475 career home runs in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio.

Ted Williams

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: August 30, 1918 in San Diego, CA us

Died: July 5, 2002 (Aged 83-309d) in Inverness, FL

Regular Season, from 1903 to 2021 (as of August 24) in the AL or NL at least 475 career home runs.

The spreadsheet below and at this link includes the column BB/SO: greater than 1 means more BB than SO; less than 1 means more SO than BB. Ted Williams has the highest BB/SO ratio in this group. Sammy Sosa has the lowest.

Sorted by career BB:

Rk	Player	BB	SO	BB/SO	BB-SO	BB/PA	SO/PA	(BB+SO)/PA	PA	AB	HR	AB/HR	From	To	Age	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Player
1	Barry Bonds	2,558	1,539	1.662	1,019	.203	.122	.325	12,606	9,847	762	12.923	1986	2007	21-42	.298	.444	.607	1.051	Barry Bonds
2	Babe Ruth	2,062	1,330	1.550	732	.194	.125	.319	10,626	8,399	714	11.763	1914	1935	19-40	.342	.474	.690	1.164	Babe Ruth
3	Ted Williams	2,021	709	2.850	1,312	.206	.072	.279	9,792	7,706	521	14.791	1939	1960	20-41	.344	.482	.634	1.116	Ted Williams
4	Jim Thome	1,747	2,548	.686	-801	.169	.247	.416	10,313	8,422	612	13.761	1991	2012	20-41	.276	.402	.554	.956	Jim Thome
5	Mickey Mantle	1,733	1,710	1.013	23	.175	.173	.347	9,910	8,102	536	15.116	1951	1968	19-36	.298	.421	.557	.977	Mickey Mantle
6	Mel Ott	1,708	896	1.906	812	.151	.079	.229	11,348	9,456	511	18.505	1926	1947	17-38	.304	.414	.533	.947	Mel Ott
7	Frank Thomas	1,667	1,397	1.193	270	.165	.139	.304	10,075	8,199	521	15.737	1990	2008	22-40	.301	.419	.555	.974	Frank Thomas
8	Stan Musial	1,599	696	2.297	903	.126	.055	.180	12,721	10,972	475	23.099	1941	1963	20-42	.331	.417	.559	.976	Stan Musial
9	Harmon Killebrew	1,559	1,699	.918	-140	.159	.173	.331	9,833	8,147	573	14.218	1954	1975	18-39	.256	.376	.509	.884	Harmon Killebrew
10	Lou Gehrig	1,508	790	1.909	718	.156	.082	.238	9,665	8,001	493	16.229	1923	1939	20-36	.340	.447	.632	1.080	Lou Gehrig
11	Mike Schmidt	1,507	1,883	.800	-376	.150	.187	.337	10,062	8,352	548	15.241	1972	1989	22-39	.268	.380	.527	.908	Mike Schmidt
12	Gary Sheffield	1,475	1,171	1.260	304	.135	.107	.242	10,947	9,217	509	18.108	1988	2009	19-40	.292	.393	.514	.907	Gary Sheffield
13	Willie Mays	1,464	1,526	.959	-62	.117	.122	.239	12,497	10,881	660	16.486	1951	1973	20-42	.302	.384	.558	.941	Willie Mays
14	Jimmie Foxx	1,452	1,311	1.108	141	.150	.135	.286	9,677	8,134	534	15.232	1925	1945	17-37	.325	.428	.609	1.038	Jimmie Foxx
15	Eddie Mathews	1,444	1,487	.971	-43	.143	.147	.290	10,101	8,537	512	16.674	1952	1968	20-36	.271	.376	.509	.886	Eddie Mathews
16	Frank Robinson	1,420	1,532	.927	-112	.121	.130	.251	11,744	10,006	586	17.075	1956	1976	20-40	.294	.389	.537	.926	Frank Robinson
17	Henry Aaron	1,402	1,383	1.014	19	.101	.099	.200	13,941	12,364	755	16.376	1954	1976	20-42	.305	.374	.555	.928	Henry Aaron
18	Reggie Jackson	1,375	2,597	.529	-1,222	.120	.227	.348	11,418	9,864	563	17.520	1967	1987	21-41	.262	.356	.490	.846	Reggie Jackson
19	Rafael Palmeiro	1,353	1,348	1.004	5	.112	.112	.224	12,046	10,472	569	18.404	1986	2005	21-40	.288	.371	.515	.885	Rafael Palmeiro
