Between the 1923 and 1985 seasons, Babe Ruth had the best OPS in a season, with an OPS of 1.309 in 1923.
Interpreted as:
highest ops with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in a season from 1923 to 1985| NAME | OPS | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Ruth | 1.309 | 1923 | 152 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 45 | 13 | 41 | 130 | 170 | 4 | 93 | 17 | 21 | 699 | 399 | 99 | 3 | .393 | .545 | .764 | 211 | 124.7 | .571 | 230 | 120.4 | ||||
| 2 |  | T. Williams | 1.287 | 1941 | 143 | 456 | 135 | 185 | 33 | 3 | 37 | 120 | 147 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 606 | 335 | 73 | 0 | 10 | .406 | .553 | .735 | 179 | 108.8 | .568 | 221 | 96.9 | |||
| 3 | | B. Ruth | 1.258 | 1927 | 151 | 540 | 158 | 192 | 29 | 8 | 60 | 165 | 137 | 0 | 89 | 7 | 6 | 691 | 417 | 97 | 14 | .356 | .486 | .772 | 195 | 109.9 | .545 | 212 | 104.8 | ||||
| 4 | | T. Williams | 1.257 | 1957 | 132 | 420 | 96 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 87 | 119 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 546 | 307 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 11 | .388 | .526 | .731 | 148 | 87.3 | .524 | 223 | 79 | |
| 5 | | B. Ruth | 1.253 | 1926 | 152 | 495 | 139 | 184 | 30 | 5 | 47 | 153 | 144 | 3 | 76 | 11 | 9 | 652 | 365 | 82 | 10 | .372 | .516 | .737 | 184 | 105.6 | .551 | 216 | 100.6 | ||||
| 6 | | B. Ruth | 1.252 | 1924 | 153 | 529 | 143 | 200 | 39 | 7 | 46 | 124 | 142 | 4 | 81 | 9 | 13 | 681 | 391 | 92 | 6 | .378 | .513 | .739 | 193 | 109.2 | .549 | 210 | 102 | ||||
| 7 |  | R. Hornsby | 1.245 | 1925 | 138 | 504 | 133 | 203 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 143 | 83 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 605 | 381 | 90 | 16 | .403 | .489 | .756 | 173 | 94.1 | .540 | 208 | 90.1 | ||||
| 8 |  | L. Gehrig | 1.240 | 1927 | 155 | 584 | 149 | 218 | 52 | 18 | 47 | 173 | 109 | 3 | 84 | 10 | 8 | 717 | 447 | 117 | 21 | .373 | .474 | .765 | 199 | 110.9 | .540 | 209 | 105.6 | ||||
| 9 | | B. Ruth | 1.225 | 1930 | 145 | 518 | 150 | 186 | 28 | 9 | 49 | 153 | 136 | 1 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 676 | 379 | 86 | 21 | .359 | .493 | .732 | 192 | 97 | .517 | 204 | 100.6 | ||||
| 10 |  | J. Foxx | 1.218 | 1932 | 154 | 585 | 151 | 213 | 33 | 9 | 58 | 169 | 116 | 0 | 96 | 3 | 7 | 701 | 438 | 100 | 0 | .364 | .469 | .749 | 193 | 105.6 | .522 | 198 | 95.8 | ||||
| 11 | | R. Hornsby | 1.203 | 1924 | 143 | 536 | 121 | 227 | 43 | 14 | 25 | 94 | 89 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 640 | 373 | 82 | 13 | .424 | .507 | .696 | 175 | 96.7 | .537 | 221 | 95.9 | ||||
| 12 | | B. Ruth | 1.195 | 1931 | 145 | 534 | 149 | 199 | 31 | 3 | 46 | 162 | 128 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 663 | 374 | 80 | 0 | .373 | .495 | .700 | 181 | 98.6 | .525 | 206 | 95.1 | ||||
| 13 | | L. Gehrig | 1.194 | 1930 | 154 | 581 | 143 | 220 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 173 | 101 | 3 | 63 | 12 | 14 | 703 | 419 | 100 | 18 | .379 | .473 | .721 | 193 | 94.5 | .507 | 198 | 98.3 | ||||
| 14 | | H. Wilson | 1.177 | 1930 | 155 | 585 | 146 | 208 | 35 | 6 | 56 | 191 | 105 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 709 | 423 | 97 | 18 | .356 | .454 | .723 | 189 | 89 | .497 | 171 | 78.9 | |||||
| 15 |  | M. Mantle | 1.177 | 1957 | 144 | 474 | 121 | 173 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 94 | 146 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 3 | 623 | 315 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .365 | .512 | .665 | 157 | 87.1 | .498 | 217 | 86 | |
| 16 | | L. Gehrig | 1.174 | 1936 | 155 | 579 | 167 | 205 | 37 | 7 | 49 | 152 | 130 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 719 | 403 | 93 | 3 | .354 | .478 | .696 | 192 | 97.6 | .512 | 178 | 85.8 | ||||
| 17 | | B. Ruth | 1.172 | 1928 | 154 | 536 | 163 | 173 | 29 | 8 | 54 | 146 | 137 | 3 | 87 | 4 | 5 | 684 | 380 | 91 | 8 | .323 | .463 | .709 | 174 | 90.6 | .510 | 201 | 89.3 | ||||
| 18 | | L. Gehrig | 1.172 | 1934 | 154 | 579 | 128 | 210 | 40 | 6 | 49 | 166 | 109 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 690 | 409 | 95 | 0 | .363 | .465 | .706 | 182 | 94.8 | .511 | 194 | 90.9 | ||||
| 19 | | M. Mantle | 1.169 | 1956 | 150 | 533 | 132 | 188 | 22 | 5 | 52 | 130 | 112 | 2 | 99 | 10 | 1 | 652 | 376 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | .353 | .464 | .705 | 164 | 88.9 | .498 | 202 | 84.6 | |
| 20 | | J. Foxx | 1.166 | 1938 | 149 | 565 | 139 | 197 | 33 | 9 | 50 | 175 | 119 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 685 | 398 | 92 | 1 | .349 | .462 | .704 | 178 | 91.7 | .508 | 173 | 74.2 | ||||
| 21 | | T. Williams | 1.164 | 1946 | 150 | 514 | 142 | 176 | 37 | 8 | 38 | 123 | 156 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 672 | 343 | 83 | 0 | 12 | .342 | .497 | .667 | 166 | 95.8 | .525 | 214 | 87.5 | |||
| 22 | | J. Foxx | 1.158 | 1939 | 124 | 467 | 130 | 168 | 31 | 10 | 35 | 105 | 89 | 2 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 563 | 324 | 76 | 5 | 17 | .360 | .464 | .694 | 144 | 74.3 | .507 | 181 | 63.5 | |||
| 23 | | J. Foxx | 1.153 | 1933 | 149 | 573 | 125 | 204 | 37 | 9 | 48 | 163 | 96 | 1 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 670 | 403 | 94 | 0 | .356 | .449 | .703 | 170 | 92.1 | .510 | 189 | 79.8 | ||||
| 24 |  | S. Musial | 1.152 | 1948 | 155 | 611 | 135 | 230 | 46 | 18 | 39 | 131 | 79 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 694 | 429 | 103 | 1 | 18 | .376 | .450 | .702 | 174 | 92.3 | .512 | 201 | 86.4 | ||||
| 25 | | B. Ruth | 1.150 | 1932 | 133 | 457 | 120 | 156 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 137 | 130 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 589 | 302 | 59 | 0 | .341 | .489 | .661 | 153 | 79.1 | .501 | 192 | 75.3 | ||||
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