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25 Leaders Age Pitching

Up to & including age 25

Seasons age 25

Including & after age 25

Minimum 2170 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5890 PA for rate statistics

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Willie Keeler .385 2675

2. Ty Cobb .366 4343

3. Joe Jackson .365 3086

4. Ted Williams .356 2615

5. Al Simmons .355 2440

6. Stan Musial .350 2655

7. Joe Kelley .346 3344

8. Nap Lajoie .345 2204

9. Lou Gehrig .343 2629

10. Joe DiMaggio .343 3116

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Willie Keeler .424 1897

2. Fred Dunlap .412 1884

3. Ty Cobb .409 1912

4. Rogers Hornsby .397 1921

5. Al Simmons .392 1927

6. Deacon White .390 1873

7. Chuck Klein .386 1930

8. Babe Ruth .376 1920

9. Joe Medwick .374 1937

10. Dan Brouthers .374 1883

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Rogers Hornsby .375 6572

2. Ed Delahanty .373 6175

3. Ty Cobb .370 9338

4. Harry Heilmann .361 6685

5. Billy Hamilton .353 6224

6. Tris Speaker .348 9365

7. Babe Ruth .347 9289

8. Jesse Burkett .347 7686

9. George Sisler .344 7487

10. Dan Brouthers .344 6816

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .481 2615

2. John McGraw .447 3376

3. Joe Kelley .441 3344

4. Frank Thomas .441 2327

5. Lou Gehrig .438 2629

6. Jimmie Foxx .435 3938

7. Joe Jackson .434 3086

8. Willie Keeler .434 2675

9. Cupid Childs .433 2523

10. Mickey Mantle .427 4116

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. Babe Ruth .533 1920

2. Mickey Mantle .512 1957

3. John McGraw .475 1898

4. Lou Gehrig .467 1928

5. Willie Keeler .464 1897

6. Cupid Childs .463 1893

7. Bill Joyce .460 1891

8. Rogers Hornsby .458 1921

9. Roy Thomas .457 1899

10. Ty Cobb .456 1912

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Babe Ruth .483 9289

2. Ted Williams .482 7176

3. Barry Bonds .467 10218

4. Billy Hamilton .465 6224

5. Rogers Hornsby .456 6572

6. Lou Gehrig .452 7708

7. Ed Delahanty .444 6175

8. Ty Cobb .443 9338

9. Tris Speaker .434 9365

10. Todd Helton .433 7065

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Ted Williams .642 2615

2. Jimmie Foxx .638 3938

3. Lou Gehrig .631 2629

4. Joe DiMaggio .623 3116

5. Albert Pujols .621 3428

6. Vladimir Guerrero .592 2373

7. Willie Mays .584 2628

8. Mickey Mantle .574 4116

9. Alex Rodriguez .571 4247

10. Joe Medwick .564 3405

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

1. Babe Ruth .849 1920

2. Jimmie Foxx .703 1933

3. Chuck Klein .687 1930

4. Mickey Mantle .665 1957

5. Vladimir Guerrero .664 2000

6. Lou Gehrig .648 1928

7. Al Simmons .645 1927

