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39 Leaders Age Pitching

Up to & including age 39

Seasons age 39

Including & after age 39

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1550 PA for rate statistics

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Ty Cobb .368 12105

2. Rogers Hornsby .359 9406

3. Joe Jackson .356 5690

4. Ted Williams .349 9070

5. Tris Speaker .346 11776

6. Ed Delahanty .346 8389

7. Nap Lajoie .346 9485

8. Billy Hamilton .344 7584

9. Babe Ruth .344 10524

10. Dan Brouthers .342 7653

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Barry Bonds .362 2004

2. Jim O'Rourke .360 1890

3. Eddie Collins .344 1926

4. Paul Molitor .341 1996

5. Tony Gwynn .338 1999

6. Joe Start .329 1882

7. Ted Williams .328 1958

8. Tris Speaker .327 1927

9. Eddie Murray .323 1995

10. Sam Rice .323 1929

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Sam Rice .322 2601

2. Cap Anson .312 3597

3. Paul Molitor .312 1884

4. Jim O'Rourke .310 2197

5. Luke Appling .303 2588

6. Barry Bonds .303 1639

7. Stan Musial .290 1693

8. Julio Franco .285 1619

9. Joe Start .285 1715

10. Deacon White .283 1811

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .487 9070

2. Babe Ruth .475 10524

3. Billy Hamilton .455 7584

4. Lou Gehrig .447 9660

5. Barry Bonds .443 11584

6. Ty Cobb .434 12105

7. Rogers Hornsby .434 9406

8. Tris Speaker .430 11776

9. Jimmie Foxx .428 9670

10. Todd Helton .427 7761

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. Barry Bonds .609 2004

2. Ted Williams .458 1958

3. Babe Ruth .448 1934

4. Eddie Collins .441 1926

5. Wally Schang .424 1929

6. Jim O'Rourke .410 1890

7. Dummy Hoy .407 1901

8. Edgar Martinez .403 2002

9. Hank Aaron .402 1973

10. Enos Slaughter .401 1955

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Barry Bonds .519 1639

2. Luke Appling .402 2588

3. Cap Anson .396 3597

4. Willie Mays .391 1651

5. Edgar Martinez .383 1559

6. Sam Rice .380 2601

7. Rickey Henderson .380 2486

8. Stan Musial .370 1693

9. Jim O'Rourke .362 2197

10. Paul Molitor .362 1884

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .692 10524

2. Ted Williams .641 9070

3. Lou Gehrig .632 9660

4. Albert Pujols .628 6082

5. Barry Bonds .611 11584

6. Jimmie Foxx .609 9670

7. Hank Greenberg .605 6096

8. Manny Ramirez .591 9437

9. Mark McGwire .588 7660

10. Joe DiMaggio .579 7671

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

1. Barry Bonds .812 2004

2. Hank Aaron .643 1973

3. Ted Williams .584 1958

4. Moises Alou .571 2006

5. Willie Stargell .552 1979

6. Matt Stairs .549 2007

7. Babe Ruth .537 1934

8. Andres Galarraga .526 2000

9. Eddie Murray .516 1995

10. Jim O'Rourke .515 1890

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Barry Bonds .644 1639

2. Andres Galarraga .475 1631

3. Stan Musial .475 1693

4. Hank Aaron .466 1698

5. Willie Mays .455 1651

6. Dave Winfield .453 2355

7. Edgar Martinez .449 1559

8. Carlton Fisk .443 2519

9. Paul Molitor .432 1884

10. Darrell Evans .429 2055

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.167 10524

2. Ted Williams 1.129 9070

3. Lou Gehrig 1.080 9660

4. Albert Pujols 1.055 6082

5. Barry Bonds 1.053 11584

6. Jimmie Foxx 1.038 9670

7. Hank Greenberg 1.017 6096

8. Rogers Hornsby 1.012 9406

9. Manny Ramirez 1.002 9437

10. Todd Helton .994 7761

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Barry Bonds 1.422 2004

2. Hank Aaron 1.045 1973

3. Ted Williams 1.042 1958

4. Babe Ruth .985 1934

5. Jim O'Rourke .925 1890

6. Moises Alou .923 2006

7. Matt Stairs .917 2007

8. Willie Stargell .904 1979

9. Eddie Collins .900 1926

10. Willie Mays .897 1970

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Barry Bonds 1.163 1639

2. Willie Mays .846 1651

3. Stan Musial .845 1693

4. Edgar Martinez .832 1559

5. Andres Galarraga .824 1631

6. Hank Aaron .816 1698

7. Sam Rice .802 2601

8. Cap Anson .800 3597

9. Paul Molitor .794 1884

10. Dave Winfield .790 2355

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Hank Aaron 2964 12707

2. Cal Ripken 2873 12367

3. Brooks Robinson 2872 11730

4. Carl Yastrzemski 2862 12229

5. Robin Yount 2856 12249

6. Al Kaline 2834 11597

7. Pete Rose 2830 12911

