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Milwaukee Brewers Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in Milwaukee Brewers 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

  • Jonathan Lucroy – 2014

    Jonathan Lucroy Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.4 133 153 655 585 73 176 53 2 13 69 66 71 4 4 .301 .373 .465 .837

    • First Base

  • Prince Fielder – 2009

    Prince Fielder Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.3 161 162 719 591 103 177 35 3 46 141 110 138 2 3 .299 .412 .602 1.014

    • Second Base

  • Paul Molitor – 1979HOF

    Paul Molitor Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.6 127 140 645 584 88 188 27 16 9 62 48 48 33 13 .322 .372 .469 .842

    • Third Base

  • Tommy Harper – 1970

    Tommy Harper Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.4 146 154 692 604 104 179 35 4 31 82 77 107 38 16 .296 .377 .522 .899

    • Shortstop

  • Robin Yount – 1982HOFMVP

    Robin Yount Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    10.5 164 156 704 635 129 210 46 12 29 114 54 63 14 3 .331 .379 .578 .957

    • Outfield

  • Ryan Braun – 2011MVP

    Ryan Braun Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.7 171 150 629 563 109 187 38 6 33 111 58 93 33 6 .332 .397 .597 .994

    • Outfield

  • Christian Yelich – 2019

    Christian Yelich Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.1 174 130 580 489 100 161 29 3 44 97 80 118 30 2 .329 .429 .671 1.100

    • Outfield

  • Christian Yelich – 2018MVP

    Christian Yelich Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.3 167 147 651 574 118 187 34 7 36 110 68 135 22 4 .326 .402 .598 1.000

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Teddy Higuera – 1986

    Teddy Higuera Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    9.4 66 34 34 20 11 2.79 248.1 15 4 0 84 77 74 207 20.1% 1.21

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Mike Caldwell – 1978

    Mike Caldwell Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.2 63 37 34 22 9 2.36 293.1 23 6 1 90 77 54 131 11.1% 1.06

    • Starting Pitcher

  • CC Sabathia – 2008HOF

    CC Sabathia Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.9 39 17 17 11 2 1.65 130.2 7 3 0 31 24 25 128 24.8% 1.00

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Teddy Higuera – 1988

    Teddy Higuera Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.4 62 31 31 16 9 2.45 227.1 8 1 0 66 62 59 192 21.5% 1.00

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Ben Sheets – 2004

    Ben Sheets Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.2 62 34 34 12 14 2.70 237 5 0 0 85 71 32 264 28.2% 0.98

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Rollie Fingers – 1981HOFMVPCy Young

    Rollie Fingers Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.2 30 47 0 6 3 1.04 78 0 0 28 9 9 13 61 20.5% 0.87

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Ray Searage – 1984

    Ray Searage Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    2.4 18 21 0 2 1 0.70 38.1 0 0 6 3 3 16 29 19.5% 0.94

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Josh Hader – 2021

    Josh Hader Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.2 29 60 0 4 2 1.23 58.2 0 0 34 8 8 24 102 45.5% 0.84

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – William Contreras, 2024
  • First Base – Cecil Cooper, 1980
  • Second Base – Brice Turang, 2025
  • Third Base – Aramis Ramirez, 2012
  • Shortstop – Robin Yount, 1983
  • Outfield – Ryan Braun, 2012
  • Outfield – Sixto Lezcano, 1979
  • Outfield – Ben Oglivie, 1980
  • Starting Pitcher – Corbin Burnes, 2021
  • Starting Pitcher – Jeff D’Amico, 2000
  • Starting Pitcher – Brandon Woodruff, 2021
  • Starting Pitcher – Freddy Peralta, 2025
  • Starting Pitcher – Chase Anderson, 2017
  • Relief Pitcher – Jeremy Jeffress, 2018
  • Relief Pitcher – Ken Sanders, 1970

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

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