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These are the greatest individual seasons in Los Angeles Dodgers history, including Brooklyn Superbas, Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Los Angeles Dodgers, 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

Mike Piazza – 1997HOF

• Age: 28
• Years: 1997
• Positions: C
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Mike Piazza Hitting Stats

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8.7	183	152	633	556	104	201	32	1	40	124	69	77	5	1	.362	.431	.638	1.070

First Base

Freddie Freeman – 2023Active

• Age: 33
• Years: 2023
• Positions: 1B
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Freddie Freeman Hitting Stats

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
6.8	161	161	730	637	131	211	59	2	29	102	72	121	23	1	.331	.410	.567	.976

Second Base

Jackie Robinson – 1951HOF

• Age: 32
• Years: 1951
• Positions: 2B
• Teams: Brooklyn Dodgers

Jackie Robinson Hitting Stats

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9.7	155	153	642	548	106	185	33	7	19	88	79	27	25	8	.338	.429	.527	.957

Third Base

Adrian Beltre – 2004HOF

• Age: 25
• Years: 2004
• Positions: 3B
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Adrian Beltre Hitting Stats

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9.6	161	156	657	598	104	200	32	0	48	121	53	87	7	2	.334	.388	.629	1.017

Shortstop

Hanley Ramirez – 2013

• Age: 29
• Years: 2013
• Positions: SS
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Hanley Ramirez Hitting Stats

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
5.2	191	86	336	304	62	105	25	2	20	57	27	52	10	2	.345	.402	.638	1.040

Outfield

Pedro Guerrero – 1985

• Age: 29
• Years: 1985
• Positions: LF
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Pedro Guerrero Hitting Stats

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8.0	181	137	581	487	99	156	22	2	33	87	83	68	12	4	.320	.422	.577	.999

Outfield

Duke Snider – 1953HOF

• Age: 26
• Years: 1953
• Positions: CF
• Teams: Brooklyn Dodgers

Duke Snider Hitting Stats

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9.1	165	153	680	590	132	198	38	4	42	126	82	90	16	7	.336	.419	.627	1.046

Outfield

Duke Snider – 1954HOF

• Age: 27
• Years: 1954
• Positions: CF
• Teams: Brooklyn Dodgers

Duke Snider Hitting Stats

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8.1	170	149	679	584	120	199	39	10	40	130	84	96	6	6	.341	.423	.647	1.071

Starting Pitcher

Sandy Koufax – 1966HOFCy Young

• Age: 30
• Years: 1966
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Sandy Koufax Pitching Stats

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
10.3	53	41	41	27	9	1.73	323	27	5	0	74	62	77	317	24.9%	0.98

Starting Pitcher

Zack Greinke – 2015

• Age: 31
• Years: 2015
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Zack Greinke Pitching Stats

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
8.9	44	32	32	19	3	1.66	222.2	1	0	0	43	41	40	200	23.7%	0.84

Starting Pitcher

Sandy Koufax – 1963HOFMVPCy Young

• Age: 27
• Years: 1963
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Sandy Koufax Pitching Stats

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
10.7	62	40	40	25	5	1.88	311	20	11	0	68	65	58	306	25.3%	0.87

Starting Pitcher

Clayton Kershaw – 2013HOFCy Young

• Age: 25
• Years: 2013
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw Pitching Stats

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
8.1	51	33	33	16	9	1.83	236	3	2	0	55	48	52	232	25.6%	0.92

Starting Pitcher

Clayton Kershaw – 2014HOFMVPCy Young

• Age: 26
• Years: 2014
• Positions: SP
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw Pitching Stats

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
7.7	51	27	27	21	3	1.77	198.1	6	2	0	42	39	31	239	31.9%	0.86

Relief Pitcher

Eric Gagne – 2003MVP

• Age: 27
• Years: 2003
• Positions: RP
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Eric Gagne Pitching Stats

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
3.7	30	77	0	2	3	1.20	82.1	0	0	55	12	11	20	137	44.8%	0.69

Relief Pitcher

Takashi Saito – 2007

• Age: 37
• Years: 2007
• Positions: RP
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Takashi Saito Pitching Stats

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
3.5	32	63	0	2	1	1.40	64.1	0	0	39	10	10	13	78	33.3%	0.72

Relief Pitcher

Hung-Chih Kuo – 2010

• Age: 28
• Years: 2010
• Positions: RP
• Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers

Hung-Chih Kuo Pitching Stats

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
3.2	31	56	0	3	2	1.20	60	0	0	12	8	8	18	73	31.9%	0.78

Honorable Mention

Catcher – Mike Piazza, 1995

First Base – Dolph Camilli, 1941

Second Base – Jackie Robinson, 1949

Third Base – Justin Turner, 2017

Shortstop – Pee Wee Reese, 1949

Outfield – Mookie Betts, 2023

Outfield – Duke Snider, 1955

Outfield – Matt Kemp, 2011

Starting Pitcher – Dazzy Vance, 1928

Starting Pitcher – Sandy Koufax, 1964

Starting Pitcher – Dazzy Vance, 1924

Starting Pitcher – Clayton Kershaw, 2016

Starting Pitcher – Sandy Koufax, 1965

Relief Pitcher – Ryan Brasier, 2023

Relief Pitcher – Phil Regan, 1966

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