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Batting Average - Single-Season
Rank    Player AVG Year
1.   Rod Carew .395 1978
2.   Rod Carew .363 1979
3.   Randy Spratt .345 1989
4.   Deris Millon .343 1980
5.   Robert Nolan .342 1994
6.   Randy Spratt .338 1990
7.   Luis Abdullah .338 1978
8.   Rod Carew .337 1980
9.   Deris Millon .336 1982
10.   Ruppert Pena .336* 1982
 
Batting Average - Career
Rank    Player AVG PA
1.   Rod Carew .353 2328
2.   Randy Spratt .316 3637
3.   Bob Skube .311 3095
4.   Anthony Walker .286 4018
5.   Jeffrey Griffin .284 4324
6.   Luis Abdullah .281 4137
7.   Davis Birch .279 6569
8.   Darnell Lipscomb .276 2587
9.   Thom McGee .265 2184
10.   Ed Miller .265 4353
 
On-Base Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player OBP Year
1.   Rod Carew .444 1978
2.   Randy Spratt .408 1990
3.   Rod Carew .407 1979
4.   Davis Birch .403 1979
5.   Davis Birch .401 1983
6.   Davis Birch .401 1981
7.   Reddie Ray .397 1993
8.   Randy Spratt .393 1989
9.   Ruppert Pena .390* 1982
10.   Randy Spratt .386 1991
 
On-Base Pct - Career
Rank    Player OBP PA
1.   Rod Carew .400 2328
2.   Randy Spratt .374 3637
3.   Davis Birch .371 6569
4.   Bob Skube .369 3095
5.   Anthony Walker .345 4018
6.   Willie McShane .342 2979
7.   Ed Miller .340 4353
8.   Alan Lipsky .340 2193
9.   Thom McGee .337 2184
10.   Darnell Lipscomb .335 2587
 
Slugging Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player SLG Year
1.   Vince Milani .584 1973
2.   Randy Spratt .580 1989
3.   Willie McShane .579 1988
4.   Willie McShane .576 1986
5.   Emile Santos .572 1987
6.   Rod Carew .565 1978
7.   Randy Spratt .557 1990
8.   Fred Lorenzen .550 1973
9.   Ed Miller .543 1991
10.   Ed Miller .539 1986
 
Slugging Pct - Career
Rank    Player SLG PA
1.   Randy Spratt .516 3637
2.   Ed Miller .498 4353
3.   Rod Carew .494 2328
4.   Willie McShane .486 2979
5.   Bob Skube .473 3095
6.   Davis Birch .471 6569
7.   Anthony Walker .432 4018
8.   Luis Abdullah .431 4137
9.   Thom McGee .423 2184
10.   Darnell Lipscomb .385 2587
 
OPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OPS Year
1.   Rod Carew 1.009 1978
2.   Randy Spratt .973 1989
3.   Randy Spratt .965 1990
4.   Willie McShane .964 1988
5.   Willie McShane .948 1986
6.   Emile Santos .944 1987
7.   Vince Milani .934 1973
8.   Reddie Ray .930 1993
9.   Fred Lorenzen .928 1973
10.   Ed Miller .919 1986
 
OPS - Career
Rank    Player OPS PA
1.   Rod Carew .895 2328
2.   Randy Spratt .890 3637
3.   Davis Birch .843 6569
4.   Bob Skube .842 3095
5.   Ed Miller .838 4353
6.   Willie McShane .827 2979
7.   Anthony Walker .777 4018
8.   Luis Abdullah .766 4137
9.   Thom McGee .761 2184
10.   Darnell Lipscomb .720 2587
 
XR - Single-Season
Rank    Player XR Year
1.   Rod Carew 123.2 1978
2.   Randy Spratt 121.4 1989
3.   Paul Bender 119.0 1973
4.   Randy Spratt 118.9 1990
5.   Fred Lorenzen 117.7 1973
6.   Ed Miller 113.5 1986
7.   Robert Nolan 112.8 1994
8.   Emile Santos 111.7 1987
9.   Vince Milani 111.2 1973
10.   Zebediah Williams 109.2 1993
 
