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26 Leaders Age Pitching

Up to & including age 26

Seasons age 26

Including & after age 26

Minimum 2480 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5580 PA for rate statistics

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Willie Keeler .385 3279

2. Ty Cobb .368 4844

3. Nap Lajoie .362 2786

4. Joe Jackson .361 3745

5. Pete Browning .361 2777

6. Paul Waner .356 2727

7. Ted Williams .356 2615

8. Al Simmons .354 2949

9. Rogers Hornsby .348 4281

10. Joe DiMaggio .345 3737

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Ross Barnes .429 1876

2. Nap Lajoie .426 1901

3. Jesse Burkett .409 1895

4. Ed Delahanty .407 1894

5. Pete Browning .402 1887

6. Rogers Hornsby .401 1922

7. Harry Heilmann .394 1921

8. John McGraw .391 1899

9. Ty Cobb .390 1913

10. George Wright .388 1873

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Rogers Hornsby .372 5898

2. Ty Cobb .367 8729

3. Harry Heilmann .366 6083

4. Billy Hamilton .354 5588

5. Tris Speaker .346 8757

6. Jesse Burkett .346 7078

7. Babe Ruth .345 8674

8. George Sisler .345 6981

9. Bill Terry .344 6922

10. Dan Brouthers .342 6375

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .481 2615

2. Babe Ruth .467 2635

3. John McGraw .461 3915

4. Frank Thomas .449 2844

5. Cupid Childs .441 3114

6. Jimmie Foxx .437 4590

7. Lou Gehrig .436 3321

8. Joe Kelley .435 3874

9. Willie Keeler .431 3279

10. Paul Waner .431 2727

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. John McGraw .547 1899

2. Babe Ruth .512 1921

3. Frank Thomas .487 1994

4. Norm Cash .487 1961

5. Jesse Burkett .486 1895

6. Ed Delahanty .478 1894

7. Cupid Childs .475 1894

8. Ty Cobb .467 1913

9. Pete Browning .464 1887

10. Todd Helton .463 2000

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .482 7176

2. Babe Ruth .479 8674

3. Barry Bonds .471 9597

4. Billy Hamilton .467 5588

5. Rogers Hornsby .455 5898

6. Lou Gehrig .451 7031

7. Ty Cobb .442 8729

8. Harry Heilmann .438 6083

9. Todd Helton .436 6409

10. Tris Speaker .434 8757

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .701 2635

2. Ted Williams .642 2615

3. Jimmie Foxx .640 4590

4. Albert Pujols .629 4062

5. Joe DiMaggio .626 3737

6. Lou Gehrig .622 3321

7. Hank Greenberg .600 2632

8. Willie Mays .593 3296

9. Frank Thomas .590 2844

10. Vladimir Guerrero .587 3044

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

1. Babe Ruth .846 1921

2. Jeff Bagwell .750 1994

3. Frank Thomas .729 1994

4. Rogers Hornsby .722 1922

5. Todd Helton .698 2000

6. Albert Pujols .671 2006

7. Hank Greenberg .668 1937

