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Philadelphia Phillies Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in Philadelphia Phillies 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

  • Darren Daulton – 1992

    Darren Daulton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.9 156 145 585 485 80 131 32 5 27 109 88 103 11 2 .270 .385 .524 .908

    • First Base

  • Ryan Howard – 2006MVP

    Ryan Howard Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.2 162 159 704 581 104 182 25 1 58 149 108 181 0 0 .313 .425 .659 1.084

    • Second Base

  • Chase Utley – 2007

    Chase Utley Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.8 150 132 613 530 104 176 48 5 22 103 50 89 9 1 .332 .410 .566 .976

    • Third Base

  • Mike Schmidt – 1981HOFMVP

    Mike Schmidt Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.7 198 102 434 354 78 112 19 2 31 91 73 71 12 4 .316 .435 .644 1.080

    • Shortstop

  • Jimmy Rollins – 2007MVP

    Jimmy Rollins Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.1 119 162 778 716 139 212 38 20 30 94 49 85 41 6 .296 .344 .531 .875

    • Outfield

  • Chuck Klein – 1933HOF

    Chuck Klein Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.0 176 152 667 606 101 223 44 7 28 120 56 36 15 .368 .422 .602 1.025

    • Outfield

  • Bryce Harper – 2021MVP

    Bryce Harper Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.8 170 141 599 488 101 151 42 1 35 84 100 134 13 3 .309 .429 .615 1.044

    • Outfield

  • Lenny Dykstra – 1990

    Lenny Dykstra Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.9 139 149 691 590 106 192 35 3 9 60 89 48 33 5 .325 .418 .441 .859

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Steve Carlton – 1972HOFCy Young

    Steve Carlton Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    12.1 56 41 41 27 10 1.97 346.1 30 8 0 84 76 87 310 22.9% 0.99

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Grover Alexander – 1915HOF

    Grover Alexander Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    11.0 43 49 42 31 10 1.22 376.1 36 12 3 86 51 64 241 0.84

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Aaron Nola – 2018

    Aaron Nola Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    9.7 59 33 33 17 6 2.37 212.1 0 0 0 57 56 58 224 27.0% 0.97

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Steve Carlton – 1980HOFCy Young

    Steve Carlton Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    10.2 64 38 38 24 9 2.34 304 13 3 0 87 79 90 286 23.3% 1.10

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Robin Roberts – 1953HOF

    Robin Roberts Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    9.8 65 44 41 23 16 2.75 346.2 33 5 2 119 106 61 198 14.0% 1.11

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Ranger Suarez – 2021

    Ranger Suarez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.6 32 39 12 8 5 1.36 106 1 1 4 20 16 33 107 25.6% 1.00

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Tug McGraw – 1980

    Tug McGraw Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.6 40 57 0 5 4 1.46 92.1 0 0 20 16 15 23 75 21.1% 0.92

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Pat Neshek – 2017

    Pat Neshek Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    2.1 26 43 0 3 2 1.12 40.1 0 0 1 5 5 5 45 30.4% 0.82

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Carlos Ruiz, 2012
  • First Base – Dolph Camilli, 1937
  • Second Base – Chase Utley, 2008
  • Third Base – Mike Schmidt, 1980
  • Shortstop – Trea Turner, 2025
  • Outfield – Gavvy Cravath, 1915
  • Outfield – Johnny Callison, 1963
  • Outfield – Sherry Magee, 1910
  • Starting Pitcher – Roy Halladay, 2011
  • Starting Pitcher – Roy Halladay, 2010
  • Starting Pitcher – Grover Alexander, 1916
  • Starting Pitcher – Cristopher Sanchez, 2025
  • Starting Pitcher – Cliff Lee, 2011
  • Relief Pitcher – Billy Wagner, 2005
  • Relief Pitcher – J.C. Romero, 2007

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

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