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Active Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jim Thome (21, 40) | 1725 | L |
| 2. | Chipper Jones (18, 39) | 1455 | B |
| 3. | Bobby Abreu (16, 37) | 1419 | L |
| 4. | Manny Ramirez (19, 39) | 1329 | R |
| 5. | Jason Giambi (17, 40) | 1314 | L |
| 6. | Todd Helton (15, 37) | 1256 | L |
| 7. | Alex Rodriguez (18, 35) | 1166 | R |
| 8. | Lance Berkman (13, 35) | 1149 | B |
| 9. | Adam Dunn (11, 31) | 1065 | L |
| 10. | Omar Vizquel (23, 44) | 1021 | B |
| 11. | Derek Jeter (17, 37) | 994 | R |
| 12. | Johnny Damon (17, 37) | 986 | L |
| 13. | Albert Pujols (11, 31) | 975 | R |
| 14. | David Ortiz (15, 35) | 955 | L |
| 15. | Jorge Posada (17, 39) | 936 | B |
| 16. | Pat Burrell (12, 34) | 932 | R |
| 17. | Derrek Lee (15, 35) | 874 | R |
| 18. | Scott Rolen (16, 36) | 869 | R |
| 19. | Mike Cameron (17, 38) | 867 | R |
| 20. | Andruw Jones (16, 34) | 863 | R |
| 21. | J.D. Drew (14, 35) | 862 | L |
| 22. | Carlos Beltran (14, 34) | 831 | B |
| 23. | Paul Konerko (15, 35) | 810 | R |
| 24. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 36) | 737 | R |
| 25. | Edgar Renteria (16, 34) | 718 | R |
| 26. | Matt Stairs (19, 43) | 717 | L |
| 27. | Mark Teixeira (9, 31) | 692 | B |
| 28. | Carlos Pena (11, 33) | 683 | L |
| 29. | Magglio Ordonez (15, 37) | 651 | R |
| 30. | Miguel Cabrera (9, 28) | 643 | R |
| 31. | Jason Varitek (15, 39) | 614 | B |
| 32. | Raul Ibanez (16, 39) | 603 | L |
| 33. | Rafael Furcal (12, 33) | 597 | B |
| Carlos Lee (13, 35) | 597 | R | |
| 35. | Nick Swisher (8, 30) | 592 | B |
| 36. | Jason Bay (9, 32) | 591 | R |
| 37. | Craig Counsell (16, 40) | 589 | L |
| 38. | Eric Chavez (14, 33) | 579 | L |
| 39. | Jimmy Rollins (12, 32) | 568 | B |
| 40. | Prince Fielder (7, 27) | 566 | L |
| 41. | Aubrey Huff (12, 34) | 555 | L |
| 42. | Lyle Overbay (11, 34) | 553 | L |
| 43. | Brian Roberts (11, 33) | 550 | B |
| 44. | Miguel Tejada (15, 37) | 547 | R |
| 45. | Adrian Beltre (14, 32) | 543 | R |
| 46. | Ryan Howard (8, 31) | 540 | L |
| 47. | Torii Hunter (15, 35) | 539 | R |
| Hideki Matsui (9, 37) | 539 | L | |
| 49. | David Wright (8, 28) | 535 | R |
| 50. | Travis Hafner (10, 34) | 534 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Bats |
| 51. | Mark Kotsay (15, 35) | 530 | L |
| 52. | Melvin Mora (13, 39) | 520 | R |
| 53. | Orlando Cabrera (15, 36) | 514 | R |
| 54. | Ivan Rodriguez (21, 39) | 513 | R |
| 55. | Nick Johnson (9, 32) | 511 | L |
| 56. | Carlos Guillen (14, 35) | 510 | B |
| 57. | Chone Figgins (10, 33) | 507 | B |
| 58. | Aramis Ramirez (14, 33) | 501 | R |
| 59. | Michael Young (12, 34) | 499 | R |
| 60. | Milton Bradley (12, 33) | 496 | B |
| Ichiro Suzuki (11, 37) | 496 | L | |
| 62. | Adrian Gonzalez (8, 29) | 489 | L |
| 63. | Ronnie Belliard (13, 36) | 488 | R |
| 64. | Kevin Youkilis (8, 32) | 480 | R |
| 65. | Joe Mauer (8, 28) | 465 | L |
| 66. | Orlando Hudson (10, 33) | 463 | B |
| 67. | Chase Utley (9, 32) | 462 | L |
| 68. | Victor Martinez (10, 32) | 457 | B |
| 69. | Jose Bautista (8, 30) | 452 | R |
| Matt Holliday (8, 31) | 452 | R | |
| 71. | Austin Kearns (10, 31) | 449 | R |
| 72. | Casey Blake (13, 37) | 445 | R |
| Felipe Lopez (11, 31) | 445 | B | |
| 74. | Jack Cust (10, 32) | 444 | L |
| 75. | Julio Lugo (12, 35) | 439 | R |
| 76. | Jayson Werth (9, 32) | 435 | R |
| 77. | Eric Hinske (10, 33) | 432 | L |
| 78. | Grady Sizemore (8, 28) | 430 | L |
| 79. | Juan Pierre (12, 33) | 428 | L |
| 80. | Vernon Wells (13, 32) | 426 | R |
| 81. | Brad Hawpe (8, 32) | 425 | L |
| Dan Uggla (6, 31) | 425 | R | |
| 83. | Ramon Hernandez (13, 35) | 418 | R |
| 84. | Brandon Inge (11, 34) | 417 | R |
| 85. | Justin Morneau (9, 30) | 415 | L |
| 86. | Curtis Granderson (8, 30) | 412 | L |
| 87. | Michael Cuddyer (11, 32) | 411 | R |
| 88. | Alfonso Soriano (13, 35) | 410 | R |
| 89. | Russell Branyan (14, 35) | 403 | L |
| 90. | Nick Markakis (6, 27) | 394 | L |
| 91. | Jhonny Peralta (9, 29) | 390 | R |
| 92. | Placido Polanco (14, 35) | 388 | R |
| Marco Scutaro (10, 35) | 388 | R | |
| 94. | B.J. Upton (7, 26) | 385 | R |
| 95. | Adam LaRoche (8, 31) | 379 | L |
| 96. | Adam Kennedy (13, 35) | 378 | L |
| 97. | Russell Martin (6, 28) | 369 | R |
| Hanley Ramirez (7, 27) | 369 | R | |
| 99. | David DeJesus (9, 31) | 359 | L |
| 100. | Mark Ellis (9, 34) | 358 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Bats |
| Josh Willingham (8, 32) | 358 | R |
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