8. Joe Medwick .641 1937

9. Rogers Hornsby .639 1921

10. Richard Hidalgo .636 2000

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .708 9289

2. Barry Bonds .647 10218

3. Lou Gehrig .634 7708

4. Ted Williams .631 7176

5. Rogers Hornsby .627 6572

6. Jimmie Foxx .601 6402

7. Manny Ramirez .599 7828

8. Mark McGwire .599 6326

9. Larry Walker .586 6957

10. Alex Rodriguez .584 6096

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Ted Williams 1.123 2615

2. Jimmie Foxx 1.073 3938

3. Lou Gehrig 1.069 2629

4. Albert Pujols 1.037 3428

5. Joe DiMaggio 1.025 3116

6. Frank Thomas 1.002 2327

7. Mickey Mantle 1.002 4116

8. Stan Musial .978 2655

9. Vladimir Guerrero .971 2373

10. Willie Mays .966 2628

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Babe Ruth 1.382 1920

2. Mickey Mantle 1.177 1957

3. Jimmie Foxx 1.153 1933

4. Chuck Klein 1.123 1930

5. Lou Gehrig 1.115 1928

6. Rogers Hornsby 1.097 1921

7. Al Simmons 1.081 1927

8. Vladimir Guerrero 1.074 2000

9. Fred Dunlap 1.069 1884

10. Jim Thome 1.062 1996

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.191 9289

2. Barry Bonds 1.114 10218

3. Ted Williams 1.113 7176

4. Lou Gehrig 1.087 7708

5. Rogers Hornsby 1.083 6572

6. Jimmie Foxx 1.028 6402

7. Manny Ramirez 1.016 7828

8. Todd Helton 1.004 7065

9. Mark McGwire 1.001 6326

10. Larry Walker .997 6957

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Mel Ott 1136 4645

2. Robin Yount 1084 4553

3. Al Kaline 1051 4406

4. Ty Cobb 1021 4343

5. Rusty Staub 991 3979

6. Sherry Magee 984 4091

7. Andruw Jones 981 3971

8. Bill Mazeroski 978 3792

9. Cesar Cedeno 970 4126

10. Adrian Beltre 966 3818

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Ron Santo 164 1965

2. Leo Cardenas 163 1964

Jose Oquendo 163 1989

Jim Rice 163 1978

Greg Walker 163 1985

6. Sal Bando 162 1969

Carlos Beltran 162 2002

Rick Bosetti 162 1979

Johnny Callison 162 1964

Al Cowens 162 1977

Prince Fielder 162 2009

Gary Gaetti 162 1984

Alfredo Griffin 162 1983

Roberto Kelly 162 1990

Bobby Knoop 162 1964

Terrence Long 162 2001

Don Mattingly 162 1986

Felix Millan 162 1969

Neifi Perez 162 1998

Juan Pierre 162 2003

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Pete Rose 3107 13851

2. Carl Yastrzemski 2698 11315

3. Honus Wagner 2580 10846

4. Graig Nettles 2579 9878

5. Darrell Evans 2574 10352

6. Stan Musial 2571 10759

7. Hank Aaron 2566 10767

8. Tony Perez 2562 10248

9. Willie Mays 2534 10515

10. Craig Biggio 2516 11242

Up to & including age 25

Seasons age 25

Including & after age 25

Minimum 2170 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5890 PA for rate statistics

