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The best single seasons by a left fielder, 1,950 qualified seasons since 1871, ranked by OPS+ (100 x OBP/lgOBP + SLG/lgSLG - 1, same league-season, no park adjustment). Swipe the table sideways on mobile; filter by era below.
Showing 160 of 160 ranked seasons
| # | Player | Year | Team | OPS+ | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI | SB | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Bonds | 2004 | SFN | 275 | .609 | .812 | 45 | 101 | 6 | 617 |
| 2 | Barry Bonds | 2002 | SFN | 270 | .582 | .799 | 46 | 110 | 9 | 612 |
| 3 | Barry Bonds | 2001 | SFN | 259 | .515 | .863 | 73 | 137 | 13 | 664 |
| 4 | Babe Ruth | 1921 | NYA | 251 | .512 | .846 | 59 | 171 | 17 | 693 |
| 5 | Ted Williams | 1941 | BOS | 251 | .553 | .735 | 37 | 120 | 2 | 606 |
| 6 | Ted Williams | 1957 | BOS | 251 | .526 | .731 | 38 | 87 | 0 | 546 |
| 7 | Barry Bonds | 2003 | SFN | 239 | .529 | .749 | 45 | 90 | 7 | 550 |
| 8 | Ted Williams | 1946 | BOS | 235 | .497 | .667 | 38 | 123 | 0 | 672 |
| 9 | Babe Ruth | 1926 | NYA | 235 | .516 | .737 | 47 | 150 | 11 | 652 |
| 10 | Tip O'Neill | 1887 | SL4 | 234 | .490 | .691 | 14 | 123 | 30 | 572 |
| 11 | Ted Williams | 1942 | BOS | 233 | .499 | .648 | 36 | 137 | 3 | 671 |
| 12 | Ted Williams | 1947 | BOS | 224 | .499 | .634 | 32 | 114 | 0 | 693 |
| 13 | Ted Williams | 1954 | BOS | 224 | .513 | .635 | 29 | 89 | 0 | 526 |
| 14 | Babe Ruth | 1919 | BOS | 220 | .456 | .657 | 29 | 114 | 7 | 542 |
| 15 | Juan Soto | 2020 | WAS | 216 | .490 | .695 | 13 | 37 | 6 | 196 |
| 16 | Carl Yastrzemski | 1967 | BOS | 214 | .418 | .622 | 44 | 121 | 10 | 680 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | 1992 | PIT | 214 | .456 | .624 | 34 | 103 | 39 | 612 |
| 18 | Ted Williams | 1949 | BOS | 210 | .490 | .650 | 43 | 159 | 1 | 730 |
| 19 | Barry Bonds | 1993 | SFN | 210 | .458 | .677 | 46 | 123 | 29 | 674 |
| 20 | George Hall | 1876 | PHN | 208 | .384 | .545 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 276 |
| 21 | Ted Williams | 1948 | BOS | 203 | .497 | .615 | 25 | 127 | 4 | 638 |
| 22 | Ralph Kiner | 1949 | PIT | 198 | .432 | .658 | 54 | 127 | 6 | 667 |
| 23 | Kevin Mitchell | 1989 | SFN | 198 | .388 | .635 | 47 | 125 | 3 | 640 |
| 24 | Ralph Kiner | 1951 | PIT | 197 | .452 | .627 | 42 | 109 | 2 | 670 |
| 25 | Willie Stargell | 1971 | PIT | 197 | .398 | .628 | 48 | 125 | 0 | 606 |
| 26 | Ed Delahanty | 1902 | WS1 | 197 | .453 | .590 | 10 | 93 | 16 | 539 |
| 27 | Ed Delahanty | 1896 | PHI | 196 | .472 | .631 | 13 | 126 | 37 | 574 |
| 28 | George Stone | 1906 | SLA | 195 | .417 | .501 | 6 | 71 | 35 | 658 |
| 29 | Ed Delahanty | 1899 | PHI | 194 | .464 | .582 | 9 | 137 | 30 | 645 |
| 30 | Willie Stargell | 1973 | PIT | 194 | .392 | .646 | 44 | 119 | 0 | 609 |
| 31 | Ted Williams | 1958 | BOS | 194 | .458 | .584 | 26 | 85 | 1 | 517 |
