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31 Leaders Age Pitching

Up to & including age 31

Seasons age 31

Including & after age 31

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Ty Cobb .371 7736

2. Willie Keeler .366 6372

3. Nap Lajoie .360 5216

4. Rogers Hornsby .359 7301

5. Jesse Burkett .357 6407

6. Joe Jackson .356 5690

7. Al Simmons .355 6118

8. George Sisler .353 5258

9. Wade Boggs .352 5371

10. Ted Williams .350 5764

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Ed Delahanty .410 1899

2. Bill Terry .401 1930

3. Rod Carew .388 1977

4. Ty Cobb .382 1918

5. Sam Crawford .378 1911

6. Dan Brouthers .373 1889

7. Babe Ruth .372 1926

8. Harry Heilmann .367 1926

9. Pie Traynor .366 1930

10. Larry Walker .363 1998

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Ty Cobb .362 5809

2. Bill Terry .352 4162

3. Tris Speaker .348 5629

4. Tony Gwynn .347 5076

5. Babe Ruth .339 5680

6. Eddie Collins .338 5701

7. Ted Williams .335 4443

8. Zack Wheat .334 4901

9. Ken Williams .328 4484

10. Rod Carew .327 4915

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .486 5764

2. Babe Ruth .479 5588

3. John McGraw .466 4923

4. Billy Hamilton .458 5641

5. Lou Gehrig .444 6847

6. Wade Boggs .443 5371

7. Frank Thomas .440 6091

8. Jimmie Foxx .439 7853

9. Roy Thomas .435 4498

10. Ty Cobb .434 7736

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. Babe Ruth .516 1926

2. Joe Morgan .466 1975

3. Lou Gehrig .465 1934

4. Jimmie Foxx .464 1939

5. Ed Delahanty .464 1899

6. Dan Brouthers .462 1889

7. Billy Hamilton .461 1897

8. Barry Bonds .461 1996

9. Paul O'Neill .460 1994

10. Jack Clark .459 1987

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Barry Bonds .487 6568

2. Ted Williams .474 4443

3. Babe Ruth .473 5680

4. Tris Speaker .437 5629

5. Ty Cobb .432 5809

6. Eddie Collins .430 5701

7. Edgar Martinez .427 6423

8. Charlie Gehringer .424 5200

9. Manny Ramirez .412 4204

10. Roger Connor .410 4647

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .701 5588

2. Lou Gehrig .643 6847

3. Ted Williams .642 5764

4. Jimmie Foxx .640 7853

5. Albert Pujols .628 6082

6. Hank Greenberg .622 4670

7. Todd Helton .607 5424

8. Manny Ramirez .598 5912

9. Joe DiMaggio .596 4984

10. Chuck Klein .593 5333

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

1. Babe Ruth .737 1926

2. Lou Gehrig .706 1934

3. Jimmie Foxx .694 1939

4. Mark McGwire .685 1995

5. Jim Thome .677 2002

6. Willie McCovey .656 1969

7. Albert Belle .655 1998

8. Ted Williams .647 1950

9. Alex Rodriguez .645 2007

10. Mike Schmidt .644 1981

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .684 5680

2. Barry Bonds .676 6568

3. Ted Williams .624 4443

4. Manny Ramirez .580 4204

5. Sammy Sosa .570 4088

6. Jim Thome .559 4353

7. Ken Williams .556 4484

8. Willie Stargell .551 4936

9. Jim Edmonds .543 4114

10. Jeff Bagwell .542 4360

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.181 5588

2. Ted Williams 1.128 5764

3. Lou Gehrig 1.087 6847

4. Jimmie Foxx 1.079 7853

5. Albert Pujols 1.055 6082

6. Todd Helton 1.040 5424

7. Hank Greenberg 1.040 4670

8. Frank Thomas 1.013 6091

9. Mickey Mantle 1.011 7414

10. Stan Musial 1.010 6746

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Babe Ruth 1.253 1926

2. Lou Gehrig 1.172 1934

3. Jimmie Foxx 1.158 1939

4. Mark McGwire 1.125 1995

5. Jim Thome 1.122 2002

6. Willie McCovey 1.108 1969

7. Ted Williams 1.099 1950

8. Gary Sheffield 1.081 2000

9. Mike Schmidt 1.080 1981

10. Barry Bonds 1.076 1996

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Barry Bonds 1.163 6568

2. Babe Ruth 1.157 5680

3. Ted Williams 1.098 4443

4. Manny Ramirez .992 4204

5. Edgar Martinez .964 6423

6. Ken Williams .961 4484

7. Tris Speaker .960 5629

8. Jim Thome .955 4353

9. Jeff Bagwell .946 4360

10. Sammy Sosa .941 4088

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Mel Ott 2015 8449

2. Robin Yount 1969 8466

3. Alex Rodriguez 1904 8482

4. Bill Mazeroski 1880 7434

5. Al Kaline 1862 7793

6. Vada Pinson 1845 8004

7. Ron Santo 1844 7828

8. Rusty Staub 1837 7631

9. Andruw Jones 1836 7514

10. Jimmie Foxx 1834 7853