8. Eddie Murray 2819 11995

Rusty Staub 2819 11095

10. Ty Cobb 2806 12105

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Steve Finley 162 2004

Pete Rose 162 1980

3. Paul Molitor 161 1996

4. Dave Parker 157 1990

5. Craig Biggio 155 2005

Frank Thomas 155 2007

7. Rafael Palmeiro 154 2004

8. Omar Vizquel 153 2006

9. George Brett 152 1992

Rickey Henderson 152 1998

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Pete Rose 894 3685

2. Cap Anson 812 3597

3. Sam Rice 693 2601

4. Carlton Fisk 672 2519

5. Julio Franco 637 1619

6. Rickey Henderson 621 2486

7. Luke Appling 619 2588

8. Honus Wagner 617 2443

9. Carl Yastrzemski 593 2352

10. Graig Nettles 579 1685

Up to & including age 39

Seasons age 39

Including & after age 39

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1550 PA for rate statistics

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 11479 12911

2. Hank Aaron 11288 12707

3. Cal Ripken 11074 12367

4. Robin Yount 11008 12249

5. Brooks Robinson 10607 11730

6. Eddie Murray 10603 11995

7. Ty Cobb 10591 12105

8. Carl Yastrzemski 10447 12229

9. Luis Aparicio 10230 11230

10. Al Kaline 10116 11597

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Paul Molitor 660 1996

2. Pete Rose 655 1980

3. Steve Finley 628 2004

4. Sam Rice 616 1929

5. Dave Parker 610 1990

6. George Brett 592 1992

7. Craig Biggio 590 2005

8. Lave Cross 587 1905

9. Luke Appling 582 1946

10. Omar Vizquel 579 2006

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 3229 3685

2. Cap Anson 3137 3597

3. Sam Rice 2330 2601

4. Carlton Fisk 2235 2519

5. Luke Appling 2202 2588

6. Honus Wagner 2193 2443

7. Dave Winfield 2107 2355

8. Carl Yastrzemski 2059 2352

9. Jim O'Rourke 2032 2197

10. Rickey Henderson 2030 2486

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 12911 12911

2. Hank Aaron 12707 12707

3. Cal Ripken 12367 12367

4. Robin Yount 12249 12249

5. Carl Yastrzemski 12229 12229

6. Ty Cobb 12105 12105

7. Eddie Murray 11995 11995

8. Tris Speaker 11776 11776

9. Brooks Robinson 11730 11730

10. Eddie Collins 11699 11699

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Pete Rose 735 1980

2. Paul Molitor 728 1996

3. Steve Finley 706 2004

4. Sam Rice 694 1929

5. Rickey Henderson 670 1998

6. Dave Parker 669 1990

7. Luke Appling 659 1946

Omar Vizquel 659 2006

9. Craig Biggio 651 2005

Rafael Palmeiro 651 2004

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 3685 3685

2. Cap Anson 3597 3597

3. Sam Rice 2601 2601

4. Luke Appling 2588 2588

5. Carlton Fisk 2519 2519

6. Rickey Henderson 2486 2486

7. Honus Wagner 2443 2443

8. Dave Winfield 2355 2355

9. Carl Yastrzemski 2352 2352

10. Jim O'Rourke 2197 2197

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Babe Ruth 2161 10524

2. Ty Cobb 2088 12105

3. Barry Bonds 2070 11584

4. Hank Aaron 2060 12707

5. Rickey Henderson 2014 11530

6. Willie Mays 1921 11408

7. Lou Gehrig 1888 9660

8. Mel Ott 1859 11337

9. Tris Speaker 1854 11776

10. Pete Rose 1842 12911

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Barry Bonds 129 2004

2. Sam Rice 119 1929

3. Dummy Hoy 112 1901

Jim O'Rourke 112 1890

5. Rickey Henderson 101 1998

6. Paul Molitor 99 1996

7. Pete Rose 95 1980

8. Craig Biggio 94 2005

Willie Mays 94 1970

10. Steve Finley 92 2004

Jimmy Ryan 92 1902

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Cap Anson 521 3597

2. Sam Rice 446 2601

3. Pete Rose 418 3685

4. Rickey Henderson 382 2486

5. Jim O'Rourke 342 2197

6. Barry Bonds 286 1639

7. Dave Winfield 285 2355

8. Luke Appling 282 2588

9. Carlton Fisk 273 2519

10. Joe Start 258 1715

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Ty Cobb 3900 12105

2. Pete Rose 3557 12911

3. Hank Aaron 3509 12707

4. Tris Speaker 3463 11776

5. Stan Musial 3294 11397

6. Eddie Collins 3228 11699

7. Robin Yount 3142 12249

8. Eddie Murray 3071 11995

9. Cal Ripken 3070 12367

10. Tony Gwynn 3067 9980

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Paul Molitor 225 1996

2. Sam Rice 199 1929

3. Pete Rose 185 1980

4. Luke Appling 180 1946

5. Dave Parker 176 1990

6. Jim O'Rourke 172 1890

7. Tris Speaker 171 1927

Omar Vizquel 171 2006

9. Steve Finley 170 2004

