Cardinal Single-Season Leaders

Top 10 - 1892 Through 2002

These guys were not necessarily League Leaders, but these are the greatest single-season performances by any Cardinal player.

Single-Season Batting Leaders

Single Season Pitching Leaders

Cardinals Single-Season Leaders - Batting
*Games*
1	Jose Oquendo	1989	163
2	Bill White	1963	162
	Curt Flood	1964	162
	Ken Boyer	1964	162
	Pedro Guerrero	1989	162
	Terry Pendleton	1989	162
7	Julian Javier	1963	161
	Dick Groat	1964	161
	Joe Torre	1970	161
	Joe Torre	1971	161
	Ted Simmons	1973	161
	Ken Reitz	1975	161
	Keith Hernandez	1977	161
	Keith Hernandez	1979	161
	Albert Pujols	2001	161
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At Bats
1	Lou Brock	1967	689
2	Curt Flood	1964	679
3	Garry Templeton	1979	672
4	Taylor Douthit	1930	664
	Lou Brock	1970	664
6	Curt Flood	1963	662
7	Lou Brock	1968	660
8	Red Schoendienst	1947	659
9	Bill White	1963	658
10	Lou Brock	1969	655
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Runs
1	Jesse Burkett	1901	142
2	Rogers Hornsby	1922	141
3	Stan Musial	1948	135
4	Rogers Hornsby	1925	133
5	Joe Medwick	1935	132
6	Rogers Hornsby	1921	131
7	Jim Edmonds	2000	129
8	Taylor Douthit	1929	128
	Stan Musial	1949	128
10	Stan Musial	1953	127
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Hits
1	Rogers Hornsby	1922	250
2	Joe Medwick	1937	237
3	Rogers Hornsby	1921	235
4	Stan Musial	1948	230
	Joe Torre	1971	230
6	Stan Musial	1946	228
7	Rogers Hornsby	1924	227
	Jim Bottomley	1925	227
9	Jesse Burkett	1901	226
10	Joe Medwick	1935	224
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Doubles
1	Joe Medwick	1936	64
2	Joe Medwick	1937	56
3	Stan Musial	1953	53
4	Enos Slaughter	1939	52
5	Stan Musial	1944	51
6	Stan Musial	1946	50
7	Joe Medwick	1939	48
	Stan Musial	1943	48
	Keith Hernandez	1979	48
10	Chick Hafey	1929	47
	Joe Medwick	1938	47
	Albert Pujols	2001	47
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Triples
1	Perry Werden	1893	29
2	Roger Connor	1894	25
	Tom Long	1915	25
4	Rogers Hornsby	1920	20
	Jim Bottomley	1928	20
	Stan Musial	1943	20
	Stan Musial	1946	20
8	Garry Templeton	1979	19
9	Frank Shugart	1894	18
	Rogers Hornsby	1921	18
	Joe Medwick	1921	18
	Stan Musial	1948	18
	Garry Templeton	1977	18
	Willie McGee	1985	18
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Home Runs
1	Mark McGwire	1998	70
2	Mark McGwire	1999	65
3	Johhny Mize	1940	43
4	Rogers Hornsby	1922	42
	Jim Edmonds	2000	42
6	Rogers Hornsby	1925	39
	Stan Musial	1948	39
8	Albert Pujols	2001	37
9	Stan Musial	1949	36
10	3 Tied At		35
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Runs Batted In
1	Joe Medwick	1937	154
2	Rogers Hornsby	1922	152
3	Mark McGwire	1999	147
4	Rogers Hornsby	1925	143
5	Joe Medwick	1936	138
6	Jim Bottomley	1929	137
	Johnny Mize	1940	137
	Joe Torre	1971	137
9	Jim Bottomley	1928	136
10	Stan Musial	1948	131
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Stolen Bases
1	Lou Brock	1974	118
2	Vince Coleman	1985	110
3	Vince Coleman	1987	109
4	Vince Coleman	1986	107
5	Vince Coleman	1988	81
6	Vince Coleman	1990	77
7	Lou Brock	1966	74
