The Baseball Scholar

This is a list of the New York Yankees 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 – Bill Dickey, 1937



Bill Dickey

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
147	.442	6.2	140	609	87	176	35	2	29	133	3	73	22	.332	.417	.570	.987

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• First Base – Lou Gehrig, 1927



Lou Gehrig

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
209	.540	11.8	155	717	149	218	52	18	47	173	10	109	84	.373	.474	.765	1.240

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• Second Base – Tony Lazzeri, 1929



Tony Lazzeri

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
158	.443	7.8	147	639	101	193	37	11	18	106	9	68	45	.354	.429	.561	.991

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• Third Base – Alex Rodriguez, 2007



Alex Rodriguez

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
175	.445	9.4	158	708	143	183	31	0	54	156	24	95	120	.314	.422	.645	1.067

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• Shortstop – Derek Jeter, 1999



Derek Jeter

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
156	.428	8.0	158	739	134	219	37	9	24	102	19	91	116	.349	.438	.552	.989

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• Outfield – Babe Ruth, 1923



Babe Ruth

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
231	.571	14.1	152	697	151	205	45	13	41	130	17	170	93	.393	.545	.764	1.309

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• Outfield – Mickey Mantle, 1957



Mickey Mantle

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
217	.498	11.3	144	623	121	173	28	6	34	94	16	146	75	.365	.512	.665	1.177

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• Outfield – Joe DiMaggio, 1941



Joe DiMaggio

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
181	.486	9.1	139	622	122	193	43	11	30	125	4	76	13	.357	.440	.643	1.083

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• Designated Hitter – Jason Giambi, 2006



Jason Giambi

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
147	.407	2.8	139	579	92	113	25	0	37	113	2	110	106	.253	.413	.558	.971

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• Starting Pitcher – Ron Guidry, 1978



Ron Guidry

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
47	9.6	35	35	25	3	1.74	273.2	16	9	0	61	53	72	248	8.2	0.946

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• Starting Pitcher – Russ Ford, 1910



Russ Ford

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
63	11.0	36	33	26	6	1.65	299.2	29	8	1	69	55	70	209	6.3	0.881

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• Starting Pitcher – Jack Chesbro, 1904



Jack Chesbro

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
65	10.2	55	51	41	12	1.82	454.2	48	6	0	128	92	88	239	4.7	0.937

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• Starting Pitcher – Lefty Gomez, 1937



Lefty Gomez

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
53	9.4	34	34	21	11	2.33	278.1	25	6	0	88	72	93	194	6.3	1.171

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• Starting Pitcher – Spud Chandler, 1943



Spud Chandler

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
50	6.5	30	30	20	4	1.64	253	20	5	0	62	46	54	134	4.8	0.992

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• Relief Pitcher – David Robertson, 2011



David Robertson

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
23	1.1	70	0	4	0	1.08	66.2	0	0	1	9	8	35	100	13.5	1.125

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• Relief Pitcher – Dellin Betances, 2014



Dellin Betances

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
36	3.7	70	0	5	0	1.40	90	0	0	1	15	14	24	135	13.5	0.778

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• Closer – Mariano Rivera, 2008



Mariano Rivera

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
32	4.3	64	0	6	5	1.40	70.2	0	0	39	11	11	6	77	9.8	0.665

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Bench

• Catcher – Thurman Munson, 1973
• First Base – Don Mattingly, 1986
• Second Base – Joe Gordon, 1942
• Third Base – Graig Nettles, 1976
• Shortstop – Phil Rizzuto, 1950
• Outfield – Rickey Henderson, 1985
• Outfield – Aaron Judge, 2017
• Outfield – Bobby Murcer, 1972
• Starting Pitcher – Catfish Hunter, 1975
• Starting Pitcher – Andy Pettitte, 1997
• Relief Pitcher – Andrew Miller, 2016
• Closer – Rich Gossage, 1981