8. Norm Cash .662 1961

9. Ryan Howard .659 2006

10. Ralph Kiner .658 1949

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .699 8674

2. Barry Bonds .653 9597

3. Lou Gehrig .633 7031

4. Ted Williams .631 7176

5. Rogers Hornsby .626 5898

6. Mark McGwire .613 5739

7. Manny Ramirez .605 7177

8. Larry Walker .594 6374

9. Jimmie Foxx .589 5732

10. Harry Heilmann .572 6083

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.168 2635

2. Ted Williams 1.123 2615

3. Jimmie Foxx 1.077 4590

4. Lou Gehrig 1.058 3321

5. Albert Pujols 1.047 4062

6. Frank Thomas 1.040 2844

7. Joe DiMaggio 1.034 3737

8. Hank Greenberg 1.008 2632

9. Mickey Mantle 1.006 4770

10. Willie Mays .980 3296

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Babe Ruth 1.359 1921

2. Frank Thomas 1.217 1994

3. Jeff Bagwell 1.201 1994

4. Rogers Hornsby 1.181 1922

5. Todd Helton 1.162 2000

6. Norm Cash 1.148 1961

7. Nap Lajoie 1.106 1901

8. Hank Greenberg 1.105 1937

9. Albert Pujols 1.102 2006

10. Jimmie Foxx 1.102 1934

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.178 8674

2. Barry Bonds 1.124 9597

3. Ted Williams 1.113 7176

4. Lou Gehrig 1.084 7031

5. Rogers Hornsby 1.081 5898

6. Mark McGwire 1.022 5739

7. Manny Ramirez 1.022 7177

8. Jimmie Foxx 1.013 5732

9. Larry Walker 1.010 6374

10. Harry Heilmann 1.009 6083

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Mel Ott 1288 5328

2. Robin Yount 1240 5257

3. Al Kaline 1204 5071

4. Rusty Staub 1151 4678

5. Ty Cobb 1143 4844

6. Andruw Jones 1137 4630

7. Adrian Beltre 1122 4468

8. Vada Pinson 1121 4955

9. Bill Mazeroski 1120 4368

10. Alex Rodriguez 1114 4972

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Cesar Tovar 164 1967

2. Bobby Bonilla 163 1989

3. Sandy Alomar 162 1970

Jason Bay 162 2005

Craig Biggio 162 1992

Orlando Cabrera 162 2001

Joe Carter 162 1986

Dave Cash 162 1974

Warren Cromartie 162 1980

Jose Cruz 162 2000

Curt Flood 162 1964

Adrian Gonzalez 162 2008

Aubrey Huff 162 2003

Brian Hunter 162 1997

Derrek Lee 162 2002

Terrence Long 162 2002

Omar Moreno 162 1979

Dale Murphy 162 1982

Juan Pierre 162 2004

Cal Ripken 162 1987

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Pete Rose 2951 13151

2. Carl Yastrzemski 2565 10744

3. Darrell Evans 2449 9831

4. Honus Wagner 2433 10220

5. Graig Nettles 2422 9245

6. Stan Musial 2415 10057

7. Hank Aaron 2412 10074

8. Tony Perez 2406 9604

9. Sam Rice 2400 10238

10. Willie Mays 2382 9865

Up to & including age 26

Seasons age 26

Including & after age 26

Minimum 2480 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5580 PA for rate statistics

