List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders

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In baseball, a run batted in (RBI) is awarded to a batter for each runner who scores as a direct result of the batter's action, including a hit, fielder's choice, sacrifice fly, or a walk or hit by pitch with the bases loaded.[2] A batter is also awarded an RBI for scoring himself upon hitting a home run.[2] However, if a run scores because of an error that the defense commits on a batted ball, the batter does not (in most cases) receive an RBI; the exception is when the official scorer deems the run would've scored with or without an error, such as when an error occurs on a fielder's choice.[3]

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Lou Gehrig briefly held the single-season RBI record with his 175 in 1927 before Hack Wilson topped this total with 191 in 1930. In total Gehrig was responsible for three of the seven seasons in which a player hit 170 or more RBI.[1]

In Major League Baseball (MLB), a player in each league[a] wins the "RBI crown"[6] or "RBI title"[7][8] each season by hitting the most runs batted in that year. The first RBI champion in the National League (NL) was Deacon White; in the league's inaugural 1876 season, White hit 60 RBIs for the Chicago White Stockings.[9] The American League (AL) was established in 1901, and Hall of Fame second baseman Nap Lajoie led that league with 125 RBIs for the Philadelphia Athletics.[10] Over the course of his 27-season career, Cap Anson led the NL in RBI eight times.[11] Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner have the second- and third-most RBI titles, respectively: Ruth with six, and Wagner with five.[12][13] Several players are tied for the most consecutive seasons led with three: Anson (twice), Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Ruth, Joe Medwick, George Foster, and Cecil Fielder. Notably, Matt Holliday won the NL title in 2007 by one RBI over Ryan Howard, only overtaking Howard due to his performance in the 2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game.[14] Had Howard won the 2007 title, he would have led the NL in a record four consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2009.[15] The most recent champions are Kyle Tucker in the American League, and Matt Olson in the National League.

Sam Thompson was the first to set a single-season RBI record that stood for more than three seasons, hitting 166 in 1887.[16] Thompson's title that season also represented the widest margin of victory for an RBI champion as he topped the next highest total by 62 RBIs. The single-season mark of 166 stood for over thirty years until Babe Ruth hit 171 in 1921.[16] Ruth's mark was then broken by teammate Lou Gehrig six seasons later in 1927 when Gehrig hit 175 RBI.[16] Finally, Hack Wilson set the current record mark of 191 RBI in 1930 with the Chicago Cubs.[1] The all-time career RBI record holder is Hank Aaron with 2,297, 84 more than Ruth in second place.[17] Aaron led the National League in RBI four times, never consecutively. The 1930 season when Wilson set the record saw four players hit more than 160 RBI: Wilson, Gehrig, Chuck Klein, and Al Simmons.[1] A player has batted in 160 or more runs 21 times, with 14 of these seasons occurring during the 1930s and only twice since 1940.[1] The lowest RBI total to ever lead a major league was 49, by Deacon White in the National League's second season.[15]

The league lead in RBI was shared by two players of the same team twice in history, both times by players for the Boston Red Sox: in 1949 shortstop Vern Stephens and left fielder Ted Williams each had 159 RBI, then again in 1950, Stephens and first baseman Walt Dropo each had 144.[15] As of 2026, 1950 was also the last year a shortstop won the title.

Key

More information Winner(s), RBI ...
Winner(s) Player(s) with the most runs batted in (RBI) in the league
RBI The winner's total number of runs batted in
Runner(s)-up Player(s) with the second-most RBIs in the league
2nd RBI The runner-up total number of runs batted in
League Denoted only for players outside of the modern major leagues
† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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American League

