List of Philadelphia Phillies team records

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This article is about the statistical records of the Philadelphia Phillies. For their season-by-season win–loss records, see List of Philadelphia Phillies seasons.

The Philadelphia Phillies have participated in 127 seasons in Major League Baseball since their inception in 1883. Through 2009, they have played 19,035 games, winning 9,035 and losing 10,162, for a winning percentage of .471. This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenure as members of Major League Baseball’s National League.

Chuck Klein, the franchise’s only batting Triple Crown winner, holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2009 season, with eight, including career slugging percentage, career on-base plus slugging (OPS), and single-season extra-base hits. He is followed by Billy Hamilton, who holds seven records, including career batting average and the single-season runsrecord.

Several Phillies hold National League and major league records. Pitcher/outfielder John Coleman is the most decorated in this category, holding three major league records, all from the franchise’s inaugural season. Coleman set records for losses,^[1] earned runs allowed,^[2] and hits allowed,^[3] all in 1883 when he also set three additional franchise pitching records. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins broke Willie Wilson‘s record for at-bats in a single season with 716 in 2007, and first baseman Ryan Howard also set the major league record for strikeouts in a single season that same year with 199, before it was broken by Mark Reynolds of the Arizona Diamondbacks the following year.^[4] The 1930 Phillies, who went 52–102, set two more National League records, allowing 1,993 hits and 1,193 runs in the regular season.^[5]

Mike Schmidt holds six career batting records for the Phillies franchise and played first base for the team on June 11, 1985, when it set several single-game records.

Table key

RBI	Run(s) batted in
ERA	Earned run average^[a]
OPS	On-base percentage plus slugging percentage
*	Tie between two or more players/teams
†	National League record
§	Major League record

Statistics are current through 2010 season; however, Phillies players whose careers have not concluded are not included in career statistics.

Individual career records

All statistics in this section are drawn from Baseball Reference using the following sources: batting statistics;^[6] pitching statistics.^[7]

Ed Delahanty, one of the Phillies' standout pl...

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Ed Delahanty, holder of three batting records for the Phillies franchise.

Career batting

Statistic	Player	Record	Phillies career	Ref
Batting average	Hamilton !Billy Hamilton	.361	1890–1895	^[8]
On-base percentage	Hamilton !Billy Hamilton	.468	1890–1895	^[8]
Slugging percentage	Klein !Chuck Klein	.553	1928–1933 1936–1944	^[9]
OPS	Klein !Chuck Klein	.935	1928–1933 1936–1944	^[9]
Hits	Schmidt !Mike Schmidt	2,234	1972–1989	^[10]
Total bases	Schmidt !Mike Schmidt	4,404	1972–1989	^[10]
Singles	Ashburn !Richie Ashburn	1,811	1948–1959	^[11]
Doubles	Delahanty !Ed Delahanty	442	1888–1889 1891–1901	^[12]
Triples	Delahanty !Ed Delahanty	157	1888–1889 1891–1901	^[12]
Home runs	Schmidt !Mike Schmidt	548	1972–1989	^[10]
RBI	Schmidt !Mike Schmidt	1,595	1972–1989	^[10]
Bases on balls	Schmidt !Mike Schmidt	1,507	1972–1989	^[10]
Strikeouts	Schmidt !Mike Schmidt	1,883	1972–1989	^[10]
Stolen bases	Hamilton !Billy Hamilton	508	1890–1895	^[8]

Career pitching

Grover Cleveland “Old Pete” Alexander, holder of two Phillies franchise career pitching records and two single-season pitching records

Statistic	Player	Record	Phillies career	Ref
Wins	Carlton !Steve Carlton	241	1972–1986	^[13]
Losses	Roberts !Robin Roberts	199	1948–1961	^[14]
Win-loss percentage	Alexander !Grover Cleveland Alexander	.676	1911–1917 1930	^[15]
ERA	McQuillan !George McQuillan	1.79	1907–1911 1915–1916	^[16]
Saves	Mesa !Jose Mesa	112	2001–2003 2007	^[17]
Strikeouts	Carlton !Steve Carlton	3,031	1972–1986	^[13]
Shutouts	Alexander !Grover Cleveland Alexander	61	1911–1917 1930	^[15]
Games	Roberts !Robin Roberts	529	1948–1961	^[14]
Innings	Roberts !Robin Roberts	3,739⅓	1948–1961	^[14]
Games started	Carlton !Steve Carlton	499	1972–1986	^[13]
Complete games	Roberts !Robin Roberts	272	1948–1961	^[14]
Walks	Carlton !Steve Carlton	1,252	1972–1986	^[13]
Hits allowed	Roberts !Robin Roberts	3,661	1948–1961	^[14]
Wild pitches	Carlton !Steve Carlton	120	1972–1986	^[13]
Hit batsmen	Duggleby !Bill Duggleby	81	1898 1901–1907	^[18