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Albert Belle 163 1998

Steve Garvey 163 1980

Harmon Killebrew 163 1967

Billy Williams 163 1969

5. Bobby Abreu 162 2005

Jeff Bagwell 162 1999

Craig Biggio 162 1997

Ed Brinkman 162 1973

Joe Carter 162 1991

Rocky Colavito 162 1965

Carlos Lee 162 2007

Hideki Matsui 162 2005

Gary Matthews 162 1982

Willie Mays 162 1962

Hal McRae 162 1977

Felix Millan 162 1975

Rafael Palmeiro 162 1996

Cal Ripken 162 1992

Brooks Robinson 162 1968

Ichiro Suzuki 162 2005

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Pete Rose 2179 9649

2. Sam Rice 1886 8047

3. Cap Anson 1788 7917

4. Carl Yastrzemski 1764 7316

5. Honus Wagner 1761 7293

6. Darrell Evans 1692 6697

7. Steve Finley 1664 6732

8. Stan Musial 1656 6642

9. Carlton Fisk 1643 6370

10. Hank Aaron 1642 6724

Graig Nettles 1642 6006

Up to & including age 31

Seasons age 31

Including & after age 31

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Robin Yount 7672 8466

2. Vada Pinson 7404 8004

3. Alex Rodriguez 7350 8482

4. Hank Aaron 7080 7855

Mel Ott 7080 8449

6. Cal Ripken 6942 7807

7. Bill Mazeroski 6904 7434

8. Al Kaline 6857 7793

9. Ty Cobb 6804 7736

10. Ron Santo 6768 7828

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Ichiro Suzuki 679 2005

2. Dick Groat 678 1962

3. Matty Alou 677 1970

4. Felix Millan 676 1975

5. Felipe Alou 666 1966

6. Lou Brock 664 1970

7. Bill Virdon 663 1962

8. Tom Brown 660 1892

9. Hughie Critz 659 1932

10. Steve Garvey 658 1980

Heinie Manush 658 1933

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 8471 9649

2. Sam Rice 7274 8047

3. Cap Anson 7002 7917

4. Honus Wagner 6422 7293

5. Craig Biggio 6391 7299

6. Carl Yastrzemski 6247 7316

7. Paul Molitor 6231 7015

8. Dave Winfield 6079 6809

9. Steve Finley 6033 6732

10. Omar Vizquel 5876 6713

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 8482 8482

2. Robin Yount 8466 8466

3. Mel Ott 8449 8449

4. Vada Pinson 8004 8004

5. Hank Aaron 7855 7855

6. Jimmie Foxx 7853 7853

7. Ron Santo 7828 7828

8. Cal Ripken 7807 7807

9. Eddie Mathews 7800 7800

10. Al Kaline 7793 7793

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Dom DiMaggio 756 1948

2. Derek Jeter 752 2005

3. Dave Bancroft 745 1922

4. Craig Biggio 744 1997

5. Felix Millan 743 1975

6. Wade Boggs 742 1989

7. Kiki Cuyler 741 1930

Lyn Lary 741 1937

9. Ichiro Suzuki 739 2005

10. Eddie Lake 732 1947

Rafael Palmeiro 732 1996

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 9649 9649

2. Sam Rice 8047 8047

3. Cap Anson 7917 7917

4. Carl Yastrzemski 7316 7316

5. Craig Biggio 7299 7299

6. Honus Wagner 7293 7293

7. Paul Molitor 7015 7015

8. Dave Winfield 6809 6809

9. Rickey Henderson 6742 6742

10. Steve Finley 6732 6732

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 1501 8482

2. Jimmie Foxx 1485 7853

3. Mel Ott 1421 8449

4. Mickey Mantle 1381 7414

5. Hugh Duffy 1365 6569

6. Billy Hamilton 1343 5641

7. Lou Gehrig 1341 6847

8. Willie Keeler 1327 6372

9. Ty Cobb 1324 7736

10. Mike Tiernan 1296 6568

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Kiki Cuyler 155 1930

2. Billy Hamilton 152 1897

3. Craig Biggio 146 1997

4. Jeff Bagwell 143 1999

Alex Rodriguez 143 2007

6. Ellis Burks 142 1996

7. Babe Ruth 139 1926

Bill Terry 139 1930

9. Roberto Alomar 138 1999

10. Ed Delahanty 135 1899

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Cap Anson 1319 7917

2. Pete Rose 1280 9649

3. Sam Rice 1245 8047

4. Barry Bonds 1228 6568

5. Babe Ruth 1188 5680

6. Rickey Henderson 1124 6742

7. Craig Biggio 1116 7299

8. Jim O'Rourke 1062 5946

9. Willie Mays 1049 6536

10. Honus Wagner 1014 7293

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Ty Cobb 2522 7736

2. Rogers Hornsby 2288 7301

3. Hank Aaron 2266 7855

4. Alex Rodriguez 2250 8482

5. Jimmie Foxx 2217 7853

Robin Yount 2217 8466

7. Mel Ott 2216 8449

8. Vada Pinson 2171 8004

9. Joe Medwick 2142 7008

10. Willie Keeler 2115 6372

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Bill Terry 254 1930

2. Rod Carew 239 1977

3. Ed Delahanty 238 1899

4. Kiki Cuyler 228 1930

5. Heinie Manush 221 1933

6. Felipe Alou 218 1966

