Major League Baseball has numerous records related to runs batted in (RBI).
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
---|---|
Bold | denotes active player. |
(r) | denotes a player's rookie season. |
Players and the columns that correspond are denoted in boldface if they are still actively contributing to the record noted.
Player | RBI | Team [1] | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Hack Wilson * | 191 | Chicago Cubs | 1930 |
Lou Gehrig * | 185 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
Hank Greenberg * | 184 | Detroit Tigers | 1937 |
Jimmie Foxx * | 175 | Boston Red Sox | 1938 |
Lou Gehrig * | 173 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
Lou Gehrig * | 173 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
Chuck Klein * | 170 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1930 |
Jimmie Foxx * | 169 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1932 |
Babe Ruth * | 168 | New York Yankees | 1921 |
Hank Greenberg * | 168 | Detroit Tigers | 1935 |
Joe DiMaggio * | 167 | New York Yankees | 1937 |
Sam Thompson * | 166 | Detroit Wolverines | 1887 |
Lou Gehrig * | 166 | New York Yankees | 1934 |
Sam Thompson * | 165 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1895 |
Babe Ruth * | 165 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
Al Simmons * | 165 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1930 |
Manny Ramírez | 165 | Cleveland Indians | 1999 |
Jimmie Foxx * | 163 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1933 |
Babe Ruth * | 162 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
Hal Trosky | 162 | Cleveland Indians | 1936 |
Sammy Sosa | 160 | Chicago Cubs | 2001 |
RBI [2] | Player | Team | Year | Years record stood |
---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Deacon White * | Chicago White Stockings | 1876 | 3 |
62 | Charley Jones | Boston Red Caps | 1879 | 1 |
62 | John O'Rourke (r) | Boston Red Caps | 1879 | 1 |
74 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1880 | 1 |
82 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1881 | 1 |
83 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1882 | 1 |
97 | Dan Brouthers * | Buffalo Bisons | 1883 | 1 |
102 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1884 | 1 |
108 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1885 | 1 |
147 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1886 | 1 |
166 | Sam Thompson * | Detroit Wolverines | 1887 | 34 |
168 | Babe Ruth * | New York Yankees | 1921 | 6 |
173 | Lou Gehrig * | New York Yankees | 1927 | 3 |
191 | Hack Wilson * | Chicago Cubs | 1930 | 93 |
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Babe Ruth [3] * | 10 | 1920–21, 23, 26–32 New York (AL) |
Lou Gehrig [4] * | 9 | 1927–28, 30–34, 36–37 New York (AL) |
Jimmie Foxx [5] * | 6 | 1930, 32–34 Philadelphia; 36, 38 Boston (AL) |
Hank Greenberg [6] * | 5 | 1934–35, 37–38, 40 Detroit |
Alex Rodriguez [7] | 5 | 2000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York (AL) |
Ryan Howard [8] | 4 | 2006–09 Philadelphia (NL) |
Joe DiMaggio [9] * | 4 | 1937–38, 40, 48 New York (AL) |
Juan González [10] | 4 | 1996–98 Texas; 2001 Cleveland |
Ken Griffey Jr. [11] * | 4 | 1996–99 Seattle |
Sammy Sosa [12] | 4 | 1998–2001 Chicago (NL) |
Manny Ramírez [13] | 4 | 1998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston (AL) |
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Lou Gehrig * | 8 | 1927–34 New York (AL) |
Babe Ruth * | 7 | 1926–32 New York (AL) |
Joe DiMaggio * | 6 | 1936–41 New York (AL) |
Jim Bottomley [14] * | 5 | 1925–29 St. Louis (NL) |
Chuck Klein [15] * | 5 | 1929–33 Philadelphia (NL) |
Jimmie Foxx * | 5 | 1930–34 Philadelphia (AL) |
Hank Aaron [16] * | 5 | 1959–63 Milwaukee (NL) |
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Alex Rodriguez | 14 | 1996, 98–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL) |
Albert Pujols [17] | 14 | 2001–10 St. Louis (NL), 12, 14, 16, 17 Los Angeles Angels |
Babe Ruth * | 13 | 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23–24, 26–33 New York (AL) |