10. George Brett 169 1992

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Cap Anson 979 3597

2. Pete Rose 884 3685

3. Sam Rice 750 2601

4. Luke Appling 668 2588

5. Jim O'Rourke 630 2197

6. Honus Wagner 603 2443

7. Carlton Fisk 589 2519

8. Dave Winfield 562 2355

9. Carl Yastrzemski 550 2352

10. Paul Molitor 530 1884

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Hank Aaron 6424 12707

2. Babe Ruth 5762 10524

3. Willie Mays 5695 11408

4. Stan Musial 5596 11397

5. Barry Bonds 5556 11584

6. Ty Cobb 5466 12105

7. Frank Robinson 5349 11664

8. Ken Griffey 5251 11196

9. Rafael Palmeiro 5223 11624

10. Eddie Murray 5108 11995

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Paul Molitor 309 1996

2. Steve Finley 308 2004

3. Barry Bonds 303 2004

4. Craig Biggio 276 2005

5. Dave Parker 275 1990

6. Dave Winfield 268 1991

7. Sam Rice 261 1929

8. Andres Galarraga 260 2000

9. Frank Thomas 255 2007

10. Hank Aaron 252 1973

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Cap Anson 1269 3597

2. Pete Rose 1074 3685

3. Carlton Fisk 989 2519

4. Sam Rice 983 2601

5. Dave Winfield 954 2355

6. Carl Yastrzemski 874 2352

7. Luke Appling 838 2588

8. Jim O'Rourke 837 2197

9. Honus Wagner 803 2443

10. Darrell Evans 738 2055

Rickey Henderson 738 2486

Up to & including age 39

Seasons age 39

Including & after age 39

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1550 PA for rate statistics

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Tris Speaker 770 11776

2. Stan Musial 675 11397

3. Ty Cobb 665 12105

4. Pete Rose 654 12911

5. George Brett 634 11012

6. Nap Lajoie 619 9485

7. Craig Biggio 604 11341

8. Cal Ripken 587 12367

9. Paul Waner 585 10321

10. Hank Aaron 584 12707

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Tris Speaker 43 1927

2. Pete Rose 42 1980

3. Paul Molitor 41 1996

4. Craig Biggio 40 2005

5. Sam Rice 39 1929

6. Jim O'Rourke 37 1890

7. Jeff Kent 36 2007

8. George Brett 35 1992

9. Gary Gaetti 34 1998

10. Eddie Collins 32 1926

Jimmy Ryan 32 1902

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Cap Anson 159 3597

2. Sam Rice 134 2601

Pete Rose 134 3685

4. Jim O'Rourke 115 2197

5. Carl Yastrzemski 109 2352

6. Dave Winfield 107 2355

7. Carlton Fisk 105 2519

8. Craig Biggio 104 1813

9. Paul Molitor 102 1884

10. Luke Appling 96 2588

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Crawford 309 10594

2. Ty Cobb 284 12105

3. Jake Beckley 243 10470

4. Roger Connor 233 8837

5. Fred Clarke 220 9801

Tris Speaker 220 11776

7. Honus Wagner 216 9750

8. Dan Brouthers 205 7653

9. Joe Kelley 194 8120

10. Paul Waner 190 10321

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Joe Kuhel 13 1945

2. Kenny Lofton 12 2006

3. Dummy Hoy 11 1901

Deacon White 11 1887

5. Jake Daubert 10 1923

Sam Rice 10 1929

Joe Start 10 1882

Omar Vizquel 10 2006

Chief Zimmer 10 1900

10. Jimmy Austin 9 1919

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Rice 42 2601

2. Honus Wagner 40 2443

3. Cap Anson 34 3597

4. Joe Start 27 1715

5. Jim O'Rourke 22 2197

6. Deacon White 21 1811

7. Jake Daubert 19 1004

Pete Rose 19 3685

9. Kenny Lofton 18 1081

10. Paul Molitor 17 1884

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Hank Aaron 713 12707

2. Babe Ruth 708 10524

3. Barry Bonds 703 11584

4. Ken Griffey 630 11196

5. Willie Mays 628 11408

6. Sammy Sosa 609 9896

7. Mark McGwire 583 7660

Frank Robinson 583 11664

Alex Rodriguez 583 9611

10. Harmon Killebrew 573 9831

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Barry Bonds 45 2004

2. Hank Aaron 40 1973

3. Steve Finley 36 2004

4. Willie Stargell 32 1979

5. Cy Williams 30 1927

6. Darrell Evans 29 1986

7. Andres Galarraga 28 2000

Willie Mays 28 1970

Willie McCovey 28 1977

Dave Winfield 28 1991

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 104 1639

2. Darrell Evans 96 2055

3. Carlton Fisk 95 2519

4. Dave Winfield 87 2355

5. Hank Aaron 82 1698

6. Carl Yastrzemski 69 2352

7. Andres Galarraga 67 1631

8. Ted Williams 65 1238

9. Stan Musial 63 1693

10. Reggie Jackson 60 1432

Willie Mays 60 1651

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Babe Ruth 2205 10524

2. Hank Aaron 2133 12707

3. Lou Gehrig 1995 9660

