All-Time Jewish Batting Leaders

Season and Career

Through 2021-22 season

(Active players shown in bold)

• Most home runs
• Home-run frequency
• Most RBIs
• Highest batting average
• Highest on-base percentage
• Highest slugging percentage
• Most hits
• Most doubles
• Most triples
• Most walks
• Most intentional walks
• Most strikeouts
• Hardest to strike out
• Best walk-to-strikeout ratio
• Most times hit by pitch
• Most stolen bases

Most home runs, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	1938	Detroit Tigers	58
2	Shawn Green	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	49
3	Hank Greenberg	1946	Detroit Tigers	44
4	Al Rosen	1953	Cleveland Indians	43
5	Shawn Green	2002	Toronto Blue Jays	42
5	Shawn Green	1999	Los Angeles Dodgers	42
7	Alex Bregman	2019	Houston Astros	41
7	Ryan Braun	2012	Milwaukee Brewers	41
7	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	41
10	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	40

Most home runs, career

RANK	PLAYER	HR
1	Ryan Braun	352
2	Hank Greenberg	331
3	Shawn Green	328
4	Ian Kinsler	255
5	Sid Gordon	202
6	Al Rosen	192
7	Joc Pederson	171
8	Mike Lieberthal	150
8	Kevin Youkilis	150
10	Alex Bregman	140
11	Mike Epstein	130
12	Kevin Pillar	97
13	Danny Valencia	96
14	Gabe Kapler	82
15	Ike Davis	81

Home-run frequency, season (15+ HRs)

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	AB	HR	AB/HR
1	Hank Greenberg	1938	Detroit Tigers	556	58	9.59
2	Art Shamsky	1966	Cincinnati Reds	234	21	11.14
3	Hank Greenberg	1946	Detroit Tigers	523	44	11.89
4	Joc Pederson	2019	Los Angeles Dodgers	450	36	12.50
5	Shawn Green	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	619	49	12.63
6	Ryan Braun	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	451	34	13.26
7	Mike Epstein	1969	Washington Senators	403	30	13.43
8	Alex Bregman	2019	Houston Astros	554	41	13.51
9	Shawn Green	2002	Los Angeles Dodgers	582	42	13.86
10	Al Rosen	1953	Cleveland Indians	599	43	13.93
11	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	573	41	13.98
12	Ryan Braun	2012	Milwaukee Brewers	598	41	14.59
13	Shawn Green	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	614	42	14.62
14	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	594	40	14.85
15	Al Rosen	1950	Cleveland Indians	554	37	14.97

AB = at bats

Home-run frequency, career (50+ HRs)

RANK	PLAYER	AB	HR	AB/HR
1	Hank Greenberg	5193	331	15.69
2	Joc Pederson	2962	171	17.32
3	Rowdy Tellez	1379	79	17.46
4	Ryan Braun	6622	352	18.81
5	Al Rosen	3725	192	19.40
6	Alex Bregman	2954	140	21.10
7	Shawn Green	7082	328	21.59
8	Mike Epstein	2854	130	21.95
9	Sid Gordon	4992	202	24.71
10	Art Shamsky	1686	68	24.79

AB = at bats

Most RBIs, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	184
2	Hank Greenberg	1935	Detroit Tigers	168
3	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	150
4	Hank Greenberg	1938	Detroit Tigers	147
5	Al Rosen	1953	Cleveland Indians	145
6	Hank Greenberg	1934	Detroit Tigers	139
7	Hank Greenberg	1946	Detroit Tigers	127
8	Shawn Green	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	125
9	Shawn Green	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	123
10	Al Rosen	1950	Cleveland Indians	116
11	Kevin Youkilis	2008	Boston Red Sox	115
12	Ryan Braun	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	114
12	Shawn Green	2002	Los Angeles Dodgers	114
14	Hank Greenberg	1939	Detroit Tigers	113
15	Ryan Braun	2012	Milwaukee Brewers	112
15	Alex Bregman	2019	Houston Astros	112

Most RBIs, career

	PLAYER	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	1274
2	Ryan Braun	1154
3	Shawn Green	1070
4	Ian Kinsler	909
5	Sid Gordon	805
6	Al Rosen	717
7	Kevin Youkilis	618
8	Mike Lieberthal	610
9	Brad Ausmus	607
10	Alex Bregman	490
11	Joc Pederson	434

