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40 Leaders Age Pitching

Up to & including age 40

Seasons age 40

Including & after age 40

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1240 PA for rate statistics

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Ty Cobb .368 12679

2. Rogers Hornsby .359 9412

3. Joe Jackson .356 5690

4. Ed Delahanty .346 8389

5. Ted Williams .346 9401

6. Tris Speaker .345 11988

7. Billy Hamilton .344 7584

8. Dan Brouthers .342 7653

9. Nap Lajoie .342 10005

10. Babe Ruth .342 10616

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Ty Cobb .357 1927

2. Sam Rice .349 1930

3. Moises Alou .341 2007

4. Pete Rose .325 1981

5. Johnny Cooney .319 1941

6. Rickey Henderson .315 1999

7. Harold Baines .312 1999

8. Luke Appling .306 1947

9. Paul Molitor .305 1997

10. Lou Brock .304 1979

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Sam Rice .321 1907

2. Cap Anson .317 2981

3. Luke Appling .301 1929

4. Jim O'Rourke .295 1678

5. Stan Musial .294 1315

6. Julio Franco .285 1619

7. Deacon White .275 1327

8. Joe Start .273 1348

9. Pete Rose .272 2950

10. Honus Wagner .269 1989

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ted Williams .483 9401

2. Babe Ruth .474 10616

3. Billy Hamilton .455 7584

4. Lou Gehrig .447 9660

5. Barry Bonds .442 11636

6. Ty Cobb .434 12679

7. Rogers Hornsby .434 9412

8. Jimmie Foxx .428 9670

9. Tris Speaker .428 11988

10. Todd Helton .427 7761

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. Ty Cobb .440 1927

2. Willie Mays .425 1971

3. Rickey Henderson .423 1999

4. Sam Rice .407 1930

5. Edgar Martinez .406 2003

6. Moises Alou .392 2007

7. Pete Rose .391 1981

8. Dummy Hoy .389 1902

9. Harold Baines .387 1999

10. Luke Appling .386 1947

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Luke Appling .408 1929

2. Cap Anson .399 2981

3. Rickey Henderson .381 1816

4. Sam Rice .379 1907

5. Stan Musial .375 1315

6. Julio Franco .358 1619

7. Pete Rose .355 2950

8. Carl Yastrzemski .352 1762

9. Deacon White .350 1327

10. Darrell Evans .347 1454

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Babe Ruth .690 10616

2. Ted Williams .633 9401

3. Lou Gehrig .632 9660

4. Albert Pujols .628 6082

5. Barry Bonds .611 11636

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. Harold Baines .533 1999

2. Moises Alou .524 2007

3. Hank Sauer .508 1957

4. Darrell Evans .501 1987

5. Hank Aaron .491 1974

6. Dave Winfield .491 1992

7. Stan Musial .489 1961

8. Edgar Martinez .489 2003

9. Willie Mays .482 1971

10. Ty Cobb .482 1927

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Stan Musial .471 1315

2. Dave Winfield .446 1722

3. Carlton Fisk .438 2011

4. Darrell Evans .424 1454

5. Sam Rice .421 1907

6. Carl Yastrzemski .416 1762

7. Julio Franco .412 1619

8. Cap Anson .404 2981

9. Luke Appling .381 1929

10. Jim O'Rourke .380 1678

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Babe Ruth 1.164 10616

2. Ted Williams 1.116 9401

3. Lou Gehrig 1.080 9660

4. Albert Pujols 1.055 6082

5. Barry Bonds 1.053 11636

6. Jimmie Foxx 1.038 9670

7. Hank Greenberg 1.017 6096

8. Rogers Hornsby 1.012 9412

9. Manny Ramirez 1.002 9437

10. Todd Helton .994 7761

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Ty Cobb .921 1927

2. Harold Baines .919 1999

3. Moises Alou .916 2007

4. Willie Mays .907 1971

5. Edgar Martinez .895 2003

6. Rickey Henderson .889 1999

7. Darrell Evans .880 1987

8. Dave Winfield .867 1992

9. Sam Rice .864 1930

10. Stan Musial .860 1961

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Stan Musial .846 1315

2. Cap Anson .803 2981

3. Sam Rice .801 1907

4. Luke Appling .789 1929

5. Dave Winfield .787 1722

6. Carlton Fisk .780 2011

7. Darrell Evans .771 1454

8. Julio Franco .770 1619

9. Carl Yastrzemski .768 1762

10. Rickey Henderson .751 1816

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Hank Aaron 3076 13089

2. Cal Ripken 3001 12883

3. Eddie Murray 2971 12632

4. Carl Yastrzemski 2967 12641

5. Ty Cobb 2940 12679

6. Pete Rose 2937 13395

7. Rusty Staub 2897 11174

8. Brooks Robinson 2896 11782

9. Robin Yount 2856 12249