7. Sam Crawford 217 1911

Paul Waner 217 1934

9. Richie Ashburn 215 1958

Buddy Myer 215 1935

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Pete Rose 2532 9649

2. Sam Rice 2350 8047

3. Cap Anson 2255 7917

4. Honus Wagner 2043 7293

5. Paul Molitor 1952 7015

6. Ty Cobb 1828 5809

7. Stan Musial 1801 6642

8. Craig Biggio 1781 7299

9. Carl Yastrzemski 1716 7316

10. Dave Winfield 1711 6809

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 4251 8482

2. Jimmie Foxx 4210 7853

3. Hank Aaron 4011 7855

4. Mel Ott 3898 8449

5. Ken Griffey 3799 7736

6. Frank Robinson 3706 7652

7. Lou Gehrig 3674 6847

8. Rogers Hornsby 3636 7301

9. Mickey Mantle 3530 7414

10. Ty Cobb 3509 7736

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Lou Gehrig 409 1934

2. Albert Belle 399 1998

3. Ellis Burks 392 1996

Bill Terry 392 1930

5. Sammy Sosa 383 2000

6. Willie Mays 382 1962

7. Alex Rodriguez 376 2007

8. Babe Ruth 365 1926

9. Dante Bichette 359 1995

10. Felipe Alou 355 1966

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Pete Rose 3307 9649

2. Barry Bonds 3262 6568

3. Hank Aaron 3164 6724

4. Sam Rice 3155 8047

5. Cap Anson 3119 7917

6. Stan Musial 3060 6642

7. Babe Ruth 3059 5680

8. Rafael Palmeiro 3001 6589

9. Willie Mays 2999 6536

10. Honus Wagner 2888 7293

Up to & including age 31

Seasons age 31

Including & after age 31

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Joe Medwick 483 7008

2. Stan Musial 415 6746

3. Robin Yount 405 8466

4. Lou Gehrig 402 6847

5. Ed Delahanty 398 6457

6. Ty Cobb 395 7736

Joe Cronin 395 6526

Alex Rodriguez 395 8482

Tris Speaker 395 6954

10. Rogers Hornsby 393 7301

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Brian Roberts 56 2009

2. Ed Delahanty 55 1899

3. Hal McRae 54 1977

4. David Ortiz 52 2007

5. Wade Boggs 51 1989

Joe Cronin 51 1938

Mark Grace 51 1995

8. Kiki Cuyler 50 1930

Charlie Gehringer 50 1934

Stan Spence 50 1946

Miguel Tejada 50 2005

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Pete Rose 464 9649

2. Tris Speaker 435 5629

3. Craig Biggio 423 7299

4. Sam Rice 412 8047

5. Cap Anson 394 7917

6. Edgar Martinez 385 6423

7. Jeff Kent 367 5962

8. Honus Wagner 365 7293

9. Paul Molitor 364 7015

10. Luis Gonzalez 359 6159

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Crawford 207 7431

2. Ty Cobb 197 7736

3. Jake Beckley 178 6491

4. Joe Jackson 168 5690

5. Joe Kelley 162 6432

6. Elmer Flick 160 6038

Mike Tiernan 160 6568

8. Rogers Hornsby 152 7301

9. Tris Speaker 148 6954

10. Ed Konetchy 147 6572

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. John Reilly 26 1890

2. Earle Combs 22 1930

Mike Mitchell 22 1911

Hy Myers 22 1920

5. Edd Roush 21 1924

6. Buck Freeman 20 1903

Harry Stovey 20 1888

8. Wally Pipp 19 1924

Chick Stahl 19 1904

10. Elmer Flick 18 1907

Billy Shindle 18 1892

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Rice 156 8047

2. Honus Wagner 150 7293

3. Sam Crawford 116 3811

4. Ty Cobb 112 5809

Jake Daubert 112 5714

6. Roger Connor 108 4647

7. Fred Clarke 100 4285

8. Cap Anson 97 7917

9. Dan Brouthers 95 3769

10. Sam Thompson 94 3670

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Alex Rodriguez 518 8482

2. Jimmie Foxx 464 7853

3. Ken Griffey 460 7736

4. Eddie Mathews 422 7800

5. Mickey Mantle 419 7414

6. Frank Robinson 403 7652

7. Hank Aaron 398 7855

8. Juan Gonzalez 397 6374

9. Mel Ott 388 8449

10. Sammy Sosa 386 6513

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Alex Rodriguez 54 2007

2. Jim Thome 52 2002

3. Sammy Sosa 50 2000

4. Albert Belle 49 1998

Lou Gehrig 49 1934

Willie Mays 49 1962

7. Willie Stargell 48 1971

8. Babe Ruth 47 1926

9. Willie McCovey 45 1969

10. Jay Buhner 44 1996

Frank Howard 44 1968

Harmon Killebrew 44 1967

Dale Murphy 44 1987

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 470 6568

2. Babe Ruth 405 5680

3. Hank Aaron 389 6724

4. Rafael Palmeiro 375 6589

5. Mark McGwire 345 3654

6. Willie Mays 341 6536

7. Andres Galarraga 293 5550

8. Reggie Jackson 282 5802

Jim Thome 282 4353

10. Hank Sauer 281 5236

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 1625 7853

