Most career SO in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio only 3 of 59 had more BB than SO: Bonds, Henderson, Mantle. Soriano worst.

Alfonso Soriano

Positions: Leftfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

15 of the 59 batters (25%) with the most career SO are in the Hall of Fame, including soon to be inducted Derek Jeter! Four were active in 2021: Cabrera, Bruce, Cruz, Upton. Albert Pujols has only 1345 SO; and 1343 BB.

Alfonso Soriano is at the bottom of the list with the worst BB/SO ratio in the group.

In the Regular Season, from 1903 to 2021 (as of August 27), Playing in the AL or NL, requiring Strikeouts >= 1539 sorted by greatest Strikeouts.

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.

Sorted DESCENDING by season BB/SO; worst is at the bottom; Rk is the rank in this group in SO:

Rk	Player	BB	SO	BB/SO	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Player
59	Barry Bonds	2,558	1,539	1.662	1986	2007	21-42	2,986	12,606	9,847	2,227	2,935	601	77	762	1,996	.298	.444	.607	1.051	Barry Bonds
41	Rickey Henderson	2,190	1,694	1.293	1979	2003	20-44	3,081	13,346	10,961	2,295	3,055	510	66	297	1,115	.279	.401	.419	.820	Rickey Henderson
37	Mickey Mantle	1,733	1,710	1.013	1951	1968	19-36	2,401	9,910	8,102	1,676	2,415	344	72	536	1,509	.298	.421	.557	.977	Mickey Mantle
38	Harmon Killebrew	1,559	1,699	.918	1954	1975	18-39	2,435	9,833	8,147	1,283	2,086	290	24	573	1,584	.256	.376	.509	.884	Harmon Killebrew
55	Jeff Bagwell	1,401	1,558	.899	1991	2005	23-37	2,150	9,431	7,797	1,517	2,314	488	32	449	1,529	.297	.408	.540	.948	Jeff Bagwell
51	Jason Giambi	1,366	1,572	.869	1995	2014	24-43	2,260	8,908	7,267	1,227	2,010	405	9	440	1,441	.277	.399	.516	.916	Jason Giambi
58	Willie McCovey	1,345	1,550	.868	1959	1980	21-42	2,588	9,692	8,197	1,229	2,211	353	46	521	1,555	.270	.374	.515	.889	Willie McCovey
47	Mark McGwire	1,317	1,596	.825	1986	2001	22-37	1,874	7,660	6,187	1,167	1,626	252	6	583	1,414	.263	.394	.588	.982	Mark McGwire
40	Dwight Evans	1,391	1,697	.820	1972	1991	20-39	2,606	10,569	8,996	1,470	2,446	483	73	385	1,384	.272	.370	.470	.840	Dwight Evans
20	Bobby Abreu	1,476	1,840	.802	1996	2014	22-40	2,425	10,081	8,480	1,453	2,470	574	59	288	1,363	.291	.395	.475	.870	Bobby Abreu
14	Mike Schmidt	1,507	1,883	.800	1972	1989	22-39	2,404	10,062	8,352	1,506	2,234	408	59	548	1,595	.268	.380	.527	.908	Mike Schmidt
28	David Ortiz	1,319	1,750	.754	1997	2016	21-40	2,408	10,091	8,640	1,419	2,472	632	19	541	1,768	.286	.380	.552	.931	David Ortiz
25	Ken Griffey Jr.	1,312	1,779	.737	1989	2010	19-40	2,671	11,304	9,801	1,662	2,781	524	38	630	1,836	.284	.370	.538	.907	Ken Griffey Jr.
22	Manny Ramirez	1,329	1,813	.733	1993	2011	21-39	2,302	9,774	8,244	1,544	2,574	547	20	555	1,831	.312	.411	.585	.996	Manny Ramirez
42	Dave Winfield	1,216	1,686	.721	1973	1995	21-43	2,973	12,358	11,003	1,669	3,110	540	88	465	1,833	.283	.353	.475	.827	Dave Winfield
39	Chili Davis	1,194	1,698	.703	1981	1999	21-39	2,435	9,997	8,673	1,240	2,380	424	30	350	1,372	.274	.360	.451	.811	Chili Davis
15	Fred McGriff	1,305	1,882	.693	1986	2004	22-40	2,460	10,174	8,757	1,349	2,490	441	24	493	1,550	.284	.377	.509	.886	Fred McGriff
2	Jim Thome	1,747	2,548	.686	1991	2012	20-41	2,543	10,313	8,422	1,583	2,328	451	26	612	1,699	.276	.402	.554	.956	Jim Thome