10. Willie Mays 2838 11945

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Dave Winfield 156 1992

2. Eddie Murray 152 1996

3. Darrell Evans 150 1987

Honus Wagner 150 1914

5. Rabbit Maranville 149 1932

6. Sam Rice 147 1930

7. Cap Anson 146 1892

8. Craig Biggio 145 2006

George Brett 145 1993

Edgar Martinez 145 2003

Omar Vizquel 145 2007

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Pete Rose 732 2950

2. Cap Anson 676 2981

3. Julio Franco 637 1619

4. Sam Rice 543 1907

5. Carlton Fisk 537 2011

6. Honus Wagner 503 1989

7. Hoyt Wilhelm 494 140

8. Luke Appling 470 1929

9. Rickey Henderson 469 1816

10. Graig Nettles 455 1220

Up to & including age 40

Seasons age 40

Including & after age 40

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1240 PA for rate statistics

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Pete Rose 11910 13395

2. Hank Aaron 11628 13089

3. Cal Ripken 11551 12883

4. Eddie Murray 11169 12632

5. Ty Cobb 11081 12679

6. Robin Yount 11008 12249

7. Carl Yastrzemski 10811 12641

8. Brooks Robinson 10654 11782

9. Rafael Palmeiro 10472 12046

10. Willie Mays 10428 11945

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Sam Rice 593 1930

2. Dave Winfield 583 1992

3. Rabbit Maranville 571 1932

4. Eddie Murray 566 1996

5. George Brett 560 1993

6. Cap Anson 559 1892

7. Jim O'Rourke 555 1891

8. Honus Wagner 552 1914

9. Craig Biggio 548 2006

10. Paul Molitor 538 1997

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Cap Anson 2597 2981

2. Pete Rose 2574 2950

3. Carlton Fisk 1781 2011

4. Honus Wagner 1780 1989

5. Sam Rice 1714 1907

6. Luke Appling 1620 1929

7. Jim O'Rourke 1554 1678

8. Carl Yastrzemski 1541 1762

9. Dave Winfield 1539 1722

10. Rickey Henderson 1488 1816

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Pete Rose 13395 13395

2. Hank Aaron 13089 13089

3. Cal Ripken 12883 12883

4. Ty Cobb 12679 12679

5. Carl Yastrzemski 12641 12641

6. Eddie Murray 12632 12632

7. Robin Yount 12249 12249

8. Rickey Henderson 12056 12056

9. Rafael Palmeiro 12046 12046

10. Eddie Collins 11989 11989

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Dave Winfield 670 1992

2. Sam Rice 668 1930

3. Eddie Murray 637 1996

4. Rabbit Maranville 635 1932

5. Cap Anson 630 1892

6. Honus Wagner 616 1914

7. George Brett 612 1993

8. Darrell Evans 609 1987

9. Craig Biggio 607 2006

10. Edgar Martinez 603 2003

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Cap Anson 2981 2981

2. Pete Rose 2950 2950

3. Carlton Fisk 2011 2011

4. Honus Wagner 1989 1989

5. Luke Appling 1929 1929

6. Sam Rice 1907 1907

7. Rickey Henderson 1816 1816

8. Carl Yastrzemski 1762 1762

9. Dave Winfield 1722 1722

10. Jim O'Rourke 1678 1678

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Ty Cobb 2192 12679

2. Babe Ruth 2174 10616

3. Hank Aaron 2107 13089

4. Rickey Henderson 2103 12056

5. Barry Bonds 2078 11636

6. Willie Mays 2003 11945

7. Pete Rose 1915 13395

8. Lou Gehrig 1888 9660

9. Tris Speaker 1882 11988

10. Mel Ott 1859 11337

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Sam Rice 121 1930

2. Ty Cobb 104 1927

3. Jim O'Rourke 92 1891

Dave Winfield 92 1992

5. Darrell Evans 90 1987

6. Rickey Henderson 89 1999

7. Kenny Lofton 86 2007

8. Willie Mays 82 1971

9. Craig Biggio 79 2006

10. Brian Downing 76 1991

Tony Phillips 76 1999

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Cap Anson 440 2981

2. Sam Rice 327 1907

3. Pete Rose 323 2950

4. Rickey Henderson 281 1816

5. Jim O'Rourke 230 1678

6. Luke Appling 223 1929

7. Dave Winfield 210 1722

8. Carlton Fisk 205 2011

9. Joe Start 200 1348

10. Honus Wagner 188 1989

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Ty Cobb 4075 12679

2. Pete Rose 3697 13395

3. Hank Aaron 3600 13089

4. Tris Speaker 3514 11988

5. Stan Musial 3401 11828

6. Eddie Collins 3304 11989

7. Eddie Murray 3218 12632

8. Cal Ripken 3184 12883

9. Willie Mays 3178 11945

Paul Molitor 3178 11601

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Sam Rice 207 1930

2. Ty Cobb 175 1927

3. Dave Winfield 169 1992

4. Paul Molitor 164 1997

Jim O'Rourke 164 1891

6. Deacon White 157 1888

7. Luke Appling 154 1947

