List of Major League Baseball runs batted in records
has numerous records related to runs batted in.
Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted.
denotes a player's rookie season.
160 batted in, one season
Player | RBI | Team | Season |
Hack Wilson | 191 | Chicago Cubs | 1930 |
Lou Gehrig | 185 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
Hank Greenberg | 184 | Detroit Tigers | 1937 |
Jimmie Foxx | 175 | Boston Red Sox | 1938 |
Lou Gehrig | 173 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
Lou Gehrig | 173 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
Chuck Klein | 170 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1930 |
Jimmie Foxx | 169 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1932 |
Babe Ruth | 168 | New York Yankees | 1921 |
Hank Greenberg | 168 | Detroit Tigers | 1935 |
Joe DiMaggio | 167 | New York Yankees | 1937 |
Sam Thompson | 166 | Detroit Wolverines | 1887 |
Lou Gehrig | 166 | New York Yankees | 1934 |
Sam Thompson | 165 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1895 |
Babe Ruth | 165 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
Al Simmons | 165 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1930 |
Manny Ramírez | 165 | Cleveland Indians | 1999 |
Jimmie Foxx | 163 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1933 |
Babe Ruth | 162 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
Hal Trosky | 162 | Cleveland Indians | 1936 |
Sammy Sosa | 160 | Chicago Cubs | 2001 |
Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in
RBI | Player | Team | Year | Years record stood |
60 | Deacon White | Chicago White Stockings | 1876 | 3 |
62 | Charley Jones | Boston Red Caps | 1879 | 1 |
62 | John O'Rourke | Boston Red Caps | 1879 | 1 |
74 | Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 1880 | 1 |
82 | Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 1881 | 1 |
83 | Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 1882 | 1 |
97 | Dan Brouthers | Buffalo Bisons | 1883 | 1 |
102 | Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 1884 | 1 |
108 | Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 1885 | 1 |
147 | Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 1886 | 1 |
166 | Sam Thompson | Detroit Wolverines | 1887 | 34 |
168 | Babe Ruth | New York Yankees | 1921 | 6 |
173 | Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | 1927 | 3 |
191 | Hack Wilson | Chicago Cubs | 1930 |
Four or more seasons with 130 runs batted in
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
Babe Ruth | 10 | 1920–21, 23, 26–32 New York |
Lou Gehrig | 9 | 1927–28, 30–34, 36–37 New York |
Jimmie Foxx | 6 | 1930, 32–34 Philadelphia; 36, 38 Boston |
Hank Greenberg | 5 | 1934–35, 37–38, 40 Detroit |
Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 2000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York |
Ryan Howard | 4 | 2006–09 Philadelphia |
Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 1937–38, 40, 48 New York |
Juan González | 4 | 1996–98 Texas; 2001 Cleveland |
Ken Griffey, Jr. | 4 | 1996–99 Seattle |
Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1998–2001 Chicago |
Manny Ramírez | 4 | 1998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston |
Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs batted in
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
Lou Gehrig | 8 | 1927–34 New York |
Babe Ruth | 7 | 1926–32 New York |
Joe DiMaggio | 6 | 1936–41 New York |
Jim Bottomley | 5 | 1925–29 St. Louis |
Chuck Klein | 5 | 1929–33 Philadelphia |
Jimmie Foxx | 5 | 1930–34 Philadelphia |
Henry Aaron | 5 | 1959–63 Milwaukee |
Ten or more seasons with 100 runs batted in
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
Alex Rodriguez | 14 | 1996, 98–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York |
Albert Pujols | 14 | 2001–10 St. Louis, 12, 14, 16, 17 Los Angeles Angels |
Babe Ruth | 13 | 1919 Boston ; 20–21, 23–24, 26–33 New York |
