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38 Leaders Age Pitching

Up to & including age 38

Seasons age 38

Including & after age 38

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1860 PA for rate statistics

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Ty Cobb .369 11832

2. Rogers Hornsby .359 9379

3. Joe Jackson .356 5690

4. Nap Lajoie .350 9017

5. Ted Williams .350 8553

6. Tris Speaker .347 11179

7. Babe Ruth .346 10053

8. Ed Delahanty .346 8389

9. Billy Hamilton .344 7584

10. Dan Brouthers .342 7653

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Ted Williams .388 1957

2. Ty Cobb .378 1925

3. Eddie Collins .346 1925

4. Cy Williams .345 1926

5. Barry Bonds .341 2003

6. Cal Ripken .340 1999

7. Jake Daubert .336 1922

8. Nap Lajoie .335 1913

9. Kenny Lofton .335 2005

10. Pete Rose .331 1979

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Sam Rice .323 3282

2. Barry Bonds .313 2189

3. Jim O'Rourke .312 2740

4. Cap Anson .312 4220

5. Luke Appling .305 2658

6. Paul Molitor .302 2482

7. Joe Start .293 2072

8. Edgar Martinez .286 2140

9. Honus Wagner .285 3077

10. Deacon White .284 2333

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .489 8553

2. Babe Ruth .476 10053

3. Billy Hamilton .455 7584

4. Lou Gehrig .447 9660

5. Ty Cobb .435 11832

6. Rogers Hornsby .434 9379

7. Barry Bonds .433 10967

8. Tris Speaker .432 11179

9. Jimmie Foxx .428 9670

10. Todd Helton .427 7761

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. Barry Bonds .529 2003

2. Ted Williams .526 1957

3. Ty Cobb .468 1925

4. Eddie Collins .461 1925

5. Wally Schang .448 1928

6. Cap Anson .443 1890

7. Babe Ruth .442 1933

8. Bob Johnson .431 1944

9. Edgar Martinez .423 2001

10. Cy Williams .418 1926

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Barry Bonds .521 2189

2. Luke Appling .404 2658

3. Cap Anson .403 4220

4. Edgar Martinez .394 2140

5. Willie Mays .385 2110

6. Rickey Henderson .383 2995

7. Sam Rice .380 3282

8. Brian Downing .375 1867

9. Stan Musial .369 2097

10. Pete Rose .365 4415

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .699 10053

2. Ted Williams .645 8553

3. Lou Gehrig .632 9660

4. Albert Pujols .628 6082

5. Jimmie Foxx .609 9670

6. Hank Greenberg .605 6096

7. Barry Bonds .602 10967

8. Manny Ramirez .591 9437

9. Mark McGwire .588 7660

10. Joe DiMaggio .579 7671

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

1. Barry Bonds .749 2003

2. Ted Williams .731 1957

3. Ty Cobb .598 1925

4. Cal Ripken .584 1999

5. Babe Ruth .582 1933

6. Cy Williams .568 1926

7. Willie Stargell .567 1978

8. Frank Thomas .545 2006

9. Edgar Martinez .543 2001

10. Bob Johnson .528 1944

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Barry Bonds .671 2189

2. Hank Aaron .477 2242

3. Edgar Martinez .474 2140

4. Stan Musial .466 2097

5. Dave Winfield .453 2892

6. Willie Mays .451 2110

7. Darrell Evans .450 2649

8. Steve Finley .439 2311

9. Brian Downing .438 1867

10. Craig Biggio .438 2513

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.175 10053

2. Ted Williams 1.134 8553

3. Lou Gehrig 1.080 9660

4. Albert Pujols 1.055 6082

5. Jimmie Foxx 1.038 9670

6. Barry Bonds 1.035 10967

7. Hank Greenberg 1.017 6096

8. Rogers Hornsby 1.013 9379

9. Manny Ramirez 1.002 9437

10. Stan Musial .996 11019

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Barry Bonds 1.278 2003

2. Ted Williams 1.257 1957

3. Ty Cobb 1.066 1925

4. Babe Ruth 1.023 1933

5. Cy Williams .986 1926

6. Edgar Martinez .966 2001

7. Bob Johnson .959 1944

8. Cal Ripken .952 1999

9. Willie Stargell .949 1978

10. Frank Thomas .926 2006

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Barry Bonds 1.193 2189

2. Edgar Martinez .868 2140

3. Hank Aaron .837 2242

4. Willie Mays .835 2110

5. Stan Musial .835 2097

6. Brian Downing .813 1867

7. Cap Anson .807 4220

8. Sam Rice .805 3282

9. Darrell Evans .801 2649

10. Dave Winfield .790 2892

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Robin Yount 2856 12249

2. Hank Aaron 2844 12242

3. Brooks Robinson 2801 11498

4. Cal Ripken 2790 12028

5. Mel Ott 2730 11337

6. Ty Cobb 2727 11832

7. Frank Robinson 2723 11515

8. Rusty Staub 2715 10963

