Los Angeles Dodgers Best Single Seasons

In: Best Single Seasons By Franchise, Teams

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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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.

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