2. Alex Rodriguez 1503 8482

3. Mel Ott 1465 8449

4. Lou Gehrig 1450 6847

5. Ken Griffey 1335 7736

6. Hank Aaron 1305 7855

7. Juan Gonzalez 1282 6374

8. Al Simmons 1275 6118

9. Frank Robinson 1225 7652

10. Joe Medwick 1213 7008

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Lou Gehrig 165 1934

2. Alex Rodriguez 156 2007

3. Albert Belle 152 1998

4. Babe Ruth 150 1926

5. Carlos Delgado 145 2003

6. Roy Campanella 142 1953

Rafael Palmeiro 142 1996

8. Willie Mays 141 1962

9. Juan Gonzalez 140 2001

10. Jay Buhner 138 1996

Sammy Sosa 138 2000

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Cap Anson 1475 7917

2. Babe Ruth 1262 5680

3. Barry Bonds 1132 6568

4. Rafael Palmeiro 1129 6589

5. Hank Aaron 1081 6724

6. Edgar Martinez 1044 6423

7. Dave Winfield 1033 6809

8. Stan Musial 1028 6642

9. Andres Galarraga 992 5550

10. Honus Wagner 982 7293

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Mickey Mantle 1291 7414

2. Eddie Yost 1274 7461

3. Mel Ott 1235 8449

4. Jimmie Foxx 1193 7853

5. Ted Williams 1183 5764

6. Eddie Mathews 1155 7800

7. Rickey Henderson 1093 7198

8. Babe Ruth 1084 5588

9. Barry Bonds 1082 6713

10. Frank Thomas 1076 6091

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Barry Bonds 151 1996

2. Jeff Bagwell 149 1999

3. Babe Ruth 144 1926

4. Jack Clark 136 1987

5. Brian Giles 135 2002

6. Joe Morgan 132 1975

7. Bob Elliott 131 1948

Harmon Killebrew 131 1967

9. Eddie Mathews 124 1963

10. Mickey Tettleton 122 1992

Jim Thome 122 2002

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 1627 6568

2. Rickey Henderson 1194 6742

3. Babe Ruth 1122 5680

4. Pete Rose 1028 9649

5. Edgar Martinez 1020 6423

6. Tony Phillips 977 6103

7. Darrell Evans 972 6697

8. Carl Yastrzemski 966 7316

9. Joe Morgan 934 5390

10. Ted Williams 920 4443

Up to & including age 31

Seasons age 31

Including & after age 31

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Sammy Sosa 1537 6513

2. Alex Rodriguez 1524 8482

3. Andruw Jones 1470 7514

4. Adam Dunn 1433 5417

5. Bobby Bonds 1384 6342

6. Jim Thome 1377 5723

7. Reggie Jackson 1366 6220

8. Jose Canseco 1349 5816

9. Greg Luzinski 1298 6444

10. Pat Burrell 1273 5388

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Jose Hernandez 185 2001

2. Sammy Sosa 168 2000

3. Carlos Pena 163 2009

4. Jay Buhner 159 1996

5. Richie Sexson 154 2006

Willie Stargell 154 1971

7. Ray Lankford 151 1998

8. Dean Palmer 146 2000

9. Mike Cameron 143 2004

Gorman Thomas 143 1982

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Reggie Jackson 1360 5802

2. Andres Galarraga 1213 5550

3. Craig Biggio 1107 7299

4. Jim Thome 1075 4353

5. Willie Stargell 1066 4936

6. Tony Perez 1047 6289

7. Tony Phillips 1009 6103

8. Dave Winfield 996 6809

9. Fred McGriff 962 5460

10. Rickey Henderson 958 6742

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 936 7198

2. Billy Hamilton 787 5641

3. Ty Cobb 737 7736

4. Tim Raines 685 6868

5. Vince Coleman 648 4884

6. Eddie Collins 531 6761

7. Willie Wilson 529 5906

8. Hugh Duffy 522 6569

9. Arlie Latham 506 5057

10. Cesar Cedeno 503 6932

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Arlie Latham 87 1891

Harry Stovey 87 1888

3. Hugh Nicol 80 1889

4. Tom Brown 78 1892

Ron LeFlore 78 1979

6. Bill McClellan 70 1887

7. King Kelly 68 1889

8. Joe Morgan 67 1975

9. Billy Hamilton 66 1897

10. Rickey Henderson 65 1990

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Lou Brock 551 5942

2. Rickey Henderson 535 6742

3. Otis Nixon 478 4780

4. Honus Wagner 411 7293

5. Davey Lopes 381 5337

6. Harry Stovey 367 3161

7. Maury Wills 350 5461

8. Brett Butler 325 5843

9. Arlie Latham 320 3063

10. Dummy Hoy 319 5222

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Ty Cobb 1864 7736

2. Willie Keeler 1780 6372

3. Richie Ashburn 1680 7563

4. Lloyd Waner 1609 6494

5. Stuffy McInnis 1603 7029

6. Jesse Burkett 1598 6407

7. Robin Yount 1547 8466

8. Nellie Fox 1531 7159

9. Rogers Hornsby 1526 7301

10. Frankie Frisch 1505 6981

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Bill Terry 177 1930

2. Richie Ashburn 176 1958

3. Matty Alou 171 1970