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Robin Yount 4212 4553

2. Mel Ott 3949 4645

3. Al Kaline 3919 4406

4. Ty Cobb 3917 4343

5. Vada Pinson 3899 4227

6. Alex Rodriguez 3758 4247

7. Cesar Cedeno 3735 4126

8. Buddy Lewis 3658 4103

9. Freddie Lindstrom 3647 3991

10. George Davis 3643 4059

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Kirby Puckett 691 1985

2. Jose Reyes 688 2008

3. Lloyd Waner 681 1931

4. Don Mattingly 677 1986

Jim Rice 677 1978

6. Tony Oliva 672 1964

7. Juan Pierre 668 2003

8. Billy Herman 666 1935

Paul Molitor 666 1982

Zoilo Versalles 666 1965

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 12244 13851

2. Craig Biggio 9755 11242

3. Carl Yastrzemski 9622 11315

4. Honus Wagner 9605 10846

5. Hank Aaron 9469 10767

6. Dave Winfield 9363 10502

7. Lou Brock 9340 10158

8. Stan Musial 9273 10759

9. Sam Rice 9269 10246

10. Tony Perez 9215 10248

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Mel Ott 4645 4645

2. Robin Yount 4553 4553

3. Al Kaline 4406 4406

4. Ty Cobb 4343 4343

5. Alex Rodriguez 4247 4247

6. Vada Pinson 4227 4227

7. Cesar Cedeno 4126 4126

8. Mickey Mantle 4116 4116

9. Buddy Lewis 4103 4103

10. Sherry Magee 4091 4091

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Jose Reyes 763 2008

2. Paul Molitor 751 1982

3. Juan Pierre 746 2003

Jim Rice 746 1978

5. Grady Sizemore 745 2008

6. Kirby Puckett 744 1985

7. Don Mattingly 742 1986

8. Frankie Crosetti 740 1936

9. Derek Jeter 739 1999

10. Billy Herman 735 1935

David Wright 735 2008

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 13851 13851

2. Carl Yastrzemski 11315 11315

3. Craig Biggio 11242 11242

4. Honus Wagner 10846 10846

5. Hank Aaron 10767 10767

6. Stan Musial 10759 10759

7. Willie Mays 10515 10515

8. Dave Winfield 10502 10502

9. Rafael Palmeiro 10463 10463

10. Rickey Henderson 10455 10455

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Mel Ott 799 4645

2. Mickey Mantle 763 4116

3. Alex Rodriguez 760 4247

4. George Davis 746 4059

5. Ty Cobb 738 4343

6. Jimmie Foxx 737 3938

7. Joe Kelley 730 3344

8. John McGraw 700 3376

9. Vada Pinson 661 4227

10. Willie Keeler 651 2675

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Fred Dunlap 160 1884

2. Chuck Klein 158 1930

Babe Ruth 158 1920

4. Darby O'Brien 146 1889

5. Cupid Childs 145 1893

Ed Delahanty 145 1893

Willie Keeler 145 1897

8. John McGraw 143 1898

9. Paul Waner 142 1928

10. Billy Hamilton 141 1891

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Babe Ruth 1972 9289

2. Pete Rose 1883 13851

3. Barry Bonds 1863 10218

4. Rickey Henderson 1822 10455

5. Willie Mays 1744 10515

6. Craig Biggio 1713 11242

7. Hank Aaron 1678 10767

8. Cap Anson 1656 9791

9. Stan Musial 1634 10759

10. Ty Cobb 1628 9338

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Ty Cobb 1433 4343

2. Mel Ott 1249 4645

3. Al Kaline 1200 4406

4. Freddie Lindstrom 1186 3991

5. Vada Pinson 1177 4227

6. Alex Rodriguez 1167 4247

7. Robin Yount 1153 4553

8. Hank Aaron 1137 3866

9. Jimmie Foxx 1127 3938

10. George Davis 1115 4059

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Chuck Klein 250 1930

2. Willie Keeler 239 1897

3. Don Mattingly 238 1986

4. Joe Medwick 237 1937

5. Rogers Hornsby 235 1921

6. Stan Musial 228 1946

7. Jim Bottomley 227 1925

Billy Herman 227 1935

9. Ty Cobb 226 1912

10. Hank Aaron 223 1959

Paul Waner 223 1928

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Pete Rose 3738 13851

2. Honus Wagner 3159 10846

3. Stan Musial 3046 10759

4. Sam Rice 2987 10246

5. Ty Cobb 2982 9338

6. Wade Boggs 2892 10359

7. Cap Anson 2885 9791

8. Hank Aaron 2857 10767

9. Paul Molitor 2785 10163

10. Tony Gwynn 2779 9014

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Mel Ott 2188 4645

2. Alex Rodriguez 2146 4247

3. Jimmie Foxx 2121 3938

4. Ty Cobb 2010 4343

5. Hank Aaron 1971 3866

6. Mickey Mantle 1963 4116

7. Orlando Cepeda 1914 3847

8. Vada Pinson 1890 4227

9. Al Kaline 1881 4406

10. Ken Griffey 1845 3920

Frank Robinson 1845 3792

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Chuck Klein 445 1930

2. Joe Medwick 406 1937

Jim Rice 406 1978

4. Jimmie Foxx 403 1933

5. Hank Aaron 400 1959

6. Alex Rodriguez 393 2001

7. Don Mattingly 388 1986

Babe Ruth 388 1920

9. Vladimir Guerrero 379 2000

10. Rogers Hornsby 378 1921

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Hank Aaron 5285 10767

2. Stan Musial 5219 10759

3. Babe Ruth 5162 9289

4. Pete Rose 5054 13851

5. Willie Mays 5036 10515

6. Barry Bonds 5022 10218

7. Rafael Palmeiro 4775 10463

8. Dave Winfield 4532 10502

9. Honus Wagner 4510 10846

10. Carl Yastrzemski 4478 11315

Up to & including age 25

Seasons age 25

Including & after age 25

Minimum 2170 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5890 PA for rate statistics