8. Cap Anson 152 1892

9. George Brett 149 1993

10. Eddie Murray 147 1996

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Cap Anson 822 2981

2. Pete Rose 699 2950

3. Sam Rice 551 1907

4. Luke Appling 488 1929

5. Honus Wagner 479 1989

6. Carlton Fisk 473 2011

7. Jim O'Rourke 458 1678

8. Dave Winfield 413 1722

9. Carl Yastrzemski 410 1762

10. Julio Franco 409 1619

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Hank Aaron 6591 13089

2. Willie Mays 5896 11945

3. Babe Ruth 5793 10616

4. Stan Musial 5778 11828

5. Ty Cobb 5702 12679

6. Barry Bonds 5584 11636

7. Rafael Palmeiro 5388 12046

8. Frank Robinson 5373 11743

9. Eddie Murray 5344 12632

10. Ken Griffey 5251 11196

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Dave Winfield 286 1992

2. Sam Rice 271 1930

3. Darrell Evans 250 1987

4. George Brett 243 1993

Edgar Martinez 243 2003

6. Ty Cobb 236 1927

Eddie Murray 236 1996

8. Paul Molitor 234 1997

9. Craig Biggio 231 2006

10. Harold Baines 229 1999

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Cap Anson 1048 2981

2. Pete Rose 842 2950

3. Carlton Fisk 780 2011

4. Sam Rice 722 1907

5. Dave Winfield 686 1722

6. Honus Wagner 644 1989

7. Carl Yastrzemski 641 1762

8. Luke Appling 618 1929

9. Julio Franco 591 1619

Jim O'Rourke 591 1678

Up to & including age 40

Seasons age 40

Including & after age 40

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1240 PA for rate statistics

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Tris Speaker 792 11988

2. Ty Cobb 697 12679

Stan Musial 697 11828

4. Pete Rose 672 13395

5. George Brett 665 11624

6. Nap Lajoie 643 10005

7. Craig Biggio 637 11948

8. Cal Ripken 603 12883

9. Paul Waner 601 10588

10. Hank Aaron 600 13089

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Sam Rice 35 1930

2. Craig Biggio 33 2006

Dave Winfield 33 1992

4. Ty Cobb 32 1927

Paul Molitor 32 1997

6. George Brett 31 1993

7. Rickey Henderson 30 1999

8. Luke Appling 29 1947

9. Andres Galarraga 28 2001

Jim O'Rourke 28 1891

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Cap Anson 135 2981

2. Sam Rice 95 1907

3. Pete Rose 92 2950

4. Carlton Fisk 83 2011

5. Carl Yastrzemski 81 1762

6. Dave Winfield 80 1722

7. Jim O'Rourke 78 1678

8. Julio Franco 72 1619

9. Luke Appling 69 1929

Honus Wagner 69 1989

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Sam Crawford 309 10594

2. Ty Cobb 291 12679

3. Jake Beckley 243 10470

4. Roger Connor 233 8837

5. Honus Wagner 225 10366

6. Tris Speaker 222 11988

7. Fred Clarke 220 9815

8. Dan Brouthers 205 7653

9. Joe Kelley 194 8120

10. Paul Waner 190 10588

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Sam Rice 13 1930

2. Cap Anson 9 1892

Jake Daubert 9 1924

Honus Wagner 9 1914

5. Ty Cobb 7 1927

Jim O'Rourke 7 1891

Joe Start 7 1883

8. Lave Cross 6 1906

Kenny Lofton 6 2007

10. Nap Lajoie 5 1915

Willie Mays 5 1971

Pete Rose 5 1981

Enos Slaughter 5 1956

Deacon White 5 1888

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Honus Wagner 36 1989

2. Sam Rice 32 1907

3. Cap Anson 26 2981

4. Pete Rose 18 2950

5. Jim O'Rourke 17 1678

Joe Start 17 1348

7. Steve Finley 15 1023

8. Luke Appling 11 1929

Ty Cobb 11 967

10. Deacon White 10 1327

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Hank Aaron 733 13089

2. Babe Ruth 714 10616

3. Barry Bonds 708 11636

4. Willie Mays 646 11945

5. Ken Griffey 630 11196

6. Sammy Sosa 609 9896

7. Frank Robinson 586 11743

8. Mark McGwire 583 7660

Alex Rodriguez 583 9611

10. Harmon Killebrew 573 9831

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Darrell Evans 34 1987

2. Hank Sauer 26 1957

Dave Winfield 26 1992

4. Harold Baines 25 1999

5. Edgar Martinez 24 2003

6. Eddie Murray 22 1996

7. Craig Biggio 21 2006

8. Hank Aaron 20 1974

9. George Brett 19 1993

Carlton Fisk 19 1988

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Carlton Fisk 72 2011

2. Darrell Evans 67 1454

3. Barry Bonds 59 1022

Dave Winfield 59 1722

5. Carl Yastrzemski 48 1762

6. Stan Musial 46 1315

7. Hank Aaron 42 1233

8. Andres Galarraga 39 1083

Hank Sauer 39 721

Ted Williams 39 721

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Babe Ruth 2217 10616

