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Progressive Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls/9IP
Baseball Leaders & Baseball RecordsSingle-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Year-by-Year League 

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Minimum of 3.1 PA/G, 1.0 IP/G, and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. Explanation of min. requirements

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This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year CareerBBper9IP  Single-SeasonBBper9IP  ActiveBBper9IP  YearlyBBper9IP 
1871 George Zettlein0.935 George Zettlein0.935
1872 Frank Buttery0.184 Frank Buttery0.184
1873Al Spalding+0.722 Frank Buttery0.184 Al Spalding+0.722 Hugh Campbell0.382
1874Candy Cummings+0.555 Tommy Bond0.181 Candy Cummings+0.555 Tommy Bond0.181
1875Candy Cummings+0.456 Candy Cummings+0.130 Candy Cummings+0.456 Candy Cummings+0.130

1876Tommy Bond0.236 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.236 George Zettlein0.231
1877Tommy Bond0.349 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.349 Tommy Bond0.622
1878Tommy Bond0.397 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.397 Sam Weaver0.493
1879Tommy Bond0.396 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.396 Tommy Bond0.389
1880Tommy Bond0.458 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.458 George Bradley0.276
1881Tommy Bond0.460 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.460 Pud Galvin+0.873
1882Tommy Bond0.477 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.477 Guy Hecker0.433
1883Tommy Bond0.477 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.477 Jim Whitney0.613
1884Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Tommy Bond0.491 Henry Boyle0.600
1885Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Sam Weaver0.733 Jim Whitney0.755
1886Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Sam Weaver0.740 Jim Whitney1.260
1887Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pud Galvin+0.884 Jim Whitney0.934
1888Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pud Galvin+0.902 Ben Sanders1.079
1889Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pud Galvin+0.975 Pud Galvin+2.059
1890Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pud Galvin+1.017 Scott Stratton1.274
1891Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pud Galvin+1.069 Scott Stratton1.844
1892Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pud Galvin+1.117 Scott Stratton1.791
1893Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Scott Stratton1.943 Cy Young+2.193
1894Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Scott Stratton2.030 Cy Young+2.334
1895Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Scott Stratton2.064 Cy Young+1.826
1896Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Cy Young+2.162 Cy Young+1.347
1897Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Cy Young+2.067 Cy Young+1.322
1898Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Cy Young+1.944 Cy Young+0.977
1899Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Cy Young+1.858 Cy Young+1.072
1900Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Jesse Tannehill1.697 Cy Young+1.008
1901Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Jesse Tannehill1.617 Cy Young+0.897
1902Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.310 Deacon Phillippe0.860
1903Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.229 Deacon Phillippe0.902
1904Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.247 Cy Young+0.687
1905Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.291 Cy Young+0.842
1906Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.268 Cy Young+0.782
1907Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.291 Doc White1.175
1908Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.296 Addie Joss+0.831
1909Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.278 Addie Joss+1.150
1910Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.249 Ed Walsh+1.485
1911Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Deacon Phillippe1.253 Christy Mathewson+1.114
1912Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Nick Altrock1.593 Christy Mathewson+0.987
1913Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Nick Altrock1.607 Christy Mathewson+0.618
1914Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.558 Christy Mathewson+0.663
1915Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.514 Christy Mathewson+0.968
1916Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.513 Dick Rudolph1.096
1917Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.513 Pete Alexander+1.299
1918Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.514 Slim Sallee0.818
1919Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.421 Babe Adams0.786
1920Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.330 Babe Adams0.616
1921Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.310 Babe Adams1.012
1922Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.276 Babe Adams0.788
1923Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.284 Pete Alexander+0.885
1924Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.276 Rube Benton1.328
1925Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.284 Pete Alexander+1.106
1926Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Babe Adams1.292 Pete Donohue1.229
1927Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pete Donohue1.614 Pete Alexander+1.276
1928Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pete Donohue1.639 Eddie Rommel1.347
1929Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pete Alexander+1.646 Jack Russell1.584
1930Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pete Alexander+1.649 Herb Pennock+1.151
1931Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Pete Donohue1.783 Syl Johnson1.403
1932Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Red Lucas1.698 Bill Swift1.092
1933Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Red Lucas1.584 Red Lucas0.737
1934Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Red Lucas1.627 Carl Hubbell+1.064
1935Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Red Lucas1.628 Watty Clark1.217
1936Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Red Lucas1.606 Red Lucas1.332
1937Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Red Lucas1.607 Dizzy Dean+1.505
1938Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Red Lucas1.611 Curt Davis1.402