27	Craig Biggio	1,160	1,753	.662	1988	2007	22-41	2,850	12,504	10,876	1,844	3,060	668	55	291	1,175	.281	.363	.433	.796	Craig Biggio
31	Carlos Delgado	1,109	1,745	.636	1993	2009	21-37	2,035	8,657	7,283	1,241	2,038	483	18	473	1,512	.280	.383	.546	.929	Carlos Delgado
12	Miguel Cabrera	1,193	1,908	.625	2003	2021	20-38	2,559	10,882	9,523	1,500	2,959	592	17	501	1,787	.311	.388	.534	.922	Miguel Cabrera
24	Carlos Beltran	1,084	1,795	.604	1998	2017	21-40	2,586	11,031	9,768	1,582	2,725	565	78	435	1,587	.279	.351	.486	.837	Carlos Beltran
53	Pat Burrell	932	1,564	.596	2000	2011	23-34	1,640	6,520	5,503	767	1,393	299	16	292	976	.253	.361	.473	.834	Pat Burrell
19	Derek Jeter	1,082	1,840	.588	1995	2014	21-40	2,747	12,602	11,195	1,923	3,465	544	66	260	1,311	.310	.377	.440	.817	Derek Jeter
5	Alex Rodriguez	1,338	2,287	.585	1994	2016	18-40	2,784	12,207	10,566	2,021	3,115	548	31	696	2,086	.295	.380	.550	.930	Alex Rodriguez
35	Jim Edmonds	998	1,729	.577	1993	2010	23-40	2,011	7,980	6,858	1,251	1,949	437	25	393	1,199	.284	.376	.527	.903	Jim Edmonds
56	Dick Allen	894	1,556	.575	1963	1977	21-35	1,749	7,315	6,332	1,099	1,848	320	79	351	1,119	.292	.378	.534	.912	Dick Allen
30	Dale Murphy	986	1,748	.564	1976	1993	20-37	2,180	9,041	7,960	1,197	2,111	350	39	398	1,266	.265	.346	.469	.815	Dale Murphy
3	Adam Dunn	1,317	2,379	.554	2001	2014	21-34	2,001	8,328	6,883	1,097	1,631	334	10	462	1,168	.237	.364	.490	.854	Adam Dunn
48	Shin-Soo Choo	868	1,579	.550	2005	2020	22-37	1,652	7,157	6,087	961	1,671	339	29	218	782	.275	.377	.447	.824	Shin-Soo Choo
44	Derrek Lee	874	1,622	.539	1997	2011	21-35	1,942	7,963	6,962	1,081	1,959	432	30	331	1,078	.281	.365	.495	.859	Derrek Lee
57	Ray Lankford	828	1,550	.534	1990	2004	23-37	1,701	6,675	5,747	968	1,561	356	54	238	874	.272	.364	.477	.841	Ray Lankford
1	Reggie Jackson	1,375	2,597	.529	1967	1987	21-41	2,820	11,418	9,864	1,551	2,584	463	49	563	1,702	.262	.356	.490	.846	Reggie Jackson
26	Bobby Bonds	914	1,757	.520	1968	1981	22-35	1,849	8,090	7,043	1,258	1,886	302	66	332	1,024	.268	.353	.471	.824	Bobby Bonds
49	Carlos Pena	817	1,577	.518	2001	2014	23-36	1,493	5,893	4,949	745	1,146	231	26	286	818	.232	.346	.462	.808	Carlos Pena
29	Andruw Jones	891	1,748	.510	1996	2012	19-35	2,196	8,664	7,599	1,204	1,933	383	36	434	1,289	.254	.337	.486	.823	Andruw Jones
16	Tony Perez	925	1,867	.495	1964	1986	22-44	2,777	10,861	9,778	1,272	2,732	505	79	379	1,652	.279	.341	.464	.805	Tony Perez
33	Adrian Beltre	848	1,732	.490	1998	2018	19-39	2,933	12,130	11,068	1,524	3,166	636	38	477	1,707	.286	.339	.480	.819	Adrian Beltre
9	Willie Stargell	937	1,936	.484	1962	1982	22-42	2,360	9,027	7,927	1,194	2,232	423	55	475	1,540	.282	.360	.529	.889	Willie Stargell
11	Curtis Granderson	924	1,916	.482	2004	2019	23-38	2,057	8,306	7,236	1,217	1,800	346	95	344	937	.249	.337	.466	.803	Curtis Granderson
8	Jose Canseco	906	1,942	.467	1985	2001	20-36	1,887	8,129	7,057	1,186	1,877	340	14	462	1,407	.266	.353	.515	.867	Jose Canseco
13	Mike Cameron	867	1,901	.456	1995	2011	22-38	1,955	7,884	6,839	1,064	1,700	383	59	278	968	.249	.338	.444	.782	Mike Cameron
34	Lou Brock	761	1,730	.440	1961	1979	22-40	2,616	11,240	10,332	1,610	3,023	486	141	149	900	.293	.343	.410	.753	Lou Brock
45	Reggie Sanders	674	1,614	.418	1991	2007	23-39	1,777	7,043	6,241	1,037	1,666	341	60	305	983	.267	.343	.487	.830	Reggie Sanders
