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30 Leaders Age Pitching

Up to & including age 30

Seasons age 30

Including & after age 30

Minimum 3720 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4340 PA for rate statistics

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Willie Keeler .371 5788

2. Ty Cobb .370 7263

3. Nap Lajoie .361 4561

4. George Sisler .361 4574

5. Rogers Hornsby .359 6617

6. Al Simmons .358 5470

7. Jesse Burkett .356 5764

8. Joe Jackson .356 5690

9. Wade Boggs .356 4629

10. Ted Williams .353 5348

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Jesse Burkett .396 1899

2. Jack Clements .394 1895

3. Harry Heilmann .393 1925

4. Ty Cobb .383 1917

5. Joe Jackson .382 1920

6. George Watkins .373 1930

7. Bill Terry .372 1929

8. Ichiro Suzuki .372 2004

9. Dave Orr .371 1890

10. Lew Fonseca .369 1929

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Ty Cobb .364 6478

2. Bill Terry .354 4835

3. Tris Speaker .345 6178

4. Tony Gwynn .343 5705

5. Dan Brouthers .338 4371

6. Larry Walker .336 4474

7. Ted Williams .336 5173

8. Babe Ruth .336 6106

9. Ichiro Suzuki .335 4416

10. Zack Wheat .334 5337

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .488 5348

2. Babe Ruth .475 4936

3. John McGraw .466 4908

4. Billy Hamilton .458 5019

5. Wade Boggs .445 4629

6. Frank Thomas .443 5501

7. Lou Gehrig .442 6157

8. Roy Thomas .438 3823

9. Jimmie Foxx .437 7290

10. Cupid Childs .434 5316

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. Ted Williams .490 1949

2. Mickey Mantle .486 1962

3. Billy Hamilton .477 1896

4. Jason Giambi .477 2001

5. Wade Boggs .476 1988

6. Bill Joyce .470 1896

7. Todd Helton .469 2004

8. Jesse Burkett .463 1899

9. Jimmie Foxx .462 1938

10. Mickey Cochrane .459 1933

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Barry Bonds .482 7203

2. Ted Williams .476 5173

3. Babe Ruth .468 6106

4. Dan Brouthers .441 4371

5. Tris Speaker .434 6178

6. Ty Cobb .433 6478

7. Larry Walker .433 4474

8. Edgar Martinez .426 6588

9. Eddie Collins .425 6390

10. Charlie Gehringer .421 5905

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .697 4936

2. Ted Williams .642 5348

3. Lou Gehrig .636 6157

4. Jimmie Foxx .635 7290

5. Albert Pujols .628 6082

6. Hank Greenberg .622 4670

7. Todd Helton .616 4798

8. Joe DiMaggio .607 4417

9. Chuck Klein .605 4677

10. Manny Ramirez .599 5233

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

1. Hack Wilson .723 1930

2. Larry Walker .720 1997

3. Jimmie Foxx .704 1938

4. Jason Giambi .660 2001

5. Ted Williams .650 1949

6. Manny Ramirez .647 2002

7. Frank Robinson .637 1966

8. David Ortiz .636 2006

9. Sammy Sosa .635 1999

10. Mike Schmidt .624 1980

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .673 6106

2. Barry Bonds .666 7203

3. Ted Williams .628 5173

4. Larry Walker .611 4474

5. Manny Ramirez .587 4722

6. Sammy Sosa .579 4800

7. Jim Thome .567 4997

8. Ellis Burks .552 4342

9. Jim Edmonds .548 4757

10. Willie Stargell .547 5465

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.172 4936

2. Ted Williams 1.130 5348

3. Lou Gehrig 1.078 6157

4. Jimmie Foxx 1.073 7290

5. Albert Pujols 1.055 6082

6. Todd Helton 1.048 4798

7. Hank Greenberg 1.040 4670

8. Frank Thomas 1.027 5501

9. Stan Musial 1.015 6070

10. Joe DiMaggio 1.010 4417

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Hack Wilson 1.177 1930

2. Larry Walker 1.172 1997

3. Jimmie Foxx 1.166 1938

4. Ted Williams 1.141 1949

5. Jason Giambi 1.137 2001

6. Manny Ramirez 1.097 2002

7. Mickey Mantle 1.091 1962

8. Todd Helton 1.088 2004

9. Stan Musial 1.063 1951

10. Jack Clements 1.058 1895

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Barry Bonds 1.149 7203

2. Babe Ruth 1.141 6106

3. Ted Williams 1.104 5173

4. Larry Walker 1.044 4474

5. Manny Ramirez 1.004 4722

6. Jim Thome .966 4997

7. Edgar Martinez .959 6588

8. Stan Musial .951 7320

9. Jeff Bagwell .951 5021

10. Sammy Sosa .950 4800

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Mel Ott 1864 7802

2. Robin Yount 1811 7743

3. Andruw Jones 1761 7276

4. Alex Rodriguez 1746 7774

5. Bill Mazeroski 1737 6878

6. Al Kaline 1720 7221

7. Jimmie Foxx 1710 7290

8. Vada Pinson 1697 7393

9. Ty Cobb 1694 7263

10. Ron Santo 1690 7186

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Bill Mazeroski 163 1967

Leon Wagner 163 1964

Billy Williams 163 1968

Todd Zeile 163 1996

5. Matty Alou 162 1969

Don Baylor 162 1979

Craig Biggio 162 1996

Joe Carter 162 1990

Vinny Castilla 162 1998

Dwight Evans 162 1982

Steve Garvey 162 1979

Harmon Killebrew 162 1966

Hideki Matsui 162 2004

John Olerud 162 1999

Cal Ripken 162 1991

Sammy Sosa 162 1999

Miguel Tejada 162 2004

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Pete Rose 2339 10356

2. Sam Rice 2039 8733

3. Carl Yastrzemski 1925 8013

4. Honus Wagner 1893 7851

5. Cap Anson 1870 8285

6. Darrell Evans 1836 7236

7. Stan Musial 1808 7320

8. Steve Finley 1803 7362

9. Carlton Fisk 1800 7028

10. Graig Nettles 1799 6653

Up to & including age 30

Seasons age 30

Including & after age 30

Minimum 3720 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4340 PA for rate statistics

