Career Leaders for Runs Batted In

A sign of longevity, some good clutch hitting skills, and a team that can get on base in front of you is what you can determine with this all time runs batted in leader board.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time career leaders in Major League runs batted in. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"The key to hitting for a high average is to relax and concentrate - and don't hit the fly ball to center field." - Hall of Famer Stan Musial (4th Overall Runs Batted In Leader)
Runs Batted In
All Time Leaders

'Top 100'

Hank Aaron 2,297 1
Babe Ruth 2,213 2
Barry Bonds 1,996 3
Lou Gehrig 1,995 4
Stan Musial 1,951 5
Ty Cobb 1,937 6
Jimmie Foxx 1,922 7
Eddie Murray 1,917 8
Willie Mays 1,903 9
Cap Anson 1,879 10
Mel Ott 1,860 11
Carl Yastrzemski 1,844 12
Ted Williams 1,839 13
Rafael Palmeiro 1,835 14
Dave Winfield 1,833 15
Al Simmons 1,827 16
Frank Robinson 1,812 17
Honus Wagner 1,732 18
Reggie Jackson 1,702 19
Ken Griffey, Jr. 1,701 20
Cal Ripken, Jr. 1,695 21
Frank Thomas 1,674 22
Sammy Sosa 1,667 23
Tony Perez 1,652 24
Ernie Banks 1,636 25
Harold Baines 1,628 26
Goose Goslin 1,609 27
Manny Ramirez 1,604 28
Nap Lajoie 1,599 29
George Brett 1,595 30
Mike Schmidt 1,595  
Andre Dawson 1,591 32
Rogers Hornsby 1,584 33
Harmon Killebrew 1,584  
Al Kaline 1,583 35
Gary Sheffield 1,576 36
Jake Beckley 1,575 37
Willie McCovey 1,555 38
Fred McGriff 1,550 39
Willie Stargell 1,540 40
Harry Heilmann 1,539 41
Joe DiMaggio 1,537 42
Jeff Bagwell 1,529 43
Tris Speaker 1,529  
Sam Crawford 1,525 45
Mickey Mantle 1,509 46
Alex Rodriguez 1,503 47
Dave Parker 1,493 48
Billy Williams 1,475 49
Rusty Staub 1,466 50
Ed Delahanty 1,464 51
Jeff Kent 1,459 52
Eddie Mathews 1,453 53
Jim Rice 1,451 54
Joe Carter 1,445 55
George Davis 1,437 56
Yogi Berra 1,430 57
Charlie Gehringer 1,427 58
Andres Galarraga 1,425 59
Joe Cronin 1,424 60
Jim Bottomley 1,422 61
Mark McGwire 1,414 62
Jose Canseco 1,407 63
Robin Yount 1,406 64
Juan Gonzalez 1,404 65
Jim Thome 1,398 66
Luis Gonzalez 1,392 67
Ted Simmons 1,389 68
Dwight Evans 1,384 69
Joe Medwick 1,383 70
Johnny Bench 1,376 71
Carlos Delgado 1,374 72
Chili Davis 1,372 73
Lave Cross 1,371 74
Orlando Cepeda 1,365 75
Brooks Robinson 1,357 76
Darrell Evans 1,354 77
Gary Gaetti 1,341 78
Johnny Mize 1,337 79
Mike Piazza 1,335 80
Duke Snider 1,333 81
Ron Santo 1,331 82
Carlton Fisk 1,330 83
Al Oliver 1,326 84
Roger Connor 1,322 85
Ruben Sierra 1,322  
Graig Nettles 1,314 87
Pete Rose 1,314  
Mickey Vernon 1,311 89
Larry Walker 1,311  
Paul Waner 1,309 91
Steve Garvey 1,308 92
Paul Molitor 1,307 93
Roberto Clemente 1,305 94
Enos Slaughter 1,304 95
Hugh Duffy 1,302 96
Eddie Collins 1,300 97
Chipper Jones 1,299 98
Sam Thompson 1,299  
Dan Brouthers 1,296 100
Current Through 2007 Season


Jim Bottomley, on September 16, 1924, and Mark Whiten, on September 7, 1993, both drove in twelve (12) runs during a single game setting the Major League record.

Did you know that during the 1896 season Hughie Jennings had one-hundred twenty-one (121) runs batted it (second overall that season), yet he did not hit a single home run?

At the completion of the 1937 season Lou Gehrig had set the Major League RBI record with his seventh (7th) career season of more than one-hundred fifty (150+) runs batted in.