League Leaders Who Led?

MLB Single-Season Second Base Double Plays Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

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The MLB single-season second base double plays record is 161, set by Bill Mazeroski in 1966. It has stood for 60 years. The mark has been raised 14 times since 1871.

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Record Holders

15 marks since 1871
Year Player 2B DP Stood for
1966 Bill Mazeroski Bill Mazeroski 161 still standing
1950 Jerry Priddy Jerry Priddy 150 16 years
1935 Buddy Myer Buddy Myer 138 15 years
1931 Tony Cuccinello 128 4 years
1928 Freddie Maguire 126 3 years
1923 Bucky Harris Bucky Harris 120 5 years
1922 Bucky Harris Bucky Harris 116 1 year
1893 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee 101 29 years
1886 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee 90 7 years
1884 Fred Pfeffer Fred Pfeffer 85 2 years
1881 Joe Gerhardt Joe Gerhardt 62 3 years
1879 Charles Fulmer Charles Fulmer 46 2 years
1875 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 35 4 years
1872 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 31 3 years
1871 Bill Craver Bill Craver 11 1 year

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

160 seasons
Year Leader 2B DP
2025 Brandon Lowe 86
2024 Andres Gimenez 93
2023 Marcus Semien 109
2022 Brendan Rodgers 99
2021 Whit Merrifield 103
2020 Jose Altuve 36
2019 Ozzie Albies 117
2018 Scooter Gennett 101
2017 Jonathan Schoop 132
2016 Rougned Odor 129
2015 DJ LeMahieu 120
2014 Jose Altuve 105
2013 Jose Altuve 114
2012 Gordon Beckham 110
2011 Neil Walker 108
2010 Robinson Cano 114
2009 Aaron Hill 129
2008 Ian Kinsler 123
2007 Robinson Cano 136
2006 Orlando Hudson 116
2005 Mark Grudzielanek 108
2004 Alfonso Soriano 104
2003 Michael Young 117
2002 Jeff Kent 113
2001 Damion Easley 113
2000 Ronnie Belliard 130
1999 David Bell 118
1998 Fernando Vina 135
1997 Eric Young 111
1996 Fernando Vina 116
1995 Bret Boone 106
1994 Carlos Garcia 80
1993 Harold Reynolds 110
1992 Carlos Baerga 138
1991 Harold Reynolds 133
1990 Scott Fletcher 115
1989 Steve Sax 117
1988 Harold Reynolds 111
1987 Glenn Hubbard 114
1986 Tom Herr 121
1985 Glenn Hubbard 127
1984 Willie Randolph 112
1983 Jim Gantner 128
1982 Lou Whitaker 120
1981 Jim Gantner 95
1980 Jim Morrison 117
1979 Willie Randolph 128
1978 Jerry Remy 114
1977 Tito Fuentes 115
1976 Bob Randall 124
1975 Dave Cash 126
1974 Dave Cash 141
1973 Bobby Grich 130
1972 Tommy Helms 115
1971 Tommy Helms 130
1970 Sandy Alomar 119
1969 Horace Clarke 112
1968 Cookie Rojas 110
1967 Bill Mazeroski 131
1966 Bill Mazeroski 161 new record
1965 Bobby Richardson 121
1964 Bobby Knoop 123
1963 Bill Mazeroski 131
1962 Bill Mazeroski 138
1961 Bill Mazeroski 144
1960 Bill Mazeroski 127
1959 Charlie Neal 110
1958 Charlie Neal 121
1957 Nellie Fox 141
1956 Nellie Fox 124
1955 Johnny Temple 119
1955 Gil McDougald 119
1954 Red Schoendienst 137
1953 Billy Martin 121
1952 Bobby Young 127
1951 Jackie Robinson 137
1950 Jerry Priddy 150 new record
1949 Cass Michaels 135
1948 Jerry Priddy 132
1947 Eddie Stanky 123
1946 Bobby Doerr 129
1945 Snuffy Stirnweiss 119
1944 Eddie Mayo 120
1943 Bobby Doerr 132
1942 Joe Gordon 121
1941 Ray Mack 109
1941 Joe Gordon 109
1940 Bobby Doerr 118
1939 Joe Gordon 116
1938 Pep Young 120
1937 Jackie Hayes 115
1936 Tony Cuccinello 128
1935 Buddy Myer 138 new record
1934 Oscar Melillo 110
1933 Billy Herman 114
1932 Tony Cuccinello 113
1931 Tony Cuccinello 128 new record
1930 Oscar Melillo 107
1929 Rogers Hornsby 106
1928 Freddie Maguire 126 new record
1927 Frankie Frisch 104
1926 Hughie Critz 107
1925 Bucky Harris 107
1924 Rabbit Maranville 109
1923 Bucky Harris 120 new record
1922 Bucky Harris 116 new record
1921 Johnny Rawlings 93
1920 Del Pratt 77
1919 Eddie Collins 66
1918 Del Pratt 82
1917 Bill Wambsganss 70
1916 Eddie Collins 75
1915 Del Pratt 82
1914 Duke Kenworthy 79
1913 George Cutshaw 79
1912 Bill Sweeney 76
1911 Dick Egan 67
1910 Dave Shean 92
1909 Nap Lajoie 55
1909 Eddie Collins 55
1908 Nap Lajoie 78
1907 Nap Lajoie 86
1906 Nap Lajoie 76
1905 Claude Ritchey 59
1904 John Farrell 55
1903 Nap Lajoie 61
1902 John Farrell 72
1901 Hobe Ferris 68
1900 Nap Lajoie 69
1899 Tom Daly 69
1898 Jim Connor 75
1897 Henry Reitz 62
1896 Cupid Childs 73
1895 Joe Quinn 63
1894 Joe Quinn 74
1893 Bid McPhee 101 new record
1892 Bid McPhee 86
1891 Fred Pfeffer 78
1891 Cub Stricker 78
1890 Lou Bierbauer 77
1889 Bid McPhee 85
1888 Fred Pfeffer 78
1887 Bid McPhee 76
1886 Bid McPhee 90 new record
1885 Fred Pfeffer 66
1884 Fred Pfeffer 85 new record
1883 Jack Farrell 51
1882 Fred Dunlap 62
1881 Joe Gerhardt 62 new record
1880 Fred Dunlap 44
1879 Charles Fulmer 46 new record
1878 Jack Burdock 34
1877 Joe Gerhardt 30
1876 Charlie Sweasy 30
1875 Ross Barnes 35 new record
1874 Ross Barnes 31
1873 Jimmy Wood 26
1872 Ross Barnes 31 new record
1871 Jimmy Wood 11
1871 Bill Craver 11 new record