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All-Time Walks / 9 Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1871–2025. Walks per nine innings

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# Player Seasons W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP BB/9
1 Candy Cummings Candy Cummings 1872–1877 (6) 145 94 2.42 242 241 0 2149.2 2,526 579 12 113 259 1.23 0.47
2 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond 1874–1884 (10) 234 163 2.14 417 408 0 3628.2 3,765 862 50 193 972 1.09 0.48
3 Al Spalding Al Spalding 1871–1877 (7) 251 65 2.13 347 325 13 2886.1 3,280 684 15 164 248 1.19 0.51
4 Cherokee Fisher Cherokee Fisher 1871–1878 (7) 56 84 2.61 165 141 3 1326.0 1,547 385 17 80 123 1.23 0.54
5 Jim Devlin Jim Devlin 1875–1877 (3) 72 76 1.90 157 153 0 1405.0 1,437 296 7 90 286 1.09 0.58
6 George Bradley George Bradley 1875–1884 (9) 172 151 2.43 347 325 2 2940.0 3,009 795 45 196 671 1.09 0.60
7 George Zettlein 1871–1876 (6) 129 112 2.55 250 244 3 2176.2 2,678 616 17 145 143 1.30 0.60
8 Terry Larkin Terry Larkin 1876–1880 (5) 89 80 2.43 176 176 0 1567.1 1,627 424 12 124 406 1.12 0.71
9 Sam Weaver 1875–1886 (6) 68 80 3.21 153 150 0 1307.2 1,438 467 14 106 348 1.18 0.73
10 Dick McBride 1871–1876 (6) 149 78 2.71 237 237 0 2082.0 2,420 626 20 174 150 1.25 0.75
11 John Ward John Ward 1878–1884 (7) 164 103 2.10 293 262 3 2469.2 2,324 576 26 253 920 1.04 0.92
12 Fred Goldsmith 1879–1884 (6) 112 68 2.73 189 185 1 1609.2 1,685 488 38 171 433 1.15 0.96
13 Bobby Mathews Bobby Mathews 1871–1887 (15) 297 248 2.86 578 568 3 4956.0 5,601 1,573 70 532 1,528 1.24 0.97
14 Jim Whitney Jim Whitney 1881–1890 (10) 191 204 2.97 413 396 2 3496.1 3,598 1,154 79 411 1,571 1.15 1.06
15 Pud Galvin Pud Galvin 1875–1892 (15) 365 310 2.85 705 688 2 6003.1 6,405 1,903 121 745 1,807 1.19 1.12
16 Deacon Phillippe Deacon Phillippe 1899–1911 (13) 189 109 2.59 372 289 12 2607.0 2,518 749 41 363 929 1.11 1.25
17 Will White Will White 1877–1886 (10) 229 166 2.28 403 402 0 3542.2 3,440 896 65 496 1,041 1.11 1.26
18 Babe Adams Babe Adams 1906–1926 (19) 194 140 2.76 482 355 15 2995.1 2,841 917 68 430 1,036 1.09 1.29
19 Josh Tomlin Josh Tomlin 2010–2021 (12) 69 56 4.77 286 150 2 1067.0 1,160 566 197 153 736 1.23 1.29
20 Jack Lynch Jack Lynch 1881–1890 (7) 110 105 3.69 221 216 0 1924.1 2,048 789 54 295 859 1.22 1.38
21 Dan Quisenberry Dan Quisenberry 1979–1990 (12) 56 46 2.76 674 0 244 1043.1 1,064 320 59 162 379 1.18 1.40
22 Addie Joss Addie Joss 1902–1910 (9) 160 97 1.89 286 260 5 2327.0 1,888 488 19 364 920 0.97 1.41
23 Bob Tewksbury Bob Tewksbury 1986–1998 (13) 110 102 3.92 302 277 1 1807.0 2,043 787 142 292 812 1.29 1.45
24 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 1.49