2. Hank Aaron 2202 13089

3. Lou Gehrig 1995 9660

4. Jimmie Foxx 1922 9670

5. Eddie Murray 1899 12632

6. Ty Cobb 1897 12679

7. Mel Ott 1860 11337

8. Willie Mays 1856 11945

9. Barry Bonds 1853 11636

10. Rafael Palmeiro 1835 12046

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Dave Winfield 108 1992

2. Harold Baines 103 1999

3. Darrell Evans 99 1987

4. Edgar Martinez 98 2003

5. Jim O'Rourke 95 1891

6. Ty Cobb 93 1927

7. Paul Molitor 89 1997

8. Eddie Murray 79 1996

9. Hank Sauer 76 1957

10. George Brett 75 1993

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Cap Anson 520 2981

2. Carlton Fisk 282 2011

3. Jim O'Rourke 246 1678

4. Pete Rose 237 2950

5. Dave Winfield 231 1722

Carl Yastrzemski 231 1762

7. Julio Franco 213 1619

8. Stan Musial 210 1315

9. Darrell Evans 202 1454

10. Sam Rice 194 1907

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Barry Bonds 2311 11636

2. Babe Ruth 2062 10616

3. Rickey Henderson 1972 12056

4. Ted Williams 1946 9401

5. Joe Morgan 1865 11329

6. Mickey Mantle 1733 9909

7. Mel Ott 1708 11337

8. Carl Yastrzemski 1683 12641

9. Frank Thomas 1667 10074

10. Jim Thome 1619 9463

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Willie Mays 112 1971

2. Darrell Evans 100 1987

3. Reggie Jackson 92 1986

Edgar Martinez 92 2003

5. Rickey Henderson 82 1999

Dave Winfield 82 1992

7. Graig Nettles 72 1985

8. Tony Phillips 71 1999

9. Cap Anson 67 1892

Ty Cobb 67 1927

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Cap Anson 339 2981

2. Pete Rose 320 2950

3. Rickey Henderson 300 1816

4. Luke Appling 291 1929

5. Barry Bonds 256 1022

6. Darrell Evans 225 1454

7. Carl Yastrzemski 206 1762

8. Willie Mays 199 1085

9. Carlton Fisk 191 2011

10. Dave Winfield 172 1722

Up to & including age 40

Seasons age 40

Including & after age 40

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1240 PA for rate statistics

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Reggie Jackson 2500 11042

2. Jim Thome 2313 9463

3. Sammy Sosa 2306 9896

4. Jose Canseco 1942 8129

5. Willie Stargell 1903 8875

6. Mike Schmidt 1883 10062

7. Fred McGriff 1882 10174

8. Andres Galarraga 1858 8278

9. Dave Kingman 1816 7429

10. Mike Cameron 1798 7435

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Willie Mays 123 1971

2. Andres Galarraga 117 2001

3. Reggie Jackson 115 1986

4. Dave Parker 98 1991

5. Edgar Martinez 95 2003

6. Tony Phillips 94 1999

7. Matt Stairs 90 2008

8. Dave Winfield 89 1992

9. Eddie Murray 87 1996

10. Craig Biggio 84 2006

Darrell Evans 84 1987

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Julio Franco 336 1619

2. Carlton Fisk 308 2011

3. Rickey Henderson 304 1816

4. Dave Winfield 272 1722

5. Andres Galarraga 262 1083

6. Darrell Evans 219 1454

7. Willie Mays 218 1085

8. Reggie Jackson 212 891

9. Edgar Martinez 202 1152

10. Craig Biggio 196 1162

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 1334 12056

2. Lou Brock 938 11235

3. Billy Hamilton 912 7584

4. Ty Cobb 887 12679

5. Tim Raines 807 10136

6. Vince Coleman 752 5970

7. Eddie Collins 744 11989

8. Max Carey 738 10770

Arlie Latham 738 7500

10. Joe Morgan 689 11329

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Davey Lopes 47 1985

2. Rickey Henderson 37 1999

3. Otis Nixon 26 1999

4. Kenny Lofton 23 2007

Willie Mays 23 1971

Honus Wagner 23 1914

7. Ty Cobb 22 1927

8. Lou Brock 21 1979

9. Lave Cross 19 1906

Jim O'Rourke 19 1891

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Rickey Henderson 109 1816

2. Cap Anson 90 2981

3. Davey Lopes 74 685

4. Honus Wagner 61 1989

5. Jim O'Rourke 50 1678

6. Sam Rice 31 1907

Pete Rose 31 2950

8. Willie Mays 28 1085

9. Luke Appling 27 1929

Ty Cobb 27 967

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Ty Cobb 2971 12679

2. Pete Rose 2748 13395

3. Eddie Collins 2635 11989

4. Willie Keeler 2513 9594

5. Rod Carew 2404 10550

6. Tris Speaker 2383 11988

7. Tony Gwynn 2356 10120

8. Jesse Burkett 2273 9605

9. Paul Molitor 2263 11601

10. Nap Lajoie 2254 10005

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Sam Rice 158 1930

2. Ty Cobb 131 1927

