Runs Created per Plate Appearance
All-Time Single-Season Z-Leaders
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Babe Ruth* (11)
1920 #3
1921 #6
1923 #9
1926 #23
1924 #25
1927 #27
1931 #60
1919 #66
1930 #93
1928 #112
1932 #123
Ty Cobb* (9)
1910 #12
1911 #30
1917 #38
1912 #44
1909 #55
1915 #64
1913 #81
1916 #92
1918 #113
Ted Williams* (8)
1957 #7
1947 #11
1941 #13
1946 #19
1954 #29
1942 #39
1949 #51
1948 #72
Barry Bonds (6)
2002 #1
2004 #2
2001 #4
2003 #8
1992 #42
1993 #67
Rogers Hornsby* (5)
1924 #14
1925 #24
1922 #48
1920 #104
1921 #131
Mickey Mantle* (4)
1957 #15
1956 #17
1962 #35
1961 #61
Jimmie Foxx* (4)
1932 #37
1933 #57
1938 #130
1939 #138
Ross Barnes* (3)
1876 #10
1873 #56
1872 #59
Frank Thomas (3)
1994 #20
1997 #108
1992 #118
Larry Walker* (3)
1997 #28
1999 #52
1998 #132
Lou Gehrig* (3)
1927 #32
1934 #91
1930 #109
Mark McGwire* (3)
1998 #33
1996 #54
1995 #147
Nap Lajoie* (3)
1901 #36
1904 #40
1910 #95
Pete Browning (3)
1882 #43
1887 #114
1885 #135
Manny Ramirez (3)
2002 #45
2000 #62
1999 #121
Honus Wagner* (3)
1908 #46
1904 #79
1907 #103
Stan Musial* (3)
1948 #49
1946 #82
1951 #143
Albert Pujols (3)
2003 #68
2009 #74
2008 #115
Ed Delahanty* (3)
1895 #84
1896 #111
1899 #125
Dan Brouthers* (3)
1885 #94
1886 #107
1882 #149
Joe Jackson* (3)
1912 #99
1911 #105
1913 #139
George Brett* (2)
1980 #5
1985 #65
Rickey Henderson* (2)
1990 #22
1985 #87
Jason Giambi (2)
2001 #47
2000 #119
Tris Speaker* (2)
1912 #77
1916 #116
Alex Rodriguez (2)
2005 #83
2007 #100
This chart lists the top 1% of all player-seasons.
Active players in bold, asterisk (*) means HOF.
See historical runs created per plate appearance graph.
| Player | Year / Lg | RC/PA | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barry Bonds | 2002 NL | .285 | 4.2862 |
| 2. | Barry Bonds | 2004 NL | .281 | 4.0892 |
| 3. | Babe Ruth* | 1920 AL | .296 | 4.0039 |
| 4. | Barry Bonds | 2001 NL | .288 | 3.8304 |
| 5. | George Brett* | 1980 AL | .236 | 3.8130 |
| 6. | Babe Ruth* | 1921 AL | .297 | 3.7095 |
| 7. | Ted Williams* | 1957 AL | .262 | 3.6944 |
| 8. | Barry Bonds | 2003 NL | .260 | 3.6706 |
| 9. | Babe Ruth* | 1923 AL | .279 | 3.5787 |
| 10. | Ross Barnes* | 1876 NL | .235 | 3.5557 |
| 11. | Ted Williams* | 1947 AL | .233 | 3.4915 |
| 12. | Ty Cobb* | 1910 AL | .232 | 3.4234 |
| 13. | Ted Williams* | 1941 AL | .276 | 3.4133 |
| 14. | Rogers Hornsby* | 1924 NL | .261 | 3.4126 |
| 15. | Mickey Mantle* | 1957 AL | .249 | 3.4083 |
| 16. | Levi Meyerle | 1871 NA | .296 | 3.3504 |
| 17. | Mickey Mantle* | 1956 AL | .250 | 3.3364 |
| 18. | Fred Dunlap* | 1884 UA | .239 | 3.3328 |
| 19. | Ted Williams* | 1946 AL | .240 | 3.3322 |
| 20. | Frank Thomas | 1994 AL | .246 | 3.3304 |
| 21. | Tip O'Neill | 1887 AA | .281 | 3.3264 |
| 22. | Rickey Henderson* | 1990 AL | .214 | 3.3240 |
| 23. | Babe Ruth* | 1926 AL | .267 | 3.3220 |
| 24. | Rogers Hornsby* | 1925 NL | .274 | 3.3111 |
| 25. | Babe Ruth* | 1924 AL | .267 | 3.2539 |
| 26. | Albert Belle* | 1994 AL | .242 | 3.2332 |
| 27. | Babe Ruth* | 1927 AL | .267 | 3.2179 |
| 28. | Larry Walker* | 1997 NL | .250 | 3.2038 |