4	Sammy Sosa	929	2,306	.403	1989	2007	20-38	2,354	9,896	8,813	1,475	2,408	379	45	609	1,667	.273	.344	.534	.878	Sammy Sosa
7	Justin Upton	778	1,946	.400	2007	2021	19-33	1,826	7,585	6,668	1,056	1,748	349	38	324	999	.262	.343	.472	.815	Justin Upton
46	Gary Gaetti	634	1,602	.396	1981	2000	22-41	2,507	9,817	8,951	1,130	2,280	443	39	360	1,341	.255	.308	.434	.741	Gary Gaetti
36	Nelson Cruz	675	1,722	.392	2005	2021	24-40	1,853	7,612	6,797	1,011	1,886	347	14	443	1,222	.278	.347	.528	.875	Nelson Cruz
18	Ryan Howard	709	1,843	.385	2004	2016	24-36	1,572	6,531	5,707	848	1,475	277	21	382	1,194	.259	.344	.515	.859	Ryan Howard
50	Jay Bruce	600	1,572	.382	2008	2021	21-34	1,650	6,642	5,964	839	1,455	312	32	319	951	.244	.314	.468	.781	Jay Bruce
32	Torii Hunter	661	1,741	.380	1997	2015	21-39	2,372	9,692	8,857	1,296	2,452	498	39	353	1,391	.277	.331	.461	.793	Torii Hunter
54	B.J. Upton	589	1,561	.377	2004	2016	19-31	1,469	5,858	5,175	723	1,260	262	32	164	586	.244	.321	.402	.723	B.J. Upton
10	Mark Reynolds	707	1,927	.367	2007	2019	23-35	1,688	6,243	5,432	794	1,283	253	14	298	871	.236	.328	.453	.780	Mark Reynolds
21	Dave Kingman	608	1,816	.335	1971	1986	22-37	1,941	7,429	6,677	901	1,575	240	25	442	1,210	.236	.302	.478	.780	Dave Kingman
43	Matt Kemp	518	1,641	.316	2006	2020	21-35	1,750	6,983	6,365	950	1,808	338	37	287	1,031	.284	.337	.484	.821	Matt Kemp
52	Lee May	487	1,570	.310	1965	1982	22-39	2,071	8,219	7,609	959	2,031	340	31	354	1,244	.267	.313	.459	.772	Lee May
17	Chris Davis	555	1,852	.300	2008	2020	22-34	1,417	5,630	4,978	707	1,160	228	5	295	780	.233	.315	.459	.774	Chris Davis
6	Andres Galarraga	583	2,003	.291	1985	2004	24-43	2,257	8,916	8,096	1,195	2,333	444	32	399	1,425	.288	.347	.499	.846	Andres Galarraga
23	Alfonso Soriano	496	1,803	.275	1999	2014	23-38	1,975	8,395	7,750	1,152	2,095	481	31	412	1,159	.270	.319	.500	.819	Alfonso Soriano
Rk	Player	BB	SO	BB/SO	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Player
	min	487	1,539	.275	1951	1968		1,417	5,630	4,949	707	1,146	228	5	149	586	.232	.302	.402	.723	min
	max	2,558	2,597	1.662	2008	2021		3,081	13,346	11,195	2,295	3,465	668	141	762	2,086	.312	.444	.607	1.051	max
	average	1,056	1,793	.595	1988	2005		2,218	9,137	7,918	1,287	2,177	416	42	412	1,327	.272	.360	.494	.854	average

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

The champ (BB/SO) is: Tris Speaker

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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

475 career home runs in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Ted Williams has the highest BB/SO ratio in this group.

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Joe Sewell: best career BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021. 87% better than #2 Mickey Cochrane. Thursday, August 26, 2021

Shawon Dunston: worst career BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021. And fewest BB for PA >= 5,000. Thursday, August 26, 2021

Lou Boudreau: best season BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1946-2021: 10.9. Boudreau has top 3 spots. Thursday, August 26, 2021

Tim Anderson: worst season BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021: one BB for every 12.5 SO. Friday, August 27, 2021

Most season SO in AL or NL: worst BB/SO ratio. Chris Davis, come on down! Saturday, August 28, 2021