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28 Leaders Age Pitching

Up to & including age 28

Seasons age 28

Including & after age 28

Minimum 3100 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4960 PA for rate statistics

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Willie Keeler .381 4531

2. Ty Cobb .368 5958

3. Nap Lajoie .361 3696

4. Al Simmons .360 4189

5. Rogers Hornsby .359 5408

6. Chuck Klein .359 3707

7. Jesse Burkett .353 4423

8. Paul Waner .353 4038

9. Joe Jackson .353 4444

10. Wade Boggs .352 3243

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Rogers Hornsby .424 1924

2. Billy Hamilton .404 1894

3. Harry Heilmann .403 1923

4. Ed Delahanty .397 1896

5. Babe Ruth .393 1923

6. King Kelly .388 1886

7. Tris Speaker .386 1916

8. Lave Cross .386 1894

9. Jesse Burkett .383 1897

10. Al Simmons .381 1930

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Ty Cobb .365 7814

2. Tris Speaker .349 7437

3. Bill Terry .348 6131

4. Babe Ruth .344 7486

5. Dan Brouthers .341 5503

6. Tony Gwynn .340 6962

7. Ted Williams .340 6504

8. Lou Gehrig .338 5636

9. George Sisler .336 5728

10. Rod Carew .334 6909

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .487 3980

2. Babe Ruth .477 3829

3. John McGraw .468 4670

4. Frank Thomas .452 4140

5. Billy Hamilton .449 3749

6. Lou Gehrig .443 4762

7. Jimmie Foxx .440 5932

8. Cupid Childs .438 4279

9. Wade Boggs .435 3243

10. Jesse Burkett .432 4423

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. Babe Ruth .545 1923

2. Billy Hamilton .523 1894

3. Rogers Hornsby .507 1924

4. Ted Williams .499 1947

5. Bill Joyce .496 1894

6. Ty Cobb .486 1915

7. King Kelly .483 1886

8. Harry Heilmann .481 1923

9. Ed Delahanty .472 1896

10. Tris Speaker .470 1916

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .480 6504

2. Babe Ruth .479 7486

3. Barry Bonds .477 8351

4. Lou Gehrig .451 5636

5. Dan Brouthers .440 5503

6. Ty Cobb .439 7814

7. Tris Speaker .437 7437

8. Todd Helton .433 5016

9. Eddie Collins .427 7743

10. Edgar Martinez .422 7822

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .708 3829

2. Ted Williams .645 3980

3. Lou Gehrig .643 4762

4. Jimmie Foxx .639 5932

5. Chuck Klein .632 3707

6. Albert Pujols .624 5382

7. Hank Greenberg .617 3917

8. Todd Helton .613 3412

9. Joe DiMaggio .607 4417

10. Johnny Mize .600 3582

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

1. Babe Ruth .764 1923

2. Al Simmons .708 1930

3. Manny Ramirez .697 2000

4. Rogers Hornsby .696 1924

5. Albert Belle .690 1995

6. Barry Bonds .677 1993

7. Ivan Rodriguez .667 2000