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Detroit Tigers teammates Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and Bobby Veach won nine of the twelve American League RBI titles from 1907 to 1918.
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Babe Ruth held the single-season RBI record from 1921 to 1927, holds the second-most RBI titles with five, and has the second-most career RBI.
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 4-time RBI leader
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Mark Teixeira led the American League in RBI in 2009.
More information Year, Winner(s) ...
Year Winner(s) RBI Team(s) Runner(s)-up 2nd RBI Ref
1901 Nap Lajoie† 125 Philadelphia Athletics Buck Freeman 114 [18]
1902 Buck Freeman 121 Boston Americans Charlie Hickman 110 [19]
1903 Buck Freeman 104 Boston Americans Charlie Hickman 97 [20]
1904 Nap Lajoie† 102 Cleveland Naps Buck Freeman 84 [21]
1905 Harry Davis 83 Philadelphia Athletics Lave Cross 77 [22]
1906 Harry Davis 96 Philadelphia Athletics Nap Lajoie† 91 [23]
1907 Ty Cobb† 119 Detroit Tigers Socks Seybold 92 [24]
1908 Ty Cobb† 108 Detroit Tigers Sam Crawford† 80 [25]
1909 Ty Cobb† 107 Detroit Tigers Sam Crawford† 97 [26]
1910 Sam Crawford† 120 Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb† 91 [27]
1911 Ty Cobb† 127 Detroit Tigers Sam Crawford† 115 [28]
1912 Frank Baker† 130 Philadelphia Athletics Duffy Lewis 109 [29]
1913 Frank Baker† 117 Philadelphia Athletics Stuffy McInnis 90 [30]
1914 Sam Crawford† 104 Detroit Tigers Stuffy McInnis 95 [31]
1915 Bobby Veach
Sam Crawford†		 112 Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb† 99 [32]
1916 Del Pratt 103 St. Louis Browns Wally Pipp 93 [33]
1917 Bobby Veach 103 Detroit Tigers Happy Felsch 102 [34]
1918 Bobby Veach 78 Detroit Tigers George Burns 70 [35]
1919 Babe Ruth† 113 Boston Red Sox Bobby Veach 101 [36]
1920 Babe Ruth† 135 New York Yankees George Sisler† 122 [37]
1921 Babe Ruth† 168 New York Yankees Harry Heilmann† 139 [38]
1922 Ken Williams 155 St. Louis Browns Bobby Veach 126 [39]
1923 Babe Ruth† 130 New York Yankees Tris Speaker† 130 [40]
1924 Goose Goslin† 129 Washington Senators Babe Ruth† 124 [41]
1925 Bob Meusel 138 New York Yankees Harry Heilmann† 134 [42]
1926 Babe Ruth† 153 New York Yankees Tony Lazzeri† 117 [43]
1927 Lou Gehrig† 173 New York Yankees Babe Ruth† 165 [44]
1928 Lou Gehrig†
Babe Ruth†		 142 St. Louis Cardinals Jim Bottomley 136 [45][46]
1929 Al Simmons† 157 Philadelphia Athletics Babe Ruth† 154 [47]
1930 Lou Gehrig† 173 New York Yankees Al Simmons† 165 [48]
1931 Lou Gehrig† 185 New York Yankees Babe Ruth† 162 [49]
1932 Jimmie Foxx† 169 Philadelphia Athletics Lou Gehrig†
Al Simmons†		 151 [50]
1933 Jimmie Foxx† 163 Philadelphia Athletics Lou Gehrig† 139 [51]
1934 Lou Gehrig† 165 New York Yankees Hal Trosky 142 [52]
1935 Hank Greenberg† 168 Detroit Tigers Lou Gehrig† 119 [53]
1936 Hal Trosky 162 Cleveland Indians Lou Gehrig† 152 [54]
1937 Hank Greenberg† 184 Detroit Tigers Joe DiMaggio† 167 [55]
1938 Jimmie Foxx† 175 Boston Red Sox Hank Greenberg† 146 [56]
1939 Ted Williams† 145 Boston Red Sox Joe DiMaggio† 126 [57]
1940 Hank Greenberg† 150 Detroit Tigers Rudy York 134 [58]
1941 Joe DiMaggio† 125 New York Yankees Jeff Heath 123 [59]
1942 Ted Williams† 137 Boston Red Sox Joe DiMaggio† 114 [60]
1943 Rudy York 118 Detroit Tigers Nick Etten 107 [61]
1944 Vern Stephens 109 St. Louis Browns Bob Johnson 106 [62]
1945 Nick Etten 111 New York Yankees Roy Cullenbine 93 [63]
1946 Hank Greenberg† 127 Detroit Tigers Ted Williams† 123 [64]
1947 Ted Williams† 114 Boston Red Sox Tommy Henrich 98 [65]
1948 Joe DiMaggio† 155 New York Yankees Vern Stephens 137 [66]
1949 Ted Williams†
Vern Stephens		 159 Boston Red Sox Vic Wertz 133 [67]
1950 Walt Dropo
Vern Stephens		 144 Boston Red Sox Yogi Berra† 124 [68]
1951 Gus Zernial 129 Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics		 Ted Williams† 126 [69]
1952 Al Rosen 105 Cleveland Indians Larry Doby†
Eddie Robinson		 104 [70]
1953 Al Rosen 145 Cleveland Indians Mickey Vernon 115 [71]
1954 Larry Doby† 126 Cleveland Indians Yogi Berra† 125 [72]
1955 Ray Boone
Jackie Jensen		 116 Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox		 Yogi Berra† 108 [73]
1956 Mickey Mantle† 130 New York Yankees Al Kaline† 128 [74]
1957 Roy Sievers 114 Washington Senators Vic Wertz 105 [75]
1958 Jackie Jensen 122 Boston Red Sox Rocky Colavito 113 [76]
1959 Jackie Jensen 112 Boston Red Sox Rocky Colavito 111 [77]