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Joe Medwick 258 3405

2. Ty Cobb 230 4343

3. Alex Rodriguez 228 4247

4. Albert Pujols 227 3428

5. Mel Ott 224 4645

6. Cesar Cedeno 221 4126

7. Miguel Cabrera 219 3756

8. Vada Pinson 216 4227

9. Robin Yount 208 4553

10. Hank Aaron 205 3866

Sherry Magee 205 4091

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Chuck Klein 59 1930

2. Billy Herman 57 1935

3. Joe Medwick 56 1937

4. Lance Berkman 55 2001

5. Don Mattingly 53 1986

6. Jose Vidro 51 2000

7. Stan Musial 50 1946

Paul Waner 50 1928

9. Marcus Giles 49 2003

Ned Williamson 49 1883

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Pete Rose 673 13851

2. Tris Speaker 657 9365

3. Craig Biggio 617 11242

4. Honus Wagner 594 10846

5. Stan Musial 590 10759

6. Wade Boggs 564 10359

7. Luis Gonzalez 547 9566

8. Nap Lajoie 543 8727

9. George Brett 541 9068

10. Jeff Kent 539 9194

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Crawford 111 3575

2. Ty Cobb 109 4343

3. George Davis 100 4059

4. Sherry Magee 96 4091

5. Joe Jackson 94 3086

6. Jake Beckley 92 3294

7. Joe Kelley 91 3344

8. Rogers Hornsby 90 3577

9. Jimmy Williams 81 2257

10. Goose Goslin 78 3107

Arky Vaughan 78 3712

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Tom Long 25 1915

2. Ty Cobb 23 1912

Elmer Smith 23 1893

4. Bill Bradley 22 1903

Tris Speaker 22 1913

6. Dave Orr 21 1885

Jimmy Williams 21 1902

8. Tommy Corcoran 20 1894

Jocko Fields 20 1890

Stan Musial 20 1946

Joe Vosmik 20 1935

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Honus Wagner 245 10846

2. Ty Cobb 209 9338

3. Sam Crawford 208 7650

4. Roger Connor 201 7740

5. Dan Brouthers 184 6816

Sam Rice 184 10246

7. Fred Clarke 177 7712

8. Jake Beckley 170 7792

9. Tris Speaker 168 9365

10. Jake Daubert 165 8742

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 241 4247

2. Jimmie Foxx 222 3938

Eddie Mathews 222 3808

4. Mel Ott 211 4645

5. Mickey Mantle 207 4116

6. Frank Robinson 202 3792

7. Albert Pujols 201 3428

8. Orlando Cepeda 191 3847

9. Ken Griffey 189 3920

10. Andruw Jones 185 3971

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Babe Ruth 54 1920

2. Alex Rodriguez 52 2001

3. Adrian Beltre 48 2004

Jimmie Foxx 48 1933

5. Prince Fielder 46 2009

Harmon Killebrew 46 1961

Jim Rice 46 1978

8. Vladimir Guerrero 44 2000

Richard Hidalgo 44 2000

Willie McCovey 44 1963

Mark Reynolds 44 2009

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 678 10218

2. Babe Ruth 665 9289

3. Hank Aaron 615 10767

4. Willie Mays 544 10515

5. Sammy Sosa 539 7844

6. Rafael Palmeiro 536 10463

7. Jim Thome 509 8110

8. Mark McGwire 499 6326

9. Mike Schmidt 493 8893

10. Harmon Killebrew 489 8387

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Mel Ott 846 4645

2. Jimmie Foxx 830 3938

3. Alex Rodriguez 730 4247

4. Joe DiMaggio 691 3116

5. Ty Cobb 684 4343

6. Mickey Mantle 669 4116

7. Hal Trosky 663 3379

8. George Davis 654 4059

9. Miguel Cabrera 650 3756

Orlando Cepeda 650 3847

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Chuck Klein 170 1930

2. Jimmie Foxx 163 1933

3. Joe Medwick 154 1937

4. Ed Delahanty 146 1893

5. Mark Teixeira 144 2005

6. Lou Gehrig 142 1928

7. Prince Fielder 141 2009

8. Jim Rice 139 1978

9. Babe Ruth 137 1920

10. Mel Ott 135 1934

Alex Rodriguez 135 2001

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Babe Ruth 1987 9289

2. Cap Anson 1820 9791

3. Hank Aaron 1803 10767

4. Barry Bonds 1773 10218

5. Stan Musial 1697 10759

6. Rafael Palmeiro 1676 10463

7. Lou Gehrig 1626 7708

8. Dave Winfield 1601 10502

9. Honus Wagner 1588 10846

10. Willie Mays 1575 10515

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Mickey Mantle 670 4116

2. Mel Ott 622 4645

3. Eddie Yost 620 3892

4. Eddie Mathews 561 3808

5. Jimmie Foxx 556 3938

6. Rickey Henderson 520 3488

7. John McGraw 518 3376

8. Harlond Clift 498 3271

9. Ted Williams 495 2615

10. Donie Bush 468 3390

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Babe Ruth 150 1920

2. Mickey Mantle 146 1957

3. Eddie Yost 129 1952

4. Jim Thome 123 1996

5. Cupid Childs 120 1893

6. Fred McGriff 119 1989

Willie Randolph 119 1980

8. Harlond Clift 118 1938

Elbie Fletcher 118 1941

10. Jim McTamany 116 1889

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 2274 10218

2. Babe Ruth 1872 9289

3. Rickey Henderson 1756 10455

4. Joe Morgan 1580 9413

5. Carl Yastrzemski 1559 11315

6. Darrell Evans 1558 10352

7. Ted Williams 1526 7176

8. Jim Thome 1432 8110

9. Pete Rose 1406 13851

10. Wade Boggs 1377 10359

Up to & including age 25

Seasons age 25

Including & after age 25

Minimum 2170 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5890 PA for rate statistics

