Ted Williams has the highest career walk percentage with 500+ at-bats, with a walk percentage of 20.6.
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highest walk percentage by a player in MLB history minimum 500 ab| 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | J. Soto | 18.5 | 4,167 | 1,185 | 824 | 1,173 | 207 | 18 | 267 | 752 | 960 | 19 | 884 | 102 | 30 | 5,177 | 2,217 | 492 | 3 | 28 | 89 | 105 | .281 | .416 | .532 | .948 | 989 | 369.7 | .401 | 158 | 364.5 |
| 6 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 |  | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 |  | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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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