1960 Roger Maris 112 New York Yankees Minnie Miñoso† 105 [78]
1961 Jim Gentile
Roger Maris		 141 Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees		 Rocky Colavito 140 [79][80]
1962 Harmon Killebrew† 126 Minnesota Twins Norm Siebern 117 [81]
1963 Dick Stuart 118 Boston Red Sox Al Kaline† 101 [82]
1964 Brooks Robinson† 118 Baltimore Orioles Dick Stuart 114 [83]
1965 Rocky Colavito 108 Cleveland Indians Willie Horton 104 [84]
1966 Frank Robinson† 122 Baltimore Orioles Harmon Killebrew† 110 [85]
1967 Carl Yastrzemski† 121 Boston Red Sox Harmon Killebrew† 113 [86]
1968 Ken Harrelson 109 Boston Red Sox Frank Howard 106 [87]
1969 Harmon Killebrew† 140 Minnesota Twins Boog Powell 121 [88]
1970 Frank Howard 126 Washington Senators Tony Conigliaro 116 [89]
1971 Harmon Killebrew† 119 Minnesota Twins Frank Robinson† 99 [90]
1972 Dick Allen† 113 Chicago White Sox John Mayberry 100 [91]
1973 Reggie Jackson† 117 Oakland Athletics George Scott 107 [92]
1974 Jeff Burroughs 118 Texas Rangers Sal Bando 103 [93]
1975 George Scott 109 Milwaukee Brewers John Mayberry 106 [94]
1976 Lee May 109 Baltimore Orioles Thurman Munson 105 [95]
1977 Larry Hisle 119 Minnesota Twins Bobby Bonds 115 [96]
1978 Jim Rice† 139 Boston Red Sox Rusty Staub 121 [97]
1979 Don Baylor 139 California Angels Jim Rice† 130 [98]
1980 Cecil Cooper 122 Milwaukee Brewers George Brett†
Ben Oglivie		 118 [99]
1981 Eddie Murray† 78 Baltimore Orioles Tony Armas 76 [100]
1982 Hal McRae 133 Kansas City Royals Cecil Cooper 121 [101]
1983 Jim Rice†
Cecil Cooper		 126 Boston Red Sox
Milwaukee Brewers		 Dave Winfield† 116 [102]
1984 Tony Armas 123 Boston Red Sox Jim Rice† 122 [103]
1985 Don Mattingly 145 New York Yankees Eddie Murray† 124 [104]
1986 Joe Carter 121 Cleveland Indians José Canseco 117 [105]
1987 George Bell 134 Toronto Blue Jays Dwight Evans 123 [106]
1988 José Canseco 124 Oakland Athletics Kirby Puckett† 121 [107]
1989 Rubén Sierra 119 Texas Rangers Don Mattingly 113 [108]
1990 Cecil Fielder 132 Detroit Tigers Kelly Gruber 118 [109]
1991 Cecil Fielder 133 Detroit Tigers José Canseco 122 [110]
1992 Cecil Fielder 124 Detroit Tigers Joe Carter 119 [111]
1993 Albert Belle 129 Cleveland Indians Frank Thomas† 128 [112]
1994 Kirby Puckett† 112 Minnesota Twins Joe Carter 103 [113]
1995 Albert Belle
Mo Vaughn		 126 Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox		 Jay Buhner 121 [114]
1996 Albert Belle 148 Cleveland Indians Juan González 144 [115]
1997 Ken Griffey Jr.† 147 Seattle Mariners Tino Martinez 141 [116]
1998 Juan González 157 Texas Rangers Albert Belle 152 [117]
1999 Manny Ramirez 165 Cleveland Indians Rafael Palmeiro 148 [118]
2000 Edgar Martínez† 145 Seattle Mariners Mike Sweeney 144 [119]
2001 Bret Boone 141 Seattle Mariners Juan González 140 [120]
2002 Alex Rodriguez 142 Texas Rangers Magglio Ordóñez 135 [121]
2003 Carlos Delgado 145 Toronto Blue Jays Alex Rodriguez 118 [122]
2004 Miguel Tejada 150 Baltimore Orioles David Ortiz† 139 [123]
2005 David Ortiz† 148 Boston Red Sox Manny Ramirez
Mark Teixeira		 144 [124]
2006 David Ortiz† 137 Boston Red Sox Justin Morneau 130 [125]
2007 Alex Rodriguez 156 New York Yankees Magglio Ordóñez 139 [126]
2008 Josh Hamilton 130 Texas Rangers Justin Morneau 129 [127]
2009 Mark Teixeira 122 New York Yankees Jason Bay 119 [128]
2010 Miguel Cabrera 126 Detroit Tigers Alex Rodriguez 125 [129]
2011 Curtis Granderson 119 New York Yankees Robinson Canó 118 [130]
2012 Miguel Cabrera 139 Detroit Tigers Josh Hamilton 128 [131]
2013 Chris Davis 138 Baltimore Orioles Miguel Cabrera 137 [132]
2014 Mike Trout 111 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Miguel Cabrera 109 [133]
2015 Josh Donaldson 123 Toronto Blue Jays Chris Davis 117 [134]
2016 Edwin Encarnación
David Ortiz†		 127 Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox		 Albert Pujols 119 [135]
2017 Nelson Cruz 119 Seattle Mariners Aaron Judge 114 [136]
2018 J. D. Martinez 130 Boston Red Sox Khris Davis 123 [137]
2019 José Abreu 123 Chicago White Sox Xander Bogaerts
Jorge Soler		 117 [138]
2020 José Abreu 60 Chicago White Sox Luke Voit 52 [139]
2021 Salvador Perez 121 Kansas City Royals José Abreu 117 [140]
2022 Aaron Judge 131 New York Yankees José Ramírez 126 [141]
2023 Kyle Tucker 112 Houston Astros Adolis García 107 [142]
2024 Aaron Judge 144 New York Yankees José Ramírez 118 [143]
2025 Cal Raleigh 125 Seattle Mariners Aaron Judge 114 [144]
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National League