8	Lou Brock	1973	70
9	Lonnie Smith	1982	68
10	Vince Coleman	1989	65
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Total Bases
1	Rogers Hornsby	1922	450
2	Stan Musial	1948	429
3	Joe Medwick	1937	406
4	Mark McGwire	1998	383
5	Stan Musial	1949	382
6	Rogers Hornsby	1925	381
7	Rogers Hornsby	1921	378
8	Rogers Hornsby	1924	373
9	Ripper Collins	1934	369
10	Johnny Mize	1940	368
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Bases on Balls
1	Mark McGwire	1998	162
2	Jack Crooks	1892	136
	Jack Clark	1987	136
4	Mark McGwire	1999	133
5	Jack Crooks	1893	121
6	Miller Huggins	1910	116
7	Stan Musial	1949	107
8	Miller Huggins	1914	105
	Stan Musial	1953	105
10	Stan Musial	1954	103
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Strikeouts
1	Jim Edmonds	2000	167
2	Ron Gant	1997	162
3	Mark McGwire	1998	155
4	Ray Lankford	1998	151
5	Ray Lankford	2000	148
6	Ray Lankford	1992	147
7	Mark McGwire	1999	141
8	Jack Clark	1987	139
9	Jim Edmonds	2001	137
10	Lou Brock	1966	134
	Jim Edmonds	2002	134
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Batting Average (minimum 400 ABs)
1	Rogers Hornsby	1924	.424
2	Rogers Hornsby	1925	.403
3	Rogers Hornsby	1922	.401
4	Rogers Hornsby	1921	.397
5	Jesse Burkett	1899	.396
6	Rogers Hornsby	1923	.384
7	Stan Musial	1948	.376
	Jesse Burkett	1901	.376
9	Joe Medwick	1937	.374
10	Jim Bottomley	1923	.371
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On-Base Percentage (minimum 400 ABs)
1	Rogers Hornsby	1924	.507
2	John McGraw	1900	.505
3	Rogers Hornsby	1925	.489
4	Mark McGwire	1998	.470
5	Jesse Burkett	1899	.463
6	Jack Clark	1987	.459
	Rogers Hornsby	1922	.459
	Rogers Hornsby	1923	.459
9	Rogers Hornsby	1921	.458
10	Joe Cunningham	1959	.453
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Slugging Percentage (minimum 400 ABs)
1	Rogers Hornsby	1925	.756
2	Mark McGwire	1998	.753
3	Rogers Hornsby	1922	.722
4	Stan Musial	1948	.702
5	Mark McGwire	1999	.697
6	Rogers Hornsby	1924	.696
7	Chick Hafey	1930	.652
8	Joe Medwick	1937	.641
9	Rogers Hornsby	1921	.639
10	Johnny Mize	1940	.636
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Cardinals Single-Season Leaders - Pitching
*Wins*
1	Dizzy Dean	1934	30
2	Dizzy Dean	1935	28
3	Ted Breitenstein	1894	27
4	Cy Young	1899	26
5	Jesse Haines	1927	24
	Dizzy Dean	1936	24
7	Jack Powell	1899	23
	Bob Harmon	1911	23
	Red Barrett	1945	23
	Bob Gibson	1970	23
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*Losses*
1	Red Donahue	1897	35
2	Ted Breitenstein	1895	30
3	Bill Hart	1896	29
	Jack Taylor	1898	29
5	Pink Hawley	1894	27
	Bill Hart	1897	27
	Willie Sudhoff	1898	27
8	Ted Breitenstein	1896	26
9	Stoney McGlynn	1907	25
	Bugs Raymond	1908	25
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Winning Percentage (minimum 15 decisions)
1	Howie Krist	1942	.813
	Al Hrabosky	1975	.813
3	Dizzy Dean	1934	.811
4	Ted Wilks	1944	.810
5	Jesse Haines	1931	.800
6	Harry Brecheen	1945	.789
7	Johnny Beazley	1942	.778
8	Bob Gibson	1970	.767
9	Jesse Haines	1926	.765
10	Harry Brecheen	1944	.762
	George Munger	1947	.762
	Bob Tewksbury	1992	.762