Lou Gehrig * | 13 | 1926–38 New York (AL) |
Jimmie Foxx * | 13 | 1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL) |
Al Simmons [18] * | 12 | 1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit |
Barry Bonds [19] | 12 | 1990–92 Pittsburgh; 93, 95–98, 2000–02, 04 San Francisco |
Manny Ramírez | 12 | 1995–96, 98–2000 Cleveland; 01-06 Boston (AL); 08 Boston (AL)- Los Angeles (NL) |
Miguel Cabrera [20] | 12 | 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14, 16 Detroit |
Goose Goslin [21] * | 11 | 1924–28 Washington (AL); 30 Washington (AL)-St. Louis (AL); 31–32 St. Louis (AL); 34–36 Detroit |
Frank Thomas [22] * | 11 | 1991–98, 2000, 03 Chicago (AL); 06 Oakland |
Stan Musial [23] * | 10 | 1946, 48–51, 53–57 St. Louis (NL) |
Willie Mays [24] * | 10 | 1954–55, 59–66 New York-San Francisco |
Hank Aaron * | 11 | 1955, 1957, 59–63, 66–67, 70–71 Milwaukee-Atlanta |
Joe Carter [25] | 10 | 1986–87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91–94, 96–97 Toronto |
Rafael Palmeiro [26] | 10 | 1993, 99–2003 Texas; 95–98 Baltimore |
Vladimir Guerrero [27] * | 10 | 1998–2002 Montreal; 2004 Anaheim; 2005–2007 Los Angeles Angels; 2008 Texas |
David Ortiz [28] * | 10 | 2003–2007, 2010, 2013–2016 Boston |
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Lou Gehrig * | 13 | 1926–38 New York (AL) |
Jimmie Foxx * | 13 | 1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL) |
Alex Rodriguez | 13 | 1998–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL) |
Al Simmons * | 11 | 1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL) |
Miguel Cabrera | 11 | 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14 Detroit |
Albert Pujols | 10 | 2001–10 St. Louis (NL) |
Albert Belle | 9 | 1992–96 Cleveland; 97–98 Chicago (AL); 99–2000 Baltimore |
Rafael Palmeiro | 9 | 1995–98 Baltimore; 99–2003 Texas |
Manny Ramírez | 9 | 1998–2000 Cleveland; 01–06 Boston (AL) |
Sammy Sosa | 9 | 1995–2003 Chicago (NL) |
Chipper Jones * | 8 | 1996–2003 Atlanta Braves |
Babe Ruth * | 8 | 1926–33 New York (AL) |
Mel Ott [29] * | 8 | 1929–36 New York (NL) |
Willie Mays * | 8 | 1959–66 New York—San Francisco |
Frank Thomas * | 8 | 1991–98 Chicago (AL) |
Mark Teixeira | 8 | 2004–07 Rangers; 07–08 Atlanta Braves; 08 Angels; 09–11 New York |
Player | Titles | Seasons and teams [2] |
---|---|---|
Cap Anson * | 8 | 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL) |
Josh Gibson * | 7 | 1933–38 Pittsburgh ( NNL), 1943 Homestead (NNL) |
Willard Brown * | 7 | 1937–39, 41, 43, 47, 48 Kansas City ( NAL) |
Babe Ruth * | 5 | 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26, New York (AL) |
Lou Gehrig * | 5 | 1927–28, 30, 31, 34 New York (AL) |
Honus Wagner * | 5 | 1901–02, 08–09, 12 Pittsburgh |
Player | Titles | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Cap Anson * | 3 | 1880–82 Chicago White Stockings |
Cap Anson * | 3 | 1884–86 Chicago White Stockings |
Ty Cobb * | 3 | 1907–09 Detroit |
Babe Ruth * | 3 | 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21 New York (AL) |
Rogers Hornsby * | 3 | 1920–22 St. Louis (NL) |
Joe Medwick * | 3 | 1936–38 St. Louis (NL) |
George Foster | 3 | 1976–78 Cincinnati |
Cecil Fielder | 3 | 1990–92 Detroit |
Player | Seasons and teams |
---|---|
Cap Anson * | 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL) |
Player | Seasons and teams |
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Nap Lajoie * | 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland |
Player | Seasons and teams |
---|---|
Nap Lajoie * | 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland |
RBI | Team [43] | Season |
---|---|---|
1,043 | Boston Beaneaters | 1894 |
1,007 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1894 |
997 | New York Yankees | 1936 |
990 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
986 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
974 | Boston Red Sox | 1950 |
960 | Cleveland Indians | 1999 |
954 | New York Yankees | 1932 |
954 | Seattle Mariners | 1996 |
Major League Baseball has numerous records related to runs batted in (RBI).