Carl Yastrzemski 2715 11639

10. Eddie Murray 2706 11515

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Pete Rose 163 1979

2. Craig Biggio 156 2004

Jake Daubert 156 1922

4. Ernie Banks 155 1969

Lave Cross 155 1904

Kid Gleason 155 1905

7. Rafael Palmeiro 154 2003

8. Luis Gonzalez 153 2006

9. Omar Vizquel 152 2005

10. Darrell Evans 151 1985

Tony Perez 151 1980

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Pete Rose 1057 4415

2. Cap Anson 951 4220

3. Sam Rice 841 3282

4. Carlton Fisk 797 3010

5. Honus Wagner 762 3077

6. Julio Franco 757 2124

7. Rickey Henderson 741 2995

8. Carl Yastrzemski 737 2963

9. Graig Nettles 708 2204

10. Dave Winfield 704 2892

Up to & including age 38

Seasons age 38

Including & after age 38

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1860 PA for rate statistics

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Robin Yount 11008 12249

2. Hank Aaron 10896 12242

3. Pete Rose 10824 12176

4. Cal Ripken 10765 12028

5. Brooks Robinson 10389 11498

6. Ty Cobb 10358 11832

7. Eddie Murray 10167 11515

8. Carl Yastrzemski 9929 11639

9. Frank Robinson 9821 11515

10. Luis Aparicio 9731 10669

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Craig Biggio 633 2004

2. Pete Rose 628 1979

3. Sam Rice 616 1928

4. Jake Daubert 610 1922

5. Kid Gleason 608 1905

6. Lave Cross 607 1904

7. Maury Wills 601 1971

8. Luis Gonzalez 586 2006

9. Tony Perez 585 1980

10. Doc Cramer 578 1944

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 3857 4415

2. Cap Anson 3641 4220

3. Sam Rice 2946 3282

4. Honus Wagner 2751 3077

5. Carlton Fisk 2692 3010

6. Dave Winfield 2582 2892

Carl Yastrzemski 2582 2963

8. Jim O'Rourke 2534 2740

9. Rickey Henderson 2433 2995

10. Craig Biggio 2288 2513

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Robin Yount 12249 12249

2. Hank Aaron 12242 12242

3. Pete Rose 12176 12176

4. Cal Ripken 12028 12028

5. Ty Cobb 11832 11832

6. Carl Yastrzemski 11639 11639

7. Eddie Murray 11515 11515

Frank Robinson 11515 11515

9. Brooks Robinson 11498 11498

10. Mel Ott 11337 11337

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Pete Rose 730 1979

2. Craig Biggio 700 2004

Jake Daubert 700 1922

4. Kid Gleason 699 1905

5. Sam Rice 681 1928

6. Luis Gonzalez 668 2006

7. Tris Speaker 661 1926

8. Otis Nixon 655 1997

9. Rafael Palmeiro 654 2003

Maury Wills 654 1971

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 4415 4415

2. Cap Anson 4220 4220

3. Sam Rice 3282 3282

4. Honus Wagner 3077 3077

5. Carlton Fisk 3010 3010

6. Rickey Henderson 2995 2995

7. Carl Yastrzemski 2963 2963

8. Dave Winfield 2892 2892

9. Jim O'Rourke 2740 2740

10. Luke Appling 2658 2658

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Babe Ruth 2083 10053

2. Ty Cobb 2040 11832

3. Hank Aaron 1976 12242

4. Barry Bonds 1941 10967

5. Rickey Henderson 1913 10860

6. Lou Gehrig 1888 9660

7. Mel Ott 1859 11337

8. Willie Mays 1827 10842

9. Frank Robinson 1805 11515

10. Tris Speaker 1783 11179

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Jake Daubert 114 1922

2. Barry Bonds 111 2003

3. Gary Sheffield 107 2007

4. Bob Johnson 106 1944

5. Craig Biggio 100 2004

6. Ty Cobb 97 1925

Babe Ruth 97 1933

8. Tony Phillips 96 1997

Tris Speaker 96 1926

Ted Williams 96 1957

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Cap Anson 616 4220

2. Sam Rice 541 3282

3. Pete Rose 508 4415

4. Rickey Henderson 466 2995

5. Jim O'Rourke 431 2740

6. Barry Bonds 397 2189

7. Dave Winfield 355 2892

8. Craig Biggio 341 2513

9. Honus Wagner 330 3077

10. Darrell Evans 328 2649

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Ty Cobb 3821 11832

2. Hank Aaron 3391 12242

3. Pete Rose 3372 12176

4. Tris Speaker 3292 11179

5. Stan Musial 3203 11019

6. Robin Yount 3142 12249

7. Eddie Collins 3099 11244

8. Roberto Clemente 3000 10212

9. Cal Ripken 2991 12028

10. Sam Crawford 2961 10594

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Pete Rose 208 1979

2. Jake Daubert 205 1922

3. Sam Rice 202 1928

4. Honus Wagner 181 1912

5. Craig Biggio 178 2004

6. Lave Cross 176 1904

7. Bob Johnson 170 1944

8. Doc Cramer 169 1944

Maury Wills 169 1971

10. Tris Speaker 164 1926

