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Cincinnati Reds Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
2–3 minutes

This is a list of the Cincinnati Reds best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 20 games during the selected season. Relief pitchers were deemed non-closers if they saved less than 10 games. Closers are pitchers that save more than 10 games.


  • Catcher – Johnny Bench, 1972

    • Johnny Bench
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    156 .402 8.6 147 653 87 145 22 2 40 125 6 100 84 .270 .379 .541 .920

  • First Base – Ted Kluszewski, 1954

    • Ted Kluszewski
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    164 .461 7.9 149 658 104 187 28 3 49 141 0 78 35 .326 .407 .642 1.049

  • Second Base – Joe Morgan, 1976

    • Joe Morgan
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    184 .454 9.6 141 599 113 151 30 5 27 111 60 114 41 .320 .444 .576 1.020

  • Third Base – Tony Perez, 1970

    • Tony Perez
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    162 .427 7.2 158 681 107 186 28 6 40 129 8 83 134 .317 .401 .589 .990

  • Shortstop – Barry Larkin, 1996

    • Barry Larkin
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    157 .417 7.2 152 627 117 154 32 4 33 89 36 96 52 .298 .410 .567 .977

  • Outfield – Frank Robinson, 1962

    • Frank Robinson
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    171 .447 8.7 162 701 134 208 51 2 39 136 18 76 62 .342 .421 .624 1.045

  • Outfield – Cy Seymour, 1905

    • Cy Seymour
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    174 .466 8.0 149 643 95 219 40 21 8 121 21 51 29 .377 .429 .559 .988

  • Outfield – George Foster, 1977

    • George Foster
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    165 .430 8.4 158 689 124 197 31 2 52 149 6 61 107 .320 .382 .631 1.013

  • Starting Pitcher – Noodles Hahn, 1902

    • Noodles Hahn
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    58 8.9 36 36 23 12 1.77 321 35 6 0 97 63 58 142 4.0 1.059

  • Starting Pitcher – Fred Toney, 1915

    • Fred Toney
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    57 7.9 36 23 17 6 1.58 222.2 18 6 2 46 39 73 108 4.4 1.046

  • Starting Pitcher – Johnny Cueto, 2014

    • Johnny Cueto
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    61 6.4 34 34 20 9 2.25 243.2 4 2 0 69 61 65 242 8.9 0.960

  • Starting Pitcher – Jose Rijo, 1993

    • Jose Rijo
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    61 9.3 36 36 14 9 2.48 257.1 2 1 0 76 71 62 227 7.9 1.088

  • Starting Pitcher – Tom Seaver, 1977

    • Tom Seaver
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    59 5.6 20 20 14 3 2.34 165.1 14 4 0 45 43 38 124 6.8 0.956

  • Relief Pitcher – Rob Murphy, 1986

    • Rob Murphy
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    18 2.5 34 0 6 0 0.72 50.1 0 0 1 4 4 21 36 6.4 0.934

  • Relief Pitcher – Bill Henry, 1964

    • Bill Henry
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    23 2.5 37 0 2 2 0.87 52 0 0 6 9 5 12 28 4.8 0.827

  • Closer – Ted Abernathy, 1967

    • Ted Abernathy
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    35 6.2 70 0 6 3 1.27 106.1 0 0 28 19 15 41 88 7.4 0.978

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