Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:
SEASON
WALKS YEAR BB
1 Amos Rusie 1890 289
2 Mark Baldwin 1889 274
3 Amos Rusie 1892 267
4 Amos Rusie 1891 262
5 Mark Baldwin 1890 249
6 Jack Stivetts 1891 232
7 Mark Baldwin 1891 227
8 Phil Knell 1891 226
9 Bob Barr 1890 219
10 Amos Rusie 1893 218
11 Cy Seymour 1898 213
12 Gus Weyhing 1889 212
13 Ed Crane 1890 210
14 Bob Feller 1938 208
15 Toad Ramsey 1886 207
16 Elton Chamberlin 1891 206
17 Mike Morrison 1887 205
T18 Henry Gruber 1890 204
T18 Nolan Ryan 1977 204
T20 Ed Crane 1891 203
T20 John Clarkson 1889 203
22 Nolan Ryan 1974 202
23 Bert Cunningham 1890 201
24 Amos Rusie 1894 200
25 Bill Hutchison 1890 199
T26 Bob Feller 1941 194
T26 Mark Baldwin 1892 194
28 Bobo Newsom 1938 192
29 Ted Breitenstein 1894 191
30 Bill Hutchison 1892 190
T31 Tony Mullane 1893 189
T31 Ed Crane 1892 189
T33 Kid Gleason 1893 187
T33 Tony Mullane 1891 187
35 Ed Beatin 1890 186
36 Sam Jones 1955 185
37 Tom Vickery 1890 184
38 Nolan Ryan 1976 183
T39 Frank Killen 1892 182
T39 Matt Kilroy 1886 182
T41 Bob Harmon 1911 181
T41 Willie McGill 1893 181
T41 Bob Turley 1954 181
T44 Tommy Byrne 1949 179
T44 Jack Stivetts 1890 179
T44 Gus Weyhing 1890 179
T47 Bill Hutchison 1891 178
T47 Ted Breitenstein 1895 178
49 Bob Turley 1955 177
T50 George Hemming 1893 176
T50 Phenomenal Smith 1887 176
52 Silver King 1892 174
T53 Jouett Meekin 1894 171
T53 Ed Stein 1894 171
T53 Bump Hadley 1932 171
T53 Jack Stivetts 1892 171
T57 Cy Seymour 1899 170
T57 Elton Chamberlin 1892 170
T59 Elmer Myers 1916 168
T59 Gus Weyhing 1892 168
T59 Willie McGill 1891 168
T59 Brickyard Kennedy 1893 168
T63 Toad Ramsey 1887 167
T63 Kid Gleason 1890 167
T63 Gus Weyhing 1887 167
T63 Darby O'Brien 1889 167
T63 Bill Daley 1890 167
T63 Bobo Newsom 1937 167
T69 Chick Fraser 1896 166
T69 Tony Mullane 1886 166
T69 Phil Knell 1890 166
T69 Sadie McMahon 1890 166
T73 Dan Casey 1890 165
T73 Kid Gleason 1891 165
T73 John Wyckoff 1915 165
T73 Elton Chamberlin 1889 165
T77 Cy Seymour 1897 164
T77 Phil Niekro 1977 164
T77 Earl Moore 1911 164
T80 George Haddock 1892 163
T80 Mickey Welch 1886 163
T80 Hank O'Day 1890 163
T80 Silver King 1890 163
T84 Nolan Ryan 1973 162
T84 Johnny Vander Meer 1943 162
T86 Kid Carsey 1891 161
T86 Gus Weyhing 1891 161
T86 John Sowders 1890 161
89 Tommy Byrne 1950 160
T90 Amos Rusie 1895 159
T90 Marty O'Toole 1912 159
T90 George Hemming 1894 159
93 Joe Coleman 1974 158
T94 Pink Hawley 1896 157
T94 Bert Cunningham 1888 157
T94 Grover Lowdermilk 1915 157
T94 Nolan Ryan 1972 157
T94 Matt Kilroy 1887 157
T99 Bill Hutchison 1893 156
T99 Ed Doheny 1899 156
T99 Duke Esper 1893 156
T99 Sadie McMahon 1893 156
T99 Ted Breitenstein 1893 156
104 Bill Hill 1896 155
T105 Herb Score 1955 154
T105 John Clarkson 1891 154
T107 Bob Feller 1946 153
T107 Sam McDowell 1971 153
T109 Wild Bill Donovan 1901 152
T109 Randy Johnson 1991 152
T111 J.R. Richard 1976 151
T111 Kid Gleason 1892 151
T111 Tim Keefe 1889 151
T114 Ed Stein 1892 150
T114 Tommy Byrne 1951 150
T116 Chick Fraser 1905 149
T116 Pink Hawley 1894 149
T116 George Haddock 1890 149
T116 Al Schulz 1915 149
T116 Mickey Welch 1889 149