8. Carlos Delgado .664 2000

9. Lou Gehrig .662 1931

10. Albert Pujols .653 2008

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .687 7486

2. Barry Bonds .666 8351

3. Lou Gehrig .628 5636

4. Ted Williams .627 6504

5. Larry Walker .608 5340

6. Manny Ramirez .599 5874

7. Sammy Sosa .576 6216

8. Jim Thome .561 6310

9. Stan Musial .554 8686

10. Carlos Delgado .553 5938

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.185 3829

2. Ted Williams 1.131 3980

3. Lou Gehrig 1.086 4762

4. Jimmie Foxx 1.078 5932

5. Frank Thomas 1.050 4140

6. Albert Pujols 1.049 5382

7. Chuck Klein 1.044 3707

8. Hank Greenberg 1.032 3917

9. Todd Helton 1.032 3412

10. Johnny Mize 1.018 3582

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Babe Ruth 1.309 1923

2. Rogers Hornsby 1.203 1924

3. Manny Ramirez 1.154 2000

4. Bill Joyce 1.143 1894

5. Barry Bonds 1.136 1993

6. Carlos Delgado 1.134 2000

7. Ted Williams 1.133 1947

8. Al Simmons 1.130 1930

9. Albert Pujols 1.114 2008

10. Harry Heilmann 1.113 1923

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.166 7486

2. Barry Bonds 1.143 8351

3. Ted Williams 1.108 6504

4. Lou Gehrig 1.078 5636

5. Larry Walker 1.030 5340

6. Manny Ramirez 1.018 5874

7. Todd Helton .968 5016

8. Stan Musial .967 8686

9. Jeff Bagwell .966 6457

10. Jason Giambi .963 6082

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Mel Ott 1589 6642

2. Robin Yount 1549 6621

3. Andruw Jones 1451 5948

4. Al Kaline 1449 6139

5. Vada Pinson 1435 6308

6. Alex Rodriguez 1430 6385

7. Adrian Beltre 1427 5788

8. Bill Mazeroski 1412 5539

9. Jimmie Foxx 1411 5932

10. Mickey Mantle 1399 6053

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Willie Montanez 163 1976

2. Jeff Bagwell 162 1996

Larry Bowa 162 1974

Enos Cabell 162 1978

Orlando Cabrera 162 2003

Carlos Delgado 162 2000

Steve Garvey 162 1977

Alfredo Griffin 162 1986

Ken Henderson 162 1974

Ryan Howard 162 2008

Dick Howser 162 1964

Dale Murphy 162 1984

Eddie Murray 162 1984

Terry Pendleton 162 1989

Juan Pierre 162 2006

Cal Ripken 162 1989

Jimmy Rollins 162 2007

Ron Santo 162 1968

Richie Sexson 162 2003

Norm Siebern 162 1962

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Pete Rose 2654 11812

2. Carl Yastrzemski 2244 9384

3. Sam Rice 2187 9371

4. Honus Wagner 2158 9021

5. Darrell Evans 2128 8388

6. Graig Nettles 2114 7932

7. Stan Musial 2111 8686

8. Hank Aaron 2104 8739

9. Carlton Fisk 2086 8217

Tony Perez 2086 8210

Up to & including age 28

Seasons age 28

Including & after age 28

Minimum 3100 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4960 PA for rate statistics