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
---|---|
Bold | denotes active player. |
(r) | denotes a player's rookie season. |
Players and the columns that correspond are denoted in boldface if they are still actively contributing to the record noted.
Player | RBI | Team [1] | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Hack Wilson * | 191 | Chicago Cubs | 1930 |
Lou Gehrig * | 185 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
Hank Greenberg * | 184 | Detroit Tigers | 1937 |
Jimmie Foxx * | 175 | Boston Red Sox | 1938 |
Lou Gehrig * | 173 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
Lou Gehrig * | 173 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
Chuck Klein * | 170 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1930 |
Jimmie Foxx * | 169 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1932 |
Babe Ruth * | 168 | New York Yankees | 1921 |
Hank Greenberg * | 168 | Detroit Tigers | 1935 |
Joe DiMaggio * | 167 | New York Yankees | 1937 |
Sam Thompson * | 166 | Detroit Wolverines | 1887 |
Lou Gehrig * | 166 | New York Yankees | 1934 |
Sam Thompson * | 165 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1895 |
Babe Ruth * | 165 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
Al Simmons * | 165 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1930 |
Manny Ramírez | 165 | Cleveland Indians | 1999 |
Jimmie Foxx * | 163 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1933 |
Babe Ruth * | 162 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
Hal Trosky | 162 | Cleveland Indians | 1936 |
Sammy Sosa | 160 | Chicago Cubs | 2001 |
RBI [2] | Player | Team | Year | Years record stood |
---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Deacon White * | Chicago White Stockings | 1876 | 3 |
62 | Charley Jones | Boston Red Caps | 1879 | 1 |
62 | John O'Rourke (r) | Boston Red Caps | 1879 | 1 |
74 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1880 | 1 |
82 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1881 | 1 |
83 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1882 | 1 |
97 | Dan Brouthers * | Buffalo Bisons | 1883 | 1 |
102 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1884 | 1 |
108 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1885 | 1 |
147 | Cap Anson * | Chicago White Stockings | 1886 | 1 |
166 | Sam Thompson * | Detroit Wolverines | 1887 | 34 |
168 | Babe Ruth * | New York Yankees | 1921 | 6 |
173 | Lou Gehrig * | New York Yankees | 1927 | 3 |
191 | Hack Wilson * | Chicago Cubs | 1930 | 93 |
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Babe Ruth [3] * | 10 | 1920–21, 23, 26–32 New York (AL) |
Lou Gehrig [4] * | 9 | 1927–28, 30–34, 36–37 New York (AL) |
Jimmie Foxx [5] * | 6 | 1930, 32–34 Philadelphia; 36, 38 Boston (AL) |
Hank Greenberg [6] * | 5 | 1934–35, 37–38, 40 Detroit |
Alex Rodriguez [7] | 5 | 2000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York (AL) |
Ryan Howard [8] | 4 | 2006–09 Philadelphia (NL) |
Joe DiMaggio [9] * | 4 | 1937–38, 40, 48 New York (AL) |
Juan González [10] | 4 | 1996–98 Texas; 2001 Cleveland |
Ken Griffey Jr. [11] * | 4 | 1996–99 Seattle |
Sammy Sosa [12] | 4 | 1998–2001 Chicago (NL) |
Manny Ramírez [13] | 4 | 1998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston (AL) |
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Lou Gehrig * | 8 | 1927–34 New York (AL) |
Babe Ruth * | 7 | 1926–32 New York (AL) |
Joe DiMaggio * | 6 | 1936–41 New York (AL) |
Jim Bottomley [14] * | 5 | 1925–29 St. Louis (NL) |
Chuck Klein [15] * | 5 | 1929–33 Philadelphia (NL) |
Jimmie Foxx * | 5 | 1930–34 Philadelphia (AL) |
Hank Aaron [16] * | 5 | 1959–63 Milwaukee (NL) |
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Alex Rodriguez | 14 | 1996, 98–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL) |
Albert Pujols [17] | 14 | 2001–10 St. Louis (NL), 12, 14, 16, 17 Los Angeles Angels |
Babe Ruth * | 13 | 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23–24, 26–33 New York (AL) |