T116 Dixie Davis 1920 149
T116 Brickyard Kennedy 1897 149
T116 Brickyard Kennedy 1894 149
T116 Bobo Newsom 1934 149
T116 Sadie McMahon 1891 149
T126 Bill Hart 1897 148
T126 John Keefe 1890 148
T126 Nolan Ryan 1978 148
T126 Vic Willis 1898 148
T126 Ted Breitenstein 1892 148
T131 John Ewing 1889 147
T131 Vern Kennedy 1936 147
T131 Jersey Bakely 1890 147
T131 Phenomenal Smith 1888 147
T131 Orval Overall 1905 147
T136 Bob Lemon 1950 146
T136 Mickey Welch 1884 146
T136 Bill Stoneman 1971 146
T136 Bobo Newsom 1936 146
T140 Gus Weyhing 1893 145
T140 Frank Dwyer 1891 145
T140 Sadie McMahon 1892 145
T143 Bill Stemmeyer 1886 144
T143 Al Maul 1893 144
T143 Togie Pittinger 1904 144
T143 Dave Foutz 1886 144
T143 Silver King 1891 144
T143 Randy Johnson 1992 144
T149 Togie Pittinger 1903 143
T149 Bobby Witt 1986 143
T149 George Keefe 1889 143
T149 Ken Chase 1940 143
T153 Frank Foreman 1891 142
T153 Bob Feller 1939 142
T153 Mark Baldwin 1893 142
T153 Paul Foytack 1956 142
T153 Matt Kilroy 1889 142
T158 Bill Hart 1896 141
T158 Ed Beatin 1889 141
T158 Bert Cunningham 1889 141
T158 Tom Lovett 1890 141
T158 Bump Hadley 1933 141
T158 J.R. Richard 1978 141
T158 Phil Marchildon 1947 141
T165 Jouett Meekin 1893 140
T165 Frank Killen 1893 140
T165 Bobby Witt 1987 140
T165 Larry Cheney 1914 140
T165 Cy Young 1891 140
T165 Bill Hutchison 1894 140
T165 Al Mays 1886 140
T165 Phil Marchildon 1942 140
T165 Ed Seward 1887 140
T165 John Clarkson 1890 140
T165 George Cobb 1892 140
T176 Johnny Lindell 1953 139
T176 George Earnshaw 1930 139
T176 Danny Friend 1896 139
T179 George Mullin 1905 138
T179 Billy Crowell 1887 138
T179 Bert Cunningham 1891 138
T179 Vic Raschi 1949 138
T179 J.R. Richard 1975 138
T179 George Keefe 1890 138
T179 Lee Viau 1891 138
T179 Ted Breitenstein 1896 138
T179 Allie Reynolds 1950 138
T188 Frank Foreman 1889 137
T188 George Haddock 1891 137
T188 Jim Shaw 1914 137
T188 Billy Pierce 1950 137
T188 Bob Lemon 1949 137
T188 Sugar Cain 1933 137
T188 Hal Gregg 1944 137
T188 Doc McJames 1897 137
T188 Hal Newhouser 1941 137
T197 Steve Carlton 1974 136
T197 Hank Gastright 1891 136
T197 Lee Viau 1889 136
T197 Al Mays 1887 136
T197 Gene Krapp 1911 136
T197 Tom Seaton 1913 136
T197 Ed Crane 1889 136
T197 Al Mamaux 1916 136
T205 Bill Hart 1895 135
T205 Herm Wehmeier 1950 135
T205 Hank Gastright 1890 135
T205 Bill Wight 1948 135
T205 Doc McJames 1896 135
T205 Monte Pearson 1936 135
T205 Steve Renko 1971 135
T212 John Kirby 1886 134
T212 Mel Parnell 1949 134
T214 Chick Fraser 1897 133
T214 Adonis Terry 1890 133
T214 George Pechiney 1886 133
T214 Mike Torrez 1975 133
T214 Bob Harmon 1910 133
T214 Old Hoss Radbourn 1887 133
T220 Chick Fraser 1901 132
T220 Early Wynn 1952 132
T220 Sam McDowell 1965 132
T220 Kirby Higbe 1941 132
T220 Nolan Ryan 1975 132
T220 Chuck Estrada 1961 132
T220 John Clarkson 1892 132
T227 Adonis Terry 1895 131
T227 Lefty Grove 1925 131
T227 George Mullin 1904 131
T227 Sam McDowell 1970 131
T227 Mickey Welch 1885 131
T227 Phil Marchildon 1948 131
T233 King Cole 1910 130
T233 Wes Ferrell 1931 130
T233 Steve Barber 1961 130
T233 Bill Singer 1973 130
T233 Sheriff Blake 1929 130
