Bases on Balls : 1996 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1996 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Barry Bonds 151 San Francisco Giants 1
Gary Sheffield 142 Florida Marlins 2
Jeff Bagwell 135 Houston Astros 3
Rickey Henderson 125 San Diego Padres 4
Barry Larkin 96 Cincinnati Reds 5
Chipper Jones 87 Atlanta Braves 6
Mike Piazza 81 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Walt Weiss 80 Colorado Rockies 8
Todd Hundley 79 New York Mets 9
Ray Lankford 79 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ken Caminiti 78 San Diego Padres 11
Craig Biggio 75 Houston Astros 12
Ron Gant 73 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Bernard Gilkey 73 New York Mets  
Brian McRae 73 Chicago Cubs  
Eric Davis 70 Cincinnati Reds 16
Jeff King 70 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Wally Joyner 69 San Diego Padres 18
Ryan Klesko 68 Atlanta Braves 19
Fred McGriff 68 Atlanta Braves  
Rick Wilkins 67 Houston Astros 21
San Francisco Giants  
Todd Zeile 67 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jeff Conine 62 Florida Marlins 23
Mark Grace 62 Chicago Cubs  
Ellis Burks 61 Colorado Rockies 25



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.