Colorado Rockies Best Single Seasons

In: Best Single Seasons By Franchise, Teams

These are the greatest individual seasons in Colorado Rockies history, broken down by player and position. Since we’re celebrating standout seasons, players can show up multiple times especially if they logged meaningful time at different spots on the field. Outfielders and pitchers may also appear for multiple seasons when those performances rank as the franchise’s best at their respective positions.

Catcher

  • Chris Iannetta – 2008

    Chris Iannetta Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.1 129 104 407 333 50 88 22 2 18 65 56 92 0 0 .264 .390 .505 .895

    • First Base

  • Todd Helton – 2000HOF

    Todd Helton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.9 162 160 697 580 138 216 59 2 42 147 103 61 5 3 .372 .463 .698 1.162

    • Second Base

  • DJ LeMahieu – 2016

    DJ LeMahieu Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.5 130 146 635 552 104 192 32 8 11 66 66 80 11 7 .348 .416 .495 .911

    • Third Base

  • Nolan Arenado – 2019

    Nolan Arenado Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.1 130 155 662 588 102 185 31 2 41 118 62 93 3 2 .315 .379 .583 .962

    • Shortstop

  • Troy Tulowitzki – 2014

    Troy Tulowitzki Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.8 170 91 375 315 71 107 18 1 21 52 50 57 1 1 .340 .432 .603 1.035

    • Outfield

  • Larry Walker – 1997HOFMVP

    Larry Walker Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.8 177 153 664 568 143 208 46 4 49 130 78 90 33 8 .366 .452 .720 1.172

    • Outfield

  • Larry Walker – 2001HOF

    Larry Walker Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.8 163 142 601 497 107 174 35 3 38 123 82 103 14 5 .350 .449 .662 1.111

    • Outfield

  • Ellis Burks – 1996

    Ellis Burks Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.9 151 156 685 613 142 211 45 8 40 128 61 114 32 6 .344 .408 .639 1.047

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Kyle Freeland – 2018

    Kyle Freeland Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.7 62 33 33 17 7 2.85 202.1 0 0 0 64 64 70 173 20.5% 1.25

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Ubaldo Jimenez – 2010

    Ubaldo Jimenez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.5 63 33 33 19 8 2.88 221.2 4 2 0 73 71 92 214 23.9% 1.15

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Marvin Freeman – 1994

    Marvin Freeman Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.5 58 19 18 10 2 2.80 112.2 0 0 0 39 35 23 67 14.4% 1.21

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Joe Kennedy – 2004

    Joe Kennedy Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.6 75 27 27 9 7 3.66 162.1 1 0 0 68 66 67 117 16.6% 1.42

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Ubaldo Jimenez – 2009

    Ubaldo Jimenez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.5 75 33 33 15 12 3.47 218 1 0 0 87 84 85 198 21.7% 1.23

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Gabe White – 2000

    Gabe White Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.5 38 67 0 11 2 2.17 83 0 0 5 21 20 14 82 25.4% 0.92

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Steve Reed – 1995

    Steve Reed Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.1 42 71 0 5 2 2.14 84 0 0 3 24 20 21 79 24.2% 0.98

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Daniel Bard – 2022

    Daniel Bard Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.7 38 57 0 6 4 1.79 60.1 0 0 34 15 12 25 69 28.2% 0.99

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Hunter Goodman, 2025
  • First Base – Todd Helton, 2004
  • Second Base – Terry Shumpert, 1999
  • Third Base – Nolan Arenado, 2018
  • Shortstop – Troy Tulowitzki, 2010
  • Outfield – Larry Walker, 1999
  • Outfield – Larry Walker, 1998
  • Outfield – Larry Walker, 2002
  • Starting Pitcher – Jhoulys Chacin, 2013
  • Starting Pitcher – Jason Jennings, 2006
  • Starting Pitcher – Tyler Chatwood, 2013
  • Starting Pitcher – Pedro Astacio, 1999
  • Starting Pitcher – Jorge De La Rosa, 2013
  • Relief Pitcher – Rex Brothers, 2013
  • Relief Pitcher – Mike Myers, 2000

    • All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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