XR - Career
Rank    Player XR PA
1.   Davis Birch 980.3 6569
2.   Ed Miller 625.6 4353
3.   Randy Spratt 587.4 3637
4.   Anthony Walker 575.3 4018
5.   Luis Abdullah 525.0 4137
6.   Jeffrey Griffin 504.2 4324
7.   Bob Skube 448.0 3095
8.   Willie McShane 427.6 2979
9.   Rod Carew 374.2 2328
10.   Darnell Lipscomb 305.0 2587
 
Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Paul Bender 162 1973
  Fred Lorenzen 162 1973
3.   Jeffrey Griffin 159 1977
  Bill Bickerstaf 159 1973
  Ed Miller 159 1990
  Thom McGee 159 1973
7.   Anthony Walker 158 1985
  Luis Abdullah 158 1981
  Vince Milani 158 1973
  Ed Miller 158 1988
 
Games - Career
Rank    Player G PA
1.   Davis Birch 1643 6569
2.   Darnell Lipscomb 1207 2587
3.   Jeffrey Griffin 1122 4324
4.   Luis Abdullah 1043 4137
5.   Ed Miller 1038 4353
6.   Anthony Walker 927 4018
7.   Randy Spratt 869 3637
8.   Willie McShane 777 2979
9.   Bob Skube 765 3095
10.   Thom McGee 725 2184
 
At-Bats - Single-Season
Rank    Player AB Year
1.   Paul Bender 703 1973
2.   Jeffrey Griffin 650 1977
3.   Fred Lorenzen 645 1973
4.   Anthony Walker 628 1983
5.   Zebediah Williams 624 1993
6.   Luis Abdullah 622 1979
7.   Anthony Walker 620 1985
8.   Anthony Walker 619 1980
  Jeffrey Griffin 619 1978
10.   Anthony Walker 618 1981
 
At-Bats - Career
Rank    Player AB PA
1.   Davis Birch 5653 6569
2.   Jeffrey Griffin 3997 4324
3.   Ed Miller 3859 4353
4.   Luis Abdullah 3772 4137
5.   Anthony Walker 3669 4018
6.   Randy Spratt 3294 3637
7.   Bob Skube 2793 3095
8.   Willie McShane 2627 2979
9.   Darnell Lipscomb 2319 2587
10.   Rod Carew 2130 2328
 
Runs - Single-Season
Rank    Player R Year
1.   Anthony Walker 119 1985
  Zebediah Williams 119 1993
3.   Fred Lorenzen 115 1973
  Anthony Walker 115 1981
5.   Paul Bender 114 1973
  Anthony Walker 114 1983
7.   Emile Santos 112 1987
  Zebediah Williams 112 1994
9.   Anthony Walker 110 1982
10.   Robert Nolan 109 1994
 
Runs - Career
Rank    Player R PA
1.   Davis Birch 944 6569
2.   Anthony Walker 662 4018
3.   Ed Miller 641 4353
4.   Randy Spratt 548 3637
5.   Luis Abdullah 490 4137
6.   Jeffrey Griffin 487 4324
7.   Bob Skube 410 3095
8.   Willie McShane 382 2979
9.   Darnell Lipscomb 372 2587
10.   Rod Carew 336 2328
 
Hits - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Rod Carew 232 1978
2.   Rod Carew 224 1979
3.   Paul Bender 222 1973
4.   Randy Spratt 207 1989
5.   Rod Carew 206 1980
6.   Robert Nolan 202 1994
7.   Luis Abdullah 199 1979
8.   Fred Lorenzen 198 1973
  Randy Spratt 198 1990
10.   Deris Millon 194 1980
 
Hits - Career
Rank    Player H PA
1.   Davis Birch 1575 6569
2.   Jeffrey Griffin 1134 4324
3.   Luis Abdullah 1059 4137
4.   Anthony Walker 1051 4018
5.   Randy Spratt 1040 3637
6.   Ed Miller 1021 4353
7.   Bob Skube 868 3095
8.   Rod Carew 751 2328
9.   Willie McShane 685 2979
10.   Darnell Lipscomb 640 2587
 
Total Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player TB Year
1.   Fred Lorenzen 355 1973
2.   Vince Milani 350 1973
3.   Randy Spratt 348 1989
4.   Rod Carew 332 1978
5.   Emile Santos 328 1987
6.   Randy Spratt 326 1990
7.   Paul Bender 324 1973
8.   Ed Miller 318 1991
9.   Ed Miller 315 1986
10.   Ed Miller 313 1987
 
