Bases on Balls : 1999 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:

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1999 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jeff Bagwell 149 Houston Astros 1
Mark McGwire 133 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Chipper Jones 126 Atlanta Braves 3
John Olerud 125 New York Mets 4
Bobby Abreu 109 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Gary Sheffield 101 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Brian Giles 95 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Barry Larkin 93 Cincinnati Reds 8
Jeromy Burnitz 91 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Craig Biggio 88 Houston Astros 10
J.T. Snow 86 San Francisco Giants 11
Edgardo Alfonzo 85 New York Mets 12
Ron Gant 85 Philadelphia Phillies  
Greg Vaughn 85 Cincinnati Reds  
Mark Grace 83 Chicago Cubs 15
Jay Bell 82 Arizona Diamondbacks 16
Rickey Henderson 82 New York Mets  
Fernando Tatis 82 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike Cameron 80 Cincinnati Reds 19
Sammy Sosa 78 Chicago Cubs 20
Andruw Jones 76 Atlanta Braves 21
Jeff Cirillo 75 Milwaukee Brewers 22
Kevin Young 75 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Robin Ventura 74 New York Mets 24
Barry Bonds 73 San Francisco Giants 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?

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.