League Leaders

All-Time Walks Allowed Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1871–2025. Bases on balls issued

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ERAWSOSVWHIPIPK/9BB/9K/BBSHOCGGSGLBBW-L%
# Player Seasons W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1966–1993 (27) 324 292 3.19 807 773 3 5386.0 3,923 1,911 321 2,795 5,714 1.25
2 Steve Carlton Steve Carlton 1965–1988 (24) 329 244 3.22 741 709 2 5217.1 4,672 1,864 414 1,833 4,136 1.25
3 Phil Niekro Phil Niekro 1964–1987 (24) 318 274 3.35 864 716 29 5404.1 5,044 2,012 482 1,809 3,342 1.27
4 Early Wynn Early Wynn 1939–1963 (23) 300 244 3.54 691 612 15 4564.0 4,291 1,796 338 1,775 2,334 1.33
5 Bob Feller Bob Feller 1936–1956 (18) 266 162 3.25 570 484 21 3827.0 3,271 1,384 224 1,764 2,581 1.32
6 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom 1929–1953 (20) 211 222 3.98 600 483 21 3759.1 3,769 1,664 206 1,732 2,082 1.46
7 Amos Rusie Amos Rusie 1889–1901 (10) 246 174 3.07 463 427 5 3778.2 3,389 1,288 75 1,707 1,950 1.35
8 Charlie Hough Charlie Hough 1970–1994 (25) 216 216 3.75 858 440 61 3801.1 3,283 1,582 383 1,665 2,362 1.30
9 Roger Clemens Roger Clemens 1984–2007 (24) 354 184 3.12 709 707 0 4916.2 4,185 1,707 363 1,580 4,672 1.17
10 Gus Weyhing Gus Weyhing 1887–1901 (14) 264 232 3.88 540 505 4 4337.0 4,576 1,872 120 1,570 1,667 1.42
11 Red Ruffing Red Ruffing 1924–1947 (22) 273 225 3.80 624 536 16 4344.0 4,284 1,833 254 1,541 1,987 1.34
12 Tom Glavine Tom Glavine 1987–2008 (22) 305 203 3.54 682 682 0 4413.1 4,298 1,734 356 1,500 2,607 1.31
13 Randy Johnson Randy Johnson 1988–2009 (22) 303 166 3.29 618 603 2 4135.1 3,346 1,513 411 1,497 4,875 1.17
14 Bump Hadley Bump Hadley 1926–1941 (16) 161 165 4.24 528 355 25 2945.2 2,980 1,389 167 1,442 1,318 1.50
15 Warren Spahn Warren Spahn 1942–1965 (21) 363 245 3.09 750 665 29 5243.2 4,830 1,798 434 1,434 2,583 1.20
16 Earl Whitehill Earl Whitehill 1923–1939 (17) 218 185 4.36 541 473 11 3564.2 3,917 1,726 192 1,431 1,350 1.50
17 Tony Mullane Tony Mullane 1881–1894 (13) 284 220 3.05 555 504 15 4531.1 4,195 1,537 97 1,408 1,803 1.24
18 Sad Sam Jones Sad Sam Jones 1914–1935 (22) 229 217 3.84 647 487 31 3883.0 4,084 1,656 152 1,396 1,223 1.41
19 Tom Seaver Tom Seaver 1967–1986 (20) 311 205 2.86 656 647 1 4782.2 3,971 1,521 380 1,390 3,640 1.12
20 Jack Morris 1977–1994 (18) 254 186 3.90 549 527 0 3824.0 3,567 1,657 389 1,390 2,478 1.30
21 Gaylord Perry Gaylord Perry 1962–1983 (22) 314 265 3.11 777 690 11 5350.1 4,938 1,846 399 1,379 3,534 1.18
22 Bobby Witt Bobby Witt 1986–2001 (16) 142 157 4.83 430 397 0 2465.0 2,493 1,324 252 1,375 1,955 1.57
23 Mike Torrez Mike Torrez 1967–1984 (18) 185 160 3.96 494 458 0 3044.0 3,043 1,340 223 1,371 1,404 1.45
24 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1907–1927 (21) 417 279 2.17 802 666 34 5914.2 4,913 1,424 97 1,363 3,509 1.06
