Top 25 Bases on Balls in 2003 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 2003 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

2003 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Barry Bonds 148 San Francisco Giants 1

Todd Helton 111 Colorado Rockies 2

Jim Thome 111 Philadelphia Phillies

Bobby Abreu 109 Philadelphia Phillies 4

Lance Berkman 107 Houston Astros 5

Brian Giles 105 Pittsburgh Pirates 6

San Diego Padres

Jose Cruz, Jr. 102 San Francisco Giants 7

Richie Sexson 98 Milwaukee Brewers 8

Larry Walker 98 Colorado Rockies

Luis Gonzalez 94 Arizona Diamondbacks 10

Chipper Jones 94 Atlanta Braves

Brad Wilkerson 89 Montreal Expos 12

Jeff Bagwell 88 Houston Astros 13

Derrek Lee 88 Florida Marlins

Gary Sheffield 86 Atlanta Braves 15

Scott Rolen 82 St. Louis Cardinals 16

Albert Pujols 79 St. Louis Cardinals 17

Jim Edmonds 77 St. Louis Cardinals 18

Adam Dunn 74 Cincinnati Reds 19

Pat Burrell 72 Philadelphia Phillies 20

Jose Vidro 69 Montreal Expos 21

Shawn Green 68 Los Angeles Dodgers 22

Ryan Klesko 65 San Diego Padres 23

Edgar Renteria 65 St. Louis Cardinals

Moises Alou 63 Chicago Cubs 25

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox � including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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