Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1940 to 2008, (requiring BB≥1000 and At least 2000 games), sorted by smallest SO
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Cnt Player **SO** BB G From To Ages PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 1 Richie Ashburn 571 1198 2189 1948 1962 21-35 9736 8365 1322 2574 317 109 29 586 25 43 112 18 83 234 92 .308 .396 .382 .778 *8/794 PHI-CHC-NYM 2 Ozzie Smith 589 1072 2573 1978 1996 23-41 10778 9396 1257 2460 402 69 28 793 79 33 214 63 167 580 148 .262 .337 .328 .665 *6 SDP-STL 3 Mark Grace 642 1075 2245 1988 2003 24-39 9290 8065 1179 2445 511 45 173 1146 115 34 17 99 191 70 48 .303 .383 .442 .825 *3/1D CHC-ARI 4 Ted Williams 645 1914 2143 1940 1960 21-41 9114 7141 1667 2469 481 60 490 1694 86 37 2 20 187 22 16 .346 .485 .636 1.121 *7/91 BOS 5 Willie Randolph 675 1243 2202 1975 1992 20-37 9462 8018 1239 2210 316 65 54 687 37 38 99 64 218 271 94 .276 .373 .351 .724 *4/D5 PIT-NYY-LAD-TOT-MIL-NYM 6 Stan Musial 696 1599 3026 1941 1963 20-42 12712 10972 1949 3630 725 177 475 1951 127 53 35 53 243 78 31 .331 .417 .559 .976 3798/1 STL 7 Wade Boggs 745 1412 2440 1982 1999 24-41 10740 9180 1513 3010 578 61 118 1014 180 23 29 96 236 24 35 .328 .415 .443 .858 *5D/317 BOS-NYY-TBD 8 Toby Harrah 868 1153 2155 1969 1986 20-37 8766 7402 1115 1954 307 40 195 918 51 63 76 72 155 238 94 .264 .365 .395 .760 *564/D9 WSA-TEX-CLE-NYY 9 Ron Fairly 877 1052 2438 1958 1978 19-39 8437 7184 931 1913 307 33 215 1044 129 40 96 65 157 35 33 .266 .360 .408 .768 *3978/D LAD-TOT-MON-STL-TOR-CAL 10 Rusty Staub 888 1255 2951 1963 1985 19-41 11229 9720 1189 2716 499 47 292 1466 193 79 56 119 297 47 33 .279 .362 .431 .793 *9D3/78 HOU-MON-NYM-DET-TOT-TEX-NYM 11 Pee Wee Reese 890 1210 2166 1940 1958 21-39 9470 8058 1338 2170 330 80 126 885 3 26 157 19 176 232 45 .269 .366 .377 .743 *65 BRO-LAD 12 Brett Butler 907 1129 2213 1981 1997 24-40 9545 8180 1359 2375 277 131 54 578 23 38 147 51 62 558 257 .290 .377 .376 .753 *87/9D ATL-CLE-SFG-LAD-TOT 13 George Brett 908 1096 2707 1973 1993 20-40 11624 10349 1583 3154 665 137 317 1595 229 33 26 120 235 201 97 .305 .369 .487 .856 *5D3/796 KCR 14 Eddie Yost 920 1614 2109 1944 1962 17-35 9175 7346 1215 1863 337 56 139 683 15 99 98 18 133 72 66 .254 .394 .371 .765 *5/39764 WSH-DET-LAA 15 Sal Bando 923 1031 2019 1966 1981 22-37 8288 7060 982 1790 289 38 242 1039 69 75 65 57 149 75 46 .254 .352 .408 .760 *5/D36417 KCA-OAK-MIL 16 Tim Raines 966 1330 2502 1979 2002 19-42 10359 8872 1571 2605 430 113 170 980 148 42 39 76 142 808 146 .294 .385 .425 .810 *78D/49 MON-CHW-NYY-OAK-TOT-FLA 17 Keith Hernandez 1012 1070 2088 1974 1990 20-36 8553 7370 