 |
6.99 |
2.51 |
0.16 |
0.39 |
0.94 |
7.13 |
.424 |
.696 |
.507 |
.967 |
0.36 |
122 |
-3.5 |
2 |
0 |
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| Mark McGwire |
1996 |
R |
130 |
423 |
104 |
132 |
21 |
0 |
52 |
116 |
112 |
113 |
0 |
0 |
102.0 |
11.65 |
1.85 |
0.00 |
4.59 |
10.24 |
9.88 |
0.71 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.10 |
.312 |
.730 |
.467 |
.971 |
0.97 |
119 |
0.0 |
8 |
1 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1931 |
L |
145 |
534 |
149 |
199 |
31 |
3 |
46 |
128 |
51 |
163 |
5 |
4 |
120.0 |
14.93 |
2.33 |
0.23 |
3.45 |
9.60 |
3.83 |
0.00 |
0.38 |
0.30 |
7.03 |
.373 |
.700 |
.494 |
.965 |
0.40 |
139 |
-0.5 |
0 |
0 |
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| Lou Gehrig |
1930 |
L |
154 |
581 |
143 |
220 |
42 |
17 |
41 |
101 |
63 |
174 |
12 |
14 |
133.3 |
14.85 |
2.84 |
1.15 |
2.77 |
6.82 |
4.25 |
0.20 |
0.81 |
0.95 |
6.95 |
.379 |
.721 |
.473 |
.949 |
0.62 |
143 |
-2.8 |
3 |
0 |
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| Rogers Hornsby |
1922 |
R |
154 |
623 |
141 |
250 |
46 |
14 |
42 |
65 |
50 |
152 |
17 |
12 |
137.0 |
16.42 |
3.02 |
0.92 |
2.76 |
4.27 |
3.28 |
0.07 |
1.12 |
0.79 |
6.95 |
.401 |
.722 |
.459 |
.974 |
0.77 |
147 |
-1.0 |
1 |
0 |
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| Hack Wilson |
1930 |
R |
155 |
585 |
146 |
208 |
35 |
6 |
56 |
105 |
84 |
191 |
3 |
0 |
132.7 |
14.11 |
2.37 |
0.41 |
3.80 |
7.12 |
5.70 |
0.07 |
0.20 |
0.00 |
6.90 |
.356 |
.723 |
.454 |
.947 |
0.80 |
152 |
0.6 |
1 |
0 |
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| Mickey Mantle |
1957 |
S |
144 |
474 |
121 |
173 |
28 |
6 |
34 |
146 |
75 |
94 |
16 |
3 |
107.3 |
14.51 |
2.35 |
0.50 |
2.85 |
12.24 |
6.29 |
0.00 |
1.34 |
0.25 |
6.89 |
.365 |
.665 |
.512 |
.933 |
0.51 |
121 |
2.2 |
0 |
3 |
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| Sammy Sosa |
2001 |
R |
160 |
577 |
146 |
189 |
34 |
5 |
64 |
116 |
153 |
160 |
0 |
2 |
137.0 |
12.42 |
2.23 |
0.33 |
4.20 |
7.62 |
10.05 |
0.39 |
0.00 |
0.13 |
6.89 |
.328 |
.737 |
.437 |
.941 |
1.32 |
151 |
-0.8 |
6 |
12 |
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| Lou Gehrig |
1936 |
L |
155 |
579 |
167 |
205 |
37 |
7 |
49 |
130 |
46 |
152 |
3 |
4 |
133.3 |
13.84 |
2.50 |
0.47 |
3.31 |
8.78 |
3.11 |
0.47 |
0.20 |
0.27 |
6.86 |
.354 |
.696 |
.478 |
.929 |
0.35 |
152 |
-0.9 |
7 |
0 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1928 |
L |
154 |
536 |
163 |
173 |
29 |
8 |
54 |
137 |
87 |
142 |
4 |
5 |
129.7 |
12.01 |
2.01 |
0.56 |
3.75 |
9.51 |
6.04 |
0.21 |
0.28 |
0.35 |
6.81 |
.323 |
.709 |
.463 |
.948 |
0.64 |
144 |
-1.1 |
3 |
0 |
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| Larry Walker |
1997 |
L |
153 |
568 |
143 |
208 |
46 |
4 |
49 |
78 |
90 |
130 |
33 |
8 |
130.3 |
14.36 |
3.18 |
0.28 |
3.38 |
5.39 |
6.21 |
0.97 |
2.28 |
0.55 |
6.75 |
.366 |
.720 |
.452 |
.940 |
1.15 |
147 |
3.9 |
14 |
4 |
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| Lou Gehrig |
1934 |
L |
154 |
579 |
128 |
210 |
40 |
6 |
49 |
109 |
31 |
165 |
9 |
5 |
132.0 |
14.32 |
2.73 |
0.41 |
3.34 |
7.43 |
2.11 |
0.14 |
0.61 |
0.34 |
6.75 |
.363 |
.706 |
.465 |
.922 |
0.28 |
152 |
0.0 |
2 |
0 |
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| Mickey Mantle |
1956 |
S |
150 |
533 |
132 |
188 |
22 |
5 |
52 |
112 |
99 |
130 |
10 |
1 |
122.0 |
13.87 |
1.62 |
0.37 |
3.84 |
8.26 |
7.30 |
0.15 |
0.74 |
0.07 |
6.74 |
.353 |
.705 |
.464 |
.935 |
0.88 |
135 |
1.7 |
2 |
4 |
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| Larry Walker |
1999 |
L |
127 |
438 |
108 |
166 |
26 |
4 |
37 |
57 |
52 |
115 |
11 |
4 |
97.7 |
15.30 |
2.40 |
0.37 |
3.41 |
5.25 |
4.79 |
1.11 |
1.01 |
0.37 |
6.73 |
.379 |
.710 |
.458 |
