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Baltimore Orioles Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in Baltimore Orioles 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 Hoiles – 1993

    Chris Hoiles Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.8 166 126 503 419 80 130 28 0 29 82 69 94 1 1 .310 .416 .585 1.001

    • First Base

  • George Sisler – 1920HOF

    George Sisler Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.7 173 154 692 631 137 257 49 18 19 122 46 19 42 17 .407 .449 .632 1.082

    • Second Base

  • Brian Roberts – 2005

    Brian Roberts Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.3 140 143 640 561 92 176 45 7 18 73 67 83 27 10 .314 .387 .515 .903

    • Third Base

  • Brooks Robinson – 1964HOFMVP

    Brooks Robinson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.1 144 163 685 612 82 194 35 3 28 118 51 64 1 0 .317 .368 .521 .889

    • Shortstop

  • Cal Ripken Jr. – 1991HOFMVP

    Cal Ripken Jr. Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    11.5 154 162 717 650 99 210 46 5 34 114 53 46 6 1 .323 .374 .566 .940

    • Outfield

  • Frank Robinson – 1966HOFMVP

    Frank Robinson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.7 195 155 680 576 122 182 34 2 49 122 87 90 8 5 .316 .410 .637 1.047

    • Outfield

  • George Stone – 1906

    George Stone Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.8 183 154 658 581 91 208 25 20 6 71 52 35 .358 .417 .501 .918

    • Outfield

  • Frank Robinson – 1969HOF

    Frank Robinson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.5 166 148 643 539 111 166 19 5 32 100 88 62 9 3 .308 .415 .540 .955

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Jim Palmer – 1975HOFCy Young

    Jim Palmer Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.4 58 39 38 23 11 2.09 323 25 10 1 87 75 80 193 15.2% 1.03

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Mike Mussina – 1992HOF

    Mike Mussina Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.2 64 32 32 18 5 2.54 241 8 4 0 70 68 48 130 13.6% 1.08

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Hoyt Wilhelm – 1959HOF

    Hoyt Wilhelm Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.6 59 32 27 15 11 2.19 226 13 3 0 64 55 77 139 15.4% 1.13

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Trevor Rogers – 2025

    Trevor Rogers Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.5 45 18 18 9 3 1.81 109.2 1 0 0 23 22 29 103 24.3% 0.91

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Ned Garver – 1950

    Ned Garver Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.3 70 37 31 13 18 3.39 260 22 2 0 120 98 108 85 7.6% 1.43

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Zack Britton – 2016

    Zack Britton Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.1 13 69 0 2 1 0.54 67 0 0 47 7 4 18 74 29.1% 0.84

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Randy Myers – 1997

    Randy Myers Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.1 34 61 0 2 3 1.51 59.2 0 0 45 12 10 22 56 23.2% 1.16

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Felix Bautista – 2023

    Felix Bautista Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.0 35 56 0 8 2 1.48 61 0 0 33 14 10 26 110 46.4% 0.92

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Mickey Tettleton, 1989
  • First Base – Jim Gentile, 1961
  • Second Base – Bobby Grich, 1974
  • Third Base – Doug DeCinces, 1978
  • Shortstop – Cal Ripken Jr., 1984
  • Outfield – Frank Robinson, 1967
  • Outfield – Boog Powell, 1964
  • Outfield – Ken Williams, 1923
  • Starting Pitcher – Jim Palmer, 1973
  • Starting Pitcher – Jim Palmer, 1978
  • Starting Pitcher – Jim Palmer, 1977
  • Starting Pitcher – Dave McNally, 1968
  • Starting Pitcher – Mike Mussina, 1994
  • Relief Pitcher – Buddy Groom, 2002
  • Relief Pitcher – Cionel Perez, 2022

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

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