20	Willie McCovey	1,345	1,550	.868	-205	.139	.160	.299	9,692	8,197	521	15.733	1959	1980	21-42	.270	.374	.515	.889	Willie McCovey
21	Albert Pujols	1,343	1,343	1.000	0	.106	.106	.212	12,656	11,083	677	16.371	2001	2021	21-41	.297	.376	.544	.920	Albert Pujols
22	Alex Rodriguez	1,338	2,287	.585	-949	.110	.187	.297	12,207	10,566	696	15.181	1994	2016	18-40	.295	.380	.550	.930	Alex Rodriguez
23	Eddie Murray	1,333	1,516	.879	-183	.104	.118	.222	12,817	11,336	504	22.492	1977	1997	21-41	.287	.359	.476	.836	Eddie Murray
24	Manny Ramirez	1,329	1,813	.733	-484	.136	.185	.321	9,774	8,244	555	14.854	1993	2011	21-39	.312	.411	.585	.996	Manny Ramirez
25	David Ortiz	1,319	1,750	.754	-431	.131	.173	.304	10,091	8,640	541	15.970	1997	2016	21-40	.286	.380	.552	.931	David Ortiz
26	Mark McGwire	1,317	1,596	.825	-279	.172	.208	.380	7,660	6,187	583	10.612	1986	2001	22-37	.263	.394	.588	.982	Mark McGwire
27	Ken Griffey Jr.	1,312	1,779	.737	-467	.116	.157	.273	11,304	9,801	630	15.557	1989	2010	19-40	.284	.370	.538	.907	Ken Griffey Jr.
28	Fred McGriff	1,305	1,882	.693	-577	.128	.185	.313	10,174	8,757	493	17.763	1986	2004	22-40	.284	.377	.509	.886	Fred McGriff
29	Miguel Cabrera	1,188	1,897	.626	-709	.110	.175	.285	10,835	9,482	499	19.002	2003	2021	20-38	.311	.388	.535	.923	Miguel Cabrera
30	Willie Stargell	937	1,936	.484	-999	.104	.214	.318	9,027	7,927	475	16.688	1962	1982	22-42	.282	.360	.529	.889	Willie Stargell
31	Sammy Sosa	929	2,306	.403	-1,377	.094	.233	.327	9,896	8,813	609	14.471	1989	2007	20-38	.273	.344	.534	.878	Sammy Sosa
32	Adrian Beltre	848	1,732	.490	-884	.070	.143	.213	12,130	11,068	477	23.203	1998	2018	19-39	.286	.339	.480	.819	Adrian Beltre
33	Ernie Banks	763	1,236	.617	-473	.073	.119	.192	10,396	9,421	512	18.400	1953	1971	22-40	.274	.330	.500	.830	Ernie Banks
Rk	Player	BB	SO	BB/SO	BB-SO	BB/PA	SO/PA	(BB+SO)/PA	PA	AB	HR	AB/HR	From	To	Age	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Player
	Max	2,558	2,597	2.850	1,312	.206	.247	.416	13,941	12,364	762	23.203				.344	.482	.690	1.164	Max
	Min	763	696	.403	-1,377	.070	.055	.180	7,660	6,187	475	10.612				.256	.330	.476	.819	Min
	Ave	1,444	1,581	1.038	-137	.135	.148	.283	10,848	9,230	567	16.471				.294	.392	.548	.940	Ave

Four of the 33 had fewer than 1,000 BB. Three had at least 2,000 BB.

BB and SO: 1903-2021 from the AL and NL and ONLY the AL and NL. Sunday, August 22, 2021

1950 is the most recent season when the combined AL and NL BB (Bases on Balls) exceeded their SO (Strike Outs).

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Most career BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Monday, August 23, 2021

Most season BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. And Buck Showalter Walks Barry Bonds With Bases Loaded. Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Joe DiMaggio 80 in 1950 (see below) (age 35); 33 SO. 1941: 76 BB, 13 SO: 5.846 ratio; 56 game hitting streak.

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2019 (most recent full season) most BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the Bases Loaded in 1998 based on Buck's ignorance of the data. Wednesday, August 25, 2021