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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 | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 1018 | L |
| 2. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 1011 | R |
| 3. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 995 | L |
| 4. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 935 | R |
| 5. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 907 | R |
| 6. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 899 | R |
| 7. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 823 | R |
| 8. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 794 | R |
| 9. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 784 | L |
| 10. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 775 | R |
| 11. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 713 | R |
| 12. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 711 | L |
| 13. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 707 | R |
| 14. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 693 | R |
| 15. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 655 | L |
| 16. | Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 645 | L |
| 17. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 635 | R |
| 18. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 627 | R |
| 19. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 617 | L |
| 20. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 611 | R |
| 21. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 604 | R |
| 22. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 597 | R |
| 23. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 590 | R |
| 24. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 577 | R |
| 25. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 575 | R |
| 26. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 573 | R |
| 27. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 567 | L |
| 28. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 556 | R |
| Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 556 | R | |
| 30. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 555 | R |
| 31. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 539 | R |
| Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 539 | R | |
| 33. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 517 | R |
| 34. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 510 | R |
| 35. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 495 | R |
| 36. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 494 | L |
| 37. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 492 | R |
| 38. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 491 | R |
| 39. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 490 | R |
| 40. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 488 | R |
| 41. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 486 | L |
| 42. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 481 | L |
| Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 481 | R | |
| 44. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 453 | L |
| 45. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 445 | L |
| 46. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 444 | L |
| 47. | Jonathan Sanchez (8, 30) | 437 | L |
| 48. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 429 | R |
| Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 429 | L | |
| 50. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 426 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Throws |
| 51. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 422 | R |
| 52. | Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 420 | L |
| 53. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 416 | R |
| 54. | C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 414 | L |
| 55. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 412 | R |
| 56. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 404 | R |
| 57. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 401 | R |
| 58. | Dennys Reyes (15, 36) | 400 | L |
| Jorge De La Rosa (10, 32) | 400 | L | |
| 60. | Edinson Volquez (9, 29) | 392 | R |
| 61. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 390 | R |
| Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 390 | R | |
| 63. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 389 | R |
| Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 389 | R | |
| 65. | Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 380 | R |
| Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 380 | R | |
| 67. | J.C. Romero (14, 37) | 375 | L |
| 68. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 374 | L |
| 69. | Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 372 | L |
| 70. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 371 | R |
| 71. | Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 370 | R |
| 72. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 366 | L |
| 73. | Chad Durbin (14, 35) | 363 | R |
| 74. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 362 | L |
| 75. | Gio Gonzalez (6, 27) | 361 | L |
| 76. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 359 | R |
| 77. | Jeremy Affeldt (12, 34) | 358 | L |
| Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 358 | L | |
| Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 358 | L | |
| Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 358 | R | |
| 81. | James Shields (8, 31) | 354 | R |
| 82. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 351 | R |
| Matt Garza (7, 29) | 351 | R | |
| Ricky Romero (5, 28) | 351 | L | |
| 85. | Justin Masterson (6, 28) | 350 | R |
| 86. | Chad Gaudin (11, 30) | 349 | R |
| 87. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 345 | L |
| 88. | Chris Young (9, 34) | 342 | R |
| 89. | Joaquin Benoit (12, 35) | 340 | R |
| 90. | Tim Redding (8, 35) | 337 | R |
| 91. | Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 332 | R |
| 92. | Tom Gorzelanny (9, 30) | 328 | L |
| 93. | Mike Pelfrey (8, 29) | 327 | R |
| 94. | John Danks (6, 28) | 323 | L |
| 95. | Daisuke Matsuzaka (6, 32) | 321 | R |
| Brandon Morrow (7, 28) | 321 | R | |
| 97. | Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 317 | R |
| 98. | Francisco Rodriguez (11, 31) | 314 | R |
| 99. | Jason Hammel (8, 30) | 313 | R |
| 100. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 311 | R |
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