Single Season Leaders for At-Bats / RBI Ratio in the American League

What percentage of an American League baseball player's at-bats result in a run being drive in and how often over the course of a season were they driving in the runs? The list below reflects those who over the course of a single American League season had the best at-bats / runs batted in ratio.

Important notes: One-hundred single season American League games played are needed to make this list and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"Playing baseball is a job that gives you a lot of fame. But I don't play for fame. I will always do my best, because I love the game." - Manny Ramirez (#2 Single Season Leader for At-Bats / RBI Ratio in the American League) on MannyRamirez.com
AB / RBI Ratio
Single Season American League Leaders

'Top 100'
Babe Ruth 31.67 (31.6667) 1921 New York Yankees AL 1
Manny Ramirez 31.61 (31.6092) 1999 Cleveland Indians AL 2
Jimmie Foxx 30.97 (30.9735) 1938 Boston Red Sox AL 3
Babe Ruth 30.86 (30.8617) 1929 New York Yankees AL 4
Hank Greenberg 30.81 (30.8081) 1937 Detroit Tigers AL 5
Babe Ruth 30.52 (30.5243) 1931 New York Yankees AL 6
Babe Ruth 30.37 (30.3704) 1927 New York Yankees AL 7
Babe Ruth 29.98 (29.9781) 1932 New York Yankees AL 8
Lou Gehrig 29.97 (29.9658) 1927 New York Yankees AL 9
Lou Gehrig 29.95 (29.9484) 1930 New York Yankees AL 10
Babe Ruth 29.91 (29.9127) 1920 New York Yankees AL 11
Al Simmons 29.78 (29.7834) 1930 Philadelphia Athletics AL 12
Lou Gehrig 29.73 (29.7254) 1931 New York Yankees AL 13
Babe Ruth 29.54 (29.5367) 1930 New York Yankees AL 14
Babe Ruth 29.49 (29.4949) 1926 New York Yankees AL 15
Jim Gentile 29.01 (29.0123) 1961 Baltimore Orioles AL 16
Jimmie Foxx 28.89 (28.8889) 1932 Philadelphia Athletics AL 17
Lou Gehrig 28.50 (28.4974) 1934 New York Yankees AL 18
Jimmie Foxx 28.45 (28.4468) 1933 Philadelphia Athletics AL 19
Mark McGwire 28.39 (28.3912) 1995 Oakland Athletics AL 20
Ted Williams 28.09 (28.0919) 1949 Boston Red Sox AL 21
Lou Gehrig 27.94 (27.9438) 1937 New York Yankees AL 22
Manny Ramirez 27.79 (27.7904) 2000 Cleveland Indians AL 23
Jimmie Foxx 27.76 (27.7580) 1930 Philadelphia Athletics AL 24
Rudy York 27.47 (27.4667) 1937 Detroit Tigers AL 25
Hank Greenberg 27.46 (27.4637) 1935 Detroit Tigers AL 26
Rudy York 27.43 (27.4298) 1938 Detroit Tigers AL 27
Joe DiMaggio 27.27 (27.2727) 1939 New York Yankees AL 28
Al Simmons 27.02 (27.0224) 1929 Philadelphia Athletics AL 29
Joe DiMaggio 26.89 (26.8921) 1937 New York Yankees AL 30
Jason Giambi 26.86 (26.8627) 2000 Oakland Athletics AL 31
Alex Rodriguez 26.76 (26.7581) 2007 New York Yankees AL 32
Mark McGwire 26.71 (26.7139) 1996 Oakland Athletics AL 33
Juan Gonzalez 26.62 (26.6174) 1996 Texas Rangers AL 34
Al Simmons 26.60 (26.6010) 1927 Philadelphia Athletics AL 35
Ken Williams 26.50 (26.4957) 1922 St. Louis Browns AL 36
Babe Ruth 26.49 (26.4925) 1928 New York Yankees AL 37
Harry Heilmann 26.49 (26.4901) 1929 Detroit Tigers AL 38
Babe Ruth 26.39 (26.3889) 1919 Boston Red Sox AL 39
Juan Gonzalez 26.32 (26.3158) 2001 Cleveland Indians AL 40
Ted Williams 26.32 (26.3158) 1941 Boston Red Sox AL 41
George Brett 26.28 (26.2806) 1980 Kansas City Royals AL 42
Hank Greenberg 26.26 (26.2590) 1938 Detroit Tigers AL 43
Lou Gehrig 26.25 (26.2522) 1936 New York Yankees AL 44
Ted Williams 26.25 (26.2452) 1942 Boston Red Sox AL 45
Rafael Palmeiro 26.19 (26.1947) 1999 Texas Rangers AL 46
Joe DiMaggio 26.18 (26.1811) 1940 New York Yankees AL 47