| 32 | Babe Ruth | 1922 | NYA | 194 | .434 | .672 | 35 | 99 | 2 | 495 |
| 33 | Stan Musial | 1951 | SLN | 193 | .449 | .614 | 32 | 108 | 4 | 678 |
| 34 | Joe Medwick | 1937 | SLN | 193 | .414 | .641 | 31 | 154 | 4 | 677 |
| 35 | Billy Williams | 1972 | CHN | 193 | .398 | .606 | 37 | 122 | 3 | 650 |
| 36 | Ed Delahanty | 1895 | PHI | 193 | .500 | .617 | 11 | 106 | 46 | 578 |
| 37 | Ted Williams | 1956 | BOS | 193 | .479 | .605 | 24 | 82 | 0 | 503 |
| 38 | Kevin Mitchell | 1994 | CIN | 193 | .429 | .681 | 30 | 77 | 2 | 380 |
| 39 | Albert Pujols | 2003 | SLN | 192 | .439 | .667 | 43 | 124 | 5 | 685 |
| 40 | Albert Belle | 1994 | CLE | 192 | .438 | .714 | 36 | 101 | 9 | 480 |
| 41 | Luis Gonzalez | 2001 | ARI | 191 | .429 | .688 | 57 | 142 | 1 | 728 |
| 42 | Hank Greenberg | 1940 | DET | 191 | .433 | .670 | 41 | 150 | 6 | 670 |
| 43 | Al Simmons | 1931 | PHA | 191 | .444 | .641 | 22 | 128 | 3 | 563 |
| 44 | Charley Jones | 1879 | BSN | 191 | .367 | .510 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 384 |
| 45 | Barry Bonds | 1996 | SFN | 190 | .461 | .615 | 42 | 129 | 40 | 675 |
| 46 | Al Simmons | 1930 | PHA | 189 | .423 | .708 | 36 | 165 | 9 | 611 |
| 47 | Carl Yastrzemski | 1968 | BOS | 188 | .426 | .495 | 23 | 74 | 13 | 664 |
| 48 | Brian Giles | 2002 | PIT | 188 | .450 | .622 | 38 | 103 | 15 | 644 |
| 49 | Barry Bonds | 2000 | SFN | 188 | .440 | .688 | 49 | 106 | 11 | 607 |
| 50 | Manny Ramirez | 2002 | BOS | 188 | .450 | .647 | 33 | 107 | 0 | 518 |
| 51 | Ralph Kiner | 1947 | PIT | 187 | .417 | .639 | 51 | 127 | 1 | 666 |
| 52 | Pedro Guerrero | 1985 | LAN | 187 | .422 | .577 | 33 | 87 | 12 | 581 |
| 53 | Rico Carty | 1970 | ATL | 187 | .454 | .584 | 25 | 101 | 1 | 560 |
| 54 | Ken Williams | 1923 | SLA | 186 | .439 | .623 | 29 | 91 | 18 | 646 |
| 55 | Sherry Magee | 1910 | PHI | 185 | .445 | .507 | 6 | 123 | 49 | 647 |
| 56 | Ed Delahanty | 1901 | PHI | 185 | .427 | .528 | 8 | 108 | 29 | 621 |
| 57 | Barry Bonds | 1994 | SFN | 184 | .426 | .647 | 37 | 81 | 29 | 474 |
| 58 | Dan Brouthers | 1881 | BFN | 184 | .361 | .541 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 288 |
| 59 | Jesse Burkett | 1901 | SLN | 183 | .440 | .509 | 10 | 75 | 27 | 673 |
| 60 | Rickey Henderson | 1990 | OAK | 183 | .439 | .577 | 28 | 61 | 65 | 594 |
| 61 | Goose Goslin | 1928 | WS1 | 183 | .442 | .614 | 17 | 102 | 16 | 527 |
| 62 | Bob Johnson | 1944 | BOS | 182 | .431 | .528 | 17 | 106 | 2 | 626 |
| 63 | Hardy Richardson | 1886 | DTN | 182 | .402 | .504 | 11 | 61 | 42 | 584 |
| 64 | Barry Bonds | 1998 | SFN | 181 | .438 | .609 | 37 | 122 | 28 | 697 |
| 65 | Ted Williams | 1951 | BOS | 181 | .464 | .556 | 30 | 126 | 1 | 675 |
| 66 | Jimmy Sheckard | 1901 | BRO | 181 | .409 | .534 | 11 | 104 | 35 | 609 |
| 67 | Josh Hamilton | 2010 | TEX | 181 | .411 | .633 | 32 | 100 | 8 | 571 |
