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 |
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| 1 |
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1872–1877 (6) | 145 | 94 | 2.42 | 242 | 241 | 0 | 2149.2 | 2,526 | 579 | 12 | 113 | 259 | 1.23 | 0.47 |
| 2 |
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1874–1884 (10) | 234 | 163 | 2.14 | 417 | 408 | 0 | 3628.2 | 3,765 | 862 | 50 | 193 | 972 | 1.09 | 0.48 |
| 3 |
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1871–1877 (7) | 251 | 65 | 2.13 | 347 | 325 | 13 | 2886.1 | 3,280 | 684 | 15 | 164 | 248 | 1.19 | 0.51 |
| 4 |
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1871–1878 (7) | 56 | 84 | 2.61 | 165 | 141 | 3 | 1326.0 | 1,547 | 385 | 17 | 80 | 123 | 1.23 | 0.54 |
| 5 |
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1875–1877 (3) | 72 | 76 | 1.90 | 157 | 153 | 0 | 1405.0 | 1,437 | 296 | 7 | 90 | 286 | 1.09 | 0.58 |
| 6 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1899–1911 (13) | 189 | 109 | 2.59 | 372 | 289 | 12 | 2607.0 | 2,518 | 749 | 41 | 363 | 929 | 1.11 | 1.25 |
| 17 |
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1877–1886 (10) | 229 | 166 | 2.28 | 403 | 402 | 0 | 3542.2 | 3,440 | 896 | 65 | 496 | 1,041 | 1.11 | 1.26 |
| 18 |
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1906–1926 (19) | 194 | 140 | 2.76 | 482 | 355 | 15 | 2995.1 | 2,841 | 917 | 68 | 430 | 1,036 | 1.09 | 1.29 |
| 19 |
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2010–2021 (12) | 69 | 56 | 4.77 | 286 | 150 | 2 | 1067.0 | 1,160 | 566 | 197 | 153 | 736 | 1.23 | 1.29 |
| 20 |
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1881–1890 (7) | 110 | 105 | 3.69 | 221 | 216 | 0 | 1924.1 | 2,048 | 789 | 54 | 295 | 859 | 1.22 | 1.38 |
| 21 |
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1979–1990 (12) | 56 | 46 | 2.76 | 674 | 0 | 244 | 1043.1 | 1,064 | 320 | 59 | 162 | 379 | 1.18 | 1.40 |
| 22 |
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1902–1910 (9) | 160 | 97 | 1.89 | 286 | 260 | 5 | 2327.0 | 1,888 | 488 | 19 | 364 | 920 | 0.97 | 1.41 |
| 23 |
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1986–1998 (13) | 110 | 102 | 3.92 | 302 | 277 | 1 | 1807.0 | 2,043 | 787 | 142 | 292 | 812 | 1.29 | 1.45 |
| 24 |
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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 |
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1883–1887 (5) | 64 | 52 | 2.87 | 129 | 123 | 1 | 1030.2 | 928 | 329 | 24 | 172 | 505 | 1.07 | 1.50 |
| 26 |
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1882–1890 (9) | 175 | 146 | 2.93 | 336 | 322 | 1 | 2924.0 | 2,922 | 951 | 50 | 492 | 1,110 | 1.17 | 1.51 |
| 27 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1923–1938 (15) | 157 | 135 | 3.72 | 396 | 301 | 7 | 2542.0 | 2,736 | 1,051 | 136 | 455 | 602 | 1.26 | 1.61 |
| 32 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1884–1890 (7) | 171 | 122 | 2.82 | 311 | 307 | 1 | 2678.0 | 2,468 | 838 | 42 | 498 | 1,217 | 1.11 | 1.67 |
| 39 |
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1940–1949 (10) | 103 | 72 | 3.06 | 231 | 193 | 9 | 1551.0 | 1,501 | 528 | 117 | 287 | 478 | 1.15 | 1.67 |
| 40 |
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1955–1971 (16) | 93 | 75 | 3.32 | 495 | 74 | 68 | 1259.2 | 1,152 | 464 | 130 | 236 | 741 | 1.10 | 1.69 |
| 41 |
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1899–1906 (8) | 130 | 94 | 2.55 | 243 | 231 | 0 | 2029.1 | 1,916 | 574 | 27 | 381 | 917 | 1.13 | 1.69 |
| 42 |
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1884–1887 (4) | 99 | 64 | 2.67 | 183 | 170 | 4 | 1514.2 | 1,402 | 450 | 42 | 290 | 728 | 1.12 | 1.72 |
| 43 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2002–2010 (9) | 70 | 70 | 4.68 | 316 | 180 | 2 | 1241.2 | 1,496 | 645 | 153 | 238 | 554 | 1.40 | 1.73 |
| 47 |
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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 |
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1895–1909 (15) | 204 | 189 | 3.37 | 440 | 394 | 6 | 3354.2 | 3,564 | 1,256 | 75 | 661 | 948 | 1.26 | 1.77 |
| 49 |
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1910–1927 (13) | 121 | 108 | 2.66 | 279 | 241 | 8 | 2049.0 | 1,971 | 605 | 35 | 402 | 786 | 1.16 | 1.77 |
| 50 |
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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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