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Leaders
The strongest hitting seasons by batting wins above average.
| Rank | Player | Year | League | Primary Pos | BA | OBA | SLA | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Bonds, Barry | 2003 | NL | LF | 341 | 529 | 749 | 8.15 |
| 42 | Ruth, Babe | 1931 | AL | RF | 373 | 495 | 700 | 8.08 |
| 43 | Ruth, Babe | 1928 | AL | RF | 323 | 458 | 709 | 8.08 |
| 44 | Williams, Ted | 1949 | AL | LF | 343 | 490 | 650 | 8.05 |
| 45 | Judge, Aaron | 2025 | AL | RF | 331 | 457 | 688 | 8.01 |
| 46 | Cobb, Ty |
| AL |
| CF |
| 369 | 480 | 487 |
| 7.95 |
| 47 | Mantle, Mickey | 1955 | AL | CF | 306 | 429 | 611 | 7.83 |
| 48 | Mantle, Mickey | 1958 | AL | CF | 304 | 442 | 592 | 7.82 |
| 49 | Cobb, Ty | 1917 | AL | CF | 383 | 433 | 570 | 7.75 |
| 50 | Killebrew, Harmon | 1969 | AL | 3B | 276 | 427 | 584 | 7.74 |
| 51 | Cash, Norm | 1961 | AL | 1B | 361 | 485 | 662 | 7.72 |
| 52 | Wagner, Honus | 1905 | NL | SS | 363 | 422 | 505 | 7.68 |
| 53 | Trout, Mike | 2018 | AL | CF | 312 | 460 | 628 | 7.66 |
| 54 | McCovey, Willie | 1969 | NL | 1B | 320 | 453 | 656 | 7.65 |
| 55 | Musial, Stan | 1949 | NL | RF | 338 | 438 | 624 | 7.65 |
| 56 | Wilson, Hack | 1930 | NL | CF | 356 | 443 | 723 | 7.63 |
| 57 | Yastrzemski, Carl | 1970 | AL | 1B | 329 | 452 | 592 | 7.62 |
| 58 | Rodriguez, Alex | 2005 | AL | 3B | 321 | 421 | 610 | 7.50 |
| 59 | Cobb, Ty | 1909 | AL | RF | 377 | 415 | 517 | 7.49 |
| 60 | Mays, Willie | 1964 | NL | CF | 296 | 382 | 607 | 7.42 |
| 61 | Williams, Ted | 1948 | AL | LF | 369 | 497 | 615 | 7.41 |
| 62 | Mays, Willie | 1965 | NL | CF | 317 | 397 | 645 | 7.41 |
| 63 | Musial, Stan | 1948 | NL | RF | 376 | 450 | 702 | 7.40 |
| 64 | Klein, Chuck | 1933 | NL | RF | 368 | 420 | 602 | 7.39 |
| 65 | Kelly, King | 1886 | NL | RF | 388 | 483 | 534 | 7.37 |
| 66 | Helton, Todd | 2000 | NL | 1B | 372 | 463 | 698 | 7.37 |
| 67 | Piazza, Mike | 1997 | NL | C | 362 | 431 | 638 | 7.36 |
| 68 | Lajoie, Nap | 1910 | AL | 2B | 383 | 431 | 514 | 7.35 |
| 69 | Banks, Ernie | 1958 | NL | SS | 313 | 365 | 614 | 7.35 |
| 70 | Harper, Bryce | 2015 | NL | RF | 330 | 460 | 649 | 7.34 |
| 71 | Schmidt, Mike | 1980 | NL | 3B | 286 | 380 | 624 | 7.32 |
| 72 | Morgan, Joe | 1974 | NL | 2B | 293 | 426 | 494 | 7.29 |
| 73 | Bonds, Barry | 1996 | NL | LF | 308 | 461 | 615 | 7.28 |
| 74 | Williams, Ted | 1942 | AL | LF | 356 | 499 | 648 | 7.25 |
| 75 | Daulton, Darren | 1992 | NL | C | 270 | 385 | 524 | 7.25 |
| 76 | Gehrig, Lou | 1931 | AL | 1B | 341 | 444 | 662 | 7.24 |
| 77 | DiMaggio, Joe | 1937 | AL | CF | 346 | 410 | 673 | 7.24 |
| 78 | Wagner, Honus | 1904 | NL | SS | 349 | 419 | 520 | 7.21 |
| 79 | Campanella, Roy | 1953 | NL | C | 312 | 395 | 611 | 7.19 |
| 80 | McGwire, Mark | 1998 | NL | 1B | 299 | 470 | 752 | 7.19 |