3. Deacon White 126 1888

4. Jim O'Rourke 124 1891

5. Paul Molitor 118 1997

6. Cap Anson 117 1892

Luke Appling 117 1947

Pete Rose 117 1981

9. Johnny Cooney 114 1941

Honus Wagner 114 1914

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Cap Anson 648 2981

2. Pete Rose 584 2950

3. Sam Rice 420 1907

4. Luke Appling 395 1929

5. Honus Wagner 366 1989

6. Jim O'Rourke 356 1678

7. Carlton Fisk 314 2011

8. Julio Franco 298 1619

9. Joe Start 279 1348

10. Carl Yastrzemski 278 1762

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Babe Ruth 207 10616

2. Ted Williams 191 9401

3. Barry Bonds 183 11636

4. Lou Gehrig 179 9660

5. Rogers Hornsby 176 9412

6. Mickey Mantle 172 9909

7. Albert Pujols 172 6082

8. Dan Brouthers 170 7653

9. Joe Jackson 170 5690

10. Ty Cobb 170 12679

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Willie Mays 158 1971

2. Edgar Martinez 141 2003

3. Dave Winfield 137 1992

4. Moises Alou 137 2007

5. Darrell Evans 135 1987

6. Harold Baines 135 1999

7. Ty Cobb 133 1927

8. Brian Downing 132 1991

9. Dummy Hoy 128 1902

10. Hank Aaron 128 1974

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Stan Musial 121 1315

2. Carlton Fisk 119 2011

3. Luke Appling 115 1929

4. Darrell Evans 114 1454

5. Cap Anson 112 2981

6. Honus Wagner 110 1989

7. Dave Winfield 110 1722

8. Joe Start 110 1348

9. Jim O'Rourke 109 1678

10. Carl Yastrzemski 107 1762

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Babe Ruth 2719 10616

2. Barry Bonds 2695 11636

3. Ty Cobb 2466 12679

4. Hank Aaron 2465 13089

5. Stan Musial 2421 11828

6. Willie Mays 2305 11945

7. Ted Williams 2287 9401

8. Lou Gehrig 2233 9660

9. Tris Speaker 2154 11988

10. Jimmie Foxx 2131 9670

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Dave Winfield 110 1992

2. Sam Rice 109 1930

3. Darrell Evans 103 1987

4. Edgar Martinez 102 2003

5. Ty Cobb 101 1927

6. Willie Mays 98 1971

7. Rickey Henderson 96 1999

8. Harold Baines 85 1999

Paul Molitor 85 1997

10. Kenny Lofton 80 2007

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Cap Anson 418 2981

2. Pete Rose 317 2950

3. Sam Rice 271 1907

4. Carlton Fisk 267 2011

5. Luke Appling 251 1929

6. Rickey Henderson 244 1816

7. Dave Winfield 234 1722

8. Carl Yastrzemski 226 1762

9. Stan Musial 210 1315

10. Barry Bonds 209 1022

Up to & including age 40

Seasons age 40

Including & after age 40

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1240 PA for rate statistics

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Babe Ruth 1388 10616

2. Barry Bonds 1217 11636

3. Ted Williams 1093 9401

4. Ty Cobb 1030 12679

5. Lou Gehrig 984 9660

6. Stan Musial 930 11828

7. Hank Aaron 919 13089

8. Rogers Hornsby 878 9412

9. Mickey Mantle 861 9909

10. Tris Speaker 844 11988

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Willie Mays 40 1971

2. Edgar Martinez 35 2003

3. Dave Winfield 30 1992

4. Darrell Evans 29 1987

5. Ty Cobb 28 1927

6. Rickey Henderson 24 1999

7. Harold Baines 22 1999

8. Luke Appling 20 1947

9. Brian Downing 19 1991

10. Carlton Fisk 19 1988

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Barry Bonds 90 1022

2. Cap Anson 60 2981

3. Luke Appling 51 1929

4. Ted Williams 51 721

5. Willie Mays 49 1085

6. Carlton Fisk 45 2011

7. Brian Downing 39 867

8. Stan Musial 38 1315

9. Ty Cobb 36 967

10. Edgar Martinez 31 1152

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Babe Ruth 130.4 10616

2. Barry Bonds 114.5 11636

3. Ty Cobb 109.2 12679

4. Ted Williams 105.8 9401

5. Hank Aaron 92.2 13089

6. Stan Musial 91.3 11828

7. Lou Gehrig 90.4 9660

8. Tris Speaker 87.4 11988

9. Mickey Mantle 85.3 9909

10. Rogers Hornsby 85.3 9412

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Willie Mays 4.1 1971

2. Edgar Martinez 3.3 2003

3. Dave Winfield 3.0 1992

4. Darrell Evans 2.7 1987

5. Ty Cobb 2.6 1927

6. Rickey Henderson 2.1 1999

7. Luke Appling 2.0 1947

Harold Baines 2.0 1999

9. Deacon White 1.9 1888

10. Brian Downing 1.9 1991

Carlton Fisk 1.9 1988

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Barry Bonds 8.3 1022

2. Cap Anson 5.7 2981

3. Luke Appling 5.1 1929

4. Ted Williams 5.0 721

5. Willie Mays 5.0 1085

