highest walk percentage in mlb history minimum 500 ab

Ted Williams has the highest career walk percentage with 500+ at-bats, with a walk percentage of 20.6.

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	NAME	BB%	AB	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ted Williams T. Williams	20.6	7,706	2,292	1,798	2,654	525	71	521	1,839	2,021	39	709	24	4	9,791	4,884	1,117	5	20	86	197	.344	.482	.634	1.116	2349	1,219.7	.493	188	1,067
2	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	20.3	9,847	2,986	2,227	2,935	601	77	762	1,996	2,558	106	1,539	514	141	12,606	5,976	1,440	4	91	688	165	.298	.444	.607	1.051	2663	1,143.3	.435	172	1,142
3	Max Bishop M. Bishop	20.0	4,494	1,338	966	1,216	236	35	41	379	1,156	31	452	40		5,779	1,645	312	98				.271	.423	.366	.789	904	176.3	.383	113	104.4
4	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	19.4	8,399	2,503	2,174	2,873	506	136	714	2,214	2,062	43	1,330	123		10,617	5,793	1,356	113				.342	.474	.690	1.164	2727	1,436.8	.513	197	1,369.6
5	Juan Soto J. Soto	18.4	4,257	1,207	838	1,196	210	18	271	765	974	20	898	104	30	5,282	2,255	499	3	28	95	108	.281	.415	.530	.945	1002	370.9	.400	157	364.1
6	Ferris Fain F. Fain	18.4	3,930	1,151	595	1,139	213	30	48	570	904	18	261	46	12	4,904	1,556	291	44	8	3	117	.290	.424	.396	.820	777	203	.390	127	161
7	Eddie Stanky E. Stanky	18.3	4,301	1,259	811	1,154	185	35	29	364	996	35	374	48	5	5,435	1,496	249	103			62	.268	.410	.348	.758	766	152.8	.371	117	114
8	Frank Fernandez F. Fernandez	18.2	727	285	92	145	21	2	39	116	164	6	231	4	4	902	287	62	1	4	9	16	.199	.350	.395	.744	116	21.1	.342	118	18
9	Mike Fiore M. Fiore	18.0	556	254	75	126	18	1	13	50	124	3	115	5	8	688	185	32	3	2	7	13	.227	.369	.333	.702	82	8.5	.331	103	2.4
10	Gus Niarhos G. Niarhos	17.8	691	315	114	174	26	5	1	59	153	4	56	6	4	858	213	32	10	0	0	16	.252	.390	.308	.699	106	5.1	.346	97	-2.2
11	Roy Cullenbine R. Cullenbine	17.8	3,879	1,181	627	1,072	209	32	110	599	853	11	399	26		4,787	1,675	351	44			61	.276	.408	.432	.840	773	243.9	.399	136	198.8
12	Gene Tenace G. Tenace	17.8	4,390	1,555	653	1,060	179	20	201	674	984	91	998	36	42	5,525	1,882	400	21	39	58	77	.241	.388	.429	.817	836	229	.373	140	247.3
13	Jack Crooks J. Crooks	17.6	2,783	795	537	671	74	44	21	314	612	44	219	220		3,471	896	139	32				.241	.386	.322	.708	579	58.7	.361	108	46.3
14	Eddie Yost E. Yost	17.6	7,346	2,109	1,215	1,863	337	56	139	682	1,614	99	920	72	48	9,175	2,729	532	98	18	15	133	.254	.394	.371	.765	1289	226.8	.362	114	163.5
15	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	17.5	8,102	2,401	1,676	2,415	344	72	536	1,509	1,733	13	1,710	153	38	9,909	4,511	952	14	47	126	113	.298	.421	.557	.977	1941	840	.428	170	821.8
16	Bill Salkeld B. Salkeld	17.4	850	356	111	232	39	2	31	132	182	2	101	6		1,048	368	72	14			19	.273	.402	.433	.835	166	48	.398	132	40.1
17	Bill Joyce B. Joyce	17.3	3,310	906	822	971	153	106	70	609	721	108	303	266		4,163	1,546	329	24				.293	.435	.467	.902	933	302.4	.430	139	267.6
18	Randy Milligan R. Milligan	17.2	2,118	703	305	553	106	10	70	284	447	13	431	16	18	2,594	889	186	0	16	10	67	.261	.391	.420	.810	393	102.3	.370	131	93.8
19	Jack Cust J. Cust	17.2	2,107	670	311	510	96	2	105	323	444	12	819	6	6	2,581	925	203	0	18	12	32	.242	.374	.439	.813	380	72	.360	123	71.6
20	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	17.2	6,187	1,874	1,167	1,626	252	6	583	1,414	1,317	75	1,596	12	8	7,660	3,639	841	3	78	150	147	.263	.394	.588	.982	1480	564.9	.415	157	558.2
21	Wes Westrum W. Westrum	17.2	2,322	919	302	503	59	8	96	315	489	19	514	10	5	2,849	866	163	11	8	9	60	.217	.356	.373	.729	353	18.9	.344	99	-3.8
22	Eddie Lake E. Lake	17.1	2,595	835	445	599	105	9	39	193	546	8	312	52		3,199	839	153	50			49	.231	.366	.323	.689	371	17.1	.340	98	-9.4
23	Ken Phelps K. Phelps	17.1	1,854	761	308	443	64	7	123	313	390	21	449	10	7	2,287	890	194	1	21	28	25	.239	.374	.480	.854	364	103.3	.376	131	86.6
24	Charlie Keller C. Keller	17.0	3,790	1,170	725	1,085	166	72	189	760	784	10	499	45	0	4,604	1,962	427	20			50	.286	.410	.518	.928	849	331.2	.428	152	291.5
25	Dick Dietz D. Dietz	17.0	1,829	646	226	478	89	6	66	301	381	13	402	4	6	2,244	777	161	8	13	30	51	.261	.390	.425	.815	336	101.1	.370	132	83.1

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

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Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

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Playoffs Hit Leaders

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Williams

2

Rasmussen

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

23

Rasmussen

19

Sale

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0.00

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Playoffs K/9 Leaders

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19.00

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MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

155.6

Ramírez

149

Williams

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

118

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MLB 2026 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/15	ATH	@	TBR	1-2
Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1
Tue 9/15	BAL	@	NYM	7-5
Tue 9/15	ATL	@	CHC	6-3
Tue 9/15	NYY	@	MIN	8-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	TBR	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	TBR	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	MIL	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	MIL	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	MIL	@	TBR	8:00 PM

Ted Williams has the highest career walk percentage with 500+ at-bats, with a walk percentage of 20.6.

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