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MLB Career Leaders
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Ty Cobb.366
2. Rogers Hornsby.358
3. Joe Jackson.356
4. Ed Delahanty.346
5. Tris Speaker.345
Complete Leaders
HOME RUNS
1. Barry Bonds762
2. Hank Aaron755
3. Babe Ruth714
4. Willie Mays660
5. Ken Griffey Jr.630
Complete Leaders
HITS
1. Pete Rose4256
2. Ty Cobb4189
3. Hank Aaron3771
4. Stan Musial3630
5. Tris Speaker3514
Complete Leaders
WINS
1. Cy Young511
2. Walter Johnson417
3. Pete Alexander373
4. Christy Mathewson373
5. Warren Spahn363
Complete Leaders
STRIKEOUTS
1. Nolan Ryan5714
2. Randy Johnson4875
3. Roger Clemens4672
4. Steve Carlton4136
5. Bert Blyleven3701
Complete Leaders
SAVES
1. Trevor Hoffman591
2. Mariano Rivera526
3. Lee Smith478
4. John Franco424
5. Dennis Eckersley390
Complete Leaders
MLB Single-Season (Post-1900) Leaders
BATTING AVERAGEYEAR
1. Nap Lajoie.4261901
2. Rogers Hornsby.4241924
3. Ty Cobb.4201911
4. George Sisler.4201922
5. Ty Cobb.4091912
Complete Leaders
HOME RUNSYEAR
1. Barry Bonds732001
2. Mark McGwire701998
3. Sammy Sosa661998
4. Mark McGwire651999
5. Sammy Sosa642001
Complete Leaders
HITSYEAR
1. Ichiro Suzuki2622004
2. George Sisler2571920
3. Bill Terry2541930
4. Lefty O'doul2541929
5. Al Simmons2531925
Complete Leaders
WINSYEAR
1. Jack Chesbro411904
2. Ed Walsh401908
3. Christy Mathewson371908
4. Walter Johnson361913
5. Joe McGinnity351904
Complete Leaders
STRIKEOUTSYEAR
1. Nolan Ryan3831973
2. Sandy Koufax3821965
3. Randy Johnson3722001
4. Nolan Ryan3671974
5. Randy Johnson3641999
Complete Leaders
SAVESYEAR
1. Francisco Rodriguez622008
2. Bobby Thigpen571990
3. John Smoltz552002
4. Eric Gagne552003
5. Randy Myers531993
Complete Leaders

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