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. From 1903 to 2024, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 World Series championships. 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.

Table key + Table key#Tie between two teams†American League record*Major League record Statistics are current through the 2024 season.

Individual career records These are records of players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during their career with the Yankees.

Career batting

+ Career batting recordsStatisticPlayerRecordYankees careerRefBatting average.3491920–1934On-base percentage.4841920–1934Slugging percentage.7111920–1934On-base plus slugging1.1951920–1934Runs1,9591920–1934Plate appearances12,6021995–2014At bats11,1951995–2014 Hits3,4651995–2014 Total bases5,1311920–1934Singles2,5951995–2014Doubles5441995–2014Triples1631923–1939Home runs6591920–1934Runs batted in1,9951923–1939Walks1,8521920–1934Strikeouts1,8401995–2014Stolen bases3581995–2014Games played2,7471995–2014

Career pitching

+ Career pitching recordsStatisticPlayerRecordYankees careerRef(s)Wins2361950, 1953–1967Losses1391964–1974Win–loss percentage.7251932–1935Earned run average2.141978–1983, 1989Saves652*1995–2013Strikeouts2,0201995–2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013Shutouts451950, 1953–1967Games1,115†1995–2013Innings pitched1950, 1953–1967Games started4381950, 1953–19671995–2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013Games finished951*1995–2013Complete games2611930–19421945–1946Walks1,0901930–1942Hits allowed2,9951930–19421945–1946Wild pitches751950, 1953–1967Hit batsmen1141908–1915

Individual single-season records These are records of Yankees players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season.

Single-season batting

+ Single-season batting recordsStatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef(s)Batting average.3931923Home runs62†2022Runs batted in185†1931Runs177†1921Hits2381986Singles1711989Doubles531986Triples231927Stolen bases931988At bats6962002Hitting streak56*1941Slugging percentage.847†1920Extra-base hits119*1921Total bases457*1921On-base percentage.5451923On-base plus slugging1.379†1920Walks170†1923Strikeouts2112018

Single-season pitching

+ Single-season pitching recordsStatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef(s)Wins41†1904Losses221908Strikeouts2572022Earned run average1.641943Earned runs allowed1271925Hits allowed3401904Shutouts91978Saves532004Games862004Games started51†1904Complete games48†1904Innings pitched1904

Team single-game records These are records of Yankees teams with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single game.

Single-game batting

+ Single-game batting recordsStatisticRecordOpponentDateHome runs hit9Milwaukee BrewersRuns scored25Philadelphia AthleticsHits30Boston Red SoxDoubles10#Toronto Blue JaysDoubles10#Cincinnati RedsTriples5Washington SenatorsGrand slams3*Oakland AthleticsRunners left on base23Boston Red SoxStrikeouts22Chicago CubsStolen bases15St. Louis Browns

Single-game pitching + Single-game pitching recordsStatisticRecordOpponentDateHits allowed28Detroit TigersRuns allowed24Cleveland IndiansHome runs allowed7#Boston Red SoxHome runs allowed7#Cleveland IndiansStrikeouts26Chicago Cubs

Other + Other single-game recordsStatisticRecordOpponentDateLongest game by time7:00Detroit Tigers

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

Season batting

+ Season batting recordsStatisticRecordSeasonHome runs3062019Runs1,0671931Hits1,6831930Doubles3272006Triples1101930Total bases2,7031936Runners left on base1,2581996Strikeouts1,4372019Stolen bases2891910

Season pitching + Season pitching recordsStatisticRecordSeasonHits allowed1,5661930Runs allowed8981930Home runs allowed2482019Strikeouts1,6342018Shutouts241951

Team all-time records Source: + Team all-time recordsStatisticRecordHome runs17,241Runs92,361Hits172,058Batting average.265Earned run average3.66Runs allowed79,312

See also Baseball statistics New York Yankees award winners and league leaders

Notes Earned run average is calculated as , where is earned runs and is innings pitched. The figure listed is the MLB total. Baseball-Reference.com credits Rivera with 952 games finished.

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