4. Jimmie Foxx 1922 9670

5. Mel Ott 1860 11337

6. Barry Bonds 1843 11584

7. Ken Griffey 1829 11196

8. Eddie Murray 1820 11995

9. Al Simmons 1813 9368

10. Ty Cobb 1804 12105

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Cap Anson 120 1891

2. Jim O'Rourke 115 1890

3. Paul Molitor 113 1996

4. Barry Bonds 101 2004

5. Andres Galarraga 100 2000

6. Cy Williams 98 1927

7. Hank Aaron 96 1973

8. Frank Thomas 95 2007

9. Steve Finley 94 2004

10. Dave Parker 92 1990

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Cap Anson 640 3597

2. Jim O'Rourke 361 2197

3. Carlton Fisk 353 2519

4. Carl Yastrzemski 318 2352

5. Dave Winfield 317 2355

6. Pete Rose 301 3685

7. Darrell Evans 287 2055

8. Stan Musial 273 1693

9. Paul Molitor 271 1884

10. Hank Aaron 260 1698

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 2302 11584

2. Babe Ruth 2042 10524

3. Ted Williams 1894 9070

4. Rickey Henderson 1890 11530

5. Joe Morgan 1799 10891

6. Mickey Mantle 1733 9909

7. Mel Ott 1708 11337

8. Carl Yastrzemski 1639 12229

9. Frank Thomas 1628 9785

10. Jim Thome 1619 9463

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Barry Bonds 232 2004

2. Rickey Henderson 118 1998

3. Babe Ruth 104 1934

4. Ted Williams 98 1958

5. Darrell Evans 91 1986

6. Joe Morgan 89 1983

7. Dummy Hoy 86 1901

Rafael Palmeiro 86 2004

9. Frank Thomas 81 2007

10. Joe Kuhel 79 1945

Willie Mays 79 1970

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 488 1639

2. Rickey Henderson 418 2486

3. Cap Anson 414 3597

4. Pete Rose 386 3685

5. Luke Appling 362 2588

6. Darrell Evans 316 2055

7. Willie Mays 278 1651

8. Carl Yastrzemski 268 2352

9. Carlton Fisk 230 2519

10. Dave Winfield 228 2355

Up to & including age 39

Seasons age 39

Including & after age 39

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1550 PA for rate statistics

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Reggie Jackson 2385 10525

2. Jim Thome 2313 9463

3. Sammy Sosa 2306 9896

4. Jose Canseco 1942 8129

5. Mike Schmidt 1883 10062

6. Fred McGriff 1863 10093

7. Willie Stargell 1851 8644

8. Dave Kingman 1816 7429

9. Mike Cameron 1798 7435

10. Ken Griffey 1762 11196

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Reggie Jackson 138 1985

2. Andres Galarraga 126 2000

3. Rickey Henderson 114 1998

4. Dave Winfield 109 1991

5. Willie McCovey 106 1977

6. Darrell Evans 105 1986

Willie Stargell 105 1979

8. Dave Parker 102 1990

9. Chili Davis 100 1999

10. Frank Thomas 94 2007

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Rickey Henderson 418 2486

2. Andres Galarraga 388 1631

3. Dave Winfield 381 2355

4. Carlton Fisk 380 2519

5. Reggie Jackson 350 1432

6. Julio Franco 336 1619

7. Darrell Evans 324 2055

8. Willie Mays 308 1651

9. Craig Biggio 286 1813

10. Edgar Martinez 271 1559

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 1297 11530

2. Lou Brock 917 10799

3. Billy Hamilton 912 7584

4. Ty Cobb 865 12105

5. Tim Raines 807 10136

6. Vince Coleman 752 5970

7. Max Carey 738 10770

Eddie Collins 738 11699

Arlie Latham 738 7500

10. Joe Morgan 681 10891

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Rickey Henderson 66 1998

2. Otis Nixon 37 1998

3. Kenny Lofton 32 2006

4. Dummy Hoy 27 1901

5. Omar Vizquel 24 2006

6. Jim O'Rourke 23 1890

7. Honus Wagner 21 1913

8. Deacon White 20 1887

9. Bid McPhee 18 1899

Paul Molitor 18 1996

Joe Morgan 18 1983

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 175 2486

2. Cap Anson 107 3597

3. Davey Lopes 89 975

4. Honus Wagner 82 2443

5. Jim O'Rourke 73 2197

6. Otis Nixon 63 676

7. Kenny Lofton 55 1081

8. Sam Rice 47 2601

Omar Vizquel 47 1729

10. Pete Rose 43 3685

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Ty Cobb 2840 12105

2. Pete Rose 2631 12911

3. Eddie Collins 2573 11699

4. Willie Keeler 2513 9594

5. Rod Carew 2404 10550

6. Tris Speaker 2359 11776

7. Tony Gwynn 2328 9980

8. Jesse Burkett 2273 9605

9. Robin Yount 2182 12249

10. Frankie Frisch 2171 10100

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Paul Molitor 167 1996

2. Sam Rice 149 1929

3. Luke Appling 147 1946

4. Pete Rose 141 1980

5. Omar Vizquel 135 2006

6. George Brett 122 1992

