nl central players with the most hits in a single season since 1990

Since 1990, Albert Pujols has gotten the most hits in the NL Central in a season, with 212 hits in 2003.

Regular season

	NAME	H	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	2B	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	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	212	2003	STL	157	591	137	51	1	43	124	79	10	65	5	1	685	394	95	0	5	12	13	.359	.439	.667	1.106	160	76.4	.461	184	74.1
2	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	210	1998	HOU	160	646	123	51	2	20	88	64	23	113	50	8	738	325	73	1	4	6	10	.325	.403	.503	.906	131	39.4	.395	146	42.8
3	Starlin Castro S. Castro	207	2011	CHC	158	674	91	36	9	10	66	35	2	96	22	9	715	291	55	0	4	2	20	.307	.341	.432	.773	93	12.3	.338	108	6.8
4	Juan Pierre J. Pierre	204	2006	CHC	162	699	87	32	13	3	40	32	8	38	58	20	750	271	48	10	1	0	6	.292	.330	.388	.717	84	-10.5	.315	81	-18.2
5	Ryan Braun R. Braun	203	2009	MIL	158	635	113	39	6	32	114	57	13	121	20	6	708	350	77	0	3	1	6	.320	.386	.551	.937	129	43.7	.403	149	42.3
6	Jack Wilson J. Wilson	201	2004	PIT	157	652	82	41	12	11	59	26	3	71	8	4	693	299	64	7	5	0	15	.308	.335	.459	.794	92	6.6	.341	104	3.1
7	Freddy Sanchez F. Sanchez	200	2006	PIT	157	582	85	53	2	6	85	31	7	52	3	2	632	275	61	3	9	6	12	.344	.378	.473	.851	97	17.9	.365	120	16.2
8	Matt Carpenter M. Carpenter	199	2013	STL	157	626	126	55	7	11	78	72	9	98	3	3	717	301	73	3	7	1	4	.318	.392	.481	.873	116	37.8	.381	146	37.3
9	Miguel Tejada M. Tejada	199	2009	HOU	158	635	83	46	1	14	86	19	11	48	5	2	673	289	61	0	8	2	29	.313	.340	.455	.795	90	9	.345	110	8.4
10	Derrek Lee D. Lee	199	2005	CHC	158	594	120	50	3	46	107	85	5	109	15	3	691	393	99	0	7	23	12	.335	.418	.662	1.080	150	67.4	.444	170	60.9
11	Jeff Cirillo J. Cirillo	198	1999	MIL	157	607	98	35	1	15	88	75	5	83	7	4	697	280	51	3	7	4	15	.326	.401	.461	.862	115	23.8	.380	121	20.1
12	Derek Bell D. Bell	198	1998	HOU	156	630	111	41	2	22	108	51	4	126	13	3	695	309	65	0	10	0	14	.314	.364	.490	.855	109	22.8	.371	130	26.1
13	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	198	1998	CHC	159	643	134	20	0	66	158	73	1	171	18	9	722	416	86	0	5	14	20	.308	.377	.647	1.024	146	56.6	.425	159	53.7
14	Fernando Vina F. Vina	198	1998	MIL	159	637	101	39	7	7	45	54	25	46	22	16	722	272	53	5	1	2	7	.311	.386	.427	.813	109	19.5	.364	119	17.5
15	Sean Casey S. Casey	197	1999	CIN	151	594	103	42	3	25	99	61	9	88	0	2	669	320	70	0	5	13	15	.332	.399	.539	.938	121	34.1	.400	133	29.6
16	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	196	2004	STL	154	592	133	51	2	46	123	84	7	52	5	5	692	389	99	0	9	12	21	.331	.415	.657	1.072	151	65.3	.442	171	63.6
17	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	195	2005	STL	161	591	129	38	2	41	117	97	9	65	16	2	700	360	81	0	3	27	19	.330	.430	.609	1.039	145	61.5	.432	167	59.1
18	Andrew McCutchen A. McCutchen	194	2012	PIT	157	593	107	29	6	31	96	70	5	132	20	12	673	328	66	0	5	13	9	.327	.400	.553	.953	124	47.5	.403	158	46.4
19	Edgar Renteria E. Renteria	194	2003	STL	157	587	96	47	1	13	100	65	1	54	34	7	663	282	61	3	7	12	21	.330	.394	.480	.874	107	26.2	.375	128	24
20	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	194	2001	STL	161	590	112	47	4	37	130	69	9	93	1	3	676	360	88	1	7	6	21	.329	.403	.610	1.013	139	54.7	.423	159	51.9
21	Jeff Cirillo J. Cirillo	194	1998	MIL	156	604	97	31	1	14	68	79	4	88	10	4	694	269	46	5	2	3	26	.321	.402	.445	.847	112	26.6	.377	128	24.6
22	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	193	2000	CHC	156	604	106	38	1	50	138	91	2	168	7	4	705	383	89	0	8	19	12	.320	.406	.634	1.040	146	53.4	.428	154	51.8
23	Ryan Braun R. Braun	191	2012	MIL	154	598	108	36	3	41	112	63	11	128	30	7	677	356	80	0	5	15	12	.319	.391	.595	.987	131	53.4	.413	159	47.7
24	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	191	2003	PIT	150	587	84	29	3	6	58	49	25	40	8	7	665	244	38	1	3	3	9	.325	.399	.416	.815	101	19.8	.363	119	16
25	Lance Berkman L. Berkman	191	2001	HOU	156	577	110	55	5	34	126	92	13	121	7	9	688	358	94	0	6	5	8	.331	.430	.620	1.051	151	65.5	.440	164	57.5

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Phillies	83	68	.550	5.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.5
Nationals	71	81	.467	18.0
Mets	69	82	.457	19.5
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Cubs	84	68	.553	10.5
Cardinals	75	76	.497	19.0
Pirates	75	76	.497	19.0
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