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 747 4247

2. Andruw Jones 745 3971

3. Adam Dunn 733 2783

4. Miguel Cabrera 718 3756

Jose Canseco 718 2999

6. Troy Glaus 659 2870

7. Reggie Jackson 655 2582

8. Mickey Mantle 653 4116

9. Pete Incaviglia 642 2131

10. Greg Luzinski 620 3054

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Mark Reynolds 223 2009

2. Preston Wilson 187 2000

3. Mike Schmidt 180 1975

4. Rob Deer 179 1986

5. Curtis Granderson 174 2006

6. Adam Dunn 168 2005

7. Gary Alexander 166 1978

8. Butch Hobson 162 1977

9. Reggie Jackson 161 1971

Brad Wilkerson 161 2002

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Reggie Jackson 2103 9476

2. Jim Thome 2030 8110

3. Andres Galarraga 1985 8837

4. Sammy Sosa 1813 7844

5. Willie Stargell 1749 8222

6. Tony Perez 1747 10248

7. Mike Cameron 1675 6933

8. Fred McGriff 1627 9190

9. Mike Schmidt 1594 8893

10. Craig Biggio 1581 11242

Jim Edmonds 1581 7323

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 493 3488

2. Ty Cobb 398 4343

3. Tim Raines 391 3224

4. Billy Hamilton 343 1996

5. Vince Coleman 326 2064

6. Cesar Cedeno 313 4126

7. John McGraw 296 3376

8. Jose Reyes 290 3485

9. Jim Fogarty 289 2849

10. Sherry Magee 287 4091

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Billy Hamilton 111 1891

2. Vince Coleman 109 1987

3. Jim Fogarty 99 1889

4. Darby O'Brien 91 1889

5. Curt Welch 89 1887

6. Clyde Milan 88 1912

7. Bill Lange 84 1896

8. Marquis Grissom 78 1992

9. George Van Haltren 75 1891

10. Paul Radford 73 1887

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 979 10455

2. Lou Brock 898 10158

3. Arlie Latham 739 6500

4. Billy Hamilton 680 6224

5. Honus Wagner 676 10846

6. Tom Brown 657 6598

7. Joe Morgan 625 9413

8. Kenny Lofton 620 9155

9. Otis Nixon 618 5785

10. Dummy Hoy 594 8369

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Ty Cobb 1051 4343

2. Freddie Lindstrom 866 3991

3. Al Kaline 837 4406

4. Robin Yount 835 4553

5. Stuffy McInnis 833 3594

6. Buddy Lewis 816 4103

7. Lloyd Waner 813 3129

8. Roberto Alomar 780 4032

9. George Davis 778 4059

10. Vada Pinson 775 4227

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Willie Keeler 193 1897

2. Ralph Garr 180 1971

3. Lloyd Waner 172 1931

4. Steve Brodie 171 1894

5. Juan Pierre 168 2003

6. Ginger Beaumont 166 1902

Ty Cobb 166 1912

8. Gene DeMontreville 165 1898

9. Roy Thomas 162 1899

10. Lou Finney 160 1936

Rafael Ramirez 160 1983

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Pete Rose 2813 13851

2. Sam Rice 2271 10246

3. Honus Wagner 2231 10846

4. Ty Cobb 2168 9338

5. Wade Boggs 2155 10359

6. Cap Anson 2154 9791

7. Doc Cramer 2146 9842

8. Eddie Collins 2118 9725

9. Luke Appling 2105 9887

10. Tony Gwynn 2082 9014

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Ted Williams 191 2615

2. Ty Cobb 180 4343

3. Lou Gehrig 178 2629

4. Frank Thomas 177 2327

5. Joe Jackson 177 3086

6. Mickey Mantle 174 4116

7. Stan Musial 173 2655

8. Jimmie Foxx 171 3938

9. Albert Pujols 167 3428

10. Tris Speaker 166 3231

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Fred Dunlap 258 1884

2. Babe Ruth 256 1920

3. Mickey Mantle 222 1957

4. Dave Orr 203 1885

5. Ty Cobb 200 1912

6. Jimmie Foxx 200 1933

7. Cal McVey 195 1875

8. Lou Gehrig 194 1928

9. Rogers Hornsby 191 1921

10. John Reilly 190 1884

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 209 9289

2. Barry Bonds 195 10218

3. Ted Williams 190 7176

4. Rogers Hornsby 182 6572

5. Lou Gehrig 181 7708

6. Mickey Mantle 176 6416

7. Dan Brouthers 169 6816

8. Ed Delahanty 168 6175

9. Mark McGwire 166 6326

10. Ty Cobb 164 9338

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 915 3938

2. Mel Ott 902 4645

3. Mickey Mantle 888 4116

4. Ty Cobb 835 4343

5. Alex Rodriguez 828 4247

6. Albert Pujols 756 3428

7. Eddie Mathews 714 3808

Frank Robinson 714 3792

9. Hank Aaron 709 3866

10. Al Kaline 706 4406

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Babe Ruth 201 1920

2. Chuck Klein 193 1930

3. Jimmie Foxx 180 1933

4. Mickey Mantle 178 1957

5. Rogers Hornsby 167 1921

Joe Medwick 167 1937

7. Lou Gehrig 164 1928

8. Alex Rodriguez 159 2001

9. Lance Berkman 158 2001

Derek Jeter 158 1999

Stan Musial 158 1946

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Barry Bonds 2543 10218

2. Babe Ruth 2458 9289

3. Stan Musial 2177 10759

4. Hank Aaron 1999 10767

5. Pete Rose 1971 13851

6. Willie Mays 1962 10515

7. Ty Cobb 1833 9338

8. Rafael Palmeiro 1829 10463

9. Lou Gehrig 1797 7708

10. Carl Yastrzemski 1763 11315

Up to & including age 25

Seasons age 25

Including & after age 25

Minimum 2170 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5890 PA for rate statistics

