Bases on Balls : 2007 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)
 

2007 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Barry Bonds 132 San Francisco Giants 1
Todd Helton 116 Colorado Rockies 2
Pat Burrell 114 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Ryan Howard 107 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Adam Dunn 101 Cincinnati Reds 5
Albert Pujols 99 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Lance Berkman 94 Houston Astros 7
David Wright 94 New York Mets  
Prince Fielder 90 Milwaukee Brewers 9
Ken Griffey, Jr. 85 Cincinnati Reds 10
Chipper Jones 82 Atlanta Braves 11
Brad Hawpe 81 Colorado Rockies 12
Miguel Cabrera 79 Florida Marlins 13
Kelly Johnson 79 Atlanta Braves  
Rickie Weeks 78 Milwaukee Brewers 15
Jose Reyes 77 New York Mets 16
Austin Kearns 71 Washington Nationals 17
Derrek Lee 71 Chicago Cubs  
Orlando Hudson 70 Arizona Diamondbacks 19
Andruw Jones 70 Atlanta Braves  
Carlos Beltran 69 New York Mets 21
Jose Bautista 68 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Dan Uggla 68 Florida Marlins  
Garrett Atkins 67 Colorado Rockies 24
Mike Cameron 67 San Diego Padres  



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?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).