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Batting Average - Single-Season
Rank    Player AVG Year
1.   Alfonso Romero .359 2019
2.   Carlos Beltran .334 2010
3.   Johnnie Gardner .330 2019
4.   Yoshitomo Tani .327 2009
5.   Alejandro Machado .321 2009
6.   A.J. Pierzynski .315* 2008
7.   Alejandro Machado .315 2008
8.   Johnnie Gardner .314 2021
9.   William Bergolla .312 2017
10.   Alejandro Machado .309 2007
 
Batting Average - Career
Rank    Player AVG PA
1.   Alfonso Romero .310 3010
2.   Yoshitomo Tani .305 3711
3.   Alejandro Machado .303 4314
4.   Johnnie Gardner .297 3319
5.   Julius Matos .282 2983
6.   Carlos Beltran .278 5867
7.   Corey Smith .278 3137
8.   Michael Tucker .275 2426
9.   Brent Jones .274 2315
10.   Chris Delacruz .264 4138
 
On-Base Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player OBP Year
1.   Johnnie Gardner .437 2019
2.   Alfonso Romero .429 2019
3.   Johnnie Gardner .428 2021
4.   Alejandro Machado .415 2008
5.   Alfonso Romero .405 2020
6.   Carlos Beltran .397 2010
7.   Yoshitomo Tani .392 2009
8.   Fernando Gonzalez .389 2019
9.   Yoshitomo Tani .388 2010
10.   Johnnie Gardner .387 2017
 
On-Base Pct - Career
Rank    Player OBP PA
1.   Johnnie Gardner .403 3319
2.   Alfonso Romero .396 3010
3.   Yoshitomo Tani .382 3711
4.   Alejandro Machado .379 4314
5.   Carlos Beltran .345 5867
6.   Brent Jones .343 2315
7.   Corey Smith .339 3137
8.   Michael Tucker .337 2426
9.   Julius Matos .334 2983
10.   Ron Frisina .329 3392
 
Slugging Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player SLG Year
1.   Carlos Beltran .647 2010
2.   Bill Kolar .578 2009
3.   Bill Kolar .558 2011
4.   Carlos Beltran .539 2014
5.   Carlos Beltran .530 2009
6.   Fernando Gonzalez .528 2019
7.   Carlos Beltran .520 2008
8.   Carlos Beltran .513 2007
9.   Jesus Rivera .506 2017
10.   Alfonso Romero .504 2019
 
Slugging Pct - Career
Rank    Player SLG PA
1.   Carlos Beltran .503 5867
2.   Michael Tucker .479 2426
3.   Bill Kolar .471 5746
4.   Alfonso Romero .458 3010
5.   Yoshitomo Tani .436 3711
6.   Jesus Rivera .424 3364
7.   Johnnie Gardner .422 3319
8.   Julius Matos .409 2983
9.   Ron Frisina .407 3392
10.   Corey Smith .403 3137
 
OPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OPS Year
1.   Carlos Beltran 1.044 2010
2.   Bill Kolar .945 2009
3.   Alfonso Romero .933 2019
4.   Fernando Gonzalez .917 2019
5.   Bill Kolar .915 2011
6.   Carlos Beltran .910 2009
7.   Carlos Beltran .909 2014
8.   Carlos Beltran .893 2008
9.   Johnnie Gardner .889 2021
10.   Bill Kolar .869 2008
 
OPS - Career
Rank    Player OPS PA
1.   Alfonso Romero .854 3010
2.   Carlos Beltran .848 5867
3.   Johnnie Gardner .826 3319
4.   Yoshitomo Tani .818 3711
5.   Michael Tucker .816 2426
6.   Bill Kolar .799 5746
7.   Alejandro Machado .777 4314
8.   Julius Matos .743 2983
9.   Corey Smith .742 3137
10.   Ron Frisina .736 3392
 
XR - Single-Season
Rank    Player XR Year
1.   Carlos Beltran 137.9 2010
2.   Bill Kolar 123.4 2009
3.   Carlos Beltran 118.0 2008
4.   Bill Kolar 116.7 2011
5.   Carlos Beltran 116.1 2009
6.   Alfonso Romero 115.9 2019
7.   Carlos Beltran 111.5 2007
8.   Johnnie Gardner 111.3 2021
9.   Carlos Beltran 109.8 2014
10.   Yoshitomo Tani 107.0 2009
 
