Between September 10, 1922 and June 9, 1985, Ted Williams had the most walks, with 2,018 bases on balls.
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most walks by a player from September 10, 1922 to june 9, 1985| NAME | BB | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Williams | 2,018 | 2,292 | 7,706 | 1,799 | 2,654 | 525 | 71 | 521 | 1,839 | 39 | 709 | 24 | 5 | 9,788 | 4,884 | 1,117 | 5 | 20 | 89 | 201 | .344 | .482 | .634 | 1.115 |
| 2 |  | J. Morgan | 1,865 | 2,649 | 9,277 | 1,650 | 2,517 | 449 | 96 | 268 | 1,133 | 40 | 1,015 | 689 | 162 | 11,329 | 3,962 | 813 | 51 | 96 | 76 | 105 | .271 | .392 | .427 | .819 |
| 3 |  | C. Yastrzemski | 1,845 | 3,308 | 11,988 | 1,816 | 3,419 | 646 | 59 | 452 | 1,844 | 40 | 1,395 | 168 | 115 | 13,991 | 5,539 | 1,157 | 13 | 105 | 190 | 325 | .285 | .379 | .462 | .841 |
| 4 |  | M. Mantle | 1,733 | 2,401 | 8,101 | 1,675 | 2,415 | 344 | 72 | 536 | 1,509 | 12 | 1,718 | 152 | 42 | 9,907 | 4,511 | 952 | 14 | 47 | 126 | 113 | .298 | .420 | .557 | .977 |
| 5 |  | M. Ott | 1,720 | 2,730 | 9,455 | 1,859 | 2,876 | 488 | 72 | 511 | 1,865 | 64 | 895 | 89 | 11,348 | 5,041 | 1,071 | 109 | 38 | .304 | .415 | .533 | .948 | |||
| 6 | | E. Yost | 1,614 | 2,109 | 7,345 | 1,215 | 1,863 | 337 | 56 | 139 | 683 | 99 | 921 | 72 | 50 | 9,174 | 2,729 | 532 | 98 | 18 | 14 | 137 | .254 | .394 | .372 | .766 |
| 7 |  | S. Musial | 1,605 | 3,026 | 10,971 | 1,949 | 3,630 | 726 | 177 | 475 | 1,950 | 53 | 698 | 78 | 31 | 12,718 | 6,135 | 1,378 | 36 | 53 | 127 | 249 | .331 | .417 | .559 | .976 |
| 8 | | H. Killebrew | 1,561 | 2,435 | 8,147 | 1,282 | 2,086 | 290 | 24 | 573 | 1,583 | 48 | 1,704 | 19 | 20 | 9,833 | 4,143 | 887 | 0 | 77 | 161 | 243 | .256 | .376 | .509 | .884 |
| 9 |  | L. Gehrig | 1,511 | 2,164 | 8,001 | 1,888 | 2,721 | 534 | 163 | 493 | 1,998 | 46 | 789 | 102 | 9,664 | 5,060 | 1,190 | 106 | 2 | .340 | .448 | .632 | 1.080 | |||
| 10 |  | B. Ruth | 1,505 | 1,728 | 5,957 | 1,559 | 2,051 | 327 | 76 | 523 | 1,606 | 27 | 918 | 77 | 7,573 | 4,099 | 926 | 84 | .344 | .478 | .688 | 1.167 | ||||
| 11 |  | P. Rose | 1,475 | 3,416 | 13,567 | 2,117 | 4,144 | 734 | 132 | 159 | 1,259 | 102 | 1,088 | 190 | 148 | 15,274 | 5,619 | 1,025 | 55 | 75 | 163 | 241 | .305 | .376 | .414 | .790 |
| 12 |  | W. Mays | 1,467 | 2,992 | 10,881 | 2,060 | 3,283 | 523 | 140 | 660 | 1,903 | 44 | 1,527 | 338 | 102 | 12,496 | 6,066 | 1,323 | 13 | 91 | 193 | 253 | .302 | .384 | .557 | .942 |