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Cap Anson 1136 4220

2. Pete Rose 1092 4415

3. Sam Rice 952 3282

4. Jim O'Rourke 791 2740

5. Honus Wagner 784 3077

6. Carl Yastrzemski 695 2963

7. Carlton Fisk 690 3010

8. Luke Appling 689 2658

Dave Winfield 689 2892

10. Paul Molitor 672 2482

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Hank Aaron 6172 12242

2. Babe Ruth 5566 10053

3. Willie Mays 5453 10842

4. Stan Musial 5435 11019

5. Ty Cobb 5347 11832

6. Frank Robinson 5289 11515

7. Barry Bonds 5253 10967

8. Ken Griffey 5092 10742

9. Lou Gehrig 5060 9660

10. Mel Ott 5041 11337

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Ted Williams 307 1957

2. Jake Daubert 300 1922

3. Craig Biggio 297 2004

4. Barry Bonds 292 2003

5. Rafael Palmeiro 285 2003

6. Bob Johnson 277 1944

Honus Wagner 277 1912

8. Tony Perez 273 1980

9. Sam Rice 270 1928

Pete Rose 270 1979

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Cap Anson 1471 4220

2. Pete Rose 1344 4415

3. Sam Rice 1253 3282

4. Dave Winfield 1169 2892

5. Carlton Fisk 1143 3010

6. Carl Yastrzemski 1095 2963

7. Honus Wagner 1080 3077

8. Jim O'Rourke 1057 2740

9. Barry Bonds 1015 2189

10. Craig Biggio 1001 2513

Up to & including age 38

Seasons age 38

Including & after age 38

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1860 PA for rate statistics

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Tris Speaker 727 11179

2. Stan Musial 658 11019

3. Ty Cobb 647 11832

4. Pete Rose 612 12176

5. Nap Lajoie 605 9017

6. George Brett 599 10375

7. Robin Yount 583 12249

8. Charlie Gehringer 574 10185

9. Hank Aaron 572 12242

10. Cal Ripken 571 12028

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Luis Gonzalez 52 2006

Tris Speaker 52 1926

3. Craig Biggio 47 2004

4. George Brett 40 1991

Bob Johnson 40 1944

Edgar Martinez 40 2001

Pete Rose 40 1979

8. Barry Larkin 37 2002

9. Jim O'Rourke 36 1889

10. Jeff Conine 35 2004

Tony Gwynn 35 1998

Honus Wagner 35 1912

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Pete Rose 174 4415

2. Cap Anson 173 4220

3. Sam Rice 166 3282

4. Craig Biggio 151 2513

Jim O'Rourke 151 2740

6. Paul Molitor 133 2482

7. Carl Yastrzemski 130 2963

8. Dave Winfield 128 2892

9. Honus Wagner 122 3077

10. Tris Speaker 117 1470

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Crawford 309 10594

2. Ty Cobb 279 11832

3. Jake Beckley 243 10348

4. Roger Connor 232 8740

5. Fred Clarke 220 9801

6. Tris Speaker 214 11179

7. Honus Wagner 212 9296

8. Dan Brouthers 205 7653

9. Joe Kelley 194 8120

10. Paul Waner 189 9917

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Jake Daubert 22 1922

2. Honus Wagner 20 1912

3. Sam Rice 15 1928

4. Fred Clarke 13 1911

5. Ty Cobb 12 1925

6. Lave Cross 10 1904

Steve Finley 10 2003

Dode Paskert 10 1920

9. Brett Butler 9 1995

Roger Connor 9 1896

Doc Cramer 9 1944

Bid McPhee 9 1898

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Honus Wagner 60 3077

2. Sam Rice 57 3282

3. Jake Daubert 41 1704

4. Cap Anson 39 4220

5. Joe Start 33 2072

6. Jim O'Rourke 29 2740

7. Ty Cobb 28 1730

8. Steve Finley 26 2311

Deacon White 26 2333

10. Pete Rose 24 4415

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Babe Ruth 686 10053

2. Hank Aaron 673 12242

3. Barry Bonds 658 10967

4. Ken Griffey 611 10742

5. Sammy Sosa 609 9896

6. Willie Mays 600 10842

7. Mark McGwire 583 7660

Alex Rodriguez 583 9611

9. Frank Robinson 574 11515

10. Jim Thome 564 9463

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Barry Bonds 45 2003

2. Darrell Evans 40 1985

3. Frank Thomas 39 2006

4. Rafael Palmeiro 38 2003

Ted Williams 38 1957

6. Hank Aaron 34 1972

Babe Ruth 34 1933

8. Rico Carty 31 1978

9. Fred McGriff 30 2002

10. Willie Stargell 28 1978

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 149 2189

2. Darrell Evans 136 2649

3. Hank Aaron 116 2242

4. Carlton Fisk 109 3010

5. Dave Winfield 108 2892

6. Ted Williams 103 1784

7. Carl Yastrzemski 86 2963

8. Reggie Jackson 85 2016

9. Craig Biggio 81 2513

10. Rafael Palmeiro 79 1727

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Babe Ruth 2121 10053

2. Hank Aaron 2037 12242

3. Lou Gehrig 1995 9660

4. Jimmie Foxx 1922 9670

