Active Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (21, 43) | 1006 | 3571.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (19, 41) | 790 | 2985.0 | R |
| 3. | Jose Quintana (15, 37) | 658 | 2142.1 | L |
| 4. | Patrick Corbin (14, 36) | 653 | 2112.1 | L |
| 5. | Robbie Ray (13, 34) | 650 | 1528.2 | L |
| 6. | Sonny Gray (14, 36) | 641 | 1994.1 | R |
| 7. | Martín Pérez (15, 35) | 617 | 1703.2 | L |
| 8. | Yu Darvish (13, 39) | 563 | 1778.0 | R |
| 9. | Kevin Gausman (14, 35) | 557 | 2006.0 | R |
| 10. | Michael Wacha (14, 34) | 532 | 1728.1 | R |
| 11. | Blake Snell (11, 33) | 523 | 1161.0 | L |
| 12. | Gerrit Cole (13, 35) | 509 | 1986.1 | R |
| 13. | Chris Sale (16, 37) | 508 | 2168.0 | L |
| Zack Wheeler (12, 36) | 508 | 1796.2 | R | |
| 15. | Carlos Rodón (12, 33) | 499 | 1323.1 | L |
| 16. | Eduardo Rodríguez (11, 33) | 493 | 1399.2 | L |
| 17. | Nathan Eovaldi (15, 36) | 488 | 1795.2 | R |
| 18. | Luis Castillo (10, 33) | 478 | 1481.1 | R |
| 19. | Aaron Nola (12, 33) | 476 | 1796.1 | R |
| 20. | José Berríos (10, 32) | 473 | 1571.2 | R |
| 21. | Carlos Carrasco (17, 39) | 469 | 1702.0 | R |
| 22. | Dylan Cease (8, 30) | 465 | 1094.0 | R |
| 23. | Lucas Giolito (10, 31) | 464 | 1188.1 | R |
| 24. | Taijuan Walker (14, 33) | 445 | 1300.2 | R |
| 25. | Nick Pivetta (10, 33) | 433 | 1227.0 | R |
| 26. | Chris Bassitt (12, 37) | 431 | 1335.0 | R |
| 27. | Framber Valdez (9, 32) | 423 | 1170.1 | L |
| 28. | Aroldis Chapman (17, 38) | 418 | 844.0 | L |
| 29. | Michael Lorenzen (12, 34) | 413 | 1072.0 | R |
| 30. | Kyle Freeland (10, 33) | 409 | 1332.1 | L |
| 31. | Drew Pomeranz (13, 37) | 396 | 931.1 | L |
| 32. | Freddy Peralta (9, 30) | 395 | 1022.1 | R |
| 33. | Jack Flaherty (10, 30) | 385 | 1056.1 | R |
| 34. | Yusei Kikuchi (8, 35) | 370 | 1019.0 | L |
| 35. | Sean Manaea (11, 34) | 367 | 1302.1 | L |
| 36. | Germán Márquez (11, 31) | 366 | 1176.0 | R |
| 37. | Jacob deGrom (13, 38) | 365 | 1628.1 | R |
| 38. | Shelby Miller (13, 35) | 359 | 921.2 | R |
| 39. | Sandy Alcantara (9, 30) | 357 | 1185.1 | R |
| Lance McCullers Jr. (9, 32) | 357 | 813.1 | R | |
| 41. | Luis Severino (11, 32) | 356 | 1134.2 | R |
| 42. | Craig Kimbrel (17, 38) | 355 | 841.2 | R |
| 43. | Brad Keller (9, 30) | 352 | 820.1 | R |
| 44. | Zac Gallen (8, 30) | 349 | 1087.0 | R |
| 45. | Matthew Boyd (12, 35) | 346 | 1116.2 | L |
| 46. | Erick Fedde (9, 33) | 340 | 847.1 | R |
| 47. | Mitch Keller (8, 30) | 331 | 966.1 | R |
| Merrill Kelly (8, 37) | 331 | 1084.0 | R | |
| 49. | Trevor Williams (10, 34) | 323 | 1009.0 | R |