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Games
1	Steve Kline	2001	89
2	Mike Perez	1992	77
3	Todd Worrell	1987	75
4	Todd Worrell	1986	74
5	Cris Carpenter	1992	73
	Rob Murphy	1993	73
7	Mark Littell	1978	72
	Juan Agosto	1991	72
9	Bruce Sutter	1984	71
	Ken Dayley	1989	71
	Bob McClure	1992	71
	Tony Fossas	1997	71
	Dave Veres	2000	71
	Dave Veres	2001	71
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Games Started
1	Ted Breitenstein	1894	50
	Ted Breitenstein	1895	50
3	Jack Taylor	1898	47
4	Kid Gleason	1892	45
	Kid Gleason	1893	45
6	Ted Breitenstein	1896	43
	Jack Powell	1899	43
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Complete Games
1	Ted Breitenstein	1894	46
	Ted Breitenstein	1895	46
3	Kid Gleason	1892	43
4	Jack Taylor	1898	42
5	Jack Powell	1899	40
	Cy Young	1899	40
7	Jack Taylor	1904	39
8	Ted Breitenstein	1893	38
	Red Donahue	1897	38
10	Kid Gleason	1893	37
	Bill Hart	1896	37
	Ted Breitenstein	1896	37
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Shutouts
1	Bob Gibson	1968	13
2	Mort Cooper	1942	10
	John Tudor	1985	10
4	Bill Doak	1914	7
	Dizzy Dean	1934	7
	Mort Cooper	1944	7
	Harry Brecheen	1948	7
8	Ed Karger	1907	6
	Jesse Haines	1927	6
	Mort Cooper	1943	6
	George Munger	1947	6
	Harvey Haddix	1953	6
	Curt Simmons	1963	6
	Bob Gibson	1965	6
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Saves
1	Lee Smith	1991	47
2	Bruce Sutter	1984	45
3	Lee Smith	1992	43
	Lee Smith	1993	43
5	Jason Isringhausen	2002	37
6	Bruce Sutter	1982	36
	Todd Worrell	1986	36
	Tom Henke	1995	36
	Dennis Eckersley	1997	36
10	Todd Worrell	1987	33
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Innings Pitched
1	Ted Breitenstein	1895	429.2
2	Kid Gleason	1892	400.0
3	Jack Taylor	1898	397.1
4	Pink Hawley	1894	392.2
5	Ted Breitenstein	1893	382.2
6	Kid Gleason	1893	380.1
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Bases on Balls
1	Ted Breitenstein	1894	191
2	Kid Gleason	1893	187
3	Bob Harmon	1911	181
4	Ted Breitenstein	1895	178
5	Ted Breitenstein	1893	156
6	Kid Gleason	1892	151
7	Pink Hawley	1894	149
8	Ted Breitenstein	1892	148
	Bill Hart	1897	148
10	Bill Hart	1896	141
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Strikeouts
1	Bob Gibson	1970	274
2	Bob Gibson	1965	270
3	Bob Gibson	1969	269
4	Bob Gibson	1968	268
5	Bob Gibson	1964	245
6	Sam Jones	1958	225
	Bob Gibson	1966	225
8	Steve Carlton	1969	210
9	Bob Gibson	1962	208
	Bob Gibson	1972	208
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Earned Run Average
1	Bob Gibson	1968	1.12
2	Bill Doak	1914	1.72
3	Mort Cooper	1942	1.78
4	Max Lanier	1943	1.90
5	John Tudor	1985	1.93
6	Kid Nichols	1904	2.02
7	Bugs Raymond	1908	2.03
	Ed Karger	1907	2.03
9	Mike O'Neill	1904	2.09
10	Howie Pollet	1946	2.10
	Slim Sallee	1914	2.10
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Opponent Average
1	Bob Gibson	1968	.184
2	Fred Beebe	1908	.193
3	Jose DeLeon	1989	.197
4	Dick Hughes	1967	.203
5	Bob Gibson	1962	.204
	Mort Cooper	1942	.204
7	Bob Gibson	1966	.207
	Bugs Raymond	1908	.207
9	Fred Beebe	1906	.208
10	John Tudor	1985	.209
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