25 Don Sutton Don Sutton 1966–1988 (23) 324 256 3.26 774 756 5 5282.1 4,692 1,914 472 1,343 3,574 1.14
26 Chick Fraser Chick Fraser 1896–1909 (14) 175 212 3.67 434 388 6 3364.0 3,462 1,373 69 1,338 1,098 1.43
27 Bob Gibson Bob Gibson 1959–1975 (17) 251 174 2.91 528 482 6 3884.1 3,279 1,258 257 1,336 3,117 1.19
28 Chuck Finley Chuck Finley 1986–2002 (17) 200 173 3.85 524 467 0 3197.1 3,069 1,366 304 1,332 2,610 1.38
29 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1970–1992 (22) 287 250 3.31 692 685 0 4970.0 4,632 1,830 430 1,322 3,701 1.20
30 Sam McDowell Sam McDowell 1961–1975 (15) 141 134 3.17 425 346 14 2492.1 1,948 879 164 1,312 2,453 1.31
31 Jim Palmer Jim Palmer 1965–1984 (19) 268 152 2.86 558 521 4 3948.0 3,349 1,253 303 1,311 2,212 1.18
32 Mark Baldwin Mark Baldwin 1887–1893 (7) 154 165 3.37 346 328 5 2802.1 2,695 1,050 81 1,307 1,349 1.43
33 Adonis Terry Adonis Terry 1884–1897 (14) 197 196 3.74 440 406 6 3514.1 3,525 1,460 76 1,298 1,553 1.37
34 Mickey Welch Mickey Welch 1880–1892 (13) 307 210 2.71 565 549 4 4802.0 4,588 1,447 106 1,297 1,850 1.23
35 Burleigh Grimes Burleigh Grimes 1916–1934 (19) 270 212 3.53 616 497 18 4180.0 4,412 1,638 148 1,295 1,512 1.37
36 Mark Langston Mark Langston 1984–1999 (16) 179 158 3.97 457 428 0 2962.2 2,723 1,306 311 1,289 2,464 1.35
37 Kid Nichols Kid Nichols 1890–1906 (15) 362 208 2.96 621 562 16 5067.1 4,929 1,664 156 1,272 1,881 1.22
38 Bullet Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush 1912–1928 (17) 195 183 3.51 489 366 20 3087.1 2,992 1,205 96 1,263 1,319 1.38
39 Joe Niekro Joe Niekro 1967–1988 (22) 221 204 3.59 702 500 16 3584.0 3,466 1,431 276 1,262 1,747 1.32
40 Allie Reynolds Allie Reynolds 1942–1954 (13) 182 107 3.30 434 309 49 2492.1 2,193 915 133 1,261 1,423 1.39
41 Tommy John Tommy John 1963–1989 (26) 288 231 3.34 760 700 4 4710.1 4,783 1,749 302 1,259 2,245 1.28
42 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana 1973–1993 (21) 240 236 3.66 638 616 1 4188.1 4,063 1,704 448 1,255 2,773 1.27
43 Bob Lemon Bob Lemon 1946–1958 (13) 207 128 3.23 460 350 22 2850.0 2,559 1,024 181 1,251 1,277 1.34
44 Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser 1939–1955 (17) 207 150 3.06 488 374 26 2993.0 2,674 1,016 137 1,249 1,796 1.31
45 George Mullin George Mullin 1902–1915 (14) 228 196 2.82 487 428 8 3686.2 3,518 1,156 42 1,238 1,482 1.29
46 Tim Keefe Tim Keefe 1880–1893 (14) 342 225 2.63 600 594 2 5049.2 4,438 1,474 75 1,233 2,564 1.12
47 Cy Young Cy Young 1890–1911 (22) 511 315 2.63 906 815 18 7356.0 7,092 2,147 138 1,217 2,803 1.13
48 Red Faber Red Faber 1914–1933 (20) 254 213 3.15 669 483 28 4086.2 4,106 1,430 111 1,213 1,471 1.30
49 Vic Willis Vic Willis 1898–1910 (13) 249 205 2.63 513 471 11 3996.0 3,621 1,167 66 1,212 1,651 1.21
50 Theodore Breitenstein Theodore Breitenstein 1891–1901 (11) 160 170 4.03 380 342 3 2973.1 3,101 1,331 79 1,207 893 1.45
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