List of Major League Baseball runs batted in champions

Lou Gehrig briefly held the single-season RBI record with his 175 in 1927 before Hack Wilson topped this total with 191 in 1930. In total Gehrig was responsible for three of the nine seasons in which a player hit 170 or more RBI.

In baseball, a run batted in (RBI) is awarded to a batter for each runner who scores as a result of the batter's action, including a hit, fielder's choice, sacrifice fly, bases loaded walk, or hit by pitch. A batter is also awarded an RBI for scoring himself upon hitting a home run. In Major League Baseball (MLB), a player in each league wins the "RBI crown" or "RBI title" each season by hitting the most runs batted in that year.

The first RBI champion in the National League (NL) was Deacon White; in the league's inaugural 1876 season, White hit 60 RBIs for the Chicago White Stockings. The American League (AL) was established in 1901, and Hall of Fame second baseman Nap Lajoie led that league with 125 RBIs for the Philadelphia Athletics. Over the course of his 27-season career, Cap Anson led the NL in RBI eight times. Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner have the second- and third-most RBI titles, respectively: Ruth with six, and Wagner with five. Several players are tied for the most consecutive seasons led with three: Anson (twice), Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Ruth, Joe Medwick, George Foster, and Cecil Fielder. Notably, Matt Holliday won the NL title in 2007 by one RBI over Ryan Howard, only overtaking Howard due to his performance in the 2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game. Had Howard won the 2007 title, he would have led the NL in a record four consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2009. The most recent champions are Miguel Cabrera in the American League, and Chase Headley in the National League.

Sam Thompson was the first to set a single-season RBI record that stood for more than three seasons, hitting 166 in 1887. Thompson's title that season also represented the widest margin of victory for an RBI champion as he topped the next highest total by 62 RBIs. The single-season mark of 166 stood for over thirty years until Babe Ruth hit 171 in 1921. Ruth's mark was then broken by teammate Lou Gehrig six seasons later in 1927 when Gehrig hit 175 RBI. Finally, Hack Wilson set the current record mark of 191 RBI in 1930 with the Chicago Cubs. The all-time career RBI record holder is Hank Aaron with 2,297, 84 more than Ruth in second place. Aaron led the National League in RBI four times, never consecutively. The 1930 season when Wilson set the record saw four players hit more than 160 RBI: Wilson, Gehrig, Chuck Klein, and Al Simmons. A player has batted in 160 or more runs 21 times, with 14 of these seasons occurring during the 1930s and only twice since 1940. The lowest RBI total to ever lead a major league was 49, by Deacon White in the National League's second season.

Key

Winner(s)	Player(s) with the most runs batted in (RBI) in the league
RBI	The winner's total number of runs batted in
Runner(s)-up	Player(s) with the second-most RBIs in the league
2nd RBI	The runner-up total number of runs batted in
League	Denoted only for players outside of the modern major leagues
†	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

American League

Detroit Tigers teammates Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and Bobby Veach won nine of the twelve American League RBI titles from 1907 to 1918.

Babe Ruth held the single-season RBI record from 1921 to 1927, holds the second-most RBI titles with six, and has the second-most career RBI.

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 4-time RBI leader

Mark Teixeira led the American League in RBI in 2009.

