List of New York Yankees team records

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York. They compete in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL). The club began play in 1903 as the Highlanders, after owners Frank Farrell and William S. Devery had bought the defunct Baltimore Orioles and moved the team to New York City; in 1913, the team changed its nickname to the Yankees.[1] From 1903 to 2023, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 World Series championships.[2] The list below documents players and teams that hold particular club records.

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Babe Ruth holds sixteen franchise, four American League, and two Major League records.

Outfielder Babe Ruth holds the most franchise records, with 16, including career home runs, and career and single-season batting average and on-base percentage. Shortstop Derek Jeter has the second-most records among hitters, with eight. Jeter's marks include the records for career hits, singles, doubles, and stolen bases. Among pitchers, Whitey Ford has the most Yankees records with five, all of which are career totals. These include games won, games started, and innings pitched.

Several Yankees hold AL and MLB records. Ruth has MLB single-season records for extra-base hits and total bases, and holds four other AL single-season records. Outfielder Joe DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak in the 1941 season, which remains an MLB record. Jack Chesbro holds three AL records that he set in 1904: games won, games started, and complete games. Outfielder Aaron Judge set an AL record with 62 home runs in 2022, beating the mark of 61 that fellow Yankee Roger Maris posted in 1961.[3]

Table key

Table key
#Tie between two teams
American League record
*Major League record

Statistics are current through the 2023 season.

Individual career records

These are records of players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during their career with the Yankees.[4][5]

Career batting

Derek Jeter is the Yankees' all-time leader in hits, singles, doubles, and stolen bases.
Career batting records
StatisticPlayerRecordYankees careerRef
Batting averageBabe Ruth.3491920–1934[6]
On-base percentageBabe Ruth.4841920–1934[6]
Slugging percentageBabe Ruth.7111920–1934[6]
On-base plus sluggingBabe Ruth1.1951920–1934[6]
RunsBabe Ruth1,9591920–1934[6]
Plate appearancesDerek Jeter12,6021995–2014[7]
At batsDerek Jeter11,1951995–2014[7]
HitsDerek Jeter3,4651995–2014[7]
Total basesBabe Ruth5,1311920–1934[6]
SinglesDerek Jeter2,5951995–2014[7]
DoublesDerek Jeter5441995–2014[7]
TriplesLou Gehrig1631923–1939[8]
Home runsBabe Ruth6591920–1934[6]
Runs batted inLou Gehrig1,9951923–1939[8]
WalksBabe Ruth1,8521920–1934[6]
StrikeoutsDerek Jeter1,8401995–2014[7]
Stolen basesDerek Jeter3581995–2014[7]
Games playedDerek Jeter2,7471995–2014[7]

Career pitching

Mariano Rivera has the most saves, both in his career and a single season, among Yankees pitchers.
Career pitching records
StatisticPlayerRecordYankees careerRef(s)
WinsWhitey Ford2361950, 1953–1967[9]
LossesMel Stottlemyre1391964–1974[10]
Win–loss percentageJohnny Allen.7251932–1935[11]
Earned run average[a]Rich Gossage2.141978–1983, 1989[12]
SavesMariano Rivera652*1995–2013[13][14]
StrikeoutsAndy Pettitte2,0201995–2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013[15]
ShutoutsWhitey Ford451950, 1953–1967[9]
GamesMariano Rivera1,1151995–2013[13][16]
Innings pitchedWhitey Ford3,170+131950, 1953–1967[9]
Games startedWhitey Ford
Andy Pettitte
4381950, 1953–1967
1995–2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013
[9][15]
Games finishedMariano Rivera951*1995–2013[13][17][b]
Complete gamesRed Ruffing2611930–1942
1945–1946
[18]
WalksLefty Gomez1,0901930–1942[19]
Hits allowedRed Ruffing2,9951930–1942
1945–1946
[18]
Wild pitchesWhitey Ford751950, 1953–1967[9]
Hit batsmenJack Warhop1141908–1915[20]

Individual single-season records

These are records of Yankees players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season.[21][22]