Hank Greenberg 26.18 (26.1780) 1940 Detroit Tigers AL 48
Joe DiMaggio 26.09 (26.0943) 1948 New York Yankees AL 49
Edgar Martinez 26.08 (26.0791) 2000 Seattle Mariners AL 50
Vern Stephens 26.07 (26.0656) 1949 Boston Red Sox AL 51
Manny Ramirez 25.99 (25.9928) 2005 Boston Red Sox AL 52
Juan Gonzalez 25.91 (25.9076) 1998 Texas Rangers AL 53
Travis Hafner 25.77 (25.7709) 2006 Cleveland Indians AL 54
Walt Dropo 25.76 (25.7603) 1950 Boston Red Sox AL 55
Hal Trosky 25.76 (25.7552) 1936 Cleveland Indians AL 56
Jay Buhner 25.74 (25.7447) 1995 Seattle Mariners AL 57
Ken Griffey, Jr. 25.69 (25.6881) 1996 Seattle Mariners AL 58
Ted Williams 25.66 (25.6637) 1939 Boston Red Sox AL 59
Ken Williams 25.55 (25.5474) 1925 St. Louis Browns AL 60
Jim Gentile 25.52 (25.5208) 1960 Baltimore Orioles AL 61
Kirby Puckett 25.51 (25.5125) 1994 Minnesota Twins AL 62
Carlos Delgado 25.44 (25.4386) 2003 Toronto Blue Jays AL 63
Frank Thomas 25.43 (25.4269) 1996 Chicago White Sox AL 64
Manny Ramirez 25.39 (25.3940) 1998 Cleveland Indians AL 65
Jason Giambi 25.34 (25.3363) 2006 New York Yankees AL 66
Lou Gehrig 25.34 (25.3356) 1932 New York Yankees AL 67
Greg Vaughn 25.33 (25.3333) 1996 Milwaukee Brewers AL 68
Bill Dickey 25.33 (25.3304) 1938 New York Yankees AL 69
Frank Thomas 25.31 (25.3133) 1994 Chicago White Sox AL 70
Bill Dickey 25.30 (25.2955) 1936 New York Yankees AL 71
Lou Gehrig 25.27 (25.2669) 1928 New York Yankees AL 72
Goose Goslin 25.25 (25.2525) 1930 St. Louis Browns AL 73
Washington Senators AL
Harmon Killebrew 25.23 (25.2252) 1969 Minnesota Twins AL 74
Babe Ruth 25.10 (25.0958) 1923 New York Yankees AL 75
Bill Dickey 25.09 (25.0943) 1937 New York Yankees AL 76
Albert Belle 24.96 (24.9589) 1998 Chicago White Sox AL 77
Al Simmons 24.95 (24.9513) 1931 Philadelphia Athletics AL 78
Ted Williams 24.95 (24.9509) 1948 Boston Red Sox AL 79
Mickey Mantle 24.90 (24.9027) 1961 New York Yankees AL 80
Carlos Pena 24.69 (24.6939) 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 81
Edgar Martinez 24.68 (24.6809) 2001 Seattle Mariners AL 82
Norm Cash 24.67 (24.6729) 1961 Detroit Tigers AL 83
David Ortiz 24.63 (24.6256) 2005 Boston Red Sox AL 84
Albert Belle 24.58 (24.5847) 1996 Cleveland Indians AL 85
Jim Thome 24.58 (24.5833) 2002 Cleveland Indians AL 86
Ty Cobb 24.58 (24.5783) 1925 Detroit Tigers AL 87
Juan Gonzalez 24.58 (24.5779) 1997 Texas Rangers AL 88
Frank Thomas 24.57 (24.5704) 2000 Chicago White Sox AL 89
David Ortiz 24.55 (24.5520) 2006 Boston Red Sox AL 90
Manny Ramirez 24.54 (24.5413) 2002 Boston Red Sox AL 91
Albert Belle 24.51 (24.5146) 1994 Cleveland Indians AL 92
Jay Buhner 24.47 (24.4681) 1996 Seattle Mariners AL 93
Frank Thomas 24.46 (24.4635) 2006 Oakland Athletics AL 94
Paul Sorrento 24.46 (24.4582) 1995 Cleveland Indians AL 95
Jimmie Foxx 24.44 (24.4444) 1936 Boston Red Sox AL 96
Mickey Mantle 24.39 (24.3902) 1956 New York Yankees AL 97
Babe Ruth 24.38 (24.3842) 1922 New York Yankees AL 98
Luke Appling 24.33 (24.3346) 1936 Chicago White Sox AL 99
John Jaha 24.29 (24.2888) 1999 Oakland Athletics AL 100
Current Through End of 2007 Regular Season


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The National League single season record for AB / RBI Ratio was set in 1930 by Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs. The American League single season record for AB / RBI Ratio is on this page. Is either one the Career Leader for At-Bats / RBI ratio?
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