St. Louis Cardinals Walks Leaders

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

Stan Musial holds the Cardinals career record with 1,599 walks. The single-season record is 162, by Mark McGwire in 1998.

All-time Cardinals leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	BB	G
1	Stan Musial	1941–1963	1,599	3,026
2	Albert Pujols	2001–2022	1,003	1,814
3	Ozzie Smith	1982–1996	876	1,990
4	Enos Slaughter	1938–1953	838	1,820
5	Ray Lankford	1990–2004	780	1,580
6	Matt Carpenter	2011–2024	714	1,388
7	Lou Brock	1964–1979	681	2,289
8	Rogers Hornsby	1915–1933	660	1,580
9	Jim Edmonds	2000–2007	645	1,105
10	Ken Boyer	1955–1965	631	1,667
11	Ted Simmons	1968–1980	624	1,564
12	Keith Hernandez	1974–1983	585	1,165
13	Miller Huggins	1910–1916	572	803
14	Yadier Molina	2004–2022	542	2,226
15	Jim Bottomley	1922–1932	509	1,392
16	Red Schoendienst	1945–1963	497	1,795
17	Mark McGwire	1997–2001	470	545
18	Marty Marion	1940–1950	451	1,502
19	Frankie Frisch	1927–1937	448	1,311
20	Matt Holliday	2009–2016	447	982
21	Curt Flood	1958–1969	439	1,738
22	Tom Herr	1979–1988	438	1,029
23	Johnny Mize	1936–1941	424	854
24	William Robinson	1885–1891	419	603
25	Jose Oquendo	1986–1995	414	989

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	BB	G
1	Mark McGwire	1998	162	155
2	Jack Clark	1987	136	131
2	Jack Crooks	1892	136	128
4	Mark McGwire	1999	133	153
5	Jack Crooks	1893	121	128
6	William Robinson	1889	118	132
7	Billy Hoy	1891	117	139
8	Miller Huggins	1910	116	151
8	William Robinson	1888	116	134
10	Albert Pujols	2009	115	160
11	Matt Carpenter	2017	109	145
12	Stan Musial	1949	107	157
13	Miller Huggins	1914	105	148
13	Stan Musial	1953	105	157
15	Albert Pujols	2008	104	148
16	Jim Edmonds	2000	103	152
16	Stan Musial	1954	103	153
16	Albert Pujols	2010	103	159
19	Matt Carpenter	2018	102	156
20	Jim Edmonds	2004	101	153
21	Keith Hernandez	1982	100	160
22	Albert Pujols	2007	99	158
23	Stan Musial	1951	98	152
24	Albert Pujols	2005	97	161
25	Solly Hemus	1952	96	151