Major League Baseball has numerous records related to runs batted in (RBI).
Key
Players and the columns that correspond are denoted in boldface if they are still actively contributing to the record noted.
160 batted in, one season
Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in
Four or more seasons with 130 runs batted in
Player |
Years |
Seasons and teams
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Babe Ruth * |
10 |
1920–21, 23, 26–32 New York (AL)
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Lou Gehrig * |
9 |
1927–28, 30–34, 36–37 New York (AL)
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Jimmie Foxx * |
6 |
1930, 32–34 Philadelphia; 36, 38 Boston (AL)
|
Hank Greenberg * |
5 |
1934–35, 37–38, 40 Detroit
|
Alex Rodriguez |
5 |
2000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York (AL)
|
Ryan Howard |
4 |
2006–09 Philadelphia (NL)
|
Joe DiMaggio * |
4 |
1937–38, 40, 48 New York (AL)
|
Juan González |
4 |
1996–98 Texas; 2001 Cleveland
|
Ken Griffey Jr. * |
4 |
1996–99 Seattle
|
Sammy Sosa |
4 |
1998–2001 Chicago (NL)
|
Manny Ramírez |
4 |
1998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston (AL)
|
Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs batted in
Ten or more seasons with 100 runs batted in
Player |
Years |
Seasons and teams
|
Alex Rodriguez |
14 |
1996, 98–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL)
|
Albert Pujols |
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 * |
12 |
1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit
|
Barry Bonds |
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 |
12 |
2004–2007 Florida; 08–14, 16 Detroit
|
Goose Goslin * |
11 |
1924–28 Washington (AL); 30 Washington (AL)-St. Louis (AL); 31–32 St. Louis (AL); 34–36 Detroit
|
Frank Thomas * |
11 |
1991–98, 2000, 03 Chicago (AL); 06 Oakland
|
Stan Musial * |
10 |
1946, 48–51, 53–57 St. Louis (NL)
|
Willie Mays * |
10 |
1954–55, 59–66 New York-San Francisco
|
Hank Aaron * |
11 |
1955, 1957, 59–63, 66–67, 70–71 Milwaukee-Atlanta
|
Joe Carter |
10 |
1986–87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91–94, 96–97 Toronto
|
Rafael Palmeiro |
10 |
1993, 99–2003 Texas; 95–98 Baltimore
|
Vladimir Guerrero *
|
10
|
1998–2002 Montreal; 2004 Anaheim; 2005–2007 Los Angeles Angels; 2008 Texas
|
David Ortiz *
|
10
|
2003–2007, 2010, 2013–2016 Boston
|
Eight or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs batted in
League leader in runs batted in, five or more seasons
Player |
Titles |
Seasons and teams
|
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
|
League leader in runs batted in, three or more consecutive seasons
League leader in runs batted in, three decades
League leader in runs batted in, both leagues
League leader in runs batted in, three different teams
10 or more runs batted in by an individual in one game
RBIs |
Player |
Team |
Date |
Opponent
|
12 |
Jim Bottomley * |
St. Louis Cardinals |
September 16, 1924 |
Brooklyn Robins
|
12 |
Mark Whiten |
St. Louis Cardinals |
September 7, 1993 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
11 |
Wilbert Robinson * |
Baltimore Orioles |
June 10, 1882 |
St. Louis Browns
|
11 |
Tony Lazzeri * |
New York Yankees |
May 24, 1936 |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
11 |
Phil Weintraub |
New York Giants |
April 30, 1944 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
10 |
Rudy York |
Boston Red Sox |
July 27, 1946 |
St. Louis Browns
|
10 |
Walker Cooper |
Cincinnati Reds |
July 6, 1949 |
Chicago Cubs
|
10 |
Norm Zauchin |
Boston Red Sox |
May 27, 1955 |
Washington Senators
|
10 |
Reggie Jackson * |
Oakland Athletics |
June 14, 1969 |
Boston Red Sox
|
10 |
Fred Lynn (r) |
Boston Red Sox |
June 18, 1975 |
Detroit Tigers
|
10 |
Nomar Garciaparra |
Boston Red Sox |
May 10, 1999 |
Seattle Mariners
|
10 |
Alex Rodriguez |
New York Yankees |
April 26, 2005 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
10 |
Garret Anderson |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
August 21, 2007 |
New York Yankees
|
10 |
Anthony Rendon |
Washington Nationals |
April 30, 2017 |
New York Mets
|
10 |
Scooter Gennett |
Cincinnati Reds |
June 6, 2017 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
10 |
Mark Reynolds |
Washington Nationals |
July 7, 2018 |
Miami Marlins
|
950 runs batted in by a team in one season
See also
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