Lave Cross 122 1905

Dave Parker 122 1990

9. Jim O'Rourke 121 1890

10. Otis Nixon 120 1998

Tris Speaker 120 1927

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Cap Anson 765 3597

2. Pete Rose 725 3685

3. Sam Rice 569 2601

4. Luke Appling 542 2588

5. Jim O'Rourke 477 2197

6. Honus Wagner 465 2443

7. Paul Molitor 388 1884

8. Carlton Fisk 384 2519

9. Joe Start 378 1715

10. Deacon White 371 1811

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 207 10524

2. Ted Williams 193 9070

3. Barry Bonds 183 11584

4. Lou Gehrig 179 9660

5. Rogers Hornsby 176 9406

6. Mickey Mantle 172 9909

7. Albert Pujols 172 6082

8. Ty Cobb 171 12105

9. Dan Brouthers 170 7653

10. Joe Jackson 170 5690

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Barry Bonds 263 2004

2. Ted Williams 179 1958

3. Hank Aaron 177 1973

4. Babe Ruth 161 1934

5. Joe Start 142 1882

6. Willie Mays 139 1970

7. Willie Stargell 139 1979

8. Edgar Martinez 139 2002

9. Matt Stairs 138 2007

10. Jim O'Rourke 138 1890

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Barry Bonds 198 1639

2. Willie Mays 135 1651

3. Hank Aaron 127 1698

4. Edgar Martinez 122 1559

5. Stan Musial 121 1693

6. Joe Start 117 1715

7. Jim O'Rourke 117 2197

8. Luke Appling 116 2588

9. Carlton Fisk 115 2519

10. Darrell Evans 114 2055

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Babe Ruth 2708 10524

2. Barry Bonds 2683 11584

3. Hank Aaron 2407 12707

4. Ty Cobb 2365 12105

5. Stan Musial 2352 11397

6. Ted Williams 2242 9070

7. Lou Gehrig 2233 9660

8. Willie Mays 2207 11408

9. Jimmie Foxx 2131 9670

10. Tris Speaker 2128 11776

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Barry Bonds 203 2004

2. Paul Molitor 119 1996

3. Ted Williams 112 1958

4. Hank Aaron 104 1973

5. Steve Finley 101 2004

Willie Mays 101 1970

7. Jim O'Rourke 99 1890

Sam Rice 99 1929

Frank Thomas 99 2007

10. Craig Biggio 91 2005

Andres Galarraga 91 2000

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Cap Anson 501 3597

2. Barry Bonds 412 1639

3. Pete Rose 400 3685

4. Sam Rice 370 2601

5. Luke Appling 335 2588

6. Carlton Fisk 333 2519

Rickey Henderson 333 2486

8. Dave Winfield 318 2355

9. Carl Yastrzemski 307 2352

10. Jim O'Rourke 298 2197

Up to & including age 39

Seasons age 39

Including & after age 39

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1550 PA for rate statistics

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Babe Ruth 1385 10524

2. Barry Bonds 1212 11584

3. Ted Williams 1086 9070

4. Ty Cobb 1002 12105

5. Lou Gehrig 984 9660

6. Stan Musial 919 11397

7. Hank Aaron 908 12707

8. Rogers Hornsby 878 9406

9. Mickey Mantle 861 9909

10. Tris Speaker 846 11776

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Barry Bonds 124 2004

2. Ted Williams 52 1958

3. Hank Aaron 42 1973

4. Babe Ruth 39 1934

5. Willie Mays 28 1970

6. Jim O'Rourke 26 1890

7. Dummy Hoy 26 1901

8. Eddie Collins 26 1926

9. Joe Kuhel 25 1945

10. Cy Williams 24 1927

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Barry Bonds 214 1639

2. Ted Williams 103 1238

3. Cap Anson 79 3597

4. Willie Mays 77 1651

5. Luke Appling 68 2588

6. Brian Downing 58 1257

7. Edgar Martinez 54 1559

8. Hank Aaron 53 1698

9. Ty Cobb 49 1240

10. Stan Musial 48 1693

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Babe Ruth 130.1 10524

2. Barry Bonds 114.1 11584

3. Ty Cobb 106.5 12105

4. Ted Williams 105.0 9070

5. Hank Aaron 91.0 12707

6. Lou Gehrig 90.4 9660

7. Stan Musial 90.2 11397

8. Tris Speaker 87.5 11776

9. Mickey Mantle 85.3 9909

10. Rogers Hornsby 85.2 9406

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Barry Bonds 11.3 2004

2. Ted Williams 5.2 1958

3. Hank Aaron 4.2 1973

4. Babe Ruth 3.6 1934

5. Willie Mays 2.8 1970

6. Joe Kuhel 2.7 1945

7. Dummy Hoy 2.6 1901

8. Jim O'Rourke 2.5 1890

9. Eddie Collins 2.5 1926

10. Cy Williams 2.3 1927

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Barry Bonds 19.5 1639

2. Ted Williams 10.2 1238

3. Willie Mays 7.8 1651

4. Cap Anson 7.6 3597

5. Luke Appling 6.8 2588

6. Brian Downing 5.8 1257

7. Hank Aaron 5.3 1698

8. Edgar Martinez 5.0 1559

9. Stan Musial 4.7 1693

10. Ty Cobb 4.6 1240

