Most Walks of the 1920s (MLB)

Babe Ruth recorded more walks than any other MLB player in the 1920s, with 1,240, 420 clear of Lu Blue (820). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 170 in 1923. The top ten runs from 1,240 down to 584.

Negro League seasons over these years ran roughly 25 to 70 games against 154 or more in the American and National Leagues. This is a raw ten-year total, so it counts opportunity as well as performance.

MLB leader, 1920s Babe Ruth 1920–1929 · 10 seasons

1,240 Walks 420 clear of Lu Blue

#	Player	Seasons	BB	Best year
1	Babe Ruth	1920–1929 (10)	1,240	170 (1923)
2	Lu Blue	1921–1929 (9)	820	126 (1929)
3	Rogers Hornsby	1920–1929 (10)	753	107 (1928)
4	Tris Speaker	1920–1928 (9)	636	97 (1920)
5	Harry Heilmann	1920–1929 (10)	615	78 (1924)
6	Joe Sewell	1920–1929 (10)	613	98 (1923)
7	Joe Judge	1920–1929 (10)	600	80 (1928)
8	Eddie Collins	1920–1929 (10)	592	89 (1924)
9	Max Bishop	1924–1929 (6)	587	128 (1929)
10	Charlie Jamieson	1920–1929 (10)	584	80 (1923)
11	Max Carey	1920–1929 (10)	558	80 (1922)
12	Dave Bancroft	1920–1929 (10)	545	79 (1922)
13	Earl Sheely	1921–1929 (8)	529	95 (1924)
14	Ken Williams	1920–1929 (10)	522	79 (1923)
15	Ty Cobb	1920–1928 (9)	512	85 (1924)
16	Willie Kamm	1923–1929 (7)	511	90 (1925)
17	Wally Schang	1920–1929 (10)	502	78 (1921)
18	Cy Williams	1920–1929 (10)	490	74 (1922)
19	Lou Gehrig	1923–1929 (7)	480	122 (1929)
20	Muddy Ruel	1920–1929 (10)	476	63 (1927)
21	Curt Walker	1920–1929 (10)	471	85 (1929)
22	Bucky Harris	1920–1929 (10)	470	66 (1927)
23	George Grantham	1922–1929 (8)	463	93 (1929)
24	Jimmy Dykes	1920–1929 (10)	460	60 (1921)
25	Ross Youngs	1920–1926 (7)	454	77 (1924)
26	Sam Rice	1920–1929 (10)	447	57 (1923)
27	Roger Peckinpaugh	1920–1927 (8)	445	84 (1921)
28	Marty McManus	1920–1929 (10)	442	73 (1925)
29	Frankie Frisch	1920–1929 (10)	436	64 (1928)
30	Bob O'Farrell	1920–1929 (10)	435	79 (1922)
31	Jack Fournier	1920–1927 (8)	424	86 (1925)
32	Johnny Bassler	1921–1927 (7)	422	76 (1923)
33	Goose Goslin	1921–1929 (9)	419	68 (1924)
34	Ira Flagstead	1920–1929 (10)	415	77 (1924)
35	Johnny Mostil	1921–1929 (9)	414	90 (1925)
36	Jim Bottomley	1922–1929 (8)	406	74 (1927)
37	Harry Hooper	1920–1925 (6)	398	88 (1920)
38	George Burns	1920–1925 (6)	397	101 (1923)
39	Charlie Grimm	1920–1929 (10)	395	49 (1926)
40	WG Wally Gerber	1920–1929 (10)	383	58 (1920)
41	Heinie Sand	1923–1928 (6)	382	82 (1923)
42	Topper Rigney	1922–1927 (6)	377	108 (1926)
43	Oscar Charleston	1920–1929 (9)	374	56 (1929)
44	Bibb Falk	1920–1929 (10)	372	66 (1926)
45	Bernie Friberg	1920–1929 (9)	366	66 (1924)
46	Steve O'Neill	1920–1928 (8)	364	73 (1922)
47	Hack Wilson	1923–1929 (7)	360	78 (1929)
48	George Harper	1922–1929 (8)	355	84 (1927)
49	Wally Pipp	1920–1928 (9)	353	56 (1922)
50	Rabbit Maranville	1920–1929 (10)	353	61 (1922)

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