1939Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Carl Hubbell+1.671 Paul Derringer1.047
1940Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Carl Hubbell+1.725 Paul Derringer1.456
1941Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Carl Hubbell+1.783 Curt Davis1.575
1942Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Carl Hubbell+1.790 Tiny Bonham0.956
1943Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Carl Hubbell+1.817 Schoolboy Rowe1.312
1944Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Paul Derringer1.862 Lum Harris1.342
1945Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Tiny Bonham1.536 Tiny Bonham1.096
1946Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Tiny Bonham1.576 Tex Hughson1.651
1947Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Tiny Bonham1.635 Larry Jansen2.069
1948Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Tiny Bonham1.625 Preacher Roe1.672
1949Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Tiny Bonham1.665 Dave Koslo1.825
1950Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Larry Jansen1.936 Ken Raffensberger1.506
1951Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Larry Jansen1.910 Fred Hutchinson1.290
1952Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Ken Raffensberger1.889 Robin Roberts+1.227
1953Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Ken Raffensberger1.875 Robin Roberts+1.584
1954Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Ken Raffensberger1.878 Robin Roberts+1.497
1955Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.916 Don Newcombe1.464
1956Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.836 Robin Roberts+1.211
1957Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.811 Don Newcombe1.495
1958Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.801 Lew Burdette1.634
1959Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.757 Don Newcombe1.095
1960Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.727 Lew Burdette1.143
1961Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.728 Lew Burdette1.091
1962Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.738 Dick Donovan1.688
1963Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.720 Dick Donovan1.223
1964Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.746 Jim Bunning+1.456
1965Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.732 Ralph Terry1.250
1966Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Robin Roberts+1.731 Juan Marichal+1.054
1967Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Dick Hall1.768 Jim Merritt1.186
1968Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Dick Hall1.735 Fritz Peterson1.229
1969Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Dick Hall1.706 Fritz Peterson1.423
1970Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fritz Peterson1.538 Fritz Peterson1.383
1971Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fritz Peterson1.507 Fergie Jenkins+1.025
1972Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fritz Peterson1.519 Milt Pappas1.338
1973Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fritz Peterson1.606 Juan Marichal+1.606
1974Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fritz Peterson1.652 Fergie Jenkins+1.234
1975Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fritz Peterson1.707 Gary Nolan1.239
1976Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fritz Peterson1.728 Gary Nolan1.015
1977Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fergie Jenkins+1.822 Dave Rozema1.402
1978Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fergie Jenkins+1.798 Fergie Jenkins+1.482
1979Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fergie Jenkins+1.868 Scott McGregor1.185
1980Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fergie Jenkins+1.892 Bob Forsch1.384
1981Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Fergie Jenkins+1.931 Rick Honeycutt1.198
1982Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Lary Sorensen1.931 Doug Bird1.414
1983Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Scott McGregor1.882 La Marr Hoyt1.070
1984Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Scott McGregor1.953 Bill Gullickson1.469
1985Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 La Marr Hoyt1.648 La Marr Hoyt0.856
1986Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 La Marr Hoyt1.915 Doyle Alexander1.458
1987Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Lary Sorensen2.088 Bill Long1.491
1988Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bret Saberhagen1.814 Bryn Smith1.455
1989Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Dan Quisenberry1.380 Jimmy Key1.125
1990Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Dan Quisenberry1.397 Danny Darwin1.715
1991Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bret Saberhagen1.794 Zane Smith1.145
1992Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bret Saberhagen1.833 Bob Tewksbury0.773
1993Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bret Saberhagen1.779 Bob Tewksbury0.842
1994Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bob Tewksbury1.389 Bret Saberhagen0.660
1995Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bob Tewksbury1.389 Greg Maddux0.987
1996Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bob Tewksbury1.456 Greg Maddux1.029
1997Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bob Tewksbury1.476 Greg Maddux0.774
1998Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bob Tewksbury1.454 Brian Anderson1.038
1999Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bret Saberhagen1.664 Shane Reynolds1.437
2000Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bret Saberhagen1.664 David Wells1.215
2001Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Bret Saberhagen1.654 Brad Radke1.035
2002Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Rick Reed1.633 Curt Schilling1.145
2003Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Rick Reed1.659 David Wells0.845
2004Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Brad Radke1.681 Jon Lieber0.917
2005Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Brad Radke1.624 Carlos Silva0.430
2006Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Brad Radke1.634 Curt Schilling1.235
2007Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Jon Lieber1.740 Greg Maddux1.136
2008Al Spalding+0.486 George Zettlein0.231 Carlos Silva1.612 Mike Mussina1.187
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