Rod Carew 171 1977

5. Jesse Burkett 170 1900

6. Charlie Jamieson 168 1924

7. Heinie Manush 167 1933

8. Ed Delahanty 165 1899

Mickey Rivers 165 1980

10. Milt Stock 164 1925

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Pete Rose 1941 9649

2. Sam Rice 1755 8047

3. Cap Anson 1672 7917

4. Honus Wagner 1468 7293

5. Paul Molitor 1385 7015

6. Doc Cramer 1377 6358

7. Luke Appling 1344 6232

8. Ty Cobb 1314 5809

9. Nap Lajoie 1305 5899

10. Lou Brock 1271 5942

Eddie Collins 1271 5701

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 213 5588

2. Ted Williams 193 5764

3. Ty Cobb 185 7736

4. Lou Gehrig 184 6847

5. Dan Brouthers 182 4454

6. Rogers Hornsby 177 7301

7. Mickey Mantle 177 7414

8. Albert Pujols 172 6082

9. Stan Musial 172 6746

10. Jimmie Foxx 170 7853

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Babe Ruth 227 1926

2. Willie McCovey 209 1969

3. Lou Gehrig 208 1934

4. Mark McGwire 200 1995

5. Mike Schmidt 199 1981

6. Jim Thome 197 2002

7. Ty Cobb 193 1918

8. Ed Delahanty 189 1899

9. Rickey Henderson 188 1990

10. Barry Bonds 188 1996

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 203 5680

2. Barry Bonds 203 6568

3. Ted Williams 185 4443

4. Willie Stargell 156 4936

5. Manny Ramirez 154 4204

6. Frank Robinson 154 4654

7. Willie Mays 153 6536

8. Gavvy Cravath 152 4241

9. Hank Aaron 152 6724

10. Edgar Martinez 151 6423

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 1843 7853

2. Alex Rodriguez 1695 8482

3. Mickey Mantle 1626 7414

4. Mel Ott 1624 8449

5. Lou Gehrig 1606 6847

6. Rogers Hornsby 1557 7301

7. Ty Cobb 1529 7736

8. Hank Aaron 1483 7855

9. Babe Ruth 1470 5588

10. Ken Griffey 1469 7736

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Lou Gehrig 189 1934

2. Babe Ruth 185 1926

3. Bill Terry 177 1930

4. Alex Rodriguez 166 2007

5. Barry Bonds 162 1996

6. Jeff Bagwell 161 1999

7. Rod Carew 160 1977

8. Albert Belle 158 1998

Ellis Burks 158 1996

10. Sammy Sosa 157 2000

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Barry Bonds 1728 6568

2. Babe Ruth 1434 5680

3. Pete Rose 1304 9649

4. Edgar Martinez 1275 6423

5. Stan Musial 1242 6642

6. Cap Anson 1236 7917

7. Hank Aaron 1191 6724

8. Sam Rice 1171 8047

9. Rafael Palmeiro 1164 6589

10. Willie Mays 1162 6536

Up to & including age 31

Seasons age 31

Including & after age 31

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Babe Ruth 759 5588

2. Lou Gehrig 728 6847

3. Jimmie Foxx 714 7853

4. Ty Cobb 710 7736

5. Mickey Mantle 693 7414

6. Ted Williams 689 5764

7. Rogers Hornsby 680 7301

8. Mel Ott 620 8449

9. Stan Musial 600 6746

10. Albert Pujols 580 6082

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Babe Ruth 102 1926

2. Lou Gehrig 94 1934

3. Willie McCovey 79 1969

4. Barry Bonds 76 1996

5. Jim Thome 73 2002

6. Ed Delahanty 73 1899

7. Rod Carew 69 1977

8. Alex Rodriguez 68 2007

9. Albert Belle 66 1998

10. Brian Giles 65 2002

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Barry Bonds 865 6568

2. Babe Ruth 730 5680

3. Ted Williams 485 4443

4. Edgar Martinez 462 6423

5. Stan Musial 414 6642

6. Hank Aaron 412 6724

7. Willie Mays 411 6536

8. Honus Wagner 383 7293

9. Mark McGwire 379 3654

10. Ty Cobb 373 5809

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Ty Cobb 78.7 7736

2. Babe Ruth 72.4 5588

3. Mickey Mantle 67.7 7414

4. Lou Gehrig 67.5 6847

5. Rogers Hornsby 67.0 7301

6. Ted Williams 66.4 5764

7. Jimmie Foxx 65.5 7853

8. Stan Musial 59.7 6746

9. Mel Ott 59.1 8449

10. Hank Aaron 54.6 7855

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Babe Ruth 9.6 1926

2. Lou Gehrig 8.6 1934

3. Willie McCovey 7.9 1969

4. Barry Bonds 7.1 1996

5. Ed Delahanty 7.1 1899

6. Jim Thome 6.8 2002

7. Rod Carew 6.6 1977

8. Harmon Killebrew 6.3 1967

9. Alex Rodriguez 6.3 2007

10. Rogers Hornsby 6.2 1927

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Barry Bonds 79.4 6568

2. Babe Ruth 67.5 5680

3. Ted Williams 47.1 4443

4. Honus Wagner 43.0 7293

5. Hank Aaron 42.3 6724

6. Willie Mays 42.0 6536

7. Edgar Martinez 41.8 6423

8. Stan Musial 40.1 6642

9. Cap Anson 37.0 7917

10. Ty Cobb 36.3 5809