Year	Winner(s)	RBI	Team(s)	Runner(s)-up	2nd RBI	Ref
1901	Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie†	125	Philadelphia Athletics	Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman	114
1902	Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman	121	Boston Americans	Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman	110
1903	Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman	104	Boston Americans	Hickman, CharlieCharlie Hickman	097 !97
1904	Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie†	102	Cleveland Naps	Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman	084 !84
1905	Davis, HarryHarry Davis	083 !83	Philadelphia Athletics	Cross, LaveLave Cross	077 !77
1906	Davis, HarryHarry Davis	096 !96	Philadelphia Athletics	Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie†	091 !91
1907	Cobb, TyTy Cobb†	119	Detroit Tigers	Seybold, SocksSocks Seybold	092 !92
1908	Cobb, TyTy Cobb†	108	Detroit Tigers	Crawford, SamSam Crawford†	080 !80
1909	Cobb, TyTy Cobb†	107	Detroit Tigers	Crawford, SamSam Crawford†	097 !97
1910	Crawford, SamSam Crawford†	120	Detroit Tigers	Cobb, TyTy Cobb†	091 !91
1911	Cobb, TyTy Cobb†	127	Detroit Tigers	Crawford, SamSam Crawford†	115
1912	Baker, FrankFrank Baker†	130	Philadelphia Athletics	Lewis, DuffyDuffy Lewis	109
1913	Baker, FrankFrank Baker†	117	Philadelphia Athletics	McInnis, StuffyStuffy McInnis	090 !90
1914	Crawford, SamSam Crawford†	104	Detroit Tigers	McInnis, StuffyStuffy McInnis	095 !95
1915	Veach, BobbyBobby Veach Sam Crawford†	112	Detroit Tigers	Cobb, TyTy Cobb†	099 !99
1916	Pratt, DelDel Pratt	103	St. Louis Browns	Pipp, WallyWally Pipp	093 !93
1917	Veach, BobbyBobby Veach	103	Detroit Tigers	Felsch, HappyHappy Felsch	102
1918	Veach, BobbyBobby Veach	078 !78	Detroit Tigers	Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns	070 !70
1919	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	114	Boston Red Sox	Veach, BobbyBobby Veach	101
1920	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	137	New York Yankees	Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler†	122
1921	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	171	New York Yankees	Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann†	139
1922	Williams, KenKen Williams	155	St. Louis Browns	Veach, BobbyBobby Veach	126
1923	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	131	New York Yankees	Speaker, TrisTris Speaker†	130
1924	Goslin, GooseGoose Goslin†	129	Washington Senators	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	121
1925	Meusel, BobBob Meusel	138	New York Yankees	Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann†	134
1926	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	146	New York Yankees	Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri† George Burns	114
1927	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†	175	New York Yankees	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	164
1928	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† Lou Gehrig†	142	New York Yankees	Meusel, BobBob Meusel	113
1929	Simmons, AlAl Simmons†	157	Philadelphia Athletics	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	154
1930	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†	174	New York Yankees	Simmons, AlAl Simmons†	165
1931	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†	184	New York Yankees	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth†	163
1932	Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†	169	Philadelphia Athletics	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† Al Simmons	151
1933	Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†	163	Philadelphia Athletics	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†	139
1934	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†	165	New York Yankees	Trosky, HalHal Trosky	142
1935	Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†	170	Detroit Tigers	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†	119
1936	Trosky, HalHal Trosky	162	Cleveland Indians	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig†	152
1937	Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†	183	Detroit Tigers	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio†	167
1938	Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx†	175	Boston Red Sox	Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†	146
1939	Williams, TedTed Williams†	145	Boston Red Sox	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio†	126
1940	Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†	150	Detroit Tigers	York, RudyRudy York	134
1941	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio†	125	New York Yankees	Heath, JeffJeff Heath	123
1942	Williams, TedTed Williams†	137	Boston Red Sox	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio†	114
1943	York, RudyRudy York	118	Detroit Tigers	Etten, NickNick Etten	107
1944	Stephens, VernVern Stephens	109	St. Louis Browns	Johnson, BobBob Johnson	106
1945	Etten, NickNick Etten	111	New York Yankees	Cullenbine, RoyRoy Cullenbine	093 !93
1946	Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg†	127	Detroit Tigers	Williams, TedTed Williams†	123
1947	Williams, TedTed Williams†	114	Boston Red Sox	Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich	098 !98
1948	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio†	155	New York Yankees	Stephens, VernVern Stephens	137
1949	Williams, TedTed Williams† Vern Stephens	159	Boston Red Sox	Wertz, VicVic Wertz	133
1950	Dropo, WaltWalt Dropo Vern Stephens	144	Boston Red Sox	Berra, YogiYogi Berra†	124
1951	Zernial, GusGus Zernial	129	Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics	Williams, TedTed Williams†	126
1952	Rosen, AlAl Rosen	105	Cleveland Indians	Doby, LarryLarry Doby† Eddie Robinson	104
1953	Rosen, AlAl Rosen	145	Cleveland Indians	Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon	115
1954	Doby, LarryLarry Doby†	126	Cleveland Indians	Berra, YogiYogi Berra†	125
1955	Boone, RayRay Boone Jackie Jensen	116	Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox	Berra, YogiYogi Berra†	108
1956	Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle†	130	New York Yankees	Kaline, AlAl Kaline†	128
