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Phillies Best Individual Seasons By Uniform Number (51 +)

By Kerry Kauffman

LOS ANGELES - JUNE 4: Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies at third base during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 2006. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 6-4. (Photo by Robert Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - JUNE 4: Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies at third base during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 2006. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 6-4. (Photo by Robert Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES – JUNE 4: Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies at third base during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 2006. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 6-4. (Photo by Robert Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – JUNE 4: Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies at third base during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 2006. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 6-4. (Photo by Robert Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

53 – Bobby Abreu (1998 – 2005, take your pick)

Abreu put up excellent overall numbers throughout his career but Phillies fans never seemed to warm up to him, likely due to his apparent nonchalant nature about his play. It could be that he was just so talented that the effort didn’t appear to be there. In any event, Abreu’s numbers don’t lie and any of his seasons from 1998 through 2005 would be more than good enough to make this list.

In his first season with the Phillies, Abreu hit .312 with 29 doubles, 17 home runs and 74 RBI.  He led the league in triples in 1999 with 11, while hitting .335 with 35 doubles, 20 home runs and 93 RBI. It was the first of seven consecutive seasons with the Phillies with at least 20 home runs and over 30 doubles.

Abreu posted a career-high in home runs and RBI in 2001 with 31 and 110, respectively. He had a 50-double season in 2002, which led the league. Abreu also had seven straight years with at least 100 walks, six times scored over 100 runs, and four times knocked in at least 100 runs. In addition, Abreu surpassed 20 stolen bases seven straight years, topping out at 40 in 2004.

Abreu was an All-Star while with the Phillies two times, in 2004 and 2005.  After his time in Philadelphia was finished, Abreu had four straight 100-RBI seasons, making it seven straight overall.

After a 14-year Major League career with six teams, Abreu retired with 2470 hits, 1453 runs, 288 home runs, 1363 RBI, 1476 walks, and 400 stolen bases.

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