| 13 | | J. Foxx | 1,457 | 2,317 | 8,134 | 1,751 | 2,645 | 458 | 125 | 534 | 1,924 | 13 | 1,311 | 87 | 9,676 | 4,955 | 1,117 | 72 | 70 | .325 | .428 | .609 | 1.038 | |||
| 14 | | E. Mathews | 1,443 | 2,391 | 8,537 | 1,509 | 2,315 | 354 | 72 | 512 | 1,454 | 26 | 1,490 | 69 | 41 | 10,100 | 4,349 | 938 | 36 | 58 | 107 | 127 | .271 | .376 | .509 | .885 |
| 15 | | F. Robinson | 1,418 | 2,808 | 10,006 | 1,830 | 2,943 | 528 | 72 | 586 | 1,812 | 198 | 1,532 | 203 | 79 | 11,741 | 5,373 | 1,186 | 17 | 102 | 218 | 279 | .294 | .389 | .537 | .926 |
| 16 |  | H. Aaron | 1,403 | 3,298 | 12,364 | 2,175 | 3,771 | 624 | 98 | 755 | 2,297 | 32 | 1,381 | 240 | 73 | 13,941 | 6,856 | 1,477 | 21 | 121 | 293 | 330 | .305 | .374 | .555 | .929 |
| 17 | | W. McCovey | 1,346 | 2,588 | 8,197 | 1,229 | 2,211 | 353 | 46 | 521 | 1,556 | 69 | 1,550 | 26 | 21 | 9,687 | 4,219 | 920 | 5 | 70 | 260 | 179 | .270 | .375 | .515 | .889 |
| 18 | | L. Appling | 1,313 | 2,422 | 8,856 | 1,320 | 2,749 | 440 | 102 | 45 | 1,115 | 11 | 530 | 179 | 10,254 | 3,528 | 587 | 74 | 129 | .310 | .400 | .398 | .798 | |||
| 19 | | A. Kaline | 1,276 | 2,834 | 10,116 | 1,622 | 3,007 | 498 | 75 | 399 | 1,582 | 55 | 1,020 | 137 | 68 | 11,596 | 4,852 | 972 | 45 | 104 | 133 | 276 | .297 | .376 | .480 | .855 |
| 20 | | K. Singleton | 1,263 | 2,082 | 7,189 | 985 | 2,029 | 317 | 25 | 246 | 1,065 | 17 | 1,246 | 21 | 36 | 8,558 | 3,134 | 588 | 29 | 60 | 125 | 248 | .282 | .388 | .436 | .824 |
| 21 | | R. Staub | 1,247 | 2,915 | 9,693 | 1,187 | 2,709 | 498 | 47 | 291 | 1,460 | 79 | 885 | 47 | 33 | 11,194 | 4,174 | 836 | 56 | 119 | 190 | 297 | .279 | .362 | .431 | .793 |
| 22 | | D. Evans | 1,226 | 2,033 | 6,902 | 1,038 | 1,739 | 267 | 35 | 289 | 996 | 30 | 1,019 | 89 | 53 | 8,263 | 2,943 | 591 | 31 | 74 | 111 | 108 | .252 | .364 | .426 | .790 |
| 23 | | J. Wynn | 1,224 | 1,920 | 6,653 | 1,105 | 1,665 | 285 | 39 | 291 | 964 | 27 | 1,426 | 225 | 101 | 8,010 | 2,901 | 615 | 32 | 74 | 84 | 119 | .250 | .366 | .436 | .802 |
| 24 | | P. Wee Reese | 1,211 | 2,166 | 8,058 | 1,338 | 2,169 | 330 | 80 | 126 | 885 | 26 | 890 | 232 | 45 | 9,470 | 3,037 | 536 | 155 | 20 | 3 | 176 | .269 | .366 | .377 | .743 |
| 25 |  | M. Schmidt | 1,200 | 1,841 | 6,369 | 1,179 | 1,680 | 300 | 52 | 431 | 1,202 | 61 | 1,586 | 168 | 85 | 7,728 | 3,377 | 783 | 16 | 82 | 141 | 109 | .264 | .381 | .530 | .912 |
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