Year-by-Year Top-Tens Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls

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Top 10 Yearly Leaders

2025

2023

2022

2019

2018

2017

2016

2012

2011

2009

2008

2007

1. Barry Bonds 132
2. Todd Helton 116
3. Pat Burrell 114
4. David Ortiz 111
5. Ryan Howard 107
6. Jack Cust 105
7. Carlos Peña 103
8. Travis Hafner 102
9. Adam Dunn 101

2006

1. Bobby Abreu 124
2. David Ortiz 119
3. Barry Bonds 115
4. Adam Dunn 112
5. Jason Giambi 110
7. Ryan Howard 108
8. Jim Thome 107
9. Brian Giles 104
10. Jason Bay 102

2005

2004

1. Barry Bonds 232
2. Todd Helton 127
5. J.D. Drew 118
6. Adam Dunn 108
8. Jim Thome 104
9. Jim Edmonds 101
10. Jeff Bagwell 96

2003

2002

1. Barry Bonds 198
2. Brian Giles 135
3. Adam Dunn 128
4. Jim Thome 122
5. Jason Giambi 109
6. Chipper Jones 107
8. Bobby Abreu 104
10. Sammy Sosa 103

2001

2000

1. Jason Giambi 137
3. Jim Thome 118
4. Barry Bonds 117
5. Brian Giles 114
6. Troy Glaus 112
8. Jeff Bagwell 107
10. Tim Salmon 104

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1993

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1985

1984

1983

1982

1980

1979

1978

1977

1976

1. Jim Wynn 127
2. Joe Morgan 114
3. Mike Schmidt 100
5. Toby Harrah 91
6. Ron Cey 89
7. Bobby Grich 86
9. Bobby Murcer 84
10. Rusty Staub 83

1975

1. Joe Morgan 132
2. John Mayberry 119
3. Ken Singleton 118
4. Jim Wynn 110
5. Bobby Grich 107
6. Gene Tenace 106
7. Darrell Evans 105
8. Mike Schmidt 101
9. Toby Harrah 98
10. Davey Lopes 91

1974

1. Darrell Evans 126
2. Joe Morgan 120
3. Gene Tenace 110
4. Jim Wynn 108
5. Pete Rose 106
8. Bob Bailey 100
10. Bobby Bonds 95

1973

1972

1971

1970

1969

1968

2. Mickey Mantle 106
3. Ron Santo 96
4. Jim Wynn 90
5. Joe Foy 84
7. Mike Andrews 81
8. Ron Hunt 78
9. Pete Ward 76

1967

1966

1964

1963

1962

1961

1960

1957

1956

1955

1954

1953

1952

1. Eddie Yost 129
2. Eddie Joost 122
3. Ralph Kiner 110
4. Gil Hodges 107
6. Ferris Fain 105
7. Elmer Valo 101
8. Solly Hemus 96
10. Larry Doby 90

1951

1. Ted Williams 144
2. Ralph Kiner 137
3. Eddie Stanky 127
4. Eddie Yost 126
5. Eddie Joost 106
6. Wes Westrum 104
7. Earl Torgeson 102
8. Larry Doby 101
9. Stan Musial 98
10. Gil Hodges 93

1950

1. Eddie Stanky 144
2. Eddie Yost 141
3. Ferris Fain 133
4. Ralph Kiner 122
5. Earl Torgeson 119
6. Johnny Pesky 104
7. Eddie Joost 103
8. Al Rosen 100
9. Larry Doby 98
10. Johnny Groth 95

1949

1. Ted Williams 162
2. Eddie Joost 149
3. Ferris Fain 136
4. Luke Appling 121
5. Elmer Valo 119
6. Ralph Kiner 117
7. Pee Wee Reese 116
8. Eddie Stanky 113
9. Stan Musial 107
10. Vern Stephens 101

1948

1947

1946

1945

1944

1943

1942

1941

1940

1939

1938

1936

1. Lou Gehrig 130
2. Arky Vaughan 118
3. Lyn Lary 117
4. Dolph Camilli 116
5. Harlond Clift 115
6. Mel Ott 111
7. Jimmie Foxx 105
8. Tony Lazzeri 97
9. Gus Suhr 95
10. Zeke Bonura 94

1935

1934

1933

1. Babe Ruth 114
2. Max Bishop 106
4. Jimmie Foxx 96
5. Evar Swanson 93
6. Lou Gehrig 92
7. Joe Cronin 87
8. Bob Johnson 85
9. Billy Rogell 79
10. Mel Ott 75

1932

1. Babe Ruth 130
2. Jimmie Foxx 116
3. Max Bishop 110
4. Lou Gehrig 108
5. Mel Ott 100
7. Ed Morgan 94
8. Goose Goslin 92
9. Ossie Bluege 83
10. Tony Lazzeri 82

1931

1. Babe Ruth 128
2. Lu Blue 127
3. Lou Gehrig 117
4. Max Bishop 112
5. Lyn Lary 88
6. Ed Morgan 83
7. Joe Cronin 81
8. Mel Ott 80
10. Tony Lazzeri 79

1930

1. Babe Ruth 136
2. Max Bishop 128
3. Hack Wilson 105
4. Mel Ott 103
5. Lou Gehrig 101
6. Woody English 100
7. Jimmie Foxx 93
Lu Blue 81
10. Gus Suhr 80

1929

1. Max Bishop 128
2. Lu Blue 126
3. Lou Gehrig 122
4. Mel Ott 113
5. Jimmie Foxx 103
7. Paul Waner 89
9. Curt Walker 85

1928

1927

1926

1. Babe Ruth 144
2. Max Bishop 116
3. Topper Rigney 108
4. Lou Gehrig 105
5. Tris Speaker 94
6. Lu Blue 90
8. Willie Kamm 77
9. Earl Sheely 75
10. Fred Haney 74

1924

1923

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1921

1920

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1918

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1911

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