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Jimmie Foxx 953 7853

2. Alex Rodriguez 939 8482

3. Lou Gehrig 881 6847

4. Hank Aaron 869 7855

5. Ken Griffey 857 7736

6. Mel Ott 840 8449

7. Frank Robinson 837 7652

8. Joe Medwick 782 7008

9. Stan Musial 775 6746

10. Willie Mays 768 6663

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Albert Belle 99 1998

2. Lou Gehrig 95 1934

3. Ellis Burks 93 1996

4. Willie Mays 90 1962

5. Sammy Sosa 89 2000

6. David Ortiz 88 2007

7. Hal McRae 86 1977

8. Alex Rodriguez 85 2007

9. Steve Finley 84 1996

10. Garret Anderson 82 2003

Aubrey Huff 82 2008

Babe Ruth 82 1926

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Barry Bonds 794 6568

2. Hank Aaron 681 6724

3. Babe Ruth 680 5680

4. Rafael Palmeiro 675 6589

5. Stan Musial 671 6642

6. Edgar Martinez 652 6423

7. Craig Biggio 647 7299

8. Willie Mays 645 6536

9. Steve Finley 643 6732

10. Jeff Kent 637 5962

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Mel Ott 3495 8449

2. Jimmie Foxx 3421 7853

3. Alex Rodriguez 3292 8482

4. Ty Cobb 3286 7736

5. Mickey Mantle 3177 7414

6. Rogers Hornsby 3062 7301

7. Eddie Mathews 3008 7800

8. Lou Gehrig 2997 6847

9. Frank Robinson 2995 7652

10. Richie Ashburn 2967 7563

Arky Vaughan 2967 7424

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Jeff Bagwell 331 1999

Babe Ruth 331 1926

3. Lou Gehrig 321 1934

4. Wade Boggs 319 1989

5. Richie Ashburn 316 1958

Charlie Gehringer 316 1934

7. Buddy Myer 315 1935

8. Bill Terry 312 1930

9. Barry Bonds 311 1996

Rod Carew 311 1977

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Pete Rose 3634 9649

2. Barry Bonds 3199 6568

3. Cap Anson 3143 7917

4. Sam Rice 2951 8047

5. Honus Wagner 2747 7293

6. Edgar Martinez 2742 6423

7. Rickey Henderson 2711 6742

8. Carl Yastrzemski 2703 7316

9. Stan Musial 2678 6642

10. Babe Ruth 2657 5680

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Babe Ruth .873 5588

2. Ted Williams .858 5764

3. Ty Cobb .857 7736

4. Dan Brouthers .821 4454

5. Rogers Hornsby .821 7301

6. Stan Musial .818 6746

7. Mickey Mantle .817 7414

8. Joe Jackson .815 5690

9. Lou Gehrig .810 6847

10. Johnny Mize .804 4189

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Babe Ruth .893 1926

2. Willie McCovey .865 1969

3. Ty Cobb .864 1918

4. Ed Delahanty .860 1899

5. Lou Gehrig .859 1934

6. Mike Schmidt .852 1981

7. Joe Morgan .848 1975

8. Honus Wagner .839 1905

9. Jim Thome .834 2002

10. Jimmie Foxx .833 1939

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Barry Bonds .856 6568

2. Ted Williams .851 4443

3. Babe Ruth .847 5680

4. Gavvy Cravath .764 4241

5. Honus Wagner .758 7293

6. Tris Speaker .752 5629

7. Willie Stargell .752 4936

8. Ty Cobb .748 5809

9. Willie Mays .742 6536

10. Stan Musial .740 6642

Up to & including age 31

Seasons age 31

Including & after age 31

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Hughie Jennings 263 4942

2. Tommy Tucker 216 5241

3. Ron Hunt 203 5159

4. Jason Kendall 197 5958

5. Curt Welch 173 4939

6. Dan McGann 154 3467

7. Jake Beckley 146 6491

8. Frank Robinson 135 7652

9. John McGraw 134 4923

10. Alex Rodriguez 127 8482

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Craig Biggio 34 1997

2. Fernando Vina 28 2000

3. Ron Hunt 26 1972

4. Minnie Minoso 21 1957

Alex Rodriguez 21 2007

6. Jeff Blauser 20 1997

Hughie Jennings 20 1900

Jason Kendall 20 2005

9. Carlos Delgado 19 2003

Jose Guillen 19 2007

Jake Stenzel 19 1898

Tommy Tucker 19 1895

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Craig Biggio 200 7299

2. Don Baylor 160 4678

3. Andres Galarraga 135 5550

4. Jason Giambi 116 4052

5. Brady Anderson 108 4526

6. Brian Downing 106 6229

7. Carlton Fisk 103 6370

8. Minnie Minoso 94 3790

9. Dummy Hoy 93 5222

10. Dan McGann 88 3136

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Ray Chapman 334 4590

2. Stuffy McInnis 328 7029

3. Bill Wambsganss 320 6031

4. Eddie Collins 292 6761

5. Jack Barry 275 4777

6. Everett Scott 263 6034

7. Ossie Vitt 259 4486

8. Otto Knabe 256 4993

9. Jimmy Sheckard 252 7424

10. Bucky Harris 248 5533

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