1957	Sievers, RoyRoy Sievers	114	Washington Senators	Wertz, VicVic Wertz	105
1958	Jensen, JackieJackie Jensen	122	Boston Red Sox	Colavito, RockyRocky Colavito	113
1959	Jensen, JackieJackie Jensen	112	Boston Red Sox	Colavito, RockyRocky Colavito	111
1960	Maris, RogerRoger Maris	112	New York Yankees	Minoso, MinnieMinnie Minoso	105
1961	Gentile, JimJim Gentile Roger Maris	141	Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees	Rocky Colavito	140
1962	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†	126	Minnesota Twins	Siebern, NormNorm Siebern	117
1963	Stuart, DickDick Stuart	118	Minnesota Twins	Kaline, AlAl Kaline†	101
1964	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson†	118	Baltimore Orioles	Stuart, DickDick Stuart	114
1965	Colavito, RockyRocky Colavito	108	Cleveland Indians	Horton, WillieWillie Horton	104
1966	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson†	122	Baltimore Orioles	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†	110
1967	Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski†	121	Boston Red Sox	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†	113
1968	Harrelson, KenKen Harrelson	109	Boston Red Sox	Howard, FrankFrank Howard	106
1969	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†	140	Minnesota Twins	Powell, BoogBoog Powell	121
1970	Howard, FrankFrank Howard	126	Washington Senators	Conigliaro, TonyTony Conigliaro	116
1971	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew†	119	Minnesota Twins	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson†	099 !99
1972	Allen, DickDick Allen	113	Chicago White Sox	Mayberry, JohnJohn Mayberry	100
1973	Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson†	117	Oakland Athletics	Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott	107
1974	Burroughs, JeffJeff Burroughs	118	Texas Rangers	Bando, SalSal Bando	103
1975	Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott	109	Milwaukee Brewers	Mayberry, JohnJohn Mayberry	106
1976	May, LeeLee May	109	Baltimore Orioles	Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson	105
1977	Hisle, LarryLarry Hisle	119	Minnesota Twins	Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds	115
1978	Rice, JimJim Rice†	139	Boston Red Sox	Staub, RustyRusty Staub	121
1979	Baylor, DonDon Baylor	139	California Angels	Rice, JimJim Rice†	130
1980	Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper	122	Milwaukee Brewers	Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett† Ben Oglivie	118
1981	Murray, EddieEddie Murray†	078 !78	Baltimore Orioles	Armas, TonyTony Armas	076 !76
1982	McRae, HalHal McRae	133	Kansas City Royals	Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper	121
1983	Rice, JimJim Rice† Cecil Cooper	126	Boston Red Sox Milwaukee Brewers	Winfield, DaveDave Winfield†	116
1984	Armas, TonyTony Armas	123	Boston Red Sox	Rice, JimJim Rice†	122
1985	Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly	145	New York Yankees	Murray, EddieEddie Murray†	124
1986	Carter, JoeJoe Carter	121	Cleveland Indians	Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco	117
1987	Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell	134	Toronto Blue Jays	Evans, DwightDwight Evans	123
1988	Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco	124	Oakland Athletics	Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett†	121
1989	Sierra, RubénRubén Sierra	119	Texas Rangers	Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly	113
1990	Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder	132	Detroit Tigers	Gruber, KellyKelly Gruber	118
1991	Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder	133	Detroit Tigers	Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco	122
1992	Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder	124	Cleveland Indians	Carter, JoeJoe Carter	119
1993	Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle	129	Cleveland Indians	Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas	128
1994	Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett†	112	Minnesota Twins	Carter, JoeJoe Carter	103
1995	Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle Mo Vaughn	126	Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox	Buhner, JayJay Buhner	121
1996	Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle	148	Cleveland Indians	González, JuanJuan González	144
1997	Griffey, Jr., KenKen Griffey, Jr.	147	Seattle Mariners	Martinez, TinoTino Martinez	141
1998	González, JuanJuan González	157	Texas Rangers	Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle	152
1999	Ramirez, MannyManny Ramirez	165	Cleveland Indians	Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro	148
2000	Martínez, EdgarEdgar Martínez	145	Seattle Mariners	Sweeney, MikeMike Sweeney	144
2001	Boone, BretBret Boone	141	Seattle Mariners	González, JuanJuan González	140
2002	Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez	142	Texas Rangers	Ordóñez, MagglioMagglio Ordóñez	135
2003	Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado	145	Toronto Blue Jays	Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez	118
2004	Tejada, MiguelMiguel Tejada	150	Baltimore Orioles	Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz	139
2005	Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz	148	Boston Red Sox	Ramirez, MannyManny Ramirez Mark Teixeira	144
2006	Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz	137	Boston Red Sox	Morneau, JustinJustin Morneau	130
2007	Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez	156	New York Yankees	Ordóñez, MagglioMagglio Ordóñez	139
2008	Hamilton, JoshJosh Hamilton	130	Texas Rangers	Morneau, JustinJustin Morneau	129
2009	Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira	122	New York Yankees	Bay, JasonJason Bay	119
2010	Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera	126	Detroit Tigers	Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez	125
2011	Granderson, CurtisCurtis Granderson	119	New York Yankees	Canó, RobinsonRobinson Canó	118
2012	Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera	139	Detroit Tigers	Hamilton, JoshJosh Hamilton	128