5. Mel Ott 1860 11337

6. Al Simmons 1812 9343

7. Manny Ramirez 1788 9437

8. Frank Robinson 1778 11515

9. Ken Griffey 1772 10742

10. Barry Bonds 1742 10967

Ty Cobb 1742 11832

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Edgar Martinez 116 2001

2. Frank Thomas 114 2006

3. Rafael Palmeiro 112 2003

4. Cap Anson 107 1890

5. Ernie Banks 106 1969

Bob Johnson 106 1944

7. Tony Perez 105 1980

8. Fred McGriff 103 2002

Babe Ruth 103 1933

10. Ty Cobb 102 1925

Honus Wagner 102 1912

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Cap Anson 747 4220

2. Jim O'Rourke 442 2740

3. Carlton Fisk 416 3010

4. Carl Yastrzemski 399 2963

5. Dave Winfield 395 2892

6. Darrell Evans 381 2649

7. Pete Rose 360 4415

8. Honus Wagner 349 3077

9. Barry Bonds 344 2189

10. Hank Aaron 337 2242

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 2070 10967

2. Babe Ruth 1938 10053

3. Ted Williams 1796 8553

4. Rickey Henderson 1772 10860

5. Mickey Mantle 1733 9909

6. Joe Morgan 1710 10387

7. Mel Ott 1708 11337

8. Jim Thome 1619 9463

9. Eddie Yost 1614 9175

10. Carl Yastrzemski 1577 11639

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Barry Bonds 148 2003

2. Ted Williams 119 1957

3. Babe Ruth 114 1933

4. Cap Anson 113 1890

5. Tony Phillips 102 1997

6. Rickey Henderson 97 1997

7. Charlie Gehringer 95 1941

Bob Johnson 95 1944

Pete Rose 95 1979

10. Tris Speaker 94 1926

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 636 2189

2. Cap Anson 527 4220

3. Rickey Henderson 515 2995

4. Pete Rose 481 4415

5. Darrell Evans 401 2649

6. Luke Appling 374 2658

7. Ted Williams 344 1784

Carl Yastrzemski 344 2963

9. Willie Mays 327 2110

10. Edgar Martinez 310 2140

Up to & including age 38

Seasons age 38

Including & after age 38

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1860 PA for rate statistics

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Jim Thome 2313 9463

2. Sammy Sosa 2306 9896

3. Reggie Jackson 2247 9984

4. Jose Canseco 1942 8129

5. Mike Schmidt 1866 9890

6. Dave Kingman 1816 7429

7. Mike Cameron 1798 7435

8. Fred McGriff 1797 9764

9. Bobby Bonds 1757 8090

10. Dale Murphy 1748 9040

Manny Ramirez 1748 9437

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Reggie Jackson 141 1984

2. Jim Thome 123 2009

3. Tony Phillips 118 1997

4. Julio Franco 116 1997

5. Sammy Sosa 112 2007

6. Ernie Banks 101 1969

7. Fred McGriff 99 2002

8. Frank Robinson 95 1974

Devon White 95 2001

10. Craig Biggio 94 2004

Steve Finley 94 2003

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Rickey Henderson 503 2995

2. Reggie Jackson 491 2016

3. Carlton Fisk 472 3010

4. Dave Winfield 462 2892

5. Julio Franco 452 2124

6. Darrell Evans 409 2649

7. Andres Galarraga 388 1631

8. Craig Biggio 380 2513

9. Willie Mays 379 2110

10. Edgar Martinez 361 2140

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 1231 10860

2. Billy Hamilton 912 7584

3. Lou Brock 900 10482

4. Ty Cobb 856 11832

5. Tim Raines 803 9972

6. Vince Coleman 752 5970

7. Max Carey 738 10743

Arlie Latham 738 7493

9. Eddie Collins 725 11244

10. Willie Wilson 668 8317

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Otis Nixon 59 1997

2. Rickey Henderson 45 1997

3. Lou Brock 35 1977

4. Jim O'Rourke 33 1889

5. Brett Butler 32 1995

6. Cap Anson 29 1890

Candy Nelson 29 1887

Orator Shaffer 29 1890

9. Honus Wagner 26 1912

10. Patsy Donovan 25 1903

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 220 2995

2. Cap Anson 136 4220

3. Otis Nixon 122 1331

4. Davey Lopes 111 1536

5. Honus Wagner 108 3077

6. Jim O'Rourke 106 2740

7. Kenny Lofton 77 1487

8. Lou Brock 73 1274

9. Omar Vizquel 71 2380

10. Sam Rice 63 3282

Pete Rose 63 4415

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Ty Cobb 2788 11832

2. Willie Keeler 2513 9594

3. Pete Rose 2490 12176

4. Eddie Collins 2481 11244

5. Rod Carew 2302 10032

6. Jesse Burkett 2273 9605

7. Tris Speaker 2239 11179

8. Tony Gwynn 2226 9534

9. Robin Yount 2182 12249

10. Frankie Frisch 2171 10100

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Pete Rose 159 1979

2. Jake Daubert 156 1922

3. Sam Rice 153 1928

4. Maury Wills 149 1971

5. Doc Cramer 138 1944

6. Lave Cross 134 1904