| 29. | Ted Williams* | 1954 AL | .235 | 3.1876 |
| 30. | Ty Cobb* | 1911 AL | .265 | 3.1845 |
| 31. | Jim Thome | 2002 AL | .225 | 3.1828 |
| 32. | Lou Gehrig* | 1927 AL | .265 | 3.1732 |
| 33. | Mark McGwire* | 1998 NL | .246 | 3.1589 |
| 34. | Jeff Bagwell* | 1994 NL | .252 | 3.1437 |
| 35. | Mickey Mantle* | 1962 AL | .225 | 3.1408 |
| 36. | Nap Lajoie* | 1901 AL | .260 | 3.1237 |
| 37. | Jimmie Foxx* | 1932 AL | .264 | 3.1148 |
| 38. | Ty Cobb* | 1917 AL | .229 | 3.1050 |
| 39. | Ted Williams* | 1942 AL | .238 | 3.1046 |
| 40. | Nap Lajoie* | 1904 AL | .212 | 3.0991 |
| 41. | Hugh Duffy* | 1894 NL | .290 | 3.0937 |
| 42. | Barry Bonds | 1992 NL | .220 | 3.0860 |
| 43. | Pete Browning | 1882 AA | .197 | 3.0827 |
| 44. | Ty Cobb* | 1912 AL | .246 | 3.0778 |
| 45. | Manny Ramirez | 2002 AL | .221 | 3.0722 |
| 46. | Honus Wagner* | 1908 NL | .211 | 3.0632 |
| 47. | Jason Giambi | 2001 AL | .227 | 3.0463 |
| 48. | Rogers Hornsby* | 1922 NL | .260 | 3.0410 |
| 49. | Stan Musial* | 1948 NL | .246 | 3.0218 |
| 50. | Josh Hamilton | 2010 AL | .216 | 3.0212 |
| 51. | Ted Williams* | 1949 AL | .230 | 3.0130 |
| 52. | Larry Walker* | 1999 NL | .247 | 2.9939 |
| 53. | Joe Morgan* | 1976 NL | .220 | 2.9650 |
| 54. | Mark McGwire* | 1996 AL | .239 | 2.9641 |
| 55. | Ty Cobb* | 1909 AL | .215 | 2.9585 |
| 56. | Ross Barnes* | 1873 NA | .234 | 2.9532 |
| 57. | Jimmie Foxx* | 1933 AL | .249 | 2.9495 |
| 58. | King Kelly* | 1886 NL | .237 | 2.9476 |
| 59. | Ross Barnes* | 1872 NA | .239 | 2.9410 |
| 60. | Babe Ruth* | 1931 AL | .260 | 2.9369 |
| 61. | Mickey Mantle* | 1961 AL | .237 | 2.9297 |
| 62. | Manny Ramirez | 2000 AL | .238 | 2.9238 |
| 63. | Carl Yastrzemski* | 1967 AL | .210 | 2.9122 |
| 64. | Ty Cobb* | 1915 AL | .207 | 2.9063 |
| 65. | George Brett* | 1985 AL | .203 | 2.8953 |
| 66. | Babe Ruth* | 1919 AL | .235 | 2.8931 |
| 67. | Barry Bonds | 1993 NL | .230 | 2.8915 |
| 68. | Albert Pujols | 2003 NL | .230 | 2.8868 |
| 69. | Rod Carew* | 1977 AL | .212 | 2.8803 |
| 70. | Arky Vaughan* | 1935 NL | .234 | 2.8643 |
| 71. | Norm Cash* | 1961 AL | .234 | 2.8581 |
| 72. | Ted Williams* | 1948 AL | .234 | 2.8515 |
| 73. | Frank Robinson* | 1966 AL | .200 | 2.8493 |
| 74. | Albert Pujols | 2009 NL | .215 | 2.8425 |
| 75. | Chuck Klein* | 1933 NL | .221 | 2.8399 |
| 76. | Hank Aaron* | 1971 NL | .218 | 2.8356 |
| 77. | Tris Speaker* | 1912 AL | .235 | 2.8338 |
| 78. | Jim Rice* | 1978 AL | .187 | 2.8268 |
| 79. | Honus Wagner* | 1904 NL | .211 | 2.8268 |
| 80. | Joe Mauer | 2009 AL | .209 | 2.8255 |
| 81. | Ty Cobb* | 1913 AL | .230 | 2.8238 |
| 82. | Stan Musial* | 1946 NL | .215 | 2.8221 |
| 83. | Alex Rodriguez | 2005 AL | .209 | 2.8117 |
| 84. | Ed Delahanty* | 1895 NL | .259 | 2.7944 |
| 85. | Fred Lynn* | 1979 AL | .215 | 2.7900 |
| 86. | Mike Schmidt* | 1981 NL | .214 | 2.7895 |
| 87. | Rickey Henderson* | 1985 AL | .199 | 2.7890 |
| 88. | John Olerud* | 1993 AL | .215 | 2.7876 |
| 89. | Edgar Martinez* | 1995 AL | .225 | 2.7848 |
| 90. | Jose Bautista | 2011 AL | .207 | 2.7845 |
| 91. | Lou Gehrig* | 1934 AL | .255 | 2.7815 |