National League

Cap Anson led the National League in a record eight seasons including two streaks of three consecutive titles.

Oyster Burns is the only National League RBI champion from 1880 to 1902 not elected to the Hall of Fame.

Hank Aaron holds the most career RBI and led the National League in four non-consecutive seasons.

Matt Holliday won the RBI title in 2007, breaking a potential record-breaking streak of four consecutive championships for Ryan Howard.

Year	Winner(s)	RBI	Team(s)	Runner(s)-up	2nd RBI	Ref
1876	White, DeaconDeacon White	060 !60	Chicago White Stockings	Hines, PaulPaul Hines Cap Anson† Ross Barnes	059 !59
1877	White, DeaconDeacon White	049 !49	Boston Red Caps	Peters, JohnJohn Peters	041 !41
1878	Hines, PaulPaul Hines	050 !50	Providence Grays	Brown, LewLew Brown	043 !43
1879	O'Rourke, JohnJohn O'Rourke Charley Jones	062 !62	Boston Red Caps	Dickerson, ButtercupButtercup Dickerson	057 !57
1880	Anson, CapCap Anson†	074 !74	Chicago White Stockings	Kelly, KingKing Kelly†	060 !60
1881	Anson, CapCap Anson†	082 !82	Chicago White Stockings	Bennett, CharlieCharlie Bennett	064 !64
1882	Anson, CapCap Anson†	083 !83	Chicago White Stockings	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers†	063 !63
1883	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers†	097 !97	Buffalo Bisons	Burdock, JackJack Burdock	088 !88
1884	Anson, CapCap Anson†	102	Chicago White Stockings	Pfeffer, FredFred Pfeffer	101
1885	Anson, CapCap Anson†	108	Chicago White Stockings	Kelly, KingKing Kelly†	075 !75
1885	Anson, CapCap Anson†	147	Chicago White Stockings	Pfeffer, FredFred Pfeffer	095 !95
1887	Thompson, SamSam Thompson†	166	Detroit Wolverines	Connor, RogerRoger Connor†	104
1888	Anson, CapCap Anson†	084 !84	Chicago White Stockings	Nash, BillyBilly Nash	075 !75
1889	Connor, RogerRoger Connor†	130	New York Giants	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers†	118
1890	Burns, OysterOyster Burns	128	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	Anson, CapCap Anson†	107
1891	Anson, CapCap Anson†	120	Chicago Colts	Stovey, HarryHarry Stovey	095 !95
1892	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers†	124	Brooklyn Grooms	Thompson, SamSam Thompson†	104
1893	Delahanty, EdEd Delahanty†	146	Philadelphia Phillies	McKean, EdEd McKean	133
1894	Thompson, SamSam Thompson†	147	Philadelphia Phillies	Duffy, HughHugh Duffy†	145
1895	Thompson, SamSam Thompson†	165	Philadelphia Phillies	Kelley, JoeJoe Kelley	134
1896	Delahanty, EdEd Delahanty†	126	Philadelphia Phillies	Jennings, HughieHughie Jennings†	121
1897	Davis, GeorgeGeorge Davis†	135	New York Giants	Collins, JimmyJimmy Collins	132
1898	Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie†	127	Philadelphia Phillies	Collins, JimmyJimmy Collins†	111
1899	Delahanty, EdEd Delahanty†	137	Philadelphia Phillies	Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman	122
1900	Flick, ElmerElmer Flick†	110	Philadelphia Phillies	Delahanty, EdEd Delahanty†	109
1901	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner†	126	Pittsburgh Pirates	Delahanty, EdEd Delahanty†	108
1902	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner†	091 !91	Pittsburgh Pirates	Leach, TommyTommy Leach	085 !85
1903	Mertes, SamSam Mertes	104	New York Giants	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner†	101
1904	Dahlen, BillBill Dahlen	080 !80	New York Giants	Mertes, SamSam Mertes Harry Lumley	078 !78
1905	Seymour, CyCy Seymour	121	Cincinnati Reds	Mertes, SamSam Mertes	108
1906	Steinfeldt, HarryHarry Steinfeldt Jim Nealon	083 !83	Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates	Seymour, CyCy Seymour	080 !80
1907	Magee, SherrySherry Magee	085 !85	Philadelphia Phillies	Abbaticchio, EdEd Abbaticchio Honus Wagner†	082 !82
