Season Base on Balls Leaders
| current through 2006 season |
bold = active player |
| Name |
Base on Balls |
Year |
Team |
League |
Rank |
| Barry Bonds |
232 |
2004 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
1 |
| Barry Bonds |
198 |
2002 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
2 |
| Barry Bonds |
177 |
2001 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
3 |
| Babe Ruth |
170 |
1923 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
4 |
| Mark McGwire |
162 |
1998 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
5 |
| Ted Williams |
162 |
1947 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Ted Williams |
162 |
1949 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Ted Williams |
156 |
1946 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
8 |
| Barry Bonds |
151 |
1996 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
9 |
| Eddie Yost |
151 |
1956 |
Washington Senators |
AL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
150 |
1920 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
11 |
| Jeff Bagwell |
149 |
1999 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
12 |
| Eddie Joost |
149 |
1949 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AL |
|
| Barry Bonds |
148 |
2003 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
14 |
| Eddie Stanky |
148 |
1945 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
NL |
|
| Jimmy Wynn |
148 |
1969 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
|
| Jimmy Sheckard |
147 |
1911 |
Chicago Cubs |
NL |
17 |
| Ted Williams |
147 |
1941 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Mickey Mantle |
146 |
1957 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
19 |
| Barry Bonds |
145 |
1997 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
20 |
| Harmon Killebrew |
145 |
1969 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
145 |
1921 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Ted Williams |
145 |
1942 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
144 |
1926 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
24 |
| Eddie Stanky |
144 |
1950 |
New York Giants |
NL |
|
| Ted Williams |
144 |
1951 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
142 |
1924 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
27 |
| Gary Sheffield |
142 |
1996 |
Florida Marlins |
NL |
|
| Eddie Yost |
141 |
1950 |
Washington Senators |
AL |
29 |
| Frank Thomas |
138 |
1991 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
30 |
| Roy Cullenbine |
137 |
1947 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
31 |
| Jason Giambi |
137 |
2000 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
|
| Ralph Kiner |
137 |
1951 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL |
|
| Willie McCovey |
137 |
1970 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
137 |
1927 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
137 |
1928 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Eddie Stanky |
137 |
1946 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
NL |
|
| Jack Clark |
136 |
1987 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
38 |
| Jack Crooks |
136 |
1892 |
St. Louis Browns |
NL |
|
| Ferris Fain |
136 |
1949 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
136 |
1930 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Frank Thomas |
136 |
1995 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
|
| Ted Williams |
136 |
1954 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Jeff Bagwell |
135 |
1996 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
44 |
| Brian Giles |
135 |
2002 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL |
|
| Eddie Yost |
135 |
1959 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
|
| Ferris Fain |
133 |
1950 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AL |
47 |
| Mark McGwire |
133 |
1999 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
NL |
|
| Jack Clark |
132 |
1989 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
49 |
| Lou Gehrig |
132 |
1935 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Frank Howard |
132 |
1970 |
Washington Senators |
AL |
|
| Joe Morgan |
132 |
1975 |
Cincinnati Reds |
NL |
|
| Tony Phillips |
132 |
1993 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
|
| Bob Elliott |
131 |
1948 |
Boston Braves |
NL |
54 |
| Harmon Killebrew |
131 |
1967 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
|
| Eddie Yost |
131 |
1954 |
Washington Senators |
AL |
|
| Barry Bonds |
130 |
1998 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
57 |
| Lou Gehrig |
130 |
1936 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
130 |
1932 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Lenny Dykstra |
129 |
1993 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
60 |
| Jason Giambi |
129 |
2003 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Jason Giambi |
129 |
2001 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
|
| Mickey Mantle |
129 |
1958 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Eddie Yost |
129 |
1952 |
Washington Senators |
AL |
|
| Max Bishop |
128 |
1930 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AL |
65 |
| Max Bishop |
128 |
1929 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
AL |
|
| Adam Dunn |
128 |
2002 |
Cincinnati Reds |
NL |
|
| Harmon Killebrew |
128 |
1970 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
|
| Babe Ruth |
128 |
1931 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Mike Schmidt |
128 |
1983 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
|
| Carl Yastrzemski |
128 |
1970 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Bobby Abreu |
127 |
2004 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
72 |
| Jeff Bagwell |
127 |
1997 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
|
| Lance Berkman |
127 |
2004 |
Houston Astros |
NL |
|
| Lu Blue |
127 |
1931 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
|
| Barry Bonds |
127 |
1992 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL |
|
| Lou Gehrig |
127 |
1937 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Todd Helton |
127 |
2004 |
Colorado Rockies |
NL |
|
| Eddie Stanky |
127 |
1951 |
New York Giants |
NL |
|
| Jim Thome |
127 |
1999 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
|
| Jimmy Wynn |
127 |
1976 |
Atlanta Braves |
NL |
|
| Lu Blue |
126 |
1929 |
St. Louis Browns |
AL |
82 |
| Barry Bonds |
126 |
1993 |
San Francisco Giants |
NL |
|
| Darrell Evans |
126 |
1974 |
Atlanta Braves |
NL |
|
| Billy Hamilton |
126 |
1894 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
|
| Rickey Henderson |
126 |
1989 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Oakland Athletics |
AL |
| Chipper Jones |
126 |
1999 |
Atlanta Braves |
NL |
|
| Mickey Mantle |
126 |
1961 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
|
| Ted Williams |
126 |
1948 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Eddie Yost |
126 |
1951 |
Washington Senators |
AL |
|
| Richie Ashburn |
125 |
1954 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
91 |
| Wade Boggs |
125 |
1988 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
|
| Rickey Henderson |
125 |
1996 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
| John Olerud |
125 |
1999 |
New York Mets |
NL |
|
| Tony Phillips |
125 |
1996 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
|
| Gene Tenace |
125 |
1977 |
San Diego Padres |
NL |
|
| Eddie Yost |
125 |
1960 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
|
| Bobby Abreu |
124 |
2006 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
98 |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
NL |
| Norm Cash |
124 |
1961 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
|
| Darrell Evans |
124 |
1973 |
Atlanta Braves |
NL |
100 |
| Eddie Mathews |
124 |
1963 |
Milwaukee Braves |
NL |
|
| John McGraw |
124 |
1899 |
Baltimore Orioles |
NL |
|
| Name |
Base on Balls |
Year |
Team |
League |
Rank |
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