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Hank Aaron 1393 12707

2. Babe Ruth 1350 10524

3. Barry Bonds 1343 11584

4. Stan Musial 1274 11397

5. Willie Mays 1240 11408

6. Lou Gehrig 1190 9660

Ken Griffey 1190 11196

8. Frank Robinson 1183 11664

9. Rafael Palmeiro 1161 11624

10. Jimmie Foxx 1117 9670

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Barry Bonds 75 2004

2. Craig Biggio 67 2005

3. Steve Finley 65 2004

4. Dave Winfield 59 1991

5. Paul Molitor 58 1996

6. Jeff Kent 57 2007

7. Frank Thomas 56 2007

8. Gary Gaetti 54 1998

Andres Galarraga 54 2000

Reggie Jackson 54 1985

Dave Parker 54 1990

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Cap Anson 214 3597

2. Dave Winfield 206 2355

3. Carlton Fisk 205 2519

4. Carl Yastrzemski 182 2352

5. Sam Rice 181 2601

6. Barry Bonds 172 1639

7. Craig Biggio 165 1813

8. Pete Rose 159 3685

9. Jim O'Rourke 153 2197

10. Andres Galarraga 149 1631

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Ty Cobb 5133 12105

2. Barry Bonds 5125 11584

3. Babe Ruth 4945 10524

4. Tris Speaker 4935 11776

5. Pete Rose 4887 12911

6. Hank Aaron 4798 12707

7. Stan Musial 4789 11397

8. Eddie Collins 4742 11699

9. Carl Yastrzemski 4684 12229

10. Rickey Henderson 4652 11530

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Barry Bonds 376 2004

2. Paul Molitor 284 1996

3. Sam Rice 258 1929

4. Pete Rose 257 1980

5. Dummy Hoy 255 1901

6. Luke Appling 251 1946

Rickey Henderson 251 1998

8. Ted Williams 237 1958

9. Frank Thomas 235 2007

10. Rafael Palmeiro 234 2004

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Cap Anson 1412 3597

2. Pete Rose 1299 3685

3. Luke Appling 1031 2588

4. Sam Rice 969 2601

5. Rickey Henderson 942 2486

6. Carlton Fisk 851 2519

7. Barry Bonds 850 1639

8. Carl Yastrzemski 824 2352

9. Honus Wagner 797 2443

10. Jim O'Rourke 795 2197

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Ted Williams .862 9070

2. Babe Ruth .860 10524

3. Ty Cobb .820 12105

4. Barry Bonds .819 11584

5. Rogers Hornsby .816 9406

6. Joe Jackson .815 5690

7. Lou Gehrig .803 9660

8. Mickey Mantle .803 9909

9. Dan Brouthers .791 7653

10. Stan Musial .790 11397

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Barry Bonds .937 2004

2. Ted Williams .825 1958

3. Hank Aaron .820 1973

4. Jim O'Rourke .737 1890

5. Babe Ruth .733 1934

6. Willie Mays .717 1970

7. Eddie Collins .699 1926

8. Joe Start .695 1882

9. Willie Stargell .687 1979

10. Jimmy Ryan .683 1902

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Barry Bonds .858 1639

2. Willie Mays .695 1651

3. Stan Musial .677 1693

4. Hank Aaron .645 1698

5. Cap Anson .615 3597

6. Jim O'Rourke .614 2197

7. Edgar Martinez .597 1559

8. Luke Appling .589 2588

9. Honus Wagner .589 2443

10. Joe Start .581 1715

Up to & including age 39

Seasons age 39

Including & after age 39

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1550 PA for rate statistics

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Hughie Jennings 287 5634

2. Craig Biggio 273 11341

3. Tommy Tucker 272 7266

4. Don Baylor 267 9401

5. Jason Kendall 248 8211

6. Ron Hunt 243 6158

7. Dan McGann 230 6047

8. Frank Robinson 198 11664

9. Minnie Minoso 192 7700

10. Jake Beckley 183 10470

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Craig Biggio 17 2005

Andres Galarraga 17 2000

3. Dummy Hoy 14 1901

4. Don Baylor 12 1988

5. Chief Zimmer 11 1900

6. Gary Gaetti 10 1998

7. Barry Bonds 9 2004

Deacon White 9 1887

Cy Williams 9 1927

10. Carlton Fisk 8 1987

Jim O'Rourke 8 1890

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Andres Galarraga 41 1631

Deacon White 41 1811

3. Carlton Fisk 32 2519

4. Craig Biggio 29 1813

Pete Rose 29 3685

6. Jim O'Rourke 27 2197

7. Barry Bonds 22 1639

Brian Downing 22 1257

Chief Zimmer 22 871

10. Honus Wagner 20 2443

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Eddie Collins 504 11699

2. Stuffy McInnis 383 8623

3. Jake Daubert 379 8294

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. Tris Speaker 300 11776

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

1. Kid Gleason 31 1906

2. Rick Reuschel 19 1988

Sam Rice 19 1929

4. Patsy Donovan 18 1904

John Smoltz 18 2006

6. Rabbit Maranville 16 1931

