List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders

This article is about the batting leaders. For the pitching leaders, see List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls allowed 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 1,331.

Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career walks. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2016 BBs) Number of walks drawn during the 2016 Major League Baseball season
BB Total career walks drawn
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[note 1]

List

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 Todd Helton 1,335
36 Eddie Murray * 1,333
37 Alex Rodriguez (7) 1,331
38 Tim Raines 1,330
39 Manny Ramirez 1,329
40 Tony Phillips 1,319
41 Adam Dunn 1,317
Mark McGwire 1,317
43 Ken Griffey, Jr. * 1,312
44 Fred McGriff 1,305
45 Luke Appling * 1,302
46 Edgar Martínez 1,283
47 Al Kaline * 1,277
48 John Olerud 1,275
49 Ken Singleton 1,263
50 Jack Clark 1,262
51 Rusty Staub 1,255
52 David Ortiz (15) 1,254
53 Ty Cobb * 1,249
54 Willie Randolph 1,243
55 Jimmy Wynn 1,224
56 Dave Winfield * 1,216
57 Pee Wee Reese * 1,210
58 Lance Berkman 1,201
59 Richie Ashburn * 1,198
60 Brian Downing 1,197
Lou Whitaker 1,197
62 Chili Davis 1,194
63 Billy Hamilton * 1,189
64 Charlie Gehringer * 1,186
65 Brian Giles 1,183
66 Albert Pujols (12) 1,177
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 Billy Williams * 1,045
98 Norm Cash 1,043
Eddie Joost 1,043
100 Roy Thomas 1,042

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

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