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.
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]
# | Tie between two teams |
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† | American League record |
* | Major League record |
Statistics are current through the 2023 season.
These are records of players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during their career with the Yankees. [4] [5]
Statistic | Player | Record | Yankees career | Ref |
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Batting average | Babe Ruth | .349 | 1920–1934 | [6] |
On-base percentage | Babe Ruth | .484 | 1920–1934 | [6] |
Slugging percentage | Babe Ruth | .711 | 1920–1934 | [6] |
On-base plus slugging | Babe Ruth | 1.195 | 1920–1934 | [6] |
Runs | Babe Ruth | 1,959 | 1920–1934 | [6] |
Plate appearances | Derek Jeter | 12,602 | 1995–2014 | [7] |
At bats | Derek Jeter | 11,195 | 1995–2014 | [7] |
Hits | Derek Jeter | 3,465 | 1995–2014 | [7] |
Total bases | Babe Ruth | 5,131 | 1920–1934 | [6] |
Singles | Derek Jeter | 2,595 | 1995–2014 | [7] |
Doubles | Derek Jeter | 544 | 1995–2014 | [7] |
Triples | Lou Gehrig | 163 | 1923–1939 | [8] |
Home runs | Babe Ruth | 659 | 1920–1934 | [6] |
Runs batted in | Lou Gehrig | 1,995 | 1923–1939 | [8] |
Walks | Babe Ruth | 1,852 | 1920–1934 | [6] |
Strikeouts | Derek Jeter | 1,840 | 1995–2014 | [7] |
Stolen bases | Derek Jeter | 358 | 1995–2014 | [7] |
Games played | Derek Jeter | 2,747 | 1995–2014 | [7] |
Statistic | Player | Record | Yankees career | Ref(s) |
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Wins | Whitey Ford | 236 | 1950, 1953–1967 | [9] |
Losses | Mel Stottlemyre | 139 | 1964–1974 | [10] |
Win–loss percentage | Johnny Allen | .725 | 1932–1935 | [11] |
Earned run average [a] | Rich Gossage | 2.14 | 1978–1983, 1989 | [12] |
Saves | Mariano Rivera | 652 * | 1995–2013 | [13] [14] |
Strikeouts | Andy Pettitte | 2,020 | 1995–2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013 | [15] |
Shutouts | Whitey Ford | 45 | 1950, 1953–1967 | [9] |
Games | Mariano Rivera | 1,115† | 1995–2013 | [13] [16] |
Innings pitched | Whitey Ford | 3,170+1⁄3 | 1950, 1953–1967 | [9] |
Games started | Whitey Ford Andy Pettitte | 438 | 1950, 1953–1967 1995–2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013 | [9] [15] |
Games finished | Mariano Rivera | 951* | 1995–2013 | [13] [17] [b] |
Complete games | Red Ruffing | 261 | 1930–1942 1945–1946 | [18] |
Walks | Lefty Gomez | 1,090 | 1930–1942 | [19] |
Hits allowed | Red Ruffing | 2,995 | 1930–1942 1945–1946 | [18] |
Wild pitches | Whitey Ford | 75 | 1950, 1953–1967 | [9] |
Hit batsmen | Jack Warhop | 114 | 1908–1915 | [20] |
These are records of Yankees players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season. [21] [22]
Statistic | Player | Record | Season | Ref(s) |
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Batting average | Babe Ruth | .393 | 1923 | [6] |
Home runs | Aaron Judge | 62 † | 2022 | [23] [24] |
Runs batted in | Lou Gehrig | 185† | 1931 | [8] [25] |
Runs | Babe Ruth | 177† | 1921 | [6] [26] |
Hits | Don Mattingly | 238 | 1986 | [27] |
Singles | Steve Sax | 171 | 1989 | [28] |
Doubles | Don Mattingly | 53 | 1986 | [27] |
Triples | Earle Combs | 23 | 1927 | [29] |
Stolen bases | Rickey Henderson | 93 | 1988 | [30] |
At bats | Alfonso Soriano | 696 | 2002 | [31] |
Hitting streak | Joe DiMaggio | 56* | 1941 | [32] |
