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Nolan Ryan, the all time leader in batters walked
This is a list of top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers who have allowed the most walks of all time. Nolan Ryan holds the record for walking the most batters in a career with 2,795. Ryan is the only pitcher in MLB history to walk more than 2,000 batters.
Key
Rank |
Rank amongst leaders in career walks. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player |
Name of player |
BB |
Total career batters walked |
* |
Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Bold |
Denotes active player.[note 1]
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List
Rank |
Player |
BB |
1 |
Nolan Ryan * |
2,795 |
2 |
Steve Carlton * |
1,833 |
3 |
Phil Niekro * |
1,809 |
4 |
Early Wynn * |
1,775 |
5 |
Bob Feller * |
1,764 |
6 |
Bobo Newsom |
1,732 |
7 |
Amos Rusie * |
1,707 |
8 |
Charlie Hough |
1,665 |
9 |
Roger Clemens |
1,580 |
10 |
Gus Weyhing |
1,570 |
11 |
Red Ruffing * |
1,541 |
12 |
Tom Glavine * |
1,500 |
13 |
Randy Johnson * |
1,497 |
14 |
Bump Hadley |
1,442 |
15 |
Warren Spahn * |
1,434 |
16 |
Earl Whitehill |
1,431 |
17 |
Tony Mullane |
1,408 |
18 |
Sad Sam Jones |
1,396 |
19 |
Jack Morris |
1,390 |
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Tom Seaver * |
1,390 |
21 |
Gaylord Perry * |
1,379 |
22 |
Bobby Witt |
1,375 |
23 |
Mike Torrez |
1,371 |
24 |
Walter Johnson * |
1,363 |
25 |
Don Sutton * |
1,343 |
26 |
Chick Fraser |
1,338 |
27 |
Bob Gibson * |
1,336 |
28 |
Chuck Finley |
1,332 |
29 |
Bert Blyleven * |
1,322 |
30 |
Sam McDowell |
1,312 |
31 |
Jim Palmer * |
1,311 |
32 |
Mark Baldwin |
1,307 |
33 |
Adonis Terry |
1,298 |
34 |
Mickey Welch * |
1,297 |
35 |
Burleigh Grimes * |
1,295 |
36 |
Mark Langston |
1,289 |
37 |
Kid Nichols * |
1,272 |
38 |
Bullet Joe Bush |
1,263 |
39 |
Joe Niekro |
1,262 |
40 |
Allie Reynolds |
1,261 |
41 |
Tommy John |
1,259 |
42 |
Frank Tanana |
1,255 |
43 |
Bob Lemon * |
1,251 |
44 |
Hal Newhouser * |
1,249 |
45 |
George Mullin |
1,238 |
46 |
Tim Keefe * |
1,233 |
47 |
Cy Young * |
1,217 |
48 |
Red Faber * |
1,213 |
49 |
Vic Willis * |
1,212 |
50 |
Ted Breitenstein |
1,207 |
Rank |
Player |
BB |
51 |
Tim Wakefield |
1,205 |
52 |
Brickyard Kennedy |
1,203 |
53 |
Jerry Koosman |
1,198 |
54 |
Tommy Bridges |
1,192 |
55 |
John Clarkson * |
1,191 |
56 |
Lefty Grove * |
1,187 |
57 |
Vida Blue |
1,185 |
58 |
Billy Pierce |
1,178 |
59 |
Kenny Rogers |
1,175 |
60 |
Dennis Martínez |
1,165 |
61 |
Al Leiter |
1,163 |
62 |
Mike Moore |
1,156 |
63 |
Jamie Moyer |
1,155 |
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Jack Stivetts |
1,155 |
65 |
Fernando Valenzuela |
1,151 |
66 |
David Cone |
1,137 |
67 |
Bill Hutchinson |
1,132 |
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Johnny Vander Meer |
1,132 |
69 |
Jerry Reuss |
1,127 |
70 |
Ted Lyons * |
1,121 |
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Bucky Walters |
1,121 |
72 |
Mel Harder |
1,118 |
73 |
Earl Moore |
1,108 |
74 |
Bob Buhl |
1,105 |
75 |
Luis Tiant |
1,104 |
76 |
A. J. Burnett |
1,100 |
77 |
Mickey Lolich |
1,099 |
78 |
Lefty Gomez * |
1,095 |
79 |
Virgil Trucks |
1,088 |
80 |
Whitey Ford * |
1,086 |
81 |
Jim Kaat |
1,083 |
82 |
Eppa Rixey * |
1,082 |
83 |
Rick Sutcliffe |
1,081 |
84 |
Eddie Plank * |
1,072 |
85 |
Ryan Dempster |
1,071 |
86 |
Camilo Pascual |
1,069 |
87 |
Bob Turley |
1,068 |
88 |
Hooks Dauss |
1,067 |
89 |
Liván Hernández |
1,066 |
90 |
Ice Box Chamberlain |
1,065 |
91 |
Bert Cunningham |
1,064 |
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Barry Zito |
1,064 |
93 |
Curt Simmons |
1,063 |
94 |
Bill Donovan |
1,059 |
95 |
Murry Dickson |
1,058 |
96 |
Jouett Meekin |
1,056 |
97 |
Vern Kennedy |
1,049 |
98 |
Dizzy Trout |
1,046 |
99 |
Howard Ehmke |
1,042 |
100 |
Wes Ferrell |
1,040 |
Notes
- ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
See also
References
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