1. Larry Gardner 40 1917

2. Jake Daubert 39 1915

Zeb Terry 39 1922

4. Bob Ganley 35 1906

5. Jimmy Austin 34 1911

Tom Jones 34 1908

Joe Tinker 34 1912

8. Hy Myers 33 1920

9. Jimmy Sheckard 31 1910

Harry Steinfeldt 31 1909

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Jake Daubert 271 5714

2. Eddie Collins 242 5701

3. Jimmy Austin 223 5291

4. Willie Keeler 212 3806

5. Kid Gleason 187 5289

6. Nap Lajoie 173 5899

7. Sam Rice 172 8047

8. Larry Gardner 169 3772

9. Fielder Jones 168 3846

10. Honus Wagner 167 7293

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Ruben Sierra 101 6932

2. Johnny Bench 84 7293

3. Ron Santo 82 7828

Frank Thomas 82 6091

5. Don Mattingly 81 6182

6. Cal Ripken 77 7807

Robin Yount 77 8466

8. Will Clark 75 5884

Travis Fryman 75 6408

Juan Gonzalez 75 6374

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

1. Juan Gonzalez 16 2001

2. Albert Belle 15 1998

3. Roberto Alomar 13 1999

Carlos Lee 13 2007

Bill Madlock 13 1982

Johnny Temple 13 1959

7. Dusty Baker 12 1980

Tom Herr 12 1987

9. Orlando Cabrera 11 2006

Will Clark 11 1995

Kevin Elster 11 1996

Ricky Gutierrez 11 2001

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Carl Yastrzemski 78 7316

2. Jeff Conine 74 5274

Paul Molitor 74 7015

4. George Brett 73 5761

5. Joe Carter 69 4912

6. Rafael Palmeiro 68 6589

7. Paul O'Neill 66 4821

8. Tony Perez 65 6289

Rusty Staub 65 4268

10. Eddie Murray 63 6402

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

1. Barry Bonds 226 6713

2. Albert Pujols 198 6082

3. Vladimir Guerrero 195 6159

4. Ken Griffey 193 7736

5. Frank Robinson 154 7652

6. Ted Simmons 153 6863

Rusty Staub 153 7631

8. Hank Aaron 143 7855

9. Frank Thomas 133 6091

10. Todd Helton 131 5424

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

1. Willie McCovey 45 1969

2. Barry Bonds 30 1996

3. Dale Murphy 29 1987

4. Manny Ramirez 28 2003

5. Vladimir Guerrero 25 2006

6. Brian Giles 24 2002

7. Carlos Delgado 23 2003

Ichiro Suzuki 23 2005

9. Todd Helton 22 2005

Ted Kluszewski 22 1956

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

1. Barry Bonds 492 6568

2. Willie McCovey 189 5090

3. Hank Aaron 160 6724

4. George Brett 137 5761

5. Willie Stargell 134 4936

6. Mike Schmidt 128 4904

7. Stan Musial 127 6642

8. Manny Ramirez 126 4204

9. Wade Boggs 112 6111

10. Billy Williams 110 4897

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Jim Rice 217 6528

2. Joe Torre 208 6801

3. Cal Ripken 206 7807

4. Ivan Rodriguez 205 6640

5. Ron Santo 200 7828

6. Ted Simmons 195 6863

7. Hank Aaron 193 7855

Paul Konerko 193 5758

9. George Scott 191 6095

10. Edgar Renteria 190 7409

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. Jim Rice 36 1984

2. Bobby Doerr 31 1949

3. Dave Winfield 30 1983

4. Jason Kendall 27 2005

Carlos Lee 27 2007

Kirby Puckett 27 1991

7. Billy Jurges 26 1939

George Scott 26 1975

Miguel Tejada 26 2005

10. Buddy Bell 24 1983

Sid Gordon 24 1949

Ernie Lombardi 24 1939

Lyle Overbay 24 2008

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Dave Winfield 195 6809

2. Eddie Murray 171 6402

3. Pete Rose 162 9649

4. Paul O'Neill 161 4821

5. Carl Yastrzemski 159 7316

6. Cal Ripken 157 5791

7. Tony Perez 155 6289

8. Jeff Kent 154 5962

9. Harold Baines 153 5204

10. Dave Concepcion 151 5111

Up to & including age 31

Seasons age 31

Including & after age 31

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 211 7198

2. Omar Moreno 164 4952

3. Steve Sax 163 6849

4. Cesar Cedeno 160 6932

5. Juan Pierre 155 6064

6. Vince Coleman 151 4884

7. Delino DeShields 144 6061

8. Lou Brock 141 6022

9. Billy North 135 3960

10. Luis Castillo 131 6233

Ben Chapman 131 6967

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Burt Shotton 28 1916

2. Billy North 24 1979

3. Jack Fournier 22 1921

4. Ward Miller 21 1916

5. George Burns 20 1921

Brett Butler 20 1988

7. Bob Bescher 19 1915

8. Bobby Bonds 18 1977

Ray Powell 18 1920

10. Chone Figgins 17 2009

George Sisler 17 1924

Ken Williams 17 1921

Maury Wills 17 1964

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Lou Brock 181 5942

2. Brett Butler 152 5843