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Robin Yount 6049 6621

2. Vada Pinson 5836 6308

3. Mel Ott 5621 6642

4. Alex Rodriguez 5590 6385

5. Al Kaline 5454 6139

6. Hank Aaron 5309 5868

7. Adrian Beltre 5280 5788

8. Andruw Jones 5271 5948

9. Ty Cobb 5253 5958

10. Ken Griffey 5226 5982

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Jimmy Rollins 716 2007

2. Juan Pierre 699 2006

3. Woody Jensen 696 1936

4. Lou Brock 689 1967

5. Bobby Richardson 679 1964

6. Larry Bowa 669 1974

7. Michael Young 668 2005

8. Dave Cash 666 1976

9. Miguel Tejada 662 2002

10. Enos Cabell 660 1978

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 10379 11812

2. Sam Rice 8478 9371

3. Cap Anson 8049 9024

4. Craig Biggio 7986 9206

5. Honus Wagner 7958 9021

6. Carl Yastrzemski 7955 9384

7. Doc Cramer 7784 8475

8. Paul Molitor 7709 8681

9. Hank Aaron 7647 8739

10. Dave Winfield 7564 8489

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Mel Ott 6642 6642

2. Robin Yount 6621 6621

3. Alex Rodriguez 6385 6385

4. Vada Pinson 6308 6308

5. Al Kaline 6139 6139

6. Mickey Mantle 6053 6053

7. Ken Griffey 5982 5982

8. Ty Cobb 5958 5958

9. Andruw Jones 5948 5948

10. Jimmie Foxx 5932 5932

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Jimmy Rollins 778 2007

2. Mo Vaughn 752 1996

3. Juan Pierre 750 2006

4. Brady Anderson 749 1992

5. Frankie Crosetti 743 1939

6. Red Rolfe 740 1937

7. Lou Gehrig 738 1931

8. Rafael Furcal 736 2006

9. Dick Howser 735 1964

10. Michael Young 732 2005

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 11812 11812

2. Carl Yastrzemski 9384 9384

3. Sam Rice 9371 9371

4. Craig Biggio 9206 9206

5. Cap Anson 9024 9024

6. Honus Wagner 9021 9021

7. Hank Aaron 8739 8739

8. Stan Musial 8686 8686

9. Paul Molitor 8681 8681

10. Omar Vizquel 8600 8600

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Mel Ott 1131 6642

2. Alex Rodriguez 1121 6385

3. Mickey Mantle 1113 6053

4. Jimmie Foxx 1105 5932

5. Hugh Duffy 1041 4702

6. Willie Keeler 1023 4531

7. Ty Cobb 1021 5958

8. George Davis 1006 5623

9. Joe Kelley 999 5013

10. John McGraw 995 4670

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Billy Hamilton 192 1894

2. Lou Gehrig 163 1931

3. Bobby Lowe 158 1894

4. King Kelly 155 1886

5. Al Simmons 152 1930

6. Babe Ruth 151 1923

7. Ty Cobb 144 1915

8. Red Rolfe 143 1937

9. Dan Brouthers 139 1886

Jimmy Rollins 139 2007

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Pete Rose 1606 11812

2. Barry Bonds 1555 8351

3. Babe Ruth 1543 7486

4. Cap Anson 1509 9024

5. Craig Biggio 1440 9206

6. Rickey Henderson 1433 8503

7. Sam Rice 1411 9371

8. Willie Mays 1410 8512

9. Ty Cobb 1369 7814

10. Hank Aaron 1345 8739

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Ty Cobb 1935 5958

2. Mel Ott 1775 6642

3. Vada Pinson 1746 6308

4. Robin Yount 1727 6621

5. Rogers Hornsby 1713 5408

6. Alex Rodriguez 1707 6385

7. Hank Aaron 1697 5868

8. Jimmie Foxx 1690 5932

9. Al Kaline 1683 6139

10. Joe Medwick 1667 5322

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Kirby Puckett 234 1988

2. Earle Combs 231 1927

3. Rogers Hornsby 227 1924

4. Tommy Holmes 224 1945

5. Chuck Klein 223 1933

6. Michael Young 221 2005

7. Billy Hamilton 220 1894

8. Rod Carew 218 1974

Pete Rose 218 1969

10. George Sisler 216 1921

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Pete Rose 3147 11812

2. Sam Rice 2748 9371

3. Cap Anson 2638 9024

4. Honus Wagner 2572 9021

5. Ty Cobb 2462 7814

6. Paul Molitor 2410 8681

7. Stan Musial 2405 8686

8. Doc Cramer 2304 8475

9. Hank Aaron 2265 8739

10. Craig Biggio 2261 9206

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 3207 6385

2. Jimmie Foxx 3182 5932

3. Mel Ott 3116 6642

4. Hank Aaron 3029 5868

5. Ken Griffey 2967 5982

6. Albert Pujols 2856 5382

7. Mickey Mantle 2842 6053

8. Vada Pinson 2782 6308

9. Frank Robinson 2749 5735

10. Joe Medwick 2722 5322

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Lou Gehrig 410 1931

2. Babe Ruth 399 1923

3. Al Simmons 392 1930

4. George Foster 388 1977

5. Ken Griffey 387 1998

6. Juan Gonzalez 382 1998

Stan Musial 382 1949

8. Jimmy Rollins 380 2007

9. Carlos Delgado 378 2000

10. Albert Belle 377 1995

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Pete Rose 4199 11812

2. Hank Aaron 4193 8739

3. Barry Bonds 4172 8351

4. Stan Musial 4128 8686

5. Babe Ruth 4044 7486

6. Willie Mays 3998 8512

7. Rafael Palmeiro 3895 8397

8. Sam Rice 3660 9371

9. Honus Wagner 3655 9021

10. Dave Winfield 3619 8489

Up to & including age 28

Seasons age 28

Including & after age 28

Minimum 3100 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4960 PA for rate statistics