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Robin Yount 4847 5257

2. Vada Pinson 4568 4955

3. Mel Ott 4542 5328

4. Al Kaline 4505 5071

5. Alex Rodriguez 4382 4972

6. Ty Cobb 4345 4844

7. Cesar Cedeno 4265 4724

8. Freddie Lindstrom 4242 4617

9. George Davis 4162 4631

10. Ruben Sierra 4144 4512

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Alfonso Soriano 696 2002

2. Omar Moreno 695 1979

3. Bobby Richardson 692 1962

4. Neifi Perez 690 1999

5. Dave Cash 687 1974

6. Jo-Jo Moore 681 1935

7. Kirby Puckett 680 1986

8. Curt Flood 679 1964

9. Juan Pierre 678 2004

10. Jimmy Rollins 677 2005

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 11590 13151

2. Sam Rice 9261 10238

3. Craig Biggio 9209 10633

4. Carl Yastrzemski 9128 10744

5. Honus Wagner 9034 10220

6. Hank Aaron 8840 10074

7. Doc Cramer 8829 9600

8. Dave Winfield 8748 9824

9. Steve Finley 8716 9706

10. Lou Brock 8706 9463

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Mel Ott 5328 5328

2. Robin Yount 5257 5257

3. Al Kaline 5071 5071

4. Alex Rodriguez 4972 4972

5. Vada Pinson 4955 4955

6. Ty Cobb 4844 4844

7. Mickey Mantle 4770 4770

8. Cesar Cedeno 4724 4724

9. Rusty Staub 4678 4678

10. George Davis 4631 4631

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Omar Moreno 757 1979

2. Bobby Richardson 754 1962

3. Juan Pierre 748 2004

4. Darin Erstad 747 2000

5. Dave Cash 745 1974

6. Jo-Jo Moore 744 1935

7. Johnny Damon 741 2000

Alfonso Soriano 741 2002

9. Curt Flood 739 1964

10. Brian Hunter 738 1997

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 13151 13151

2. Carl Yastrzemski 10744 10744

3. Craig Biggio 10633 10633

4. Sam Rice 10238 10238

5. Honus Wagner 10220 10220

6. Hank Aaron 10074 10074

7. Stan Musial 10057 10057

8. Willie Mays 9865 9865

9. Rickey Henderson 9858 9858

10. Darrell Evans 9831 9831

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Mel Ott 912 5328

2. Mickey Mantle 890 4770

3. Alex Rodriguez 885 4972

4. George Davis 858 4631

5. Jimmie Foxx 857 4590

6. John McGraw 840 3915

7. Ty Cobb 808 4844

8. Joe Kelley 801 3874

9. Willie Keeler 777 3279

10. Hugh Duffy 771 3482

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Babe Ruth 177 1921

2. Hughie Jennings 159 1895

3. Jesse Burkett 153 1895

4. Arlie Latham 152 1886

5. Hub Collins 148 1890

6. Ed Delahanty 147 1894

Hugh Duffy 147 1893

8. Rickey Henderson 146 1985

9. Nap Lajoie 145 1901

10. Kiki Cuyler 144 1925

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Babe Ruth 1814 8674

2. Pete Rose 1786 13151

3. Barry Bonds 1759 9597

4. Rickey Henderson 1709 9858

5. Willie Mays 1643 9865

6. Craig Biggio 1634 10633

7. Cap Anson 1604 9527

8. Hank Aaron 1562 10074

9. Honus Wagner 1521 10220

10. Sam Rice 1514 10238

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Ty Cobb 1600 4844

2. Mel Ott 1440 5328

3. Al Kaline 1390 5071

4. Vada Pinson 1381 4955

5. Robin Yount 1363 5257

6. Alex Rodriguez 1354 4972

7. Freddie Lindstrom 1347 4617

8. Rogers Hornsby 1323 4281

9. Hank Aaron 1309 4530

10. Jimmie Foxx 1307 4590

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Rogers Hornsby 250 1922

2. Heinie Manush 241 1928

3. Darin Erstad 240 2000

4. Harry Heilmann 237 1921

5. Nap Lajoie 232 1901

6. Jesse Burkett 225 1895

7. Kirby Puckett 223 1986

8. Juan Pierre 221 2004

9. Pete Browning 220 1887

Kiki Cuyler 220 1925

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Pete Rose 3533 13151

2. Sam Rice 2984 10238

3. Honus Wagner 2967 10220

4. Stan Musial 2818 10057

5. Cap Anson 2799 9527

6. Ty Cobb 2756 8729

7. Wade Boggs 2682 9674

8. Hank Aaron 2634 10074

9. Doc Cramer 2628 9600

10. Craig Biggio 2606 10633

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 2535 4972

2. Mel Ott 2517 5328

3. Jimmie Foxx 2473 4590

4. Hank Aaron 2305 4530

5. Mickey Mantle 2270 4770

6. Ty Cobb 2239 4844

7. Frank Robinson 2225 4493

8. Vada Pinson 2214 4955

9. Orlando Cepeda 2199 4434

10. Albert Pujols 2193 4062

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Babe Ruth 457 1921

2. Rogers Hornsby 450 1922

3. Todd Helton 405 2000

4. Hank Greenberg 397 1937

5. Alex Rodriguez 389 2002

6. Ryan Howard 383 2006

7. Alfonso Soriano 381 2002

8. Frank Robinson 380 1962

9. Duke Snider 370 1953

10. Kiki Cuyler 369 1925

Jim Rice 369 1979

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Hank Aaron 4885 10074

2. Stan Musial 4853 10057

3. Babe Ruth 4774 8674

4. Pete Rose 4753 13151

5. Barry Bonds 4729 9597

6. Willie Mays 4714 9865

7. Rafael Palmeiro 4495 9812

8. Dave Winfield 4245 9824

9. Honus Wagner 4228 10220

10. Carl Yastrzemski 4213 10744

Up to & including age 26

Seasons age 26

Including & after age 26

Minimum 2480 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5580 PA for rate statistics