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Mickey Mantle 368 4116

2. Ty Cobb 367 4343

3. Jimmie Foxx 358 3938

4. Mel Ott 321 4645

5. Ted Williams 308 2615

6. Albert Pujols 305 3428

7. Joe Jackson 268 3086

8. Rogers Hornsby 260 3577

9. Eddie Mathews 260 3808

10. Lou Gehrig 254 2629

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Babe Ruth 114 1920

2. Mickey Mantle 92 1957

3. Jimmie Foxx 83 1933

4. Lou Gehrig 81 1928

5. Rogers Hornsby 78 1921

6. Fred Dunlap 78 1884

7. Hank Aaron 72 1959

8. Stan Musial 69 1946

9. Ty Cobb 69 1912

10. Joe Medwick 69 1937

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Babe Ruth 1259 9289

2. Barry Bonds 1234 10218

3. Ted Williams 829 7176

4. Lou Gehrig 810 7708

5. Stan Musial 795 10759

6. Hank Aaron 742 10767

7. Ty Cobb 739 9338

8. Willie Mays 709 10515

9. Rogers Hornsby 697 6572

10. Tris Speaker 663 9365

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Ty Cobb 40.8 4343

2. Mickey Mantle 35.9 4116

3. Jimmie Foxx 33.2 3938

4. Mel Ott 30.1 4645

5. Ted Williams 29.3 2615

6. Albert Pujols 28.5 3428

7. Joe Jackson 28.3 3086

8. Rogers Hornsby 27.6 3577

9. Tris Speaker 25.5 3231

10. Eddie Mathews 24.9 3808

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Babe Ruth 10.8 1920

2. Mickey Mantle 9.0 1957

3. Fred Dunlap 8.5 1884

4. Jimmie Foxx 7.8 1933

5. Lou Gehrig 7.6 1928

6. Rogers Hornsby 7.5 1921

7. Ty Cobb 7.1 1912

8. Stan Musial 7.1 1946

9. Hank Aaron 6.9 1959

10. Joe Medwick 6.7 1937

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Babe Ruth 116.7 9289

2. Barry Bonds 115.3 10218

3. Ted Williams 80.8 7176

4. Stan Musial 77.2 10759

5. Ty Cobb 76.3 9338

6. Hank Aaron 75.0 10767

7. Lou Gehrig 74.1 7708

8. Willie Mays 71.0 10515

9. Honus Wagner 70.4 10846

10. Tris Speaker 67.8 9365

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 484 3938

2. Alex Rodriguez 483 4247

3. Mel Ott 476 4645

4. Albert Pujols 439 3428

5. Joe Medwick 433 3405

6. Hank Aaron 430 3866

7. Mickey Mantle 420 4116

8. Frank Robinson 413 3792

9. Ken Griffey 409 3920

10. Orlando Cepeda 407 3847

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Chuck Klein 107 1930

2. Babe Ruth 99 1920

3. Joe Medwick 97 1937

4. Lance Berkman 94 2001

Jimmie Foxx 94 1933

6. Hank Aaron 92 1959

7. Richard Hidalgo 89 2000

8. Lou Gehrig 87 1928

Alex Rodriguez 87 2001

Mark Teixeira 87 2005

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Barry Bonds 1209 10218

2. Babe Ruth 1195 9289

3. Stan Musial 1162 10759

4. Hank Aaron 1139 10767

5. Willie Mays 1097 10515

6. Rafael Palmeiro 1066 10463

7. Dave Winfield 963 10502

8. Jeff Kent 950 9194

9. Craig Biggio 938 11242

10. Luis Gonzalez 934 9566

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Mel Ott 1892 4645

2. Ty Cobb 1756 4343

3. Mickey Mantle 1755 4116

4. Jimmie Foxx 1689 3938

5. Al Kaline 1628 4406

6. Alex Rodriguez 1599 4247

7. Arky Vaughan 1550 3712

8. George Davis 1522 4059

9. Buddy Lewis 1508 4103

10. John McGraw 1499 3376

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Babe Ruth 325 1920

2. Derek Jeter 322 1999

3. Mickey Mantle 319 1957

4. Roy Thomas 310 1899

5. Lou Gehrig 309 1928

6. Chuck Klein 308 1930

7. John McGraw 307 1898

8. Paul Waner 305 1928

9. Stan Musial 304 1946

10. Wade Boggs 303 1983

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Pete Rose 5236 13851

2. Barry Bonds 4775 10218

3. Stan Musial 4463 10759

4. Babe Ruth 4438 9289

5. Carl Yastrzemski 4316 11315

6. Wade Boggs 4292 10359

7. Honus Wagner 4194 10846

8. Rickey Henderson 4191 10455

9. Craig Biggio 4094 11242

10. Hank Aaron 4052 10767

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Ted Williams .849 2615

2. Ty Cobb .848 4343

3. Joe Jackson .837 3086

4. Stan Musial .824 2655

5. Mickey Mantle .813 4116

6. Tris Speaker .809 3231

7. Jimmie Foxx .804 3938

8. Lou Gehrig .804 2629

9. Frank Thomas .794 2327

10. Rogers Hornsby .790 3577

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Babe Ruth .922 1920

2. Fred Dunlap .919 1884

3. Mickey Mantle .909 1957

4. Ty Cobb .879 1912

5. Jimmie Foxx .863 1933

6. Stan Musial .850 1946

7. Tris Speaker .847 1913

8. Rogers Hornsby .845 1921

9. Benny Kauff .838 1915

10. Lou Gehrig .836 1928

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Babe Ruth .861 9289

2. Ted Williams .859 7176

3. Barry Bonds .841 10218

4. Rogers Hornsby .830 6572

5. Mickey Mantle .811 6416

6. Lou Gehrig .806 7708

7. Ed Delahanty .805 6175

8. Ty Cobb .800 9338

9. Dan Brouthers .791 6816

10. Jimmie Foxx .776 6402

Up to & including age 25

Seasons age 25

Including & after age 25

Minimum 2170 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5890 PA for rate statistics