1908	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner†	109	Pittsburgh Pirates	Donlin, MikeMike Donlin	106
1909	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner†	100	Pittsburgh Pirates	Murray, RedRed Murray	091 !91
1910	Magee, SherrySherry Magee	123	Philadelphia Phillies	Mitchell, MikeMike Mitchell	088 !88
1911	Wilson, ChiefChief Wilson Frank Schulte	107	Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs	Luderus, FredFred Luderus	099 !99
1912	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner†	102	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sweeney, BillBill Sweeney	100
1913	Cravath, GavvyGavvy Cravath	128	Philadelphia Phillies	Zimmerman, HeinieHeinie Zimmerman	095 !95
1914	Magee, SherrySherry Magee	103	Philadelphia Phillies	Cravath, GavvyGavvy Cravath	100
1915	Cravath, GavvyGavvy Cravath	115	Philadelphia Phillies	Magee, SherrySherry Magee	087 !87
1916	Zimmerman, HeinieHeinie Zimmerman	083 !83	Chicago Cubs New York Giants	Chase, HalHal Chase	082 !82
1917	Zimmerman, HeinieHeinie Zimmerman	102	New York Giants	Chase, HalHal Chase	086 !86
1918	Magee, SherrySherry Magee	076 !76	Cincinnati Reds	Cutshaw, GeorgeGeorge Cutshaw	068 !68
1919	Myers, HyHy Myers	073 !73	Brooklyn Robins	Roush, EddEdd Roush Rogers Hornsby†	071 !71
1920	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby† High Pockets Kelly†	094 !94	St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants	Roush, EddEdd Roush	090 !90
1921	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby†	126	St. Louis Cardinals	Kelly, GeorgeGeorge Kelly†	122
1922	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby†	152	St. Louis Cardinals	Meusel, IrishIrish Meusel	132
1923	Meusel, IrishIrish Meusel	125	New York Giants	Williams, CyCy Williams	114
1924	Kelly, GeorgeGeorge Kelly†	136	New York Giants	Fournier, JackJack Fournier	116
1925	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby†	143	St. Louis Cardinals	Fournier, JackJack Fournier	130
1926	Bottomley, JimJim Bottomley†	120	St. Louis Cardinals	Wilson, HackHack Wilson†	109
1927	Waner, PaulPaul Waner†	131	Pittsburgh Pirates	Wilson, HackHack Wilson†	129
1928	Bottomley, JimJim Bottomley†	136	St. Louis Cardinals	Traynor, PiePie Traynor†	124
1929	Wilson, HackHack Wilson†	159	Chicago Cubs	Ott, MelMel Ott†	151
1930	Wilson, HackHack Wilson†	191	Chicago Cubs	Klein, ChuckChuck Klein	170
1931	Klein, ChuckChuck Klein†	121	Philadelphia Phillies	Ott, MelMel Ott†	115
1932	Hurst, DonDon Hurst	143	Philadelphia Phillies	Klein, ChuckChuck Klein†	137
1933	Klein, ChuckChuck Klein†	120	Philadelphia Phillies	Berger, WallyWally Berger	106
1934	Ott, MelMel Ott†	135	New York Giants	Collins, RipperRipper Collins	128
1935	Berger, WallyWally Berger	130	Boston Braves	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick†	126
1936	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick†	138	St. Louis Cardinals	Ott, MelMel Ott†	135
1937	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick†	154	St. Louis Cardinals	Demaree, FrankFrank Demaree	115
1938	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick†	122	St. Louis Cardinals	Ott, MelMel Ott†	116
1939	McCormick, FrankFrank McCormick	128	Cincinnati Reds	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick†	117
1940	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize†	137	St. Louis Cardinals	McCormick, FrankFrank McCormick	127
1941	Camilli, DolphDolph Camilli	120	Brooklyn Dodgers	Young, BabeBabe Young	104
1942	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize†	110	St. Louis Cardinals	Camilli, DolphDolph Camilli	109
1943	Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	128	Chicago Cubs	Elliott, BobBob Elliott	101