7. Cap Anson 131 1890

8. Otis Nixon 130 1997

9. Earl Sheely 129 1931

10. Nap Lajoie 128 1913

Ozzie Smith 128 1993

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Cap Anson 896 4220

2. Pete Rose 884 4415

3. Sam Rice 722 3282

4. Jim O'Rourke 592 2740

5. Honus Wagner 584 3077

6. Luke Appling 558 2658

7. Deacon White 488 2333

8. Paul Molitor 482 2482

9. Joe Start 474 2072

10. Carl Yastrzemski 473 2963

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 210 10053

2. Ted Williams 194 8553

3. Lou Gehrig 179 9660

4. Barry Bonds 179 10967

5. Rogers Hornsby 176 9379

6. Ty Cobb 172 11832

7. Mickey Mantle 172 9909

8. Albert Pujols 172 6082

9. Dan Brouthers 170 7653

10. Joe Jackson 170 5690

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Ted Williams 233 1957

2. Barry Bonds 231 2003

3. Babe Ruth 176 1933

4. Bob Johnson 174 1944

5. Ty Cobb 171 1925

6. Edgar Martinez 160 2001

7. Willie Stargell 158 1978

8. Cy Williams 155 1926

9. Fred Clarke 147 1911

10. Hank Aaron 147 1972

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Barry Bonds 206 2189

2. Willie Mays 133 2110

3. Edgar Martinez 132 2140

4. Hank Aaron 132 2242

5. Brian Downing 130 1867

6. Darrell Evans 120 2649

7. Joe Start 120 2072

8. Honus Wagner 118 3077

9. Cap Anson 118 4220

10. Stan Musial 118 2097

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Babe Ruth 2622 10053

2. Barry Bonds 2480 10967

3. Ty Cobb 2317 11832

4. Hank Aaron 2303 12242

5. Stan Musial 2293 11019

6. Lou Gehrig 2233 9660

7. Jimmie Foxx 2131 9670

8. Ted Williams 2130 8553

9. Willie Mays 2106 10842

10. Frank Robinson 2095 11515

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Ted Williams 167 1957

2. Barry Bonds 166 2003

3. Bob Johnson 116 1944

Pete Rose 116 1979

Babe Ruth 116 1933

6. Edgar Martinez 115 2001

7. Ty Cobb 113 1925

Jake Daubert 113 1922

9. Rafael Palmeiro 108 2003

Honus Wagner 108 1912

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Cap Anson 589 4220

2. Barry Bonds 578 2189

3. Pete Rose 516 4415

4. Sam Rice 474 3282

5. Ted Williams 419 1784

6. Rickey Henderson 402 2995

7. Carl Yastrzemski 392 2963

8. Dave Winfield 389 2892

9. Jim O'Rourke 380 2740

10. Darrell Evans 374 2649

Up to & including age 38

Seasons age 38

Including & after age 38

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1860 PA for rate statistics

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Babe Ruth 1346 10053

2. Barry Bonds 1087 10967

3. Ted Williams 1034 8553

4. Ty Cobb 989 11832

5. Lou Gehrig 984 9660

6. Stan Musial 908 11019

7. Rogers Hornsby 879 9379

8. Hank Aaron 866 12242

9. Mickey Mantle 861 9909

10. Tris Speaker 830 11179

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Barry Bonds 90 2003

2. Ted Williams 89 1957

3. Bob Johnson 56 1944

4. Babe Ruth 55 1933

5. Edgar Martinez 48 2001

6. Ty Cobb 48 1925

7. Cap Anson 36 1890

8. Honus Wagner 33 1912

9. Pete Rose 32 1979

10. Gavvy Cravath 32 1919

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Barry Bonds 304 2189

2. Ted Williams 192 1784

3. Cap Anson 115 4220

4. Edgar Martinez 102 2140

5. Babe Ruth 97 1138

6. Ty Cobb 96 1730

7. Willie Mays 91 2110

8. Hank Aaron 83 2242

9. Luke Appling 75 2658

10. Bob Johnson 72 1219

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Babe Ruth 126.4 10053

2. Ty Cobb 105.5 11832

3. Barry Bonds 102.7 10967

4. Ted Williams 99.8 8553

5. Lou Gehrig 90.3 9660

6. Stan Musial 89.3 11019

7. Hank Aaron 86.9 12242

8. Tris Speaker 85.8 11179

9. Rogers Hornsby 85.4 9379

10. Mickey Mantle 85.2 9909

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Ted Williams 8.7 1957

2. Barry Bonds 8.3 2003

3. Bob Johnson 5.7 1944

4. Babe Ruth 5.3 1933

5. Edgar Martinez 4.5 2001

6. Ty Cobb 4.4 1925

7. Cap Anson 3.8 1890

8. Gavvy Cravath 3.5 1919

9. Honus Wagner 3.3 1912

10. Hank Aaron 3.2 1972

Pete Rose 3.2 1979

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Barry Bonds 27.8 2189

2. Ted Williams 18.9 1784

3. Cap Anson 11.5 4220

4. Edgar Martinez 9.5 2140

5. Willie Mays 9.2 2110

6. Babe Ruth 9.1 1138

7. Ty Cobb 9.0 1730

8. Hank Aaron 8.6 2242

9. Luke Appling 7.6 2658

10. Bob Johnson 7.5 1219

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Hank Aaron 1340 12242