.927 |
0.91 |
108 |
0.8 |
12 |
6 |
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| Jimmie Foxx |
1938 |
R |
149 |
565 |
139 |
197 |
33 |
9 |
50 |
119 |
76 |
175 |
5 |
4 |
131.3 |
13.50 |
2.26 |
0.62 |
3.43 |
8.15 |
5.21 |
0.00 |
0.34 |
0.27 |
6.68 |
.349 |
.704 |
.462 |
.926 |
0.64 |
144 |
-0.5 |
0 |
0 |
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| Ted Williams |
1946 |
L |
150 |
514 |
142 |
176 |
37 |
8 |
38 |
156 |
44 |
123 |
0 |
0 |
119.0 |
13.31 |
2.80 |
0.61 |
2.87 |
11.80 |
3.33 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
6.66 |
.342 |
.667 |
.497 |
.920 |
0.28 |
137 |
0.0 |
2 |
0 |
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| Todd Helton |
2000 |
L |
160 |
580 |
138 |
216 |
59 |
2 |
42 |
103 |
61 |
147 |
5 |
3 |
129.7 |
14.99 |
4.10 |
0.14 |
2.92 |
7.15 |
4.23 |
0.28 |
0.35 |
0.21 |
6.65 |
.372 |
.698 |
.463 |
.919 |
0.59 |
147 |
-0.1 |
4 |
10 |
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| Jimmie Foxx |
1939 |
R |
124 |
467 |
130 |
168 |
31 |
10 |
35 |
89 |
72 |
105 |
4 |
3 |
106.7 |
14.18 |
2.62 |
0.84 |
2.95 |
7.51 |
6.08 |
0.17 |
0.34 |
0.25 |
6.55 |
.360 |
.694 |
.464 |
.934 |
0.81 |
113 |
-0.3 |
2 |
0 |
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| Manny Ramirez |
2000 |
R |
118 |
439 |
92 |
154 |
34 |
2 |
38 |
86 |
117 |
122 |
1 |
1 |
100.7 |
13.77 |
3.04 |
0.18 |
3.40 |
7.69 |
10.46 |
0.27 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
6.49 |
.351 |
.697 |
.457 |
.928 |
1.36 |
105 |
-0.2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Jimmie Foxx |
1933 |
R |
149 |
573 |
125 |
204 |
37 |
9 |
48 |
96 |
93 |
163 |
2 |
2 |
130.7 |
14.05 |
2.55 |
0.62 |
3.31 |
6.61 |
6.41 |
0.07 |
0.14 |
0.14 |
6.49 |
.356 |
.703 |
.449 |
.928 |
0.97 |
139 |
-0.3 |
1 |
0 |
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| Stan Musial |
1948 |
L |
155 |
611 |
135 |
230 |
46 |
18 |
39 |
79 |
34 |
131 |
7 |
0 |
134.7 |
15.37 |
3.07 |
1.20 |
2.61 |
5.28 |
2.27 |
0.20 |
0.47 |
0.00 |
6.49 |
.376 |
.702 |
.450 |
.945 |
0.43 |
149 |
1.5 |
3 |
0 |
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| Babe Ruth |
1932 |
L |
133 |
457 |
120 |
156 |
13 |
5 |
41 |
130 |
62 |
137 |
2 |
2 |
106.7 |
13.16 |
1.10 |
0.42 |
3.46 |
10.97 |
5.23 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
6.48 |
.341 |
.661 |
.489 |
.922 |
0.48 |
114 |
-0.3 |
2 |
0 |
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| Norm Cash |
1961 |
L |
159 |
535 |
119 |
193 |
22 |
8 |
41 |
124 |
85 |
132 |
11 |
5 |
122.7 |
14.16 |
1.61 |
0.59 |
3.01 |
9.10 |
6.24 |
0.66 |
0.81 |
0.37 |
6.47 |
.361 |
.662 |
.487 |
.915 |
0.69 |
127 |
0.4 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Ted Williams |
1954 |
L |
117 |
386 |
93 |
133 |
23 |
1 |
29 |
136 |
32 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
89.0 |
13.45 |
2.33 |
0.10 |
2.93 |
13.75 |
3.24 |
0.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
6.39 |
.345 |
.635 |
.513 |
.904 |
0.24 |
101 |
0.0 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Ted Williams |
1942 |
L |
150 |
522 |
141 |
186 |
34 |
5 |
36 |
145 |
51 |
137 |
3 |
2 |
119.3 |
14.03 |
2.56 |
0.38 |
2.72 |
10.94 |
3.85 |
0.30 |
0.23 |
0.15 |
6.39 |
.356 |
.648 |
.499 |
.920 |
0.35 |
130 |
-0.1 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Ted Williams |
1949 |
L |
155 |
566 |
150 |
194 |
39 |
3 |
43 |
162 |
48 |
159 |
1 |
1 |
131.3 |
13.29 |
2.67 |
0.21 |
2.95 |
11.10 |
3.29 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
6.38 |
.343 |
.650 |
.490 |
.924 |
0.30 |
145 |
-0.2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Rogers Hornsby |
1929 |
R |
156 |
602 |
156 |
229 |
47 |
8 |
39 |
87 |
65 |
149 |
2 |
0 |
131.7 |
15.65 |
3.21 |
0.55 |
2.67 |
|