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Cap Anson led the National League in a record eight seasons including two streaks of three consecutive titles.
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Oyster Burns is the only National League RBI champion from 1880 to 1902 not elected to the Hall of Fame.
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Hank Aaron holds the most career RBI[17] and led the National League in four non-consecutive seasons.
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Matt Holliday won the RBI title in 2007, breaking a potential record-breaking streak of four consecutive championships for Ryan Howard.
More information Year, Winner(s) ...
Year Winner(s) RBI Team(s) Runner(s)-up 2nd RBI Ref
1876 Deacon White† 60 Chicago White Stockings Paul Hines
Cap Anson†
Ross Barnes		 59 [145]
1877 Deacon White† 49 Boston Red Caps John Peters 41 [146]
1878 Paul Hines 50 Providence Grays Lew Brown 43 [147]
1879 John O'Rourke
Charley Jones		 62 Boston Red Caps Buttercup Dickerson 57 [148]
1880 Cap Anson† 74 Chicago White Stockings King Kelly† 60 [149]
1881 Cap Anson† 82 Chicago White Stockings Charlie Bennett 64 [150]
1882 Cap Anson† 83 Chicago White Stockings Dan Brouthers† 63 [151]
1883 Dan Brouthers† 97 Buffalo Bisons Jack Burdock 88 [152]
1884 Cap Anson† 102 Chicago White Stockings Fred Pfeffer 101 [153]
1885 Cap Anson† 108 Chicago White Stockings King Kelly† 75 [154]
1886 Cap Anson† 147 Chicago White Stockings Fred Pfeffer 95 [155]
1887 Sam Thompson† 166 Detroit Wolverines Roger Connor† 104 [156]
1888 Cap Anson† 84 Chicago White Stockings Billy Nash 75 [157]
1889 Roger Connor† 130 New York Giants Dan Brouthers† 118 [158]
1890 Oyster Burns 128 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Cap Anson† 107 [159]
1891 Cap Anson† 120 Chicago Colts Harry Stovey 95 [160]
1892 Dan Brouthers† 124 Brooklyn Grooms Sam Thompson† 104 [161]
1893 Ed Delahanty† 146 Philadelphia Phillies Ed McKean 133 [162]
1894 Sam Thompson† 147 Philadelphia Phillies Hugh Duffy† 145 [163]
1895 Sam Thompson† 165 Philadelphia Phillies Joe Kelley† 134 [164]
1896 Ed Delahanty† 126 Philadelphia Phillies Hughie Jennings† 121 [165]
1897 George Davis† 135 New York Giants Jimmy Collins† 132 [166]
1898 Nap Lajoie† 127 Philadelphia Phillies Jimmy Collins† 111 [167]
1899 Ed Delahanty† 137 Philadelphia Phillies Buck Freeman 122 [168]
1900 Elmer Flick† 110 Philadelphia Phillies Ed Delahanty† 109 [169]
1901 Honus Wagner† 126 Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Delahanty† 108 [170]
1902 Honus Wagner† 91 Pittsburgh Pirates Tommy Leach 85 [171]
1903 Sam Mertes 104 New York Giants Honus Wagner† 101 [172]
1904 Bill Dahlen 80 New York Giants Sam Mertes
Harry Lumley		 78 [173]
1905 Cy Seymour 121 Cincinnati Reds Sam Mertes 108 [174]
1906 Harry Steinfeldt
Jim Nealon		 83 Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates		 Cy Seymour 80 [175]
1907 Sherry Magee 85 Philadelphia Phillies Ed Abbaticchio
Honus Wagner†		 82 [176]
1908 Honus Wagner† 109 Pittsburgh Pirates Mike Donlin 106 [177]
1909 Honus Wagner† 100 Pittsburgh Pirates Red Murray 91 [178]
1910 Sherry Magee 123 Philadelphia Phillies Mike Mitchell 88 [179]
1911 Chief Wilson
Frank Schulte		 107 Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs		 Fred Luderus 99 [180]
1912 Honus Wagner† 102 Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Sweeney 100 [181]
1913 Gavvy Cravath 128 Philadelphia Phillies Heinie Zimmerman 95 [182]
1914 Sherry Magee 103 Philadelphia Phillies Gavvy Cravath 100 [183]
1915 Gavvy Cravath 115 Philadelphia Phillies Sherry Magee 87 [184]
1916 Heinie Zimmerman 83 Chicago Cubs
New York Giants		 Hal Chase 82 [185]
