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 | |
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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 |