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Joe Medwick 383 5322

2. Albert Pujols 342 5382

3. Robin Yount 323 6621

4. Mel Ott 313 6642

Vada Pinson 313 6308

6. Alex Rodriguez 309 6385

7. Stan Musial 302 4747

8. Ty Cobb 301 5958

9. Sherry Magee 298 5698

10. Ken Griffey 294 5982

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Carlos Delgado 57 2000

2. Nomar Garciaparra 56 2002

3. Gee Walker 55 1936

4. Freddy Sanchez 53 2006

5. Albert Belle 52 1995

6. Mickey Vernon 51 1946

7. Bobby Abreu 50 2002

Juan Gonzalez 50 1998

9. Heinie Manush 49 1930

Scott Rolen 49 2003

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Pete Rose 561 11812

2. Tris Speaker 551 7437

3. Craig Biggio 521 9206

4. Edgar Martinez 473 7822

5. Jeff Kent 469 7684

Honus Wagner 469 9021

7. Cap Anson 468 9024

8. Sam Rice 465 9371

9. Stan Musial 464 8686

10. Paul Molitor 457 8681

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Crawford 160 5471

2. Ty Cobb 149 5958

3. Jake Beckley 138 4934

4. Joe Kelley 137 5013

5. Joe Jackson 134 4444

6. Rogers Hornsby 128 5408

7. Mike Tiernan 123 4897

8. George Davis 120 5623

9. Sherry Magee 116 5698

10. Tris Speaker 114 5198

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Chief Wilson 36 1912

2. Earle Combs 23 1927

3. Birdie Cree 22 1911

4. Frank Schulte 21 1911

Mike Tiernan 21 1895

6. Jim Bottomley 20 1928

Roger Connor 20 1886

Red Murray 20 1912

Jimmy Rollins 20 2007

10. Johnny Barrett 19 1944

Larry Gardner 19 1914

Roy Johnson 19 1931

John Kerins 19 1887

George Wood 19 1887

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Honus Wagner 199 9021

2. Sam Rice 174 9371

3. Roger Connor 167 6285

4. Sam Crawford 165 5777

5. Ty Cobb 159 7814

6. Fred Clarke 144 5902

7. Jake Daubert 142 7455

8. Dan Brouthers 141 5503

9. Earle Combs 129 5125

Bid McPhee 129 6538

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 381 6385

2. Ken Griffey 350 5982

3. Jimmie Foxx 343 5932

4. Eddie Mathews 338 5810

5. Mickey Mantle 320 6053

6. Albert Pujols 319 5382

7. Mel Ott 306 6642

8. Juan Gonzalez 301 4654

Andruw Jones 301 5948

10. Hank Aaron 298 5868

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Ken Griffey 56 1998

2. George Foster 52 1977

3. Andruw Jones 51 2005

4. Albert Belle 50 1995

5. Shawn Green 49 2001

Harmon Killebrew 49 1964

7. Ryan Howard 48 2008

8. Barry Bonds 46 1993

Lou Gehrig 46 1931

10. Hank Aaron 45 1962

Ernie Banks 45 1959

Juan Gonzalez 45 1998

Richie Sexson 45 2003

Gorman Thomas 45 1979

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 586 8351

2. Babe Ruth 517 7486

3. Hank Aaron 502 8739

4. Rafael Palmeiro 474 8397

5. Willie Mays 444 8512

6. Sammy Sosa 438 6216

7. Mark McGwire 405 4504

8. Jim Thome 401 6310

9. Mike Schmidt 379 6847

10. Reggie Jackson 374 7633

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 1218 5932

2. Mel Ott 1190 6642

3. Alex Rodriguez 1096 6385

4. Ken Griffey 1018 5982

5. Lou Gehrig 995 4762

6. Hank Aaron 991 5868

7. Albert Pujols 977 5382

8. Joe Medwick 959 5322

9. Juan Gonzalez 947 4654

10. Mickey Mantle 935 6053

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Lou Gehrig 184 1931

2. Al Simmons 165 1930

3. Vern Stephens 159 1949

4. Juan Gonzalez 157 1998

5. George Foster 149 1977

6. Ken Griffey 146 1998

Ryan Howard 146 2008

8. Ernie Banks 143 1959

Jimmie Foxx 143 1936

Mo Vaughn 143 1996

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Cap Anson 1714 9024

2. Babe Ruth 1580 7486

3. Barry Bonds 1440 8351

4. Hank Aaron 1434 8739

5. Rafael Palmeiro 1414 8397

6. Stan Musial 1368 8686

7. Willie Mays 1298 8512

8. Dave Winfield 1294 8489

9. Carl Yastrzemski 1262 9384

10. Jeff Kent 1255 7684

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Mickey Mantle 1003 6053

2. Eddie Yost 969 5782

3. Mel Ott 917 6642

4. Jimmie Foxx 886 5932

5. Eddie Mathews 837 5810

6. Harlond Clift 826 5258

7. Ted Williams 813 3980

8. Adam Dunn 797 4749

9. Rickey Henderson 788 5283

John McGraw 788 4670

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Babe Ruth 170 1923

2. Ted Williams 162 1947

3. Eddie Stanky 148 1945

4. Ralph Kiner 137 1951

5. Ferris Fain 136 1949

6. Jeff Bagwell 135 1996

7. Lance Berkman 127 2004

Jim Thome 127 1999

9. Barry Bonds 126 1993

Billy Hamilton 126 1894

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 1947 8351

2. Babe Ruth 1493 7486

3. Rickey Henderson 1482 8503

4. Ted Williams 1370 6504

5. Carl Yastrzemski 1314 9384

6. Joe Morgan 1280 7409

7. Pete Rose 1257 11812

8. Darrell Evans 1218 8388

9. Edgar Martinez 1186 7822

10. Stan Musial 1141 8686

Up to & including age 28

Seasons age 28

Including & after age 28

Minimum 3100 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4960 PA for rate statistics

