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'

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  
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
Philadelphia Phillies NL
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
St. Louis Cardinals NL
Jim McTamany 101 1891 Columbus Colts AA  
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  
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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