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Robin Yount 7037 7743

2. Vada Pinson 6830 7393

3. Alex Rodriguez 6767 7774

4. Mel Ott 6544 7802

5. Hank Aaron 6510 7216

6. Andruw Jones 6408 7276

7. Bill Mazeroski 6398 6878

8. Ty Cobb 6383 7263

9. Al Kaline 6378 7221

10. Ken Griffey 6352 7319

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Ichiro Suzuki 704 2004

2. Matty Alou 698 1969

3. Horace Clarke 686 1970

4. Rabbit Maranville 672 1922

Jimmy Rollins 672 2009

6. Al Simmons 670 1932

7. Ron LeFlore 666 1978

8. Dave Cash 658 1978

9. Cesar Tovar 657 1971

10. Lou Brock 655 1969

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 9103 10356

2. Sam Rice 7898 8733

3. Cap Anson 7350 8285

4. Craig Biggio 6996 8022

5. Honus Wagner 6912 7851

6. Carl Yastrzemski 6813 8013

7. Paul Molitor 6696 7557

8. Dave Winfield 6618 7406

9. Steve Finley 6595 7362

10. Doc Cramer 6491 7071

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Mel Ott 7802 7802

2. Alex Rodriguez 7774 7774

3. Robin Yount 7743 7743

4. Vada Pinson 7393 7393

5. Ken Griffey 7319 7319

6. Jimmie Foxx 7290 7290

7. Andruw Jones 7276 7276

8. Ty Cobb 7263 7263

9. Al Kaline 7221 7221

10. Hank Aaron 7216 7216

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Lenny Dykstra 773 1993

2. Ichiro Suzuki 762 2004

3. Rabbit Maranville 747 1922

4. Matty Alou 746 1969

5. Lyn Lary 745 1936

6. Pee Wee Reese 743 1949

7. Charlie Jamieson 742 1923

8. Ron LeFlore 741 1978

9. Horace Clarke 732 1970

10. Red Rolfe 731 1939

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 10356 10356

2. Sam Rice 8733 8733

3. Cap Anson 8285 8285

4. Craig Biggio 8022 8022

5. Carl Yastrzemski 8013 8013

6. Honus Wagner 7851 7851

7. Paul Molitor 7557 7557

8. Rickey Henderson 7416 7416

9. Dave Winfield 7406 7406

10. Steve Finley 7362 7362

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 1358 7774

2. Jimmie Foxx 1355 7290

3. Mickey Mantle 1341 7201

4. Mel Ott 1332 7802

5. Hugh Duffy 1268 5924

6. Ty Cobb 1241 7263

7. Willie Keeler 1232 5788

8. Lou Gehrig 1213 6157

9. Mike Tiernan 1206 6093

10. Billy Hamilton 1191 5019

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Tom Brown 177 1891

2. Billy Hamilton 152 1896

3. Ted Williams 150 1949

4. Hack Wilson 146 1930

5. Al Simmons 144 1932

6. Lenny Dykstra 143 1993

Larry Walker 143 1997

8. Mike Griffin 140 1895

9. Jimmie Foxx 139 1938

Red Rolfe 139 1939

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Cap Anson 1388 8285

2. Pete Rose 1366 10356

3. Barry Bonds 1337 7203

4. Sam Rice 1328 8733

5. Babe Ruth 1249 6106

6. Rickey Henderson 1237 7416

7. Craig Biggio 1229 8022

8. Willie Mays 1178 7195

9. Jim O'Rourke 1133 6321

10. Ty Cobb 1112 6478

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Ty Cobb 2361 7263

2. Hank Aaron 2085 7216

3. Rogers Hornsby 2083 6617

4. Alex Rodriguez 2067 7774

5. Mel Ott 2061 7802

6. Jimmie Foxx 2049 7290

7. Robin Yount 2019 7743

8. Vada Pinson 2007 7393

9. Joe Medwick 2004 6488

10. Willie Keeler 1955 5788

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Ichiro Suzuki 262 2004

2. Matty Alou 231 1969

3. Joe Torre 230 1971

4. Bill Terry 226 1929

5. Ty Cobb 225 1917

Harry Heilmann 225 1925

7. Charlie Jamieson 222 1923

8. Jesse Burkett 221 1899

9. Cecil Cooper 219 1980

10. Joe Jackson 218 1920

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Pete Rose 2724 10356

2. Sam Rice 2561 8733

3. Cap Anson 2381 8285

4. Honus Wagner 2214 7851

5. Paul Molitor 2116 7557

6. Ty Cobb 2053 6478

7. Stan Musial 2006 7320

8. Craig Biggio 1955 8022

9. Carl Yastrzemski 1902 8013

10. Doc Cramer 1888 7071

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 3886 7290

2. Alex Rodriguez 3875 7774

3. Hank Aaron 3692 7216

4. Mel Ott 3653 7802

5. Ken Griffey 3605 7319

6. Frank Robinson 3430 7089

7. Mickey Mantle 3423 7201

8. Rogers Hornsby 3303 6617

9. Ty Cobb 3292 7263

10. Lou Gehrig 3265 6157

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Hack Wilson 423 1930

2. Larry Walker 409 1997

3. Jimmie Foxx 398 1938

4. Sammy Sosa 397 1999

5. Vinny Castilla 380 1998

6. Ripper Collins 369 1934

7. Cal Ripken 368 1991

Ted Williams 368 1949

9. Frank Robinson 367 1966

Al Simmons 367 1932

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Pete Rose 3573 10356

2. Barry Bonds 3554 7203

3. Hank Aaron 3457 7358

4. Sam Rice 3422 8733

5. Stan Musial 3415 7320

6. Willie Mays 3333 7195

7. Rafael Palmeiro 3324 7213

8. Cap Anson 3293 8285

9. Babe Ruth 3254 6106

10. Dave Winfield 3188 7406

Up to & including age 30

Seasons age 30

Including & after age 30

Minimum 3720 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4340 PA for rate statistics