Single-season batting

Joe DiMaggio has held the MLB record for the longest hitting streak since 1941.
Single-season batting records
StatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef(s)
Batting averageBabe Ruth.3931923[6]
Home runsAaron Judge622022[23][24]
Runs batted inLou Gehrig1851931[8][25]
RunsBabe Ruth1771921[6][26]
HitsDon Mattingly2381986[27]
SinglesSteve Sax1711989[28]
DoublesDon Mattingly531986[27]
TriplesEarle Combs231927[29]
Stolen basesRickey Henderson931988[30]
At batsAlfonso Soriano6962002[31]
Hitting streakJoe DiMaggio56*1941[32]
Slugging percentageBabe Ruth.8471920[6][33]
Extra-base hitsBabe Ruth119*1921[6][34]
Total basesBabe Ruth457*1921[6][35]
On-base percentageBabe Ruth.5451923[6]
On-base plus sluggingBabe Ruth1.3791920[6][36]
WalksBabe Ruth1701923[6][37]
StrikeoutsGiancarlo Stanton2112018[38]

Single-season pitching

Jack Chesbro won an American League-record 41 games in the 1904 season.
Single-season pitching records
StatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef(s)
WinsJack Chesbro411904[39][40]
LossesJoe Lake221908[41]
StrikeoutsGerrit Cole2572022[42]
Earned run averageSpud Chandler1.641943[43]
Earned runs allowedSam Jones1271925[44]
Hits allowedJack Powell3401904[45]
ShutoutsRon Guidry91978[46]
SavesMariano Rivera532004[13]
GamesPaul Quantrill862004[47]
Games startedJack Chesbro511904[39][48]
Complete gamesJack Chesbro481904[39][49]
Innings pitchedJack Chesbro454+231904[39]

Team single-game records

These are records of Yankees teams with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single game.[50]

Single-game batting

Hideki Matsui hit two of the Yankees' eight home runs on July 31, 2007.[51]
Single-game batting records
StatisticRecordOpponentDate
Home runs hit8#Philadelphia AthleticsJune 28, 1939
Home runs hit8#Chicago White SoxJuly 31, 2007[51]
Runs scored25Philadelphia AthleticsMay 24, 1936
Hits30Boston Red SoxSeptember 28, 1923
Doubles10#Toronto Blue JaysApril 12, 1988
Doubles10#Cincinnati RedsJune 5, 2003
Triples5Washington SenatorsMay 1, 1934
Grand slams3*Oakland AthleticsAugust 25, 2011[52]
Runners left on base23Boston Red SoxSeptember 5, 1927
Strikeouts22Chicago CubsMay 7, 2017[53]
Stolen bases15St. Louis BrownsSeptember 28, 1911

Single-game pitching

Single-game pitching records
StatisticRecordOpponentDate
Hits allowed28Detroit TigersSeptember 29, 1928
Runs allowed24Cleveland IndiansJuly 29, 1928
Home runs allowed7#Boston Red SoxJuly 4, 2003
Home runs allowed7#Cleveland IndiansAugust 15, 2019[54]
Strikeouts26Chicago CubsMay 7, 2017[53]

Other

Other single-game records
StatisticRecordOpponentDate
Longest game by time7:00Detroit TigersJune 24, 1962[55][56]

Team season records

These are records of Yankees teams with the best and worst performances in particular statistical categories during a single season.[57]

Season batting

Giancarlo Stanton hit 38 of the Yankees' MLB record 267 home runs in 2018.[38]
Season batting records
StatisticRecordSeason
Home runs3062019[58]
Runs1,0671931
Hits1,6831930
Doubles3272006
Triples1101930
Total bases2,7031936
Runners left on base1,2581996
Strikeouts1,4372019[58]
Stolen bases2891910

Season pitching

Season pitching records
StatisticRecordSeason
Hits allowed1,5661930
Runs allowed8981930
Home runs allowed2482019[58]
Strikeouts1,6342018[59]
Shutouts241951

Team all-time records

Source:[2]
Team all-time records
StatisticRecord
Home runs17,004
Runs91,546
Hits170,706
Batting average.266
Earned run average3.65
Runs allowed78,644

See also

Notes

  • a Earned run average is calculated as 9 × (ER ÷ IP), where is earned runs and is innings pitched.
  • b The figure listed is the MLB total.[17] Baseball-Reference.com credits Rivera with 952 games finished.[13]

References