Total Bases - Career
Rank    Player TB PA
1.   Davis Birch 2665 6569
2.   Ed Miller 1923 4353
3.   Randy Spratt 1701 3637
4.   Luis Abdullah 1626 4137
5.   Anthony Walker 1585 4018
6.   Jeffrey Griffin 1522 4324
7.   Bob Skube 1322 3095
8.   Willie McShane 1276 2979
9.   Rod Carew 1053 2328
10.   Darnell Lipscomb 892 2587
 
Singles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 1B Year
1.   Rod Carew 173 1979
2.   Paul Bender 162 1973
3.   Rod Carew 160 1978
4.   Rod Carew 157 1980
5.   Deris Millon 155 1980
6.   Luis Abdullah 152 1979
7.   Luis Abdullah 150 1978
8.   Deris Millon 147 1982
9.   Jeffrey Griffin 141 1978
  Lorenzo Picou 141 1993
 
Singles - Career
Rank    Player 1B PA
1.   Davis Birch 1044 6569
2.   Jeffrey Griffin 875 4324
3.   Anthony Walker 746 4018
4.   Luis Abdullah 737 4137
5.   Randy Spratt 684 3637
6.   Rod Carew 549 2328
7.   Bob Skube 536 3095
8.   Ed Miller 520 4353
9.   Darnell Lipscomb 473 2587
10.   Deris Millon 439 1819
 
Doubles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 2B Year
1.   Bob Skube 64 1991
2.   Robert Nolan 62 1994
3.   Ed Miller 61 1991
4.   Bob Skube 59 1992
5.   Emile Santos 58 1987
6.   Rod Carew 53 1978
  Bob Skube 53 1993
8.   Bob Skube 52 1990
9.   Vince Milani 49 1973
10.   Ed Miller 47 1987
 
Doubles - Career
Rank    Player 2B PA
1.   Ed Miller 272 4353
2.   Bob Skube 265 3095
3.   Davis Birch 234 6569
4.   Luis Abdullah 193 4137
5.   Randy Spratt 191 3637
6.   Jeffrey Griffin 174 4324
7.   Anthony Walker 163 4018
8.   Willie McShane 145 2979
9.   Rod Carew 136 2328
10.   Darnell Lipscomb 116 2587
 
Triples - Single-Season
Rank    Player 3B Year
1.   Robert Nolan 14 1994
2.   Zebediah Williams 12 1993
3.   Ed Miller 11 1991
  Emile Santos 11 1987
  Anthony Walker 11 1984
  Paul Bender 11 1974
7.   Anthony Walker 10 1985
  Anthony Walker 10 1980
  Rod Carew 10 1978
  Jeffrey Griffin 10 1979
 
Triples - Career
Rank    Player 3B PA
1.   Ed Miller 57 4353
2.   Anthony Walker 55 4018
3.   Jeffrey Griffin 41 4324
4.   Davis Birch 35 6569
5.   Rod Carew 32 2328
6.   Randy Spratt 25 3637
  Zebediah Williams 25 1775
8.   Thom McGee 23 2184
9.   Paul Bender 21 1864
10.   Liam Carr 19 1302
 
Homeruns - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Fred Lorenzen 38 1973
  Vince Milani 38 1973
3.   Willie McShane 34 1988
4.   Ed Miller 32 1988
5.   Eric Berman 31 1973
  Karl Samuels 31 1986
7.   Ed Miller 30 1986
  Willie McShane 30 1986
9.   Randy Spratt 29 1989
  Davis Birch 29 1978
 
Homeruns - Career
Rank    Player HR PA
1.   Davis Birch 262 6569
2.   Ed Miller 172 4353
3.   Willie McShane 142 2979
4.   Randy Spratt 140 3637
5.   Luis Abdullah 116 4137
6.   Anthony Walker 87 4018
7.   Karl Samuels 73 1634
8.   George Kobayashi 70 1820
9.   Eric Berman 67 1197
10.   Lorenzo Picou 56 1882
 