Highest batting average, season (250+ AB)

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	AVG
1	Lipman Pike	1875	St. Louis Brown Stockings	.3462
2	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	.3403
3	Hank Greenberg	1934	Detroit Tigers	.3390
4	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	.3367
5	Al Rosen	1953	Cleveland Indians	.3356
6	Ryan Braun	2011	Milwaukee Brewers	.3321
7	Ron Blomberg	1973	New York Yankees	.3289
8	Hank Greenberg	1935	Detroit Tigers	.3279
9	Goody Rosen	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	.3251
10	Morrie Arnovich	1939	Philadelphia Phillies	.3238
11	Ryan Braun	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	.3237
12	Lipman Pike	1876	St. Louis Brown Stockings	.3227
13	Ryan Braun	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	.3197

Note: Rankings based on batting average to four decimal points

Highest batting average, career (1,000+ AB)

	PLAYERS	AB	AVG
1	Lipman Pike	1979	.322
2	Hank Greenberg	5193	.313
3	Ryan Braun	6622	.296
4	Phil Weintraub	1382	.295
5	Ron Blomberg	1333	.293
6	Goody Rosen	1916	.291
7	Morrie Arnovich	2013	.287
8	Al Rosen	3725	.2854
9	Harry Danning	2971	.2851
10	Sid Gordon	4992	.2835
11	Shawn Green	7082	.2828
12	Kevin Youkilis	3749	.281
13	Alex Bregman	2954	.277

Note: Rankings based on batting average to four decimal points
AB = at bats

Highest on-base percentage, season (250+ AB)

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	OBP
1	Hank Greenberg	1938	Detroit Tigers	.438
2	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	.436
3	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	.433
4	Alex Bregman	2019	Houston Astros	.423
5	Al Rosen	1953	Cleveland Indians	.422
5	Phil Weintraub	1938	Philadelphia Phillies	.422
7	Hank Greenberg	1939	Detroit Tigers	.420
8	Mike Epstein	1969	Washington Senators	.414
9	Cal Abrams	1955	Baltimore Orioles	.413
9	Kevin Youkilis	2009	Boston Red Sox	.413
11	Phil Weintraub	1944	New York Giants	.412
12	Kevin Youkilis	2010	Boston Red Sox	.411
12	Hank Greenberg	1935	Detroit Tigers	.411

Note: Rankings based on OBP to three decimal points

Highest on-base percentage, career (1,000+ AB)

RANK	PLAYER	AB	OBP
1	Hank Greenberg	5193	.412
2	Phil Weintraub	1382	.398
3	Cal Abrams	1611	.386
4	Al Rosen	3725	.384
5	Kevin Youkilis	3749	.382
6	Sid Gordon	4992	.377
7	Alex Bregman	2954	.375
8	Goody Rosen	1916	.364
9	Ron Blomberg	1333	.360
10	Ryan Braun	6622	.358
10	Mike Epstein	2854	.358
10	Elliott Maddox	2843	.358

Note: Rankings based on OBP to three decimal points
AB = at bats

Highest slugging percentage, season (250+ AB)

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	SLG
1	Hank Greenberg	1938	Detroit Tigers	.683
2	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	.670
3	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	.668
4	Ryan Braun	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	.634
5	Hank Greenberg	1935	Detroit Tigers	.628
6	Hank Greenberg	1939	Detroit Tigers	.622
7	Al Rosen	1953	Cleveland Indians	.613
8	Hank Greenberg	1946	Detroit Tigers	.604
9	Hank Greenberg	1934	Detroit Tigers	.600
10	Shawn Green	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	.598
11	Ryan Braun	2011	Milwaukee Brewers	.597
12	Ryan Braun	2012	Milwaukee Brewers	.595
13	Alex Bregman	2019	Houston Astros	.592

Note: Rankings based on slugging percentage to three decimal points

Highest slugging percentage, career (1,000+ AB)

