Bases on Balls Single Season Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Base on Balls

A base-on-balls is an officially recognized statistic that counts the number of times a batter reaches first base after accepting four pitches outside the strike zone. Prior to 1889, the rule regarding the walk statistic was different and used the following rules of the day: 1876-1879 nine balls, 1880-1882 eight balls, 1882-1884 seven balls, 1884-1885 six balls, 1886 seven balls, 1887-1888 five balls and from 1889 forward it has, and still remains four balls.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred all-time single season leaders in Major League base on balls. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the most recently completed Major League season.

"You would think more pitchers wold realize just how much they can help their winning average by their fielding ability." - Eddie Yost (#9 Overall Single Season Base on Balls Leader)

Base on Balls Single Season Leaders 'Top 500'
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	1928	New York Yankees	AL
Babe Ruth	137	1927	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
Jose Bautista	132	2011	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	49
Barry Bonds	132	2007	San Francisco Giants	NL
Jack Clark	132	1989	San Diego Padres	NL
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	56
Harmon Killebrew	131	1967	Minnesota Twins	AL
Eddie Yost	131	1954	Washington Senators	AL
Barry Bonds	130	1998	San Francisco Giants	NL	59
Lou Gehrig	130	1936	New York Yankees	AL
Babe Ruth	130	1932	New York Yankees	AL
Lenny Dykstra	129	1993	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	62
Jason Giambi	129	2001	Oakland Athletics	AL
Jason Giambi	129	2003	New York Yankees	AL
Mickey Mantle	129	1958	New York Yankees	AL
Eddie Yost	129	1952	Washington Senators	AL
Max Bishop	128	1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	67
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	74
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	84
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
Rickey Henderson	126	1989	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	93
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	100
Bobby Abreu	124	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	100
Norm Cash	124	1961	Detroit Tigers	AL
Darrell Evans	124	1973	Atlanta Braves	NL
Eddie Mathews	124	1963	Milwaukee Braves	NL
John McGraw	124	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Carlos Delgado	123	2000	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	105
Bill Joyce	123	1890	Brooklyn Wonders	PL
Edgar Martinez	123	1996	Seattle Mariners	AL
Ken Singleton	123	1973	Montreal Expos	NL
Jim Thome	123	1996	Cleveland Indians	AL
Eddie Yost	123	1953	Washington Senators	AL
Luke Appling	122	1935	Chicago White Sox	AL	111
Adam Dunn	122	2008	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Adam Dunn	122	2008	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Lou Gehrig	122	1929	New York Yankees	AL
Eddie Joost	122	1952	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Ralph Kiner	122	1950	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Mickey Mantle	122	1962	New York Yankees	AL
John Mayberry	122	1973	Kansas City Royals	AL
Jimmy Sheckard	122	1912	Chicago Cubs	NL
Mickey Tettleton	122	1992	Detroit Tigers	AL
Frank Thomas	122	1992	Chicago White Sox	AL
Jim Thome	122	2002	Cleveland Indians	AL
Luke Appling	121	1949	Chicago White Sox	AL	122
Jack Crooks	121	1893	St. Louis Browns	NL
Roy Cullenbine	121	1941	St. Louis Browns	AL
Topsy Hartsel	121	1905	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Von Hayes	121	1987	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Willie McCovey	121	1969	San Francisco Giants	NL
Darrell Porter	121	1979	Kansas City Royals	AL
Gary Sheffield	121	1997	Florida Marlins	NL
Barry Bonds	120	1995	San Francisco Giants	NL	130
Cupid Childs	120	1893	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Rickey Henderson	120	1993	Oakland Athletics	AL
Rickey Henderson	120	1993	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
Eddie Lake	120	1947	Detroit Tigers	AL
Joe Morgan	120	1974	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Mike Schmidt	120	1979	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jim Thome	120	1997	Cleveland Indians	AL
