# List of Boston Red Sox team records

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 1901, and in the AL East division since it was formed in 1969. 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.
Key :
| Italics | Statistic is ranked from low to high |
| Bold | MLB record |
The below tables have been updated with records through the 2020 season.

### Batting

| Statistic | Career | Career | Career | Single season | Single season | Single season | Single season |
| Statistic | Stat value | Player | Ref. | Stat value | Player | Season | Ref. |
| Batting average | .344 | Ted Williams | | .406 | Ted Williams | 1941 | |
| On-base percentage | .482 | Ted Williams | | .553 | Ted Williams | 1941 | |
| Slugging percentage | .634 | Ted Williams | | .735 | Ted Williams | 1941 | |
| On-base plus slugging | 1.116 | Ted Williams | | 1.287 | Ted Williams | 1941 | |
| Games played | 3,308 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 163 | Jim Rice | 1978 | |
| At bats | 11,988 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 684 | Nomar Garciaparra | 1997 | |
| Plate appearances | 13,992 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 758 | Wade Boggs | 1985 | |
| Runs scored | 1,816 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 150 | Ted Williams | 1949 | |
| Hits | 3,419 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 240 | Wade Boggs | 1985 | |
| Total bases | 5,539 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 406 | Jim Rice | 1978 | |
| Singles | 2,262 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 187 | Wade Boggs | 1985 | |
| Doubles | 646 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 67 | Earl Webb | 1931 | |
| Triples | 130 | Harry Hooper | | 22 | Tris Speaker | 1913 | |
| Home runs | 521 | Ted Williams | | 54 | David Ortiz | 2006 | |
| RBIs | 1,844 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 175 | Jimmie Foxx | 1938 | |
| Walks | 2,021 | Ted Williams | | 162 | Ted Williams | 1947 1949 | |
| Strikeouts | 1,643 | Dwight Evans | | 187 | Mike Napoli | 2013 | |
| Stolen bases | 300 | Harry Hooper | | 70 | Jacoby Ellsbury | 2009 | |
| Runs created | 2,393 | Ted Williams | | 183 | Jimmie Foxx Ted Williams | 1938 1941 | |
| Extra-base hits | 1,157 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 92 | Jimmie Foxx | 1938 | |
| Times on base | 5,539 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 406 | Jim Rice | 1949 | |
| Hit by pitch | 86 | Kevin Youkilis | | 35 | Don Baylor | 1986 | |
| Sacrifice hits | 219 | Duffy Lewis | | 54 | Jack Barry | 1917 | |
| Sacrifice flies | 105 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 12 | Jackie Jensen Jackie Jensen Jimmy Piersall | 1955 1959 1956 | |
| Intentional walks | 243 | Ted Williams | | 33 | Ted Williams | 1957 | |
| Grounded into double plays | 323 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 36 | Jim Rice | 1984 | |
| Caught stealing | 123 | Tris Speaker | | 58 | Tris Speaker | 1912 | |
| Outs made | 9,126 | Carl Yastrzemski | | 515 | Jim Rice | 1984 | |
| At bats per strikeout | 40.9 | Stuffy McInnis | | 64.9 | Stuffy McInnis | 1921 | |
| At bats per home run | 14.4 | Manny Ramirez | | 10.3 | David Ortiz | 2006 | |
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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 | Career | Career | Single season | Single season | Single season | Single season |
| Statistic | Stat value | Player | Ref. | Stat value | Player | Season | Ref. |
| Wins | 192 | Roger Clemens Cy Young | | 34 | Smoky Joe Wood | 1912 | |
| Losses | 168 | Tim Wakefield | | 25 | Red Ruffing | 1928 | |
| Win–loss % | .760 (117–37) | Pedro Martínez | | .923 (12–1) | 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 Sale Cy 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 | | 384+2⁄3 | 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 Clemens Cy Young | | 10 | Smoky Joe Wood Cy Young | 1912 1904 | |
| Home runs allowed | 401 | Tim Wakefield | | 38 | Rick Porcello Tim Wakefield | 2017 1996 | |
| 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 Arroyo Howard Ehmke | 2004 1923 | |
| 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 Foster Ernie Shore Smoky Joe Wood | | .030 | Sad Sam Jones Cy Young | 1921 1908 | |
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### Fielding

This is a partial list of the team's single-season fielding records.
| Statistic | Qty. | Player | Season |
| Putouts | 1586 | Stuffy McInnis | 1920 |
| Assists | 528 | Rick Burleson | 1980 |
| Double plays turned as SS | 147 | Rick Burleson | 1980 |
| Pos. | Games | Games | Games | Putouts | Putouts | Putouts | Assists | Assists | Assists | Ref. |
| Pos. | Qty. | Player | Season | Qty. | Player | Season | Qty. | Player | Season | Ref. |
| C | 154 | Carlton Fisk | 1978 | 972 | Jason Varitek | 1999 | 156 | Lou Criger | 1903 | |
| 1B | 162 | 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 | 1948 | 35 | Tris Speaker | 1909 1912 | |
| RF | 161 | Dwight Evans | 1982 1984 | 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 | High | Low | Low |
| Statistic | Stat value | Season | Stat value | Season |
| Games played | 163‡ | 1961 Red Sox 1978 Red Sox 1985 Red Sox | 60 | 2020 Red Sox |
| Wins | 108 | 2018 Red Sox | 43† | 1932 Red Sox |
| Losses | 111 | 1932 Red Sox | 47† | 1903 Americans 1912 Red Sox |
| Ties | 6 | 1907 Americans 1914 Red Sox | 0 | many times |
| Win pct. | .691 (105–47) | 1912 Red Sox | .279 (43–111) | 1932 Red Sox |
| Games behind (GB) | 64 | 1932 Red Sox | 1⁄2 | 1972 Red Sox |
| Games ahead (GA) | +14+1⁄2 | 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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