Doubles, triples or sending balls out of the yard, there are multiple ways to record an extra-base hit.
Either way, these big knocks often mean that the scoreboard is moving for the batting team, or, at worst, a runner has been put into scoring position.
From a Bay Area bomber to the sole Sultan of Swat, here is the full list of Major League Baseballers to have hit 100 or more extra-base hits in a single season.
| Player | Season | Extra-base hits | Team |
| Babe Ruth | 1921 | 119 | New York Yankees |
| Lou Gehrig | 1927 | 117 | New York Yankees |
| Barry Bonds | 2001 | 107 | San Francisco Giants |
| Chuck Klein | 1930 | 107 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Todd Helton | 2001 | 105 | Colorado Rockies |
| Sammy Sosa | 2001 | 103 | Chicago Cubs |
| Todd Helton | 2000 | 103 | Colorado Rockies |
| Albert Belle | 1995 | 103 | Cleveland Indians |
| Stan Musial | 1948 | 103 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Hank Greenberg | 1937 | 103 | Detroit Tigers |
| Chuck Klein | 1932 | 103 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Rogers Hornsby | 1922 | 102 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Luis Gonzalez | 2001 | 100 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1932 | 100 | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Lou Gehrig | 1930 | 100 | New York Yankees |