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Active Leaders & Records for Bases On Balls per 9 IP
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Statistic Description: 9 x BB / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases On Balls per 9 IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roy Halladay (15, 35) | 1.8621 | R |
| 2. | Dan Haren (10, 31) | 1.8943 | R |
| 3. | Mark Buehrle (13, 33) | 2.0291 | L |
| 4. | Cliff Lee (11, 33) | 2.0403 | L |
| 5. | Mariano Rivera (18, 42) | 2.0440 | R |
| 6. | Roy Oswalt (12, 34) | 2.0782 | R |
| 7. | Ben Sheets (10, 33) | 2.0800 | R |
| 8. | Ricky Nolasco (7, 29) | 2.1018 | R |
| 9. | James Shields (7, 30) | 2.1036 | R |
| 10. | Carl Pavano (14, 36) | 2.1385 | R |
| 11. | Cole Hamels (7, 28) | 2.2489 | L |
| 12. | Zack Greinke (9, 28) | 2.2862 | R |
| 13. | Dave Bush (8, 32) | 2.3262 | R |
| 14. | Joe Blanton (9, 31) | 2.3713 | R |
| 15. | Jered Weaver (7, 29) | 2.4062 | R |
| 16. | Zach Duke (8, 29) | 2.4406 | L |
| 17. | Joel Pineiro (12, 33) | 2.4984 | R |
| 18. | Johan Santana (12, 33) | 2.5192 | L |
| 19. | Adam Wainwright (7, 30) | 2.5247 | R |
| 20. | Chris Carpenter (15, 37) | 2.5427 | R |
| 21. | Jamie Moyer (25, 49) | 2.5515 | L |
| 22. | Bronson Arroyo (13, 35) | 2.5526 | R |
| 23. | Kyle Lohse (12, 33) | 2.5773 | R |
| 24. | Jeremy Guthrie (9, 33) | 2.6506 | R |
| 25. | Jeff Francis (8, 31) | 2.6572 | L |
| 26. | Felix Hernandez (8, 26) | 2.6661 | R |
| 27. | Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 2.6780 | R |
| 28. | CC Sabathia (12, 31) | 2.6989 | L |
| 29. | Tim Hudson (14, 36) | 2.7178 | R |
| 30. | Justin Verlander (8, 29) | 2.7226 | R |
| 31. | John Lackey (10, 33) | 2.7297 | R |
| 32. | Josh Beckett (12, 32) | 2.7352 | R |
| 33. | Jake Peavy (11, 31) | 2.7395 | R |
| 34. | Joe Saunders (8, 31) | 2.7434 | L |
| 35. | Aaron Cook (11, 33) | 2.7454 | R |
| 36. | Aaron Harang (11, 34) | 2.7469 | R |
| 37. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 36) | 2.7720 | R |
| 38. | R.A. Dickey (10, 37) | 2.7782 | R |
| 39. | Kevin Millwood (16, 37) | 2.7890 | R |
| 40. | Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 2.8259 | L |
| 41. | Freddy Garcia (14, 35) | 2.8480 | R |
| 42. | Chris Capuano (8, 33) | 2.8503 | L |
| 43. | Brad Penny (13, 34) | 2.8720 | R |
| 44. | Jake Westbrook (12, 34) | 2.8749 | R |
| 45. | Brett Tomko (14, 39) | 2.8844 | R |
| 46. | Ervin Santana (8, 29) | 2.8970 | R |
| 47. | Bartolo Colon (15, 39) | 2.9068 | R |
| 48. | Brett Myers (11, 31) | 2.9366 | R |
| 49. | Paul Maholm (8, 30) | 2.9377 | L |
| 50. | LaTroy Hawkins (18, 39) | 2.9409 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases On Balls per 9 IP | Throws |
| 51. | Ted Lilly (14, 36) | 2.9898 | L |
| 52. | Livan Hernandez (17, 37) | 3.0085 | R |
| 53. | Gavin Floyd (9, 29) | 3.0186 | R |
| 54. | Matt Cain (8, 27) | 3.0690 | R |
| 55. | Matt Garza (7, 28) | 3.0759 | R |
| 56. | Jeff Suppan (17, 37) | 3.0830 | R |
| 57. | Ramon Ortiz (11, 39) | 3.0928 | R |
| 58. | Wandy Rodriguez (8, 33) | 3.1136 | L |
| 59. | Vicente Padilla (14, 34) | 3.1559 | R |
| 60. | Randy Wolf (14, 35) | 3.2143 | L |
| 61. | Kevin Correia (10, 31) | 3.2167 | R |
| 62. | Jose Contreras (10, 40) | 3.2440 | R |
| 63. | Bruce Chen (14, 35) | 3.2713 | L |
| 64. | Nate Robertson (9, 34) | 3.2803 | L |
| 65. | Jon Lester (7, 28) | 3.3276 | L |
| 66. | Darren Oliver (19, 41) | 3.3991 | L |
| 67. | Jason Marquis (13, 33) | 3.4287 | R |
| 68. | Tim Lincecum (6, 28) | 3.4769 | R |
| 69. | Edwin Jackson (10, 28) | 3.5257 | R |
| 70. | Scott Elarton (10, 36) | 3.5313 | R |
| 71. | Erik Bedard (9, 33) | 3.5850 | L |
| 72. | Dontrelle Willis (9, 30) | 3.6835 | L |
| 73. | A.J. Burnett (14, 35) | 3.6954 | R |
| 74. | Barry Zito (13, 34) | 3.7089 | L |
| 75. | Chad Billingsley (7, 27) | 3.7599 | R |
| 76. | Jason Isringhausen (16, 39) | 3.9031 | R |
| 77. | Ryan Dempster (15, 35) | 4.0295 | R |
| 78. | Ubaldo Jimenez (7, 28) | 4.0595 | R |
| 79. | Doug Davis (13, 36) | 4.1074 | L |
| 80. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 31) | 4.1256 | R |
| 81. | Miguel Batista (18, 41) | 4.1358 | R |
| 82. | Kip Wells (12, 35) | 4.2702 | R |
| 83. | Kerry Wood (14, 35) | 4.3435 | R |
| 84. | Jamey Wright (17, 37) | 4.4043 | R |
| 85. | Oliver Perez (10, 30) | 5.0310 | L |
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