6. Carlton Fisk 4.5 2011

7. Brian Downing 3.9 867

8. Stan Musial 3.7 1315

9. Ty Cobb 3.4 967

10. Edgar Martinez 2.9 1152

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Hank Aaron 1429 13089

2. Babe Ruth 1356 10616

3. Barry Bonds 1349 11636

4. Stan Musial 1315 11828

5. Willie Mays 1287 11945

6. Rafael Palmeiro 1192 12046

7. Lou Gehrig 1190 9660

Ken Griffey 1190 11196

9. Frank Robinson 1186 11743

10. Tris Speaker 1131 11988

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Dave Winfield 62 1992

2. Craig Biggio 54 2006

Darrell Evans 54 1987

4. George Brett 53 1993

5. Edgar Martinez 49 2003

Sam Rice 49 1930

7. Willie Mays 47 1971

8. Andres Galarraga 46 2001

Paul Molitor 46 1997

10. Harold Baines 44 1999

Ty Cobb 44 1927

Eddie Murray 44 1996

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Cap Anson 174 2981

2. Carlton Fisk 159 2011

3. Dave Winfield 147 1722

4. Carl Yastrzemski 132 1762

5. Sam Rice 131 1907

6. Pete Rose 115 2950

7. Honus Wagner 113 1989

8. Julio Franco 111 1619

9. Rickey Henderson 105 1816

10. Darrell Evans 103 1454

Stan Musial 103 1315

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Ty Cobb 5380 12679

2. Barry Bonds 5146 11636

3. Pete Rose 5076 13395

4. Tris Speaker 4998 11988

5. Babe Ruth 4978 10616

6. Stan Musial 4949 11828

7. Hank Aaron 4928 13089

8. Eddie Collins 4874 11989

Rickey Henderson 4874 12056

10. Carl Yastrzemski 4828 12641

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Sam Rice 265 1930

2. Dave Winfield 252 1992

3. Ty Cobb 247 1927

4. Edgar Martinez 245 2003

5. Darrell Evans 230 1987

6. Willie Mays 228 1971

7. Cap Anson 223 1892

8. Rickey Henderson 222 1999

9. Luke Appling 219 1947

10. Paul Molitor 209 1997

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Cap Anson 1179 2981

2. Pete Rose 1042 2950

3. Luke Appling 780 1929

4. Sam Rice 711 1907

5. Rickey Henderson 691 1816

6. Carlton Fisk 688 2011

7. Honus Wagner 642 1989

8. Carl Yastrzemski 620 1762

9. Dave Winfield 587 1722

10. Jim O'Rourke 582 1678

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Babe Ruth .858 10616

2. Ted Williams .857 9401

3. Barry Bonds .819 11636

4. Rogers Hornsby .816 9412

5. Ty Cobb .815 12679

6. Joe Jackson .815 5690

7. Lou Gehrig .803 9660

8. Mickey Mantle .803 9909

9. Dan Brouthers .791 7653

10. Stan Musial .786 11828

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Willie Mays .784 1971

2. Ty Cobb .707 1927

3. Dave Winfield .693 1992

4. Davey Lopes .683 1985

5. Rickey Henderson .678 1999

6. Dummy Hoy .670 1902

7. Moises Alou .667 2007

8. Edgar Martinez .661 2003

9. Pete Rose .659 1981

10. Darrell Evans .658 1987

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Stan Musial .680 1315

2. Cap Anson .605 2981

3. Honus Wagner .586 1989

4. Luke Appling .585 1929

5. Sam Rice .573 1907

6. Carlton Fisk .571 2011

7. Darrell Evans .567 1454

8. Jim O'Rourke .561 1678

9. Carl Yastrzemski .560 1762

10. Dave Winfield .548 1722

Up to & including age 40

Seasons age 40

Including & after age 40

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1240 PA for rate statistics

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Hughie Jennings 287 5638

2. Craig Biggio 282 11948

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 11743

9. Minnie Minoso 192 7700

10. Jake Beckley 183 10470

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Andres Galarraga 12 2001

2. Craig Biggio 9 2006

Deacon White 9 1888

4. Andre Dawson 8 1995

Brian Downing 8 1991

Jimmy Ryan 8 1903

7. Jeff Kent 7 2008

Edgar Martinez 7 2003

9. Jim O'Rourke 6 1891

10. Ty Cobb 5 1927

Carlton Fisk 5 1988

Tony Phillips 5 1999

Matt Stairs 5 2008

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Deacon White 32 1327

2. Carlton Fisk 24 2011

Andres Galarraga 24 1083

4. Pete Rose 23 2950

5. Jim O'Rourke 19 1678

6. Cap Anson 18 2981

7. Brian Downing 16 867

8. Honus Wagner 15 1989

9. Rickey Henderson 14 1816

10. Barry Bonds 13 1022

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Eddie Collins 512 11989

2. Jake Daubert 392 8742

3. Stuffy McInnis 383 8623

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 309 11988

