1997 AL Walks Leaders
Bases on balls drawn
Jim Thome led the AL in walks in 1997 with 120, 1 ahead of Jay Buhner (119). It was one of 3 times Jim Thome led in walks.
Led the AL in 1997
Jim Thome
Cleveland Indians
120
Walks
1 clear of Jay Buhner
Showing Walks and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | BB | G | AB | H | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Jim Thome
|
CLE | 120 | 147 | 496 | 142 | .286 |
| 2 |
 Jay Buhner
|
SEA | 119 | 157 | 540 | 131 | .243 |
| 3 |
 Edgar Martinez
|
SEA | 119 | 155 | 542 | 179 | .330 |
| 4 |
 Frank Thomas
|
CHA | 109 | 146 | 530 | 184 | .347 |
| 5 |
 Tony Phillips
|
ANA +1 | 102 | 141 | 534 | 147 | .275 |
| 6 |
 Mark McGwire
|
OAK +1 | 101 | 156 | 540 | 148 | .274 |
| 7 |
 Tim Salmon
|
ANA | 95 | 157 | 582 | 172 | .296 |
| 8 |
 Tony Clark
|
DET | 93 | 159 | 580 | 160 | .276 |
| 9 |
 Jeff King
|
KCA | 89 | 155 | 543 | 129 | .238 |
| 10 |
 Mo Vaughn
|
BOS | 86 | 141 | 527 | 166 | .315 |
| 11 |
 Chili Davis
|
KCA | 85 | 140 | 477 | 133 | .279 |
| 12 |
 Chuck Knoblauch
|
MIN | 84 | 156 | 611 | 178 | .291 |
| 13 | Brady Anderson | BAL | 84 | 151 | 590 | 170 | .288 |
| 14 |
 Rusty Greer
|
TEX | 83 | 157 | 601 | 193 | .321 |
| 15 | David Justice | CLE | 80 | 139 | 495 | 163 | .329 |
| 16 |
 Manny Ramirez
|
CLE | 79 | 150 | 561 | 184 | .328 |
| 17 |
 Ken Griffey
|
SEA | 76 | 157 | 608 | 185 | .304 |
| 18 | Geronimo Berroa | BAL +1 | 76 | 156 | 561 | 159 | .283 |
| 19 | Matt Lawton | MIN | 76 | 142 | 460 | 114 | .248 |
| 20 |
 Tino Martinez
|
NYA | 75 | 158 | 594 | 176 | .296 |
| 21 |
 Jeromy Burnitz
|
ML4 | 75 | 153 | 494 | 139 | .281 |
| 22 | Paul O'Neill | NYA | 75 | 149 | 553 | 179 | .324 |
| 23 | Derek Jeter | NYA | 74 | 159 | 654 | 190 | .291 |
| 24 |
 Bernie Williams
|
NYA | 73 | 129 | 509 | 167 | .328 |
| 25 | Jay Bell | KCA | 71 | 153 | 573 | 167 | .291 |
| 26 |
 Bobby Higginson
|
DET | 70 | 146 | 546 | 163 | .299 |
| 27 | Luis Alicea | ANA | 69 | 128 | 388 | 98 | .253 |
| 28 |
 Julio Franco
|
CLE +1 | 69 | 120 | 430 | 116 | .270 |
| 29 |
 Damion Easley
|
DET | 68 | 151 | 527 | 139 | .264 |
| 30 |
 Rafael Palmeiro
|
BAL | 67 | 158 | 614 | 156 | .254 |
| 31 |
 Brian Hunter
|
DET | 66 | 162 | 658 | 177 | .269 |
| 32 | Dave Nilsson | ML4 | 65 | 156 | 554 | 154 | .278 |
| 33 |
 Otis Nixon
|
TOR +1 | 65 | 145 | 576 | 153 | .266 |
| 34 |
 Carlos Delgado
|
TOR | 64 | 153 | 519 | 136 | .262 |
| 35 |
 Brian Giles
|
CLE | 63 | 130 | 377 | 101 | .268 |
| 36 |
 Dave Hollins
|
ANA | 62 | 149 | 572 | 165 | .289 |
| 37 | Rich Becker | MIN | 62 | 132 | 443 | 117 | .264 |
| 38 |
 Ray Durham
|
CHA | 61 | 155 | 634 | 172 | .271 |
| 39 |
 Darren Bragg
|
BOS | 61 | 153 | 513 | 132 | .257 |
| 40 | Jeff Cirillo | ML4 | 60 | 154 | 580 | 167 | .288 |
| 41 |
 Jim Edmonds
|
ANA | 60 | 133 | 502 | 146 | .291 |
| 42 |
 Jim Leyritz
|
ANA +1 | 60 | 121 | 379 | 105 | .277 |
| 43 |
 John Valentin
|
BOS | 58 | 143 | 575 | 176 | .306 |
| 44 |
 Omar Vizquel
|
CLE | 57 | 153 | 565 | 158 | .280 |
| 45 |
 Cal Ripken
|
BAL | 56 | 162 | 615 | 166 | .270 |
| 46 | Dave Martinez | CHA | 55 | 145 | 504 | 144 | .286 |
| 47 |
 Jason Giambi
|
OAK | 55 | 142 | 519 | 152 | .293 |
| 48 |
 Harold Baines
|
CHA +1 | 55 | 137 | 452 | 136 | .301 |
| 49 |
 Mike Cameron
|
CHA | 55 | 116 | 379 | 98 | .259 |
| 50 |
 Mike Stanley
|
BOS +1 | 54 | 125 | 347 | 103 | .297 |
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