1917 Heinie Zimmerman 102 New York Giants Hal Chase 86 [186]
1918 Sherry Magee 76 Cincinnati Reds George Cutshaw 68 [187]
1919 Hy Myers 73 Brooklyn Robins Edd Roush†
Rogers Hornsby†		 71 [188]
1920 Rogers Hornsby†
George Kelly†		 94 St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants		 Edd Roush† 90 [189]
1921 Rogers Hornsby† 126 St. Louis Cardinals George Kelly† 122 [190]
1922 Rogers Hornsby† 152 St. Louis Cardinals Irish Meusel 132 [191]
1923 Irish Meusel 125 New York Giants Cy Williams 114 [192]
1924 George Kelly† 136 New York Giants Jack Fournier 116 [193]
1925 Rogers Hornsby† 143 St. Louis Cardinals Jack Fournier 130 [194]
1926 Jim Bottomley† 120 St. Louis Cardinals Hack Wilson† 109 [195]
1927 Paul Waner† 131 Pittsburgh Pirates Hack Wilson† 129 [196]
1928 Jim Bottomley† 136 St. Louis Cardinals Pie Traynor† 124 [197]
1929 Hack Wilson† 159 Chicago Cubs Mel Ott† 151 [198]
1930 Hack Wilson† 191 Chicago Cubs Chuck Klein† 170 [199]
1931 Chuck Klein† 121 Philadelphia Phillies Mel Ott† 115 [200]
1932 Don Hurst 143 Philadelphia Phillies Chuck Klein† 137 [201]
1933 Chuck Klein† 120 Philadelphia Phillies Wally Berger 106 [202]
1934 Mel Ott† 135 New York Giants Ripper Collins 128 [203]
1935 Wally Berger 130 Boston Braves Joe Medwick† 126 [204]
1936 Joe Medwick† 138 St. Louis Cardinals Mel Ott† 135 [205]
1937 Joe Medwick† 154 St. Louis Cardinals Frank Demaree 115 [206]
1938 Joe Medwick† 122 St. Louis Cardinals Mel Ott† 116 [207]
1939 Frank McCormick 128 Cincinnati Reds Joe Medwick† 117 [208]
1940 Johnny Mize† 137 St. Louis Cardinals Frank McCormick 127 [209]
1941 Dolph Camilli 120 Brooklyn Dodgers Babe Young 104 [210]
1942 Johnny Mize† 110 New York Giants Dolph Camilli 109 [211]
1943 Bill Nicholson 128 Chicago Cubs Bob Elliott 101 [212]
1944 Bill Nicholson 122 Chicago Cubs Bob Elliott 108 [213]
1945 Dixie Walker 124 Brooklyn Dodgers Tommy Holmes 117 [214]
1946 Enos Slaughter† 130 St. Louis Cardinals Dixie Walker 116 [215]
1947 Johnny Mize† 138 New York Giants Ralph Kiner† 127 [216]
1948 Stan Musial† 131 St. Louis Cardinals Johnny Mize† 125 [217]
1949 Ralph Kiner† 127 Pittsburgh Pirates Jackie Robinson† 124 [218]
1950 Del Ennis 126 Philadelphia Phillies Ralph Kiner† 118 [219]
1951 Monte Irvin† 121 New York Giants Ralph Kiner†
Sid Gordon		 109 [220]
1952 Hank Sauer 121 Chicago Cubs Bobby Thomson 108 [221]
1953 Roy Campanella† 142 Brooklyn Dodgers Eddie Mathews† 135 [222]
1954 Ted Kluszewski 141 Cincinnati Reds Duke Snider† 130 [223]
1955 Duke Snider† 136 Brooklyn Dodgers Willie Mays† 127 [224]
1956 Stan Musial† 109 St. Louis Cardinals Joe Adcock 103 [225]
1957 Hank Aaron† 132 Milwaukee Braves Del Ennis 105 [226]
1958 Ernie Banks† 129 Chicago Cubs Frank Thomas 109 [227]
1959 Ernie Banks† 143 Chicago Cubs Frank Robinson† 125 [228]
1960 Hank Aaron† 126 Milwaukee Braves Eddie Mathews† 124 [229]
1961 Orlando Cepeda† 142 San Francisco Giants Frank Robinson† 124 [230]
1962 Tommy Davis 153 Los Angeles Dodgers Willie Mays† 141 [231]
1963 Hank Aaron† 130 Milwaukee Braves Ken Boyer 111 [232]
1964 Ken Boyer 119 St. Louis Cardinals Ron Santo† 114 [233]
1965 Deron Johnson 130 Cincinnati Reds Frank Robinson† 113 [234]
1966 Hank Aaron† 127 Atlanta Braves Roberto Clemente† 119 [235]
1967 Orlando Cepeda† 111 St. Louis Cardinals Roberto Clemente† 110 [236]
1968 Willie McCovey† 105 San Francisco Giants Ron Santo†
Billy Williams†		 98 [237]
1969 Willie McCovey† 126 San Francisco Giants Ron Santo† 123 [238]
1970 Johnny Bench† 148 Cincinnati Reds Tony Perez†
Billy Williams†		 129 [239]
1971 Joe Torre† 137 St. Louis Cardinals Willie Stargell† 125 [240]
1972 Johnny Bench† 125 Cincinnati Reds Billy Williams† 122 [241]