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Jason Kendall 89 2004

2. Tommy Tucker 80 1738

3. John McGraw 74 3376

4. Fred Clarke 67 2774

5. Frank Robinson 66 3792

6. Rickie Weeks 59 1907

7. Jake Beckley 56 3294

Jimmy Sheckard 56 3840

9. Bucky Harris 54 1991

10. Sherry Magee 53 4091

Grady Sizemore 53 3109

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Tommy Tucker 33 1889

2. Steve Evans 31 1910

3. Hughie Jennings 27 1894

4. Dick Harley 22 1898

5. Richard Hidalgo 21 2000

Craig Wilson 21 2002

7. Jake Beckley 20 1893

Bill Freehan 20 1967

Bobby Grich 20 1974

Carlos Quentin 20 2008

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Craig Biggio 276 11242

2. Hughie Jennings 265 4466

3. Don Baylor 244 8554

4. Dan McGann 225 5859

Tommy Tucker 225 6130

6. Ron Hunt 213 4814

7. Minnie Minoso 190 7690

8. Andres Galarraga 177 8837

9. Jason Kendall 171 6541

10. Jason Giambi 161 7925

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Dick Bartell 157 3508

2. Everett Scott 146 2491

3. Dick Hoblitzel 144 3838

4. Stuffy McInnis 142 3594

5. Donie Bush 141 3390

Ray Chapman 141 2281

7. Buck Weaver 128 3015

8. Bill Wambsganss 112 2646

9. Duffy Lewis 110 2410

10. Eddie Collins 109 2985

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

1. Buck Weaver 44 1916

2. Roy Grover 43 1917

3. Ossie Vitt 42 1915

4. Ray Chapman 40 1916

Joe Gedeon 40 1919

Mule Haas 40 1929

7. Dick Bartell 37 1933

Taylor Douthit 37 1926

Willie Kamm 37 1925

Topper Rigney 37 1922

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Eddie Collins 432 9725

2. Jake Daubert 392 8742

3. Willie Keeler 316 7537

4. Larry Gardner 291 7155

5. Jimmy Austin 278 6302

6. Bobby Veach 268 7469

7. Stuffy McInnis 267 5595

8. Tris Speaker 253 9365

9. George Cutshaw 251 5808

Fred Tenney 251 8103

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Ruben Sierra 52 3856

2. Johnny Bench 51 3879

3. Alex Rodriguez 41 4247

4. Carlos Baerga 38 2857

5. Jack Clark 37 2818

Don Mattingly 37 2449

Gary Sheffield 37 2803

8. Miguel Cabrera 35 3756

Jose Canseco 35 2999

Al Kaline 35 4406

Frank Robinson 35 3792

Ted Simmons 35 3537

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

1. Travis Fryman 13 1994

Frank Thomas 13 1993

3. Leo Posada 12 1961

4. Alan Bannister 11 1977

Brent Gates 11 1995

Greg Luzinski 11 1976

Joe Mauer 11 2008

Mark McGwire 11 1989

Justin Morneau 11 2006

Aramis Ramirez 11 2003

Frank Thomas 11 1954

Roy White 11 1969

David Wright 11 2008

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Rafael Palmeiro 109 10463

2. Cal Ripken 106 10028

3. Don Baylor 105 8554

Andre Dawson 105 8767

Frank Thomas 105 8423

6. Joe Carter 104 8845

7. Jeff Conine 103 7759

8. Eddie Murray 102 10091

Tony Perez 102 10248

10. George Brett 101 9068

Intentional Bases on Balls
Rank Player Int. Bases on Balls PA

1. Ken Griffey 106 3920

2. Rusty Staub 86 3979

3. Miguel Cabrera 76 3756

4. John Olerud 71 2639

5. Albert Pujols 70 3428

6. Johnny Bench 68 3879

7. Prince Fielder 66 2804

8. Will Clark 62 2410

9. Tim McCarver 60 2632

10. Hank Aaron 59 3866

Darryl Strawberry 59 2747

Intentional Bases on Balls
Rank Player Int. Bases on Balls Year

1. Adolfo Phillips 29 1967

2. Albert Pujols 27 2005

3. Bill Russell 25 1974

4. Vladimir Guerrero 23 2000

Mickey Mantle 23 1957

Frank Robinson 23 1961

Frank Thomas 23 1993

Mo Vaughn 23 1993

9. Prince Fielder 21 2009

10. Willie Mays 20 1956

Intentional Bases on Balls
Rank Player Int. Bases on Balls PA

1. Barry Bonds 647 10218

2. Hank Aaron 251 10767

Willie McCovey 251 8525

4. Willie Stargell 224 8222

5. Vladimir Guerrero 213 6094

6. George Brett 207 9068

7. Manny Ramirez 194 7828

8. Ernie Banks 192 9061

9. Eddie Murray 190 10091

10. Frank Robinson 186 8587

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Ted Simmons 114 3537

2. Cal Ripken 111 3562

3. Hank Aaron 107 3866

4. Carl Yastrzemski 104 3247

5. Miguel Cabrera 103 3756

6. Al Kaline 102 4406

7. Joe Torre 101 3101

8. Johnny Bench 97 3879

9. Brooks Robinson 96 3117

10. Cass Michaels 95 3696

Ivan Rodriguez 95 3516

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. Jimmy Bloodworth 29 1943

2. Sid Gordon 26 1943

Ernie Lombardi 26 1933

4. Del Ennis 25 1950

George Hendrick 25 1975

Jose Lopez 25 2009

Bill Tuttle 25 1955

8. Joe Charboneau 24 1980

Yunel Escobar 24 2008

Gene Green 24 1958

Steve Henderson 24 1978

Steve Kemp 24 1980

Magglio Ordonez 24 1999

Rafael Palmeiro 24 1990

Ken Reitz 24 1976

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Julio Franco 290 9101

2. Dave Winfield 275 10502

3. Ernie Lombardi 261 5695

4. Cal Ripken 258 10028

5. Jim Rice 255 7036

6. Harold Baines 250 8955

7. Tony Perez 246 10248

8. Eddie Murray 245 10091

9. Hank Aaron 240 10767

10. Dave Concepcion 235 8569

Carl Yastrzemski 235 11315

Up to & including age 25

Seasons age 25

Including & after age 25

Minimum 2170 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5890 PA for rate statistics

