Barry Bonds holds the record for being walked the most times in MLB history
The following table lists the top 100 career base on balls leaders in Major League Baseball history. Barry Bonds holds the record for most career walks drawn with 2,558. Ricky Henderson (2,190), Babe Ruth (2,062), and Ted Williams (2,021) are the only other players to draw more than 2,000 walks in their careers. The active leader in walks is Alex Rodriguez with 1,324.
Rank
Rank amongst leaders in career walks. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player
Name of player
BB
Total career walks drawn
*
Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame .
Bold
Denotes active player.[ note 1]
Stats updated as of 2015 Major League Baseball season
Rank
Player
BB
1
Barry Bonds
2,558
2
Rickey Henderson *
2,190
3
Babe Ruth *
2,062
4
Ted Williams *
2,021
5
Joe Morgan *
1,865
6
Carl Yastrzemski *
1,845
7
Jim Thome
1,747
8
Mickey Mantle *
1,733
9
Mel Ott *
1,708
10
Frank Thomas *
1,667
11
Eddie Yost
1,614
12
Darrell Evans
1,605
13
Stan Musial *
1,599
14
Pete Rose
1,566
15
Harmon Killebrew *
1,559
16
Chipper Jones
1,512
17
Lou Gehrig *
1,508
18
Mike Schmidt *
1,507
19
Eddie Collins *
1,499
20
Bobby Abreu
1,476
21
Gary Sheffield
1,475
22
Willie Mays *
1,464
23
Jimmie Foxx *
1,452
24
Eddie Mathews *
1,444
25
Frank Robinson *
1,420
26
Wade Boggs *
1,412
27
Hank Aaron *
1,402
28
Jeff Bagwell
1,401
29
Dwight Evans
1,391
30
Tris Speaker *
1,381
31
Reggie Jackson *
1,375
32
Jason Giambi
1,366
33
Rafael Palmeiro
1,353
34
Willie McCovey *
1,345
Rank
Player
BB
35
Todd Helton
1,335
36
Eddie Murray *
1,333
37
Tim Raines
1,330
38
Manny Ramirez
1,329
39
Alex Rodriguez
1,324
40
Tony Phillips
1,319
41
Adam Dunn
1,317
Mark McGwire
1,317
43
Ken Griffey, Jr.
1,312
44
Fred McGriff
1,305
45
Luke Appling *
1,302
46
Edgar Martínez
1,283
47
Al Kaline *
1,277
48
John Olerud
1,275
49
Ken Singleton
1,263
50
Jack Clark
1,262
51
Rusty Staub
1,255
52
Ty Cobb *
1,249
53
Willie Randolph
1,243
54
David Ortiz
1,239
55
Jimmy Wynn
1,224
56
Dave Winfield *
1,216
57
Pee Wee Reese *
1,210
58
Lance Berkman
1,201
59
Richie Ashburn *
1,198
60
Brian Downing
1,197
Lou Whitaker
1,197
62
Chili Davis
1,194
63
Billy Hamilton *
1,189
64
Charlie Gehringer *
1,186
65
Brian Giles
1,183
66
Albert Pujols
1,165
67
Craig Biggio *
1,160
68
Donie Bush
1,158
Rank
Player
BB
69
Max Bishop
1,156
70
Luis Gonzalez
1,155
71
Toby Harrah
1,153
72
Harry Hooper *
1,136
73
Jimmy Sheckard
1,135
74
Brett Butler
1,129
Cal Ripken, Jr. *
1,129
76
Carlos Delgado
1,109
77
Ron Santo *
1,108
78
George Brett *
1,096
79
Paul Molitor *
1,094
80
Lu Blue
1,092
Stan Hack
1,092
82
Paul Waner *
1,091
83
Graig Nettles
1,088
84
Bobby Grich
1,087
85
Derek Jeter
1,082
86
Mark Grace
1,075
Bob Johnson
1,075
Robin Ventura
1,075
89
Ozzie Smith *
1,072
90
Harlond Clift
1,070
Keith Hernandez
1,070
92
Bernie Williams
1,069
93
Bill Dahlen
1,064
94
Harold Baines
1,062
95
Joe Cronin *
1,059
96
Ron Fairly
1,052
97
Billy Williams *
1,045
98
Norm Cash
1,043
Eddie Joost
1,043
100
Roy Thomas
1,042
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