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Active Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
Single-Season
Career
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Year-by-Year Top-Tens
Yearly League
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Bases on Balls/Walks
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Albert Pujols (16, 36) | 1214 | R |
| 2. | Carlos Beltran (19, 39) | 1051 | B |
| 3. | Miguel Cabrera (14, 33) | 1011 | R |
| 4. | Jose Bautista (13, 35) | 881 | R |
| 5. | Joey Votto (10, 32) | 862 | L |
| 6. | Joe Mauer (13, 33) | 822 | L |
| 7. | Nick Swisher (12, 35) | 817 | B |
| 8. | Jimmy Rollins (17, 37) | 813 | B |
| 9. | Adrian Beltre (19, 37) | 775 | R |
| 10. | David Wright (13, 33) | 761 | R |
| 11. | Curtis Granderson (13, 35) | 758 | L |
| 12. | Adrian Gonzalez (13, 34) | 751 | L |
| 13. | Matt Holliday (13, 36) | 744 | R |
| 14. | Jayson Werth (14, 37) | 729 | R |
| 15. | Ryan Howard (13, 36) | 709 | L |
| 16. | Ben Zobrist (11, 35) | 700 | B |
| 17. | Nick Markakis (11, 32) | 694 | L |
| 18. | Chase Utley (14, 37) | 675 | L |
| 19. | Edwin Encarnacion (12, 33) | 662 | R |
| Victor Martinez (14, 37) | 662 | B | |
| 21. | Russell Martin (11, 33) | 656 | R |
| 22. | Carlos Santana (7, 30) | 638 | B |
| 23. | Ichiro Suzuki (16, 42) | 626 | L |
| 24. | Andrew McCutchen (8, 29) | 612 | R |
| 25. | Shin-Soo Choo (12, 33) | 608 | L |
| 26. | Jhonny Peralta (14, 34) | 602 | R |
| 27. | Mike Napoli (11, 34) | 601 | R |
| 28. | Mark Reynolds (10, 32) | 592 | R |
| 29. | Melvin Upton (12, 31) | 589 | R |
| 30. | Hanley Ramirez (12, 32) | 587 | R |
| 31. | Ian Kinsler (11, 34) | 579 | R |
| 32. | Justin Morneau (14, 35) | 573 | L |
| 33. | Dustin Pedroia (11, 32) | 572 | R |
| 34. | Coco Crisp (15, 36) | 561 | B |
| 35. | Justin Upton (10, 28) | 559 | R |
| 36. | Dexter Fowler (9, 30) | 554 | B |
| 37. | Brian McCann (12, 32) | 552 | L |
| 38. | Ryan Zimmerman (12, 31) | 539 | R |
| 39. | Evan Longoria (9, 30) | 523 | R |
| 40. | Rickie Weeks (13, 33) | 521 | R |
| 41. | Alex Gordon (10, 32) | 520 | L |
| 42. | Jose Reyes (14, 33) | 517 | B |
| 43. | Kelly Johnson (11, 34) | 516 | L |
| 44. | Andre Ethier (11, 34) | 515 | L |
| 45. | Chase Headley (10, 32) | 508 | B |
| 46. | Robinson Cano (12, 33) | 501 | L |
| 47. | Billy Butler (10, 30) | 500 | R |
| 48. | Troy Tulowitzki (11, 31) | 492 | R |
| 49. | Yunel Escobar (10, 33) | 480 | R |
| 50. | Chris Young (11, 32) | 479 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Bats |
| 51. | Mike Trout (6, 24) | 477 | R |
| 52. | Ryan Braun (10, 32) | 473 | R |
| 53. | Jay Bruce (9, 29) | 471 | L |
| Paul Goldschmidt (6, 28) | 471 | R | |
| Chris Iannetta (11, 33) | 471 | R | |
| 56. | Michael Bourn (11, 33) | 445 | L |
| 57. | Hunter Pence (10, 33) | 440 | R |
| 58. | Matt Kemp (11, 31) | 439 | R |
| 59. | Melky Cabrera (12, 31) | 437 | B |
| 60. | Aaron Hill (12, 34) | 432 | R |
| 61. | Stephen Drew (11, 33) | 427 | L |
| Yadier Molina (13, 33) | 427 | R | |
| 63. | Nelson Cruz (12, 35) | 426 | R |
| 64. | Jason Heyward (7, 26) | 425 | L |
| 65. | Brett Gardner (9, 32) | 424 | L |
| Denard Span (9, 32) | 424 | L | |
| 67. | Miguel Montero (11, 32) | 421 | L |
| 68. | Freddie Freeman (7, 26) | 418 | L |
| 69. | Chris Davis (9, 30) | 411 | L |
| 70. | Elvis Andrus (8, 27) | 408 | R |
| 71. | Giancarlo Stanton (7, 26) | 402 | R |
| 72. | J.J. Hardy (12, 33) | 399 | R |
| 73. | James Loney (11, 32) | 397 | L |
| 74. | Brandon Phillips (15, 35) | 395 | R |
| Seth Smith (10, 33) | 395 | L | |
| 76. | Carlos Ruiz (11, 37) | 389 | R |
| 77. | Matthew Joyce (9, 31) | 388 | L |
| Juan Uribe (16, 37) | 388 | R | |
| 79. | Bryce Harper (5, 23) | 387 | L |
| 80. | Asdrubal Cabrera (10, 30) | 386 | B |
| 81. | Marlon Byrd (15, 38) | 382 | R |
| 82. | Shane Victorino (12, 35) | 381 | R |
| 83. | Carl Crawford (15, 34) | 377 | L |
| 84. | Matt Carpenter (6, 30) | 367 | L |
| 85. | Adam Lind (11, 32) | 365 | L |
| 86. | Alex Avila (8, 29) | 363 | L |
| 87. | Jacoby Ellsbury (10, 32) | 358 | L |
| 88. | Martin Prado (11, 32) | 356 | R |
| 89. | Josh Hamilton (9, 35) | 352 | L |
| Colby Rasmus (8, 29) | 352 | L | |
| 91. | Josh Donaldson (6, 30) | 350 | R |
| 92. | Anthony Rizzo (6, 26) | 349 | L |
| 93. | Buster Posey (8, 29) | 344 | R |
| 94. | Carlos Gonzalez (9, 30) | 337 | L |
| 95. | Jason Kipnis (6, 29) | 321 | L |
| 96. | Gregor Blanco (8, 32) | 320 | L |
| Neil Walker (8, 30) | 320 | B | |
| 98. | Angel Pagan (11, 34) | 319 | B |
| 99. | Austin Jackson (7, 29) | 315 | R |
| 100. | A.J. Pierzynski (19, 39) | 308 | L |
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