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Athletics Walks Leaders

Career totals with the Athletics and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Rickey Henderson holds the Athletics career record with 1,227 walks. The single-season record is 149, by Eddie Joost in 1949.

AVG HR RBI H R SB OPS OBP SLG 2B 3B XBH TB BB SO PA AB G

All-time Athletics leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club BB G
1 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 1979–1998 1,227 1,704
2 Max Bishop Max Bishop 1924–1933 1,043 1,181
3 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson 1933–1942 853 1,459
4 Mark McGwire Mark McGwire 1986–1997 847 1,329
5 Elmer Valo Elmer Valo 1940–1956 820 1,361
6 Sal Bando Sal Bando 1966–1976 792 1,468
7 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx 1925–1935 781 1,256
8 Eddie Joost Eddie Joost 1947–1954 768 917
9 Topsy Hartsel Topsy Hartsel 1902–1911 733 1,146
10 Dwayne Murphy Dwayne Murphy 1978–1987 694 1,213
11 Jimmy Dykes Jimmy Dykes 1918–1932 686 1,702
12 Ferris Fain Ferris Fain 1947–1952 662 844
13 Jason Giambi Jason Giambi 1995–2009 636 1,036
14 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson 1967–1987 633 1,346
15 Mickey Cochrane Mickey Cochrane 1925–1933 612 1,167
16 Eric Chavez Eric Chavez 1998–2010 565 1,320
17 Sam Chapman Sam Chapman 1938–1951 535 1,274
18 Eddie Collins Eddie Collins 1906–1930 534 1,156
19 Bert Campaneris Bert Campaneris 1964–1976 504 1,795
20 Wally Moses Wally Moses 1935–1951 492 1,168
21 Gene Tenace Gene Tenace 1969–1976 475 805
22 Jose Canseco Jose Canseco 1985–1997 469 1,058
23 Harry Davis Harry Davis 1901–1917 426 1,413
24 Amos Strunk Amos Strunk 1908–1924 417 1,029
25 Tony Phillips Tony Phillips 1982–1999 413 941

Single-season Athletics records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season BB G
1 Eddie Joost Eddie Joost 1949 149 144
2 Jason Giambi Jason Giambi 2000 137 152
3 Ferris Fain Ferris Fain 1949 136 150
4 Ferris Fain Ferris Fain 1950 133 151
5 Jason Giambi Jason Giambi 2001 129 154
6 Max Bishop Max Bishop 1929 128 129
6 Max Bishop Max Bishop 1930 128 130
8 Eddie Joost Eddie Joost 1952 122 146
9 Topsy Hartsel Topsy Hartsel 1905 121 150
10 Eddie Joost Eddie Joost 1948 119 135
10 Elmer Valo Elmer Valo 1949 119 150
12 Sal Bando Sal Bando 1970 118 155
12 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 1998 118 152
14 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 1980 117 158
15 Max Bishop Max Bishop 1926 116 122
15 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx 1932 116 154
15 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 1982 116 149
15 Mark McGwire Mark McGwire 1996 116 130
19 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx 1935 114 147
19 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson 1969 114 152
19 Eddie Joost Eddie Joost 1947 114 151
22 Ferris Fain Ferris Fain 1948 113 145
23 Max Bishop Max Bishop 1931 112 130
24 Sal Bando Sal Bando 1969 111 162
24 Jack Cust Jack Cust 2008 111 148