Jay Buhner	119	1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	137
Dolph Camilli	119	1938	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Eddie Collins	119	1915	Chicago White Sox	AL
Elbie Fletcher	119	1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Jimmie Foxx	119	1938	Boston Red Sox	AL
Brian Giles	119	2005	San Diego Padres	NL
Adrian Gonzalez	119	2009	San Diego Padres	NL
Hank Greenberg	119	1938	Detroit Tigers	AL
Dummy Hoy	119	1891	St. Louis Browns	AA
Eddie Joost	119	1948	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Edgar Martinez	119	1997	Seattle Mariners	AL
John Mayberry	119	1975	Kansas City Royals	AL
Fred McGriff	119	1989	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
David Ortiz	119	2006	Boston Red Sox	AL
Willie Randolph	119	1980	New York Yankees	AL
Earl Torgeson	119	1950	Boston Braves	NL
Elmer Valo	119	1949	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Ted Williams	119	1957	Boston Red Sox	AL
Carl Yastrzemski	119	1968	Boston Red Sox	AL
Sal Bando	118	1970	Oakland Athletics	AL	156
Donie Bush	118	1915	Detroit Tigers	AL
Harlond Clift	118	1938	St. Louis Browns	AL
Ty Cobb	118	1915	Detroit Tigers	AL
J.D. Drew	118	2004	Atlanta Braves	NL
Elbie Fletcher	118	1941	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Rickey Henderson	118	1998	Oakland Athletics	AL
Mel Ott	118	1938	New York Giants	NL
Yank Robinson	118	1889	St. Louis Browns	AA
Burt Shotton	118	1915	St. Louis Browns	AL
Ken Singleton	118	1975	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Jim Thome	118	2000	Cleveland Indians	AL
Arky Vaughan	118	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Bobby Abreu	117	2005	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	169
Barry Bonds	117	2000	San Francisco Giants	NL
Jeff Burroughs	117	1978	Atlanta Braves	NL
Donie Bush	117	1912	Detroit Tigers	AL
Cupid Childs	117	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Darren Daulton	117	1993	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Lou Gehrig	117	1931	New York Yankees	AL
Rickey Henderson	117	1980	Oakland Athletics	AL
Ralph Kiner	117	1949	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Lyn Lary	117	1936	St. Louis Browns	AL
Joe Morgan	117	1977	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Richie Ashburn	116	1960	Chicago Cubs	NL	180
Max Bishop	116	1926	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Dolph Camilli	116	1936	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Roger Connor	116	1892	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Adam Dunn	116	2009	Washington Nationals	NL
Jimmie Foxx	116	1932	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Todd Helton	116	2007	Colorado Rockies	NL
Rickey Henderson	116	1982	Oakland Athletics	AL
Miller Huggins	116	1910	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Edgar Martinez	116	1995	Seattle Mariners	AL
Mark McGwire	116	1996	Oakland Athletics	AL
Jim McTamany	116	1889	Columbus Colts	AA
Pee Wee Reese	116	1949	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Yank Robinson	116	1888	St. Louis Browns	AA
Sammy Sosa	116	2001	Chicago Cubs	NL
Barry Bonds	115	2006	San Francisco Giants	NL	195
Harlond Clift	115	1936	St. Louis Browns	AL
Joe Morgan	115	1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Dale Murphy	115	1987	Atlanta Braves	NL
Albert Pujols	115	2009	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Roy Thomas	115	1900	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Roy Thomas	115	1899	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Pat Burrell	114	2007	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	202
Adam Dunn	114	2005	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Dwight Evans	114	1985	Boston Red Sox	AL
Prince Fielder	114	2010	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Jimmie Foxx	114	1935	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Augie Galan	114	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Brian Giles	114	2000	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Reggie Jackson	114	1969	Oakland Athletics	AL
Eddie Joost	114	1947	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Charlie Keller	114	1942	New York Yankees	AL
Harmon Killebrew	114	1971	Minnesota Twins	AL
Joe Morgan	114	1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL
John Olerud	114	1993	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
Tony Phillips	114	1992	Detroit Tigers	AL