Lou Gehrig | 13 | 1926–38 New York |
Jimmie Foxx | 13 | 1929–35 Philadelphia ; 36–41 Boston |
Al Simmons | 12 | 1924–32 Philadelphia ; 33–34 Chicago ; 36 Detroit |
Barry Bonds | 12 | 1990–92 Pittsburgh; 93, 95–98, 2000–02, 04 San Francisco |
Manny Ramírez | 12 | 1995–96, 98–2000 Cleveland; 01-06 Boston ; 08 Boston -Los Angeles |
Miguel Cabrera | 12 | 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14, 16 Detroit |
Goose Goslin | 11 | 1924–28 Washington ; 30 Washington -St. Louis ; 31–32 St. Louis ; 34–36 Detroit |
Frank Thomas | 11 | 1991–98, 2000, 03 Chicago ; 06 Oakland |
Stan Musial | 10 | 1946, 48–51, 53–57 St. Louis |
Willie Mays | 10 | 1954–55, 59–66 New York-San Francisco |
Henry Aaron | 11 | 1955, 1957, 59–63, 66–67, 70–71 Milwaukee-Atlanta |
Joe Carter | 10 | 1986–87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91–94, 96–97 Toronto |
Rafael Palmeiro | 10 | 1993, 99–2003 Texas; 95–98 Baltimore |
Vladimir Guerrero | 10 | 1998–2002 Montreal; 2004 Anaheim Texas; 2005–2007 Los Angeles Angels; 2008 Texas |
David Ortiz | 10 | 2003-2007, 2010, 2013-2016 Boston |
Eight or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs batted in
Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
Lou Gehrig | 13 | 1926–38 New York |
Jimmie Foxx | 13 | 1929–35 Philadelphia ; 36–41 Boston |
Alex Rodriguez | 13 | 1998–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York |
Al Simmons | 11 | 1924–32 Philadelphia ; 33–34 Chicago |
Miguel Cabrera | 11 | 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14 Detroit |
Albert Pujols | 10 | 2001–10 St. Louis |
Albert Belle | 9 | 1992–96 Cleveland; 97–98 Chicago ; 99–2000 Baltimore |
Rafael Palmeiro | 9 | 1995–98 Baltimore; 99–2003 Texas |
Manny Ramírez | 9 | 1998–2000 Cleveland; 01–06 Boston |
Sammy Sosa | 9 | 1995–2003 Chicago |
Chipper Jones | 8 | 1996–2003 Atlanta Braves |
Babe Ruth | 8 | 1926–33 New York |
Mel Ott | 8 | 1929–36 New York |
Willie Mays | 8 | 1959–66 New York—San Francisco |
Frank Thomas | 8 | 1991–98 Chicago |
Mark Teixeira | 8 | 2004–07 Rangers; 07–08 Atlanta Braves; 08 Angels; 09–11 New York |
League leader in runs batted in, five or more seasons
League leader in runs batted in, three or more consecutive seasons
League leader in runs batted in, three decades
Player | Seasons and teams |
Cap Anson | 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago |
League leader in runs batted in, both leagues
League leader in runs batted in, three different teams
10 or more runs batted in by an individual in one game
RBIs | Player | Team | Date | Opponent |
12 | Jim Bottomley | St. Louis Cardinals | September 16, 1924 | Brooklyn Robins |
12 | Mark Whiten | St. Louis Cardinals | September 7, 1993 | Cincinnati Reds |
11 | Wilbert Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | June 10, 1882 | St. Louis Browns |
11 | Tony Lazzeri | New York Yankees | May 24, 1936 | Philadelphia Athletics |
11 | Phil Weintraub | New York Giants | April 30, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
10 | Rudy York | Boston Red Sox | July 27, 1946 | St. Louis Browns |
10 | Walker Cooper | Cincinnati Reds | July 6, 1949 | Chicago Cubs |
10 | Norm Zauchin | Boston Red Sox | May 27, 1955 | Washington Senators |
10 | Reggie Jackson | Oakland Athletics | June 14, 1969 | Boston Red Sox |
10 | Fred Lynn | Boston Red Sox | June 18, 1975 | Detroit Tigers |
10 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | May 10, 1999 | Seattle Mariners |
10 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees | April 26, 2005 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
10 | Garret Anderson | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | August 21, 2007 | New York Yankees |
10 | Anthony Rendon | Washington Nationals | April 30, 2017 | New York Mets |
10 | Scooter Gennett | Cincinnati Reds | June 6, 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals |
10 | Mark Reynolds | Washington Nationals | July 7, 2018 | Miami Marlins |