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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bartolo Colon (21, 47) | 948 | R |
| 2. | Justin Verlander (16, 37) | 851 | R |
| 3. | Jon Lester (15, 36) | 837 | L |
| 4. | Francisco Liriano (14, 36) | 816 | L |
| 5. | Gio Gonzalez (13, 34) | 815 | L |
| 6. | Felix Hernandez (15, 34) | 805 | R |
| 7. | Edwin Jackson (17, 36) | 779 | R |
| 8. | Cole Hamels (15, 36) | 767 | L |
| 9. | Oliver Perez (18, 38) | 760 | L |
| 10. | Ervin Santana (15, 37) | 754 | R |
| 11. | Edinson Volquez (15, 36) | 735 | R |
| 12. | Zack Greinke (17, 36) | 676 | R |
| 13. | Anibal Sanchez (15, 36) | 653 | R |
| 14. | Max Scherzer (13, 35) | 641 | R |
| 15. | J.A. Happ (14, 37) | 620 | L |
| 16. | Trevor Cahill (12, 32) | 601 | R |
| Ian Kennedy (14, 35) | 601 | R | |
| 18. | Adam Wainwright (15, 38) | 591 | R |
| 19. | Clayton Kershaw (13, 32) | 585 | L |
| 20. | Johnny Cueto (13, 34) | 556 | R |
| 21. | Jhoulys Chacin (12, 32) | 537 | R |
| 22. | Lance Lynn (9, 33) | 529 | R |
| 23. | Jake Arrieta (11, 34) | 527 | R |
| David Price (12, 34) | 527 | L | |
| 25. | Charlie Morton (13, 36) | 518 | R |
| 26. | Derek Holland (12, 33) | 513 | L |
| 27. | Wade Miley (10, 33) | 499 | L |
| 28. | Jeff Samardzija (13, 35) | 491 | R |
| 29. | Rick Porcello (12, 31) | 489 | R |
| 30. | Julio Teheran (10, 29) | 474 | R |
| 31. | Homer Bailey (14, 34) | 463 | R |
| 32. | Trevor Bauer (9, 29) | 454 | R |
| 33. | Madison Bumgarner (12, 30) | 441 | L |
| Tyler Chatwood (9, 30) | 441 | R | |
| 35. | Jonathan Sanchez (8, 37) | 437 | L |
| 36. | Hector Santiago (9, 32) | 429 | L |
| 37. | Kyle Gibson (8, 32) | 422 | R |
| Jose Quintana (9, 31) | 422 | L | |
| 39. | Chris Archer (8, 31) | 420 | R |
| 40. | Danny Duffy (10, 31) | 410 | L |
| 41. | Sonny Gray (8, 30) | 403 | R |
| Mike Leake (10, 32) | 403 | R | |
| 43. | Robbie Ray (7, 28) | 401 | L |
| 44. | Dallas Keuchel (9, 32) | 399 | L |
| 45. | Yu Darvish (8, 33) | 398 | R |
| 46. | Rich Hill (16, 40) | 390 | L |
| 47. | Tyson Ross (10, 33) | 388 | R |
| 48. | Stephen Strasburg (11, 31) | 378 | R |
| 49. | Chris Sale (10, 31) | 374 | L |
| 50. | Wade Davis (12, 34) | 370 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Bases on Balls | Throws |
| 51. | Brandon Morrow (12, 35) | 368 | R |
| Ivan Nova (11, 33) | 368 | R | |
| 53. | Andrew Miller (15, 35) | 367 | L |
| 54. | Martin Perez (9, 29) | 365 | L |
| 55. | Patrick Corbin (8, 30) | 359 | L |
| Drew Pomeranz (10, 31) | 359 | L | |
| 57. | Jake Odorizzi (9, 30) | 358 | R |
| 58. | Jordan Zimmermann (12, 34) | 344 | R |
| 59. | Jordan Lyles (10, 29) | 338 | R |
| 60. | Carlos Martinez (8, 28) | 337 | R |
| Tanner Roark (8, 33) | 337 | R | |
| 62. | Mike Fiers (10, 35) | 336 | R |
| 63. | Mike Minor (9, 32) | 335 | L |
| 64. | Gerrit Cole (8, 29) | 332 | R |
| 65. | Tyler Clippard (14, 35) | 329 | R |
| 66. | Carlos Carrasco (11, 33) | 321 | R |
| 67. | Michael Wacha (8, 28) | 308 | R |
| 68. | Nathan Eovaldi (9, 30) | 301 | R |
| Manny Parra (8, 37) | 301 | L | |
| 70. | Shelby Miller (8, 29) | 298 | R |
| 71. | Jesse Chavez (13, 36) | 296 | R |
| Kevin Gausman (8, 29) | 296 | R | |
| 73. | Corey Kluber (10, 34) | 293 | R |
| 74. | Chase Anderson (7, 32) | 291 | R |
| Garrett Richards (10, 32) | 291 | R | |
| 76. | Zack Wheeler (6, 30) | 286 | R |
| 77. | Jacob deGrom (7, 32) | 284 | R |
| 78. | Joe Kelly (9, 32) | 283 | R |
| 79. | Brett Anderson (12, 32) | 276 | L |
| 80. | Wei-Yin Chen (8, 34) | 270 | L |
| 81. | Brett Cecil (10, 33) | 269 | L |
| 82. | Alex Cobb (9, 32) | 267 | R |
| 83. | Wade LeBlanc (12, 35) | 266 | L |
| David Robertson (12, 35) | 266 | R | |
| 85. | Jair Jurrjens (8, 34) | 264 | R |
| Horacio Ramirez (8, 40) | 264 | L | |
| 87. | Juan Nicasio (10, 33) | 260 | R |
| 88. | Aaron Nola (6, 27) | 258 | R |
| 89. | David Hernandez (10, 35) | 253 | R |
| 90. | Aroldis Chapman (11, 32) | 252 | L |
| 91. | Eduardo Rodriguez (5, 27) | 247 | L |
| 92. | Brad Brach (10, 34) | 246 | R |
| 93. | Zack Britton (10, 32) | 244 | L |
| Marcus Stroman (6, 29) | 244 | R | |
| Alex Wood (8, 29) | 244 | L | |
| 96. | Ross Detwiler (12, 34) | 243 | L |
| 97. | Jimmy Nelson (6, 31) | 240 | R |
| 98. | Mike Foltynewicz (7, 28) | 239 | R |
| 99. | Brad Peacock (9, 32) | 238 | R |
| David Phelps (8, 33) | 238 | R |