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Joe Medwick 453 6488

2. Albert Pujols 387 6082

3. Robin Yount 380 7743

4. Ty Cobb 376 7263

5. Stan Musial 373 6070

6. Sherry Magee 371 6969

7. Vada Pinson 364 7393

Alex Rodriguez 364 7774

9. Lou Gehrig 362 6157

10. Rogers Hornsby 361 6617

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Garret Anderson 56 2002

2. Jeff Cirillo 53 2000

3. Brian Roberts 51 2008

4. Shawn Green 49 2003

Todd Helton 49 2004

6. Bobby Abreu 47 2004

George Burns 47 1923

Jason Giambi 47 2001

Bob Meusel 47 1927

Wes Parker 47 1970

John Valentin 47 1997

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Pete Rose 491 10356

2. Tris Speaker 468 6178

3. Craig Biggio 447 8022

4. Sam Rice 441 8733

5. Cap Anson 423 8285

6. Honus Wagner 409 7851

7. Paul Molitor 405 7557

8. Jeff Kent 404 6556

9. Luis Gonzalez 394 6779

10. Ty Cobb 392 6478

Edgar Martinez 392 6588

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Crawford 193 6783

2. Ty Cobb 183 7263

3. Joe Jackson 168 5690

4. Jake Beckley 162 5912

5. Joe Kelley 158 5987

6. Mike Tiernan 149 6093

7. Rogers Hornsby 143 6617

8. Elmer Flick 142 5401

9. Sherry Magee 139 6969

10. Tris Speaker 136 6359

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Ty Cobb 24 1917

2. Elmer Flick 22 1906

Bid McPhee 22 1890

Joe Visner 22 1890

5. Tom Brown 21 1891

George Van Haltren 21 1896

7. Joe Jackson 20 1920

8. Sam Crawford 19 1910

Buck Freeman 19 1902

10. Spud Johnson 18 1890

Mike Mitchell 18 1910

Edd Roush 18 1923

Howie Shanks 18 1921

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Rice 165 8733

2. Honus Wagner 164 7851

3. Ty Cobb 136 6478

4. Sam Crawford 135 4461

5. Roger Connor 125 5205

6. Jake Daubert 119 6256

7. Fred Clarke 115 4771

8. Bid McPhee 112 5428

9. Dan Brouthers 106 4371

10. Cap Anson 105 8285

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 464 7774

2. Ken Griffey 438 7319

3. Jimmie Foxx 429 7290

4. Mickey Mantle 404 7201

5. Eddie Mathews 399 7125

6. Frank Robinson 373 7089

7. Mel Ott 369 7802

8. Andruw Jones 368 7276

9. Hank Aaron 366 7216

Albert Pujols 366 6082

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Sammy Sosa 63 1999

2. Hack Wilson 56 1930

3. David Ortiz 54 2006

4. Jimmie Foxx 50 1938

5. Frank Robinson 49 1966

Jim Thome 49 2001

Larry Walker 49 1997

8. Dave Kingman 48 1979

Mike Schmidt 48 1980

10. Ted Kluszewski 47 1955

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 503 7203

2. Babe Ruth 430 6106

3. Rafael Palmeiro 414 7213

4. Hank Aaron 413 7358

5. Willie Mays 381 7195

6. Mark McGwire 354 3826

7. Sammy Sosa 336 4800

8. Jim Thome 331 4997

9. Mike Schmidt 313 5556

10. Willie Stargell 310 5465

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 1520 7290

2. Mel Ott 1386 7802

3. Alex Rodriguez 1347 7774

4. Lou Gehrig 1285 6157

5. Ken Griffey 1270 7319

6. Hank Aaron 1216 7216

7. Al Simmons 1156 5470

8. Mickey Mantle 1152 7201

9. Joe Medwick 1143 6488

10. Juan Gonzalez 1142 5779

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Hack Wilson 191 1930

2. Jimmie Foxx 175 1938

3. Ted Williams 159 1949

4. Al Simmons 151 1932

5. Miguel Tejada 150 2004

6. Vinny Castilla 144 1998

7. Sammy Sosa 141 1999

8. Don Baylor 139 1979

Lou Gehrig 139 1933

10. David Ortiz 137 2006

Joe Torre 137 1971

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Cap Anson 1558 8285

2. Babe Ruth 1328 6106

3. Barry Bonds 1236 7203

4. Rafael Palmeiro 1233 7213

5. Hank Aaron 1176 7358

6. Dave Winfield 1139 7406

7. Stan Musial 1136 7320

8. Willie Mays 1091 7195

9. Jeff Kent 1079 6556

10. Carl Yastrzemski 1077 8013

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Mickey Mantle 1251 7201

2. Eddie Yost 1193 6958

3. Mel Ott 1135 7802

4. Jimmie Foxx 1104 7290

5. Ted Williams 1101 5348

6. Eddie Mathews 1031 7125

7. Rickey Henderson 996 6604

8. Harlond Clift 991 6391

9. Frank Thomas 989 5501

10. Babe Ruth 940 4936

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Ted Williams 162 1949

2. Lenny Dykstra 129 1993

Jason Giambi 129 2001

4. Max Bishop 128 1930

Carl Yastrzemski 128 1970

6. Bobby Abreu 127 2004

Todd Helton 127 2004

8. Rickey Henderson 126 1989

9. Wade Boggs 125 1988

John Olerud 125 1999

Gene Tenace 125 1977

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 1747 7203

2. Rickey Henderson 1320 7416

3. Babe Ruth 1181 6106

4. Pete Rose 1096 10356

5. Carl Yastrzemski 1094 8013

6. Ted Williams 1082 5173

7. Joe Morgan 1054 6031

8. Edgar Martinez 1048 6588

9. Darrell Evans 1041 7236

10. Tony Phillips 1035 6627

Up to & including age 30

Seasons age 30

Including & after age 30

Minimum 3720 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4340 PA for rate statistics