T233 Joe Bush 1916 130
T233 Allie Reynolds 1945 130
T233 Brickyard Kennedy 1896 130
T233 Monte Pearson 1934 130
T242 Ed Daily 1890 129
T242 Bob Lemon 1948 129
T242 Alex Kellner 1949 129
T242 Bill Magee 1898 129
T242 Roy Golden 1911 129
T242 Tom Lovett 1891 129
T242 Luis Tiant 1969 129
T242 Bill Hutchison 1895 129
T242 Herb Score 1956 129
T242 Grover C Alexander 1911 129
T242 Dick Drott 1957 129
T253 Togie Pittinger 1902 128
T253 Con Murphy 1890 128
T253 Nig Cuppy 1894 128
T253 Red Ehret 1894 128
T253 Eric Erickson 1920 128
T253 Sugar Cain 1934 128
T253 Jeff Tesreau 1914 128
T253 Jim Clancy 1980 128
T253 Bob Turley 1958 128
T253 Jersey Bakely 1888 128
T253 Jose DeJesus 1991 128
T264 Jouett Meekin 1896 127
T264 Joe Coleman 1949 127
T264 Ferdie Schupp 1920 127
T264 Adonis Terry 1894 127
T264 Vic Frasier 1931 127
T264 Jack Kramer 1939 127
T264 Egyptian Healy 1890 127
T264 Bob Feller 1947 127
T264 Bump Hadley 1934 127
T264 Jim Hughes 1975 127
T264 Ed Lafitte 1914 127
T264 Jack Stivetts 1894 127
T264 Ed Seward 1888 127
T264 Tony Mullane 1892 127
T264 Jesse Duryea 1889 127
T264 Doc Scanlan 1906 127
T264 Darby O'Brien 1891 127
T281 Jouett Meekin 1892 126
T281 Edwin Correa 1986 126
T281 Charlie Buffinton 1890 126
T281 Elmer Smith 1887 126
T281 Lefty Tyler 1912 126
T281 Adonis Terry 1889 126
T281 Tom Parrott 1894 126
T281 Johnny Vander Meer 1941 126
T281 Bobo Newsom 1939 126
T281 Charlie Hough 1988 126
T281 Wild Bill Hallahan 1930 126
T292 George Earnshaw 1929 125
T292 Matt Clement 2000 125
T292 Win Mercer 1894 125
T292 Nap Rucker 1908 125
T292 Russ Ortiz 1999 125
T292 Jack Easton 1890 125
T292 Clay Bryant 1938 125
T292 Fred Klobedanz 1897 125
T292 Carl Morton 1970 125
T292 Ted Lewis 1897 125
T292 Will Callahan 1890 125
T292 Bill Bailey 1915 125
T292 Silver King 1889 125
T292 Bill James 1915 125
T306 Bob Lemon 1951 124
T306 John D'Acquisto 1974 124
T306 Fernando Valenzuela 1987 124
T306 Bill Hoffer 1895 124
T306 Jimmie DeShong 1937 124
T306 Chan Ho Park 2000 124
T306 Kid Carsey 1893 124
T306 Virgil Trucks 1949 124
T306 Vern Kennedy 1937 124
T306 Vern Kennedy 1939 124
T306 Bob Veale 1964 124
T306 Howard Ehmke 1920 124
T306 Johnny Vander Meer 1948 124
T306 Cliff Curtis 1910 124
T306 Mickey McDermott 1950 124
T306 Charlie Hough 1987 124
T306 Billy Rhines 1891 124
T306 Vean Gregg 1913 124
T306 Willie Mitchell 1914 124
T325 Jim Shaw 1917 123
T325 George Haddock 1889 123
T325 Sugar Cain 1935 123
T325 Jim Bibby 1973 123
T325 Sam McDowell 1967 123
T325 Mark Langston 1986 123
T325 Kirby Higbe 1939 123
T325 Frank Mountain 1883 123
T325 Gene Krapp 1915 123
T325 Earl Moseley 1914 123
T325 Dixie Davis 1921 123
T325 Allie Reynolds 1947 123
T325 Ted Breitenstein 1898 123
T325 Brickyard Kennedy 1898 123
T325 Allie Reynolds 1949 123
T325 Bill Stoneman 1969 123
T341 Mickey Lolich 1969 122
T341 Pink Hawley 1895 122
T341 Wes Ferrell 1937 122
T341 Byron Houck 1913 122
T341 Mark Baldwin 1887 122
T341 Vern Bickford 1950 122
T341 Roy Moore 1921 122
T341 Walt Masterson 1948 122
T341 Mickey Welch 1890 122
T341 Vern Kennedy 1940 122
T341 Doc McJames 1899 122
T341 Lefty Gomez 1936 122
T341 Kid Madden 1887 122
T341 Rex Barney 1948 122