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 138 3488

2. Cesar Cedeno 98 4126

3. Steve Sax 86 2691

4. Ben Chapman 81 3229

5. Garry Templeton 79 3114

6. Delino DeShields 77 2782

7. Claudell Washington 75 3243

8. Alfredo Griffin 73 3001

Jose Reyes 73 3485

10. Luis Castillo 69 2449

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Eric Yelding 25 1990

2. Tommy Griffith 24 1915

Ray Lankford 24 1992

4. Jigger Statz 23 1923

5. Chuck Carr 22 1993

Vince Coleman 22 1987

Omar Moreno 22 1978

Amos Strunk 22 1914

9. Mike Edwards 21 1978

10. George Burns 20 1915

Joe Jackson 20 1915

Austin McHenry 20 1921

Billy North 20 1973

Juan Pierre 20 2003

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Lou Brock 288 10158

2. Brett Butler 256 9400

3. Rickey Henderson 215 10455

4. Maury Wills 208 8304

5. Otis Nixon 186 5785

6. Ty Cobb 178 9338

7. Eddie Collins 173 9725

8. Bert Campaneris 168 8095

Eric Young 168 6996

10. Omar Moreno 161 4800

Billy North 161 4458

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 185.7 4247

2. Cesar Cedeno 174.5 4126

3. Darryl Strawberry 141.3 2747

4. Andruw Jones 141.1 3971

5. Barry Bonds 138.3 3009

6. Vada Pinson 131.6 4227

7. Hanley Ramirez 126.5 2753

8. Ken Griffey 123.8 3920

9. Jose Canseco 121.4 2999

10. Orlando Cepeda 115.7 3847

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Eric Davis 42.5 1987

2. Barry Bonds 40.4 1990

3. Willie Mays 37.9 1956

4. Darryl Strawberry 37.4 1987

5. Grady Sizemore 35.3 2008

6. Ryne Sandberg 35.1 1985

7. Shawn Green 35.0 1998

8. Preston Wilson 33.3 2000

9. Mike Schmidt 32.9 1975

10. Ron Gant 32.5 1990

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 500.8 10218

2. Rickey Henderson 413.4 10455

3. Willie Mays 382.6 10515

4. Joe Morgan 349.9 9413

5. Hank Aaron 332.7 10767

6. Craig Biggio 310.0 11242

7. Steve Finley 302.5 10219

8. Bobby Bonds 302.4 6276

9. Reggie Sanders 289.5 6565

10. Joe Carter 285.8 8845

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Nap Lajoie 190.1 2204

2. Tris Speaker 128.0 3231

3. Sherry Magee 99.5 4091

4. Donie Bush 86.4 3390

5. Bobby Byrne 81.1 2483

6. Willie Keeler 69.1 2675

7. Lou Bierbauer 50.4 3389

8. Doggie Miller 49.9 2777

9. Bobby Wallace 49.9 2178

10. Harry Hooper 49.8 2932

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Deacon White 155.0 1873

2. Ross Barnes 131.0 1875

3. Jack Remsen 89.5 1875

4. Cal McVey 77.8 1875

5. Davy Force 77.2 1875

6. Steve Brodie 71.6 1894

7. Tommy Holmes 55.8 1942

8. John Glenn 51.3 1875

Sadie Houck 51.3 1881

10. Doggie Miller 49.9 1890

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Willie Keeler 6735.0 7537

2. Harry Davis 1359.0 6025

3. Roy Thomas 481.5 6575

4. Fred Tenney 411.1 8103

5. George Davis 245.1 6646

6. Cy Seymour 220.5 6030

7. Jimmy Collins 212.3 7452

8. Bobby Wallace 181.2 8072

9. Tommy Corcoran 163.9 7136

10. Fred Clarke 133.5 7712

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Adam Dunn 14.4 2783

2. Eddie Mathews 14.4 3808

3. Rocky Colavito 14.5 2175

4. Albert Pujols 14.7 3428

5. Prince Fielder 14.9 2804

6. Jimmie Foxx 15.0 3938

7. Willie Mays 15.2 2628

8. Juan Gonzalez 15.5 2814

9. Bob Horner 15.6 2716

10. Alex Rodriguez 15.6 4247

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

1. Babe Ruth 8.5 1920

2. Harmon Killebrew 11.8 1961

3. Gary Sheffield 11.9 1994

4. Jimmie Foxx 11.9 1933

5. Alex Rodriguez 12.2 2001

6. Adrian Beltre 12.5 2004

7. Richard Hidalgo 12.7 2000

8. Chris Duncan 12.7 2006

9. Roger Maris 12.8 1960

10. Eric Davis 12.8 1987

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Mark McGwire 10.1 6326

2. Babe Ruth 11.0 9289

3. Barry Bonds 11.5 10218

4. Sammy Sosa 12.8 7844

5. Jim Thome 12.9 8110

6. Alex Rodriguez 13.1 6096

7. Harmon Killebrew 14.1 8387

8. Mickey Mantle 14.2 6416

9. Ted Williams 14.2 7176

10. Manny Ramirez 14.2 7828

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Robin Yount 3276 4553

2. Al Kaline 2915 4406

3. Vada Pinson 2871 4227

4. Cesar Cedeno 2864 4126

5. Mel Ott 2773 4645

6. Alex Rodriguez 2767 4247

7. Bill Mazeroski 2728 3792

8. Andruw Jones 2724 3971

9. Roberto Alomar 2718 4032

10. Ruben Sierra 2712 3856

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Don Kessinger 526 1968

2. Bobby Richardson 523 1961

3. Kirby Puckett 521 1985

4. Ozzie Smith 520 1980

5. Jose Reyes 516 2008

6. Rennie Stennett 515 1976

7. Julio Franco 514 1984

8. Felix Millan 512 1969

9. Juan Pierre 511 2003

10. Neifi Perez 510 1998

Zoilo Versalles 510 1965

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Pete Rose 8959 13851

2. Craig Biggio 7389 11242

3. Carl Yastrzemski 7331 11315

4. Dave Winfield 7143 10502

5. Steve Finley 7108 10219

6. Lou Brock 7050 10158

7. Hank Aaron 7019 10767

8. Tony Perez 7010 10248

9. Omar Vizquel 7008 10079

10. Cal Ripken 6934 10028

Up to & including age 25

Seasons age 25

Including & after age 25

Minimum 2170 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5890 PA for rate statistics

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