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Joe Medwick 305 4039

2. Albert Pujols 260 4062

3. Cesar Cedeno 257 4724

Mel Ott 257 5328

5. Alex Rodriguez 255 4972

6. Robin Yount 254 5257

7. Miguel Cabrera 253 4441

8. Vada Pinson 250 4955

9. Ty Cobb 248 4844

10. Sherry Magee 237 4605

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Todd Helton 59 2000

2. Billy Herman 57 1936

3. Nomar Garciaparra 51 2000

Frank Robinson 51 1962

Alfonso Soriano 51 2002

6. Brian Roberts 50 2004

7. Hank Greenberg 49 1937

Rafael Palmeiro 49 1991

9. Garrett Atkins 48 2006

Robinson Cano 48 2009

Nap Lajoie 48 1901

Wally Moses 48 1937

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Pete Rose 635 13151

2. Tris Speaker 622 8757

3. Craig Biggio 594 10633

4. Honus Wagner 551 10220

5. Stan Musial 540 10057

6. Wade Boggs 520 9674

7. Jeff Kent 515 8650

8. Luis Gonzalez 513 8956

9. Nap Lajoie 510 8256

10. Edgar Martinez 505 8588

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Crawford 127 4185

2. Ty Cobb 125 4844

3. Joe Jackson 115 3745

4. Jake Beckley 110 3889

George Davis 110 4631

6. Joe Kelley 106 3874

7. Rogers Hornsby 104 4281

8. Sherry Magee 101 4605

9. Tris Speaker 94 3899

10. Goose Goslin 93 3766

Jimmy Williams 93 2811

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Dave Orr 31 1886

2. Kiki Cuyler 26 1925

3. Curtis Granderson 23 2007

4. Snuffy Stirnweiss 22 1945

Honus Wagner 22 1900

6. Frank Baker 21 1912

Joe Jackson 21 1916

8. George Brett 20 1979

Jeff Heath 20 1941

Heinie Manush 20 1928

Willie Mays 20 1957

Dots Miller 20 1913

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Honus Wagner 232 10220

2. Sam Crawford 198 7019

3. Ty Cobb 186 8729

Roger Connor 186 7306

5. Sam Rice 184 10238

6. Dan Brouthers 167 6375

7. Fred Clarke 165 7045

Jake Daubert 165 8742

9. Bid McPhee 160 7762

10. Earle Combs 154 6468

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 298 4972

2. Jimmie Foxx 266 4590

3. Eddie Mathews 253 4457

4. Albert Pujols 250 4062

5. Mickey Mantle 249 4770

6. Mel Ott 242 5328

7. Frank Robinson 241 4493

8. Ken Griffey 238 4558

9. Orlando Cepeda 222 4434

10. Andruw Jones 221 4630

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Roger Maris 61 1961

2. Babe Ruth 59 1921

3. Ryan Howard 58 2006

4. Alex Rodriguez 57 2002

5. Ralph Kiner 54 1949

6. Cecil Fielder 51 1990

7. Ken Griffey 49 1996

Albert Pujols 49 2006

9. Harmon Killebrew 48 1962

10. Juan Gonzalez 47 1996

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 645 9597

2. Babe Ruth 611 8674

3. Hank Aaron 576 10074

4. Rafael Palmeiro 522 9812

5. Sammy Sosa 514 7386

6. Willie Mays 508 9865

7. Jim Thome 471 7474

8. Mark McGwire 466 5739

9. Mike Schmidt 455 8219

10. Harmon Killebrew 443 7731

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 960 4590

Mel Ott 960 5328

3. Alex Rodriguez 872 4972

4. Joe DiMaggio 816 3737

5. George Davis 790 4631

6. Hal Trosky 767 3890

7. Mickey Mantle 766 4770

8. Albert Pujols 758 4062

9. Joe Medwick 756 4039

10. Miguel Cabrera 753 4441

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Hank Greenberg 183 1937

2. Babe Ruth 171 1921

3. Rogers Hornsby 152 1922

4. Ryan Howard 149 2006

5. Todd Helton 147 2000

6. Manny Ramirez 145 1998

7. Juan Gonzalez 144 1996

Mike Sweeney 144 2000

9. Don Hurst 143 1932

10. Roger Maris 142 1961

Alex Rodriguez 142 2002

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Babe Ruth 1850 8674

2. Cap Anson 1788 9527

3. Hank Aaron 1680 10074

4. Barry Bonds 1659 9597

5. Stan Musial 1594 10057

6. Rafael Palmeiro 1587 9812

7. Dave Winfield 1509 9824

8. Willie Mays 1491 9865

9. Lou Gehrig 1484 7031

10. Honus Wagner 1475 10220

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Mickey Mantle 799 4770

2. Eddie Yost 743 4605

3. Mel Ott 704 5328

4. Jimmie Foxx 667 4590

5. Eddie Mathews 646 4457

6. John McGraw 642 3915

7. Rickey Henderson 619 4142

8. Harlond Clift 609 3924

9. Donie Bush 580 4111

10. Adam Dunn 574 3466

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Babe Ruth 145 1921

2. Jack Crooks 136 1892

3. Mickey Mantle 129 1958

4. Norm Cash 124 1961

Darrell Evans 124 1973

John McGraw 124 1899

7. Ken Singleton 123 1973

Eddie Yost 123 1953

9. Lou Gehrig 122 1929

10. Jim Thome 120 1997

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 2181 9597

2. Babe Ruth 1722 8674

3. Rickey Henderson 1670 9858

4. Ted Williams 1526 7176

5. Carl Yastrzemski 1489 10744

6. Joe Morgan 1470 8756

7. Darrell Evans 1468 9831

8. Pete Rose 1369 13151

9. Jim Thome 1309 7474

10. Stan Musial 1300 10057

Up to & including age 26

Seasons age 26

Including & after age 26

Minimum 2480 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5580 PA for rate statistics