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Adam Dunn 1256 4749

2. Andruw Jones 1129 5948

3. Alex Rodriguez 1126 6385

4. Jose Canseco 1060 4429

5. Sammy Sosa 1027 4374

6. Mickey Mantle 1024 6053

7. Bobby Bonds 1016 4610

8. Greg Luzinski 998 4879

9. Reggie Jackson 996 4387

10. Pete Incaviglia 979 3474

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Ryan Howard 199 2008

2. Gorman Thomas 175 1979

3. Sammy Sosa 174 1997

4. Jim Thome 171 1999

Dan Uggla 171 2008

6. Steve Balboni 166 1985

7. Jack Cust 164 2007

Adam Dunn 164 2008

9. Pat Burrell 160 2005

Henry Rodriguez 160 1996

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Reggie Jackson 1706 7633

2. Andres Galarraga 1626 7214

3. Jim Thome 1602 6310

4. Sammy Sosa 1453 6216

5. Tony Perez 1422 8210

6. Willie Stargell 1410 6555

7. Craig Biggio 1322 9206

8. Mike Cameron 1296 5211

9. Jim Edmonds 1270 5649

10. Fred McGriff 1252 7210

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 701 5283

2. Ty Cobb 580 5958

3. Vince Coleman 549 3906

4. Tim Raines 544 5003

5. Billy Hamilton 541 3749

6. Cesar Cedeno 427 5482

7. John McGraw 422 4670

8. Eddie Collins 416 4974

9. Hugh Duffy 413 4702

10. Bill Lange 399 3609

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Arlie Latham 109 1888

2. Billy Hamilton 98 1894

3. Ty Cobb 96 1915

4. Vince Coleman 77 1990

5. Billy North 75 1976

6. Tommy Harper 73 1969

7. Charlie Comiskey 72 1888

Curt Welch 72 1890

9. Scott Podsednik 70 2004

10. Bob Bescher 67 1912

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 746 8503

2. Lou Brock 718 8088

3. Otis Nixon 563 5398

4. Tom Brown 556 5276

5. Davey Lopes 553 7291

6. Honus Wagner 552 9021

7. Arlie Latham 550 4676

8. Maury Wills 529 7487

9. Harry Stovey 509 4804

10. Joe Morgan 494 7409

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Ty Cobb 1433 5958

2. Willie Keeler 1310 4531

3. Lloyd Waner 1219 4904

4. Robin Yount 1203 6621

5. Richie Ashburn 1199 5390

6. Stuffy McInnis 1197 5181

7. Freddie Lindstrom 1173 5627

8. Vada Pinson 1162 6308

9. Rogers Hornsby 1158 5408

10. Frankie Frisch 1148 5140

Al Kaline 1148 6139

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Rod Carew 180 1974

2. Billy Hamilton 176 1894

3. Willie Keeler 175 1900

4. Earle Combs 166 1927

5. Ichiro Suzuki 165 2002

6. Willie Montanez 164 1976

7. Kirby Puckett 163 1988

8. Dave Cash 162 1976

Ralph Garr 162 1974

10. Jesse Burkett 161 1897

Ty Cobb 161 1915

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Pete Rose 2391 11812

2. Sam Rice 2076 9371

3. Cap Anson 1962 9024

4. Doc Cramer 1855 8475

5. Honus Wagner 1832 9021

6. Ty Cobb 1781 7814

7. Luke Appling 1758 8169

8. Paul Molitor 1701 8681

9. Eddie Collins 1678 7743

10. Maury Wills 1675 7487

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 218 3829

2. Ted Williams 197 3980

3. Ty Cobb 183 5958

4. Lou Gehrig 182 4762

5. Frank Thomas 182 4140

6. Rogers Hornsby 180 5408

7. Stan Musial 172 4747

8. Jimmie Foxx 172 5932

9. Mickey Mantle 172 6053

10. Joe Jackson 171 4444

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Babe Ruth 239 1923

2. Rogers Hornsby 222 1924

3. Dan Brouthers 206 1886

4. Ted Williams 205 1947

5. Barry Bonds 204 1993

6. Lou Gehrig 194 1931

7. Harry Heilmann 194 1923

8. King Kelly 192 1886

9. Albert Pujols 190 2008

10. Ed Delahanty 190 1896

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 204 7486

2. Barry Bonds 199 8351

3. Ted Williams 188 6504

4. Lou Gehrig 178 5636

5. Dan Brouthers 163 5503

6. Manny Ramirez 160 5874

7. Ty Cobb 159 7814

8. Frank Robinson 159 6670

9. Hank Aaron 156 8739

10. Willie Mays 154 8512

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 1393 5932

2. Mel Ott 1289 6642

3. Mickey Mantle 1277 6053

4. Alex Rodriguez 1249 6385

5. Albert Pujols 1199 5382

6. Ty Cobb 1161 5958

7. Ken Griffey 1140 5982

8. Rogers Hornsby 1129 5408

9. Lou Gehrig 1109 4762

10. Hank Aaron 1100 5868

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Babe Ruth 209 1923

2. Carlos Delgado 186 2000

3. Rogers Hornsby 183 1924

4. Lou Gehrig 180 1931

5. Barry Bonds 172 1993

6. Stan Musial 167 1949

7. Al Simmons 166 1930

Ted Williams 166 1947

9. Jimmie Foxx 163 1936

10. Albert Pujols 160 2008

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Barry Bonds 2149 8351

2. Babe Ruth 1912 7486

3. Stan Musial 1710 8686

4. Pete Rose 1663 11812

5. Hank Aaron 1592 8739

6. Ted Williams 1567 6504

7. Willie Mays 1547 8512

8. Edgar Martinez 1511 7822

9. Rafael Palmeiro 1510 8397

10. Ty Cobb 1499 7814

Up to & including age 28

Seasons age 28

Including & after age 28

Minimum 3100 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4960 PA for rate statistics

