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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