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Adam Dunn 1433 5417

2. Alex Rodriguez 1404 7774

3. Andruw Jones 1394 7276

4. Sammy Sosa 1369 5808

5. Jose Canseco 1267 5384

6. Bobby Bonds 1243 5663

7. Jim Thome 1238 5110

8. Reggie Jackson 1237 5614

9. Mickey Mantle 1214 7201

10. Dick Allen 1208 5481

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Jack Cust 185 2009

Jim Thome 185 2001

3. Rob Deer 175 1991

4. Sammy Sosa 171 1999

5. Jim Edmonds 167 2000

Richie Sexson 167 2005

7. Carlos Pena 166 2008

8. Jason Bay 162 2009

9. Alfonso Soriano 160 2006

10. Tony Armas 156 1984

Danny Tartabull 156 1993

Jayson Werth 156 2009

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Reggie Jackson 1468 6360

2. Andres Galarraga 1299 5950

3. Jim Thome 1260 4997

4. Willie Stargell 1185 5465

5. Craig Biggio 1179 8022

6. Tony Perez 1168 6865

7. Jim Edmonds 1111 4757

8. Sammy Sosa 1108 4800

9. Tony Phillips 1075 6627

10. Dave Winfield 1060 7406

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 871 6604

2. Billy Hamilton 721 5019

3. Ty Cobb 703 7263

4. Tim Raines 634 6159

5. Vince Coleman 610 4485

6. Eddie Collins 509 6336

7. Hugh Duffy 493 5924

8. Cesar Cedeno 487 6389

9. Willie Wilson 470 5253

10. George Davis 454 6633

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Tom Brown 106 1891

2. Hugh Nicol 103 1888

3. Billy Hamilton 83 1896

4. Rickey Henderson 77 1989

Davey Lopes 77 1975

6. Harry Stovey 74 1887

Walt Wilmot 74 1894

8. Bill Greenwood 71 1887

9. Jake Stenzel 69 1897

10. Ron LeFlore 68 1978

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 612 7416

2. Lou Brock 604 6652

3. Otis Nixon 515 5073

4. Honus Wagner 464 7851

5. Davey Lopes 458 6063

6. Harry Stovey 441 3721

7. Tom Brown 414 4222

8. Maury Wills 390 6041

9. Dummy Hoy 379 5905

10. Arlie Latham 372 3490

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Ty Cobb 1739 7263

2. Willie Keeler 1641 5788

3. Richie Ashburn 1504 6838

4. Stuffy McInnis 1475 6449

5. Lloyd Waner 1460 5912

6. Jesse Burkett 1428 5764

7. Robin Yount 1404 7743

8. Rogers Hornsby 1388 6617

9. Frankie Frisch 1383 6370

10. Nellie Fox 1382 6443

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Ichiro Suzuki 225 2004

2. Jesse Burkett 185 1899

3. Matty Alou 183 1969

4. Charlie Jamieson 172 1923

5. Cesar Tovar 171 1971

6. Sam Rice 170 1920

7. Bill Terry 168 1929

8. Lance Richbourg 166 1928

9. Joe Torre 164 1971

10. George Stone 163 1907

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Pete Rose 2089 10356

2. Sam Rice 1925 8733

3. Cap Anson 1760 8285

4. Honus Wagner 1577 7851

5. Doc Cramer 1527 7071

6. Paul Molitor 1487 7557

7. Luke Appling 1472 6897

8. Ty Cobb 1465 6478

9. Lou Brock 1411 6652

10. Eddie Collins 1404 6390

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 211 4936

2. Ted Williams 195 5348

3. Ty Cobb 185 7263

4. Dan Brouthers 184 3889

5. Lou Gehrig 181 6157

6. Rogers Hornsby 178 6617

7. Mickey Mantle 176 7201

8. Frank Thomas 174 5501

9. Stan Musial 172 6070

10. Albert Pujols 172 6082

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Ty Cobb 209 1917

2. Lip Pike 204 1875

3. Dick Allen 199 1972

4. Frank Robinson 198 1966

5. Jason Giambi 198 2001

6. Mickey Mantle 196 1962

7. Ted Williams 192 1949

8. Honus Wagner 187 1904

9. Manny Ramirez 184 2002

10. Jimmie Foxx 182 1938

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Barry Bonds 200 7203

2. Babe Ruth 198 6106

3. Ted Williams 186 5173

4. Frank Robinson 159 5334

5. Dan Brouthers 158 4371

6. Manny Ramirez 157 4722

7. Ty Cobb 154 6478

8. Willie Mays 154 7195

9. Mike Schmidt 153 5556

10. Willie Stargell 153 5465

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 1694 7290

2. Mickey Mantle 1577 7201

3. Alex Rodriguez 1529 7774

4. Mel Ott 1526 7802

5. Ty Cobb 1434 7263

6. Lou Gehrig 1417 6157

7. Rogers Hornsby 1409 6617

8. Ken Griffey 1397 7319

9. Albert Pujols 1364 6082

10. Hank Aaron 1361 7216

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Hack Wilson 192 1930

2. Larry Walker 187 1997

3. Jimmie Foxx 183 1938

4. Ted Williams 180 1949

5. Jason Giambi 171 2001

6. Todd Helton 168 2004

7. Stan Musial 157 1951

Carl Yastrzemski 157 1970

9. Bobby Abreu 152 2004

David Ortiz 152 2006

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Barry Bonds 1862 7203

2. Babe Ruth 1509 6106

3. Pete Rose 1404 10356

4. Stan Musial 1399 7320

5. Cap Anson 1305 8285

6. Hank Aaron 1303 7358

7. Edgar Martinez 1295 6588

8. Willie Mays 1292 7195

9. Rafael Palmeiro 1287 7213

10. Sam Rice 1271 8733

Up to & including age 30

Seasons age 30

Including & after age 30

Minimum 3720 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4340 PA for rate statistics

