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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) | 1034 | L |
| 2. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 1032 | R |
| 3. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 1002 | L |
| 4. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 941 | R |
| 5. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 923 | R |
| 6. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 899 | R |
| 7. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 32) | 898 | R |
| 8. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 832 | R |
| 9. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 794 | R |
| 10. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 790 | L |
| 11. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 783 | R |
| 12. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 734 | R |
| 13. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 723 | R |
| 14. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 712 | L |
| 15. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 701 | R |
| 16. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 661 | L |
| 17. | Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 651 | L |
| 18. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 635 | R |
| 19. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 628 | L |
| 20. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 627 | R |
| 21. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 611 | R |
| 22. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 604 | R |
| Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 604 | R | |
| 24. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 590 | R |
| 25. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 585 | R |
| 26. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 578 | R |
| 27. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 573 | R |
| 28. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 567 | L |
| 29. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 563 | R |
| 30. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 559 | R |
| 31. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 556 | R |
| 32. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 553 | R |
| 33. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 540 | R |
| 34. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 531 | R |
| 35. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 526 | R |
| 36. | Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 523 | R |
| 37. | Roy Oswalt (12, 35) | 511 | R |
| 38. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 508 | R |
| 39. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 502 | L |
| Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 502 | R | |
| 41. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 500 | R |
| Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 500 | R | |
| 43. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 496 | L |
| 44. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 491 | R |
| 45. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 490 | L |
| Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 490 | R | |
| 47. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 463 | L |
| 48. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 461 | L |
| 49. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 459 | L |
| 50. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 437 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Throws |
| Jonathan Sanchez (8, 30) | 437 | L | |
| 52. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 432 | R |
| 53. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 429 | R |
| 54. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 427 | R |
| 55. | C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 424 | L |
| 56. | Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 420 | L |
| 57. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 416 | R |
| 58. | Jorge De La Rosa (10, 32) | 413 | L |
| 59. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 412 | R |
| 60. | Jeremy Bonderman (9, 30) | 411 | R |
| 61. | Edinson Volquez (9, 29) | 409 | R |
| 62. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 408 | R |
| 63. | Dennys Reyes (15, 36) | 400 | L |
| 64. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 394 | R |
| Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 394 | R | |
| Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 394 | R | |
| 67. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 391 | R |
| 68. | Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 390 | R |
| 69. | Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 387 | R |
| 70. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 385 | R |
| 71. | Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 384 | R |
| 72. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 381 | L |
| Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 381 | L | |
| 74. | Gio Gonzalez (6, 27) | 379 | L |
| 75. | Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 375 | L |
| J.C. Romero (14, 37) | 375 | L | |
| 77. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 372 | L |
| Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 372 | L | |
| 79. | James Shields (8, 31) | 370 | R |
| 80. | Kyle Davies (7, 29) | 367 | R |
| Justin Masterson (6, 28) | 367 | R | |
| 82. | Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 366 | R |
| 83. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 365 | R |
| Chad Durbin (14, 35) | 365 | R | |
| Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 365 | L | |
| Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 365 | R | |
| 87. | Matt Garza (8, 29) | 363 | R |
| 88. | Jeremy Affeldt (12, 34) | 362 | L |
| 89. | Chad Gaudin (11, 30) | 358 | R |
| 90. | Ricky Romero (5, 28) | 351 | L |
| 91. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 345 | L |
| 92. | Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 343 | R |
| 93. | Chris Young (9, 34) | 342 | R |
| 94. | Joaquin Benoit (12, 35) | 341 | R |
| 95. | Mike Pelfrey (8, 29) | 339 | R |
| 96. | Tom Gorzelanny (9, 30) | 337 | L |
| Tim Redding (8, 35) | 337 | R | |
| 98. | John Danks (7, 28) | 327 | L |
| 99. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 324 | R |
| Jason Hammel (8, 30) | 324 | R |
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