1973 Willie Stargell† 119 Pittsburgh Pirates Lee May 105 [242]
1974 Johnny Bench† 129 Cincinnati Reds Mike Schmidt† 116 [243]
1975 Greg Luzinski 120 Philadelphia Phillies Johnny Bench† 110 [244]
1976 George Foster 121 Cincinnati Reds Joe Morgan† 111 [245]
1977 George Foster 149 Cincinnati Reds Greg Luzinski 130 [246]
1978 George Foster 120 Cincinnati Reds Dave Parker† 117 [247]
1979 Dave Winfield† 118 San Diego Padres Dave Kingman 115 [248]
1980 Mike Schmidt† 121 Philadelphia Phillies George Hendrick 109 [249]
1981 Mike Schmidt† 91 Philadelphia Phillies George Foster 90 [250]
1982 Dale Murphy
Al Oliver		 109 Atlanta Braves
Montreal Expos		 Bill Buckner 105 [251]
1983 Dale Murphy 121 Atlanta Braves Andre Dawson† 113 [252]
1984 Mike Schmidt†
Gary Carter†		 106 Philadelphia Phillies
Montreal Expos		 Dale Murphy 100 [253]
1985 Dave Parker† 125 Cincinnati Reds Dale Murphy 111 [254]
1986 Mike Schmidt† 119 Philadelphia Phillies Dave Parker† 116 [255]
1987 Andre Dawson† 137 Chicago Cubs Tim Wallach 123 [256]
1988 Will Clark 109 San Francisco Giants Darryl Strawberry 101 [257]
1989 Kevin Mitchell 125 San Francisco Giants Pedro Guerrero 117 [258]
1990 Matt Williams 122 San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonilla 120 [259]
1991 Howard Johnson 117 New York Mets Will Clark 116 [260]
1992 Darren Daulton 109 Philadelphia Phillies Terry Pendleton 105 [261]
1993 Barry Bonds 123 San Francisco Giants David Justice 120 [262]
1994 Jeff Bagwell† 116 Houston Astros Matt Williams 96 [263]
1995 Dante Bichette 128 Colorado Rockies Sammy Sosa 119 [264]
1996 Andrés Galarraga 150 Colorado Rockies Dante Bichette 141 [265]
1997 Andrés Galarraga 140 Colorado Rockies Jeff Bagwell† 135 [266]
1998 Sammy Sosa 158 Chicago Cubs Mark McGwire 147 [267]
1999 Mark McGwire 147 St. Louis Cardinals Matt Williams 142 [268]
2000 Todd Helton† 147 Colorado Rockies Sammy Sosa 138 [269]
2001 Sammy Sosa 160 Chicago Cubs Todd Helton† 146 [270]
2002 Lance Berkman 128 Houston Astros Albert Pujols 127 [271]
2003 Preston Wilson 141 Colorado Rockies Gary Sheffield 132 [272]
2004 Vinny Castilla 131 Colorado Rockies Scott Rolen† 124 [273]
2005 Andruw Jones† 128 Atlanta Braves Albert Pujols 117 [274]
2006 Ryan Howard 149 Philadelphia Phillies Albert Pujols 137 [275]
2007 Matt Holliday 137 Colorado Rockies Ryan Howard 136 [276]
2008 Ryan Howard 146 Philadelphia Phillies David Wright 124 [277]
2009 Prince Fielder
Ryan Howard		 141 Milwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies		 Albert Pujols 135 [278]
2010 Albert Pujols 118 St. Louis Cardinals Carlos Gonzalez 117 [279]
2011 Matt Kemp 126 Los Angeles Dodgers Prince Fielder 120 [280]
2012 Chase Headley 115 San Diego Padres Ryan Braun 112 [281]
2013 Paul Goldschmidt 125 Arizona Diamondbacks Freddie Freeman
Jay Bruce		 109 [282]
2014 Adrián González 116 Los Angeles Dodgers Giancarlo Stanton 105 [283]
2015 Nolan Arenado 130 Colorado Rockies Paul Goldschmidt 110 [284]
2016 Nolan Arenado 133 Colorado Rockies Anthony Rizzo 109 [285]
2017 Giancarlo Stanton 132 Miami Marlins Nolan Arenado 130 [286]
2018 Javier Báez 111 Chicago Cubs Nolan Arenado
Christian Yelich		 110 [287]
2019 Anthony Rendon 126 Washington Nationals Freddie Freeman 121 [288]
2020 Marcell Ozuna 56 Atlanta Braves Freddie Freeman 53 [289]
2021 Adam Duvall 113 Atlanta Braves Austin Riley 107 [290]
2022 Pete Alonso 131 New York Mets Paul Goldschmidt 115 [291]
2023 Matt Olson 139 Atlanta Braves Pete Alonso 118 [292]
2024 Shohei Ohtani 130 Los Angeles Dodgers Willy Adames 112 [293]
2025 Kyle Schwarber 132 Philadelphia Phillies Pete Alonso 126 [294]
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Other major leagues