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Mickey Mantle 669 7201

2. Ty Cobb 664 7263

3. Babe Ruth 658 4936

4. Ted Williams 652 5348

5. Jimmie Foxx 650 7290

6. Lou Gehrig 634 6157

7. Rogers Hornsby 616 6617

8. Mel Ott 588 7802

9. Albert Pujols 580 6082

10. Stan Musial 542 6070

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Ted Williams 86 1949

2. Jason Giambi 86 2001

3. Frank Robinson 76 1966

4. Hack Wilson 76 1930

5. Ty Cobb 75 1917

6. Jimmie Foxx 75 1938

7. Larry Walker 71 1997

8. Stan Musial 70 1951

9. Carl Yastrzemski 68 1970

10. Lou Gehrig 66 1933

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Barry Bonds 921 7203

2. Babe Ruth 750 6106

3. Ted Williams 572 5173

4. Stan Musial 484 7320

5. Edgar Martinez 463 6588

6. Willie Mays 460 7195

7. Hank Aaron 454 7358

8. Ty Cobb 449 6478

9. Honus Wagner 436 7851

10. Lou Gehrig 416 4190

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Ty Cobb 73.6 7263

2. Mickey Mantle 65.2 7201

3. Ted Williams 62.9 5348

4. Babe Ruth 62.8 4936

5. Rogers Hornsby 60.8 6617

6. Jimmie Foxx 59.6 7290

7. Lou Gehrig 58.8 6157

8. Mel Ott 55.9 7802

9. Albert Pujols 54.0 6082

10. Stan Musial 53.8 6070

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Ty Cobb 8.4 1917

2. Ted Williams 8.2 1949

3. Frank Robinson 7.9 1966

4. Jason Giambi 7.9 2001

5. Dick Allen 7.1 1972

6. Stan Musial 6.8 1951

7. Carl Yastrzemski 6.8 1970

8. Jimmie Foxx 6.7 1938

9. Larry Walker 6.7 1997

10. Hack Wilson 6.5 1930

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Barry Bonds 84.8 7203

2. Babe Ruth 69.4 6106

3. Ted Williams 55.4 5173

4. Honus Wagner 49.0 7851

5. Stan Musial 46.9 7320

6. Willie Mays 46.8 7195

7. Hank Aaron 46.5 7358

8. Ty Cobb 44.7 6478

9. Edgar Martinez 41.9 6588

10. Cap Anson 40.5 8285

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 877 7290

2. Alex Rodriguez 854 7774

3. Ken Griffey 813 7319

4. Hank Aaron 796 7216

5. Mel Ott 791 7802

6. Lou Gehrig 786 6157

7. Frank Robinson 777 7089

8. Albert Pujols 767 6082

9. Joe Medwick 744 6488

10. Andruw Jones 732 7276

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Larry Walker 99 1997

2. Hack Wilson 97 1930

3. Jimmie Foxx 92 1938

4. Alfonso Soriano 89 2006

Sammy Sosa 89 1999

6. Garret Anderson 88 2002

7. Ripper Collins 87 1934

Jason Giambi 87 2001

9. Lou Gehrig 85 1933

David Ortiz 85 2006

Cal Ripken 85 1991

Frank Robinson 85 1966

Ted Williams 85 1949

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Barry Bonds 864 7203

2. Rafael Palmeiro 746 7213

3. Stan Musial 745 7320

4. Hank Aaron 737 7358

5. Willie Mays 720 7195

6. Babe Ruth 719 6106

7. Jeff Kent 708 6556

8. Luis Gonzalez 699 6779

9. Craig Biggio 690 8022

10. Steve Finley 684 7362

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Mel Ott 3234 7802

2. Jimmie Foxx 3162 7290

3. Mickey Mantle 3083 7201

4. Ty Cobb 3082 7263

5. Alex Rodriguez 2993 7774

6. Ken Griffey 2780 7319

7. Frank Robinson 2768 7089

8. Rogers Hornsby 2767 6617

9. Eddie Mathews 2739 7125

10. Arky Vaughan 2718 6739

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Ted Williams 358 1949

2. Wade Boggs 342 1988

3. Lenny Dykstra 325 1993

4. Jason Giambi 320 2001

Todd Helton 320 2004

6. Jimmie Foxx 316 1938

7. Ichiro Suzuki 315 2004

Carl Yastrzemski 315 1970

9. Hack Wilson 314 1930

10. John Olerud 309 1999

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Pete Rose 3897 10356

2. Barry Bonds 3473 7203

3. Cap Anson 3289 8285

4. Sam Rice 3205 8733

5. Carl Yastrzemski 3018 8013

6. Rickey Henderson 2988 7416

7. Stan Musial 2982 7320

8. Honus Wagner 2981 7851

9. Paul Molitor 2877 7557

10. Craig Biggio 2867 8022

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Babe Ruth .870 4936

2. Ted Williams .861 5348

3. Ty Cobb .856 7263

4. Dan Brouthers .822 3889

5. Rogers Hornsby .822 6617

6. Stan Musial .820 6070

7. Mickey Mantle .816 7201

8. Joe Jackson .815 5690

9. Tris Speaker .807 6359

10. Lou Gehrig .804 6157

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Ty Cobb .889 1917

2. Mickey Mantle .871 1962

3. Larry Walker .857 1997

4. Ted Williams .856 1949

5. Honus Wagner .856 1904

6. Dick Allen .851 1972

7. Jason Giambi .838 2001

8. Jimmie Foxx .837 1938

9. Stan Musial .835 1951

10. Carl Yastrzemski .834 1970

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Ted Williams .852 5173

2. Barry Bonds .850 7203

3. Babe Ruth .838 6106

4. Larry Walker .792 4474

5. Honus Wagner .767 7851

6. Ty Cobb .766 6478

7. Dan Brouthers .762 4371

8. Tris Speaker .753 6178

9. Stan Musial .750 7320

10. Frank Robinson .745 5334

Up to & including age 30

Seasons age 30

Including & after age 30

Minimum 3720 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4340 PA for rate statistics

