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Active Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls
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Statistic Description: Bases on Balls/Walks
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | 1747 | L |
| 2. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | 1512 | B |
| 3. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | 1456 | L |
| 4. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | 1334 | L |
| 5. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 1329 | R |
| 6. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | 1295 | L |
| 7. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 1217 | R |
| 8. | Adam Dunn (12, 32) | 1170 | L |
| 9. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | 1163 | B |
| 10. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 1039 | R |
| 11. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 1028 | B |
| 12. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | 1027 | R |
| 13. | David Ortiz (16, 36) | 1011 | L |
| 14. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 1003 | L |
| 15. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | 899 | R |
| 16. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 896 | B |
| 17. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 891 | R |
| 18. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | 866 | R |
| 19. | Carlos Pena (12, 34) | 770 | L |
| 20. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | 746 | B |
| 21. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 737 | R |
| 22. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | 721 | R |
| 23. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | 709 | R |
| 24. | Nick Swisher (9, 31) | 669 | B |
| 25. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | 655 | R |
| 26. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | 651 | L |
| 27. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 641 | B |
| 28. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | 638 | L |
| 29. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 630 | B |
| 30. | David Wright (9, 29) | 616 | R |
| 31. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | 610 | R |
| 32. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 609 | L |
| 33. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 579 | R |
| 34. | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 577 | R |
| 35. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | 571 | L |
| 36. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | 566 | L |
| Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | 566 | L | |
| 38. | Ryan Howard (9, 32) | 565 | L |
| 39. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | 555 | L |
| Brian Roberts (12, 34) | 555 | B | |
| 41. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | 547 | L |
| Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 547 | R | |
| 43. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | 545 | R |
| 44. | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 541 | L |
| 45. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 532 | R |
| 46. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | 531 | L |
| Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | 531 | R | |
| 48. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | 527 | R |
| 49. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | 526 | B |
| 50. | Nick Johnson (10, 33) | 522 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Bats |
| 51. | Dan Uggla (7, 32) | 519 | R |
| 52. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 518 | L |
| 53. | Jose Bautista (9, 31) | 511 | R |
| 54. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 505 | L |
| 55. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | 487 | L |
| 56. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 483 | B |
| 57. | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | 477 | R |
| 58. | Austin Kearns (11, 32) | 471 | R |
| 59. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | 464 | L |
| 60. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | 457 | B |
| 61. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 454 | R |
| 62. | Juan Pierre (13, 34) | 451 | L |
| 63. | Eric Hinske (11, 34) | 446 | L |
| Adam LaRoche (9, 32) | 446 | L | |
| 65. | Jack Cust (10, 33) | 444 | L |
| 66. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | 443 | R |
| 67. | Vernon Wells (14, 33) | 442 | R |
| 68. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 441 | R |
| 69. | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 439 | R |
| 70. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | 436 | L |
| 71. | Josh Willingham (9, 33) | 434 | R |
| 72. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | 430 | L |
| B.J. Upton (8, 27) | 430 | R | |
| 74. | Joey Votto (6, 28) | 429 | L |
| 75. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 428 | R |
| 76. | Rickie Weeks (9, 29) | 427 | R |
| 77. | Brad Hawpe (8, 33) | 425 | L |
| 78. | Ramon Hernandez (14, 36) | 424 | R |
| 79. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 423 | R |
| 80. | Russell Martin (7, 29) | 422 | R |
| 81. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | 420 | L |
| 82. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 411 | R |
| 83. | Mark Reynolds (6, 28) | 408 | R |
| 84. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 406 | R |
| 85. | Kelly Johnson (7, 30) | 404 | L |
| 86. | Russell Branyan (14, 36) | 403 | L |
| 87. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 401 | L |
| 88. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 398 | R |
| 89. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 396 | B |
| 90. | Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | 395 | R |
| Ben Zobrist (7, 31) | 395 | B | |
| 92. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | 393 | R |
| 93. | Andre Ethier (7, 30) | 378 | L |
| 94. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 375 | B |
| Brian McCann (8, 28) | 375 | L | |
| 96. | Ty Wigginton (11, 34) | 366 | R |
| 97. | Chris Young (7, 28) | 360 | R |
| 98. | Jerry Hairston (15, 36) | 359 | R |
| 99. | Edwin Encarnacion (8, 29) | 354 | R |
| 100. | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 349 | R |
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