XR - Career
Rank    Player XR PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 904.3 5867
2.   Bill Kolar 793.5 5746
3.   Alejandro Machado 579.3 4314
4.   Yoshitomo Tani 559.0 3711
5.   Johnnie Gardner 481.7 3319
6.   Alfonso Romero 459.3 3010
7.   Ron Frisina 416.4 3392
8.   Chris Delacruz 401.0 4138
9.   Corey Smith 392.2 3137
10.   Wilton Soto 367.6 3609
 
Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Rob Mackowiak 162 2007
2.   Ben Francisco 161 2013
  Alfonso Romero 161 2018
4.   Carlos Beltran 159 2013
  William Bergolla 159 2015
6.   Alfonso Romero 158 2019
7.   Bill Kolar 157 2011
  Joe Crede 157 2013
9.   Bill Kolar 156 2009
  Ron Frisina 156 2021
 
Games - Career
Rank    Player G PA
1.   Bill Kolar 1383 5746
2.   Carlos Beltran 1367 5867
3.   Chris Delacruz 1023 4138
4.   Alejandro Machado 997 4314
5.   Jesus Rivera 911 3364
6.   Wilton Soto 869 3609
7.   Yoshitomo Tani 862 3711
8.   Corey Smith 818 3137
9.   Ron Frisina 808 3392
10.   Julius Matos 786 2983
 
At-Bats - Single-Season
Rank    Player AB Year
1.   Wilton Soto 657 2020
2.   Chris Delacruz 635 2011
3.   Alejandro Machado 628 2007
4.   Carlos Beltran 625 2008
5.   Wilton Soto 622 2021
6.   Bill Kolar 618 2009
7.   Yoshitomo Tani 617 2009
  Corey Shafer 617 2013
9.   Bill Kolar 615 2011
10.   Carlos Beltran 612 2007
 
At-Bats - Career
Rank    Player AB PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 5270 5867
2.   Bill Kolar 5163 5746
3.   Alejandro Machado 3820 4314
4.   Chris Delacruz 3796 4138
5.   Wilton Soto 3352 3609
6.   Yoshitomo Tani 3260 3711
7.   Jesus Rivera 3115 3364
8.   Ron Frisina 3032 3392
9.   Corey Smith 2841 3137
10.   Johnnie Gardner 2783 3319
 
Runs - Single-Season
Rank    Player R Year
1.   Carlos Beltran 129 2010
2.   Alejandro Machado 124 2011
  Carlos Beltran 124 2007
4.   Bill Kolar 123 2009
5.   Carlos Beltran 120 2009
6.   Yoshitomo Tani 115 2011
7.   Carlos Beltran 113 2008
8.   Johnnie Gardner 107 2021
  Yoshitomo Tani 107 2010
10.   Bill Kolar 106 2008
 
Runs - Career
Rank    Player R PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 893 5867
2.   Bill Kolar 803 5746
3.   Alejandro Machado 593 4314
4.   Yoshitomo Tani 586 3711
5.   Chris Delacruz 476 4138
6.   Johnnie Gardner 465 3319
7.   Ron Frisina 443 3392
8.   Wilton Soto 434 3609
9.   Alfonso Romero 416 3010
10.   Corey Smith 397 3137
 
Hits - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Alfonso Romero 213 2019
2.   Yoshitomo Tani 202 2009
3.   Carlos Beltran 195 2010
4.   Alejandro Machado 194 2007
5.   Chris Delacruz 187 2011
6.   Carlos Beltran 186 2008
  Bill Kolar 186 2009
8.   Bill Kolar 185 2011
  Wilton Soto 185 2021
10.   Yoshitomo Tani 180 2011
 
Hits - Career
Rank    Player H PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 1464 5867
2.   Bill Kolar 1352 5746
3.   Alejandro Machado 1158 4314
4.   Chris Delacruz 1003 4138
5.   Yoshitomo Tani 995 3711
6.   Wilton Soto 881 3609
7.   Johnnie Gardner 826 3319
8.   Alfonso Romero 806 3010
9.   Corey Smith 789 3137
10.   Ron Frisina 777 3392
 
Total Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player TB Year
1.   Carlos Beltran 377 2010
2.   Bill Kolar 357 2009
3.   Bill Kolar 343 2011
4.   Carlos Beltran 325 2008
5.   Carlos Beltran 314 2007
6.   Carlos Beltran 307 2014
7.   Alfonso Romero 299 2019
8.   Bill Kolar 295 2008
9.   Carlos Beltran 294 2009
10.   Michael Tucker 291 2007
 