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Adam Dunn 927 3466

2. Jose Canseco 870 3664

Andruw Jones 870 4630

4. Alex Rodriguez 869 4972

5. Miguel Cabrera 825 4441

6. Pete Incaviglia 788 2718

7. Reggie Jackson 780 3154

8. Mickey Mantle 773 4770

9. Greg Luzinski 760 3699

10. Darryl Strawberry 745 3387

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Adam Dunn 194 2006

2. Rob Deer 186 1987

3. Cecil Fielder 182 1990

4. Ryan Howard 181 2006

5. Richie Sexson 178 2001

6. Bo Jackson 172 1989

7. Derrek Lee 164 2002

8. Bill Hall 162 2006

Juan Samuel 162 1987

10. Dick Allen 161 1968

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Reggie Jackson 1942 8834

2. Andres Galarraga 1906 8481

3. Jim Thome 1889 7474

4. Sammy Sosa 1721 7386

5. Tony Perez 1645 9604

6. Willie Stargell 1622 7640

7. Mike Cameron 1574 6490

8. Craig Biggio 1510 10633

9. Fred McGriff 1495 8510

10. Jim Edmonds 1451 6703

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 573 4142

2. Tim Raines 461 3888

3. Ty Cobb 449 4844

4. Vince Coleman 407 2743

5. Billy Hamilton 400 2639

6. Cesar Cedeno 374 4724

7. John McGraw 369 3915

8. George Davis 338 4631

9. Bill Lange 336 2656

10. Jim Fogarty 325 3264

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Pete Browning 103 1887

2. Curt Welch 95 1888

3. Hub Collins 85 1890

4. Tommy McCarthy 83 1890

5. Dummy Hoy 82 1888

6. Vince Coleman 81 1988

7. Rickey Henderson 80 1985

8. Rudy Law 77 1983

Omar Moreno 77 1979

Ted Scheffler 77 1890

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 913 9858

2. Lou Brock 855 9463

3. Arlie Latham 739 5992

4. Honus Wagner 639 10220

5. Tom Brown 627 6080

6. Otis Nixon 606 5682

7. Dummy Hoy 594 8369

8. Maury Wills 586 8304

9. Joe Morgan 576 8756

10. Billy Hamilton 569 5588

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Ty Cobb 1180 4844

2. Stuffy McInnis 982 4215

3. Freddie Lindstrom 981 4617

4. Lloyd Waner 961 3728

5. Al Kaline 960 5071

6. Robin Yount 958 5257

7. Willie Keeler 945 3279

8. Richie Ashburn 913 4043

Vada Pinson 913 4955

10. George Davis 910 4631

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Willie Keeler 206 1898

2. Jesse Burkett 185 1895

3. Juan Pierre 184 2004

4. Curt Flood 178 1964

5. Darin Erstad 170 2000

Milt Stock 170 1920

7. Richie Ashburn 169 1953

Fred Clarke 169 1899

9. Bill Everitt 168 1895

10. Dave Cash 167 1974

Hugh Duffy 167 1893

Nellie Fox 167 1954

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Pete Rose 2667 13151

2. Sam Rice 2268 10238

3. Honus Wagner 2102 10220

4. Doc Cramer 2100 9600

5. Cap Anson 2088 9527

6. Luke Appling 2004 9355

7. Ty Cobb 2002 8729

8. Wade Boggs 2001 9674

9. Eddie Collins 1965 9052

10. Lou Brock 1925 9463

Tony Gwynn 1925 8343

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 220 2635

2. Ted Williams 191 2615

3. Frank Thomas 184 2844

4. Ty Cobb 181 4844

5. Pete Browning 179 2777

6. Mickey Mantle 176 4770

7. Lou Gehrig 175 3321

8. Joe Jackson 175 3745

9. Jimmie Foxx 173 4590

10. Rogers Hornsby 173 4281

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Babe Ruth 239 1921

2. Ross Barnes 231 1876

3. Jeff Bagwell 213 1994

4. Frank Thomas 211 1994

5. Rogers Hornsby 207 1922

6. Norm Cash 201 1961

7. Nap Lajoie 200 1901

8. Ty Cobb 194 1913

9. Dan Brouthers 189 1884

10. Mickey Mantle 188 1958

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 206 8674

2. Barry Bonds 197 9597

3. Ted Williams 190 7176

4. Rogers Hornsby 181 5898

5. Lou Gehrig 180 7031

6. Mickey Mantle 171 5793

7. Mark McGwire 170 5739

8. Dan Brouthers 168 6375

9. Ty Cobb 162 8729

10. Manny Ramirez 160 7177

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 1074 4590

2. Mickey Mantle 1035 4770

Mel Ott 1035 5328

4. Alex Rodriguez 981 4972

5. Ty Cobb 941 4844

6. Albert Pujols 907 4062

7. Frank Robinson 874 4493

8. Joe DiMaggio 857 3737

9. Ken Griffey 846 4558

10. Hank Aaron 828 4530

Rogers Hornsby 828 4281

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Babe Ruth 229 1921

2. Rogers Hornsby 202 1922

3. Todd Helton 192 2000

4. Norm Cash 178 1961

5. Hank Greenberg 172 1937

6. Ryan Howard 169 2006

7. Frank Robinson 160 1962

8. Jimmie Foxx 159 1934

Harry Heilmann 159 1921

10. Nap Lajoie 158 1901

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Barry Bonds 2415 9597

2. Babe Ruth 2257 8674

3. Stan Musial 2019 10057

4. Pete Rose 1871 13151

5. Willie Mays 1844 9865

6. Hank Aaron 1843 10074

7. Ted Williams 1737 7176

8. Rafael Palmeiro 1735 9812

9. Ty Cobb 1687 8729

10. Carl Yastrzemski 1661 10744

Up to & including age 26

Seasons age 26

Including & after age 26

Minimum 2480 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5580 PA for rate statistics

