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Active Leaders & Records for Intentional Bases on Balls
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
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Career
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Year-by-Year Top-Tens
Yearly League
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Statistic Description: Intentional Bases on Balls First tracked in 1955.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Intentional Bases on Balls | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Albert Pujols (16, 36) | 302 | R |
| 2. | Miguel Cabrera (14, 33) | 220 | R |
| 3. | Ichiro Suzuki (16, 42) | 180 | L |
| 4. | Adrian Gonzalez (13, 34) | 154 | L |
| Ryan Howard (13, 36) | 154 | L | |
| 6. | Joe Mauer (13, 33) | 137 | L |
| 7. | Victor Martinez (14, 37) | 112 | B |
| Joey Votto (10, 32) | 112 | L | |
| 9. | Adrian Beltre (19, 37) | 108 | R |
| 10. | Carlos Beltran (19, 39) | 101 | B |
| 11. | Robinson Cano (12, 33) | 98 | L |
| 12. | Justin Morneau (14, 35) | 92 | L |
| 13. | Paul Goldschmidt (6, 28) | 77 | R |
| 14. | Evan Longoria (9, 30) | 74 | R |
| 15. | David Wright (13, 33) | 73 | R |
| 16. | A.J. Pierzynski (19, 39) | 68 | L |
| 17. | Andre Ethier (11, 34) | 67 | L |
| Brian McCann (12, 32) | 67 | L | |
| 19. | Jay Bruce (9, 29) | 66 | L |
| 20. | Carlos Ruiz (11, 37) | 62 | R |
| 21. | Matt Kemp (11, 31) | 61 | R |
| James Loney (11, 32) | 61 | L | |
| Giancarlo Stanton (7, 26) | 61 | R | |
| 24. | Nick Markakis (11, 32) | 60 | L |
| Chase Utley (14, 37) | 60 | L | |
| 26. | Billy Butler (10, 30) | 59 | R |
| 27. | Andrew McCutchen (8, 29) | 58 | R |
| 28. | Matt Holliday (13, 36) | 57 | R |
| Hanley Ramirez (12, 32) | 57 | R | |
| 30. | Josh Hamilton (9, 35) | 55 | L |
| 31. | Miguel Montero (11, 32) | 54 | L |
| Jose Reyes (14, 33) | 54 | B | |
| 33. | Jose Bautista (13, 35) | 53 | R |
| 34. | Jimmy Rollins (17, 37) | 52 | B |
| 35. | Pablo Sandoval (9, 29) | 51 | B |
| 36. | Ryan Braun (10, 32) | 48 | R |
| Jeff Francoeur (12, 32) | 48 | R | |
| 38. | Carlos Gonzalez (9, 30) | 47 | L |
| Troy Tulowitzki (11, 31) | 47 | R | |
| 40. | Edwin Encarnacion (12, 33) | 46 | R |
| Mike Trout (6, 24) | 46 | R | |
| 42. | Yadier Molina (13, 33) | 45 | R |
| Buster Posey (8, 29) | 45 | R | |
| Justin Upton (10, 28) | 45 | R | |
| 45. | Chris Davis (9, 30) | 43 | L |
| Freddie Freeman (7, 26) | 43 | L | |
| Bryce Harper (5, 23) | 43 | L | |
| Russell Martin (11, 33) | 43 | R | |
| Gerardo Parra (8, 29) | 43 | L | |
| 50. | Brandon Crawford (6, 29) | 42 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Intentional Bases on Balls | Bats |
| Nick Swisher (12, 35) | 42 | B | |
| 52. | Nelson Cruz (12, 35) | 41 | R |
| Ryan Zimmerman (12, 31) | 41 | R | |
| 54. | Adam Lind (11, 32) | 40 | L |
| 55. | Ryan Hanigan (10, 35) | 38 | R |
| 56. | Melky Cabrera (12, 31) | 37 | B |
| Alex Gordon (10, 32) | 37 | L | |
| Daniel Murphy (8, 31) | 37 | L | |
| 59. | Shin-Soo Choo (12, 33) | 36 | L |
| 60. | Jose Abreu (3, 29) | 33 | R |
| Stephen Drew (11, 33) | 33 | L | |
| Jordy Mercer (5, 29) | 33 | R | |
| Brandon Phillips (15, 35) | 33 | R | |
| Anthony Rizzo (6, 26) | 33 | L | |
| 65. | Kendrys Morales (10, 33) | 32 | B |
| Carlos Santana (7, 30) | 32 | B | |
| Ben Zobrist (11, 35) | 32 | B | |
| 68. | Jose Altuve (6, 26) | 31 | R |
| Pedro Alvarez (7, 29) | 31 | L | |
| Danny Espinosa (7, 29) | 31 | B | |
| Jayson Werth (14, 37) | 31 | R | |
| 72. | Marlon Byrd (15, 38) | 30 | R |
| Eric Hosmer (6, 26) | 30 | L | |
| Howie Kendrick (11, 32) | 30 | R | |
| Seth Smith (10, 33) | 30 | L | |
| 76. | Michael Brantley (8, 29) | 28 | L |
| Chase Headley (10, 32) | 28 | B | |
| Mike Napoli (11, 34) | 28 | R | |
| 79. | Curtis Granderson (13, 35) | 27 | L |
| Casey Kotchman (10, 33) | 27 | L | |
| 81. | Yoenis Cespedes (5, 30) | 26 | R |
| Daniel Descalso (7, 29) | 26 | L | |
| Will Venable (9, 33) | 26 | L | |
| 84. | Nolan Arenado (4, 25) | 25 | R |
| Starlin Castro (7, 26) | 25 | R | |
| Mark Reynolds (10, 32) | 25 | R | |
| Juan Uribe (16, 37) | 25 | R | |
| 88. | Carl Crawford (15, 34) | 24 | L |
| Lucas Duda (7, 30) | 24 | L | |
| J.J. Hardy (12, 33) | 24 | R | |
| Matthew Joyce (9, 31) | 24 | L | |
| Mitch Moreland (7, 30) | 24 | L | |
| Jhonny Peralta (14, 34) | 24 | R | |
| 94. | Brandon Moss (10, 32) | 23 | L |
| Melvin Upton (12, 31) | 23 | R | |
| 96. | Ruben Tejada (7, 26) | 22 | R |
| Matt Wieters (8, 30) | 22 | B | |
| 98. | Gregor Blanco (8, 32) | 21 | L |
| Asdrubal Cabrera (10, 30) | 21 | B | |
| A.J. Ellis (9, 35) | 21 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Intentional Bases on Balls | Bats |
| Aaron Hill (12, 34) | 21 | R | |
| Chris Iannetta (11, 33) | 21 | R | |
| Dustin Pedroia (11, 32) | 21 | R | |
| Colby Rasmus (8, 29) | 21 | L | |
| Kyle Seager (6, 28) | 21 | L | |
| Neil Walker (8, 30) | 21 | B |
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