| 92. | Ty Cobb* | 1916 AL | .198 | 2.7796 |
| 93. | Babe Ruth* | 1930 AL | .255 | 2.7793 |
| 94. | Dan Brouthers* | 1885 NL | .198 | 2.7790 |
| 95. | Nap Lajoie* | 1910 AL | .205 | 2.7725 |
| 96. | Dick Allen* | 1972 AL | .199 | 2.7720 |
| 97. | George Sisler* | 1920 AL | .239 | 2.7669 |
| 98. | Ryan Braun | 2011 NL | .206 | 2.7597 |
| 99. | Joe Jackson* | 1912 AL | .231 | 2.7567 |
| 100. | Alex Rodriguez | 2007 AL | .215 | 2.7510 |
| 101. | Cap Anson* | 1881 NL | .202 | 2.7484 |
| 102. | Carlos Delgado | 2000 AL | .231 | 2.7427 |
| 103. | Honus Wagner* | 1907 NL | .205 | 2.7422 |
| 104. | Rogers Hornsby* | 1920 NL | .201 | 2.7380 |
| 105. | Joe Jackson* | 1911 AL | .243 | 2.7350 |
| 106. | Sammy Sosa | 2001 NL | .239 | 2.7327 |
| 107. | Dan Brouthers* | 1886 NL | .226 | 2.7324 |
| 108. | Frank Thomas | 1997 AL | .214 | 2.7323 |
| 109. | Lou Gehrig* | 1930 AL | .253 | 2.7317 |
| 110. | Derrek Lee | 2005 NL | .220 | 2.7221 |
| 111. | Ed Delahanty* | 1896 NL | .254 | 2.7200 |
| 112. | Babe Ruth* | 1928 AL | .243 | 2.7182 |
| 113. | Ty Cobb* | 1918 AL | .212 | 2.7165 |
| 114. | Pete Browning | 1887 AA | .252 | 2.7036 |
| 115. | Albert Pujols | 2008 NL | .224 | 2.7033 |
| 116. | Tris Speaker* | 1916 AL | .195 | 2.7028 |
| 117. | Travis Hafner | 2006 AL | .218 | 2.6974 |
| 118. | Frank Thomas | 1992 AL | .186 | 2.6968 |
| 119. | Jason Giambi | 2000 AL | .229 | 2.6940 |
| 120. | Todd Helton | 2000 NL | .243 | 2.6846 |
| 121. | Manny Ramirez | 1999 AL | .221 | 2.6824 |
| 122. | John McGraw* | 1899 NL | .238 | 2.6797 |
| 123. | Babe Ruth* | 1932 AL | .243 | 2.6751 |
| 124. | David Ortiz | 2007 AL | .212 | 2.6667 |
| 125. | Ed Delahanty* | 1899 NL | .237 | 2.6650 |
| 126. | Edgar Martinez* | 1992 AL | .185 | 2.6634 |
| 127. | Roger Connor* | 1885 NL | .192 | 2.6508 |
| 128. | Harry Heilmann* | 1923 AL | .236 | 2.6453 |
| 129. | Paul Molitor* | 1987 AL | .213 | 2.6395 |
| 130. | Jimmie Foxx* | 1938 AL | .250 | 2.6293 |
| 131. | Rogers Hornsby* | 1921 NL | .233 | 2.6289 |
| 132. | Larry Walker* | 1998 NL | .224 | 2.6263 |
| 133. | Joe DiMaggio* | 1939 AL | .237 | 2.6257 |
| 134. | Al Simmons* | 1930 AL | .248 | 2.6211 |
| 135. | Pete Browning | 1885 AA | .191 | 2.6176 |
| 136. | George Wright* | 1871 NA | .257 | 2.6160 |
| 137. | George Hall | 1876 NL | .194 | 2.6093 |
| 138. | Jimmie Foxx* | 1939 AL | .236 | 2.6084 |
| 139. | Joe Jackson* | 1913 AL | .220 | 2.6058 |
| 140. | Willie Mays* | 1955 NL | .217 | 2.6033 |
| 141. | Joey Votto | 2010 NL | .205 | 2.6033 |
| 142. | Danny Tartabull* | 1991 AL | .194 | 2.5989 |
| 143. | Stan Musial* | 1951 NL | .221 | 2.5966 |
| 144. | Sam Thompson* | 1894 NL | .268 | 2.5951 |
| 145. | Joe Medwick* | 1937 NL | .224 | 2.5920 |
| 146. | Miguel Cabrera | 2010 AL | .201 | 2.5913 |
| 147. | Mark McGwire* | 1995 AL | .218 | 2.5834 |
| 148. | Sam Thompson* | 1895 NL | .249 | 2.5810 |
| 149. | Dan Brouthers* | 1882 NL | .199 | 2.5810 |
| 150. | Willie McCovey* | 1969 NL | .218 | 2.5754 |
| 151. | Ken Griffey | 1994 AL | .218 | 2.5742 |
| 152. | Cy Seymour* | 1905 NL | .214 | 2.5684 |