Rather than just post a link sending you elsewhere, I've also put together a list of the highest and lowest single-season BABIP since 1913. I know strikeouts were recorded in years prior to that season, but I'm somewhat dubious about the record-keeping in the nineteenth century. First up are the only seventeen individual seasons with a BABIP over .400:
Highest BABIP in a Single Season, Minimum 3.1 PA/G, 1913-2007
- Babe Ruth, 1923, .423
- George Sisler, 1922, .422
- Rogers Hornsby, .422
- Ty Cobb, 1922, .416
- Ty Cobb, 1913, .415
- Harry Heilmann, 1923, .414
- Rogers Hornsby, 1921, .409
- Rod Carew, 1977, .408
- Jose Hernandez, 2002, .404
- Manny Ramirez, 2000, .403
- Roberto Clemente, 1967, .403
- George Sisler, 1920, .401
- Ty Cobb, 1917, .401
- Bill Terry, 1930, .400
- Luke Appling, 1936, .400
- Ty Cobb, 1917, .400
- Benny Kauff, 1914, .400
There are some pretty good names on that list. Jose Hernandez is kind of a weird guy to show up on a list of pretty good hitters. I'm also not familiar with Benny Kauff, but he pretty much dominated the Federal League. So help me, I'm a sucker for mediocrity in baseball, so I find the next list more interesting.
Lowest BABIP in a Single Season, Minimum 3.1 PA/G, 1913-2007
- Curt Blefary, 1968, .198
- Ted Simmons, 1981, .200
- Brooks Robinson, 1975, .204
- Dave Kingman, 1986, .204
- Roy Cullenbine, 1947, .206
- Dick McAuliffe, 1971, .206
- Dave Kingman, 1982, .207
- Jim King, 1963, .208
- Roger Maris, 1961, .209
- Darrell Evans, 1988, .212
- Ed Brinkman, 1972, .212
- Gene Tenace, 1974, .213
- Art Scharein, 1933, .213
- Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones, 1953, .213
- Carlton Fisk, 1985, .213
- Don Wert, 1968, .213
- Mark McGwire, 1989, .214
- Mark McGwire, 1991, .214
- Del Crandall, 1955, .214
- Tony Armas, 1983, .214
The coolest name on this list, to me, is the guy in the #9 slot. While he was breaking Babe Ruth's single-season home run record, Roger Maris didn't have very many hits falling in on the field of play. There are some other famous names on the list though most of them aren't really remembered as great hitters. I do like Willie Jones's nickname and the fact that Curt Blefary spent time as a catcher in 1968 despite very limited experience in the minors at the position in an effort to stay in the lineup.
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Thanks again!
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