The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have competed in the American League (AL) since it was founded in , and in the AL East division since it was formed in . Note that before 1908, the team was known as the Boston Americans. The list below documents players (by careers and seasons) and teams (by seasons) that hold particular club records.

Individual player records Note that these records reflect statistics only for a player's tenure with the Red Sox. For example, David Ortiz hit a total of 541 home runs during his MLB career; 483 with the Red Sox and 58 with the Minnesota Twins—thus, Ted Williams' 521 home runs, all hit with the Red Sox, is the team record. Similarly, the team record for wins with the Red Sox is 192, accomplished both by Roger Clemens and Cy Young, who had major league career win totals of 354 and 511, respectively.

Note that "rate" categories (such as batting average or earned run average) have thresholds (such as a minimum number of at bats or innings pitched) for eligibility.

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The below tables have been updated with records through the season.

Batting Statistic Career Single season Stat value PlayerRef. Stat value Player SeasonRef.Batting average .344 Ted Williams .406 Ted Williams 1941On-base percentage.482 Ted Williams .553 Ted Williams 1941Slugging percentage .634 Ted Williams .735 Ted Williams 1941On-base plus slugging 1.116 Ted Williams 1.287 Ted Williams 1941Games played 3,308 Carl Yastrzemski 163 Jim Rice 1978At bats 11,988 Carl Yastrzemski 684 Nomar Garciaparra 1997Plate appearances 13,992 Carl Yastrzemski 758 Wade Boggs 1985Runs scored 1,816 Carl Yastrzemski 150 Ted Williams 1949Hits 3,419 Carl Yastrzemski 240 Wade Boggs 1985Total bases 5,539 Carl Yastrzemski 406 Jim Rice 1978Singles 2,262 Carl Yastrzemski 187 Wade Boggs 1985Doubles 646 Carl Yastrzemski67 Earl Webb 1931Triples 130 Harry Hooper 22 Tris Speaker 1913Home runs 521 Ted Williams 54 David Ortiz 2006RBIs 1,844 Carl Yastrzemski 175 Jimmie Foxx 1938Walks 2,021 Ted Williams 162 Ted Williams 19471949Strikeouts 1,643 Dwight Evans 187 Mike Napoli 2013Stolen bases 300 Harry Hooper 70 Jacoby Ellsbury 2009Runs created 2,393 Ted Williams 183 Jimmie FoxxTed Williams 19381941Extra-base hits 1,157 Carl Yastrzemski 92 Jimmie Foxx 1938Times on base 5,539 Carl Yastrzemski 406 Jim Rice 1978Hit by pitch 86 Kevin Youkilis 35 Don Baylor 1986Sacrifice hits 219 Duffy Lewis 54 Jack Barry 1917Sacrifice flies 105 Carl Yastrzemski 12 Jackie JensenJackie JensenJimmy Piersall 195519591956Intentional walks 243 Ted Williams 33 Ted Williams 1957Grounded into double plays 323 Carl Yastrzemski36 Jim Rice 1984Caught stealing 123 Tris Speaker 58 Tris Speaker 1912Outs made 9,126 Carl Yastrzemski 515 Jim Rice 1984At bats per strikeout 40.9 Stuffy McInnis 64.9 Stuffy McInnis 1921At bats per home run 14.4 Manny Ramirez 10.3 David Ortiz 2006 Source:

Additionally, the team record for consecutive games played with at least one hit (hitting streak) is held by Dom DiMaggio at 34 games, set during the 1949 season. His streak began with a single on June 29 and ended when he went 0-for-5 on August 9; during that period, DiMaggio also appeared in a game on July 18 only as a pinch runner, which neither counts for or against the hitting streak.