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Mickey Mantle 437 4770

2. Jimmie Foxx 429 4590

3. Ty Cobb 420 4844

4. Mel Ott 372 5328

5. Albert Pujols 371 4062

6. Babe Ruth 364 2635

7. Rogers Hornsby 357 4281

8. Lou Gehrig 313 3321

9. Joe Jackson 312 3745

10. Ted Williams 308 2615

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Babe Ruth 120 1921

2. Rogers Hornsby 96 1922

3. Norm Cash 85 1961

4. Frank Thomas 75 1994

5. Nap Lajoie 73 1901

6. Jimmie Foxx 71 1934

7. Jeff Bagwell 70 1994

8. Ralph Kiner 69 1949

9. Mickey Mantle 69 1958

10. Hank Greenberg 67 1937

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Barry Bonds 1181 9597

2. Babe Ruth 1144 8674

3. Ted Williams 829 7176

4. Lou Gehrig 729 7031

5. Stan Musial 726 10057

6. Willie Mays 672 9865

7. Hank Aaron 670 10074

8. Ty Cobb 670 8729

9. Rogers Hornsby 618 5898

10. Honus Wagner 612 10220

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Ty Cobb 46.4 4844

2. Mickey Mantle 42.8 4770

3. Jimmie Foxx 39.7 4590

4. Rogers Hornsby 36.5 4281

5. Babe Ruth 35.4 2635

6. Mel Ott 34.9 5328

7. Albert Pujols 34.5 4062

8. Joe Jackson 33.3 3745

9. Tris Speaker 31.9 3899

10. Lou Gehrig 29.3 3321

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Babe Ruth 10.9 1921

2. Rogers Hornsby 8.9 1922

3. Norm Cash 8.1 1961

4. Nap Lajoie 7.1 1901

5. Mickey Mantle 6.9 1958

6. Ralph Kiner 6.7 1949

7. Frank Thomas 6.6 1994

8. Jimmie Foxx 6.5 1934

9. Tris Speaker 6.4 1914

10. Jeff Bagwell 6.4 1994

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Barry Bonds 110.1 9597

2. Babe Ruth 105.9 8674

3. Ted Williams 80.8 7176

4. Stan Musial 70.1 10057

5. Ty Cobb 69.2 8729

6. Hank Aaron 68.1 10074

7. Willie Mays 67.3 9865

8. Honus Wagner 67.2 10220

9. Lou Gehrig 66.5 7031

10. Tris Speaker 61.9 8757

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 569 4972

2. Jimmie Foxx 562 4590

3. Mel Ott 546 5328

4. Albert Pujols 522 4062

5. Joe Medwick 509 4039

6. Frank Robinson 505 4493

7. Hank Aaron 501 4530

8. Ken Griffey 486 4558

9. Mickey Mantle 484 4770

10. Joe DiMaggio 481 3737

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Babe Ruth 119 1921

2. Hank Greenberg 103 1937

Todd Helton 103 2000

4. Rogers Hornsby 102 1922

5. Frank Robinson 92 1962

Alfonso Soriano 92 2002

7. Kiki Cuyler 87 1925

Shawn Green 87 1999

Robin Yount 87 1982

10. Johnny Mize 86 1939

Wally Moses 86 1937

Alex Rodriguez 86 2002

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Barry Bonds 1141 9597

2. Babe Ruth 1096 8674

3. Stan Musial 1076 10057

4. Hank Aaron 1047 10074

5. Willie Mays 1026 9865

6. Rafael Palmeiro 1011 9812

7. Craig Biggio 907 10633

8. Jeff Kent 905 8650

9. Dave Winfield 902 9824

10. Luis Gonzalez 882 8956

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Mel Ott 2168 5328

2. Mickey Mantle 2044 4770

3. Ty Cobb 1985 4844

4. Jimmie Foxx 1981 4590

5. Al Kaline 1888 5071

6. Alex Rodriguez 1883 4972

7. Arky Vaughan 1830 4362

8. John McGraw 1793 3915

9. Eddie Yost 1759 4605

10. George Davis 1753 4631

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Babe Ruth 353 1921

2. Norm Cash 326 1961

3. Todd Helton 323 2000

4. Rogers Hornsby 316 1922

5. Jesse Burkett 307 1895

6. Darin Erstad 305 2000

Hank Greenberg 305 1937

8. Ryan Howard 299 2006

9. Roy Thomas 298 1900

10. Frank Robinson 295 1962

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Pete Rose 4993 13151

2. Barry Bonds 4523 9597

3. Stan Musial 4159 10057

4. Babe Ruth 4113 8674

5. Carl Yastrzemski 4091 10744

6. Wade Boggs 3989 9674

7. Rickey Henderson 3953 9858

8. Honus Wagner 3951 10220

9. Craig Biggio 3878 10633

10. Willie Mays 3787 9865

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Babe Ruth .883 2635

2. Ty Cobb .851 4844

3. Ted Williams .849 2615

4. Joe Jackson .831 3745

5. Pete Browning .818 2777

6. Mickey Mantle .816 4770

7. Tris Speaker .810 3899

8. Jimmie Foxx .807 4590

9. Rogers Hornsby .807 4281

10. Frank Thomas .806 2844

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Ross Barnes .913 1876

2. Babe Ruth .905 1921

3. Nap Lajoie .885 1901

4. Ty Cobb .873 1913

5. Norm Cash .867 1961

6. Rogers Hornsby .864 1922

7. Jeff Bagwell .858 1994

8. Frank Thomas .849 1994

9. Todd Helton .840 2000

10. Pete Browning .839 1887

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Ted Williams .859 7176

2. Babe Ruth .855 8674

3. Barry Bonds .844 9597

4. Rogers Hornsby .828 5898

5. Lou Gehrig .803 7031

6. Mickey Mantle .796 5793

7. Ty Cobb .793 8729

8. Dan Brouthers .789 6375

9. Harry Heilmann .776 6083

10. Honus Wagner .775 10220

Up to & including age 26

Seasons age 26

Including & after age 26

Minimum 2480 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5580 PA for rate statistics