Slugging percentage | Babe Ruth | .847† | 1920 | [6] [33] |
Extra-base hits | Babe Ruth | 119* | 1921 | [6] [34] |
Total bases | Babe Ruth | 457* | 1921 | [6] [35] |
On-base percentage | Babe Ruth | .545 | 1923 | [6] |
On-base plus slugging | Babe Ruth | 1.379† | 1920 | [6] [36] |
Walks | Babe Ruth | 170† | 1923 | [6] [37] |
Strikeouts | Giancarlo Stanton | 211 | 2018 | [38] |
Statistic | Player | Record | Season | Ref(s) |
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Wins | Jack Chesbro | 41† | 1904 | [39] [40] |
Losses | Joe Lake | 22 | 1908 | [41] |
Strikeouts | Gerrit Cole | 257 | 2022 | [42] |
Earned run average | Spud Chandler | 1.64 | 1943 | [43] |
Earned runs allowed | Sam Jones | 127 | 1925 | [44] |
Hits allowed | Jack Powell | 340 | 1904 | [45] |
Shutouts | Ron Guidry | 9 | 1978 | [46] |
Saves | Mariano Rivera | 53 | 2004 | [13] |
Games | Paul Quantrill | 86 | 2004 | [47] |
Games started | Jack Chesbro | 51† | 1904 | [39] [48] |
Complete games | Jack Chesbro | 48† | 1904 | [39] [49] |
Innings pitched | Jack Chesbro | 454+2⁄3 | 1904 | [39] |
These are records of Yankees teams with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single game. [50]
Statistic | Record | Opponent | Date |
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Home runs hit | 8# | Philadelphia Athletics | June 28, 1939 |
Home runs hit | 8# | Chicago White Sox | July 31, 2007 [51] |
Runs scored | 25 | Philadelphia Athletics | May 24, 1936 |
Hits | 30 | Boston Red Sox | September 28, 1923 |
Doubles | 10# | Toronto Blue Jays | April 12, 1988 |
Doubles | 10# | Cincinnati Reds | June 5, 2003 |
Triples | 5 | Washington Senators | May 1, 1934 |
Grand slams | 3* | Oakland Athletics | August 25, 2011 [52] |
Runners left on base | 23 | Boston Red Sox | September 5, 1927 |
Strikeouts | 22 | Chicago Cubs | May 7, 2017 [53] |
Stolen bases | 15 | St. Louis Browns | September 28, 1911 |
Statistic | Record | Opponent | Date |
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Hits allowed | 28 | Detroit Tigers | September 29, 1928 |
Runs allowed | 24 | Cleveland Indians | July 29, 1928 |
Home runs allowed | 7# | Boston Red Sox | July 4, 2003 |
Home runs allowed | 7# | Cleveland Indians | August 15, 2019 [54] |
Strikeouts | 26 | Chicago Cubs | May 7, 2017 [53] |
Statistic | Record | Opponent | Date |
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Longest game by time | 7:00 | Detroit Tigers | June 24, 1962 [55] [56] |
These are records of Yankees teams with the best and worst performances in particular statistical categories during a single season. [57]
Statistic | Record | Season |
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Home runs | 306 | 2019 [58] |
Runs | 1,067 | 1931 |
Hits | 1,683 | 1930 |
Doubles | 327 | 2006 |
Triples | 110 | 1930 |
Total bases | 2,703 | 1936 |
Runners left on base | 1,258 | 1996 |
Strikeouts | 1,437 | 2019 [58] |
Stolen bases | 289 | 1910 |
Statistic | Record | Season |
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Hits allowed | 1,566 | 1930 |
Runs allowed | 898 | 1930 |
Home runs allowed | 248 | 2019 [58] |
Strikeouts | 1,634 | 2018 [59] |
Shutouts | 24 | 1951 |
Statistic | Record |
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Home runs | 17,004 |
Runs | 91,546 |
Hits | 170,706 |
Batting average | .266 |
Earned run average | 3.65 |
Runs allowed | 78,644 |
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