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

1. Sam Rice 17 1930

2. Lave Cross 16 1906

Rick Reuschel 16 1989

4. Jimmy Austin 15 1920

Brett Butler 15 1997

Nap Lajoie 15 1915

Rabbit Maranville 15 1932

8. Omar Vizquel 14 2007

9. Jake Daubert 13 1924

John Smoltz 13 2007

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

1. Honus Wagner 46 1989

2. Jamie Moyer 34 247

Jack Quinn 34 517

4. Rabbit Maranville 33 1238

Sam Rice 33 1907

6. Nap Lajoie 29 975

7. Cap Anson 27 2981

8. Omar Vizquel 26 1070

9. Tom Glavine 25 170

10. Phil Niekro 24 450

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Cal Ripken 127 12883

2. Eddie Murray 125 12632

3. Robin Yount 123 12249

4. Frank Thomas 121 10074

5. George Brett 120 11624

Ruben Sierra 120 8782

7. Rafael Palmeiro 119 12046

Rusty Staub 119 11174

9. Andre Dawson 118 10708

10. Don Baylor 115 9401

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

1. Paul Molitor 12 1997

2. George Brett 10 1993

Eddie Murray 10 1996

4. Cal Ripken 9 2001

5. Rafael Palmeiro 8 2005

6. Edgar Martinez 7 2003

7. Darrell Evans 6 1987

Joe Morgan 6 1984

Stan Musial 6 1961

10. Craig Biggio 5 2006

Lou Brock 5 1979

Jeff Conine 5 2006

Gary Gaetti 5 1999

Luis Gonzalez 5 2008

Kenny Lofton 5 2007

Ted Williams 5 1959

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

1. Paul Molitor 22 1156

2. Pete Rose 19 2950

3. Stan Musial 16 1315

4. Carlton Fisk 13 2011

Eddie Murray 13 822

6. Jeff Conine 12 831

Darrell Evans 12 1454

Julio Franco 12 1619

9. Hank Aaron 10 1233

Craig Biggio 10 1162

George Brett 10 612

Rickey Henderson 10 1816

Edgar Martinez 10 1152

Graig Nettles 10 1220

Carl Yastrzemski 10 1762

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

1. Barry Bonds 607 11636

2. Hank Aaron 289 13089

3. Willie McCovey 256 9163

4. Ken Griffey 246 11196

5. Vladimir Guerrero 242 7826

6. George Brett 229 11624

7. Willie Stargell 225 8875

8. Eddie Murray 222 12632

9. Frank Robinson 218 11743

10. Manny Ramirez 212 9437

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

1. Stan Musial 17 1961

2. Reggie Jackson 11 1986

Willie Mays 11 1971

4. Willie Stargell 10 1980

Dave Winfield 10 1992

6. George Brett 9 1993

Carlton Fisk 9 1988

Matt Stairs 9 2008

9. Darrell Evans 8 1987

Willie McCovey 8 1978

Paul Molitor 8 1997

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

1. Barry Bonds 84 1022

2. Carlton Fisk 34 2011

3. Stan Musial 30 1315

4. Pete Rose 28 2950

5. Carl Yastrzemski 21 1762

6. Graig Nettles 19 1220

Dave Winfield 19 1722

8. Darrell Evans 18 1454

9. Julio Franco 17 1619

Edgar Martinez 17 1152

Willie Mays 17 1085

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Cal Ripken 350 12883

2. Jim Rice 315 9058

3. Eddie Murray 306 12632

Ivan Rodriguez 306 9712

5. Hank Aaron 305 13089

6. Brooks Robinson 297 11782

7. Rusty Staub 296 11174

8. Dave Winfield 292 11306

9. Harold Baines 290 10678

10. Carl Yastrzemski 288 12641

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. George Brett 20 1993

2. Eddie Murray 19 1996

3. Edgar Martinez 17 2003

4. Harold Baines 16 1999

Craig Biggio 16 2006

Barry Larkin 16 2004

7. Luke Appling 15 1947

Cal Ripken 15 2001

9. Reggie Jackson 14 1986

Davey Lopes 14 1985

Omar Vizquel 14 2007

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Luke Appling 62 1929

2. Julio Franco 57 1619

3. Carlton Fisk 54 2011

Pete Rose 54 2950

5. Carl Yastrzemski 44 1762

6. Dave Winfield 37 1722

7. Edgar Martinez 32 1152

8. Tony Perez 31 1084

9. Andres Galarraga 30 1083

10. Hank Aaron 29 1233

Eddie Murray 29 822

Up to & including age 40

Seasons age 40

Including & after age 40

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1240 PA for rate statistics

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 315 12056

2. Lou Brock 307 11235

3. Brett Butler 257 9545

4. Maury Wills 208 8304

5. Bert Campaneris 192 9470

6. Rod Carew 187 10550

7. Otis Nixon 186 5800

8. Omar Moreno 182 5481

9. Cesar Cedeno 179 8133

10. Steve Sax 178 7632

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Ty Cobb 16 1927

2. Rickey Henderson 14 1999

3. Lou Brock 12 1979