1124 2182 426 60 162 1071 130 32 10 71 161 98 63 .296 .384 .436 .820 *3/79 STL-TOT-NYM-CLE 18 Joe Morgan 1015 1865 2648 1963 1984 19-40 11329 9277 1650 2517 449 96 268 1133 76 40 51 96 105 689 162 .271 .392 .427 .819 *4/7D58 HOU-CIN-SFG-PHI-OAK 19 John Olerud 1016 1275 2234 1989 2005 20-36 9063 7592 1139 2239 500 13 255 1230 157 88 12 96 232 11 14 .295 .398 .465 .863 *3D TOR-NYM-SEA-TOT-BOS 20 Al Kaline 1020 1277 2834 1953 1974 18-39 11597 10116 1622 3007 498 75 399 1583 131 55 45 104 271 137 65 .297 .376 .480 .856 *98D3/75 DET 21 Rod Carew 1028 1018 2469 1967 1985 21-39 10550 9315 1424 3053 445 112 92 1015 144 25 128 64 216 353 187 .328 .393 .429 .822 34/D657 MIN-CAL 22 Billy Williams 1046 1045 2488 1959 1976 21-38 10519 9350 1410 2711 434 88 426 1475 182 43 8 73 200 90 49 .290 .361 .492 .853 *79D/38 CHC-OAK 23 Norm Cash 1091 1043 2089 1958 1974 23-39 7910 6705 1046 1820 241 41 377 1103 112 90 17 55 139 43 30 .271 .374 .488 .862 *3/97D CHW-DET 24 Lou Whitaker 1099 1197 2390 1977 1995 20-38 9967 8570 1386 2369 420 65 244 1084 79 20 89 91 143 143 75 .276 .363 .426 .789 *4/D DET 25 Gary Sheffield 1101 1415 2436 1988 2008 19-39 10466 8802 1570 2582 450 25 490 1609 124 131 9 109 219 249 102 .293 .395 .517 .912 957D/63 MIL-SDP-TOT-FLA-LAD-ATL-NYY-DET ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- Cnt Player **SO** BB G From To Ages PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 26 Brian Downing 1127 1197 2344 1973 1992 22-41 9309 7853 1188 2099 360 28 275 1073 55 129 60 70 197 50 44 .267 .370 .425 .795 D72/954 CHW-CAL-TEX 27 Roberto Alomar 1140 1032 2379 1988 2004 20-36 10400 9073 1508 2724 504 80 210 1134 62 50 148 97 206 474 114 .300 .371 .443 .814 *4/D6 SDP-TOR-BAL-CLE-NYM-TOT 28 Pete Rose 1143 1566 3561 1963 1986 22-45 15861 14053 2165 4256 746 135 160 1314 167 107 56 79 247 198 149 .303 .375 .409 .784 37549/8 CIN-PHI-TOT-CIN 29 Robin Ventura 1179 1075 2079 1989 2004 21-36 8271 7064 1006 1885 338 14 294 1182 132 23 33 76 176 24 38 .267 .362 .444 .806 *53/D641 CHW-NYM-NYY-TOT-LAD 30 Edgar Martinez 1202 1283 2055 1987 2004 24-41 8672 7213 1219 2247 514 15 309 1261 113 89 10 77 190 49 30 .312 .418 .515 .933 *D5/3 SEA 31 Luis Gonzalez 1207 1148 2559 1990 2008 22-40 10448 9082 1405 2572 588 68 352 1428 150 111 10 97 207 128 87 .283 .367 .479 .846 *7/D9835 HOU-TOT-CHC-HOU-DET-ARI-LAD-FLA 32 Graig Nettles 1209 1088 2700 1967 1988 22-43 10226 8986 1193 2225 328 28 390 1314 94 50 12 90 197 32 36 .248 .329 .421 .750 *5/739D68 MIN-CLE-NYY-SDP-ATL-MON 33 Bernie Williams 1212 1069 2076 1991 2006 22-37 9053 7869 1366 2336 449 55 287 1257 97 39 12 64 223 147 87 .297 .381 .477 .858 *8D/97 NYY 34 Boog Powell 