Era 6 Hitting Seasons |

Though he came short of hitting .400, George Brett’s 1980 season is still rated the best of this era. Listed below are the top 15 hitting seasons of era 6 1978 -1989.

No.	PLAYER	Pos.	Year	yr/era	Runs	H.R.	R.B.I.’s	Avg.	O.B.%	Slg.%	Points
1	George Brett	3B	1980	6	87	24	118	390	454	664	4.608
2	Fred Lynn	OF	1979	6	116	39	122	333	423	637	4.556
3	Jim Rice	OF	1978	6	121	46	139	315	370	600	4.484
4	George Brett	3B	1985	6	108	30	112	335	436	585	4.483
5	Jim Rice	OF	1979	6	117	39	130	325	381	596	4.474
6	Mike Schmidt	3B	1980	6	104	48	121	286	380	624	4.473
7	Don Mattingly	1B	1986	6	117	31	113	352	394	573	4.458
8	George Bell	OF	1987	6	111	47	134	308	352	605	4.451
9	Kevin Mitchell	OF	1989	6	100	47	125	291	388	635	4.449
10	Dale Murphy	OF	1987	6	115	44	105	295	417	580	4.447
11	Dave Parker	OF	1978	6	102	30	117	334	394	585	4.439
12	Dwight Evans	OF	1987	6	109	34	123	305	417	569	4.438
13	ReggieJackson	OF	1980	6	94	41	111	300	398	597	4.432
14	Don Mattingly	1B	1985	6	107	35	145	324	371	567	4.431
15	Dale Murphy	OF	1983	6	131	36	121	302	393	540	4.406

Compare to other Hitting Season Eras:
Era 1 and 2 | Era 3 | Era4 | Era 5 | Era 6 | Era 7 | Era 8 | Era 9

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