7. Eddie Collins 15 1926

Doc Cramer 15 1945

Lave Cross 15 1905

Bones Ely 15 1902

Nap Lajoie 15 1914

Tris Speaker 15 1927

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Honus Wagner 56 2443

2. Sam Rice 52 2601

3. Rabbit Maranville 49 1874

4. Nap Lajoie 44 1443

5. Kid Gleason 41 710

6. Jack Quinn 40 605

7. Omar Vizquel 39 1729

8. Rick Reuschel 38 208

9. Lave Cross 36 1344

10. Jamie Moyer 34 252

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Robin Yount 123 12249

2. Frank Thomas 120 9785

3. Ruben Sierra 119 8749

4. Cal Ripken 118 12367

5. Rusty Staub 116 11095

6. Don Baylor 115 9401

Andre Dawson 115 10462

Eddie Murray 115 11995

9. Brooks Robinson 113 11730

10. Hank Aaron 111 12707

Rafael Palmeiro 111 11624

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

1. Dave Parker 14 1990

2. Paul Molitor 9 1996

Rafael Palmeiro 9 2004

4. Carl Yastrzemski 8 1979

5. Luis Aparicio 7 1973

Steve Finley 7 2004

Graig Nettles 7 1984

8. Jeff Conine 6 2005

Carlton Fisk 6 1987

Jeff Kent 6 2007

Edgar Martinez 6 2002

Willie Mays 6 1970

Joe Morgan 6 1983

Willie Stargell 6 1979

Dave Winfield 6 1991

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Paul Molitor 31 1884

2. Pete Rose 23 3685

3. Stan Musial 20 1693

4. Carlton Fisk 19 2519

5. Jeff Conine 18 1215

Eddie Murray 18 1302

Carl Yastrzemski 18 2352

8. Graig Nettles 17 1685

Rafael Palmeiro 17 1073

Dave Parker 17 1210

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

1. Barry Bonds 604 11584

2. Hank Aaron 283 12707

3. Willie McCovey 248 8774

4. Ken Griffey 246 11196

5. Vladimir Guerrero 242 7826

6. George Brett 220 11012

7. Frank Robinson 218 11664

8. Eddie Murray 216 11995

9. Willie Stargell 215 8644

10. Manny Ramirez 212 9437

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

1. Barry Bonds 120 2004

2. Willie McCovey 16 1977

3. Rafael Palmeiro 15 2004

4. Hank Aaron 13 1973

5. Reggie Jackson 12 1985

Willie Stargell 12 1979

Ted Williams 12 1958

8. Dave Parker 11 1990

9. Paul Molitor 10 1996

10. Rod Carew 9 1985

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

1. Barry Bonds 204 1639

2. Carlton Fisk 42 2519

3. Stan Musial 37 1693

4. Pete Rose 33 3685

5. Carl Yastrzemski 29 2352

6. Willie McCovey 28 1460

7. Edgar Martinez 25 1559

Ted Williams 25 1238

9. Willie Stargell 24 862

10. Hank Aaron 23 1698

Darrell Evans 23 2055

Reggie Jackson 23 1432

Paul Molitor 23 1884

Graig Nettles 23 1685

Dave Winfield 23 2355

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Cal Ripken 335 12367

2. Jim Rice 315 9058

3. Ivan Rodriguez 306 9712

4. Hank Aaron 299 12707

5. Brooks Robinson 295 11730

Rusty Staub 295 11095

7. Eddie Murray 287 11995

Ted Simmons 287 9685

9. Joe Torre 284 8801

10. Dave Winfield 282 10636

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. Rico Carty 21 1979

Paul Molitor 21 1996

Dave Winfield 21 1991

4. Gary Sheffield 19 2008

Ted Williams 19 1958

6. Dave Parker 18 1990

7. Harold Baines 17 1998

Jeff Kent 17 2007

9. Reggie Jackson 16 1985

Kenny Lofton 16 2006

Willie McCovey 16 1977

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Luke Appling 77 2588

2. Pete Rose 67 3685

3. Carlton Fisk 63 2519

4. Dave Winfield 58 2355

5. Julio Franco 57 1619

6. Carl Yastrzemski 56 2352

7. Paul Molitor 48 1884

8. Andres Galarraga 45 1631

9. Harold Baines 41 1228

Eddie Murray 41 1302

Up to & including age 39

Seasons age 39

Including & after age 39

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1550 PA for rate statistics

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 301 11530

2. Lou Brock 295 10799

3. Brett Butler 247 9144

4. Maury Wills 208 8304

5. Bert Campaneris 192 9470

6. Rod Carew 187 10550

7. Omar Moreno 182 5481

8. Cesar Cedeno 179 8133

Otis Nixon 179 5624

10. Steve Sax 178 7632

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Nap Lajoie 15 1914

2. Rickey Henderson 13 1998

3. Jake Daubert 12 1923

4. Doc Cramer 9 1945

5. Eddie Collins 8 1926

Sam Rice 8 1929

Pete Rose 8 1980

Tris Speaker 8 1927

9. Steve Finley 7 2004

Otis Nixon 7 1998

Dave Parker 7 1990

Omar Vizquel 7 2006

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 47 2486

2. Pete Rose 29 3685