2. Babe Ruth 1307 10053

3. Barry Bonds 1268 10967

4. Stan Musial 1239 11019

5. Willie Mays 1195 10842

6. Lou Gehrig 1190 9660

7. Frank Robinson 1169 11515

8. Ken Griffey 1152 10742

9. Jimmie Foxx 1117 9670

10. Rafael Palmeiro 1109 10973

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Craig Biggio 71 2004

2. Luis Gonzalez 69 2006

3. Barry Bonds 68 2003

4. Tris Speaker 67 1926

Ted Williams 67 1957

6. Bob Johnson 65 1944

7. Edgar Martinez 64 2001

8. Honus Wagner 62 1912

9. Rafael Palmeiro 61 2003

10. Fred McGriff 59 2002

Tony Perez 59 1980

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Dave Winfield 250 2892

2. Cap Anson 240 4220

Barry Bonds 240 2189

4. Craig Biggio 236 2513

5. Carlton Fisk 230 3010

Sam Rice 230 3282

7. Carl Yastrzemski 222 2963

8. Pete Rose 208 4415

9. Darrell Evans 204 2649

10. Honus Wagner 200 3077

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Ty Cobb 5027 11832

2. Barry Bonds 4749 10967

3. Babe Ruth 4734 10053

4. Tris Speaker 4705 11179

5. Stan Musial 4655 11019

6. Mel Ott 4648 11337

7. Pete Rose 4630 12176

8. Hank Aaron 4611 12242

9. Eddie Collins 4548 11244

10. Carl Yastrzemski 4480 11639

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Pete Rose 305 1979

2. Barry Bonds 291 2003

3. Ted Williams 287 1957

4. Cap Anson 276 1890

5. Bob Johnson 269 1944

6. Jake Daubert 264 1922

7. Tris Speaker 258 1926

8. Babe Ruth 254 1933

9. Sam Rice 253 1928

10. Tony Phillips 252 1997

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Cap Anson 1688 4220

2. Pete Rose 1604 4415

3. Sam Rice 1222 3282

4. Rickey Henderson 1145 2995

5. Barry Bonds 1141 2189

6. Luke Appling 1064 2658

7. Carl Yastrzemski 1048 2963

8. Honus Wagner 1043 3077

9. Jim O'Rourke 997 2740

10. Carlton Fisk 980 3010

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Ted Williams .864 8553

2. Babe Ruth .863 10053

3. Ty Cobb .822 11832

4. Rogers Hornsby .817 9379

5. Joe Jackson .815 5690

6. Barry Bonds .808 10967

7. Lou Gehrig .803 9660

8. Mickey Mantle .803 9909

9. Stan Musial .794 11019

10. Honus Wagner .792 9296

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Ted Williams .920 1957

2. Barry Bonds .903 2003

3. Ty Cobb .805 1925

4. Bob Johnson .789 1944

Cy Williams .789 1926

6. Babe Ruth .782 1933

7. Willie Stargell .762 1978

8. Fred Clarke .761 1911

9. Edgar Martinez .736 2001

10. Honus Wagner .735 1912

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Barry Bonds .871 2189

2. Willie Mays .686 2110

3. Hank Aaron .668 2242

4. Stan Musial .656 2097

5. Brian Downing .648 1867

6. Edgar Martinez .641 2140

7. Cap Anson .631 4220

8. Honus Wagner .628 3077

9. Jim O'Rourke .626 2740

10. Luke Appling .601 2658

Up to & including age 38

Seasons age 38

Including & after age 38

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1860 PA for rate statistics

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Hughie Jennings 287 5634

2. Tommy Tucker 272 7266

3. Craig Biggio 256 10690

4. Don Baylor 255 9088

5. Jason Kendall 248 8211

6. Ron Hunt 243 6158

7. Dan McGann 230 6047

8. Frank Robinson 198 11515

9. Minnie Minoso 192 7700

10. Jake Beckley 182 10348

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Don Baylor 28 1987

2. Craig Biggio 15 2004

Nap Lajoie 15 1913

4. Andre Dawson 13 1993

5. Devon White 12 2001

6. Chief Zimmer 11 1899

7. Barry Bonds 10 2003

Frank Robinson 10 1974

9. Edgar Martinez 9 2001

Gary Sheffield 9 2007

Larry Walker 9 2005

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Craig Biggio 44 2513

2. Andres Galarraga 41 1631

Deacon White 41 2333

4. Don Baylor 40 780

5. Carlton Fisk 38 3010

6. Chief Zimmer 33 1254

7. Barry Bonds 32 2189

8. Pete Rose 31 4415

9. Brian Downing 28 1867

Jim O'Rourke 28 2740

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Eddie Collins 489 11244

2. Stuffy McInnis 383 8623

3. Jake Daubert 367 7738

4. Willie Keeler 350 9594

5. Donie Bush 337 8734

6. Ray Chapman 334 4590

7. Bill Wambsganss 323 6097

8. Roger Peckinpaugh 314 8383

9. Larry Gardner 311 7685

10. Max Carey 290 10743

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

1. Kid Gleason 43 1905

2. Jake Daubert 31 1922