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Tommy Tucker 105 2358

2. Jason Kendall 104 2682

3. John McGraw 88 3915

4. Fred Clarke 83 3451

5. Hughie Jennings 81 2351

6. Frank Robinson 77 4493

7. Jake Beckley 75 3889

8. Bucky Harris 67 2611

9. Steve Brodie 66 3651

10. Curt Welch 65 2698

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Dan McGann 39 1898

2. Hughie Jennings 32 1895

3. Curt Welch 29 1888

4. Eddie Burke 25 1893

Tommy Tucker 25 1890

6. Bill Freehan 24 1968

7. David Eckstein 21 2001

8. Ryan Garko 20 2007

Reed Johnson 20 2003

Joe Sullivan 20 1896

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Craig Biggio 274 10633

2. Hughie Jennings 238 3901

3. Don Baylor 234 8005

4. Dan McGann 225 5859

5. Ron Hunt 202 4271

6. Tommy Tucker 192 5528

7. Andres Galarraga 174 8481

Minnie Minoso 174 7068

9. Jason Kendall 159 6207

10. Jason Giambi 156 7327

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Ray Chapman 208 2972

2. Dick Hoblitzel 172 4307

3. Dick Bartell 166 4194

4. Stuffy McInnis 163 4215

Buck Weaver 163 3529

6. Everett Scott 159 3031

7. Bill Wambsganss 152 3310

8. Donie Bush 151 4111

9. Otto Knabe 143 2273

10. Eddie Collins 135 3637

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

1. Ray Chapman 67 1917

2. Joe Gedeon 48 1920

3. Bill Wambsganss 40 1920

4. Max Flack 39 1916

5. Chick Gandil 38 1914

6. Charlie Hollocher 37 1922

Otto Knabe 37 1910

8. Jiggs Donahue 36 1906

Hunter Hill 36 1905

Harry Lord 36 1908

Harry Walker 36 1943

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Eddie Collins 403 9052

2. Jake Daubert 392 8742

3. Willie Keeler 304 6919

4. Jimmy Austin 278 6302

5. Larry Gardner 259 6562

6. Bobby Veach 253 6905

7. Stuffy McInnis 241 5029

8. Tris Speaker 237 8757

9. Fielder Jones 235 6812

10. George Cutshaw 232 5155

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Ruben Sierra 62 4512

2. Johnny Bench 55 4587

3. Don Mattingly 45 3078

Alex Rodriguez 45 4972

5. Robin Yount 44 5257

6. Carlos Baerga 43 3457

7. Hank Aaron 42 4530

Jack Clark 42 3477

9. Jose Canseco 41 3664

Ted Simmons 41 4162

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

1. Magglio Ordonez 15 2000

2. Albert Belle 14 1993

3. Barry Bonds 13 1991

Will Clark 13 1990

Mike Sweeney 13 2000

6. Hank Aaron 12 1960

Johnny Damon 12 2000

Jim Piersall 12 1956

Scott Rolen 12 2001

10. Al Cowens 11 1978

Richard Hidalgo 11 2001

Alex Johnson 11 1969

Eric Karros 11 1994

Mike Lowell 11 2000

Jerry Morales 11 1975

Cal Ripken 11 1987

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Jeff Conine 103 7759

2. Don Baylor 101 8005

Rafael Palmeiro 101 9812

4. Joe Carter 100 8322

Cal Ripken 100 9321

6. Eddie Murray 99 9669

7. Mike Schmidt 98 8219

8. George Brett 96 8510

9. Andre Dawson 95 8129

Jeff Kent 95 8650

Tony Perez 95 9604

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

1. Ken Griffey 119 4558

2. Albert Pujols 98 4062

3. Rusty Staub 97 4678

4. Miguel Cabrera 90 4441

5. Johnny Bench 83 4587

6. Barry Bonds 81 3643

John Olerud 81 3220

8. Darryl Strawberry 80 3387

9. Vladimir Guerrero 76 3044

10. Ted Simmons 74 4162

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

1. Ryan Howard 37 2006

2. Albert Pujols 28 2006

3. Barry Bonds 25 1991

Leo Cardenas 25 1965

5. Warren Cromartie 24 1980

Vladimir Guerrero 24 2001

7. Chili Davis 23 1986

8. Todd Helton 22 2000

9. Darryl Strawberry 21 1988

10. Lance Berkman 20 2002

Bobby Bonilla 20 1989

Nomar Garciaparra 20 2000

Adolfo Phillips 20 1968

Mo Vaughn 20 1994

Larry Walker 20 1993

Dave Winfield 20 1978

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

1. Barry Bonds 632 9597

2. Willie McCovey 246 7898

3. Hank Aaron 234 10074

4. Willie Stargell 211 7640

5. George Brett 201 8510

6. Vladimir Guerrero 190 5453

7. Manny Ramirez 189 7177

8. Tony Gwynn 181 8343

9. Eddie Murray 180 9669

10. Ernie Banks 174 8468

Wade Boggs 174 9674

Mike Schmidt 174 8219

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Cal Ripken 130 4279

2. Miguel Cabrera 125 4441

3. Ted Simmons 123 4162

Joe Torre 123 3635

5. Carl Yastrzemski 121 3927

6. Al Kaline 118 5071

7. Hank Aaron 115 4530

8. Albert Pujols 114 4062

9. Ivan Rodriguez 113 4133

10. Johnny Bench 110 4587

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. Magglio Ordonez 28 2000

2. Yadier Molina 27 2009

Al Rosen 27 1950

Ken Singleton 27 1973

5. Julio Franco 26 1985

Jhonny Peralta 26 2008

Brandon Phillips 26 2007

8. Bill Madlock 25 1977

Hunter Pence 25 2009

Aramis Ramirez 25 2004

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Julio Franco 267 8383

2. Dave Winfield 263 9824

3. Jim Rice 240 6290

4. Cal Ripken 239 9321

5. Harold Baines 238 8326

6. Ernie Lombardi 235 5322

Eddie Murray 235 9669

8. Tony Perez 231 9604

9. Dave Concepcion 228 8212

10. Miguel Tejada 223 6827

Up to & including age 26

Seasons age 26

Including & after age 26

Minimum 2480 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5580 PA for rate statistics