RANK	PLAYER	AB	SLG
1	Hank Greenberg	5193	.605
2	Ryan Braun	6622	.532
3	Alex Bregman	2954	.497
4	Al Rosen	3725	.495
5	Shawn Green	7082	.494
6	Kevin Youkilis	3749	.478
7	Ron Blomberg	1333	.473
8	Joc Pederson	2962	.470
9	Lipman Pike	1979	.468
10	Sid Gordon	4992	.466
11	Rowdy Tellez	1379	.462
12	Mike Lieberthal	4218	.446
13	Ian Kinsler	7165	.443
14	Phil Weintraub	1382	.440

Note: Rankings based on slugging percentage to three decimal points
AB = at bats

Most hits, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	HITS
1	Ryan Braun	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	203
1	Hank Greenberg	1935	Detroit Tigers	203
3	Al Rosen	1953	Cleveland Indians	201
3	Hank Greenberg	1934	Detroit Tigers	201
5	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	200
6	Goody Rosen	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	197
7	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	195
8	Ryan Braun	2012	Milwaukee Brewers	191
9	Shawn Green	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	190

Most hits, career

RANK	PLAYER	HITS
1	Shawn Green	2003
2	Ian Kinsler	1999
3	Ryan Braun	1963
4	Hank Greenberg	1628
5	Brad Ausmus	1579
6	Sid Gordon	1415
7	Mike Lieberthal	1155
8	Al Rosen	1063
9	Kevin Youkilis	1053
10	Kevin Pillar	934
11	Harry Danning	847
12	Alex Bregman	818

Most doubles, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	2B
1	Hank Greenberg	1934	Detroit Tigers	63
2	Alex Bregman	2018	Houston Astros	51
3	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	50
4	Shawn Green	2003	Los Angeles Dodgers	49
4	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	49
6	Hank Greenberg	1935	Detroit Tigers	46
7	Ryan Braun	2010	Milwaukee Brewers	45
7	Shawn Green	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	45
9	Shawn Green	2000	Los Angeles Dodgers	44
10	Kevin Youkilis	2008	Boston Red Sox	43
11	Hank Greenberg	1939	Detroit Tigers	42
11	Ian Kinsler	2012	Texas Rangers	42
11	Kevin Youkilis	2006	Boston Red Sox	42
14	Ian Kinsler	2008	Texas Rangers	41
15	Kevin Pillar	2015	Toronto Blue Jays	40

Most doubles, career

RANK	PLAYER	2B
1	Shawn Green	445
2	Ian Kinsler	416
3	Ryan Braun	408
4	Hank Greenberg	379
5	Brad Ausmus	270
6	Mike Lieberthal	257
7	Kevin Youkilis	254
8	Sid Gordon	220
9	Kevin Pillar	217
10	Alex Bregman	207

Most triples, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	3B
1	Sammy Bohne	1921	Cincinnati Reds	16
1	Hank Greenberg	1935	Detroit Tigers	16
3	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	14
4	Lipman Pike	1875	St. Louis Brown Stockings	12
5	Sid Gordon	1943	New York Giants	11
5	Goody Rosen	1938	Brooklyn Dodgers	11
5	Goody Rosen	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	11
8	Sammy Bohne	1923	Cincinnati Reds	10
8	Lipman Pike	1876	St. Louis Brown Stockings	10

Most triples, career

RANK	PLAYER	3B
1	Hank Greenberg	71
2	Lipman Pike	53
3	Ryan Braun	49
4	Sammy Bohne	45
5	Sid Gordon	43
6	Ian Kinsler	41
7	Shawn Green	35
8	Brad Ausmus	34
8	Goody Rosen	34
10	Harry Danning	26
11	Al Rosen	20

Most walks drawn, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	BB
1	Alex Bregman	2019	Houston Astros	119
1	Hank Greenberg	1938	Detroit Tigers	119
3	Hank Greenberg	1947	Pittsburgh Pirates	104
4	Hank Greenberg	1937	Detroit Tigers	102
5	Al Rosen	1950	Cleveland Indians	100
6	Alex Bregman	2018	Houston Astros	96
7	Sid Gordon	1949	New York Giants	95
8	Shawn Green	2002	Los Angeles Dodgers	93
8	Hank Greenberg	1940	Detroit Tigers	93
10	Joc Pederson	2015	Los Angeles Dodgers	92
10	Al Rosen	1955	Cleveland Indians	92

