For single seasons, From 1871 to 2009, (requiring outs≤299 and At least 502 plate appearances), sorted by smallest outs
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Fewest outs, 502 or more plate appearances.
Cnt Player **Out** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+-------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- 1 John McGraw 243 539 1899 26 BLN NL 117 399 140 156 13 3 1 33 124 0 0 14 2 0 0 73 0 .391 .547 .446 .993 *5 2 Barry Bonds 244 617 2004 39 SFG NL 147 373 129 135 27 3 45 101 232 120 41 9 0 3 5 6 1 .362 .609 .812 1.421 *7/D 3 Barry Bonds 260 612 2002 37 SFG NL 143 403 117 149 31 2 46 110 198 68 47 9 0 2 4 9 2 .370 .582 .799 1.381 *7/D 4 Mickey Mantle 260 502 1962 30 NYY AL 123 377 96 121 15 1 30 89 122 9 78 1 0 2 4 9 0 .321 .486 .605 1.091 *89 5 Ted Williams 263 526 1954 35 BOS AL 117 386 93 133 23 1 29 89 136 0 32 1 0 3 10 0 0 .345 .513 .635 1.148 *7 6 Billy Hamilton 263 508 1898 32 BSN NL 110 417 110 154 16 5 3 50 87 0 0 2 2 0 0 54 0 .369 .480 .453 .933 *8 7 Barry Bonds 264 550 2003 38 SFG NL 130 390 111 133 22 1 45 90 148 61 58 10 0 2 7 7 0 .341 .529 .749 1.278 *7/D 8 Tris Speaker 264 518 1925 37 CLE AL 117 429 79 167 35 5 12 87 70 0 12 4 15 0 0 5 2 .389 .479 .578 1.057 *8 9 John McGraw 264 507 1897 24 BLN NL 106 391 90 127 15 3 0 48 99 0 0 9 8 0 0 44 0 .325 .471 .379 .850 *5 10 Tris Speaker 268 516 1922 34 CLE AL 131 426 85 161 48 8 11 71 77 0 11 1 12 0 0 8 3 .378 .474 .606 1.080 *8 11 Frank Chance 268 502 1905 28 CHC NL 118 392 92 124 16 12 2 70 78 0 0 17 15 0 0 38 0 .316 .450 .434 .884 *3 12 Ted Williams 269 546 1957 38 BOS AL 132 420 96 163 28 1 38 87 119 33 43 5 0 2 11 0 1 .388 .526 .731 1.257 *7 13 Ted Williams 275 503 1956 37 BOS AL 136 400 71 138 28 2 24 82 102 11 39 1 0 0 13 0 0 .345 .479 .605 1.084 *7 14 Frank Thomas 276 517 1994 26 CHW AL 113 399 106 141 34 1 38 101 109 12 61 2 0 7 15 2 3 .353 .487 .729 1.216 *3D 15 King Kelly 276 534 1886 28 CHC NL 118 451 155 175 32 11 4 79 83 0 33 0 0 0 0 53 0 .388 .483 .534 1.017 92/35468 16 Mel Ott 279 508 1939 30 NYG NL 125 396 85 122 23 2 27 80 100 0 50 1 11 0 5 2 0 .308 .449 .581 1.030 *95 17 Max Bishop 281 505 1933 33 PHA AL 117 391 80 115 27 1 4 42 106 0 46 1 7 0 0 1 5 .294 .446 .399 .845 *4 18 Hughie Jennings 283 544 1897 28 BLN NL 117 439 133 156 26 9 2 79 42 0 0 46 17 0 0 60 0 .355 .463 .469 .932 *6 19 Eddie Collins 284 533 1925 38 CHW AL 118 425 80 147 26 3 3 80 87 0 8 4 17 0 0 19 6 .346 .461 .442 .903 *4 20 Ted Williams 285 606 1941 22 BOS AL 143 456 135 185 33 3 37 120 147 0 27 3 0 0 10 2 4 .406 .553 .735 1.288 *7/9 21 Mickey Cochrane 285 522 1935 32 DET AL 115 411 93 131 33 3 5 47 96 0 15 4 11 0 0 5 5 .319 .452 .450 .902 *2 22 Goose Goslin 286 527 1928 27 WSH AL 135 456 80 173 36 10 17 102 48 0 19 3 20 0 0 16 3 .379 .442 .614 1.056 *7/9 23 Ed Delahanty 286 578 1895 27 PHI NL 116 480 149 194 49 10 11 106 86 0 31 6 6 0 0 46 0 .404 .500 .617 1.117 *7/6485 24 Roger Connor 286 506 1885 27 NYG NL 110 455 102 169 23 15 1 65 51 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371 .435 .495 .930 *3 25 Larry Walker 288 513 1999 32 COL NL 127 438 108 166 26 4 37 115 57 8 52 12 0 6 12 11 4 .379 .458 .710 1.168 *9/D ----+-----------------+-------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **Out** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+-------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- 26 Al Wingo 290 524 1925 27 DET AL 130 440 104 163 34 10 5 68 69 0 31 0 15 0 0 14 13 .370 .456 .527 .983 *7/8 27 Ed Delahanty 290 556 1894 26 PHI NL 114 489 147 199 39 18 4 131 60 0 16 7 0 0 0 21 0 .407 .478 .585 1.063 *73/5649 28 George Brett 291 515 1980 27 KCR AL 117 449 87 175 33 9 24 118 58 16 22 1 0 7 11 15 6 .390 .454 .664 1.118 *5/3 29 Johnny Evers 291 509 1908 26 CHC NL 126 416 83 125 19 6 0 37 66 0 0 5 22 0 0 36 0 .300 .402 .375 .777 *4/9 30 Roger Bresnahan 291 506 1906 27 NYG NL 124 405 69 114 22 4 0 43 81 0 0 15 5 0 0 25 0 .281 .419 .356 .775 *28/9 31 Chipper Jones 292 534 2008 36 ATL NL 128 439 82 160 24 1 22 75 90 16 61 1 0 4 13 4 0 .364 .470 .574 1.044 *5/D 32 Ferris Fain 292 511 1951 30 PHA AL 117 425 63 146 30 3 6 57 80 0 20 3 3 0 10 0 3 .344 .451 .471 .922 *39/7 33 Mickey Cochrane 292 507 1927 24 PHA AL 126 432 80 146 20 6 12 80 50 0 7 2 23 0 0 9 6 .338 .409 .495 .904 *2 34 Bill Lange 292 546 1895 24 CHC NL 123 478 120 186 27 16 10 98 55 0 24 4 9 0 0 67 0 .389 .456 .575 1.031 *8 35 Fred Carroll 292 502 1890 25 PBB PL 111 416 95 124 20 7 2 71 75 0 22 11 0 0 0 35 0 .298 .418 .394 .812 *27/389 36 Tip O'Neill 292 572 1887 29 STL AA 124 517 167 225 52 19 14 123 50 0 0 5 0 0 0 30 0 .435 .490 .691 1.181 *7 37 Babe Ruth 293 542 1919 24 BOS AL 130 432 103 139 34 12 29 114 101 0 58 6 3 0 0 7 0 .322 .456 .657 1.113 *71/3 38 Germany Schaefer 293 516 1911 35 WSH AL 125 440 74 147 14 7 0 45 57 0 0 1 18 0 0 22 0 .334 .412 .398 .810 *3/7 39 Milton Bradley 294 509 2008 30 TEX AL 126 414 78 133 32 1 22 77 80 13 112 9 0 6 10 5 3 .321 .436 .563 .999 *D9/7 40 Zeke Bonura 294 502 1937 28 CHW AL 116 447 79 154 41 2 19 100 49 0 24 2 4 0 0 5 1 .345 .412 .573 .985 *3 41 Wally Schang 294 513 1921 31 NYY AL 134 424 77 134 30 5 6 55 78 0 35 5 6 0 0 7 4 .316 .428 .453 .881 *2 42 Kid Elberfeld 294 507 1911 36 WSH AL 127 404 58 110 19 4 0 47 65 0 0 25 13 0 0 24 0 .272 .405 .339 .744 *45 43 Cupid Childs 294 537 1897 29 CLV NL 114 444 105 150 15 9 1 61 74 0 0 2 17 0 0 25 0 .338 .435 .419 .854 *4 44 Manny Ramirez 295 532 2000 28 CLE AL 118 439 92 154 34 2 38 122 86 9 117 3 0 4 9 1 1 .351 .457 .697 1.154 *9D 45 Ted Williams 295 517 1958 39 BOS AL 129 411 81 135 23 2 26 85 98 12 