League Leaders Who Led?

MLB Single-Season Doubles Record Progression

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

All-time career leaders →

The MLB single-season doubles record is 67, set by Earl Webb in 1931. It has stood for 94 years. The mark has been raised 10 times since 1871.

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Record Holders

11 marks since 1871
Year Player 2B Stood for
1931 Earl Webb 67 still standing
1926 George Burns George Burns 64 5 years
1923 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker 59 3 years
1899 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty 55 24 years
1887 Tip O'Neill Tip O'Neill 52 12 years
1883 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson 49 4 years
1882 King Kelly King Kelly 37 1 year
1875 Cal McVey Cal McVey 36 7 years
1873 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 31 2 years
1872 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 28 1 year
1871 Cap Anson Cap Anson 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

177 seasons
Year Leader 2B
2025 Bobby Witt 47
2024 Jarren Duran 48
2023 Freddie Freeman 59
2022 Freddie Freeman 47
2021 Whit Merrifield 42
2021 Jeimer Candelario 42
2021 J. D. Martinez 42
2021 Bryce Harper 42
2020 Freddie Freeman 23
2019 Nick Castellanos 58
2018 Alex Bregman 51
2017 Jose Ramirez 56
2016 David Ortiz 48
2015 Michael Brantley 45
2014 Jonathan Lucroy 53
2013 Matt Carpenter 55
2012 Alex Gordon 51
2011 Miguel Cabrera 48
2010 Adrian Beltre 49
2009 Brian Roberts 56
2008 Dustin Pedroia 54
2007 Magglio Ordonez 54
2006 Grady Sizemore 53
2006 Freddy Sanchez 53
2005 Miguel Tejada 50
2005 Derrek Lee 50
2004 Lyle Overbay 53
2003 Albert Pujols 51
2002 Nomar Garciaparra 56
2002 Garret Anderson 56
2001 Lance Berkman 55
2000 Todd Helton 59
1999 Craig Biggio 56
1998 Craig Biggio 51
1997 Mark Grudzielanek 54
1996 Alex Rodriguez 54
1995 Edgar Martinez 52
1995 Albert Belle 52
1994 Chuck Knoblauch 45
1993 John Olerud 54
1992 Frank Thomas 46
1992 Edgar Martinez 46
1991 Rafael Palmeiro 49
1990 Jody Reed 45
1990 George Brett 45
1989 Wade Boggs 51
1988 Wade Boggs 45
1987 Tim Wallach 42
1986 Don Mattingly 53
1985 Don Mattingly 48
1984 Don Mattingly 44
1983 Cal Ripken 47
1982 Robin Yount 46
1982 Hal McRae 46
1981 Cecil Cooper 35
1981 Bill Buckner 35
1980 Robin Yount 49
1979 Keith Hernandez 48
1978 Pete Rose 51
1977 Hal McRae 54
1976 Pete Rose 42
1975 Pete Rose 47
1975 Fred Lynn 47
1974 Pete Rose 45
1973 Willie Stargell 43
1972 Willie Montanez 39
1972 Cesar Cedeno 39
1971 Cesar Cedeno 40
1970 Wes Parker 47
1969 Matty Alou 41
1968 Lou Brock 46
1967 Rusty Staub 44
1966 Johnny Callison 40
1965 Zoilo Versalles 45
1965 Carl Yastrzemski 45
1964 Lee Maye 44
1963 Dick Groat 43
1962 Frank Robinson 51
1961 Al Kaline 41
1960 Vada Pinson 37
1959 Vada Pinson 47
1958 Harvey Kuenn 39
1957 Don Hoak 39
1956 Jim Piersall 40
1955 Harvey Kuenn 38
1954 Stan Musial 41
1953 Stan Musial 53
1952 Ferris Fain 43
1951 Al Dark 41
1950 George Kell 56
1949 Stan Musial 41
1948 Stan Musial 46
1947 Lou Boudreau 45
1946 Mickey Vernon 51
1945 Tommy Holmes 47
1944 Stan Musial 51
1943 Stan Musial 48
1942 Don Kolloway 40
1941 Lou Boudreau 45
1940 Hank Greenberg 50
1939 Enos Slaughter 52
1938 Joe Cronin 51
1937 Joe Medwick 56
1936 Joe Medwick 64
1935 Billy Herman 57
1934 Hank Greenberg 63
1933 Joe Cronin 45
1932 Paul Waner 62
1931 Earl Webb 67 new record
1930 Chuck Klein 59
1929 Johnny Frederick 52
1928 Paul Waner 50
1927 Lou Gehrig 52
1926 George Burns 64 new record
1925 Marty McManus 44
1925 Jim Bottomley 44
1924 Joe Sewell 45
1924 Harry Heilmann 45
1923 Tris Speaker 59 new record
1922 Tris Speaker 48
1921 Tris Speaker 52
1920 Tris Speaker 50
1919 Bobby Veach 45
1918 Tris Speaker 33
1917 Ty Cobb 44
1916 Bert Niehoff 42
1915 Larry Doyle 40
1915 Bobby Veach 40
1914 Tris Speaker 46
1913 Red Smith 40
1912 Tris Speaker 53
1911 Ty Cobb 47
1910 Nap Lajoie 51
1909 Honus Wagner 39
1908 Honus Wagner 39
1907 Honus Wagner 38
1906 Nap Lajoie 48
1905 Harry Davis 47
1904 Nap Lajoie 49
1903 Socks Seybold 45
1902 Harry Davis 43
1902 Ed Delahanty 43
1901 Nap Lajoie 48
1900 Honus Wagner 45
1899 Ed Delahanty 55 new record
1898 Nap Lajoie 43
1897 Jake Stenzel 43
1896 Ed Delahanty 44
1895 Ed Delahanty 49
1894 Hugh Duffy 51
1893 Sam Thompson 37
1892 Roger Connor 37
1891 Mike Griffin 36
1890 Sam Thompson 41
1889 King Kelly 41
1888 Jimmy Ryan 33
1888 Dan Brouthers 33
1887 Tip O'Neill 52 new record
1886 Dan Brouthers 40
1885 Henry Larkin 37
1884 Orator Shafer 40
1883 Ed Williamson 49 new record
1882 King Kelly 37 new record
1881 Paul Hines 27
1881 King Kelly 27
1880 Fred Dunlap 27
1879 Charlie Eden 31
1878 Dick Higham 22
1877 Cap Anson 19
1876 Ross Barnes 21
1876 Paul Hines 21
1876 Dick Higham 21
1875 Cal McVey 36 new record
1874 Lip Pike 22
1873 Ross Barnes 31 new record
1872 Ross Barnes 28 new record
1871 Cap Anson 11 new record