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Hughie Jennings 243 4437

2. Tommy Tucker 197 4688

3. Ron Hunt 177 4628

Jason Kendall 177 5282

5. Curt Welch 171 4874

6. Dan McGann 142 2911

7. Jake Beckley 136 5912

8. John McGraw 134 4908

9. Frank Robinson 128 7089

10. Fred Clarke 119 5534

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Ron Hunt 50 1971

2. Craig Biggio 27 1996

3. Jason LaRue 24 2004

Chase Utley 24 2009

5. Steve Brodie 23 1899

Minnie Minoso 23 1956

F.P. Santangelo 23 1998

8. Charlie Babb 22 1903

Bill Joyce 22 1896

10. Chuck Knoblauch 21 1999

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Craig Biggio 227 8022

2. Don Baylor 171 5400

3. Andres Galarraga 137 5950

4. Jason Giambi 129 4723

5. Brady Anderson 118 5051

6. Minnie Minoso 117 4455

7. Ron Hunt 116 2168

8. Brian Downing 110 6599

Carlton Fisk 110 7028

10. Dan McGann 102 3672

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Ray Chapman 334 4590

2. Stuffy McInnis 301 6449

Bill Wambsganss 301 5599

4. Jack Barry 275 4777

5. Eddie Collins 270 6336

6. Ossie Vitt 246 4196

7. Everett Scott 245 5447

8. Otto Knabe 243 4621

9. Buck Weaver 242 5292

10. Bucky Harris 238 5136

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

1. Bill Bradley 60 1908

2. Jack Barry 54 1917

3. Jimmy Sheckard 46 1909

Ralph Young 46 1919

5. Bobby Vaughn 42 1915

6. Joe Sewell 41 1929

7. Ike Davis 40 1925

8. Bill Wambsganss 37 1924

9. Stuffy McInnis 35 1921

10. Zeb Terry 34 1921

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Jake Daubert 304 6256

2. Eddie Collins 275 6390

3. Jimmy Austin 248 5802

4. Willie Keeler 237 4418

5. Larry Gardner 192 4338

Kid Gleason 192 5863

7. Sam Rice 191 8733

8. Fielder Jones 188 4458

9. Tris Speaker 177 6178

10. Nap Lajoie 176 6170

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Ruben Sierra 100 6784

2. Johnny Bench 80 6755

3. Don Mattingly 75 5496

Ron Santo 75 7186

5. Frank Thomas 74 5501

6. Robin Yount 72 7743

7. Cal Ripken 70 7092

8. Ted Simmons 67 6450

9. Andre Dawson 65 5592

Travis Fryman 65 5750

Eddie Murray 65 6415

Alex Rodriguez 65 7774

Gary Sheffield 65 5548

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

1. Gil Hodges 19 1954

2. Howard Johnson 15 1991

3. Miguel Tejada 14 2004

4. Sal Bando 13 1974

Mike Schmidt 13 1980

6. Don Baylor 12 1979

Jeff Cirillo 12 2000

Del Crandall 12 1960

Bernard Gilkey 12 1997

10. Bill Almon 11 1983

George Bell 11 1990

Ray Knight 11 1983

Carlos Lee 11 2006

Dale Long 11 1956

Graig Nettles 11 1975

Lou Piniella 11 1974

Al Rosen 11 1954

Frank Thomas 11 1998

Andy Van Slyke 11 1991

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Jeff Conine 81 5944

2. Carl Yastrzemski 80 8013

3. Joe Carter 77 5609

4. George Brett 76 6286

5. Paul Molitor 75 7557

6. Rafael Palmeiro 73 7213

7. Jeff Kent 72 6556

Rusty Staub 72 4917

9. Tony Perez 71 6865

10. Paul O'Neill 69 5368

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

1. Albert Pujols 198 6082

2. Barry Bonds 196 6038

3. Ken Griffey 187 7319

4. Vladimir Guerrero 170 5494

5. Ted Simmons 151 6450

6. Frank Robinson 140 7089

7. Rusty Staub 139 6961

8. Hank Aaron 133 7216

9. Will Clark 123 5347

10. Dick Allen 120 5481

Frank Thomas 120 5501

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

1. Vladimir Guerrero 26 2005

2. Ted Kluszewski 25 1955

3. Jason Giambi 24 2001

4. Chipper Jones 23 2002

David Ortiz 23 2006

6. Lance Berkman 22 2006

Barry Bonds 22 1995

8. Ernie Banks 21 1961

Garry Templeton 21 1986

10. Tony Gwynn 20 1990

Willie McCovey 20 1968

Joe Torre 20 1971

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

1. Barry Bonds 514 7203

2. Willie McCovey 209 5698

3. Hank Aaron 169 7358

4. George Brett 150 6286

5. Willie Stargell 145 5465

6. Manny Ramirez 140 4722

7. Mike Schmidt 138 5556

8. Wade Boggs 130 6830

9. Stan Musial 127 7320

10. Harmon Killebrew 123 5308

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Cal Ripken 193 7092

2. Joe Torre 189 6188

3. Ivan Rodriguez 187 6062

4. Ted Simmons 185 6450

5. Jim Rice 181 5820

6. Albert Pujols 180 6082

Ron Santo 180 7186

8. Hank Aaron 178 7216

9. Edgar Renteria 176 6866

10. Brooks Robinson 175 6433

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. Jim Rice 31 1983

2. Ernie Lombardi 30 1938

3. John Bateman 27 1971

Sean Casey 27 2005

Julio Franco 27 1989

Jay Payton 27 2003

Mike Piazza 27 1999

8. Albert Belle 26 1997

9. Steve Garvey 25 1979

Paul Konerko 25 2006

George Scott 25 1974

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Dave Winfield 215 7406

2. Eddie Murray 188 6980

3. Cal Ripken 176 6508

4. Paul O'Neill 174 5368

5. Julio Franco 173 5808

Ernie Lombardi 173 3738

7. Hank Aaron 172 7358

8. Pete Rose 171 10356

Carl Yastrzemski 171 8013

10. Jeff Kent 170 6556

Up to & including age 30

Seasons age 30

Including & after age 30

Minimum 3720 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4340 PA for rate statistics