3. Maury Wills 146 5461

4. Otis Nixon 135 4780

5. Rickey Henderson 134 6742

6. Sam Rice 113 8047

7. Ty Cobb 99 5809

8. Eric Young 96 4227

9. Ken Williams 95 4484

10. Eddie Collins 92 5701

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 355.5 6713

2. Alex Rodriguez 350.6 8482

3. Bobby Bonds 306.7 6342

4. Willie Mays 290.5 6663

5. Sammy Sosa 289.0 6513

6. Rickey Henderson 282.0 7198

7. Carlos Beltran 268.9 6520

8. Cesar Cedeno 255.2 6932

9. Ken Griffey 253.5 7736

10. Ryne Sandberg 242.6 6744

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Barry Bonds 41.0 1996

2. Rickey Henderson 39.1 1990

3. Bobby Bonds 38.9 1977

4. Ellis Burks 35.6 1996

5. Jeff Bagwell 35.0 1999

6. Alex Rodriguez 33.2 2007

7. Reggie Sanders 30.2 1999

8. Craig Biggio 30.0 1997

9. Eric Byrnes 29.6 2007

10. Roberto Alomar 29.1 1999

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 254.0 6568

2. Rickey Henderson 245.1 6742

3. Joe Morgan 195.9 5390

4. Craig Biggio 195.0 7299

5. Davey Lopes 195.0 5337

6. Hank Aaron 177.5 6724

7. Steve Finley 177.0 6732

8. Willie Mays 173.1 6536

9. Paul Molitor 172.7 7015

10. Reggie Sanders 161.2 3751

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Nap Lajoie 443.3 5216

2. Fielder Jones 269.3 4652

3. Roger Bresnahan 206.8 4215

4. Willie Keeler 165.1 6372

5. Fred Tenney 157.2 4714

6. Bobby Wallace 131.1 5628

7. Jimmy Sheckard 118.7 7424

8. John Anderson 92.2 5391

9. Harry Davis 91.9 4100

10. Roy Hartzell 90.4 4102

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Joe Sewell 117.7 1930

2. Stuffy McInnis 107.4 1922

3. Dan Brouthers 80.8 1889

4. Buck Jordan 79.2 1938

5. Emil Verban 67.5 1947

6. Dummy Hoy 62.7 1893

7. Jack Glasscock 58.2 1889

8. Sam Rice 56.1 1921

9. Jimmy Cooney 51.3 1926

10. Jack Tobin 49.0 1923

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Bill Dahlen 1405.3 4805

2. Patsy Donovan 255.4 4995

3. Fred Tenney 232.6 4634

4. Deacon McGuire 119.4 4192

5. Bobby Wallace 102.3 4625

6. Dummy Hoy 92.7 5222

7. Fred Clarke 73.2 4285

8. Nap Lajoie 71.8 5899

9. Jimmy Ryan 71.4 4855

10. Bones Ely 51.6 4683

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Babe Ruth 12.4 5588

2. Harmon Killebrew 13.0 5889

3. Mark McGwire 13.2 4428

4. Jim Thome 13.9 5723

5. Ralph Kiner 13.9 5866

6. Adam Dunn 14.0 5417

7. Albert Pujols 14.1 6082

8. Jimmie Foxx 14.2 7853

9. Alex Rodriguez 14.2 8482

10. Willie McCovey 14.2 5219

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

1. Mark McGwire 8.1 1995

2. Jim Thome 9.2 2002

3. Babe Ruth 10.5 1926

4. Willie Stargell 10.6 1971

5. Alex Rodriguez 10.8 2007

6. Willie McCovey 10.9 1969

7. Mike Schmidt 11.4 1981

8. Gary Sheffield 11.7 2000

9. Lou Gehrig 11.8 1934

10. Ted Williams 11.9 1950

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 10.3 6568

2. Babe Ruth 11.0 5680

3. Jim Thome 12.6 4353

4. Sammy Sosa 12.9 4088

5. Ted Williams 13.6 4443

6. Jason Giambi 14.5 4052

7. Manny Ramirez 14.9 4204

8. Rafael Palmeiro 15.0 6589

9. Hank Aaron 15.0 6724

10. Willie Stargell 15.3 4936

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Robin Yount 5841 8466

2. Vada Pinson 5542 8004

3. Alex Rodriguez 5427 8482

4. Bill Mazeroski 5418 7434

5. Cal Ripken 5333 7807

6. Ron Santo 5206 7828

7. Andruw Jones 5190 7514

8. Hank Aaron 5143 7855

9. Edgar Renteria 5140 7409

10. Al Kaline 5087 7793

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Felix Millan 527 1975

Bill Virdon 527 1962

3. Jim Rice 515 1984

4. Woody Williams 513 1944

5. Tom Brown 510 1892

6. Eddie Lake 508 1947

7. Dick Groat 505 1962

8. Matty Alou 503 1970

9. Cal Ripken 500 1992

10. Ray Powell 499 1920

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Pete Rose 6250 9649

2. Sam Rice 5209 8047

3. Craig Biggio 4854 7299

4. Carl Yastrzemski 4820 7316

5. Cap Anson 4774 7917

6. Dave Winfield 4659 6809

7. Steve Finley 4658 6732

8. Omar Vizquel 4640 6713

9. Paul Molitor 4563 7015

10. Honus Wagner 4561 7293

Up to & including age 31

Seasons age 31

Including & after age 31

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 4030 PA for rate statistics

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