RBIs - Single-Season
Rank    Player RBI Year
1.   Vince Milani 130 1973
2.   Fred Lorenzen 121 1973
  Ed Miller 121 1987
  Lorenzo Picou 121 1993
5.   Ed Miller 114 1991
6.   Randy Spratt 111 1993
7.   Randy Spratt 110 1989
8.   Lorenzo Picou 108 1994
9.   Ed Miller 107 1986
10.   Karl Samuels 106 1987
 
RBIs - Career
Rank    Player RBI PA
1.   Davis Birch 938 6569
2.   Ed Miller 631 4353
3.   Luis Abdullah 552 4137
4.   Randy Spratt 547 3637
5.   Jeffrey Griffin 459 4324
6.   Willie McShane 430 2979
7.   Anthony Walker 402 4018
8.   Bob Skube 375 3095
9.   Lorenzo Picou 310 1882
10.   Rod Carew 289 2328
 
Stolen Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player SB Year
1.   Zebediah Williams 109 1993
2.   Anthony Walker 107 1981
3.   Anthony Walker 97 1984
4.   Anthony Walker 95 1983
5.   Anthony Walker 91 1985
  Zebediah Williams 91 1994
7.   Anthony Walker 77 1982
8.   Zebediah Williams 68 1989
9.   Anthony Walker 67 1980
10.   Robert Nolan 57 1994
 
Stolen Bases - Career
Rank    Player SB PA
1.   Anthony Walker 534 4018
2.   Zebediah Williams 268 1775
3.   Jeffrey Griffin 230 4324
4.   Charlie Dale 144 974
5.   Darnell Lipscomb 135 2587
6.   Rod Carew 125 2328
7.   Ed Miller 114 4353
8.   Liam Carr 96 1302
9.   Alan Lipsky 92 2193
10.   Ben Green 85 1051
 
Caught Stealing - Single-Season
Rank    Player CS Year
1.   Anthony Walker 37 1982
2.   Anthony Walker 31 1980
3.   Anthony Walker 28 1983
4.   Anthony Walker 27 1981
  Rod Carew 27 1979
6.   Anthony Walker 23 1985
  Zebediah Williams 23 1994
  Liam Carr 23 1985
9.   Reddie Ray 20 1993
10.   Zebediah Williams 19 1993
 
Caught Stealing - Career
Rank    Player CS PA
1.   Anthony Walker 165 4018
2.   Ed Miller 81 4353
3.   Jeffrey Griffin 71 4324
4.   Rod Carew 66 2328
5.   Zebediah Williams 58 1775
6.   Darnell Lipscomb 52 2587
7.   Charlie Dale 43 974
8.   Liam Carr 42 1302
9.   Pietro Guzman 39 1033
10.   Paul Bender 33 1864
 
Walks - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Davis Birch 97 1981
2.   Ben Green 94 1993
3.   Anthony Shippee 89 1985
4.   Stephen Sax 83 1987
5.   Davis Birch 79 1979
  Davis Birch 79 1982
7.   Davis Birch 78 1980
8.   Ed Miller 77 1986
  Quentin Rolando 77 1989
10.   Willie McShane 72 1988
 
Walks - Career
Rank    Player BB PA
1.   Davis Birch 813 6569
2.   Ed Miller 408 4353
3.   Willie McShane 306 2979
4.   Randy Spratt 305 3637
5.   Anthony Walker 293 4018
6.   Luis Abdullah 286 4137
7.   Bob Skube 264 3095
8.   Jeffrey Griffin 254 4324
9.   Alan Lipsky 243 2193
10.   Thom McGee 202 2184
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Randy Spratt 185 1993
2.   Willie McShane 175 1989
3.   Luis Abdullah 170 1982
4.   Willie McShane 168 1987
5.   Randy Spratt 167 1989
6.   Randy Spratt 164 1990
  Theo Reckley 164 1979
8.   Randy Spratt 161 1992
9.   Willie McShane 156 1990
  Willie McShane 156 1988
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K PA
1.   Davis Birch 1016 6569
2.   Randy Spratt 944 3637
3.   Luis Abdullah 860 4137
4.   Willie McShane 851 2979
5.   Anthony Walker 735 4018
6.   Ed Miller 697 4353
7.   Jeffrey Griffin 630 4324
8.   Bob Skube 514 3095
9.   George Kobayashi 432 1820
10.   Thom McGee 430 2184