| 50. | Jameson Taillon (10, 34) | 317 | 1304.2 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Max Fried (10, 32) | 316 | 1141.1 | L |
| 52. | Reynaldo López (11, 32) | 314 | 864.0 | R |
| 53. | Steven Matz (12, 35) | 310 | 1057.1 | L |
| 54. | Adrian Houser (10, 33) | 307 | 799.2 | R |
| Vince Velasquez (10, 34) | 307 | 766.0 | R | |
| 56. | Seth Lugo (11, 36) | 306 | 1083.1 | R |
| Nick Martinez (9, 35) | 306 | 1029.0 | R | |
| 58. | Tyler Glasnow (11, 32) | 303 | 793.2 | R |
| 59. | Mike Clevinger (9, 35) | 299 | 809.2 | R |
| Brady Singer (7, 29) | 299 | 928.0 | R | |
| 61. | Kenley Jansen (17, 38) | 292 | 946.1 | R |
| David Peterson (7, 30) | 292 | 690.2 | L | |
| Aaron Sanchez (8, 33) | 292 | 685.0 | R | |
| 64. | Tyler Mahle (10, 31) | 290 | 797.1 | R |
| 65. | Corbin Burnes (8, 31) | 280 | 968.0 | R |
| Eric Lauer (8, 31) | 280 | 766.0 | L | |
| 67. | Sean Newcomb (10, 33) | 279 | 571.1 | L |
| Cal Quantrill (8, 31) | 279 | 868.0 | R | |
| 69. | Antonio Senzatela (10, 31) | 277 | 864.1 | R |
| 70. | Walker Buehler (9, 31) | 274 | 912.1 | R |
| 71. | Logan Webb (8, 29) | 270 | 1145.2 | R |
| 72. | Jesús Luzardo (8, 28) | 267 | 788.0 | L |
| 73. | Ranger Suarez (9, 30) | 265 | 844.2 | L |
| 74. | Luis Garcia (14, 39) | 263 | 598.1 | R |
| Miles Mikolas (11, 37) | 263 | 1329.2 | R | |
| 76. | Joe Musgrove (9, 33) | 262 | 1056.0 | R |
| 77. | MacKenzie Gore (5, 27) | 261 | 623.1 | L |
| 78. | Trevor Richards (9, 33) | 257 | 591.2 | R |
| 79. | Jeff Hoffman (11, 33) | 251 | 570.1 | R |
| Pablo López (8, 30) | 251 | 965.0 | R | |
| Jordan Montgomery (8, 33) | 251 | 872.0 | L | |
| 82. | Ryne Stanek (10, 34) | 250 | 489.1 | R |
| 83. | Marco Gonzales (10, 34) | 249 | 926.2 | L |
| 84. | Rafael Montero (11, 35) | 247 | 522.2 | R |
| 85. | Edward Cabrera (6, 28) | 245 | 504.0 | R |
| 86. | Griffin Canning (7, 30) | 244 | 627.0 | R |
| 87. | Luke Weaver (11, 32) | 243 | 757.0 | R |
| 88. | Clay Holmes (9, 33) | 237 | 555.2 | R |
| 89. | Patrick Sandoval (6, 29) | 236 | 536.0 | L |
| 90. | Andrew Chafin (12, 36) | 234 | 542.0 | L |
| 91. | Blake Treinen (12, 38) | 233 | 599.1 | R |
| 92. | Erasmo Ramírez (14, 36) | 230 | 860.0 | R |
| 93. | Jordan Hicks (8, 29) | 229 | 438.0 | R |
| 94. | Scott Barlow (9, 33) | 228 | 488.2 | R |
| Cristian Javier (7, 29) | 228 | 547.1 | R | |
| 96. | Dean Kremer (7, 30) | 224 | 682.2 | R |
| 97. | Zach Eflin (11, 32) | 223 | 1077.1 | R |
| Tanner Scott (10, 31) | 223 | 458.2 | L | |
| 99. | Aaron Civale (8, 31) | 222 | 801.0 | R |
| Jakob Junis (10, 33) | 222 | 880.2 | R |