Babe Ruth	114	1933	New York Yankees	AL
Cap Anson	113	1890	Chicago Colts	NL	217
Jack Clark	113	1988	New York Yankees	AL
Harlond Clift	113	1941	St. Louis Browns	AL
Rocky Colavito	113	1961	Detroit Tigers	AL
Roy Cullenbine	113	1945	Cleveland Indians	AL
Roy Cullenbine	113	1945	Detroit Tigers	AL
Ferris Fain	113	1948	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Charlie Gehringer	113	1938	Detroit Tigers	AL
Toby Harrah	113	1985	Texas Rangers	AL
Charlie Keller	113	1946	New York Yankees	AL
Mickey Mantle	113	1955	New York Yankees	AL
Eddie Mathews	113	1954	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Mel Ott	113	1929	New York Giants	NL
Tony Phillips	113	1995	California Angels	AL
Eddie Stanky	113	1949	Boston Braves	NL
Max Bishop	112	1931	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	231
Donie Bush	112	1914	Detroit Tigers	AL
Adam Dunn	112	2006	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Dwight Evans	112	1982	Boston Red Sox	AL
Troy Glaus	112	2000	Anaheim Angels	AL
Ralph Kiner	112	1948	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Mickey Mantle	112	1956	New York Yankees	AL
Willie Mays	112	1971	San Francisco Giants	NL
John McGraw	112	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Jim McTamany	112	1890	Columbus Colts	AA
Rusty Staub	112	1970	Montreal Expos	NL
Frank Thomas	112	2000	Chicago White Sox	AL
Frank Thomas	112	1993	Chicago White Sox	AL
Sal Bando	111	1969	Oakland Athletics	AL	244
Harlond Clift	111	1939	St. Louis Browns	AL
Jack Cust	111	2008	Oakland Athletics	AL
Carlos Delgado	111	2001	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
Elbie Fletcher	111	1946	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Jimmie Foxx	111	1934	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Mike Hargrove	111	1980	Cleveland Indians	AL
Todd Helton	111	2003	Colorado Rockies	NL
John Kruk	111	1993	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Mickey Mantle	111	1960	New York Yankees	AL
Eddie Mathews	111	1960	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Joe Morgan	111	1973	Cincinnati Reds	NL
David Ortiz	111	2007	Boston Red Sox	AL
Mel Ott	111	1936	New York Giants	NL
Jim Thome	111	2001	Cleveland Indians	AL
Jim Thome	111	2003	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Daric Barton	110	2010	Oakland Athletics	AL	260
Max Bishop	110	1932	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Dolph Camilli	110	1939	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Prince Fielder	110	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Jason Giambi	110	2006	New York Yankees	AL
Billy Hamilton	110	1896	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Nick Johnson	110	2006	Washington Nationals	NL
Ralph Kiner	110	1952	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Mark McGwire	110	1990	Oakland Athletics	AL
Joe Morgan	110	1969	Houston Astros	NL
Burt Shotton	110	1916	St. Louis Browns	AL
Norm Siebern	110	1962	Kansas City Athletics	AL
Rusty Staub	110	1969	Montreal Expos	NL
Gene Tenace	110	1974	Oakland Athletics	AL
Frank Thomas	110	1998	Chicago White Sox	AL
Joey Votto	110	2011	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jimmy Wynn	110	1975	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Bobby Abreu	109	2003	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	277
Bobby Abreu	109	1999	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jeff Bagwell	109	1998	Houston Astros	NL
Don Buford	109	1970	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Carlos Delgado	109	2003	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
Dick Dietz	109	1970	San Francisco Giants	NL
Lou Gehrig	109	1934	New York Yankees	AL
Lou Gehrig	109	1927	New York Yankees	AL
Jason Giambi	109	2002	New York Yankees	AL
Toby Harrah	109	1977	Texas Rangers	AL
Eddie Mathews	109	1955	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Mel Ott	109	1942	New York Giants	NL
Ken Singleton	109	1979	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Mickey Tettleton	109	1993	Detroit Tigers	AL
Frank Thomas	109	1994	Chicago White Sox	AL
Frank Thomas	109	1996	Chicago White Sox	AL
Frank Thomas	109	1997	Chicago White Sox	AL
Andre Thornton	109	1982	Cleveland Indians	AL
Brett Butler	108	1991	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	295
Miguel Cabrera	108	2011	Detroit Tigers	AL
Adam Dunn	108	2004	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Johnny Evers	108	1910	Chicago Cubs	NL