Individual single-season records

All statistics in this section are drawn from Baseball Reference using the following sources: batting statistics;^[6] pitching statistics.^[7]

Single-season batting

Jimmy Rollins, the Phillies’ franchise hitting streak leader

Ryan Howard, the franchise’s single-season home run and strikeout leader

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Ref
Batting average	Delahanty !Ed Delahanty	.410	1899	^[12]
Home runs	Howard !Ryan Howard	58	2006	^[19]
RBI	Klein !Chuck Klein	170^†	1930	^[9]^[20]
Runs	Hamilton !Billy Hamilton	192^§	1894	^[8]^[21]
Hits	O’Doul !Lefty O’Doul	254	1929	^[22]
Singles	Ashburn !Richie Ashburn	181*	1951	^[11]
Singles	O’Doul !Lefty O’Doul	181*	1929	^[22]
Doubles	Klein !Chuck Klein	59	1930	^[9]
Triples	Thompson !Sam Thompson	28	1894	^[23]
Stolen bases	Hamilton !Billy Hamilton	111	1891	^[8]
At bats	Rollins !Jimmy Rollins	716^§	2007	^[24]
Hitting streak	Rollins !Jimmy Rollins	36 games^[b]	2005	^[25]
Slugging percentage	Klein !Chuck Klein	.687	1930	^[9]
Extra-base hits	Klein !Chuck Klein	107^†	1930	^[9]^[26]
Total bases	Klein !Chuck Klein	445	1930	^[9]
On-base percentage	Hamilton !Billy Hamilton	.523	1894	^[8]
OPS	Klein !Chuck Klein	1.123	1930	^[9]
Walks	Dykstra !Lenny Dykstra	129	1993	^[27]
Strikeouts	Howard !Ryan Howard	199	2007	^[19]

Single-season pitching

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Ref
Wins	Gleason !Kid Gleason	38	1890	^[28]
Losses	Coleman !John Coleman	48^§	1883	^[1]^[29]
Strikeouts	Schilling !Curt Schilling	319	1997	^[30]
ERA	Alexander !Grover Cleveland Alexander	1.22	1915	^[15]
Earned runs allowed	Coleman !John Coleman	291^§	1883	^[2]^[29]
Hits allowed	Coleman !John Coleman	772^§	1883	^[3]^[29]
Shutouts	Alexander !Grover Cleveland Alexander	16^§	1916	^[15]^[31]
Saves	Mesa !José Mesa	45	2002	^[17]
Games	Tekulve !Kent Tekulve	90	1987	^[32]
Starts	Coleman !John Coleman	61	1883	^[29]
Complete games	Coleman !John Coleman	59	1883	^[29]
Innings	Coleman !John Coleman	583⅓	1883	^[29]

Team single-game records

All statistics in this section are drawn from the following source.^[33]

Single-game batting

Juan Samuel, second baseman for the Phillies in the record-setting game on June 11, 1985

Statistic	Record	Date
Home runs hit	7	1998 !September 8, 1998
Runs scored	26	1985 !June 11, 1985
Hits	27	1985 !June 11, 1985
Doubles	11	1976 !June 23, 1976
Triples	5	1986.1 !August 2, 1986
Total bases	45	1985 !June 11, 1985
Runners left on base	20*	1922 !September 4, 1922
Runners left on base	20*	1990 !August 14, 1990
Strikeouts	19	1991 !October 6, 1991
Stolen bases	11*	1906 !July 12, 1906
Stolen bases	11*	1906.1 !August 31, 1906

Single-game pitching

Statistic	Record	Date
Hits allowed	30	1935 !September 2, 1935
Runs allowed	28	1929 !July 6, 1929
Home runs allowed	9	1999 !September 4, 1999
Strikeouts	17*	1961 !April 23, 1961
Strikeouts	17*	1997 !July 21, 1997

Team season records

All statistics in this section are drawn from the following source.^[5]

Season batting

Statistic	Record	Season
Home runs	216	2006
Runs	944	1930
Hits	1,783	1930
Doubles	345	1930
Triples	82	1905
Total bases	2,594	1930
Runners left on base	1,281	1993
Strikeouts	1,155	2003
Stolen bases	200	1908

Season pitching

Black-and-white photo of 21 baseball players in two rows; the back row stands while the front row kneels

The 1915 Phillies, the first time that the franchise made the postseason

Statistic	Record	Season
Hits allowed	1,993^†	1930
Runs allowed	1,193^†	1930
Home runs allowed	214	2004
Strikeouts	1,209	1997
Shutouts	26	1916

Notes

^a Earned run average is calculated as 9 × (ER ÷ IP), where ER is earned runs and IP is innings pitched.
^b Jimmy Rollins hit in 36 straight games up to and including the final game of 2005. Hitting streak in one season and hitting streak over two seasons are considered two separate records by Major League Baseball. After tallying hits in the first two games of 2006, Rollins’ streak officially ended at 38 over two seasons.