100 BB in season by teammates: Yankees Judge & Soto most recent (2024).

Yankees Aaron Judge & Juan Soto already both have more than 100 BB after 121 team games. They are on pace for about 140 BB each.

The two best hitters on the team have the bat taken out of their hands. BB/PA: 18.8% for each. Home Runs (HR): Judge 43, Soto 34.

Who wants to see this?

Fix walk rule: option to pinch run and batter gets new Plate Appearance. Monday, August 12, 2024

Historical stuff below but here's the solution, which should have been implemented a century ago. Better late than never...

Ruth's walk rate (Bases on Balls (BB)/ PA) increased from 18.6% (1919) to 24.3% (1920). In the next couple of years it dropped to 20.9% and 16.9% but spiked back up to 24.3% in 1923 when Ruth set the BB record of 170. That record stood for 78 years.

1911 Jimmy Sheckard 147 (4 HR) 20.8%
1920 Babe Ruth 150 (54 HR) 24.3%
1923 Babe Ruth 170 (41 HR) 24.3%
2001 Barry Bonds 177 (73 HR) 26.7%
2002 Barry Bonds 198 (46 HR) 32.4%
2004 Barry Bonds 232 (45 HR) 37.6%

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Number of players that meet criteria in a season for a team, since 1903, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Bases on Balls >= 100, sorted by descending instances.

https://stathead.com/tiny/k18Am

Yankees in bold: NYY.

Rk	Team	Season	Count	Player List
1	PHA	1932	3	Max Bishop, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx
2	BOS	1949	3	Johnny Pesky, Vern Stephens, Ted Williams
3	PHA	1949	3	Ferris Fain, Eddie Joost, Elmer Valo
4	PHA	1952	3	Ferris Fain, Eddie Joost, Elmer Valo
5	PHI	1993	3	Darren Daulton, Lenny Dykstra, John Kruk
6	CIN	1911	2	Johnny Bates, Bob Bescher
7	DET	1915	2	Donie Bush, Ty Cobb
8	NYY	1926	2	Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth
9	NYY	1927	2	Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth
10	PHA	1929	2	Max Bishop, Jimmie Foxx
11	NYY	1930	2	Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth
12	CHC	1930	2	Woody English, Hack Wilson
13	NYY	1931	2	Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth
14	NYY	1932	2	Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth
15	PHA	1933	2	Max Bishop, Mickey Cochrane
16	NYY	1934	2	Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth
17	SLB	1936	2	Harlond Clift, Lyn Lary
18	DET	1938	2	Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg
19	NYY	1938	2	Frankie Crosetti, Lou Gehrig
20	SLB	1941	2	Harlond Clift, Roy Cullenbine
Rk	Team	Season	Count	Player List
21	BRO	1945	2	Augie Galan, Eddie Stanky
22	BRO	1947	2	Pee Wee Reese, Eddie Stanky
23	DET	1947	2	Roy Cullenbine, Eddie Lake
24	PHA	1948	2	Ferris Fain, Eddie Joost
25	BOS	1948	2	Dom DiMaggio, Ted Williams
26	CHW	1949	2	Luke Appling, Cass Michaels
27	PHA	1950	2	Ferris Fain, Eddie Joost
28	NYG	1951	2	Eddie Stanky, Wes Westrum
29	BRO	1952	2	Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson
30	WSH	1956	2	Roy Sievers, Eddie Yost
31	DET	1961	2	Norm Cash, Rocky Colavito
32	MIN	1961	2	Bob Allison, Harmon Killebrew
33	HOU	1969	2	Joe Morgan, Jim Wynn
34	OAK	1969	2	Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson
35	HOU	1970	2	Joe Morgan, Jim Wynn
36	SFG	1970	2	Dick Dietz, Willie McCovey
37	BAL	1970	2	Don Buford, Boog Powell
38	CIN	1972	2	Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan
39	CIN	1974	2	Joe Morgan, Pete Rose
40	BAL	1975	2	Bobby Grich, Ken Singleton
Rk	Team	Season	Count	Player List
41	TEX	1977	2	Mike Hargrove, Toby Harrah
42	OAK	1980	2	Rickey Henderson, Dwayne Murphy
43	CLE	1982	2	Mike Hargrove, Andre Thornton
44	BOS	1987	2	Wade Boggs, Dwight Evans
45	DET	1992	2	Tony Phillips, Mickey Tettleton
46	CHW	1993	2	Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura
47	DET	1993	2	Tony Phillips, Mickey Tettleton
48	CHW	1996	2	Tony Phillips, Frank Thomas
49	SEA	1997	2	Jay Buhner, Edgar Martínez
50	OAK	1999	2	Jason Giambi, John Jaha
51	SEA	2000	2	John Olerud, Álex Rodríguez
52	ANA	2000	2	Troy Glaus, Tim Salmon
53	HOU	2002	2	Jeff Bagwell, Lance Berkman
54	SFG	2003	2	Barry Bonds, José Cruz
55	PHI	2003	2	Bobby Abreu, Jim Thome
56	PHI	2004	2	Bobby Abreu, Jim Thome
57	BOS	2006	2	David Ortiz, Manny Ramírez
58	CLE	2007	2	Travis Hafner, Grady Sizemore
59	OAK	2007	2	Jack Cust, Nick Swisher
60	PHI	2007	2	Pat Burrell, Ryan Howard
Rk	Team	Season	Count	Player List
61	CIN	2013	2	Shin-Soo Choo, Joey Votto
62	NYY	2024	2	Aaron Judge, Juan Soto

This list does not include seasons when Barry Bonds broke the 1923 BB record of 170 for Babe Ruth but Bonds plus his next highest teammate would have way over 200 BB:

2001: Bonds 177 + Kent 65 = 242
2002: Bonds 198 + Snow 59 = 257
2004: Bonds 232 + Tucker 70 = 302

What the heck?