1944	Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	122	Chicago Cubs	Elliott, BobBob Elliott	108
1945	Walker, DixieDixie Walker	124	Brooklyn Dodgers	Holmes, TommyTommy Holmes	117
1946	Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter†	130	St. Louis Cardinals	Walker, DixieDixie Walker	116
1947	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize†	138	New York Giants	Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner†	127
1948	Musial, StanStan Musial†	131	St. Louis Cardinals	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize†	125
1949	Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner†	127	Pittsburgh Pirates	Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson†	124
1950	Ennis, DelDel Ennis	126	Philadelphia Phillies	Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner†	118
1951	Irvin, MonteMonte Irvin†	121	New York Giants	Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner† Sid Gordon	109
1952	Sauer, HankHank Sauer	121	Chicago Cubs	Thomson, BobbyBobby Thomson	108
1953	Campanella, RoyRoy Campanella†	142	Brooklyn Dodgers	Mathews, EddieEddie Mathews†	135
1954	Kluszewski, TedTed Kluszewski	141	Cincinnati Reds	Snider, DukeDuke Snider†	130
1955	Snider, DukeDuke Snider†	136	Brooklyn Dodgers	Mays, WillieWillie Mays†	127
1956	Musial, StanStan Musial†	109	St. Louis Cardinals	Adcock, JoeJoe Adcock	103
1957	Aaron, HankHank Aaron†	132	Milwaukee Braves	Ennis, DelDel Ennis	105
1958	Banks, ErnieErnie Banks†	129	Chicago Cubs	Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas	109
1959	Banks, ErnieErnie Banks†	143	Chicago Cubs	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson†	125
1960	Aaron, HankHank Aaron†	126	Milwaukee Braves	Mathews, EddieEddie Mathews†	124
1961	Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda†	142	San Francisco Giants	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson†	124
1962	Davis, TommyTommy Davis	153	Los Angeles Dodgers	Mays, WillieWillie Mays†	141
1963	Aaron, HankHank Aaron†	130	Milwaukee Braves	Boyer, KenKen Boyer	111
1964	Boyer, KenKen Boyer	119	St. Louis Cardinals	Santo, RonRon Santo	114
1965	Johnson, DeronDeron Johnson	130	Cincinnati Reds	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson†	113
1966	Aaron, HankHank Aaron†	127	Atlanta Braves	Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente†	119
1967	Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda†	111	St. Louis Cardinals	Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente†	110
1968	McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey†	105	San Francisco Giants	Santo, RonRon Santo Billy Williams†	098 !98
1969	McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey†	126	San Francisco Giants	Santo, RonRon Santo	123
1970	Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench†	148	Cincinnati Reds	Perez, TonyTony Perez† Billy Williams†	129
1971	Torre, JoeJoe Torre	137	St. Louis Cardinals	Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell†	125
1972	Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench†	125	Cincinnati Reds	Williams, BillyBilly Williams†	122
1973	Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell†	119	Pittsburgh Pirates	May, LeeLee May	105
1974	Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench†	129	Cincinnati Reds	Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt†	116
1975	Luzinski, GregGreg Luzinski	120	Philadelphia Phillies	Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench†	110
1976	Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster	121	Cincinnati Reds	Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan†	111
1977	Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster	149	Cincinnati Reds	Luzinski, GregGreg Luzinski	130