4. Brett Butler 10 1997

Jake Daubert 10 1924

6. Sam Rice 8 1930

7. Kenny Lofton 7 2007

Otis Nixon 7 1999

9. Luke Appling 6 1947

Nap Lajoie 6 1915

Omar Vizquel 6 2007

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Rickey Henderson 34 1816

2. Ty Cobb 24 967

3. Luke Appling 22 1929

4. Pete Rose 21 2950

5. Sam Rice 20 1907

6. Honus Wagner 15 1989

7. Davey Lopes 13 685

8. Lou Brock 12 436

9. Brett Butler 10 401

Jake Daubert 10 448

Darrell Evans 10 1454

Omar Vizquel 10 1070

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Barry Bonds 590.2 11636

2. Rickey Henderson 460.1 12056

3. Willie Mays 439.5 11945

4. Alex Rodriguez 393.5 9611

5. Bobby Bonds 386.0 8090

6. Joe Morgan 385.9 11329

7. Andre Dawson 365.1 10708

8. Hank Aaron 361.6 13089

9. Sammy Sosa 338.1 9896

10. Gary Sheffield 338.0 10947

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Willie Mays 20.2 1971

2. Rickey Henderson 18.1 1999

3. Davey Lopes 17.8 1985

4. Tony Phillips 12.7 1999

5. Kenny Lofton 10.7 2007

6. Paul Molitor 10.5 1997

7. George Brett 10.2 1993

8. Darrell Evans 10.2 1987

9. Steve Finley 9.6 2005

10. Ty Cobb 8.1 1927

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Rickey Henderson 48.3 1816

2. Davey Lopes 30.2 685

3. Willie Mays 29.9 1085

4. Julio Franco 25.4 1619

5. Cap Anson 22.7 2981

6. Carlton Fisk 20.6 2011

7. Luke Appling 17.6 1929

8. Steve Finley 16.8 1023

9. Paul Molitor 16.5 1156

10. Honus Wagner 14.1 1989

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. Jimmy Collins 212.3 7452

10. Harry Steinfeldt 184.2 6694

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Sam Rice 42.4 1930

2. Ty Cobb 40.8 1927

3. Nap Lajoie 30.6 1915

4. Johnny Cooney 29.5 1941

5. Jake Daubert 23.8 1924

6. Joe Start 23.1 1883

7. Deacon White 22.0 1888

8. Rabbit Maranville 20.4 1932

9. Jim O'Rourke 19.1 1891

10. Jimmy Austin 18.7 1920

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Sam Rice 36.5 1907

2. Cap Anson 28.9 2981

3. Joe Start 19.5 1348

4. Jim O'Rourke 18.3 1678

5. Luke Appling 17.1 1929

6. Deacon White 16.5 1327

7. Pete Rose 14.4 2950

8. Carl Yastrzemski 10.6 1762

9. Honus Wagner 10.6 1989

10. Stan Musial 9.2 1315

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Mark McGwire 10.6 7660

2. Babe Ruth 11.8 10616

3. Barry Bonds 12.9 11636

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. Hank Sauer 14.5 1957

2. Darrell Evans 14.7 1987

3. Hank Aaron 17.0 1974

4. Harold Baines 17.2 1999

5. Rafael Palmeiro 20.5 2005

6. Edgar Martinez 20.7 2003

7. Dave Winfield 22.4 1992

8. Willie Mays 23.2 1971

9. Reggie Jackson 23.3 1986

10. Andres Galarraga 23.5 2001

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Darrell Evans 18.1 1454

2. Carlton Fisk 24.7 2011

3. Stan Musial 24.8 1315

4. Dave Winfield 26.1 1722

5. Carl Yastrzemski 32.1 1762

6. Julio Franco 44.8 1619

7. Rickey Henderson 48.0 1816

8. Luke Appling 124.6 1929

9. Cap Anson 199.8 2981

10. Jim O'Rourke 222.0 1678

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Cal Ripken 8893 12883

2. Pete Rose 8652 13395

3. Hank Aaron 8537 13089

4. Eddie Murray 8427 12632

5. Robin Yount 8415 12249

6. Brooks Robinson 8340 11782

7. Carl Yastrzemski 8215 12641

8. Luis Aparicio 8110 11230

9. Craig Biggio 7866 11948

10. Rafael Palmeiro 7857 12046

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Rabbit Maranville 452 1932

2. Eddie Murray 448 1996

3. George Brett 446 1993

4. Craig Biggio 441 2006

5. Dave Winfield 431 1992

6. Omar Vizquel 424 2007

Honus Wagner 424 1914

8. Sam Rice 411 1930

9. Cap Anson 407 1892

10. Paul Molitor 400 1997

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Pete Rose 1983 2950

2. Cap Anson 1802 2981

3. Carlton Fisk 1382 2011

4. Honus Wagner 1362 1989

5. Luke Appling 1233 1929

6. Sam Rice 1216 1907

7. Carl Yastrzemski 1190 1762

8. Rickey Henderson 1185 1816

9. Dave Winfield 1179 1722

10. Julio Franco 1104 1619

Up to & including age 40

Seasons age 40

Including & after age 40

Minimum 5270 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 310 PA for rate statistics

Minimum 1240 PA for rate statistics

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