Lou Gehrig * | 13 | 1926–38 New York (AL) |
Jimmie Foxx * | 13 | 1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL) |
Al Simmons [18] * | 12 | 1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit |
Barry Bonds [19] | 12 | 1990–92 Pittsburgh; 93, 95–98, 2000–02, 04 San Francisco |
Manny Ramírez | 12 | 1995–96, 98–2000 Cleveland; 01-06 Boston (AL); 08 Boston (AL)- Los Angeles (NL) |
Miguel Cabrera [20] | 12 | 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14, 16 Detroit |
Goose Goslin [21] * | 11 | 1924–28 Washington (AL); 30 Washington (AL)-St. Louis (AL); 31–32 St. Louis (AL); 34–36 Detroit |
Frank Thomas [22] * | 11 | 1991–98, 2000, 03 Chicago (AL); 06 Oakland |
Stan Musial [23] * | 10 | 1946, 48–51, 53–57 St. Louis (NL) |
Willie Mays [24] * | 10 | 1954–55, 59–66 New York-San Francisco |
Hank Aaron * | 11 | 1955, 1957, 59–63, 66–67, 70–71 Milwaukee-Atlanta |
Joe Carter [25] | 10 | 1986–87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91–94, 96–97 Toronto |
Rafael Palmeiro [26] | 10 | 1993, 99–2003 Texas; 95–98 Baltimore |
Vladimir Guerrero [27] * | 10 | 1998–2002 Montreal; 2004 Anaheim; 2005–2007 Los Angeles Angels; 2008 Texas |
David Ortiz [28] * | 10 | 2003–2007, 2010, 2013–2016 Boston |
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Lou Gehrig * | 13 | 1926–38 New York (AL) |
Jimmie Foxx * | 13 | 1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL) |
Alex Rodriguez | 13 | 1998–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL) |
Al Simmons * | 11 | 1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL) |
Miguel Cabrera | 11 | 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14 Detroit |
Albert Pujols | 10 | 2001–10 St. Louis (NL) |
Albert Belle | 9 | 1992–96 Cleveland; 97–98 Chicago (AL); 99–2000 Baltimore |
Rafael Palmeiro | 9 | 1995–98 Baltimore; 99–2003 Texas |
Manny Ramírez | 9 | 1998–2000 Cleveland; 01–06 Boston (AL) |
Sammy Sosa | 9 | 1995–2003 Chicago (NL) |
Chipper Jones * | 8 | 1996–2003 Atlanta Braves |
Babe Ruth * | 8 | 1926–33 New York (AL) |
Mel Ott [29] * | 8 | 1929–36 New York (NL) |
Willie Mays * | 8 | 1959–66 New York—San Francisco |
Frank Thomas * | 8 | 1991–98 Chicago (AL) |
Mark Teixeira | 8 | 2004–07 Rangers; 07–08 Atlanta Braves; 08 Angels; 09–11 New York |
Player | Titles | Seasons and teams [2] |
---|---|---|
Cap Anson * | 8 | 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL) |
Josh Gibson * | 7 | 1933–38 Pittsburgh ( NNL), 1943 Homestead (NNL) |
Willard Brown * | 7 | 1937–39, 41, 43, 47, 48 Kansas City ( NAL) |
Babe Ruth * | 5 | 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26, New York (AL) |
Lou Gehrig * | 5 | 1927–28, 30, 31, 34 New York (AL) |
Honus Wagner * | 5 | 1901–02, 08–09, 12 Pittsburgh |
Player | Titles | Seasons and teams |
---|---|---|
Cap Anson * | 3 | 1880–82 Chicago White Stockings |
Cap Anson * | 3 | 1884–86 Chicago White Stockings |
Ty Cobb * | 3 | 1907–09 Detroit |
Babe Ruth * | 3 | 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21 New York (AL) |
Rogers Hornsby * | 3 | 1920–22 St. Louis (NL) |
Joe Medwick * | 3 | 1936–38 St. Louis (NL) |
George Foster | 3 | 1976–78 Cincinnati |
Cecil Fielder | 3 | 1990–92 Detroit |
Player | Seasons and teams |
---|---|
Cap Anson * | 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL) |
Player | Seasons and teams |
---|---|
Nap Lajoie * | 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland |
Player | Seasons and teams |
---|---|
Nap Lajoie * | 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland |
RBI | Team [43] | Season |
---|---|---|
1,043 | Boston Beaneaters | 1894 |
1,007 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1894 |
997 | New York Yankees | 1936 |
990 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
986 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
974 | Boston Red Sox | 1950 |
960 | Cleveland Indians | 1999 |
954 | New York Yankees | 1932 |
954 | Seattle Mariners | 1996 |