Ferris Fain	108	1953	Chicago White Sox	AL
Lou Gehrig	108	1932	New York Yankees	AL
Jason Giambi	108	2005	New York Yankees	AL
Ryan Howard	108	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Topper Rigney	108	1926	Boston Red Sox	AL
Jimmy Wynn	108	1974	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Jeff Bagwell	107	2000	Houston Astros	NL	305
Lance Berkman	107	2003	Houston Astros	NL
Lance Berkman	107	2002	Houston Astros	NL
Wade Boggs	107	1989	Boston Red Sox	AL
Barry Bonds	107	1991	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Cupid Childs	107	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Prince Fielder	107	2011	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Lou Gehrig	107	1938	New York Yankees	AL
Troy Glaus	107	2001	Anaheim Angels	AL
Bobby Grich	107	1973	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Bobby Grich	107	1975	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Billy Hamilton	107	1900	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Mike Hargrove	107	1978	Texas Rangers	AL
Gil Hodges	107	1952	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Rogers Hornsby	107	1928	Boston Braves	NL
Ryan Howard	107	2007	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Chipper Jones	107	2002	Atlanta Braves	NL
Joe Kelley	107	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Harmon Killebrew	107	1961	Minnesota Twins	AL
Mickey Mantle	107	1967	New York Yankees	AL
Eddie Murray	107	1984	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Stan Musial	107	1949	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jorge Posada	107	2000	New York Yankees	AL
Mike Schmidt	107	1982	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Ken Singleton	107	1977	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Mickey Tettleton	107	1995	Texas Rangers	AL
Roy Thomas	107	1902	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Roy Thomas	107	1903	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Roy Thomas	107	1906	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jim Thome	107	2006	Chicago White Sox	AL
Ted Williams	107	1939	Boston Red Sox	AL
Bobby Abreu	106	2001	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	336
Jeff Bagwell	106	2001	Houston Astros	NL
Max Bishop	106	1933	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Harlond Clift	106	1942	St. Louis Browns	AL
Mickey Cochrane	106	1933	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Frankie Crosetti	106	1938	New York Yankees	AL
Brian Downing	106	1987	California Angels	AL
Dwight Evans	106	1987	Boston Red Sox	AL
Les Fleming	106	1942	Cleveland Indians	AL
Topsy Hartsel	106	1907	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Todd Helton	106	2005	Colorado Rockies	NL
Eddie Joost	106	1951	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Charlie Keller	106	1943	New York Yankees	AL
Charlie Keller	106	1940	New York Yankees	AL
Harmon Killebrew	106	1962	Minnesota Twins	AL
Eddie Lake	106	1945	Boston Red Sox	AL
Mickey Mantle	106	1968	New York Yankees	AL
Edgar Martinez	106	1998	Seattle Mariners	AL
Randy Milligan	106	1992	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Paul Radford	106	1887	New York Metropolitans	AA
Jackie Robinson	106	1952	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Pete Rose	106	1974	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Mike Schmidt	106	1974	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Norm Siebern	106	1964	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Gene Tenace	106	1975	Oakland Athletics	AL
Mickey Tettleton	106	1990	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Brad Wilkerson	106	2004	Montreal Expos	NL
Jimmy Wynn	106	1970	Houston Astros	NL
Carl Yastrzemski	106	1971	Boston Red Sox	AL
Luke Appling	105	1939	Chicago White Sox	AL	365
Richie Ashburn	105	1955	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Max Bishop	105	1927	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Lu Blue	105	1928	St. Louis Browns	AL
Wade Boggs	105	1986	Boston Red Sox	AL
Wade Boggs	105	1987	Boston Red Sox	AL
Jack Cust	105	2007	Oakland Athletics	AL
Adam Dunn	105	2012	Chicago White Sox	AL
Darrell Evans	105	1978	San Francisco Giants	NL
Darrell Evans	105	1975	Atlanta Braves	NL
Ferris Fain	105	1952	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Elbie Fletcher	105	1942	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Jimmie Foxx	105	1936	Boston Red Sox	AL