49 4 0 4 19 1 0 .328 .458 .584 1.042 *7 46 Buddy Myer 295 534 1938 34 WSH AL 127 437 79 147 22 8 6 71 93 0 32 1 3 0 0 9 5 .336 .454 .465 .919 *4 47 Ed Delahanty 295 539 1902 34 WSH AL 123 473 103 178 43 14 10 93 62 0 0 4 0 0 0 16 0 .376 .453 .590 1.043 *73 48 Chick Hafey 296 515 1930 27 STL NL 120 446 108 150 39 12 26 107 46 0 51 7 16 0 0 12 0 .336 .407 .652 1.059 *7 49 Ed Lennox 296 519 1914 30 PBS FL 124 430 71 134 25 10 11 84 71 0 38 4 14 0 0 19 0 .312 .414 .493 .907 *5 50 Baldy Louden 296 504 1914 30 BUF FL 126 431 73 135 11 4 6 63 52 0 41 3 18 0 0 35 0 .313 .391 .399 .790 *6 ----+-----------------+-------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **Out** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+-------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- 51 Manny Ramirez 297 518 2002 30 BOS AL 120 436 84 152 31 0 33 107 73 14 85 8 0 1 13 0 0 .349 .450 .647 1.097 *7D/9 52 Toby Harrah 297 521 1985 36 TEX AL 126 396 65 107 18 1 9 44 113 2 60 4 2 6 4 11 4 .270 .432 .389 .821 *4/6 53 Joe DiMaggio 297 524 1939 24 NYY AL 120 462 108 176 32 6 30 126 52 0 20 4 6 0 11 3 0 .381 .448 .671 1.119 *8 54 Mickey Cochrane 297 542 1933 30 PHA AL 130 429 104 138 30 4 15 60 106 0 22 3 4 0 0 8 6 .322 .459 .515 .974 *2 55 Harry Heilmann 297 527 1922 27 DET AL 118 455 92 162 27 10 21 92 58 0 28 3 11 0 0 8 4 .356 .432 .598 1.030 *9/3 56 Frank Chance 297 531 1903 26 CHC NL 125 441 83 144 24 10 2 81 78 0 0 10 2 0 0 67 0 .327 .439 .440 .879 *3/2 57 George Selkirk 298 537 1939 31 NYY AL 128 418 103 128 17 4 21 101 103 0 49 8 8 0 3 12 5 .306 .452 .517 .969 *79 58 Rogers Hornsby 298 619 1928 32 BSN NL 140 486 99 188 42 7 21 94 107 0 41 1 25 0 0 5 0 .387 .498 .632 1.130 *4 59 George Grantham 298 522 1928 28 PIT NL 124 440 93 142 24 9 10 85 59 0 37 4 19 0 0 9 0 .323 .408 .486 .894 *3/45 60 George Sisler 298 506 1918 25 SLB AL 114 452 69 154 21 9 2 41 40 0 17 5 9 0 0 45 0 .341 .400 .440 .840 *3/1 61 Tommy Glaviano 299 510 1950 26 STL NL 115 410 92 117 29 2 11 44 90 0 74 6 4 0 6 6 0 .285 .421 .446 .867 *5/46 62 Stan Hack 299 504 1935 25 CHC NL 124 427 75 133 23 9 4 64 65 0 17 3 9 0 5 14 0 .311 .406 .436 .842 *5/3 63 Max Bishop 299 529 1926 26 PHA AL 122 400 77 106 20 2 0 33 116 0 41 1 12 0 0 4 5 .265 .431 .325 .756 *4 64 Babe Ruth 299 615 1920 25 NYY AL 142 457 158 172 36 9 54 137 150 0 80 3 5 0 0 14 14 .376 .533 .849 1.382 *978/31 65 Socks Seybold 299 504 1901 30 PHA AL 114 449 74 150 24 14 8 90 40 0 0 7 8 0 0 15 0 .334 .397 .503 .900 *983/7 66 Kid Elberfeld 299 508 1901 26 DET AL 121 432 76 133 21 11 3 76 57 0 0 7 12 0 0 23 0 .308 .397 .428 .825 *6 67 Yank Robinson 299 539 1887 27 STL AA 125 430 102 131 32 4 1 74 92 0 0 17 0 0 0 75 0 .305 .445 .405 .850 *4/56912 Seasons/Careers found: 67.
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