Walk
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A walk or base on balls occurs when a player gets on base by drawing four balls from the pitcher. A walk may be intentional.
For batters, it counts as a plate appearance, but not as an at-bat; a high number of walks drawn is a sign of a good batting eye, or of a very dangerous hitter that pitchers are trying to pitch around.
A walk is also a statistic for pitchers, where a high number of walks allowed indicates a lack of control.
| All Time Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Span | Player | Total | Notes |
| Career | Barry Bonds | 2311 | |
| Season | Barry Bonds | 232 | 2004 |
| Game | Walt Wilmot | 6 | August 22, 1891 |
| Game | Jimmie Foxx | 6 | June 16, 1938 |
| NPB Career | Sadaharu Oh | 2390 | |
| NPB Season | Sadaharu Oh | 158 | 1974 |
| Cuban National League Career | Antonio Muñoz | 1551 | |
| AAGPBL Career | Dorothy Schroeder | 696 | |
| AAGPBL Season | Sophie Kurys | 93 | 1946 |
| AAGPBL Game | Irene Hickson | 5 | June 13, 1946 |
