Year by Year Leaders for Extra Base Hits

Ever wonder who had the most extra base hits the year you were born? How about players from you favorite team — have they ever led the league in extra base hits?

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a year-by-year leaderboard in Major League extra base hits for every season since 1876. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"The good right fielder does not ad-lib." - Jimmy Piersall

Extra Base Hits
Year-by-Year Leaders

'1876 - 2007'

1876 - - - 1876 - - -
1877 - - - 1877 - - -
1878 - - - 1878 - - -
1879 - - - 1879 - - -
1880 - - - 1880 - - -
1881 - - - 1881 - - -
1882 - - - 1882 - - -
1883 - - - 1883

Pete Gillespie

36

New York

Jack Manning

Philadelphia

Sam Wise

Boston

Tom York

Cleveland

1884 - - - 1884

Cap Anson

54

Chicago

1885 - - - 1885

Dan Brouthers

50

Buffalo

Abner Dalrymple

Chicago

1886 - - - 1886

Dan Brouthers

66

Detroit

1887 - - - 1887

Dan Brouthers

68

Detroit

1888 - - - 1888

Dick Johnston

61

Boston

1889 - - - 1889

Roger Connor

62

New York

Jimmy Ryan

Chicago

1890 - - - 1890

Mike Tiernan

59

New York

1891 - - - 1891

Harry Stovey

67

Boston

1892 - - - 1892

Roger Connor

60

Philadelphia

1893 - - - 1893

Ed Delahanty

72

Philadelphia

1894 - - - 1894

Hugh Duffy

85

Boston

1895 - - - 1895

Sam Thompson

84

Philadelphia

1896 - - - 1896

Ed Delahanty

74

Philadelphia

1897 - - - 1897

Nap Lajoie

72

Philadelphia

1898 - - - 1898

Nap Lajoie

60

Philadelphia

1899 - - - 1899

Ed Delahanty

73

Philadelphia

1900 - - - 1900

Honus Wagner

71

Pittsburgh

1901 Nap Lajoie

76

Philadelphia 1901

Ed Delahanty

62

Philadelphia

1902 Buck Freeman

68

Boston 1902

Honus Wagner

49

Pittsburgh

1903 Buck Freeman

72

Boston 1903

Honus Wagner

54

Pittsburgh

1904 Nap Lajoie

70

Cleveland 1904

Honus Wagner

62

Pittsburgh

1905 Harry Davis

61

Philadelphia 1905

Cy Seymour

69

Cincinnati

1906 Harry Davis

61

Philadelphia 1906

Sherry Magee

50

Philadelphia

1907 Sam Crawford

55

Detroit 1907

Honus Wagner

58

Pittsburgh

1908 Ty Cobb

60

Detroit 1908

Honus Wagner

68

Pittsburgh

1909 Sam Crawford

55

Detroit 1909

Honus Wagner

54

Pittsburgh

1910 Nap Lajoie

62

Cleveland 1910

Sherry Magee

62

Philadelphia

1911 Ty Cobb

79

Detroit 1911

Wildfire Schulte

72

Chicago

1912 Tris Speaker

75

Boston 1912

Heinie Zimmerman

69

Chicago

1913 Sam Crawford

64

Detroit 1913

Gavvy Cravath

67

Philadelphia

1914 Tris Speaker

68

Boston 1914

Sherry Magee

65

Philadelphia

1915 Sam Crawford

54

Detroit 1915

Gavvy Cravath

62

Philadelphia

1916 Joe Jackson

64

Chicago 1916

Zack Wheat

54

Brooklyn

1917 Ty Cobb

74

Detroit 1917

Gavvy Cravath

57

Philadelphia

1918 Tris Speaker

44

Cleveland 1918

Gavvy Cravath

40

Philadelphia

1919 Babe Ruth

75

Boston 1919

Benny Kauff

44

New York

1920 Babe Ruth

99

New York 1920

Rogers Hornsby

73

St. Louis

1921 Babe Ruth

119

New York 1921

Rogers Hornsby

83

St. Louis

1922 Ken Williams

84

St. Louis 1922

Rogers Hornsby

102

St. Louis

1923 Babe Ruth

99

New York 1923

Cy Williams

66

Philadelphia

1924 Babe Ruth

92

New York 1924

Rogers Hornsby

82

St. Louis

1925 Bob Meusel

79

New York 1925