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 148 4142

2. Cesar Cedeno 112 4724

3. Steve Sax 103 3395

4. Garry Templeton 95 3715

5. Ben Chapman 91 3858

Delino DeShields 91 3275

7. Vince Coleman 88 2743

8. Luis Castillo 84 3117

9. Claudell Washington 81 3592

10. Juan Pierre 79 3036

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Duffy Lewis 31 1914

2. Charlie Hollocher 29 1922

Tris Speaker 29 1914

4. Del Pratt 28 1914

5. Lou Brock 27 1965

Vince Coleman 27 1988

7. George Burns 26 1916

Donie Bush 26 1914

Benny Kauff 26 1916

Billy North 26 1974

Lonnie Smith 26 1982

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Lou Brock 270 9463

2. Brett Butler 248 9132

3. Maury Wills 208 8304

4. Rickey Henderson 197 9858

5. Otis Nixon 180 5682

6. Ty Cobb 178 8729

7. Eddie Collins 173 9052

8. Eric Young 167 6852

9. Rod Carew 153 8157

10. Bert Campaneris 152 7446

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 208.2 4972

2. Cesar Cedeno 198.4 4724

3. Darryl Strawberry 174.9 3387

4. Barry Bonds 170.1 3643

5. Jose Canseco 154.1 3664

6. Andruw Jones 153.9 4630

7. Vada Pinson 153.2 4955

8. Ken Griffey 148.6 4558

9. Bobby Bonds 147.9 3202

10. Willie Mays 146.9 3296

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Alfonso Soriano 40.0 2002

2. Rickey Henderson 36.9 1985

3. Willie Mays 36.4 1957

4. Vladimir Guerrero 35.4 2001

5. Sammy Sosa 35.0 1995

6. Howard Johnson 33.9 1987

7. Darryl Strawberry 33.3 1988

8. Ron Gant 33.0 1991

9. Bobby Bonds 32.7 1972

Jose Canseco 32.7 1991

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 449.5 9597

2. Rickey Henderson 387.6 9858

3. Willie Mays 339.6 9865

4. Joe Morgan 326.7 8756

5. Hank Aaron 318.4 10074

6. Craig Biggio 300.3 10633

7. Steve Finley 289.7 9706

8. Bobby Bonds 271.1 5585

9. Reggie Sanders 265.9 6002

10. Joe Carter 262.5 8322

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Nap Lajoie 239.5 2786

2. Ty Cobb 140.2 4844

3. Clyde Milan 135.8 3862

4. Al Bridwell 115.5 3094

5. Willie Keeler 85.2 3279

6. Eddie Collins 83.5 3637

7. Barry McCormick 77.0 2564

8. Jack Barry 75.3 2818

9. Tris Speaker 72.1 3899

10. Charlie Dexter 70.9 2648

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. George Wright 162.5 1873

2. John Peters 158.0 1876

3. Joe Sewell 152.0 1925

4. Charlie Hollocher 118.4 1922

5. George Hall 89.5 1875

6. Jim Devlin 79.5 1875

7. Cal McVey 77.0 1876

8. Mickey Cochrane 64.2 1929

9. Sam Dungan 58.1 1893

10. Nellie Fox 52.6 1954

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Willie Keeler 6171.0 6919

2. Harry Davis 1343.0 5950

3. Jimmy Collins 532.0 6990

4. Roy Thomas 431.7 5873

5. Fred Tenney 377.8 7457

6. Tommy Corcoran 255.9 6535

7. Cy Seymour 208.6 5721

8. Bobby Wallace 166.8 7434

9. Bill Dahlen 164.1 7415

10. Kid Gleason 157.1 7266

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Ralph Kiner 12.9 2582

2. Babe Ruth 13.0 2635

3. Harmon Killebrew 13.1 2766

4. Mark McGwire 13.9 2571

5. Albert Pujols 14.0 4062

6. Adam Dunn 14.3 3466

7. Jimmie Foxx 14.5 4590

8. Juan Gonzalez 14.6 3406

9. Alex Rodriguez 14.7 4972

10. Rocky Colavito 14.8 2791

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

1. Babe Ruth 9.2 1921

2. Roger Maris 9.7 1961

3. Ryan Howard 10.0 2006

4. Ralph Kiner 10.2 1949

5. Jeff Bagwell 10.3 1994

6. Frank Thomas 10.5 1994

7. Albert Pujols 10.9 2006

8. Alex Rodriguez 10.9 2002

9. Ken Griffey 11.1 1996

10. Cecil Fielder 11.2 1990

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Mark McGwire 9.7 5739

2. Babe Ruth 11.2 8674

3. Barry Bonds 11.2 9597

4. Sammy Sosa 12.6 7386

5. Jim Thome 12.9 7474

6. Manny Ramirez 13.8 7177

7. Ken Griffey 14.2 7276

8. Ted Williams 14.2 7176

9. Mickey Mantle 14.2 5793

10. Harmon Killebrew 14.4 7731

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Robin Yount 3737 5257

2. Vada Pinson 3367 4955

3. Al Kaline 3337 5071

4. Cesar Cedeno 3280 4724

5. Alex Rodriguez 3226 4972

6. Mel Ott 3184 5328

7. Andruw Jones 3181 4630

8. Ruben Sierra 3171 4512

9. Johnny Bench 3165 4587

10. Bill Mazeroski 3156 4368

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Sandy Alomar 535 1970

Omar Moreno 535 1979

3. Bobby Richardson 529 1962

4. Brian Hunter 525 1997

5. Neifi Perez 519 1999

6. Devon White 517 1989

7. Alfonso Soriano 516 2002

8. Cesar Tovar 513 1967

9. Juan Samuel 510 1987

10. Eddie Mulligan 508 1921

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Pete Rose 8481 13151

2. Craig Biggio 6988 10633

3. Carl Yastrzemski 6963 10744

4. Steve Finley 6731 9706

5. Dave Winfield 6673 9824

6. Sam Rice 6633 10238

7. Omar Vizquel 6630 9552

8. Hank Aaron 6585 10074

9. Lou Brock 6576 9463

10. Tony Perez 6559 9604

Up to & including age 26

Seasons age 26

Including & after age 26

Minimum 2480 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 5580 PA for rate statistics

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