Most walks drawn, career

RANK	PLAYER	BB
1	Hank Greenberg	852
2	Shawn Green	744
3	Sid Gordon	731
4	Ian Kinsler	693
5	Brad Ausmus	634
6	Al Rosen	587
7	Ryan Braun	586
8	Kevin Youkilis	539
9	Mike Epstein	448
10	Alex Bregman	440
11	Elliott Maddox	409

Most intentional walks drawn, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	IBB
1	Shawn Green	2002	Los Angeles Dodgers	22
2	Ryan Braun	2012	Milwaukee Brewers	15
3	Mike Lieberthal	2005	Philadelphia Phillies	14
4	Art Shamsky	1970	New York Mets	13
5	Brad Ausmus	1994	San Diego Padres	12
6	Brad Ausmus	1998	Houston Astros	11
6	Brad Ausmus	2004	Houston Astros	11
8	Ryan Braun	2016	Milwaukee Brewers	10
8	Mike Epstein	1969	Washington Senators	10
8	Shawn Green	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	10

Most intentional walks drawn, career

RANK	PLAYER	IBB
1	Shawn Green	80
2	Brad Ausmus	69
3	Ryan Braun	56
4	Mike Epstein	43
5	Mike Lieberthal	34
6	Art Shamsky	29
7	Kevin Youkilis	22
8	Elliott Maddox	21
9	Ike Davis	20
10	Joc Pederson	19
11	Rowdy Tellez	17

Most times struck out, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	SO
1	Joc Pederson	2015	Los Angeles Dodgers	170
2	Shawn Green	1998	Toronto Blue Jays	142
3	Ike Davis	2012	New York Mets	141
4	Ike Davis	2010	New York Mets	138
5	Joc Pederson	2016	Los Angeles Dodgers	130
6	Ryan Braun	2008	Milwaukee Brewers	129
7	Ryan Braun	2012	Milwaukee Brewers	128
8	Kevin Youkilis	2009	Boston Red Sox	125
9	Danny Valencia	2017	Seattle Mariners	122
10	Rowdy Tellez	2022	Milwaukee Brewers	121
10	Ryan Braun	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	121
10	Shawn Green	2000	Los Angeles Dodgers	121
13	Kevin Youkilis	2006	Boston Red Sox	120

Most times struck out, career

RANK	PLAYER	SO
1	Ryan Braun	1363
2	Shawn Green	1315
3	Ian Kinsler	1046
4	Brad Ausmus	1034
5	Hank Greenberg	844
6	Kevin Youkilis	828
7	Joc Pederson	826
8	Danny Valencia	651
9	Mike Epstein	645
10	Kevin Pillar	640

Hardest to strike out, season (250+ AB)

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	AB	SO	FREQUENCY
1	Lipman Pike	1873	285	4	1.4%
2	Lipman Pike	1872	285	6	2.1%
3	Lipman Pike	1875	312	8	2.6%
4	Lipman Pike	1877	262	7	2.7%
5	Milt Galatazer	1935	259	8	3.1%
6	Lipman Pike	1876	282	9	3.2%
7	Andy Cohen	1928	504	17	3.4%
8	Andy Cohen	1929	347	15	4.3%
9	Moe Berg	1929	352	16	4.5%
10	Sammy Bohne	1922	383	18	4.7%
11	Sid Gordon	1947	437	21	4.8%

Note: Based on percentage of at-bats ending in a strikeout
AB = at bats

Hardest to strike out, career (1,000+ AB)

RANK	PLAYER	AB	SO	FREQUENCY
1	Lipman Pike	1979	57	2.9%
2	Moe Berg	1813	117	6.5%
3	Sammy Bohne	2315	154	6.7%
4	Morrie Arnovich	2013	139	6.9%
5	Sid Gordon	4992	356	7.1%
6	Harry Danning	2971	217	7.3%
7	Joe Ginsberg	1716	135	7.9%
8	Goody Rosen	1916	166	8.7%
9	Ron Blomberg	1333	134	10.1%
10	Al Rosen	3725	385	10.3%

Note: Based on percentage of at-bats ending in a strikeout
AB = at bats

Best walk-to-strikeout ratio, season (250+ AB)

