Top 25 Bases on Balls in 2003 in the National League

Bases on Balls : 2003 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman

2003 Bases on Balls Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

Barry Bonds 148 San Francisco Giants 1

Todd Helton 111 Colorado Rockies 2

Jim Thome 111 Philadelphia Phillies

Bobby Abreu 109 Philadelphia Phillies 4

Lance Berkman 107 Houston Astros 5

Brian Giles 105 Pittsburgh Pirates 6

San Diego Padres

Jose Cruz, Jr. 102 San Francisco Giants 7

Richie Sexson 98 Milwaukee Brewers 8

Larry Walker 98 Colorado Rockies

Luis Gonzalez 94 Arizona Diamondbacks 10

Chipper Jones 94 Atlanta Braves

Brad Wilkerson 89 Montreal Expos 12

Jeff Bagwell 88 Houston Astros 13

Derrek Lee 88 Florida Marlins

Gary Sheffield 86 Atlanta Braves 15

Scott Rolen 82 St. Louis Cardinals 16

Albert Pujols 79 St. Louis Cardinals 17

Jim Edmonds 77 St. Louis Cardinals 18

Adam Dunn 74 Cincinnati Reds 19

Pat Burrell 72 Philadelphia Phillies 20

Jose Vidro 69 Montreal Expos 21

Shawn Green 68 Los Angeles Dodgers 22

Ryan Klesko 65 San Diego Padres 23

Edgar Renteria 65 St. Louis Cardinals

Moises Alou 63 Chicago Cubs 25

Name Bases on Balls Team Rank

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 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?

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