| 68 | Frank Howard | 1969 | WS2 | 180 | .402 | .574 | 48 | 111 | 1 | 702 |
| 69 | Ellis Burks | 1996 | COL | 180 | .408 | .639 | 40 | 128 | 32 | 685 |
| 70 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 1920 | CHA | 180 | .444 | .589 | 12 | 121 | 9 | 649 |
| 71 | Charley Jones | 1884 | CN2 | 180 | .376 | .470 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 519 |
| 72 | Lonnie Smith | 1989 | ATL | 179 | .415 | .533 | 21 | 79 | 25 | 577 |
| 73 | Stan Musial | 1953 | SLN | 178 | .437 | .609 | 30 | 113 | 3 | 698 |
| 74 | Albert Belle | 1995 | CLE | 178 | .401 | .690 | 50 | 126 | 5 | 629 |
| 75 | Willie Horton | 1968 | DET | 178 | .352 | .543 | 36 | 85 | 0 | 578 |
| 76 | Jim O'Rourke | 1884 | BFN | 178 | .392 | .480 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 502 |
| 77 | Fred Clarke | 1903 | PIT | 178 | .414 | .532 | 5 | 70 | 21 | 486 |
| 78 | Lefty O'Doul | 1929 | PHI | 177 | .465 | .622 | 32 | 122 | 2 | 731 |
| 79 | Ryan Braun | 2011 | MIL | 177 | .397 | .597 | 33 | 111 | 33 | 629 |
| 80 | Charlie Keller | 1943 | NYA | 177 | .396 | .525 | 31 | 86 | 7 | 620 |
| 81 | Gary Sheffield | 2000 | LAN | 177 | .438 | .643 | 43 | 109 | 4 | 612 |
| 82 | Jeff Burroughs | 1978 | ATL | 177 | .432 | .529 | 23 | 77 | 1 | 611 |
| 83 | Barry Bonds | 1997 | SFN | 176 | .446 | .585 | 40 | 101 | 37 | 690 |
| 84 | George Foster | 1977 | CIN | 176 | .382 | .631 | 52 | 149 | 6 | 689 |
| 85 | Lance Berkman | 2001 | HOU | 176 | .430 | .620 | 34 | 126 | 7 | 688 |
| 86 | Ken Williams | 1922 | SLA | 176 | .413 | .627 | 39 | 155 | 37 | 678 |
| 87 | Frank Howard | 1968 | WS2 | 176 | .338 | .552 | 44 | 106 | 0 | 663 |
| 88 | Sherry Magee | 1907 | PHI | 176 | .396 | .455 | 4 | 85 | 46 | 568 |
| 89 | Ted Williams | 1940 | BOS | 175 | .442 | .594 | 23 | 113 | 4 | 661 |
| 90 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 1916 | CHA | 175 | .393 | .495 | 3 | 78 | 24 | 659 |
| 91 | Christian Yelich | 2018 | MIL | 175 | .402 | .598 | 36 | 110 | 22 | 651 |
| 92 | Mike Donlin | 1903 | CIN | 175 | .420 | .516 | 7 | 67 | 26 | 563 |
| 93 | Barry Bonds | 1990 | PIT | 174 | .406 | .565 | 33 | 114 | 52 | 621 |
| 94 | Pete Browning | 1883 | LS2 | 174 | .378 | .464 | 4 | — | 0 | 381 |
| 95 | Frank Howard | 1970 | WS2 | 173 | .416 | .546 | 44 | 126 | 1 | 706 |
| 96 | Ed Delahanty | 1893 | PHI | 173 | .423 | .583 | 19 | 146 | 37 | 652 |
| 97 | Joe Kelley | 1896 | BLN | 173 | .469 | .543 | 8 | 100 | 87 | 627 |
| 98 | Tip O'Neill | 1888 | SL4 | 173 | .390 | .446 | 5 | 98 | 26 | 577 |
| 99 | Ryan Braun | 2012 | MIL | 172 | .391 | .595 | 41 | 112 | 30 | 677 |
| 100 | Barry Bonds | 1995 | SFN | 172 | .431 | .577 | 33 | 104 | 31 | 635 |
| 101 | Sherry Magee | 1914 | PHI | 172 | .380 | .509 | 15 | 103 | 25 | 616 |
| 102 | Carl Yastrzemski | 1965 | BOS | 172 | .395 | .536 | 20 | 72 | 7 | 571 |
