I went back. Way back. 1932 to be exact and found that Phillies own Chuck Klein had a monster year. Just across the board huge in every offensive category. I then went to see if any player came close to having the same type of season. I came upon Larry Walker's 1997 stats while with Colorado. They are close folks. Very close. Now you can complain about Coors Field being an offensive ballpark and the pitching was watered down. I agree. I also need to point out that Klein's home, Baker Bowl, had a right field fence only 281 feet away. I am going to call the ballpark issue even.
How I determined the winner was 12 offensive stats Here is how it panned out:
Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI
Klein 152 226 50 15 38 137
Walker 143 208 46 4 49 130
At the halfway point it is Klein who won 5 of the 6 categories. Now onto the last 6:
SB K BA OBP SLG TB
Klein 20 49 .348 .404 .646 420
Walker 33 90 .366 .452 .720 409
After 12 categories, Klein took 7 out of a possible 12. So to answer the question..Yes. Chuck Klein had the best single season of any player ever.
Chuck's #'s don't lie...the pitchers in his era were better han Walker's also. Next to Schmidt...Chuck is the best hitter in the Phil's history.
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