3. Ty Cobb 28 1240

Sam Rice 28 2601

5. Luke Appling 26 2588

6. Jake Daubert 22 1004

7. Nap Lajoie 21 1443

8. Lou Brock 17 753

Omar Vizquel 17 1729

10. Honus Wagner 15 2443

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 588.5 11584

2. Rickey Henderson 441.5 11530

3. Willie Mays 415.1 11408

4. Alex Rodriguez 393.5 9611

5. Bobby Bonds 386.0 8090

6. Joe Morgan 378.4 10891

7. Andre Dawson 362.2 10462

8. Hank Aaron 358.0 12707

9. Sammy Sosa 338.1 9896

10. Gary Sheffield 334.0 10635

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Rickey Henderson 23.1 1998

2. Joe Morgan 16.9 1983

3. Craig Biggio 15.5 2005

4. Steve Finley 14.4 2004

5. Jim O'Rourke 12.9 1890

6. Gary Sheffield 12.2 2008

7. Paul Molitor 12.0 1996

8. Davey Lopes 11.2 1984

9. Dave Winfield 11.2 1991

10. Cap Anson 10.9 1891

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Rickey Henderson 71.6 2486

2. Davey Lopes 42.6 975

3. Willie Mays 42.6 1651

4. Cap Anson 35.1 3597

5. Steve Finley 33.4 1729

6. Paul Molitor 28.7 1884

7. Craig Biggio 27.4 1813

8. Jim O'Rourke 26.2 2197

9. Julio Franco 25.4 1619

10. Barry Bonds 24.7 1639

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Kid Elberfeld 1140.2 5272

2. Dan McGann 522.2 6047

3. Roy Thomas 481.5 6575

4. Fielder Jones 449.2 7884

5. Ginger Beaumont 404.3 6281

6. Bill Bradley 301.7 6046

7. Willie Keeler 238.6 9594

8. Danny Murphy 225.0 5978

9. Cy Seymour 224.4 6121

10. Jimmy Collins 212.3 7452

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Sam Rice 68.4 1929

2. Tris Speaker 65.4 1927

3. Joe Start 50.9 1882

4. Eddie Collins 46.9 1926

5. Dickey Pearce 44.4 1875

6. Johnny Cooney 40.6 1940

7. Deacon White 29.9 1887

8. Bob Boyd 29.6 1959

9. Tony Gwynn 29.4 1999

10. Nap Lajoie 27.9 1914

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Sam Rice 41.6 2601

2. Cap Anson 26.4 3597

3. Joe Start 22.6 1715

4. Jim O'Rourke 19.4 2197

5. Deacon White 18.9 1811

6. Rabbit Maranville 16.9 1874

7. Luke Appling 16.2 2588

8. Pete Rose 15.2 3685

9. Carl Yastrzemski 10.8 2352

10. Honus Wagner 10.5 2443

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Mark McGwire 10.6 7660

2. Babe Ruth 11.8 10524

3. Barry Bonds 12.9 11584

4. Jim Thome 13.7 9463

5. Adam Dunn 14.0 5417

6. Albert Pujols 14.1 6082

7. Ralph Kiner 14.1 6256

8. Harmon Killebrew 14.2 9831

9. Alex Rodriguez 14.2 9611

10. Sammy Sosa 14.5 9896

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

1. Barry Bonds 8.3 2004

2. Hank Aaron 9.8 1973

3. Willie Stargell 13.2 1979

4. Moises Alou 15.7 2006

5. Ted Williams 15.8 1958

6. Cy Williams 16.4 1927

7. Babe Ruth 16.6 1934

8. Matt Stairs 17.0 2007

9. Reggie Jackson 17.0 1985

10. Willie Mays 17.1 1970

Willie McCovey 17.1 1977

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Barry Bonds 10.8 1639

2. Hank Aaron 17.9 1698

3. Darrell Evans 17.9 2055

4. Andres Galarraga 21.9 1631

5. Willie Mays 22.5 1651

6. Stan Musial 23.4 1693

7. Carlton Fisk 23.5 2519

8. Dave Winfield 24.2 2355

9. Graig Nettles 25.6 1685

10. Edgar Martinez 25.7 1559

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Cal Ripken 8502 12367

2. Robin Yount 8415 12249

3. Pete Rose 8345 12911

4. Brooks Robinson 8297 11730

5. Hank Aaron 8279 12707

6. Luis Aparicio 8110 11230

7. Eddie Murray 7979 11995

8. Carl Yastrzemski 7936 12229

9. Al Kaline 7594 11597

10. Rafael Palmeiro 7569 11624

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Pete Rose 499 1980

2. Steve Finley 495 2004

3. Dave Parker 473 1990

4. Paul Molitor 471 1996

5. Craig Biggio 452 2005

6. Dave Winfield 450 1991

7. George Brett 448 1992

8. Lave Cross 446 1905

Omar Vizquel 446 2006

10. Sam Rice 444 1929

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Pete Rose 2482 3685

2. Cap Anson 2185 3597

3. Carlton Fisk 1740 2519

4. Honus Wagner 1661 2443

5. Luke Appling 1660 2588

Sam Rice 1660 2601

7. Dave Winfield 1629 2355

8. Rickey Henderson 1622 2486

9. Carl Yastrzemski 1591 2352

10. Jim O'Rourke 1402 2197

Up to & including age 39

Seasons age 39

Including & after age 39

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1550 PA for rate statistics

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