| 103 | Willie Stargell | 1966 | PIT | 172 | .381 | .581 | 33 | 102 | 2 | 549 |
| 104 | Joe Kelley | 1894 | BLN | 171 | .502 | .602 | 6 | 111 | 46 | 638 |
| 105 | Jesse Burkett | 1899 | SLN | 171 | .463 | .500 | 7 | 71 | 25 | 635 |
| 106 | Al Simmons | 1929 | PHA | 171 | .398 | .642 | 34 | 157 | 4 | 629 |
| 107 | Charlie Keller | 1941 | NYA | 171 | .416 | .580 | 33 | 122 | 6 | 610 |
| 108 | Willie Stargell | 1974 | PIT | 171 | .407 | .537 | 25 | 96 | 0 | 605 |
| 109 | Manny Ramirez | 2006 | BOS | 171 | .439 | .619 | 35 | 102 | 0 | 558 |
| 110 | Steve King | 1871 | TRO | 171 | .400 | .549 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 145 |
| 111 | Charlie Keller | 1942 | NYA | 170 | .417 | .513 | 26 | 108 | 14 | 661 |
| 112 | Roy Sievers | 1957 | WS1 | 170 | .388 | .579 | 42 | 114 | 1 | 657 |
| 113 | Chuck Klein | 1931 | PHI | 170 | .398 | .584 | 31 | 121 | 7 | 656 |
| 114 | Charlie Keller | 1946 | NYA | 170 | .405 | .533 | 30 | 101 | 1 | 655 |
| 115 | Jesse Burkett | 1896 | CL4 | 170 | .461 | .541 | 6 | 72 | 34 | 647 |
| 116 | Greg Luzinski | 1977 | PHI | 170 | .394 | .594 | 39 | 130 | 3 | 645 |
| 117 | Willie Stargell | 1969 | PIT | 170 | .382 | .556 | 29 | 92 | 1 | 594 |
| 118 | Jim Rice | 1978 | BOS | 169 | .370 | .600 | 46 | 139 | 7 | 746 |
| 119 | Lefty O'Doul | 1932 | BRO | 169 | .423 | .555 | 21 | 90 | 11 | 657 |
| 120 | Willie McCovey | 1963 | SFN | 169 | .350 | .566 | 44 | 102 | 1 | 627 |
| 121 | Dick Allen | 1968 | PHI | 169 | .352 | .520 | 33 | 90 | 7 | 605 |
| 122 | Harry Stovey | 1888 | PH4 | 169 | .365 | .460 | 9 | 65 | 87 | 595 |
| 123 | Fred Clarke | 1902 | PIT | 169 | .401 | .449 | 2 | 53 | 29 | 530 |
| 124 | Abner Dalrymple | 1880 | CHN | 169 | .335 | .458 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 385 |
| 125 | Billy Williams | 1970 | CHN | 168 | .391 | .586 | 42 | 129 | 7 | 714 |
| 126 | Rocky Colavito | 1961 | DET | 168 | .402 | .580 | 45 | 140 | 1 | 708 |
| 127 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 1919 | CHA | 168 | .422 | .506 | 7 | 96 | 9 | 597 |
| 128 | Chick Hafey | 1931 | SLN | 168 | .404 | .569 | 16 | 95 | 11 | 494 |
| 129 | Greg Luzinski | 1975 | PHI | 167 | .394 | .540 | 34 | 120 | 3 | 701 |
| 130 | Bobby Veach | 1917 | DET | 167 | .393 | .457 | 8 | 103 | 21 | 666 |
| 131 | Barry Bonds | 1991 | PIT | 167 | .410 | .514 | 25 | 116 | 43 | 634 |
| 132 | Zack Wheat | 1924 | BRO | 167 | .428 | .549 | 14 | 97 | 3 | 624 |
| 133 | Carlos Gonzalez | 2010 | COL | 166 | .376 | .598 | 34 | 117 | 26 | 636 |
| 134 | Birdie Cree | 1911 | NYA | 166 | .415 | .513 | 4 | 88 | 48 | 588 |
| 135 | Matt Holliday | 2007 | COL | 165 | .405 | .607 | 36 | 137 | 11 | 713 |
| 136 | Topsy Hartsel | 1901 | CHN | 165 | .414 | .475 | 7 | 54 | 41 | 636 |
| 137 | Dave Kingman | 1979 | CHN | 165 | .343 | .613 | 48 | 115 | 4 | 589 |