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 201 6604

2. Omar Moreno 153 4570

3. Steve Sax 152 6142

4. Cesar Cedeno 149 6389

5. Juan Pierre 143 5639

6. Vince Coleman 138 4485

7. Delino DeShields 134 5418

8. Lou Brock 126 5293

9. Luis Castillo 125 5618

10. Ben Chapman 124 6336

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Burt Shotton 32 1915

2. Sam Rice 30 1920

3. Buck Herzog 28 1916

4. Dave Robertson 23 1920

5. George Burns 22 1920

Rod Carew 22 1976

7. Don Buford 21 1967

8. Ray Demmitt 20 1914

Tony Fernandez 20 1992

Jack Fournier 20 1920

Kenny Lofton 20 1997

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Lou Brock 195 6652

2. Brett Butler 168 6461

3. Maury Wills 165 6041

4. Rickey Henderson 148 7416

5. Otis Nixon 147 5073

6. Sam Rice 143 8733

7. Eric Young 110 4945

8. Rod Carew 106 5602

9. Bert Campaneris 105 4888

10. Ken Williams 103 5076

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 317.2 7774

2. Barry Bonds 314.2 6038

3. Sammy Sosa 268.8 5808

4. Bobby Bonds 267.3 5663

5. Willie Mays 261.8 5957

6. Ken Griffey 248.0 7319

7. Cesar Cedeno 244.2 6389

8. Carlos Beltran 242.8 5814

9. Rickey Henderson 238.3 6604

10. Darryl Strawberry 237.8 5314

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Alfonso Soriano 43.4 2006

2. Larry Walker 39.4 1997

3. Bobby Abreu 34.3 2004

4. Howard Johnson 33.5 1991

5. Barry Bonds 32.0 1995

6. Joe Morgan 31.9 1974

7. Ryne Sandberg 30.8 1990

8. Carl Yastrzemski 29.2 1970

9. Raul Mondesi 28.4 2001

10. Reggie Jackson 27.5 1976

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 291.3 7203

2. Rickey Henderson 267.3 7416

3. Joe Morgan 228.0 6031

4. Craig Biggio 215.0 8022

5. Davey Lopes 213.3 6063

6. Steve Finley 208.5 7362

7. Hank Aaron 205.7 7358

8. Willie Mays 198.3 7195

9. Paul Molitor 197.7 7557

10. Reggie Sanders 178.9 4296

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Nap Lajoie 388.5 4561

2. Fielder Jones 233.9 4048

3. Willie Keeler 150.5 5788

4. Fred Tenney 140.0 4173

5. Barry McCormick 121.5 4029

6. Charlie Comiskey 116.3 4328

7. Bobby Wallace 116.1 4987

8. Art Devlin 109.6 4179

9. Cub Stricker 104.0 3849

10. Gene DeMontreville 103.0 3921

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Bob Addy 155.0 1875

2. Joe Sewell 144.5 1929

3. Everett Mills 114.0 1875

4. Joe Quinn 90.5 1895

5. Lloyd Waner 82.8 1936

6. Pie Traynor 77.1 1929

7. Bob Ferguson 73.2 1875

8. Stuffy McInnis 64.9 1921

9. Lou Boudreau 62.2 1948