Rogers Hornsby

90

St. Louis

Al Simmons Philadelphia
1926 Lou Gehrig

83

New York 1926

Jim Bottomley

73

St. Louis

1927 Lou Gehrig

117

New York 1927

Hack Wilson

72

Chicago

1928 Babe Ruth

91

New York 1928

Jim Bottomley

93

St. Louis

1929 Al Simmons

84

Philadelphia 1929

Rogers Hornsby

94

Chicago

Chuck Klein

Philadelphia

1930 Lou Gehrig

100

New York 1930

Chuck Klein

107

Philadelphia

1931 Lou Gehrig

92

New York 1931

Babe Herman

77

Brooklyn

1932 Jimmie Foxx

100

Philadelphia 1932

Chuck Klein

103

Philadelphia

1933 Jimmie Foxx

94

Philadelphia 1933

Chuck Klein

79

Philadelphia

1934 Hank Greenberg

96

Detroit 1934

Ripper Collins

87

St. Louis

1935 Hank Greenberg

98

Detroit 1935

Joe Medwick

82

St. Louis

1936 Hal Trosky

96

Cleveland 1936

Joe Medwick

95

St. Louis

1937 Hank Greenberg

103

Detroit 1937

Joe Medwick

97

St. Louis

1938 Jimmie Foxx

92

Boston 1938

Johnny Mize

77

St. Louis

1939 Ted Williams

86

Boston 1939

Johnny Mize

86

St. Louis

1940 Hank Greenberg

99

Detroit 1940

Johnny Mize

87

St. Louis

1941 Joe DiMaggio

84

New York 1941

Pete Reiser

70

Brooklyn

1942 Ted Williams

75

Boston 1942

Enos Slaughter

61

St. Louis

1943 Rudy York

67

Detroit 1943

Stan Musial

81

St. Louis

1944 Johnny Lindell

67

New York 1944

Stan Musial

77

St. Louis

1945 Snuffy Stirnweiss

64

New York 1945

Tommy Holmes

81

Boston

1946 Ted Williams

83

Boston 1946

Stan Musial

86

St. Louis

1947 Ted Williams

81

Boston 1947

Johnny Mize

79

New York

1948 Tommy Henrich

81

New York 1948

Stan Musial

103

St. Louis

1949 Ted Williams

85

Boston 1949

Stan Musial

90

St. Louis

1950 Joe DiMaggio

75

New York 1950

Stan Musial

76

St. Louis

1951 Gus Zernial

68

Chicago 1951

Ralph Kiner

79

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia
1952 Mickey Mantle

67

New York 1952

Hank Sauer

71

Chicago

1953 Al Rosen

75

Cleveland 1953

Stan Musial

92

St. Louis

1954 Mickey Vernon

67

Washington 1954

Duke Snider

89

Brooklyn

1955 Mickey Mantle

73

New York 1955

Ernie Banks

82

Chicago

Willie Mays

New York

Duke Snider

Brooklyn

1956 Mickey Mantle

79

New York 1956

Duke Snider

78

Brooklyn

1957 Roy Sievers

70

Washington 1957

Ernie Banks

83

Chicago

1958 Rocky Colavito

70

Cleveland 1958

Ernie Banks

81

Chicago

1959 Rocky Colavito

66

Cleveland 1959

Hank Aaron

92

Milwaukee

1960 Roger Maris

64

New York 1960

Ernie Banks

80

Chicago

1961 Roger Maris

81

New York 1961

Hank Aaron

83

Milwaukee

1962 Harmon Killebrew

70

Minnesota 1962

Frank Robinson

92

Cincinnati

1963 Dick Stuart

71

Boston 1963

Hank Aaron

77

Milwaukee

Willie Mays

San Francisco

1964 Tony Oliva

84

Minnesota 1964

Dick Allen

80

Philadelphia

1965 Zoilo Versalles

76

Minnesota 1965

Billy Williams

79

Chicago

1966 Frank Robinson

85

Baltimore 1966

Dick Allen

75

Philadelphia

1967 Carl Yastrzemski

79

Boston 1967

Hank Aaron

79

Atlanta

1968 Frank Howard

75

Washington 1968

Billy Williams

68

Chicago

1969 Reggie Jackson

86

Oakland 1969

Hank Aaron

77

Atlanta

1970 Tommy Harper

70

Milwaukee 1970

Johnny Bench

84

Cincinnati

1971 Reggie Smith

65

Boston 1971

Willie Stargell

