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Phillies: Top individual seasons in team history by age

By Kerry Kauffman

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DENVER – JULY 8: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies makes the throw but is unable to get Kazuo Matsui #7 of the Colorado Rockies at first base for a single in the second inning at Coors Field July 8, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER – JULY 8: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies makes the throw but is unable to get Kazuo Matsui #7 of the Colorado Rockies at first base for a single in the second inning at Coors Field July 8, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

Age 28: Jimmy Rollins (2007)

Rollins hit .321 in a cup of coffee with the Phillies in 2000 and showed signs of a multi-faceted threat during his rookie season of 2001. He led the league in triples three times over his first four seasons and consistently stealing over 30 bases, leading the league with 46 in 2001.

Always with glimpses of power, Rollins began to hit his stride with the long ball in 2006, depositing 25 in the seats. He put it all together in the Phillies NL East title-winning team in 2007, hitting 30 to go along with 94 RBI. In addition, Rollins paced the NL in runs with 139 and triples with 20.  The unforgettable season ended with an MVP, Gold Glove Award, and Silver Slugger Award.

Rollins won three more Gold Glove Awards with the Phillies over the next seven seasons with the team but never came that close to matching the offensive output in 2007. He hit 21 home runs in 2009 and 23 in 2012. Rollins had a solid 17 home, 55 RBI, 28 stolen base season in his final year in Philadelphia.

After a single season in Los Angles in 2015 and 41 games with the White Sox in 2016, Rollins retired with 2455 hits, 231 home runs, and 470 stolen bases.

Age 29: Chase Utley (2008)

Utley showed quickly what he could do in the Majors when he drove a grand slam into the right field bullpen at Veteran’s Stadium for his first Major League hit.  He would hit only another home run the rest of the season and was part of a platoon with Placido Polanco in 2004 before taking over in 2005.

Utley became the top hitting second basemen in all of baseball, averaging nearly 30 home runs and 100 RBI over the next five seasons.  Part of the core of the 2008 World Series championship squad, Utley set a career-high with 33 home runs, to go along with 41 doubles, 104 RBI, 113 runs scored, and a .292 average.

A fan favorite for his gritty style of play, Utley was on pace for a Hall of Fame career having straight 100 run, 100 RBI seasons. In addition, he made five straight All-Star appearances and four Silver Slugger Awards.

Unfortunately, injuries took their toll on “The Man” and left Utley a shell of the player he was in his prime. He had 18 home runs in 2013 and a solid 78 RBI in 2014 before being traded to the Dodgers, finishing out his career in 2018 with 259 home runs and 1025 RBI.

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