List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders
Barry Bonds holds the record for being walked the most times in MLB history
The following table lists the top 100 career base on balls leaders in Major League Baseball history. Barry Bonds holds the record for most career walks drawn with 2,558. Ricky Henderson (2,190), Babe Ruth (2,062), and Ted Williams (2,021) are the only other players to draw more than 2,000 walks in their careers. The active leader in walks is Alex Rodriguez with 1,338.
Key
List
- Stats updated as of the 2016 season.
Rank |
Player (2016 BBs) |
BB |
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 |
Jason Giambi |
1,366 |
33 |
Rafael Palmeiro |
1,353 |
34 |
Willie McCovey * |
1,345 |
Rank |
Player (2016 BBs) |
BB |
35 |
Alex Rodriguez (14) |
1,338 |
36 |
Todd Helton |
1,335 |
37 |
Eddie Murray * |
1,333 |
38 |
Tim Raines |
1,330 |
39 |
Manny Ramirez |
1,329 |
40 |
David Ortiz |
1,319 |
|
Tony Phillips |
1,319 |
42 |
Adam Dunn |
1,317 |
|
Mark McGwire |
1,317 |
44 |
Ken Griffey, Jr. * |
1,312 |
45 |
Fred McGriff |
1,305 |
46 |
Luke Appling * |
1,302 |
47 |
Edgar Martínez |
1,283 |
48 |
Al Kaline * |
1,277 |
49 |
John Olerud |
1,275 |
50 |
Ken Singleton |
1,263 |
51 |
Jack Clark |
1,262 |
52 |
Rusty Staub |
1,255 |
53 |
Ty Cobb * |
1,249 |
54 |
Willie Randolph |
1,243 |
55 |
Jimmy Wynn |
1,224 |
56 |
Dave Winfield * |
1,216 |
57 |
Albert Pujols (49) |
1,214 |
58 |
Pee Wee Reese * |
1,210 |
59 |
Lance Berkman |
1,201 |
60 |
Richie Ashburn * |
1,198 |
61 |
Brian Downing |
1,197 |
|
Lou Whitaker |
1,197 |
63 |
Chili Davis |
1,194 |
64 |
Billy Hamilton * |
1,189 |
65 |
Charlie Gehringer * |
1,186 |
66 |
Brian Giles |
1,183 |
67 |
Craig Biggio * |
1,160 |
68 |
Donie Bush |
1,158 |
Rank |
Player (2016 BBs) |
BB |
69 |
Max Bishop |
1,156 |
70 |
Luis Gonzalez |
1,155 |
71 |
Toby Harrah |
1,153 |
72 |
Harry Hooper * |
1,136 |
73 |
Jimmy Sheckard |
1,135 |
74 |
Brett Butler |
1,129 |
|
Cal Ripken Jr. * |
1,129 |
76 |
Carlos Delgado |
1,109 |
77 |
Ron Santo * |
1,108 |
78 |
George Brett * |
1,096 |
79 |
Paul Molitor * |
1,094 |
80 |
Lu Blue |
1,092 |
|
Stan Hack |
1,092 |
82 |
Paul Waner * |
1,091 |
83 |
Graig Nettles |
1,088 |
84 |
Bobby Grich |
1,087 |
85 |
Derek Jeter |
1,082 |
86 |
Mark Grace |
1,075 |
|
Bob Johnson |
1,075 |
|
Robin Ventura |
1,075 |
89 |
Ozzie Smith * |
1,072 |
90 |
Harlond Clift |
1,070 |
|
Keith Hernandez |
1,070 |
92 |
Bernie Williams |
1,069 |
93 |
Bill Dahlen |
1,064 |
94 |
Harold Baines |
1,062 |
95 |
Joe Cronin * |
1,059 |
96 |
Ron Fairly |
1,052 |
97 |
Carlos Beltrán (35) |
1,051 |
98 |
Billy Williams * |
1,045 |
99 |
Norm Cash |
1,043 |
|
Eddie Joost |
1,043 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
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