most doubles by an designated hitter in a single season

Hal McRae has hit the most doubles by a designated hitter in a season, with 54 doubles in 1977.

	NAME	2B	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Hal McRae H. McRae	54	1977	KCR	162	641	104	191	11	21	92	59	13	43	18	14	720	330	86	2	5	5	12	.298	.366	.515	.881	118	34.1	.383	137	31.9
2	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	52	2007	BOS	149	549	116	182	1	35	117	111	4	103	3	1	667	341	88	0	3	12	16	.332	.445	.621	1.066	149	66.2	.449	175	62.6
3	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	52	1996	SEA	139	499	121	163	2	26	103	123	8	84	3	3	634	297	80	0	4	12	15	.327	.464	.595	1.059	144	62.2	.450	164	56
4	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	52	1995	SEA	145	511	121	182	0	29	113	116	8	87	4	3	639	321	81	0	4	19	11	.356	.479	.628	1.107	152	72.5	.469	182	68.8
5	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	48	2016	BOS	151	537	79	169	1	38	127	80	2	86	2	0	626	333	87	0	7	15	22	.315	.401	.620	1.021	126	52.2	.419	163	47.1
6	Aubrey Huff A. Huff	48	2008	BAL	154	598	96	182	2	32	108	53	3	89	4	0	661	330	82	0	7	7	9	.304	.360	.552	.912	111	31.8	.387	135	28.3
7	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	47	2004	BOS	150	582	94	175	3	41	139	75	4	133	0	0	669	351	91	0	8	8	12	.301	.380	.603	.983	127	44	.408	147	39.9
8	Adam Lind A. Lind	46	2009	TOR	151	587	93	179	0	35	114	58	5	110	1	1	654	330	81	0	4	7	15	.305	.370	.562	.932	115	36.3	.396	140	33
9	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	46	1998	SEA	154	556	86	179	1	29	102	106	3	96	1	1	672	314	76	0	7	4	13	.322	.429	.565	.993	137	53.6	.427	157	49.6
10	Hal McRae H. McRae	46	1982	KCR	159	613	91	189	8	27	133	55	5	61	4	4	676	332	81	1	2	7	8	.308	.369	.542	.910	117	41.2	.397	146	37.1
11	Billy Butler B. Butler	44	2011	KCR	159	597	74	174	0	19	95	66	3	95	2	1	673	275	63	0	7	15	16	.291	.361	.461	.822	95	19.4	.352	119	15.1
12	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	44	2000	CWS	159	582	115	191	0	43	143	112	5	94	1	3	707	364	87	0	8	18	13	.328	.436	.625	1.061	155	61.7	.441	160	57.6
13	J.D. Martinez	43	2022	BOS	139	533	76	146	1	16	62	52	5	145	0	0	595	239	60	0	5	1	20	.274	.341	.448	.790	84	15.7	.343	119	12.7
14	J.D. Martinez	42	2021	BOS	148	570	92	163	3	28	99	55	3	150	0	0	633	295	73	0	5	6	18	.286	.349	.518	.867	103	25.9	.364	126	20.5
15	Travis Hafner T. Hafner	42	2005	CLE	137	486	94	148	0	33	108	79	9	123	0	0	578	289	75	0	4	7	9	.305	.408	.595	1.003	116	46.3	.423	166	46.4
16	David Segui D. Segui	42	2000	TOT	150	574	93	192	1	19	103	53	1	84	0	1	634	293	62	0	6	2	20	.334	.388	.510	.898	110	26.3	.388	124	20.5
17	Kendrys Morales K. Morales	41	2015	KCR	158	569	81	165	2	22	106	58	8	103	0	0	639	276	65	0	4	4	24	.290	.362	.485	.847	98	25.9	.364	130	22.3
18	Michael Young M. Young	41	2011	TEX	159	631	88	213	6	11	106	47	2	78	6	2	689	299	58	0	9	7	17	.338	.380	.474	.854	106	29.1	.369	127	21.6
19	Travis Hafner T. Hafner	41	2004	CLE	140	482	96	150	3	28	109	68	17	111	3	2	573	281	72	0	6	7	11	.311	.410	.583	.993	113	42.4	.418	158	42.4
20	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	41	1996	MIN	161	660	99	225	8	9	113	56	3	72	18	6	728	309	58	0	9	10	21	.341	.390	.468	.858	117	23	.372	115	14.9
21	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	41	1987	MIL	118	465	114	164	5	16	75	69	2	67	45	10	542	263	62	5	1	2	4	.353	.438	.566	1.003	115	48.3	.433	165	44.5
22	Hal McRae H. McRae	41	1983	KCR	157	589	84	183	6	12	82	50	10	68	2	3	654	272	59	0	5	7	18	.311	.372	.462	.833	99	25.1	.368	129	22
23	Brent Rooker B. Rooker	40	2025	ATH	162	626	92	164	3	30	89	65	5	155	6	1	698	300	73	0	2	4	13	.262	.335	.479	.814	103	20.2	.349	122	18
24	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	40	2011	DET	145	540	76	178	0	12	103	46	2	51	1	0	595	254	52	0	7	6	20	.330	.380	.470	.850	92	24.9	.369	130	21.1
25	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	40	2011	BOS	146	525	84	162	1	29	96	78	1	83	1	1	605	291	70	0	1	12	24	.309	.398	.554	.953	112	43.6	.407	154	38.4

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