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Active Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
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Year-by-Year Top-Tens
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+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Bases on Balls/Walks
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CC Sabathia (16, 35) | 959 | L |
| 2. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 888 | R |
| 3. | Ubaldo Jimenez (11, 32) | 790 | R |
| 4. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 762 | R |
| 5. | Oliver Perez (14, 34) | 723 | L |
| 6. | Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 708 | R |
| Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 708 | R | |
| 8. | Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 699 | R |
| 9. | Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 695 | R |
| 10. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 694 | R |
| 11. | Edwin Jackson (14, 32) | 681 | R |
| Scott Kazmir (12, 32) | 681 | L | |
| 13. | Ervin Santana (12, 33) | 678 | R |
| 14. | Tim Lincecum (10, 32) | 669 | R |
| 15. | Edinson Volquez (12, 32) | 668 | R |
| 16. | Matt Cain (12, 31) | 663 | R |
| 17. | Francisco Liriano (11, 32) | 655 | L |
| 18. | Jon Lester (11, 32) | 644 | L |
| 19. | Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 642 | R |
| 20. | Jorge De La Rosa (13, 35) | 640 | L |
| 21. | James Shields (11, 34) | 615 | R |
| 22. | Yovani Gallardo (10, 30) | 603 | R |
| 23. | C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 602 | L |
| 24. | Gio Gonzalez (9, 30) | 600 | L |
| 25. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 596 | R |
| 26. | Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 592 | L |
| 27. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 549 | R |
| 28. | Jered Weaver (11, 33) | 539 | R |
| 29. | Matt Garza (11, 32) | 536 | R |
| 30. | Jeremy Guthrie (12, 37) | 506 | R |
| Anibal Sanchez (11, 32) | 506 | R | |
| 32. | Roberto Hernandez (11, 35) | 505 | R |
| 33. | Justin Masterson (8, 31) | 498 | R |
| 34. | John Danks (10, 31) | 491 | L |
| 35. | Chris Young (12, 37) | 488 | R |
| 36. | Jason Hammel (11, 33) | 480 | R |
| Mike Pelfrey (11, 32) | 480 | R | |
| 38. | Max Scherzer (9, 31) | 479 | R |
| 39. | Ian Kennedy (10, 31) | 478 | R |
| 40. | Clayton Kershaw (9, 28) | 477 | L |
| 41. | Ryan Vogelsong (12, 38) | 471 | R |
| 42. | Chris Capuano (12, 37) | 463 | L |
| 43. | Trevor Cahill (8, 28) | 462 | R |
| 44. | J.A. Happ (10, 33) | 459 | L |
| 45. | Johnny Cueto (9, 30) | 455 | R |
| 46. | Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 454 | R |
| 47. | Adam Wainwright (11, 34) | 449 | R |
| 48. | Bud Norris (8, 31) | 437 | R |
| 49. | Jose Contreras (11, 44) | 427 | R |
| 50. | David Price (9, 30) | 421 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Throws |
| 51. | Clay Buchholz (10, 31) | 417 | R |
| 52. | Joaquin Benoit (15, 38) | 415 | R |
| Gavin Floyd (13, 33) | 415 | R | |
| 54. | Kyle Farnsworth (16, 40) | 412 | R |
| 55. | Scott Feldman (12, 33) | 404 | R |
| 56. | Ricky Nolasco (11, 33) | 402 | R |
| 57. | Tom Gorzelanny (12, 33) | 387 | L |
| 58. | Chad Gaudin (11, 33) | 382 | R |
| 59. | Jeff Samardzija (9, 31) | 380 | R |
| 60. | Fernando Rodney (14, 39) | 378 | R |
| Francisco Rodriguez (15, 34) | 378 | R | |
| 62. | Colby Lewis (11, 36) | 377 | R |
| 63. | Zach Duke (12, 33) | 374 | L |
| 64. | Kyle Kendrick (9, 31) | 368 | R |
| Chris Tillman (8, 28) | 368 | R | |
| 66. | Jon Niese (9, 29) | 367 | L |
| 67. | Jason Vargas (11, 33) | 357 | L |
| 68. | Ricky Romero (5, 31) | 354 | L |
| 69. | Jerome Williams (11, 34) | 352 | R |
| 70. | Brandon Morrow (10, 31) | 350 | R |
| 71. | Jake Arrieta (7, 30) | 348 | R |
| 72. | Jhoulys Chacin (8, 28) | 345 | R |
| Mat Latos (8, 28) | 345 | R | |
| 74. | Joe Nathan (16, 41) | 344 | R |
| 75. | Charlie Morton (9, 32) | 337 | R |
| 76. | Rick Porcello (8, 27) | 333 | R |
| 77. | Homer Bailey (10, 30) | 332 | R |
| 78. | John Lannan (8, 31) | 325 | L |
| Travis Wood (7, 29) | 325 | L | |
| 80. | Carlos Villanueva (11, 32) | 323 | R |
| 81. | Madison Bumgarner (8, 26) | 322 | L |
| 82. | Hector Santiago (6, 28) | 316 | L |
| 83. | Derek Holland (8, 29) | 311 | L |
| 84. | Wade Miley (6, 29) | 309 | L |
| 85. | Mike Leake (7, 28) | 305 | R |
| 86. | Clayton Richard (8, 32) | 301 | L |
| 87. | Luke Hochevar (9, 32) | 299 | R |
| 88. | Jeremy Hellickson (7, 29) | 298 | R |
| Andrew Miller (11, 31) | 298 | L | |
| 90. | Lance Lynn (5, 29) | 291 | R |
| 91. | Phil Hughes (10, 30) | 290 | R |
| 92. | Tom Koehler (5, 30) | 287 | R |
| 93. | Wade Davis (8, 30) | 284 | R |
| 94. | Doug Fister (8, 32) | 275 | R |
| Brandon McCarthy (11, 32) | 275 | R | |
| 96. | Jason Grilli (14, 39) | 274 | R |
| 97. | Joe Beimel (13, 39) | 272 | L |
| 98. | Tyson Ross (7, 29) | 271 | R |
| 99. | Alfredo Simon (9, 35) | 269 | R |
| 100. | Marco Estrada (9, 32) | 266 | R |
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