Total Bases - Career
Rank    Player TB PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 2649 5867
2.   Bill Kolar 2432 5746
3.   Alejandro Machado 1520 4314
4.   Yoshitomo Tani 1422 3711
5.   Jesus Rivera 1321 3364
6.   Chris Delacruz 1289 4138
7.   Ron Frisina 1235 3392
8.   Wilton Soto 1228 3609
9.   Alfonso Romero 1190 3010
10.   Johnnie Gardner 1175 3319
 
Singles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 1B Year
1.   Alfonso Romero 164 2019
2.   Alejandro Machado 159 2007
3.   Yoshitomo Tani 158 2009
4.   Chris Delacruz 154 2011
5.   Johnnie Gardner 151 2019
6.   Alejandro Machado 150 2009
7.   Corey Shafer 144 2013
8.   Wilton Soto 143 2021
9.   Alejandro Machado 140 2011
10.   Alejandro Machado 139 2012
 
Singles - Career
Rank    Player 1B PA
1.   Alejandro Machado 924 4314
2.   Bill Kolar 820 5746
3.   Chris Delacruz 813 4138
4.   Carlos Beltran 809 5867
5.   Yoshitomo Tani 747 3711
6.   Wilton Soto 678 3609
7.   Johnnie Gardner 641 3319
8.   Alfonso Romero 599 3010
9.   Corey Smith 594 3137
10.   Julius Matos 529 2983
 
Doubles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 2B Year
1.   Julius Matos 47 2007
2.   Carlos Beltran 46 2010
  A.J. Pierzynski 46 2008
4.   Carlos Beltran 45 2011
5.   Carlos Beltran 43 2009
6.   Carlos Beltran 41 2012
7.   Bill Kolar 40 2009
  Carlos Beltran 40 2007
  Rob Mackowiak 40 2007
  A.J. Pierzynski 40 2007
 
Doubles - Career
Rank    Player 2B PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 349 5867
2.   Bill Kolar 245 5746
3.   Ron Frisina 184 3392
4.   Julius Matos 178 2983
5.   Alejandro Machado 156 4314
6.   Yoshitomo Tani 147 3711
7.   Chris Delacruz 135 4138
8.   Michael Tucker 130 2426
9.   Wilton Soto 126 3609
10.   Alfonso Romero 112 3010
 
Triples - Single-Season
Rank    Player 3B Year
1.   Carlos Beltran 13 2007
  Carlos Beltran 13 2014
3.   Carlos Beltran 11 2010
  David Swick 11 2020
5.   Carlos Beltran 10 2008
  Shin-Soo Choo 10 2015
7.   Carlos Beltran 9 2009
  Rob Mackowiak 9 2007
  Keisuke Ryoma 9 2020
10.   Alejandro Machado 8 2011
 
Triples - Career
Rank    Player 3B PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 82 5867
2.   David Swick 29 2615
3.   Alejandro Machado 28 4314
4.   Ron Frisina 26 3392
  Bill Kolar 26 5746
6.   Shin-Soo Choo 23 2272
  Yoshitomo Tani 23 3711
8.   Michael Tucker 19 2426
9.   Ignacio Castro 18 2433
10.   Keisuke Ryoma 16 1380
 
Homeruns - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Bill Kolar 43 2011
2.   Bill Kolar 41 2009
3.   Carlos Beltran 38 2010
4.   William Bergolla 36 2015
5.   Bill Kolar 35 2013
  Bill Kolar 35 2012
7.   Jesus Rivera 34 2017
8.   Fernando Gonzalez 32 2019
  Jesus Rivera 32 2018
10.   Bill Kolar 28 2010
 
Homeruns - Career
Rank    Player HR PA
1.   Bill Kolar 261 5746
2.   Carlos Beltran 224 5867
3.   Jesus Rivera 169 3364
4.   Michael Tucker 93 2426
5.   Alfonso Romero 82 3010
6.   Bill Brosius 78 2362
  Johnnie Gardner 78 3319
  Yoshitomo Tani 78 3711
9.   Corey Smith 76 3137
10.   Ron Frisina 74 3392
 