Pitching Statistic Career Single season Stat value PlayerRef. Stat value Player SeasonRef. Wins 192 Roger Clemens Cy Young 34 Smoky Joe Wood 1912 Losses 168 Tim Wakefield 25 Red Ruffing 1928 Win–loss % .760 Pedro Martínez .923 Clay Buchholz 2013 Saves 219 Jonathan Papelbon 46 Tom Gordon 1998 Earned run average (ERA) 1.99 Smoky Joe Wood 0.96 Dutch Leonard 1914 Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) .970 Chris SaleCy Young.737 Pedro Martínez 2000 Strikeouts per nine innings pitched 13.214 Chris Sale 13.500 Chris Sale 2018 Strikeout to walk ratio 6.693 Chris Sale 8.875 Pedro Martínez 2000 Games pitched 637 Bob Stanley 81 Mike Timlin 2005 Innings pitched 3,006 Tim Wakefield Cy Young 1902 Strikeouts 2,590 Roger Clemens 313 Pedro Martínez 1999 Games started 430 Tim Wakefield 43 Cy Young 1902 Games finished 377 Bob Stanley 69 Tom Gordon 1998 Complete games 275 Cy Young 41 Cy Young 1902 Shutouts 38 Roger ClemensCy Young 10 Smoky Joe WoodCy Young 19121904 Home runs allowed 401 Tim Wakefield 38 Rick PorcelloTim Wakefield 20171996 Walks allowed 1,095 Tim Wakefield 134 Mel Parnell 1949 Hits allowed 2,931 Tim Wakefield 350 Cy Young 1902 Earned runs allowed 1,480 Tim Wakefield 140 Wes Ferrell 1936 Wild pitches 125 Tim Wakefield 21 Earl Wilson 1963 Hit batsmen 176 Tim Wakefield 20 Bronson ArroyoHoward Ehmke 20041923 Batters faced 12,971 Tim Wakefield 1,508 Bill Dinneen 1902 Hits per nine innings pitched 6.754 Chris Sale 5.309 Pedro Martínez 2000 Walks per nine innings pitched .986 Cy Young .687 Cy Young 1904 Home runs per nine innings pitched .064 Rube FosterErnie ShoreSmoky Joe Wood .030 Sad Sam JonesCy Young 19211908 Source:

Fielding This is a partial list of the team's single-season fielding records.

Statistic Qty. Player Season Ref. Putouts 1586 Stuffy McInnis 1920 Assists 528 Rick Burleson 1980 Double plays turned as SS 147 Rick Burleson 1980

Pos. Games Putouts Assists Ref. Qty. Player Season Qty. Player Season Qty. Player Season C 154 Carlton Fisk 1978 972 Jason Varitek 1999 156 Lou Criger 1903 1B162 Bill Buckner 1985 1586 Stuffy McInnis 1920 184 Bill Buckner 1985 2B 160 Dustin Pedroia 2013 443 Bobby Doerr 1950 490 Bobby Doerr 1943 3B 161 Wade Boggs 1985 203 Jimmy Collins 1901 368 Wade Boggs 1983 SS 157 Xander Bogaerts 2016 320 Johnny Pesky 1942 528 Rick Burleson 1980 LF 161 Carl Yastrzemski 1967 339 Jim Rice 1983 30 Duffy Lewis 1910 CF 157 Tris Speaker 1914 481 Dom DiMaggio 194835 Tris Speaker 19091912 RF 161 Dwight Evans 19821984 366 Mookie Betts 2017 27 Harry Hooper 1911 P 81 Mike Timlin 2005 42 Oil Can Boyd 1985 110 Smoky Joe Wood 1912

Team records Note: games behind (GB) applies to non-first-place seasons, while games ahead (GA) applies to first-place seasons. The 2005 Red Sox, who finished in a tie for first in the American League East and were declared the Wild Card team based on head-to-head records, are not included in either category.

Statistic High Low Stat value Season Stat value Season Games played 163 1961 Red Sox1978 Red Sox1985 Red Sox 60 2020 Red Sox Wins 108 2018 Red Sox 43 1932 Red Sox Losses 111 1932 Red Sox 47 1903 Americans1912 Red Sox Ties 6 1907 Americans1914 Red Sox 0 many times Win pct. .691 1912 Red Sox .279 1932 Red Sox Games behind (GB) 64 1932 Red Sox 1972 Red Sox Games ahead (GA) + 1903 Americans +1 1988 Red Sox Runs scored 1,027 1950 Red Sox 463 1906 Americans Runs allowed 922 1925 Red Sox 380 1918 Red Sox Batters' average age 31.6 1905 Americans 24.9 1911 Red Sox Pitchers' average age 33.6 2005 Red Sox 24.4 1916 Red Sox Home attendance 3,062,699 2009 Red Sox 182,150 1932 Red Sox These categories exclude the 2020 team that played a 60-game season; the team won 24 games and lost 36 games (a .400 winning percentage); scored 292 runs and allowed 351 runs; and played without fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 1961 and 1985 teams each had a tie game during their 162-game schedule that was subsequently replayed; the 1978 team played a tie-breaker game at the end of their 162-game schedule.

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See also List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks List of Boston Red Sox awards

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