Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1901 to 2008, Retired (or inactive) Players, (requiring BB≥1200), sorted by smallest SO
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Cnt Player **SO** BB From To Ages G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 1 Tris Speaker 220 1381 1907 1928 19-40 2789 11988 10195 1882 3514 792 222 117 1529 0 103 309 0 0 432 129 .345 .428 .500 .928 *8/3971 BOS-CLE-WSH-PHA 2 Eddie Collins 286 1499 1906 1930 19-43 2826 12037 9949 1821 3315 438 187 47 1300 0 77 512 0 0 744 173 .333 .424 .429 .853 *4/69875 PHA-CHW 3 Ty Cobb 357 1249 1905 1928 18-41 3035 13072 11434 2246 4189 724 295 117 1937 0 94 295 0 0 892 178 .366 .433 .512 .945 *89/73145 DET-PHA 4 Luke Appling 528 1302 1930 1950 23-43 2422 10243 8856 1319 2749 440 102 45 1116 0 11 74 0 129 179 108 .310 .399 .398 .797 *6/543 CHW 5 Willie Randolph 675 1243 1975 1992 20-37 2202 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 1941 1963 20-42 3026 12712 10972 1949 3630 725 177 475 1951 127 53 35 53 243 78 31 .331 .417 .559 .976 3798/1 STL 7 Ted Williams 709 2021 1939 1960 20-41 2292 9791 7706 1798 2654 525 71 521 1839 86 39 5 20 197 24 17 .344 .482 .634 1.116 *79/1 BOS 8 Wade Boggs 745 1412 1982 1999 24-41 2440 10740 9180 1513 3010 578 61 118 1014 180 23 29 96 236 24 35 .328 .415 .443 .858 *5D/317 BOS-NYY-TBD 9 Lou Gehrig 790 1508 1923 1939 20-36 2164 9660 8001 1888 2721 534 163 493 1995 0 45 106 0 2 102 101 .340 .447 .632 1.079 *3/976 NYY 10 Rusty Staub 888 1255 1963 1985 19-41 2951 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 1940 1958 21-39 2166 9470 8058 1338 2170 330 80 126 885 3 26 157 19 176 232 45 .269 .366 .377 .743 *65 BRO-LAD 12 Mel Ott 896 1708 1926 1947 17-38 2730 11337 9456 1859 2876 488 72 511 1860 0 64 109 0 82 89 0 .304 .414 .533 .947 *958/74 NYG 13 Eddie Yost 920 1614 1944 1962 17-35 2109 9175 7346 1215 1863 337 56 139 683 15 99 98 18 133 72 66 .254 .394 .371 .765 *5/39764 WSH-DET-LAA 14 Tim Raines 966 1330 1979 2002 19-42 2502 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 15 Joe Morgan 1015 1865 1963 1984 19-40 2648 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 16 John Olerud 1016 1275 1989 2005 20-36 2234 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 17 Al Kaline 1020 1277 1953 1974 18-39 2834 11597 10116 1622 3007 498 75 399 1583 131 55 45 104 271 137 65 .297 .376 .480 .856 *98D3/75 DET 18 Pete Rose 1143 1566 1963 1986 22-45 3561 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 19 Edgar Martinez 1202 1283 1987 2004 24-41 2055 8672 7213 1219 2247 514 15 309 1261 113 89 10 77 190 49 30 .312 .418 .515 .933 *D5/3 SEA 20 Ken Singleton 1246 1263 1970 1984 23-37 2078 8558 7189 985 2029 317 25 246 1065 125 17 29 60 248 21 36 .282 .388 .436 .824 *9D7/8 NYM-MON-BAL 21 Jimmie Foxx 1311 1452 1925 1945 17-37 2317 9670 8134 1751 2646 458 125 534 1922 0 13 71 0 69 87 72 .325 .428 .609 1.037 *352/7196 PHA-BOS-TOT-CHC-PHI 22 Babe Ruth 1330 2062 1914 1935 19-40 2503 10616 8398 2174 2873 506 136 714 2217 0 43 113 0 2 123 117 .342 .474 .690 1.164 971/83 BOS-NYY-BSN 23 Rafael Palmeiro 1348 1353 1986 2005 21-40 2831 12046 10472 1663 3020 585 38 569 1835 171 87 15 119 231 97 40 .288 .371 .515 .886 *3D7/98 CHC-TEX-BAL 24 Hank Aaron 1383 1402 1954 1976 20-42 3293 13940 12364 2174 3771 624 98 755 2297 293 32 21 121 328 240 73 .305 .374 .555 .929 *9783D/45 MLN-ATL-MIL 25 Carl Yastrzemski 1393 1845 1961 1983 21-43 3308 13991 11988 1816 3419 646 59 452 1844 190 40 13 105 323 168 116 .285 .379 .462 .841 *73D8/59 BOS ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- Cnt Player **SO** BB From To Ages G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+--------+----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 26 Darrell Evans 1410 1605 1969 1989 22-42 2680 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 27 Jimmy Wynn 1427 1224 1963 1977 21-35 1920 8010 6653 1105 1665 285 39 291 964 84 27 32 74 117 225 101 .250 .366 .436 .802 *897/D65 HOU-LAD-ATL-TOT 28 Jack Clark 1441 1262 1975 1992 19-36 1994 8225 6847 1118 1826 332 39 340 1180 127 24 9 83 174 77 61 .267 .379 .476 .855 *93D/875 SFG-STL-NYY-SDP-BOS 29 Eddie Mathews 1487 1444 1952 1968 20-36 2391 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 30 Tony Phillips 1499 1319 1982 1999 23-40 2161 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 31 Eddie Murray 1516 1333 1977 1997 21-41 3026 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 32 Willie Mays 1526 1464 1951 1973 20-42 2992 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 33 Frank Robinson 1532 1420 1956 1976 20-40 2808 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 34 Willie McCovey 1550 1345 1959 1980 21-42 2588 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 35 Jeff Bagwell 1558 1401 1991 2005 23-37 2150 9431 7797 1517 2314 488 32 449 1529 155 128 3 102 221 202 78 .297 .408 .540 .948 *3/D9 HOU 36 Mark McGwire 1596 1317 1986 2001 22-37 1874 7660 6187 1167 1626 252 6 583 1414 150 75 3 78 147 12 8 .263 .394 .588 .982 *3/D59467 OAK-TOT-STL 37 Dave Winfield 1686 1216 1973 1995 21-43 2971 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 38 Rickey Henderson 1694 2190 1979 2003 20-44 3081 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 39 Dwight Evans 1697 1391 1972 1991 20-39 2606 10569 8996 1470 2446 483 73 385 1384 60 53 52 77 227 78 59 .272 .370 .470 .840 *9D3/78 BOS-BAL 40 Harmon Killebrew 1699 1559 1954 1975 18-39 2435 9831 8147 1283 2086 290 24 573 1584 160 48 0 77 243 19 18 .256 .376 .509 .885 357D/49 WSH-MIN-KCR 41 Mickey Mantle 1710 1733 1951 1968 19-36 2401 9909 8102 1677 2415 344 72 536 1509 126 13 14 47 113 153 38 .298 .421 .557 .978 *8397/645 NYY 42 Fred McGriff 1882 1305 1986 2004 22-40 2460 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 43 Mike Schmidt 1883 1507 1972 1989 22-39 2404 10062 8352 1506 2234 408 59 548 1595 201 79 16 108 156 174 92 .267 .380 .527 .907 *53/64 PHI 44 Reggie Jackson 2597 1375 1967 1987 21-41 2820 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: 44.
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