Juan Soto recently signed the highest contract: $765,000,000 over 15 years with the Mets who are supposedly paying for an all time great hitter. Soto appeared today in his Mets uniform at a press conference.
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For single seasons, from 1903 to 2024, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Plate Appearances >= 500 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 185, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.
114 seasons found. 48 players.
Why 500 PA? It eliminates short seasons and incomplete participation.
Why OPS+ 185? To include DiMaggio and Mays. Incredibly, that's the highest either ever had.
Top ten:
| Rk | Player | OPS+ | PA | Season | Age | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Bonds | 268 | 612 | 2002 | 37 | SFG | NL | 143 | 403 | 117 | 149 | 70 | 31 | 2 | 46 | 110 | 198 | 47 | .370 | .582 | .799 | 1.381 | 322 |
| 2 | Barry Bonds | 263 | 617 | 2004 | 39 | SFG | NL | 147 | 373 | 129 | 135 | 60 | 27 | 3 | 45 | 101 | 232 | 41 | .362 | .609 | .812 | 1.422 | 303 |
| 3 | Barry Bonds | 259 | 664 | 2001 | 36 | SFG | NL | 153 | 476 | 129 | 156 | 49 | 32 | 2 | 73 | 137 | 177 | 93 | .328 | .515 | .863 | 1.379 | 411 |
| 4 | Babe Ruth | 255 | 617 | 1920 | 25 | NYY | AL | 142 | 458 | 158 | 172 | 73 | 36 | 9 | 54 | 135 | 150 | 80 | .376 | .532 | .847 | 1.379 | 388 |
| 5 | Babe Ruth | 239 | 699 | 1923 | 28 | NYY | AL | 152 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 106 | 45 | 13 | 41 | 130 | 170 | 93 | .393 | .545 | .764 | 1.309 | 399 |
| 6 | Babe Ruth | 239 | 693 | 1921 | 26 | NYY | AL | 152 | 540 | 177 | 204 | 85 | 44 | 16 | 59 | 168 | 145 | 81 | .378 | .512 | .846 | 1.359 | 457 |
| 7 | Ted Williams | 235 | 606 | 1941 | 22 | BOS | AL | 143 | 456 | 135 | 185 | 112 | 33 | 3 | 37 | 120 | 147 | 27 | .406 | .553 | .735 | 1.287 | 335 |
| 8 | Ted Williams | 233 | 547 | 1957 | 38 | BOS | AL | 132 | 420 | 96 | 163 | 96 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 87 | 119 | 43 | .388 | .526 | .731 | 1.257 | 307 |
| 9 | Barry Bonds | 231 | 550 | 2003 | 38 | SFG | NL | 130 | 390 | 111 | 133 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 45 | 90 | 148 | 58 | .341 | .529 | .749 | 1.278 | 292 |
| 10 | Babe Ruth | 226 | 652 | 1926 | 31 | NYY | AL | 152 | 495 | 139 | 184 | 102 | 30 | 5 | 47 | 153 | 144 | 76 | .372 | .516 | .737 | 1.253 | 365 |
The matrix below has the 48 players with their seasons of OPS+ >=185 listed horizontally in descending order and the players sorted by their best hitting season in the column numbered 1.
To include Juan Soto, OPS+ had to be reduced to Soto's maximum 178:
https://stathead.com/tiny/8ZK45
For single seasons, from 1903 to 2024, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Adjusted OPS+ >= 178 and Plate Appearances >= 500, sorted by descending Adjusted OPS+.
164 are found. Soto is tied at number 152.
Goodbye, Soto. Goodbye, Soto. Goodbye, Soto, we "hate" to see you go (to the Mets). Monday, December 9, 2024
Somewhat like the 1952 Pirates and Ralph Kiner: the Yankees can lose the World Series again without Juan Soto.
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