List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders
A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules,[1] and further detail is given in 6.08(a).[2]
The following table lists the top 100 career base on balls leaders in Major League Baseball history. Since 2007, Barry Bonds[3][4] holds the record for most career walks drawn with 2,558. Rickey Henderson[5] (2,190), Babe Ruth[6] (2,062), and Ted Williams[7] (2,021) are the only other players to draw more than 2,000 walks in their careers. The active leader in walks is Carlos Santana with 1,262.[8]
Key
Rank | Rank among players in career walks. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2024 BB) | Name (walks in 2024) |
BB | Career walks |
* | Elected to Hall of Fame |
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Bold | Active player[a] |
List
- Stats updated as of August 27, 2024.
Rank | Player (2024 BB) | BB |
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1 | Barry Bonds | 2,558 |
2 | Rickey Henderson* | 2,190 |
3 | Babe Ruth* | 2,062 |
4 | Ted Williams* | 2,021 |
5 | Joe Morgan* | 1,865 |
6 | Carl Yastrzemski* | 1,845 |
7 | Jim Thome* | 1,747 |
8 | Mickey Mantle* | 1,733 |
9 | Mel Ott* | 1,708 |
10 | Frank Thomas* | 1,667 |
11 | Eddie Yost | 1,614 |
12 | Darrell Evans | 1,605 |
13 | Stan Musial* | 1,599 |
14 | Pete Rose | 1,566 |
15 | Harmon Killebrew* | 1,559 |
16 | Chipper Jones* | 1,512 |
17 | Lou Gehrig* | 1,508 |
18 | Mike Schmidt* | 1,507 |
19 | Eddie Collins* | 1,499 |
20 | Bobby Abreu | 1,476 |
21 | Gary Sheffield | 1,475 |
22 | Willie Mays* | 1,464 |
23 | Jimmie Foxx* | 1,452 |
24 | Eddie Mathews* | 1,444 |
25 | Frank Robinson* | 1,420 |
26 | Wade Boggs* | 1,412 |
27 | Hank Aaron* | 1,402 |
28 | Jeff Bagwell* | 1,401 |
29 | Dwight Evans | 1,391 |
30 | Tris Speaker* | 1,381 |
31 | Reggie Jackson* | 1,375 |
32 | Albert Pujols | 1,373 |
33 | Jason Giambi | 1,366 |
34 | Joey Votto | 1,365 |
35 | Rafael Palmeiro | 1,353 |
36 | Willie McCovey* | 1,345 |
37 | Alex Rodriguez | 1,338 |
38 | Todd Helton* | 1,335 |
39 | Eddie Murray* | 1,333 |
40 | Tim Raines* | 1,330 |
41 | Manny Ramirez | 1,329 |
42 | David Ortiz* | 1,319 |
Tony Phillips | 1,319 | |
44 | Adam Dunn | 1,317 |
Mark McGwire | 1,317 | |
46 | Ken Griffey Jr.* | 1,312 |
47 | Fred McGriff* | 1,305 |
48 | Luke Appling* | 1,302 |
49 | Edgar Martínez* | 1,283 |
50 | Al Kaline* | 1,277 |
Rank | Player (2024 BB) | BB |
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51 | John Olerud | 1,275 |
52 | Carlos Santana (50) | 1,263 |
Ken Singleton | 1,263 | |
54 | Jack Clark | 1,262 |
55 | Miguel Cabrera | 1,258 |
56 | Rusty Staub | 1,255 |
57 | Ty Cobb* | 1,249 |
58 | Willie Randolph | 1,243 |
59 | Jimmy Wynn | 1,224 |
60 | Dave Winfield* | 1,216 |
61 | Pee Wee Reese* | 1,210 |
62 | Lance Berkman | 1,201 |
63 | Richie Ashburn* | 1,198 |
64 | Brian Downing | 1,197 |
Lou Whitaker | 1,197 | |
66 | Chili Davis | 1,194 |
67 | Billy Hamilton* | 1,189 |
68 | Charlie Gehringer* | 1,186 |
69 | Brian Giles | 1,183 |
70 | Craig Biggio* | 1,160 |
71 | Donie Bush | 1,158 |
72 | Max Bishop | 1,156 |
73 | Luis Gonzalez | 1,155 |
74 | Toby Harrah | 1,153 |
75 | Harry Hooper* | 1,136 |
76 | Jimmy Sheckard | 1,135 |
77 | Brett Butler | 1,129 |
Cal Ripken Jr.* | 1,129 | |
79 | Carlos Delgado | 1,109 |
Andrew McCutchen (51) | 1,109 | |
81 | Ron Santo* | 1,108 |
82 | Jim Gilliam | 1,102 |
83 | George Brett* | 1,096 |
84 | Paul Molitor* | 1,094 |
85 | Lu Blue | 1,092 |
Stan Hack | 1,092 | |
87 | Paul Waner* | 1,091 |
88 | Graig Nettles | 1,088 |
89 | Bobby Grich | 1,087 |
90 | Carlos Beltrán | 1,084 |
91 | Derek Jeter* | 1,082 |
92 | Mark Grace | 1,075 |
Bob Johnson | 1,075 | |
Robin Ventura | 1,075 | |
95 | Ozzie Smith* | 1,072 |
96 | Harlond Clift | 1,070 |
Keith Hernandez | 1,070 | |
98 | Bernie Williams | 1,069 |
99 | Bill Dahlen | 1,064 |
100 | Harold Baines* | 1,062 |
Notes
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
- ^ rule 2.00
- ^ rule 6.00
- ^ "Barry Bonds Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Jensen, Don. "Barry Bonds Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Rickey Henderson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Babe Ruth Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Ted Williams Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Santana Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
External links
"Career Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls". Baseball-Reference.com.
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