RBIs - Single-Season
Rank    Player RBI Year
1.   Bill Kolar 143 2011
2.   Bill Kolar 140 2009
3.   Michael Tucker 124 2009
4.   Bill Kolar 123 2008
5.   Fernando Gonzalez 119 2019
6.   Carlos Beltran 118 2010
7.   Michael Tucker 110 2007
8.   Bill Kolar 109 2010
  Carlos Beltran 109 2009
  Mario Barbeau 109 2021
 
RBIs - Career
Rank    Player RBI PA
1.   Bill Kolar 948 5746
2.   Carlos Beltran 831 5867
3.   Jesus Rivera 492 3364
4.   Alejandro Machado 444 4314
5.   Alfonso Romero 422 3010
6.   Michael Tucker 419 2426
7.   Yoshitomo Tani 415 3711
8.   Corey Smith 402 3137
9.   Julius Matos 390 2983
10.   Johnnie Gardner 377 3319
 
Stolen Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player SB Year
1.   Carlos Beltran 68 2007
2.   Yoshitomo Tani 66 2009
3.   Carlos Beltran 64 2008
4.   Carlos Beltran 62 2009
5.   Yoshitomo Tani 57 2011
6.   Yoshitomo Tani 53 2008
7.   Rontrez Johnson 52 2008
8.   Alejandro Machado 51 2012
9.   Carlos Beltran 48 2010
10.   Alejandro Machado 47 2011
 
Stolen Bases - Career
Rank    Player SB PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 427 5867
2.   Alejandro Machado 296 4314
3.   Yoshitomo Tani 294 3711
4.   Ron Frisina 178 3392
5.   David Swick 157 2615
6.   Michael Tucker 151 2426
7.   Bill Kolar 148 5746
8.   Chris Delacruz 113 4138
9.   Wilton Soto 100 3609
10.   Corey Smith 91 3137
 
Caught Stealing - Single-Season
Rank    Player CS Year
1.   Alejandro Machado 27 2008
2.   Carlos Beltran 24 2008
  Yoshitomo Tani 24 2009
  Alejandro Machado 24 2010
5.   Alejandro Machado 22 2012
  Alejandro Machado 22 2009
7.   Shin-Soo Choo 21 2014
  Robert Smith 21 2014
9.   David Swick 18 2021
  Michael Tucker 18 2008
 
Caught Stealing - Career
Rank    Player CS PA
1.   Alejandro Machado 139 4314
2.   Carlos Beltran 134 5867
3.   Yoshitomo Tani 90 3711
4.   Chris Delacruz 74 4138
5.   Michael Tucker 62 2426
6.   David Swick 56 2615
7.   Shin-Soo Choo 51 2272
8.   Bill Kolar 50 5746
9.   Ron Frisina 46 3392
10.   Rontrez Johnson 34 1123
 
Walks - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Johnnie Gardner 102 2021
2.   Johnnie Gardner 98 2020
3.   Johnnie Gardner 96 2019
4.   Alfonso Romero 92 2020
5.   Alejandro Machado 90 2008
6.   Carlos Beltran 89 2009
7.   Fernando Gonzalez 87 2020
8.   Johnnie Gardner 85 2017
9.   Johnnie Gardner 82 2018
  Yoshitomo Tani 82 2010
 
Walks - Career
Rank    Player BB PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 527 5867
2.   Johnnie Gardner 463 3319
3.   Bill Kolar 450 5746
4.   Alejandro Machado 432 4314
5.   Yoshitomo Tani 414 3711
6.   Alfonso Romero 352 3010
7.   Ron Frisina 292 3392
8.   Chris Delacruz 287 4138
9.   Ruben Gotay 239 1707
10.   Corey Smith 234 3137
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Carlos Beltran 168 2007
2.   Rob Mackowiak 167 2007
3.   David Swick 150 2018
  Carlos Beltran 150 2012
  Joe Crede 150 2013
6.   Carlos Beltran 148 2013
7.   David Swick 147 2019
  Ken Harvey 147 2009
9.   Carlos Beltran 142 2008
10.   Carlos Beltran 139 2014
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K PA
1.   Carlos Beltran 1243 5867
2.   Bill Kolar 697 5746
3.   Ron Frisina 650 3392
4.   Jesus Rivera 586 3364
5.   David Swick 566 2615
6.   Chris Delacruz 540 4138
7.   Bill Brosius 518 2362
8.   Johnnie Gardner 509 3319
9.   Corey Smith 500 3137
10.   Wilton Soto 494 3609