League Leaders
Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle

1951–1968  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws R  ·  5'11", 195 lb  ·  b. 1931 Spavinaw, OK

Career 2,401 G · 2,415 H · 536 HR · 1,509 RBI · .298 AVG

Seasons leading his league
31
20 best in baseball 11 league only
89 Top-5 finishes
10 Title seasons
10 Categories led
1956 Best season

Spanning 1952–1964, peaking at 7 titles in 1956.

1956 Batting Triple Crown
Led the AL in .353 AVG, 52 HR, 130 RBI
Led in Runs for 3 straight seasons (1956–1958) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 24th League titles 31
  • 19th Best in baseball 20
  • 25th Top-5 finishes 89

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Runs 6 1st 3 yrs (1956–1958) 1954 129 1956 132 1957 121 1958 127 1960 119 1961 132 1953 #3 1955 #2 1959 #2
Walks 5 1st 2 yrs (1957–1958) 1955 113 1957 146 1958 129 1961 126 1962 122 1954 #3 1956 #2 1959 #3 1960 #2 1964 #2 1967 #2 1968 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 5 1st 2 yrs (1955–1956) 1956 1.169 1964 1.015 1952 AL .924 1955 AL 1.042 1960 AL .957 1954 #3 1957 #2 1958 #2 1959 #2 1961 #2
Home Runs 4 1st 2 yrs (1955–1956) 1956 52 1955 AL 37 1958 AL 42 1960 AL 40 1954 #3 1957 #3 1961 #2 1964 #3
Total Bases 3 1st — 1956 376 1958 AL 307 1960 AL 294 1952 #2 1954 #3 1955 #2 1957 #2 1961 #3
Slugging Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1955–1956) 1956 .705 1961 .687 1955 AL .611 1952 #2 1954 #3 1957 #2 1958 #3 1959 #3 1960 #2 1964 #2
On-Base Percentage 2 1st — 1964 .423 1955 AL .431 1952 #3 1954 #3 1956 #2 1957 #2 1958 #2 1961 #2 1968 #3
Triples 1 1st — 1955 AL 11
Runs Batted In 1 1st — 1956 130 1964 #3
Batting Average 1 1st — 1956 .353 1952 #3 1957 #2
Doubles — #2 — 1952 #2
Stolen Bases — #2 — 1959 #2

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1964 2 OPS 1.015 OBP .423
1962 1 BB 122
1961 3 R 132 SLG .687 BB 126
1960 4 HR 40 R 119 OPS .957 TB 294
1958 4 HR 42 R 127 TB 307 BB 129
1957 2 R 121 BB 146
1956 7 AVG .353 HR 52 RBI 130 R 132 OPS 1.169 SLG .705 TB 376
1955 6 HR 37 OPS 1.042 OBP .431 SLG .611 3B 11 BB 113
1954 1 R 129
1952 1 OPS .924

Batting

18 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1951 NYA AL 96 341 61 91 11 5 13 65 43 74 8 .267 .349 .443 .792
1952 NYA AL 142 549 94 171 37 7 23 87 75 111 4 .312 .394 .530 .924
1953 NYA AL 127 461 105 136 24 3 21 92 79 90 8 .295 .398 .497 .895
1954 NYA AL 146 543 129 163 17 12 27 102 102 107 5 .300 .408 .525 .933
1955 NYA AL 147 517 121 158 25 11 37 99 113 97 8 .306 .431 .611 1.042
1956 NYA AL 150 533 132 188 22 5 52 130 112 99 10 .353 .464 .705 1.169
1957 NYA AL 144 474 121 173 28 6 34 94 146 75 16 .365 .512 .665 1.177
1958 NYA AL 150 519 127 158 21 1 42 97 129 120 18 .304 .443 .592 1.035
1959 NYA AL 144 541 104 154 23 4 31 75 93 126 21 .285 .390 .514 .904
1960 NYA AL 153 527 119 145 17 6 40 94 111 125 14 .275 .399 .558 .957
1961 NYA AL 153 514 132 163 16 6 54 128 126 112 12 .317 .448 .687 1.135
1962 NYA AL 123 377 96 121 15 1 30 89 122 78 9 .321 .486 .605 1.091
1963 NYA AL 65 172 40 54 8 0 15 35 40 32 2 .314 .441 .622 1.063
1964 NYA AL 143 465 92 141 25 2 35 111 99 102 6 .303 .423 .591 1.015
1965 NYA AL 122 361 44 92 12 1 19 46 73 76 4 .255 .379 .452 .831
1966 NYA AL 108 333 40 96 12 1 23 56 57 76 1 .288 .389 .538 .927
1967 NYA AL 144 440 63 108 17 0 22 55 107 113 1 .246 .391 .434 .825
1968 NYA AL 144 435 57 103 14 1 18 54 106 97 6 .237 .385 .398 .782
Career — — 2,401 8,102 1,677 2,415 344 72 536 1,509 1,733 1,710 153 .298 .421 .557 .977

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 2,019 4,438 117 82 27 .982
1B 262 2,284 167 23 173 .991
SS 7 9 5 0 1 1.000
2B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
3B 1 1 1 2 0 .500