1978	Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster	120	Cincinnati Reds	Parker, DaveDave Parker	117
1979	Winfield, DaveDave Winfield†	118	San Diego Padres	Kingman, DaveDave Kingman	115
1980	Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt†	121	Philadelphia Phillies	Hendrick, GeorgeGeorge Hendrick	109
1981	Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt†	091 !91	Philadelphia Phillies	Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster	090 !90
1982	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy Al Oliver	109	Atlanta Braves Montreal Expos	Buckner, BillBill Buckner	105
1983	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	121	Atlanta Braves	Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson†	113
1984	Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt† Gary Carter†	106	Philadelphia Phillies Montreal Expos	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	100
1985	Parker, DaveDave Parker	125	Cincinnati Reds	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	111
1986	Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt†	119	Philadelphia Phillies	Parker, DaveDave Parker	116
1987	Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson†	137	Chicago Cubs	Wallach, TimTim Wallach	123
1988	Clark, WillWill Clark	109	San Francisco Giants	Strawberry, DarrylDarryl Strawberry	101
1989	Mitchell, KevinKevin Mitchell	125	San Francisco Giants	Guerrero, PedroPedro Guerrero	117
1990	Williams, MattMatt Williams	122	San Francisco Giants	Bonilla, BobbyBobby Bonilla	120
1991	Johnson, HowardHoward Johnson	117	New York Mets	Clark, WillWill Clark	116
1992	Daulton, DarrenDarren Daulton	109	Philadelphia Phillies	Pendleton, TerryTerry Pendleton	105
1993	Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds	123	San Francisco Giants	Justice, DavidDavid Justice	120
1994	Bagwell, JeffJeff Bagwell	116	Houston Astros	Williams, MattMatt Williams	096 !96
1995	Bichette, DanteDante Bichette	128	Colorado Rockies	Sosa, SammySammy Sosa	119
1996	Galarraga, AndrésAndrés Galarraga	150	Colorado Rockies	Bichette, DanteDante Bichette	141
1997	Galarraga, AndrésAndrés Galarraga	140	Colorado Rockies	Bagwell, JeffJeff Bagwell	135
1998	Sosa, SammySammy Sosa	158	Chicago Cubs	McGwire, MarkMark McGwire	147
1999	McGwire, MarkMark McGwire	147	St. Louis Cardinals	Williams, MattMatt Williams	142
2000	Helton, ToddTodd Helton	147	Colorado Rockies	Sosa, SammySammy Sosa	138
2001	Sosa, SammySammy Sosa	160	Chicago Cubs	Helton, ToddTodd Helton	146
2002	Berkman, LanceLance Berkman	128	Houston Astros	Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols	127
2003	Wilson, PrestonPreston Wilson	141	Colorado Rockies	Sheffield, GaryGary Sheffield	132
2004	Castilla, VinnyVinny Castilla	131	Colorado Rockies	Rolen, ScottScott Rolen	124
2005	Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones	128	Atlanta Braves	Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols	117
2006	Howard, RyanRyan Howard	149	Philadelphia Phillies	Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols	137
2007	Holliday, MattMatt Holliday	137	Colorado Rockies	Howard, RyanRyan Howard	136
2008	Howard, RyanRyan Howard	146	Philadelphia Phillies	Wright, DavidDavid Wright	124
2009	Fielder, PrincePrince Fielder Ryan Howard	141	Milwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Phillies	Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols	135
2010	Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols	118	St. Louis Cardinals	Gonzalez, CarlosCarlos Gonzalez	117
2011	Kemp, MattMatt Kemp	126	Los Angeles Dodgers	Fielder, PrincePrince Fielder	120
2012	Headley, ChaseChase Headley	115	San Diego Padres	Braun, RyanRyan Braun	112

