The Baseball Scholar

Seattle Mariners Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
2–3 minutes

This is a list of the Seattle Mariners 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 – Mike Zunino, 2017

    • Mike Zunino
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    126 .355 3.3 124 435 52 97 25 0 25 64 1 39 160 .251 .331 .509 .840

  • First Base – Alvin Davis, 1984

    • Alvin Davis
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    140 .389 5.9 152 678 80 161 34 3 27 116 5 97 78 .284 .391 .497 .888

  • Second Base – Bret Boone, 2001

    • Bret Boone
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    149 .397 8.8 158 690 118 206 37 3 37 141 5 40 110 .331 .372 .578 .950

  • Third Base – Kyle Seager, 2016

    • Kyle Seager
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    132 .363 6.9 158 676 89 166 36 3 30 99 3 69 108 .278 .359 .499 .859

  • Shortstop – Alex Rodriguez, 2000

    • Alex Rodriguez
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    158 .431 10.4 148 672 134 175 34 2 41 132 15 100 121 .316 .420 .606 1.026

  • Outfield – Ken Griffey, Jr., 1993

    • Ken Griffey, Jr
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    164 .430 8.7 156 691 113 180 38 3 45 109 17 96 91 .309 .408 .617 1.025

  • Outfield – Ichiro Suzuki, 2004

    • Ichiro Suzuki
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    131 .375 9.1 161 762 101 262 24 5 8 60 36 49 63 .372 .414 .455 .869

  • Outfield – Nelson Cruz, 2015

    • Nelson Cruz
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    158 .396 5.2 152 655 90 178 22 1 44 93 3 59 164 .302 .369 .566 .936

  • Designated Hitter – Edgar Martinez, 1995

    • Edgar Martinez
    wRC+ wOBA WAR G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    182 .469 7.0 145 639 121 182 52 0 29 113 4 116 87 .356 .479 .628 1.107

  • Starting Pitcher – Randy Johnson, 1995

    • Randy Johnson
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    52 8.6 30 30 18 2 2.48 214.1 6 3 0 65 59 65 294 12.3 1.045

  • Starting Pitcher – Felix Hernandez, 2014

    • Felix Hernandez
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    58 6.8 34 34 15 6 2.14 236 0 0 0 68 56 46 248 9.5 0.915

  • Starting Pitcher – Hisashi Iwakuma, 2013

    • Hisashi Iwakuma
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    69 7.0 33 33 14 6 2.66 219.2 0 0 0 69 65 42 185 7.6 1.006

  • Starting Pitcher – Jamie Moyer, 2002

    • Jamie Moyer
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    79 5.6 34 34 13 8 3.32 230.2 4 2 0 89 85 50 147 5.7 1.075

  • Starting Pitcher – Mike Moore, 1985

    • Mike Moore
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    82 6.3 35 34 17 10 3.46 247 14 2 0 100 95 70 155 5.6 1.215

  • Relief Pitcher – Rafael Soriano, 2003

    • Rafael Soriano
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    35 1.9 40 0 3 0 1.53 53 0 0 1 9 9 12 68 11.5 0.792

  • Relief Pitcher – Arthur Rhodes, 2001

    • Arthur Rhodes
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    40 2.5 71 0 8 0 1.72 68 0 0 3 14 13 12 83 11.0 0.853

  • Closer – J.J. Putz, 2007

    • J.J. Putz
    ERA- WAR G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO/9 WHIP
    31 4.0 68 0 6 1 1.38 71.2 0 0 40 11 11 13 82 10.3 0.698

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