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 550 5932

2. Babe Ruth 535 3829

3. Ty Cobb 532 5958

4. Mickey Mantle 526 6053

5. Rogers Hornsby 510 5408

6. Albert Pujols 501 5382

7. Lou Gehrig 492 4762

8. Ted Williams 490 3980

9. Mel Ott 478 6642

10. Frank Thomas 437 4140

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Babe Ruth 121 1923

2. Rogers Hornsby 98 1924

3. Ted Williams 89 1947

4. Barry Bonds 87 1993

5. Lou Gehrig 85 1931

6. Carlos Delgado 80 2000

7. Albert Pujols 77 2008

8. Jeff Bagwell 75 1996

9. Harry Heilmann 74 1923

10. Ralph Kiner 71 1951

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Barry Bonds 1058 8351

2. Babe Ruth 974 7486

3. Ted Williams 736 6504

4. Stan Musial 609 8686

5. Lou Gehrig 577 5636

6. Ty Cobb 575 7814

7. Hank Aaron 575 8739

8. Willie Mays 554 8512

9. Edgar Martinez 543 7822

10. Honus Wagner 514 9021

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Ty Cobb 58.9 5958

2. Mickey Mantle 51.6 6053

3. Babe Ruth 51.4 3829

4. Rogers Hornsby 51.0 5408

5. Jimmie Foxx 50.7 5932

6. Ted Williams 47.5 3980

7. Albert Pujols 46.6 5382

8. Lou Gehrig 45.6 4762

9. Mel Ott 45.1 6642

10. Tris Speaker 43.2 5198

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Babe Ruth 11.3 1923

2. Rogers Hornsby 9.3 1924

3. Ted Williams 8.9 1947

4. Barry Bonds 8.3 1993

5. Lou Gehrig 7.9 1931

6. Ty Cobb 7.8 1915

7. Albert Pujols 7.1 2008

8. Harry Heilmann 7.0 1923

9. Tris Speaker 7.0 1916

10. Jeff Bagwell 7.0 1996

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Barry Bonds 97.7 8351

2. Babe Ruth 90.3 7486

3. Ted Williams 71.5 6504

4. Stan Musial 58.9 8686

5. Hank Aaron 58.8 8739

6. Ty Cobb 58.8 7814

7. Honus Wagner 57.4 9021

8. Willie Mays 56.0 8512

9. Lou Gehrig 52.6 5636

10. Tris Speaker 51.2 7437

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 719 5932

2. Alex Rodriguez 714 6385

3. Mel Ott 674 6642

Albert Pujols 674 5382

5. Ken Griffey 671 5982

6. Hank Aaron 663 5868

7. Joe Medwick 638 5322

8. Frank Robinson 621 5735

9. Lou Gehrig 616 4762

10. Andruw Jones 607 5948

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Albert Belle 103 1995

2. Carlos Delgado 99 2000

Babe Ruth 99 1923

4. Juan Gonzalez 97 1998

5. Jim Bottomley 93 1928

Al Simmons 93 1930

7. Lou Gehrig 92 1931

Ken Griffey 92 1998

9. David Ortiz 91 2004

10. Stan Musial 90 1949

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Barry Bonds 1008 8351

2. Stan Musial 911 8686

3. Babe Ruth 910 7486

4. Hank Aaron 893 8739

5. Rafael Palmeiro 880 8397

6. Willie Mays 872 8512

7. Jeff Kent 817 7684

8. Craig Biggio 799 9206

9. Luis Gonzalez 791 7965

10. Edgar Martinez 780 7822

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Mel Ott 2724 6642

2. Jimmie Foxx 2584 5932

3. Mickey Mantle 2550 6053

4. Ty Cobb 2511 5958

5. Alex Rodriguez 2428 6385

6. Arky Vaughan 2357 5744

7. Al Kaline 2287 6139

Albert Pujols 2287 5382

9. Ken Griffey 2265 5982

10. Rogers Hornsby 2251 5408

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Babe Ruth 379 1923

2. Billy Hamilton 355 1894

3. Ted Williams 345 1947

4. Ty Cobb 336 1915

5. Carlos Delgado 334 2000

6. Lou Gehrig 328 1931

7. Jeff Bagwell 324 1996

8. Rogers Hornsby 318 1924

9. Stan Musial 316 1949

Mo Vaughn 316 1996

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Pete Rose 4488 11812

2. Barry Bonds 3984 8351

3. Cap Anson 3586 9024

4. Stan Musial 3580 8686

5. Carl Yastrzemski 3557 9384

6. Babe Ruth 3547 7486

7. Honus Wagner 3447 9021

8. Sam Rice 3443 9371

9. Rickey Henderson 3428 8503

10. Wade Boggs 3357 8190

Ty Cobb 3357 7814

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Babe Ruth .881 3829

2. Ted Williams .862 3980

3. Ty Cobb .853 5958

4. Rogers Hornsby .824 5408

5. Joe Jackson .820 4444

6. Stan Musial .819 4747

7. Johnny Mize .808 3582

8. Lou Gehrig .807 4762

9. Tris Speaker .807 5198

10. Jimmie Foxx .806 5932

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Babe Ruth .908 1923

2. Rogers Hornsby .895 1924

3. Ted Williams .879 1947

4. King Kelly .878 1886

5. Dan Brouthers .873 1886

6. Ty Cobb .859 1915

7. Harry Heilmann .852 1923

8. Chuck Klein .851 1933

9. Tris Speaker .850 1916

10. Ed Delahanty .850 1896

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Ted Williams .856 6504

2. Babe Ruth .851 7486

3. Barry Bonds .848 8351

4. Lou Gehrig .803 5636

5. Ty Cobb .782 7814

6. Dan Brouthers .780 5503

7. Larry Walker .780 5340

8. Honus Wagner .770 9021

9. Tris Speaker .769 7437

10. Stan Musial .762 8686

Up to & including age 28

Seasons age 28

Including & after age 28

Minimum 3100 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4960 PA for rate statistics

