Barry Bonds holds the record for being walked the most times in MLB history.A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls [ 1] [ 2]
The following table lists the top 100 career base on balls leaders in Major League Baseball history. Since 2007, Barry Bonds [ 3] [ 4] Rickey Henderson [ 5] Babe Ruth [ 6] Ted Williams [ 7] Carlos Santana with 1,278.[ 8]
Rank Rank among players in career walks. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 BB) Name (walks in 2025 ) BB Career walks * Elected to Hall of Fame Bold Active player[ a]
Carlos Santana, the active leader and 50th all-time in career bases on balls. Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season. Rank Player (2025 BB) 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 Albert Pujols 1,373 33 Jason Giambi 1,366 34 Joey Votto 1,365 35 Rafael Palmeiro 1,353 36 Willie McCovey * 1,345 37 Alex Rodriguez 1,338 38 Todd Helton * 1,335 39 Eddie Murray * 1,333 40 Tim Raines * 1,330 41 Manny Ramirez 1,329 42 David Ortiz * 1,319 Tony Phillips 1,319 44 Adam Dunn 1,317 Mark McGwire 1,317 46 Ken Griffey Jr. * 1,312 47 Fred McGriff * 1,305 48 Luke Appling * 1,302 49 Edgar Martínez * 1,283 50 Carlos Santana (0)1,278
Rank Player (2025 BB) BB 51 Al Kaline * 1,277 52 John Olerud 1,275 53 Ken Singleton 1,263 54 Jack Clark 1,262 55 Miguel Cabrera 1,258 56 Rusty Staub 1,255 57 Ty Cobb * 1,249 58 Willie Randolph 1,243 59 Jimmy Wynn 1,224 60 Dave Winfield * 1,216 61 Pee Wee Reese * 1,210 62 Lance Berkman 1,201 63 Richie Ashburn * 1,198 64 Brian Downing 1,197 Lou Whitaker 1,197 66 Chili Davis 1,194 67 Billy Hamilton * 1,189 68 Charlie Gehringer * 1,186 69 Brian Giles 1,183 70 Craig Biggio * 1,160 71 Donie Bush 1,158 72 Max Bishop 1,156 73 Luis Gonzalez 1,155 74 Toby Harrah 1,153 75 Harry Hooper * 1,136 76 Jimmy Sheckard 1,135 77 Brett Butler 1,129 Cal Ripken Jr. * 1,129 79 Andrew McCutchen (0)1,116 80 Carlos Delgado 1,109 81 Ron Santo * 1,108 82 Jim Gilliam 1,102 83 George Brett * 1,096 84 Paul Molitor * 1,094 85 Lu Blue 1,092 Stan Hack 1,092 87 Paul Waner * 1,091 88 Graig Nettles 1,088 89 Bobby Grich 1,087 90 Carlos Beltrán 1,084 91 Derek Jeter * 1,082 92 Mark Grace 1,075 Bob Johnson 1,075 Robin Ventura 1,075 95 Ozzie Smith * 1,072 96 Harlond Clift 1,070 Keith Hernandez 1,070 98 Bernie Williams 1,069 99 Bill Dahlen 1,064 100 Harold Baines * 1,062
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season. ^ rule 2.00 ^ rule 6.00 ^ "Barry Bonds Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved August 1, 2021 .^ Jensen, Don. "Barry Bonds Bio" . Society For American Baseball Research . Retrieved August 1, 2021 . ^ "Rickey Henderson Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved August 1, 2021 .^ "Babe Ruth Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved August 1, 2021 .^ "Ted Williams Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved August 1, 2021 .^ "Carlos Santana Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2024-08-22 . "Career Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls" . Baseball-Reference.com .
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