1226 1001 2042 1961 1977 19-35 7810 6681 889 1776 270 11 339 1187 140 29 27 72 164 20 21 .266 .361 .462 .823 *37/D9 BAL-CLE-LAD 35 Ron Cey 1235 1012 2073 1971 1987 23-39 8344 7162 977 1868 328 21 316 1139 117 62 26 82 185 24 29 .261 .354 .445 .799 *5/D3 LAD-CHC-OAK 36 Paul Molitor 1244 1094 2683 1978 1998 21-41 12160 10835 1782 3319 605 114 234 1307 100 47 75 109 209 504 131 .306 .369 .448 .817 D543/6879 MIL-TOR-MIN 37 Ken Singleton 1246 1263 2078 1970 1984 23-37 8558 7189 985 2029 317 25 246 1065 125 17 29 60 248 21 36 .282 .388 .436 .824 *9D7/8 NYM-MON-BAL 38 Bobby Grich 1278 1087 2008 1970 1986 21-37 8220 6890 1033 1833 320 47 224 864 50 86 107 50 157 104 83 .266 .371 .424 .795 *46/35D BAL-CAL 39 Cal Ripken 1305 1129 3001 1981 2001 20-40 12883 11551 1647 3184 603 44 431 1695 107 66 10 127 350 36 39 .276 .340 .447 .787 *65/D BAL 40 Ron Santo 1343 1108 2243 1960 1974 20-34 9396 8143 1138 2254 365 67 342 1331 94 38 13 94 256 35 41 .277 .362 .464 .826 *5/D46739 CHC-CHW 41 Rafael Palmeiro 1348 1353 2831 1986 2005 21-40 12046 10472 1663 3020 585 38 569 1835 171 87 15 119 231 97 40 .288 .371 .515 .886 *3D7/98 CHC-TEX-BAL 42 Frank Thomas 1381 1659 2304 1990 2008 22-40 10002 8136 1487 2455 493 12 521 1702 168 86 0 121 222 32 23 .302 .420 .557 .977 *D3 CHW-OAK-TOR-TOT 43 Hank Aaron 1383 1402 3293 1954 1976 20-42 13940 12364 2174 3771 624 98 755 2297 293 32 21 121 328 240 73 .305 .374 .555 .929 *9783D/45 MLN-ATL-MIL 44 Carl Yastrzemski 1393 1845 3308 1961 1983 21-43 13991 11988 1816 3419 646 59 452 1844 190 40 13 105 323 168 116 .285 .379 .462 .841 *73D8/59 BOS 45 Darrell Evans 1410 1605 2680 1969 1989 22-42 10737 8973 1344 2223 329 36 414 1354 141 35 34 90 133 98 68 .248 .361 .431 .792 *53D/76 ATL-TOT-SFG-DET-ATL 46 Harold Baines 1441 1062 2830 1980 2001 21-42 11092 9908 1299 2866 488 49 384 1628 187 14 9 99 298 34 34 .289 .356 .465 .821 *D9/87 CHW-TOT-OAK-BAL-CHW 47 Eddie Mathews 1487 1444 2391 1952 1968 20-36 10101 8537 1509 2315 354 72 512 1453 107 26 36 58 123 68 39 .271 .376 .509 .885 *53/7 BSN-MLN-ATL-TOT-DET 48 Tony Phillips 1499 1319 2161 1982 1999 23-40 9110 7617 1300 2023 360 50 160 819 44 42 69 63 127 177 114 .266 .374 .389 .763 47569/8D3 OAK-DET-CAL-CHW-TOT-OAK 49 Eddie Murray 1516 1333 3026 1977 1997 21-41 12817 11336 1627 3255 560 35 504 1917 222 18 2 128 316 110 43 .287 .359 .476 .835 *3D/57 BAL-LAD-NYM-CLE-TOT 50 Willie Mays 1526 1464 2992 1951 1973 20-42 12493 10881 2062 3283 523 140 660 1903 192 44 13 91 251 338 103 .302 .384 .557 .941 *8/39765 NYG-SFG-TOT-NYM ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- Cnt Player **SO** BB G From To Ages PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 