List of Major League Baseball runs batted in records
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Major League Baseball has numerous records related to runs batted in (RBI).
Key
| * | 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.
160 batted in, one season
| 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 Ramirez | 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 |
Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in
| 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 | 95 |
Four or more seasons with 130 runs batted in
| 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 Ramirez[13] | 4 | 1998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston (AL) |
Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs batted in
| 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) |
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[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 Ramirez | 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 |
Eight or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs batted in
| 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 Ramirez | 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 |
League leader in runs batted in, five or more seasons
| 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 * | 6 | 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26, 28[a] New York (AL) |
| Lou Gehrig * | 5 | 1927–28[a], 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
| 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 |
League leader in runs batted in, three decades
| Player | Seasons and teams |
|---|---|
| Cap Anson * | 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL) |
League leader in runs batted in, both leagues
| Player | Seasons and teams |
|---|---|
| Nap Lajoie * | 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland |
League leader in runs batted in, three different teams
| Player | Seasons and teams |
|---|---|
| Nap Lajoie * | 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland |
10 or more runs batted in by an individual in one game
950 runs batted in by a team in one season
| RBI | Team[45] | 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 |