74

Pittsburgh

1972 Dick Allen

70

Chicago 1972

Billy Williams

77

Chicago

Bobby Murcer New York
1973 Sal Bando

64

Oakland 1973

Willie Stargell

90

Pittsburgh

1974 Joe Rudi

65

Oakland 1974

Johnny Bench

73

Cincinnati

1975 Reggie Jackson

78

Oakland 1975

Mike Schmidt

75

Philadelphia

1976 Graig Nettles

63

New York 1976

Mike Schmidt

73

Philadelphia

1977 Hal McRae

86

Kansas City 1977

George Foster

85

Cincinnati

1978 Jim Rice

86

Boston 1978

Jack Clark

79

San Francisco

1979 George Brett

85

Kansas City 1979

Dave Parker

77

Pittsburgh

1980 Robin Yount

82

Milwaukee 1980

Mike Schmidt

81

Philadelphia

1981 Tony Armas

49

Oakland 1981

Mike Schmidt

52

Philadelphia

1982 Robin Yount

87

Milwaukee 1982

Andre Dawson

67

Montreal

Al Oliver

Montreal

1983 Cal Ripken, Jr.

76

Baltimore 1983

Andre Dawson

78

Montreal

1984 Tony Armas

77

Boston 1984

Dale Murphy

76

Atlanta

Dwight Evans Boston
1985 Don Mattingly

86

New York 1985

Dave Parker

80

Cincinnati

1986 Don Mattingly

86

New York 1986

Von Hayes

67

Philadelphia

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

1987 George Bell

83

Toronto 1987

Juan Samuel

80

Philadelphia

1988 Jose Canseco

76

Oakland 1988

Andres Galarraga

79

Montreal

1989 Ruben Sierra

78

Texas 1989

Kevin Mitchell

87

San Francisco

1990 Cecil Fielder

77

Detroit 1990

Bobby Bonilla

78

Pittsburgh

1991 Cal Ripken, Jr.

85

Baltimore 1991

Howard Johnson

76

New York

1992 Frank Thomas

72

Chicago 1992

Barry Bonds

75

Pittsburgh

1993 Ken Griffey, Jr.

86

Seattle 1993

Barry Bonds

88

San Francisco

1994 Albert Belle

73

Cleveland 1994

Jeff Bagwell

73

Houston

Frank Thomas Chicago
1995 Albert Belle

103

Cleveland 1995

Dante Bichette

80

Colorado

1996 Brady Anderson

92

Baltimore 1996

Ellis Burks

93

Colorado

1997 Ken Griffey, Jr.

93

Seattle 1997

Larry Walker

99

Colorado

1998 Albert Belle

99

Chicago 1998

Mark McGwire

91

St. Louis

1999 Shawn Green

87

Toronto 1999

Sammy Sosa

89

Chicago

2000 Carlos Delgado

99

Toronto 2000

Todd Helton

103

Colorado

2001 Jason Giambi

87

Oakland 2001

Barry Bonds

107

San Francisco

Alex Rodriguez Texas
2002 Alfonso Soriano

92

New York 2002

Jeff Kent

81

San Francisco

2003 Vernon Wells

87

Toronto 2003

Albert Pujols

95

St. Louis

2004 David Ortiz

91

Boston 2004

Albert Pujols

99

St. Louis

2005 David Ortiz

88

Boston 2005

Derrek Lee

99

Chicago

2006 Grady Sizemore

92

Cleveland 2006

Alfonso Soriano

89

Washington

2007 David Ortiz

88

Boston 2007

Matt Holliday

92

Colorado

Current Through 2007 Season


The all time extra base hits leader (click here to see the top one-hundred) only appears on this chart four times. Do you know who that player is?

Did you know that Babe Ruth is the only player in Major League history with four consecutive seasons (1918-1921) as an extra base hits leader?

In 1995 Albert Belle became only the tenth player to ever have more than one-hundred extra base hits, and the first since 1948, during a season. Five years later (in 2000) Todd Helton became just the eleventh and one year after that Barry Bonds became the twelfth "member" of this ultra-rare 100 Extra-base Hits Club.