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Hughie Jennings 178 3497

2. Tommy Tucker 160 3585

3. Jason Kendall 133 3959

4. John McGraw 125 4670

5. Curt Welch 118 3856

6. Jake Beckley 111 4934

7. Dan McGann 105 1906

8. Ron Hunt 101 3548

9. Fred Clarke 100 4518

Frank Robinson 100 5735

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Hughie Jennings 46 1897

2. Curt Welch 34 1890

3. Tommy Tucker 26 1892

4. Ron Hunt 25 1969

Chase Utley 25 2007

6. Dan McGann 24 1900

7. Bill Dahlen 23 1898

8. Chet Lemon 20 1983

9. Alex Cora 18 2004

Bert Daniels 18 1911

Aaron Rowand 18 2006

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Craig Biggio 257 9206

2. Don Baylor 201 6722

3. Ron Hunt 167 3179

4. Hughie Jennings 155 2686

5. Andres Galarraga 154 7214

6. Dan McGann 149 4648

7. Jason Giambi 145 6082

8. Minnie Minoso 143 5745

9. Tommy Tucker 138 4294

10. Brady Anderson 137 6464

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Ray Chapman 293 4060

2. Bill Wambsganss 237 4454

3. Stuffy McInnis 221 5181

4. Dick Hoblitzel 215 5287

Buck Weaver 215 4602

6. Dick Bartell 205 5370

7. Donie Bush 200 5467

8. Eddie Collins 198 4974

9. Everett Scott 197 4266

10. Jack Barry 193 3892

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

1. Ray Chapman 50 1919

2. Bob Fisher 42 1915

Bill Wambsganss 42 1922

4. Bucky Harris 41 1925

5. Harvey McClellan 36 1923

6. Eddie Collins 35 1915

Jimmy Sheckard 35 1907

Billy Southworth 35 1921

Pie Traynor 35 1927

10. Lu Blue 34 1925

Charlie Deal 34 1920

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Eddie Collins 349 7743

2. Jake Daubert 335 7455

3. Jimmy Austin 278 6302

Willie Keeler 278 5682

5. Larry Gardner 229 5437

6. Fielder Jones 217 5716

7. Bobby Veach 213 5640

8. Kid Gleason 208 6923

9. Tris Speaker 207 7437

10. Sam Rice 198 9371

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Ruben Sierra 83 5664

2. Johnny Bench 67 5744

3. Don Mattingly 63 4422

4. Robin Yount 61 6621

5. Travis Fryman 59 4792

6. Alex Rodriguez 58 6385

7. Hank Aaron 57 5868

8. Frank Thomas 56 4140

9. Edgar Renteria 55 5501

Ron Santo 55 5844

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

1. Andre Dawson 18 1983

2. Mike Cameron 13 2001

Kelly Gruber 13 1990

4. Roberto Alomar 12 1996

Keith Hernandez 12 1982

Jackie Jensen 12 1955

Craig Monroe 12 2005

Bobby Murcer 12 1974

Frank Thomas 12 1957

10. Bobby Bonilla 11 1991

Will Clark 11 1992

Shawon Dunston 11 1991

Travis Fryman 11 1997

Nomar Garciaparra 11 2002

Juan Gonzalez 11 1998

Mike Lowell 11 2002

Victor Martinez 11 2007

Tim Salmon 11 1997

Ruben Sierra 11 1994

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Jeff Conine 97 7002

2. Joe Carter 88 6984

Jeff Kent 88 7684

Rafael Palmeiro 88 8397

5. Don Baylor 86 6722

Carl Yastrzemski 86 9384

7. George Brett 85 7294

8. Andre Dawson 84 7028

Eddie Murray 84 8362

10. Paul Molitor 82 8681

Mike Schmidt 82 6847

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

1. Barry Bonds 156 4929

2. Albert Pujols 154 5382

3. Ken Griffey 153 5982

4. Vladimir Guerrero 130 4220

5. Rusty Staub 117 5646

6. Ted Simmons 116 5367

7. Frank Robinson 111 5735

8. Frank Thomas 109 4140

9. Darryl Strawberry 108 4549

10. Hank Aaron 106 5868

Will Clark 106 4311

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

1. Barry Bonds 43 1993

2. Albert Pujols 34 2008

3. Ichiro Suzuki 27 2002

4. Frank Thomas 26 1996

5. Eddie Murray 25 1984

Spike Owen 25 1989

7. Will Clark 23 1992

Fred McGriff 23 1992

Garry Templeton 23 1984

10. Vladimir Guerrero 22 2003

Rafael Palmeiro 22 1993

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

1. Barry Bonds 575 8351

2. Willie McCovey 236 6825

3. Hank Aaron 201 8739

4. Manny Ramirez 174 5874

5. George Brett 171 7294

6. Willie Stargell 170 6555

7. Wade Boggs 163 8190

8. Mike Schmidt 162 6847

9. Ernie Banks 151 7112

Carlos Delgado 151 5938

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Cal Ripken 162 5680

Ted Simmons 162 5367

3. Ivan Rodriguez 161 5152

4. Albert Pujols 157 5382

5. Joe Torre 148 4777

6. Roberto Clemente 147 5017

Al Kaline 147 6139

8. Hank Aaron 145 5868

9. Edgar Renteria 144 5501

10. Ron Santo 142 5844

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. Bruce Bochte 27 1979

Eric Karros 27 1996

3. Jerry Adair 26 1965

Ivan Calderon 26 1990

Jeff Cirillo 26 1998

Gene Green 26 1961

Willie Montanez 26 1976

8. Sam Dente 25 1950

Gary Gaetti 25 1987

Charlie Hayes 25 1993

Lou Piniella 25 1972

Frank Thomas 25 1996

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Dave Winfield 241 8489

2. Julio Franco 213 7044

3. Cal Ripken 210 7915

4. Jim Rice 208 5060

5. Eddie Murray 205 8362

6. Harold Baines 201 7015

7. Ernie Lombardi 200 4535

8. Hank Aaron 197 8739

Carl Yastrzemski 197 9384

10. Vinny Castilla 196 6291

Up to & including age 28

Seasons age 28

Including & after age 28

Minimum 3100 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4960 PA for rate statistics