T341 Steve Arlin 1972 122
T341 Wilson Alvarez 1993 122
T341 Bo Belinsky 1962 122
T341 Kirby Higbe 1947 122
T341 Bill Carrick 1899 122
T341 Sam Leever 1899 122
T361 Al Mattern 1910 121
T361 Nig Cuppy 1892 121
T361 Charlie Buffinton 1889 121
T361 Kid Nichols 1892 121
T361 Mike Torrez 1979 121
T361 Kid Nichols 1894 121
T361 Bob Buhl 1957 121
T361 George Kahler 1912 121
T361 Tony Mullane 1887 121
T361 Kirby Higbe 1940 121
T361 Andy Messersmith 1971 121
T361 Don Schwall 1962 121
T361 Earl Moore 1910 121
T361 Mike Sullivan 1894 121
T361 Chuck Estrada 1962 121
T361 Duke Esper 1891 121
T377 Charlie Buffinton 1891 120
T377 Al Downing 1964 120
T377 Elam Vangilder 1923 120
T377 Hal Gregg 1945 120
T377 Henry Porter 1886 120
T377 Henry Porter 1888 120
T377 Pete Dowling 1898 120
T377 Henry Schmidt 1903 120
T377 Mark Gubicza 1987 120
T377 Hugh Mulcahy 1938 120
T377 Tom Seaton 1915 120
T377 Randy Johnson 1990 120
T377 Phil Niekro 1985 120
T377 Clay Kirby 1970 120
T391 Early Wynn 1959 119
T391 Bill Hill 1898 119
T391 Johnny Lush 1906 119
T391 Wes Ferrell 1936 119
T391 Tony Cloninger 1965 119
T391 Ed Stein 1893 119
T391 Jack Coombs 1911 119
T391 Henry Gruber 1891 119
T391 Bob Gibson 1961 119
T391 Frank Killen 1896 119
T391 Lee Meadows 1916 119
T391 Brandon Webb 2004 119
T391 Jeff Tesreau 1913 119
T391 Al Leiter 1996 119
T391 Pete Schneider 1917 119
T391 Jim Hughes 1899 119
T391 Jack Wilson 1937 119
T391 Tommy Bridges 1932 119
T391 Bob Veale 1967 119
T391 Bob Veale 1965 119
T391 John Clarkson 1888 119
T391 Howard Ehmke 1923 119
T391 Jimmy Ring 1925 119
T391 Joe Boehling 1915 119
T391 Charlie Hough 1990 119
T416 Bob Feller 1940 118
T416 Al Javery 1944 118
T416 Earl Whitehill 1931 118
T416 Egyptian Healy 1886 118
T416 Carl Scheib 1949 118
T416 Kid Nichols 1893 118
T416 Floyd Youmans 1986 118
T416 Rube Bressler 1915 118
T416 Pete Dowling 1901 118
T416 Ed Morris 1886 118
T416 Cy Young 1892 118
T416 Bill Voiselle 1944 118
T416 Rip Hagerman 1914 118
T416 Bill James 1914 118
T416 Mark Langston 1984 118
T416 Babe Ruth 1916 118
T416 Phil Marchildon 1941 118
T416 Van Lingle Mungo 1936 118
T416 Kid Carsey 1895 118
T416 Lou Brissie 1949 118
T416 Red Ruffing 1929 118
T416 Rube Benton 1912 118
T416 Guy Hecker 1886 118
T416 Bobo Newsom 1941 118
T416 George Uhle 1926 118
T441 Win Mercer 1896 117
T441 Herm Wehmeier 1949 117
T441 Jerry Reuss 1973 117
T441 George Caster 1938 117
T441 Dad Clarkson 1894 117
T441 Cy Morgan 1910 117
T441 Bill Hutchison 1889 117
T441 Stan Bahnsen 1973 117
T441 Bill Kennedy 1948 117
T441 Willard Mains 1891 117
T441 Pete Schneider 1918 117
T441 Willie McGill 1894 117
T441 Vic Willis 1899 117
T441 Lou Brissie 1950 117
T441 Emmett O'Neill 1945 117
T441 Hardie Henderson 1886 117
T441 Hardie Henderson 1885 117
T441 Hank O'Day 1888 117
T441 Park Swartzel 1889 117
T441 Joe Bush 1923 117
T441 Charlie Root 1927 117
T441 Elton Chamberlin 1887 117
Through the 2007 MLB season: The single season MLB record for walks is held by Barry Bonds who was walked 232 times in the 2004 season. The career MLB record for walks is held by Barry Bonds who has been walked 2558 times during his career.
