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In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is used in baseball to track the performance of pitchers and batters. If a batter receives four pitches which the umpire calls balls, he is entitled to "walk" to first base. Receiving a base on balls does not count as an official at bat for a batter but does count as a plate appearance.

A pitcher can also choose to intentionally walk a batter. This is usually done for the purpose of facing a different batter that the team feels they have a better chance of getting out.

1 Walk leaders in Major League Baseball

Bold denotes active players. Totals are through the 2004 season. On July 4, 2004, Barry Bonds drew his 2,191st base on balls to pass the career record of Rickey Henderson, who is no longer active in the major leagues.

1.1 Career

  1. Barry Bonds - 2,302
  2. Rickey Henderson - 2,190
  3. Babe Ruth - 2,062
  4. Ted Williams - 2,021
  5. Joe Morgan - 1,865

1.2 Season

  1. Barry Bonds ( 2004) - 232
  2. Barry Bonds ( 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom) - 198
  3. Barry Bonds ( 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap) - 177
  4. Babe Ruth ( 1923) - 170
  5. Mark McGwire ( 1998); Ted Williams ( 1947 and 1949) - 162
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