| 138 | Mike Greenwell | 1988 | BOS | 164 | .416 | .531 | 22 | 119 | 16 | 693 |
| 139 | Jimmy Sheckard | 1903 | BRO | 164 | .423 | .476 | 9 | 75 | 67 | 616 |
| 140 | Bobby Veach | 1919 | DET | 164 | .398 | .519 | 3 | 101 | 19 | 598 |
| 141 | Juan Gonzalez | 1993 | TEX | 164 | .368 | .632 | 46 | 118 | 4 | 587 |
| 142 | Harmon Killebrew | 1964 | MIN | 163 | .377 | .548 | 49 | 111 | 0 | 682 |
| 143 | Greg Luzinski | 1978 | PHI | 163 | .388 | .526 | 35 | 101 | 8 | 655 |
| 144 | Tim Raines | 1987 | MON | 161 | .429 | .526 | 18 | 68 | 50 | 627 |
| 145 | Zack Wheat | 1916 | BRO | 161 | .366 | .461 | 9 | 73 | 19 | 626 |
| 146 | Jim Rice | 1979 | BOS | 160 | .381 | .596 | 39 | 130 | 9 | 688 |
| 147 | Pedro Guerrero | 1987 | LAN | 160 | .416 | .539 | 27 | 89 | 9 | 630 |
| 148 | Kal Daniels | 1990 | LAN | 160 | .389 | .531 | 27 | 94 | 4 | 526 |
| 149 | Matt Holliday | 2011 | SLN | 156 | .388 | .525 | 22 | 75 | 2 | 516 |
| 150 | Matt Holliday | 2010 | SLN | 154 | .390 | .532 | 28 | 103 | 9 | 675 |
| 151 | Matt Holliday | 2008 | COL | 154 | .409 | .538 | 25 | 88 | 28 | 623 |
| 152 | Matt Holliday | 2006 | COL | 153 | .387 | .586 | 34 | 114 | 10 | 667 |
| 153 | Carlos Quentin | 2008 | CHA | 153 | .394 | .571 | 36 | 100 | 7 | 569 |
| 154 | Juan Soto | 2023 | SDN | 152 | .410 | .519 | 35 | 109 | 12 | 708 |
| 155 | Ryan Braun | 2009 | MIL | 151 | .386 | .551 | 32 | 114 | 20 | 708 |
| 156 | Michael Brantley | 2014 | CLE | 151 | .385 | .506 | 20 | 97 | 23 | 676 |
| 157 | Juan Soto | 2019 | WAS | 151 | .401 | .548 | 34 | 110 | 12 | 659 |
| 158 | Matt Holliday | 2013 | SLN | 150 | .389 | .490 | 22 | 94 | 6 | 602 |
| 159 | Tommy Pham | 2017 | SLN | 149 | .411 | .520 | 23 | 73 | 25 | 530 |
| 160 | David Peralta | 2015 | ARI | 149 | .371 | .522 | 17 | 78 | 9 | 517 |
Single seasons with PA >= 3.1 x the league's scheduled games that year (the batting-title rule shape, applied era-consistently). Era adjustment is league-season normalization only, not park-adjusted; WAR-style value is tracked separately.
Legends Deck rates every left fielder using real 2026 Statcast data. For hitters, the key inputs are exit velocity, barrel rate, xwOBA, sprint speed, whiff rate, and chase rate. No scout opinions, no card-by-card tuning: the same fixed pipeline for every player.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Or read the ranked breakdown: Best Left Fielders in MLB 2026.
The historical board above covers 1871-2025 and is built from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA): a season counts at a position when the player played the most games there that year, and seasons where pitching made up at least half of a player's games stay on the pitcher boards. Rankings use league-season-normalized OPS+ and ERA+ (no park adjustment); WAR-style value rankings are planned separately and not used here yet.