Other major leagues

Hugh Duffy tied for the 1891 American Association RBI title and lost the 1894 National League title by two RBI.

Year	Winner(s)	RBI	Team(s)	League	Runner(s)-up	2nd RBI	Ref
1882	Carpenter, HickHick Carpenter	067 !67	Cincinnati Red Stockings	American Association	Snyder, PopPop Snyder	050 !50
1883	Jones, CharleyCharley Jones	080 !80	Cincinnati Red Stockings	American Association	Reilly, JohnJohn Reilly†	079 !79
1884	Orr, DaveDave Orr	112	New York Metropolitans	American Association	Reilly, JohnJohn Reilly†	091 !91
1885	Fennelly, FrankFrank Fennelly	089 !89	Cincinnati Red Stockings	American Association	Larkin, HenryHenry Larkin	088 !88
1886	O'Neill, TipTip O'Neill	107	St. Louis Browns	American Association	Corkhill, PopPop Corkhill	097 !97
1887	O'Neill, TipTip O'Neill	123	St. Louis Browns	American Association	Browning, PetePete Browning	118
1888	Reilly, JohnJohn Reilly	103	Cincinnati Red Stockings	American Association	Larkin, HenryHenry Larkin	101
1889	Stovey, HarryHarry Stovey	119	Philadelphia Athletics	American Association	Foutz, DaveDave Foutz	113
1890	Johnson, SpudSpud Johnson	113	Columbus Solons	American Association	Wolf, ChickenChicken Wolf	098 !98
1890	Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson	146	Brooklyn Ward's Wonders	Players' League	Orr, DaveDave Orr	124
1891	Farrell, DukeDuke Farrell Hugh Duffy†	110	Boston Reds	American Association	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers†	109
1914	LaPorte, FrankFrank LaPorte	107	Indianapolis Hoosiers	Federal League	Evans, SteveSteve Evans	096 !96
1915	Zwilling, DutchDutch Zwilling	094 !94	Pittsburgh Rebels	Federal League	Konetchy, EdEd Konetchy	093 !93

Footnotes

• ^L Recognized "major leagues" include the current American and National Leagues and several defunct leagues – the American Association, the Federal League, the Players' League, and the Union Association. However, RBI statistics are not available for the Union Association.

References

General

• "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Runs Batted In". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
• "MLB Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 

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