Top 25 Bases on Balls in 2001 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 2001 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

2001 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Barry Bonds 177 San Francisco Giants 1

Sammy Sosa 116 Chicago Cubs 2

Bobby Abreu 106 Philadelphia Phillies 3

Jeff Bagwell 106 Houston Astros

Luis Gonzalez 100 Arizona Diamondbacks 5

Todd Helton 98 Colorado Rockies 6

Chipper Jones 98 Atlanta Braves

Gary Sheffield 94 Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Jim Edmonds 93 St. Louis Cardinals 9

Lance Berkman 92 Houston Astros 10

Brian Giles 90 Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Ryan Klesko 88 San Diego Padres 12

Robin Ventura 88 New York Mets

Larry Walker 82 Colorado Rockies 14

Rickey Henderson 81 San Diego Padres 15

Jeromy Burnitz 80 Milwaukee Brewers 16

Scott Rolen 74 Philadelphia Phillies 17

Lee Stevens 74 Montreal Expos

Todd Zeile 73 New York Mets 19

Shawn Green 72 Los Angeles Dodgers 20

Travis Lee 71 Philadelphia Phillies 21

Phil Nevin 71 San Diego Padres

Pat Burrell 70 Philadelphia Phillies 23

Albert Pujols 69 St. Louis Cardinals 24

John Vander Wal 68 Pittsburgh Pirates 25

San Francisco Giants

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

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

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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?

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