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Hugh Duffy tied for the 1891 American Association RBI title and lost the 1894 National League title by two RBI.
More information Year, Winner(s) ...
Year Winner(s) RBI Team(s) League Runner(s)-up 2nd RBI Ref
1882 Hick Carpenter 67 Cincinnati Red Stockings American Association Pop Snyder 50 [295]
1883 Charley Jones 80 Cincinnati Red Stockings American Association John Reilly† 79 [296]
1884 Dave Orr 112 New York Metropolitans American Association John Reilly† 91 [297]
1885 Frank Fennelly 89 Cincinnati Red Stockings American Association Henry Larkin 88 [298]
1886 Tip O'Neill 107 St. Louis Browns American Association Pop Corkhill 97 [299]
1887 Tip O'Neill 123 St. Louis Browns American Association Pete Browning 118 [300]
1888 John Reilly 103 Cincinnati Red Stockings American Association Henry Larkin 101 [301]
1889 Harry Stovey 119 Philadelphia Athletics American Association Dave Foutz 113 [302]
1890 Spud Johnson 113 Columbus Solons American Association Chicken Wolf 98 [303]
1890 Hardy Richardson 146 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders Players' League Dave Orr 124 [304]
1891 Duke Farrell
Hugh Duffy†		 110 Boston Reds American Association Dan Brouthers† 109 [305]
1914 Frank LaPorte 107 Indianapolis Hoosiers Federal League Steve Evans 96 [306]
1915 Dutch Zwilling 94 Pittsburgh Rebels Federal League Ed Konetchy 93 [307]
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Negro Major Leagues