Pitcher: Amos Rusie of the 1890 New York Giants walked 289 batters.Batter: Barry Bonds of the 2004 San Francisco Giants walked 232 times.
Number of Balls a Pitcher Can Throw in One InningOn the 16th bal, the original player that was "walked" will cross the home plate. So 15 balls are the most you can throw in one inning. 23 - If the pitcher picks-off 2 of the runners, he can then walk two more batters before pithing 3 balls to the final batter.I think that it could be 24. If the pitcher picks off 2 of the runners after loading the bases as you say. The pitcher walks two more hitters to load the bases. Then the pitcher throws 4 balls to the next hitter but the runner from third fails to touch home plate and on appeal, that runner is called out to end the inning.
In 1950, Bobby Shantz pitched in 36 games for the Philadelphia Athletics, with an ERA of 4.61. He started 23 games and finished 9, pitching a total of 6 complete games. He threw 1 shutout and recorded no saves, ending up with 8 wins and 14 losses. He pitched a total of 644 outs, facing 957 batters. He gave up 251 hits and 110 earned runs, including 18 home runs. He struck out 93 batters and walked 85.
Aaron received 1,367 walks in the regular season in his career. He also struck out 1,345 times.
Josh Fogg
The pitcher walked slowly to the mound. The waitress brought over a fresh pitcher of beer.
Wakefield spent the entire 1994 season pitching for the Buffalo Bisons of the American Association where he went 5-15 with a 5.84 ERA and walked 15 more batters than he struckout. After an excellent rookie season for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992, he developed control problems and, in the 1993 season, went 6-11 with a 5.61 ERA and walked 16 more batters than he struckout. Those control problems continued in the minors in 1994 and were the cause of the Pirates releasing him prior to the 1995 season.
Through the 2007 MLB season: The single season MLB record for walks is held by Barry Bonds who was walked 232 times in the 2004 season. The career MLB record for walks is held by Barry Bonds who has been walked 2558 times during his career.
Pitcher: Amos Rusie of the 1890 New York Giants walked 289 batters.Batter: Barry Bonds of the 2004 San Francisco Giants walked 232 times.
not for the pitcher
Home rune, steal home, Balked in the the pitcher, Walked in with bases loaded, by the batter hitting a single, Sack file, Run down between third and home, passed ball by the pitcher or catcher
The pitcher giving up the last to balls gets "credited" with the walk.
I have seen answers that range from 75% to 85%, but you can't go by those kinds of odds. Odds in baseball are completely different than, say, poker or craps. With poker, you always have 52 cards in a deck and the number never changes. With craps, the dice faces never change. In baseball, your odds are determined by the abilities of at least six (Pitcher, Catcher, Batter 1, Batter 2, Batter 3, Base Runner on second) and up to thirteen (the remaining fielders) or more (Batter 4 if one of the other batters is walked) players. Just some factors: Is the pitcher on his "A" game? And even if so, is he an ace or mediocre? The batting averages of the upcoming batters. Are any of those batters hot or cold? If NL, Will the pitcher be batting? What are the fielding percentages of the players behind the pitcher? Will the pitcher intentionally walk the next batter to try and create a force-out situation?
Kerry Wood. Wood pitched 5 2/3 innings and was charged with 7 runs, all earned, on 7 hits. He walked 4 batters and struckout 6 batters. Wood also hit a home run in the game, in the 2nd inning off of Marlins starter Mark Redman.
It either means a pitcher walked two batters or a hitter walked twice. BB is an abbreviation for bases on balls.
No. A perfect game is when a pitcher of one team, throws a complete game, without the other team being walked, or getting a single hit. there have only been 21 in the past 387,000 baseball games.