Lou Gehrig	105	1926	New York Yankees	AL
Jason Giambi	105	1999	Oakland Athletics	AL
Brian Giles	105	2003	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Brian Giles	105	2003	San Diego Padres	NL
Jack Graney	105	1919	Cleveland Indians	AL
Billy Hamilton	105	1897	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Miller Huggins	105	1914	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Dick McAuliffe	105	1967	Detroit Tigers	AL
Willie McCovey	105	1973	San Francisco Giants	NL
Fred McGriff	105	1991	San Diego Padres	NL
Stan Musial	105	1953	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Gene Tenace	105	1979	San Diego Padres	NL
Robin Ventura	105	1993	Chicago White Sox	AL
Hack Wilson	105	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL
Carl Yastrzemski	105	1973	Boston Red Sox	AL
Bobby Abreu	104	2002	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	392
Dolph Camilli	104	1941	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Norm Cash	104	1962	Detroit Tigers	AL
Jack Clark	104	1990	San Diego Padres	NL
Harlond Clift	104	1940	St. Louis Browns	AL
Brian Giles	104	2006	San Diego Padres	NL
Hank Greenberg	104	1947	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Rafael Palmeiro	104	2002	Texas Rangers	AL
Johnny Pesky	104	1950	Boston Red Sox	AL
Boog Powell	104	1970	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Albert Pujols	104	2008	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Paul Radford	104	1893	Washington Senators	NL
Pee Wee Reese	104	1947	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Babe Ruth	104	1934	New York Yankees	AL
Tim Salmon	104	2000	Anaheim Angels	AL
Mike Schmidt	104	1977	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Reggie Smith	104	1977	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Duke Snider	104	1955	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Jim Thome	104	2004	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Arky Vaughan	104	1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Wes Westrum	104	1951	New York Giants	NL
Carl Yastrzemski	104	1974	Boston Red Sox	AL
Bob Allison	103	1961	Minnesota Twins	AL	414
Johnny Bates	103	1911	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Lu Blue	103	1921	Detroit Tigers	AL
George Brett	103	1985	Kansas City Royals	AL
Jack Crooks	103	1891	Columbus Colts	AA
Jim Edmonds	103	2000	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jimmie Foxx	103	1929	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Augie Galan	103	1943	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Mike Hargrove	103	1977	Texas Rangers	AL
Todd Helton	103	2000	Colorado Rockies	NL
Rickey Henderson	103	1983	Oakland Athletics	AL
Miller Huggins	103	1905	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Eddie Joost	103	1950	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Harmon Killebrew	103	1966	Minnesota Twins	AL
Eddie Lake	103	1946	Detroit Tigers	AL
Gary Matthews	103	1984	Chicago Cubs	NL
Stan Musial	103	1954	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Mel Ott	103	1930	New York Giants	NL
Rafael Palmeiro	103	2000	Texas Rangers	AL
Carlos Pena	103	2007	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL
Albert Pujols	103	2010	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Paul Schaal	103	1971	Kansas City Royals	AL
George Selkirk	103	1939	New York Yankees	AL
Sammy Sosa	103	2002	Chicago Cubs	NL
Eddie Stanky	103	1947	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Danny Tartabull	103	1992	New York Yankees	AL
Jimmy Wynn	103	1972	Houston Astros	NL
Jason Bay	102	2006	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	441
Bob Bescher	102	1911	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Pat Burrell	102	2008	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jose Cruz, Jr.	102	2003	San Francisco Giants	NL
Carlos Delgado	102	2002	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
Larry Doby	102	1956	Chicago White Sox	AL
George Gore	102	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Jack Graney	102	1916	Cleveland Indians	AL
Hank Greenberg	102	1937	Detroit Tigers	AL
Travis Hafner	102	2007	Cleveland Indians	AL
Billy Hamilton	102	1891	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Frank Howard	102	1969	Washington Senators	AL
Charlie Keller	102	1941	New York Yankees	AL
