League Leaders Who Led?

MLB Single-Season Runs Batted In Record Progression

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

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The MLB single-season runs batted in record is 191, set by Hack Wilson in 1930. It has stood for 95 years. The mark has been raised 10 times since 1871.

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Record Holders

11 marks since 1871
Year Player RBI Stood for
1930 Hack Wilson Hack Wilson 191 still standing
1927 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig 175 3 years
1921 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 171 6 years
1887 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson 166 34 years
1886 Cap Anson Cap Anson 147 1 year
1884 Dave Orr Dave Orr 112 2 years
1883 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers 97 1 year
1875 Cal McVey Cal McVey 87 8 years
1873 Deacon White Deacon White 77 2 years
1872 Lip Pike 60 1 year
1871 Rynie Wolters Rynie Wolters 44 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

164 seasons
Year Leader RBI
2025 Kyle Schwarber 132
2024 Aaron Judge 144
2023 Matt Olson 139
2022 Pete Alonso 131
2022 Aaron Judge 131
2021 Salvador Perez 121
2020 Jose Abreu 60
2019 Anthony Rendon 126
2018 J. D. Martinez 130
2017 Giancarlo Stanton 132
2016 Nolan Arenado 133
2015 Nolan Arenado 130
2014 Adrian Gonzalez 116
2013 Chris Davis 138
2012 Miguel Cabrera 139
2011 Matt Kemp 126
2010 Miguel Cabrera 126
2009 Ryan Howard 141
2009 Prince Fielder 141
2008 Ryan Howard 146
2007 Alex Rodriguez 156
2006 Ryan Howard 149
2005 David Ortiz 148
2004 Miguel Tejada 150
2003 Carlos Delgado 145
2002 Alex Rodriguez 142
2001 Sammy Sosa 160
2000 Todd Helton 147
1999 Manny Ramirez 165
1998 Sammy Sosa 158
1997 Ken Griffey 147
1996 Andres Galarraga 150
1995 Dante Bichette 128
1994 Jeff Bagwell 116
1993 Albert Belle 129
1992 Cecil Fielder 124
1991 Cecil Fielder 133
1990 Cecil Fielder 132
1989 Kevin Mitchell 125
1988 Jose Canseco 124
1987 Andre Dawson 137
1986 Joe Carter 121
1985 Don Mattingly 145
1984 Tony Armas 123
1983 Jim Rice 126
1983 Cecil Cooper 126
1982 Hal McRae 133
1981 Mike Schmidt 91
1980 Cecil Cooper 122
1979 Don Baylor 139
1978 Jim Rice 139
1977 George Foster 149
1976 George Foster 121
1975 Greg Luzinski 120
1974 Johnny Bench 129
1973 Willie Stargell 119
1972 Johnny Bench 125
1971 Joe Torre 137
1970 Johnny Bench 148
1969 Harmon Killebrew 140
1968 Ken Harrelson 109
1967 Carl Yastrzemski 121
1966 Hank Aaron 127
1965 Deron Johnson 130
1964 Ken Boyer 119
1963 Hank Aaron 130
1962 Tommy Davis 153
1961 Roger Maris 142
1961 Orlando Cepeda 142
1960 Hank Aaron 126
1959 Ernie Banks 143
1958 Ernie Banks 129
1957 Hank Aaron 132
1956 Mickey Mantle 130
1955 Duke Snider 136
1954 Ted Kluszewski 141
1953 Al Rosen 145
1952 Hank Sauer 121
1951 Gus Zernial 129
1950 Walt Dropo 144
1950 Vern Stephens 144
1949 Vern Stephens 159
1949 Ted Williams 159
1948 Joe DiMaggio 155
1947 Johnny Mize 138
1946 Enos Slaughter 130
1945 Dixie Walker 124
1944 Bill Nicholson 122
1943 Bill Nicholson 128
1942 Ted Williams 137
1941 Joe DiMaggio 125
1940 Hank Greenberg 150
1939 Ted Williams 145
1938 Jimmie Foxx 175
1937 Hank Greenberg 183
1936 Hal Trosky 162
1935 Hank Greenberg 170
1934 Lou Gehrig 165
1933 Jimmie Foxx 163
1932 Jimmie Foxx 169
1931 Lou Gehrig 184
1930 Hack Wilson 191 new record
1929 Hack Wilson 159
1928 Lou Gehrig 142
1928 Babe Ruth 142
1927 Lou Gehrig 175 new record
1926 Babe Ruth 150
1925 Rogers Hornsby 143
1924 George Kelly 136
1923 Babe Ruth 131
1922 Ken Williams 155
1921 Babe Ruth 171 new record
1920 Babe Ruth 137
1919 Babe Ruth 114
1918 Bobby Veach 78
1917 Bobby Veach 103
1916 Del Pratt 103
1915 Gavvy Cravath 115
1914 Frank LaPorte 107
1913 Gavvy Cravath 128
1912 Home Run Baker 130
1911 Ty Cobb 127
1910 Sherry Magee 123
1909 Ty Cobb 107
1908 Honus Wagner 109
1907 Ty Cobb 119
1906 Harry Davis 96
1905 Cy Seymour 121
1904 Nap Lajoie 102
1903 Sam Mertes 104
1903 Buck Freeman 104
1902 Buck Freeman 121
1901 Honus Wagner 126
1900 Elmer Flick 110
1899 Ed Delahanty 137
1898 Nap Lajoie 127
1897 George Davis 135
1896 Ed Delahanty 126
1895 Sam Thompson 165
1894 Sam Thompson 149
1893 Ed Delahanty 146
1892 Dan Brouthers 124
1891 Cap Anson 120
1890 Hardy Richardson 152
1889 Roger Connor 130
1888 John Reilly 103
1887 Sam Thompson 166 new record
1886 Cap Anson 147 new record
1885 Cap Anson 108
1884 Dave Orr 112 new record
1883 Dan Brouthers 97 new record
1882 Cap Anson 83
1881 Cap Anson 82
1880 Cap Anson 74
1879 John O'Rourke 62
1879 Charley Jones 62
1878 Paul Hines 50
1877 Deacon White 49
1876 Deacon White 60
1875 Cal McVey 87 new record
1874 Cal McVey 71
1873 Deacon White 77 new record
1872 Lip Pike 60 new record
1871 Rynie Wolters 44 new record