mlb player with most base on balls by decade

Babe Ruth has the most walks in a decade, with 1,240 walks in the 1920s.

	NAME	BB	DECADE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	1,240	1920s	1,399	4,884	1,365	1,734	314	82	467	1,338	27	795	88		6,224	3,613	863	73				.355	.488	.740	1.228	1701	932.6	.535	206	884.9
2	Eddie Yost E. Yost	1,185	1950s	1,439	5,075	898	1,312	232	32	111	500	81	626	55	41	6,425	1,941	375	70	14	14	82	.259	.406	.382	.788	953	209.8	.371	122	170.9
3	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	1,146	1990s	1,434	4,894	1,091	1,478	299	42	361	1,076	45	747	343	94	6,146	2,944	702	1	60	257	96	.302	.434	.602	1.036	1270	528.6	.434	172	538.6
4	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	1,128	2000s	986	2,871	772	925	178	12	317	697	53	427	54	9	4,072	2,078	507	0	20	390	49	.322	.517	.724	1.241	1059	552.8	.490	203	542
5	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	1,076	1990s	1,371	4,892	968	1,564	317	10	301	1,040	41	741	28	18	6,091	2,804	628	0	82	133	152	.320	.440	.573	1.013	1257	518.8	.433	166	505.9
6	Joe Morgan J. Morgan	1,071	1970s	1,458	5,139	1,005	1,451	275	47	173	720	24	517	488	105	6,320	2,339	495	25	61	44	63	.282	.404	.455	.860	1030	343.5	.390	143	312.2
7	Joey Votto J. Votto	1,046	2010s	1,411	5,009	847	1,532	327	16	231	759	54	1,088	67	23	6,150	2,584	574	0	41	120	131	.306	.428	.516	.944	1144	432.2	.403	153	388.6
8	Bobby Abreu B. Abreu	1,038	2000s	1,574	5,800	1,061	1,721	408	37	216	993	26	1,221	295	90	6,932	2,851	661	2	66	82	114	.297	.402	.492	.893	1181	327.1	.386	133	295.7
9	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	1,028	1930s	1,397	5,255	1,257	1,802	328	91	347	1,360	30	439	72		6,339	3,353	766	26			2	.343	.453	.638	1.091	1522	719.6	.481	174	666.9
10	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	1,015	1930s	1,470	5,495	1,244	1,845	316	87	415	1,403	7	876	65		6,552	3,580	818	35			17	.336	.440	.652	1.091	1555	726.8	.479	166	611.7
11	Todd Helton T. Helton	1,001	2000s	1,466	5,305	1,017	1,756	431	27	260	981	39	741	26	17	6,409	3,021	718	2	62	164	130	.331	.436	.569	1.006	1299	508.8	.424	144	366.3
12	Ted Williams T. Williams	994	1940s	1,035	3,656	951	1,303	270	45	234	893	19	312	14		4,671	2,365	549	2			89	.356	.496	.647	1.143	1167	635.1	.514	197	561.3
13	Tony Phillips T. Phillips	977	1990s	1,326	5,029	946	1,374	253	25	127	560	31	1,009	121	72	6,103	2,058	405	26	40	39	82	.273	.392	.409	.801	906	172.2	.363	119	143.1
14	Rickey Henderson R. Henderson	976	1990s	1,261	4,387	932	1,213	211	13	140	459	53	736	463	114	5,452	1,870	364	9	27	29	66	.276	.412	.426	.838	887	228.3	.381	136	234.2
15	Jim Thome J. Thome	973	2000s	1,368	4,629	877	1,255	231	8	368	986	37	1,431	3	9	5,681	2,606	607	0	42	112	81	.271	.399	.563	.962	1057	355	.404	145	321.6
16	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	970	1960s	1,429	4,994	864	1,331	183	17	393	1,013	35	1,029	12	8	6,042	2,727	593	0	43	98	133	.267	.387	.546	.933	1090	441	.406	154	376.4
17	Lance Berkman L. Berkman	968	2000s	1,473	5,169	959	1,553	357	25	309	1,026	61	1,030	74	39	6,248	2,887	691	1	49	130	110	.300	.413	.559	.972	1192	424.5	.410	148	384.5
18	Rickey Henderson R. Henderson	962	1980s	1,383	5,173	1,122	1,507	248	44	137	535	31	697	838	190	6,206	2,254	429	10	30	31	80	.291	.403	.436	.839	993	296.6	.379	140	288.6
19	Mel Ott M. Ott	956	1930s	1,473	5,341	1,095	1,673	287	54	308	1,135	30	474	50		6,388	2,992	649	61			5	.313	.420	.560	.980	1315	508.3	.439	163	512.2
20	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	951	1990s	1,221	4,002	791	1,071	172	1	405	956	52	1,040	9	5	5,054	2,460	578	2	47	118	91	.268	.411	.615	1.025	1037	427.7	.430	166	421.9
21	Carlos Santana C. Santana	944	2010s	1,435	5,127	765	1,284	294	16	232	766	28	1,013	46	18	6,147	2,306	542	0	48	56	133	.250	.367	.450	.817	899	189.4	.354	123	166.8
22	Jason Giambi J. Giambi	942	2000s	1,305	4,257	775	1,171	224	5	303	912	138	965	13	5	5,387	2,314	532	0	50	69	88	.275	.418	.544	.961	1032	367.6	.410	152	358.4
23	Brian Giles B. Giles	933	2000s	1,407	5,149	862	1,490	330	48	209	806	44	616	77	35	6,175	2,543	587	0	49	93	123	.289	.400	.494	.893	1047	284.4	.384	136	287.3
24	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	927	1890s	1,184	4,752	1,358	1,696	190	72	33	569	64	218	732		5,776	2,129	295	33				.357	.468	.448	.916	1369	489.1	.446	148	438.8
25	Dwight Evans D. Evans	919	1980s	1,466	5,350	956	1,497	306	43	256	900	31	1,023	37	21	6,371	2,657	605	19	52	33	130	.280	.385	.497	.882	1073	356	.390	139	294.9