51 Frank Robinson 1532 1420 2808 1956 1976 20-40 11743 10006 1829 2943 528 72 586 1812 218 198 17 102 269 204 77 .294 .389 .537 .926 97D3/85 CIN-BAL-LAD-CAL-TOT-CLE 52 Barry Bonds 1539 2558 2986 1986 2007 21-42 12606 9847 2227 2935 601 77 762 1996 688 106 4 91 165 514 141 .298 .444 .607 1.051 *78/D9 PIT-SFG 53 Willie McCovey 1550 1345 2588 1959 1980 21-42 9686 8197 1229 2211 353 46 521 1555 260 69 5 70 176 26 22 .270 .374 .515 .889 *37/9D SFG-SDP-TOT-SFG 54 Jeff Bagwell 1558 1401 2150 1991 2005 23-37 9431 7797 1517 2314 488 32 449 1529 155 128 3 102 221 202 78 .297 .408 .540 .948 *3/D9 HOU 55 Manny Ramirez 1633 1180 2058 1993 2008 21-36 8813 7456 1416 2334 494 18 514 1681 176 93 2 82 227 35 31 .313 .409 .591 1.000 97D CLE-BOS-TOT 56 Ken Griffey 1662 1224 2486 1989 2008 19-38 10614 9205 1597 2650 493 38 608 1756 243 80 8 97 184 184 69 .288 .373 .548 .921 *89/D73 SEA-CIN-TOT 57 Dave Winfield 1686 1216 2971 1973 1995 21-43 12358 11003 1669 3110 540 88 465 1833 172 25 19 95 319 223 96 .283 .353 .475 .828 *97D8/35 SDP-NYY-TOT-CAL-TOR-MIN-CLE 58 Rickey Henderson 1694 2190 3081 1979 2003 20-44 13346 10961 2295 3055 510 66 297 1115 61 98 30 67 172 1406 335 .279 .401 .419 .820 *78D/9 OAK-NYY-TOT-OAK-SDP-TOT-NYM-SDP-BOS-LAD 59 Dwight Evans 1697 1391 2606 1972 1991 20-39 10569 8996 1470 2446 483 73 385 1384 60 53 52 77 227 78 59 .272 .370 .470 .840 *9D3/78 BOS-BAL 60 Chili Davis 1698 1194 2436 1981 1999 21-39 9996 8673 1240 2380 424 30 350 1372 188 15 20 94 232 142 98 .274 .360 .451 .811 D897/13 SFG-CAL-MIN-KCR-NYY 61 Harmon Killebrew 1699 1559 2435 1954 1975 18-39 9831 8147 1283 2086 290 24 573 1584 160 48 0 77 243 19 18 .256 .376 .509 .885 357D/49 WSH-MIN-KCR 62 Mickey Mantle 1710 1733 2401 1951 1968 19-36 9909 8102 1677 2415 344 72 536 1509 126 13 14 47 113 153 38 .298 .421 .557 .978 *8397/645 NYY 63 Craig Biggio 1753 1160 2850 1988 2007 22-41 12503 10876 1844 3060 668 55 291 1175 68 285 101 81 151 414 124 .281 .363 .433 .796 *4287/D9 HOU 64 Fred McGriff 1882 1305 2460 1986 2004 22-40 10174 8757 1349 2490 441 24 493 1550 171 39 2 71 226 72 38 .284 .377 .509 .886 *3D TOR-SDP-TOT-ATL-TBD-TOT-CHC-LAD-TBD 65 Mike Schmidt 1883 1507 2404 1972 1989 22-39 10062 8352 1506 2234 408 59 548 1595 201 79 16 108 156 174 92 .267 .380 .527 .907 *53/64 PHI 66 Jim Thome 2145 1526 2117 1991 2008 20-37 8853 7194 1402 2016 393 24 530 1464 156 66 1 66 132 19 20 .280 .408 .563 .971 *35D CLE-PHI-CHW 67 Reggie Jackson 2597 1375 2820 1967 1987 21-41 11416 9864 1551 2584 463 49 563 1702 164 96 13 68 183 228 115 .262 .356 .490 .846 *9D8/7 KCA-OAK-BAL-NYY-CAL Seasons/Careers found: 67.
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