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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Bonds, Barry | 1997 | NL | LF | 291 | 446 | 585 | 7.18 |
| 82 | DiMaggio, Joe | 1941 | AL | CF | 357 | 440 | 643 | 7.15 |
| 83 | Hornsby, Rogers | 1929 | NL | 2B | 380 | 445 | 679 | 7.12 |
| 84 | Robinson, Frank | 1966 | AL | RF | 316 | 410 | 637 | 7.11 |
| 85 | Gehrig, Lou | 1928 | AL | 1B | 374 | 456 | 648 | 7.10 |
| 86 | Ripken, Cal |
| AL |
| SS |
| 323 | 374 | 566 |
| 7.09 |
| 87 | Helton, Todd | 2001 | NL | 1B | 336 | 431 | 685 | 7.07 |
| 88 | Jackson, Shoeless Joe | 1912 | AL | RF | 395 | 447 | 579 | 7.04 |
| 89 | Mize, Johnny | 1937 | NL | 1B | 364 | 427 | 595 | 7.04 |
| 90 | Aaron, Hank | 1971 | NL | 1B | 327 | 410 | 669 | 7.03 |
| 91 | Mantle, Mickey | 1962 | AL | CF | 321 | 486 | 605 | 7.01 |
| 92 | Dickey, Bill | 1936 | AL | C | 362 | 428 | 617 | 7.01 |
| 93 | Petrocelli, Rico | 1969 | AL | SS | 297 | 401 | 589 | 7.01 |
| 94 | Sosa, Sammy | 2001 | NL | RF | 328 | 437 | 737 | 6.99 |
| 95 | Speaker, Tris | 1912 | AL | CF | 383 | 459 | 567 | 6.99 |
| 96 | Mathews, Eddie | 1953 | NL | 3B | 302 | 405 | 627 | 6.98 |
| 97 | Ott, Mel | 1938 | NL | 3B | 311 | 440 | 583 | 6.98 |
| 98 | Jones, Chipper | 1999 | NL | 3B | 319 | 441 | 633 | 6.97 |
| 99 | Torre, Joe | 1971 | NL | 3B | 363 | 420 | 555 | 6.97 |
| 100 | Musial, Stan | 1946 | NL | 1B | 365 | 433 | 587 | 6.96 |
| 101 | Edmonds, Jim | 2004 | NL | CF | 301 | 418 | 643 | 6.96 |
| 102 | Gehrig, Lou | 1934 | AL | 1B | 363 | 465 | 706 | 6.96 |
| 103 | Morgan, Joe | 1977 | NL | 2B | 288 | 417 | 478 | 6.94 |
| 104 | Rodriguez, Alex | 2007 | AL | 3B | 314 | 422 | 645 | 6.93 |
| 105 | Morgan, Joe | 1972 | NL | 2B | 292 | 415 | 435 | 6.93 |
| 106 | Cabrera, Miguel | 2013 | AL | 3B | 348 | 442 | 636 | 6.90 |
| 107 | Witt, Bobby | 2024 | AL | SS | 332 | 389 | 588 | 6.88 |
| 108 | Ruth, Babe | 1919 | AL | LF | 322 | 454 | 657 | 6.88 |
| 109 | Vaughan, Arky | 1936 | NL | SS | 335 | 447 | 474 | 6.86 |
| 110 | Aaron, Hank | 1963 | NL | RF | 319 | 391 | 586 | 6.86 |
| 111 | Williams, Ted | 1957 | AL | LF | 388 | 526 | 731 | 6.85 |
| 112 | Carew, Rod | 1977 | AL | 1B | 388 | 448 | 570 | 6.83 |
| 113 | Lee, Derrek | 2005 | NL | 1B | 335 | 418 | 662 | 6.82 |
| 114 | Musial, Stan | 1951 | NL | LF | 355 | 448 | 614 | 6.78 |
| 115 | Allen, Dick | 1966 | NL | 3B | 317 | 396 | 632 | 6.77 |
| 116 | Johnson, Howard | 1989 | NL | 3B | 287 | 369 | 559 | 6.77 |
| 117 | Robinson, Jackie | 1951 | NL | 2B | 338 | 425 | 527 | 6.76 |
| 118 | Vaughan, Arky | 1940 | NL | SS | 300 | 390 | 453 | 6.75 |
| 119 | Schmidt, Mike | 1974 | NL | 3B | 282 | 394 | 546 | 6.72 |
| 120 | Bonds, Barry | 1998 | NL | LF | 303 | 438 | 609 | 6.72 |