3. Tris Speaker 28 1926

4. Nixey Callahan 22 1912

5. Jimmy Austin 21 1918

Bill Dahlen 21 1908

7. Omar Vizquel 20 2005

8. Eddie Mayo 18 1948

Dode Paskert 18 1920

10. Eddie Collins 17 1925

Rabbit Maranville 17 1930

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Kid Gleason 84 1409

2. Honus Wagner 67 3077

3. Rabbit Maranville 66 2502

Sam Rice 66 3282

5. Omar Vizquel 59 2380

6. Jake Daubert 56 1704

Nap Lajoie 56 1968

8. Tris Speaker 52 1470

9. Jimmy Austin 50 1335

Lave Cross 50 1983

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Robin Yount 123 12249

2. Ruben Sierra 117 8568

3. Frank Thomas 115 9161

4. Andre Dawson 114 10156

Cal Ripken 114 12028

Rusty Staub 114 10963

7. Don Baylor 112 9088

8. Brooks Robinson 111 11498

9. Eddie Murray 110 11515

10. Gary Sheffield 108 10153

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

1. Davey Lopes 10 1983

2. Edgar Martinez 9 2001

Hal McRae 9 1984

4. George Brett 8 1991

Tony Gwynn 8 1998

Dave Parker 8 1989

Tony Perez 8 1980

Carl Yastrzemski 8 1978

9. Ernie Banks 7 1969

Rico Carty 7 1978

Andre Dawson 7 1993

Barry Larkin 7 2002

Ozzie Smith 7 1993

Dave Winfield 7 1990

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Paul Molitor 35 2482

2. Pete Rose 28 4415

3. Carl Yastrzemski 26 2963

4. Carlton Fisk 25 3010

Edgar Martinez 25 2140

Dave Parker 25 1810

7. Jeff Conine 24 1794

8. Stan Musial 23 2097

9. George Brett 22 1821

10. Eddie Murray 21 1769

Rafael Palmeiro 21 1727

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

1. Barry Bonds 484 10967

2. Hank Aaron 270 12242

3. Ken Griffey 244 10742

4. Vladimir Guerrero 242 7826

5. Willie McCovey 232 8226

6. Frank Robinson 215 11515

7. George Brett 214 10375

8. Manny Ramirez 212 9437

9. Eddie Murray 211 11515

10. Willie Stargell 203 8164

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

1. Barry Bonds 61 2003

2. Ted Williams 33 1957

3. Hank Aaron 15 1972

Billy Williams 15 1976

5. Ken Griffey 14 2008

Frank Robinson 14 1974

7. Dave Parker 13 1989

8. Jose Cruz 12 1986

Darrell Evans 12 1985

10. Harold Baines 11 1997

Ron Fairly 11 1977

Stan Musial 11 1959

Tony Perez 11 1980

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

1. Barry Bonds 265 2189

2. Ted Williams 58 1784

3. Stan Musial 48 2097

4. Carlton Fisk 44 3010

5. Pete Rose 43 4415

6. Hank Aaron 38 2242

7. Carl Yastrzemski 37 2963

8. Willie McCovey 36 1711

9. Darrell Evans 35 2649

10. Edgar Martinez 34 2140

Willie Stargell 34 1312

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Cal Ripken 325 12028

2. Jim Rice 315 9058

3. Ivan Rodriguez 306 9712

4. Hank Aaron 292 12242

5. Rusty Staub 291 10963

6. Brooks Robinson 290 11498

7. Ted Simmons 287 9685

8. Joe Torre 284 8801

9. George Scott 277 8269

10. Roberto Clemente 275 10212

Eddie Murray 275 11515

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. Tony Perez 25 1980

2. Dave Parker 21 1989

3. George Brett 20 1991

Gary Gaetti 20 1997

Paul O'Neill 20 2001

6. Andre Dawson 18 1993

Dwight Evans 18 1990

Pete Rose 18 1979

9. Hank Aaron 17 1972

Julio Franco 17 1997

Dave Winfield 17 1990

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Pete Rose 85 4415

2. Luke Appling 77 2658

3. Dave Winfield 75 2892

4. Julio Franco 74 2124

5. Carlton Fisk 73 3010

6. Tony Perez 65 2055

Carl Yastrzemski 65 2963

8. Paul Molitor 58 2482

9. George Brett 55 1821

10. Hank Aaron 53 2242

Harold Baines 53 1738

Up to & including age 38

Seasons age 38

Including & after age 38

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1860 PA for rate statistics

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Lou Brock 290 10482

2. Rickey Henderson 288 10860

3. Brett Butler 244 8999

4. Maury Wills 207 8152

5. Bert Campaneris 190 9379

6. Rod Carew 182 10032

Omar Moreno 182 5481

8. Cesar Cedeno 179 8133

9. Steve Sax 178 7632

10. Vince Coleman 177 5970

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Lou Brock 24 1977

2. Jake Daubert 17 1922

3. Dode Paskert 14 1920

4. Otis Nixon 12 1997

5. Pete Rose 11 1979

6. Tony Phillips 10 1997

Omar Vizquel 10 2005

8. Ty Cobb 9 1925

Eddie Mayo 9 1948

Ken Williams 9 1928

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 55 2995