10. Johnny Bassler 57.3 1925

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Willie Keeler 3882.0 4418

2. Bill Dahlen 1566.3 5370

3. Harry Davis 973.8 4371

4. Lave Cross 415.9 6219

5. Bobby Lowe 394.0 4698

6. Fred Tenney 261.4 5230

7. Cy Seymour 157.8 4352

8. Patsy Donovan 138.3 5575

9. Bobby Wallace 115.8 5218

10. Deacon McGuire 83.3 4657

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Babe Ruth 12.7 4936

2. Harmon Killebrew 13.1 5200

3. Ralph Kiner 13.2 5223

4. Adam Dunn 14.0 5417

5. Mark McGwire 14.0 4006

6. Albert Pujols 14.1 6082

7. Dave Kingman 14.2 3974

8. Jimmie Foxx 14.3 7290

9. Manny Ramirez 14.3 5233

10. Ken Griffey 14.5 7319

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

1. Sammy Sosa 9.9 1999

2. David Ortiz 10.3 2006

3. Hack Wilson 10.4 1930

4. Jim Thome 10.7 2001

5. Dave Kingman 11.1 1979

6. Jimmie Foxx 11.3 1938

7. Mike Schmidt 11.4 1980

8. Larry Walker 11.6 1997

9. Jay Buhner 11.8 1995

10. Frank Robinson 11.8 1966

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 10.6 7203

2. Babe Ruth 11.2 6106

3. Jim Thome 12.3 4997

4. Sammy Sosa 12.3 4800

5. Ted Williams 13.5 5173

6. Jason Giambi 14.4 4723

7. Manny Ramirez 14.7 4722

8. Mike Schmidt 14.8 5556

9. Rafael Palmeiro 14.9 7213

10. Jim Edmonds 15.2 4757

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Robin Yount 5375 7743

2. Vada Pinson 5108 7393

3. Andruw Jones 5007 7276

Bill Mazeroski 5007 6878

5. Alex Rodriguez 4999 7774

6. Adrian Beltre 4837 6877

7. Cal Ripken 4833 7092

8. Ruben Sierra 4817 6784

9. Edgar Renteria 4792 6866

10. Ron Santo 4771 7186

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Horace Clarke 542 1970

2. Jimmy Rollins 526 2009

3. Dave Cash 522 1978

4. Bert Campaneris 520 1972

5. Joe Carter 513 1990

6. Harold Reynolds 510 1991

7. Larry Bowa 504 1976

Bill Russell 504 1979

9. Bill Wambsganss 503 1924

10. Ron LeFlore 501 1978

Bill Mazeroski 501 1967

Leon Wagner 501 1964

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Pete Rose 6712 10356

2. Sam Rice 5671 8733

3. Craig Biggio 5318 8022

4. Carl Yastrzemski 5227 8013

5. Omar Vizquel 5093 7355

6. Dave Winfield 5083 7406

7. Steve Finley 5079 7362

8. Cap Anson 4996 8285

9. Honus Wagner 4885 7851

10. Paul Molitor 4884 7557

Up to & including age 30

Seasons age 30

Including & after age 30

Minimum 3720 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4340 PA for rate statistics

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