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 174 5283

2. Cesar Cedeno 127 5482

3. Steve Sax 126 4745

4. Delino DeShields 116 4560

Juan Pierre 116 4504

6. Vince Coleman 115 3906

7. Ben Chapman 112 5129

8. Omar Moreno 111 3272

9. Luis Castillo 107 4442

10. Garry Templeton 104 4740

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Ty Cobb 38 1915

2. Doc Cook 32 1914

3. Eddie Collins 30 1915

4. Billy North 29 1976

5. Pat Duncan 28 1922

6. Tris Speaker 27 1916

7. Armando Marsans 26 1916

8. Frank Taveras 25 1978

9. Shano Collins 24 1914

10. Larry Gardner 23 1914

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Lou Brock 225 8088

2. Brett Butler 203 7810

3. Maury Wills 193 7487

4. Rickey Henderson 169 8503

5. Otis Nixon 163 5398

6. Ty Cobb 161 7814

7. Eddie Collins 143 7743

Sam Rice 143 9371

9. Eric Young 141 6012

10. Rod Carew 131 6909

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 266.6 6385

2. Barry Bonds 247.6 4929

3. Cesar Cedeno 219.8 5482

4. Bobby Bonds 217.9 4610

5. Darryl Strawberry 217.3 4549

6. Willie Mays 208.6 4629

7. Rickey Henderson 204.9 5283

8. Ken Griffey 203.0 5982

9. Sammy Sosa 202.9 4374

10. Frank Robinson 196.2 5735

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Howard Johnson 38.3 1989

2. Barry Bonds 35.6 1993

3. Jimmy Rollins 34.6 2007

4. Raul Mondesi 34.4 1999

5. Alex Rodriguez 31.5 2004

6. Ron Gant 30.2 1993

7. Willie Mays 30.1 1959

8. Brady Anderson 30.1 1992

9. Lou Brock 29.9 1967

10. Kirk Gibson 29.5 1985

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 363.1 8351

2. Rickey Henderson 307.9 8503

3. Joe Morgan 291.7 7409

4. Hank Aaron 268.2 8739

5. Craig Biggio 262.6 9206

6. Willie Mays 262.2 8512

7. Davey Lopes 242.1 7291

8. Steve Finley 237.5 8364

9. Brady Anderson 226.8 6464

10. Paul Molitor 223.9 8681

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Arlie Latham 402.4 3447

2. Nap Lajoie 315.6 3696

3. Johnny Evers 209.9 4348

4. Jimmy Wolf 129.9 4638

5. Willie Keeler 117.5 4531

6. Curt Welch 116.4 3856

7. Pete Browning 109.8 3559

8. Barry McCormick 108.0 3585

9. Bobby Wallace 89.1 3842

10. Gene DeMontreville 88.0 3357

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Andy Leonard 169.5 1874

2. Deacon White 101.0 1876

3. Joe Sewell 81.3 1927

4. Joe Quinn 78.1 1893

5. Lave Cross 75.6 1894

6. Tommy Holmes 70.7 1945

7. George Wright 68.0 1875

8. Patsy Donovan 62.4 1893

9. Frankie Frisch 61.7 1927

10. Lou Bierbauer 58.3 1894

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Willie Keeler 5040.0 5682

2. Bill Dahlen 1882.7 6503

3. Harry Davis 1219.0 5425

4. Fred Tenney 313.6 6230

5. Lave Cross 237.4 7369

6. Kid Gleason 202.8 6923

7. Cy Seymour 200.7 5510

8. Jake Beckley 155.2 5991

9. Bobby Wallace 140.9 6319

10. Herman Long 108.8 5377

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Harmon Killebrew 12.6 4044

2. Ralph Kiner 12.6 3924

3. Babe Ruth 12.8 3829

4. Adam Dunn 13.9 4749

5. Juan Gonzalez 14.2 4654

6. Mark McGwire 14.2 3727

7. Albert Pujols 14.4 5382

8. Eddie Mathews 14.5 5810

9. Jimmie Foxx 14.5 5932

10. Albert Belle 14.6 3207

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

1. Matt Williams 10.3 1994

2. Albert Belle 10.9 1995

3. Mark McGwire 11.1 1992

4. Ken Griffey 11.3 1998

5. Andruw Jones 11.5 2005

6. Manny Ramirez 11.6 2000

7. Barry Bonds 11.7 1993

8. Harmon Killebrew 11.8 1964

9. George Foster 11.8 1977

10. Joe Adcock 11.9 1956

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 10.7 8351

2. Babe Ruth 11.4 7486

3. Sammy Sosa 12.4 6216

4. Jim Thome 12.8 6310

5. Manny Ramirez 14.2 5874

6. Ted Williams 14.3 6504

7. Jason Giambi 14.4 6082

8. Mike Schmidt 15.0 6847

9. Harmon Killebrew 15.1 6469

10. Rafael Palmeiro 15.2 8397

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Robin Yount 4636 6621

2. Vada Pinson 4322 6308

3. Alex Rodriguez 4135 6385

4. Andruw Jones 4095 5948

5. Adrian Beltre 4059 5788

6. Al Kaline 4039 6139

7. Ruben Sierra 4029 5664

8. Bill Mazeroski 4022 5539

9. Mel Ott 3954 6642

10. Johnny Bench 3936 5744

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Bobby Richardson 536 1964

2. Juan Pierre 532 2006

3. Larry Bowa 531 1974

4. Frankie Crosetti 530 1939

5. Jimmy Rollins 527 2007

6. Woody Jensen 526 1936

7. Alex Gonzalez 519 2001

8. Frank Taveras 515 1978

9. Sammy Sosa 514 1997

10. Dick Howser 513 1964

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Pete Rose 7614 11812

2. Carl Yastrzemski 6098 9384

3. Sam Rice 6071 9371

4. Craig Biggio 6047 9206

5. Omar Vizquel 5947 8600

6. Dave Winfield 5807 8489

7. Steve Finley 5796 8364

8. Doc Cramer 5794 8475

9. Hank Aaron 5699 8739

10. Carlton Fisk 5664 8217

Up to & including age 28

Seasons age 28

Including & after age 28

Minimum 3100 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4960 PA for rate statistics

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