2. Lou Brock 41 1274

3. Pete Rose 40 4415

4. Jake Daubert 39 1704

5. Ty Cobb 37 1730

6. Sam Rice 31 3282

7. Omar Vizquel 27 2380

8. Luke Appling 26 2658

Otis Nixon 26 1331

10. Brett Butler 21 1142

Nap Lajoie 21 1968

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 568.2 10967

2. Rickey Henderson 418.4 10860

3. Willie Mays 404.4 10842

4. Alex Rodriguez 393.5 9611

5. Bobby Bonds 386.0 8090

6. Joe Morgan 358.9 10387

7. Andre Dawson 355.1 10156

8. Hank Aaron 351.6 12242

9. Sammy Sosa 338.1 9896

10. Gary Sheffield 321.8 10153

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Gary Sheffield 23.4 2007

2. Paul O'Neill 21.5 2001

3. Davey Lopes 19.2 1983

4. Steve Finley 17.8 2003

5. Joe Morgan 17.7 1982

6. Devon White 15.8 2001

7. Rickey Henderson 13.6 1997

8. Paul Molitor 13.3 1995

9. Jake Daubert 12.9 1922

10. Ty Cobb 12.5 1925

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Rickey Henderson 85.4 2995

2. Davey Lopes 64.0 1536

3. Steve Finley 51.8 2311

4. Willie Mays 50.8 2110

5. Cap Anson 46.4 4220

6. Paul Molitor 43.2 2482

7. Joe Morgan 41.9 1496

8. Gary Sheffield 41.0 1387

9. Craig Biggio 38.2 2513

10. Julio Franco 37.4 2124

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Dan McGann 522.2 6047

2. Roy Thomas 481.5 6575

3. Fielder Jones 449.2 7884

4. Ginger Beaumont 404.3 6281

5. Bill Bradley 301.7 6046

6. Nap Lajoie 294.8 9017

7. Fred Tenney 277.9 8375

8. Willie Keeler 238.6 9594

9. Danny Murphy 225.0 5978

10. Cy Seymour 224.4 6121

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Edd Roush 75.2 1931

2. Eddie Collins 53.1 1925

3. Joe Start 49.7 1881

4. Johnny Cooney 46.0 1939

5. Sam Rice 41.1 1928

6. Tris Speaker 35.9 1926

7. Ty Cobb 34.6 1925

8. Roger Connor 34.5 1896

9. Dave Bancroft 32.5 1929

10. Ken Williams 30.8 1928

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Sam Rice 41.5 3282

2. Cap Anson 25.6 4220

3. Joe Start 25.0 2072

4. Nap Lajoie 24.3 1968

5. Rabbit Maranville 18.3 2502

6. Jim O'Rourke 18.2 2740

7. Deacon White 17.5 2333

8. Pete Rose 15.8 4415

9. Luke Appling 15.8 2658

10. Bob Boone 12.1 1942

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Mark McGwire 10.6 7660

2. Babe Ruth 11.6 10053

3. Barry Bonds 13.3 10967

4. Jim Thome 13.7 9463

5. Adam Dunn 14.0 5417

6. Harmon Killebrew 14.0 9462

7. Albert Pujols 14.1 6082

8. Ralph Kiner 14.1 6256

9. Alex Rodriguez 14.2 9611

10. Sammy Sosa 14.5 9896

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

1. Barry Bonds 8.7 2003

2. Ted Williams 11.1 1957

3. Frank Thomas 11.9 2006

4. Darrell Evans 12.6 1985

5. Hank Aaron 13.2 1972

6. Babe Ruth 13.5 1933

7. Willie Stargell 13.9 1978

8. Rafael Palmeiro 14.8 2003

9. Jim Thome 15.7 2009

10. Jim Edmonds 17.0 2008

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 10.1 2189

2. Darrell Evans 16.4 2649

3. Hank Aaron 16.5 2242

4. Reggie Jackson 20.5 2016

5. Stan Musial 23.6 2097

6. Dave Winfield 23.9 2892

7. Willie Mays 24.0 2110

8. Edgar Martinez 24.1 2140

9. Carlton Fisk 24.7 3010

10. Graig Nettles 24.9 2204

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Robin Yount 8415 12249

2. Cal Ripken 8258 12028

3. Brooks Robinson 8115 11498

4. Hank Aaron 7993 12242

5. Pete Rose 7846 12176

6. Luis Aparicio 7714 10669

7. Eddie Murray 7666 11515

8. Carl Yastrzemski 7535 11639

9. Frank Robinson 7378 11515

10. Rusty Staub 7331 10963

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Kid Gleason 501 1905

2. Craig Biggio 477 2004

3. Otis Nixon 461 1997

Maury Wills 461 1971

5. Tony Perez 457 1980

6. Omar Vizquel 456 2005

7. Pete Rose 454 1979

8. Jake Daubert 453 1922

9. Ernie Banks 452 1969

10. Sparky Adams 449 1933

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Pete Rose 2936 4415

2. Cap Anson 2532 4220

3. Carlton Fisk 2116 3010

4. Sam Rice 2091 3282

5. Honus Wagner 2049 3077

6. Dave Winfield 2003 2892

7. Carl Yastrzemski 1992 2963

8. Rickey Henderson 1946 2995

9. Craig Biggio 1777 2513

10. Rabbit Maranville 1772 2502

Up to & including age 38

Seasons age 38

Including & after age 38

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1860 PA for rate statistics

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