Mickey Mantle	102	1954	New York Yankees	AL
Joe Morgan	102	1970	Houston Astros	NL
Dwayne Murphy	102	1980	Oakland Athletics	AL
Buddy Myer	102	1934	Washington Senators	AL
Paul O'Neill	102	1996	New York Yankees	AL
John Olerud	102	2000	Seattle Mariners	AL
David Ortiz	102	2005	Boston Red Sox	AL
Mel Ott	102	1937	New York Giants	NL
Tony Phillips	102	1997	Anaheim Angels	AL
Tony Phillips	102	1997	Chicago White Sox	AL
Topper Rigney	102	1924	Detroit Tigers	AL
Cal Ripken, Jr.	102	1988	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Kevin Seitzer	102	1989	Kansas City Royals	AL
Roy Thomas	102	1904	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Earl Torgeson	102	1951	Boston Braves	NL
Ted Williams	102	1956	Boston Red Sox	AL
Jeff Bagwell	101	2002	Houston Astros	NL	469
Albert Belle	101	1999	Baltimore Orioles	AL
George Burns	101	1923	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Eddie Collins	101	1912	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Joe Cunningham	101	1962	Chicago White Sox	AL
Alvin Davis	101	1989	Seattle Mariners	AL
Dom DiMaggio	101	1948	Boston Red Sox	AL
Larry Doby	101	1951	Cleveland Indians	AL
Adam Dunn	101	2007	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jim Edmonds	101	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Morgan Ensberg	101	2006	Houston Astros	NL
Chone Figgins	101	2009	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	AL
Jimmie Foxx	101	1940	Boston Red Sox	AL
Augie Galan	101	1944	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Lou Gehrig	101	1930	New York Yankees	AL
Charlie Gehringer	101	1940	Detroit Tigers	AL
Mike Hargrove	101	1982	Cleveland Indians	AL
Von Hayes	101	1989	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
John Jaha	101	1999	Oakland Athletics	AL
Chipper Jones	101	2009	Atlanta Braves	NL
Bill Joyce	101	1896	New York Giants	NL
Bill Joyce	101	1896	Washington Senators	NL
Eddie Mathews	101	1962	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Dick McAuliffe	101	1970	Detroit Tigers	AL
John McGraw	101	1893	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Mark McGwire	101	1997	Oakland Athletics	AL
Mark McGwire	101	1997	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jim McTamany	101	1891	Columbus Colts	AA
Jim McTamany	101	1891	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Cass Michaels	101	1949	Chicago White Sox	AL
Rafael Palmeiro	101	2001	Texas Rangers	AL
Carlos Pena	101	2011	Chicago Cubs	NL
Yank Robinson	101	1890	Pittsburgh Burghers	PL
Babe Ruth	101	1919	Boston Red Sox	AL
Mike Schmidt	101	1975	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	500
Gary Sheffield	101	1999	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Gary Sheffield	101	2000	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Grady Sizemore	101	2007	Cleveland Indians	AL
Vern Stephens	101	1949	Boston Red Sox	AL
Gene Tenace	101	1973	Oakland Athletics	AL
Gene Tenace	101	1978	San Diego Padres	NL
Mickey Tettleton	101	1991	Detroit Tigers	AL
Jason Thompson	101	1982	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Elmer Valo	101	1952	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Carl Yastrzemski	101	1969	Boston Red Sox	AL
Name	Base on Balls	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2013 Season

In 1999 researchers changed a few of Babe Ruth's season totals after carefully reviewing box scores. Major League Baseball verified the research, released the new totals during a press conference, then had to remove the correct totals from the books due to a conflict with Elias Sports Bureau (their "official" statistician).

Did you know that hall of famer Ted Williams appears five times in the top twenty (5th, 5th, 8th, 17th & 20th) single season bases on balls leaderboard, but he finished "only" fourth (4th) overall in career walks?

Many fans believed that Mark McGwire's seventy home run season would have enabled him to eventually break Babe Ruth's record of one-hundred seventy single season walks. Three years later the once "unbreakable" record was broken by Barry Bonds during his spectacular seventy-three home run season, one year after that Bonds SHATTERED his own record with an all new mark and in 2004 a plateau of unimaginable heights was reached when he became the first & only player in history with two-hundred plus walks in a season.

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