Further information: Negro Major Leagues

Negro National League I

See also: Negro National League I
More information Year, Leader ...
Year Leader RBI Team Runner-up RBI Ref
1920Ben Taylor†64Indianapolis ABCsCristóbal Torriente†60[308]
1921Oscar Charleston†91St. Louis GiantsBen Taylor†,
Charlie Blackwell		89[309]
1922Oscar Charleston†102Indianapolis ABCsBiz Mackey†83[310]
1923Heavy Johnson120Kansas City MonarchsOscar Charleston†94[311]
1924Cristóbal Torriente†81Chicago American GiantsNewt Joseph68[312]
1925Turkey Stearnes†126Detroit StarsWillie Bobo84[313]
1926Mule Suttles†130StarsDewey Creacy107[314]
1927Turkey Stearnes†114Detroit StarsWillie Wells†108[315]
1928Wilson Redus82St. Louis StarsWillie Wells†81[316]
1929Willie Wells†128St. Louis Stars / Chicago American GiantsMule Suttles†110[317]
1930Willie Wells†114St. Louis StarsDewey Creacy73[318]
1931Mule Suttles†36St. Louis StarsTurkey Stearnes†33[319]
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Eastern Colored League

Further information: Eastern Colored League
More information Year, Leader ...
Year Leader RBI Team Runner-up RBI Ref
1923George Johnson46Hilldale ClubJud Wilson†,
Biz Mackey†		44[320]
1924Oscar Charleston†63Harrisburg GiantsJud Wilson†53[321]
1925Oscar Charleston†97Harrisburg GiantsWalter Cannady86[322]
1926Clint Thomas78Hilldale ClubBiz Mackey†76[323]
1927Dick Lundy76Atlantic City Bacharach GiantsOscar Charleston†74[324]
1928Rap Dixon58Baltimore Black SoxGeorge Carr53[325]
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American Negro League

Further information: American Negro League
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Year Leader RBI Team Runner-up RBI Ref
1929Rap Dixon92Baltimore Black SoxChino Smith81[326]
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East–West League

Further information: East–West League
More information Year, Leader ...
Year Leader RBI Team Runner-up RBI Ref
1932Mule Suttles†48Detroit Wolves / Washington PilotsTom Finley43[327]
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Negro Southern League

Further information: Negro Southern League (1920–1936)
More information Year, Leader ...
Year Leader RBI Team Runner-up RBI Ref
1932Red Parnell50Monroe MonarchsSteel Arm Davis29[328]
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Negro National League II

Further information: Negro National League II
More information Year, Leader ...
Year Leader RBI Team Runner-up RBI Ref
1933Josh Gibson†74Pittsburgh CrawfordsOscar Charleston†66[329]
1934Josh Gibson†59Pittsburgh CrawfordsJake Dunn43[330]
1935Josh Gibson†57Pittsburgh CrawfordsTurkey Stearnes†,
Jud Wilson†		52[331]
1936Josh Gibson†66Pittsburgh CrawfordsTurkey Stearnes†43[332]
1937Josh Gibson†73Homestead GraysBuck Leonard†55[333]
1938Josh Gibson†54Homestead GraysBuck Leonard†53[334]
1939Buck Leonard†48Homestead GraysJosh Gibson†46[335]
1940Howard Easterling45Homestead GraysBuck Leonard†41[336]
1941Bill Hoskins50Baltimore Elite Giants / New York Black YankeesMonte Irvin†48[337]
1942Lennie Pearson56Newark Eagles / Homestead GraysJosh Gibson†52[338]
1943Josh Gibson†109Homestead GraysBuck Leonard†63[339]
1944Marvin Williams50Philadelphia StarsJosh Gibson†49[340]
1945Roy Campanella†47Baltimore Elite GiantsBill Hoskins42[341]
1946Lennie Pearson61Newark EaglesMonte Irvin†54[342]
1947Butch Davis,
Henry Kimbro		52Baltimore Elite GiantsMonte Irvin†47[343]
1948Lester Lockett53Baltimore Elite GiantsLuke Easter,
Frank Russell		37[344]
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Negro American League

Further information: Negro American League
More information Year, Leader ...
Year Leader RBI Team Runner-up RBI Ref
1937Willard Brown†60Kansas City MonarchsNewt Allen50[345]
1938Willard Brown†48Kansas City MonarchsDonald Reeves34[346]
1939Willard Brown†42Kansas City MonarchsTurkey Stearnes†39[347]
1940Turkey Stearnes†33Kansas City MonarchsBill Williams28[348]
1941Willard Brown†32Kansas City MonarchsTed Strong27[349]
1942Ted Strong32Kansas City MonarchsWillard Brown†26[350]
1943Willard Brown†31Kansas City MonarchsLester Lockett,
Barney Serrell		25[351]
1944Lee Moody26Kansas City MonarchsEd Steele,
Barney Serrell		23[352]
1945Herb Souell33Kansas City MonarchsJohnny Smith,
Johnie Scott		31[353]
1946Willard Brown†27Kansas City MonarchsTed Strong23[354]
1947Willard Brown†64Kansas City MonarchsBuck O'Neil†[b]37[355]
1948Willard Brown†54Kansas City MonarchsHank Thompson29[356]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Recognized "major leagues" include the current American and National Leagues and several defunct leagues – the American Association, the Federal League, the Players' League, and the Union Association (however, RBI statistics are not available for the Union Association).[4] Seven negro league baseball leagues are also recognized as major leagues between 1920 and 1948: Negro National League I (1920–1931); Eastern Colored League (1923–1928); American Negro League (1929); East–West League (1932); Negro Southern League (1932); Negro National League II (1933–1948); and Negro American League (1937–1948).[5]
  2. [b]
    Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a baseball pioneer/executive, not as a player.

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