25 Charlie Sweeney Charlie Sweeney 1883–1887 (5) 64 52 2.87 129 123 1 1030.2 928 329 24 172 505 1.07 1.50
26 Guy Hecker Guy Hecker 1882–1890 (9) 175 146 2.93 336 322 1 2924.0 2,922 951 50 492 1,110 1.17 1.51
27 Lee Richmond Lee Richmond 1879–1886 (6) 75 100 3.06 191 179 3 1583.0 1,763 538 27 269 552 1.28 1.53
28 Jesse Tannehill 1894–1911 (15) 197 117 2.80 359 321 7 2759.1 2,794 858 40 478 944 1.19 1.56
29 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick 1878–1887 (10) 265 214 2.43 492 485 1 4275.2 4,092 1,155 82 749 1,704 1.13 1.58
30 Christy Mathewson Christy Mathewson 1900–1916 (17) 373 188 2.13 636 552 29 4788.2 4,219 1,135 90 848 2,507 1.06 1.59
31 Red Lucas Red Lucas 1923–1938 (15) 157 135 3.72 396 301 7 2542.0 2,736 1,051 136 455 602 1.26 1.61
32 Nick Altrock Nick Altrock 1898–1924 (16) 83 75 2.65 218 161 7 1514.0 1,455 445 16 272 425 1.14 1.62
33 Brad Radke 1995–2006 (12) 148 139 4.22 378 377 0 2451.0 2,643 1,150 326 445 1,467 1.26 1.63
34 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1911–1930 (20) 373 208 2.56 696 599 32 5190.0 4,868 1,476 164 951 2,198 1.12 1.65
35 Bret Saberhagen 1984–2001 (16) 167 117 3.34 399 371 1 2562.2 2,452 952 218 471 1,715 1.14 1.65
36 Jumbo McGinnis Jumbo McGinnis 1882–1887 (6) 102 79 2.95 187 186 0 1603.2 1,572 525 21 294 562 1.16 1.65
37 Rick Reed 1988–2003 (15) 93 76 4.03 273 245 1 1545.2 1,601 692 213 285 970 1.22 1.66
38 Ed Morris Ed Morris 1884–1890 (7) 171 122 2.82 311 307 1 2678.0 2,468 838 42 498 1,217 1.11 1.67
39 Tiny Bonham Tiny Bonham 1940–1949 (10) 103 72 3.06 231 193 9 1551.0 1,501 528 117 287 478 1.15 1.67
40 Dick Hall Dick Hall 1955–1971 (16) 93 75 3.32 495 74 68 1259.2 1,152 464 130 236 741 1.10 1.69
41 Noodles Hahn Noodles Hahn 1899–1906 (8) 130 94 2.55 243 231 0 2029.1 1,916 574 27 381 917 1.13 1.69
42 Charlie Ferguson Charlie Ferguson 1884–1887 (4) 99 64 2.67 183 170 4 1514.2 1,402 450 42 290 728 1.12 1.72
43 Robin Roberts Robin Roberts 1948–1966 (19) 286 245 3.41 676 609 25 4688.2 4,582 1,774 505 902 2,357 1.17 1.73
44 Jon Lieber Jon Lieber 1994–2008 (14) 131 124 4.27 401 327 2 2198.0 2,388 1,043 285 422 1,553 1.28 1.73
45 Fritz Peterson 1966–1976 (11) 133 131 3.30 355 330 1 2218.1 2,217 813 173 426 1,015 1.19 1.73
46 Carlos Silva Carlos Silva 2002–2010 (9) 70 70 4.68 316 180 2 1241.2 1,496 645 153 238 554 1.40 1.73
47 Old Hoss Radbourn Old Hoss Radbourn 1881–1891 (11) 310 194 2.68 527 502 2 4527.1 4,328 1,347 118 875 1,830 1.15 1.74
48 Al Orth Al Orth 1895–1909 (15) 204 189 3.37 440 394 6 3354.2 3,564 1,256 75 661 948 1.26 1.77
49 Dick Rudolph Dick Rudolph 1910–1927 (13) 121 108 2.66 279 241 8 2049.0 1,971 605 35 402 786 1.16 1.77
50 Miles Mikolas Miles Mikolas 2012–2025 (10) 72 75 4.24 241 213 0 1252.1 1,277 590 167 246 895 1.22 1.77
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