	PLAYER	YEARyear	TEAM	BB	SO	BB/SO
1	Milt Galatzer	1935	Cleveland Guardians	35	8	4.375
2	Sid Gordon	1954	Pittsburgh Pirates	67	24	2.792
3	Sid Gordon	1949	New York Giants	95	37	2.568
4	Sid Gordon	1950	Boston Braves	78	31	2.516
5	Sid Gordon	1951	Boston Braves	80	32	2.500
6	Joe Ginsberg	1952	Detroit Tigers	51	21	2.429
7	Sid Gordon	1947	New York Giants	50	21	2.381
8	Sid Gordon	1946	New York Giants	60	27	2.222
9	Sammy Bohne	1922	Cincinnati Reds	39	18	2.167

Best walk-to-strikeout ratio, career (1,000+ AB)

Rank	Player	Walks	Strikeouts	BB/SO
1	Sid Gordon	731	356	2.053
2	Joe Ginsberg	226	135	1.674
3	Al Rosen	587	385	1.525
4	Morrie Arnovich	185	139	1.331
5	Goody Rosen	218	166	1.313
6	Phil Weintraub	232	182	1.275
7	Sammy Bohne	193	154	1.253
8	Elliott Maddox	409	358	1.142
9	Richie Scheinblum	149	135	1.104
10	Cal Abrams	304	290	1.048
11	Ron Blomberg	140	134	1.045
12	Hank Greenberg	852	844	1.009
13	Alex Bregman	440	473	0.930

Most times hit by pitch, season

	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	HBP
1	Kevin Youkilis	2012	Red Sox/White Sox	17
2	Kevin Youkilis	2009	Boston Red Sox	16
3	Kevin Youkilis	2007	Boston Red Sox	15
4	Brad Ausmus	1999	Detroit Tigers	14
4	Mike Lieberthal	2002	Philadelphia Phillies	14
4	Kevin Youkilis	2011	Boston Red Sox	14
7	Ryan Braun	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	13
7	Mike Epstein	1968	Washington Senators	13
7	Ian Kinsler	2016	Detroit Tigers	13
7	Joc Pederson	2019	Los Angeles Dodgers	12
11	Alex Bregman	2018	Houston Astros	12
11	Mike Epstein	1971	Athletics/Senators	12
11	Mike Lieberthal	2003	Philadelphia Phillies	12
11	Kevin Youkilis	2008	Boston Red Sox	12

Most times hit by pitch, career

RANK	PLAYER	HBP
1	Kevin Youkilis	104
2	Ian Kinsler	92
3	Mike Lieberthal	89
4	Shawn Green	80
5	Ryan Braun	77
6	Mike Epstein	70
7	Brad Ausmus	69
8	Harrison Bader	36
9	Elliott Maddox	34

Most stolen bases, season

RANK	PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	SB	CS
1	Shawn Green	1998	Toronto Blue Jays	35	12
2	Ryan Braun	2011	Milwaukee Brewers	33	6
3	Ian Kinsler	2009	Texas Rangers	31	5
4	Ryan Braun	2012	Milwaukee Brewers	30	7
4	Ian Kinsler	2011	Texas Rangers	30	4
6	Sammy Bohne	1921	Cincinnati Reds	26	22
6	Ian Kinsler	2008	Texas Rangers	26	2
8	Lipman Pike	1875	St. Louis Brown Stockings	25	10
8	Kevin Pillar	2015	Toronto Blue Jays	25	4
10	Ryan Braun	2015	Milwaukee Brewers	24	4
10	Shawn Green	2000	Los Angeles Dodgers	24	5

SB = Stolen bases
CS = Times caught stealing

Most stolen bases, career

RANK	PLAYER	SB	CS
1	Ian Kinsler	243	74
2	Ryan Braun	216	60
3	Shawn Green	162	52
4	Brad Ausmus	102	53
5	Kevin Pillar	92	32
6	Gabe Kapler	77	30
7	Sammy Bohne	75	59
8	Sam Fuld	67	20
9	Elliott Maddox	60	54
10	Hank Greenberg	58	26

SB = Stolen bases
CS = Caught stealing

Source: Jewish Baseball News