List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders
This is a list of Major League Baseball players who have compiled 1,000 runs batted in (RBIs). RBIs are usually accumulated when a batter in baseball enables a runner on base (including himself, in the case of a home run) to score as a result of making contact at-bat (except in certain situations, such as when an error is made on the play or during a double play). A batter is also credited with an RBI if he reaches first base with the bases loaded via a base on balls (walk), being hit by a pitch, or interference.
As of June 6, 2024, Freddie Freeman is the active leader in career RBIs, in 167th with 1,181.
MLB's official list does not include RBIs accumulated before 1920 when runs batted in became an official statistic. The list on this page is compiled from Baseball-Reference, which credits RBIs from 1907 to 1919 as recorded by baseball writer and historian Ernest Lanigan. One difference between the lists is that Babe Ruth is ranked third by Baseball Reference, but seventh by MLB, which does not count Ruth's 224 RBI compiled before 1920.[1]
Key
Rank | Among leaders in career RBIs. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2024 RBIs) | RBIs in 2024. |
RBI | Career runs batted in. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | denotes active player.[a] |
List
- Stats updated as of June 7, 2024.
Rank | Player | RBI |
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1 | Hank Aaron* | 2,297 |
2 | Albert Pujols | 2,218 |
3 | Babe Ruth* | 2,214 |
4 | Alex Rodriguez | 2,086 |
5 | Barry Bonds | 1,996 |
6 | Lou Gehrig* | 1,995 |
7 | Stan Musial* | 1,951 |
8 | Ty Cobb* | 1,944 |
9 | Jimmie Foxx* | 1,922 |
10 | Eddie Murray* | 1,917 |
11 | Willie Mays* | 1,909 |
12 | Miguel Cabrera | 1,881 |
13 | Cap Anson* | 1,879 |
14 | Mel Ott* | 1,860 |
15 | Carl Yastrzemski* | 1,844 |
16 | Ted Williams* | 1,839 |
17 | Ken Griffey Jr.* | 1,836 |
18 | Rafael Palmeiro | 1,834 |
19 | Dave Winfield* | 1,833 |
20 | Manny Ramirez | 1,831 |
21 | Al Simmons* | 1,828 |
22 | Frank Robinson* | 1,812 |
23 | David Ortiz* | 1,768 |
24 | Honus Wagner* | 1,732 |
25 | Adrián Beltré* | 1,707 |
26 | Frank Thomas* | 1,704 |
27 | Reggie Jackson* | 1,702 |
28 | Jim Thome* | 1,699 |
29 | Cal Ripken Jr.* | 1,695 |
30 | Gary Sheffield | 1,676 |
31 | Sammy Sosa | 1,667 |
32 | Tony Pérez* | 1,652 |
33 | Ernie Banks* | 1,636 |
34 | Harold Baines* | 1,628 |
35 | Chipper Jones* | 1,623 |
36 | Goose Goslin* | 1,612 |
37 | Nap Lajoie* | 1,599 |
38 | George Brett* | 1,596 |
39 | Mike Schmidt* | 1,595 |
40 | Andre Dawson* | 1,591 |
41 | Carlos Beltrán | 1,587 |
42 | Rogers Hornsby* | 1,584 |
Harmon Killebrew* | 1,584 | |
44 | Al Kaline* | 1,582 |
45 | Jake Beckley* | 1,581 |
46 | Willie McCovey* | 1,555 |
47 | Fred McGriff* | 1,550 |
48 | Harry Heilmann* | 1,543 |
49 | Willie Stargell* | 1,540 |
50 | Joe DiMaggio* | 1,537 |
51 | Tris Speaker* | 1,531 |
52 | Jeff Bagwell* | 1,529 |
53 | Sam Crawford* | 1,523 |
54 | Jeff Kent | 1,518 |
55 | Carlos Delgado | 1,512 |
56 | Mickey Mantle* | 1,509 |
57 | Vladimir Guerrero* | 1,496 |
58 | Dave Parker | 1,493 |
59 | Billy Williams* | 1,475 |
60 | Ed Delahanty* | 1,466 |
Rusty Staub | 1,466 | |
62 | Eddie Mathews* | 1,453 |
63 | Jim Rice* | 1,451 |
64 | Joe Carter | 1,445 |
65 | Jason Giambi | 1,441 |
66 | George Davis* | 1,440 |
67 | Luis Gonzalez | 1,439 |
68 | Yogi Berra* | 1,430 |
69 | Charlie Gehringer* | 1,427 |
70 | Andrés Galarraga | 1,425 |
71 | Joe Cronin* | 1,424 |
72 | Jim Bottomley* | 1,422 |
73 | Aramis Ramírez | 1,417 |
74 | Mark McGwire | 1,414 |
75 | Paul Konerko | 1,412 |
Rank | Player | RBI |
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76 | José Canseco | 1,407 |
77 | Todd Helton* | 1,406 |
Robin Yount* | 1,406 | |
79 | Juan González | 1,404 |
80 | Torii Hunter | 1,391 |
81 | Ted Simmons* | 1,389 |
82 | Dwight Evans | 1,384 |
83 | Joe Medwick* | 1,383 |
84 | Johnny Bench* | 1,376 |
85 | Chili Davis | 1,372 |
86 | Lave Cross | 1,371 |
87 | Garret Anderson | 1,365 |
Orlando Cepeda* | 1,365 | |
89 | Bobby Abreu | 1,363 |
Carlos Lee | 1,363 | |
91 | Brooks Robinson* | 1,357 |
92 | Darrell Evans | 1,354 |
93 | Gary Gaetti | 1,341 |
94 | Johnny Mize* | 1,337 |
95 | Mike Piazza* | 1,335 |
96 | Duke Snider* | 1,333 |
97 | Iván Rodríguez* | 1,332 |
98 | Ron Santo* | 1,331 |
99 | Carlton Fisk* | 1,330 |
100 | Al Oliver | 1,326 |
101 | Nelson Cruz | 1,325 |
102 | Roger Connor* | 1,322 |
Rubén Sierra | 1,322 | |
104 | Graig Nettles | 1,314 |
Pete Rose | 1,314 | |
106 | Derek Jeter* | 1,311 |
Mickey Vernon | 1,311 | |
Larry Walker* | 1,311 | |
109 | Paul Waner* | 1,309 |
110 | Steve Garvey | 1,308 |
111 | Paul Molitor* | 1,307 |
112 | Robinson Canó | 1,306 |
113 | Roberto Clemente* | 1,305 |
114 | Enos Slaughter* | 1,304 |
115 | Hugh Duffy* | 1,302 |
Miguel Tejada | 1,302 | |
117 | Eddie Collins* | 1,300 |
118 | Sam Thompson* | 1,299 |
119 | Mark Teixeira | 1,298 |
120 | Dan Brouthers* | 1,296 |
121 | Andruw Jones | 1,289 |
122 | Moisés Alou | 1,287 |
Scott Rolen* | 1,287 | |
124 | Del Ennis | 1,284 |
125 | Bob Johnson | 1,283 |
126 | Don Baylor | 1,276 |
Hank Greenberg* | 1,276 | |
128 | Gil Hodges* | 1,274 |
129 | Pie Traynor* | 1,273 |
130 | Tino Martinez | 1,271 |
131 | Paul O'Neill | 1,269 |
132 | Dale Murphy | 1,266 |
133 | Edwin Encarnación | 1,261 |
Edgar Martínez* | 1,261 | |
135 | Bernie Williams | 1,257 |
136 | Zack Wheat* | 1,248 |
137 | Bobby Doerr* | 1,247 |
138 | Frankie Frisch* | 1,244 |
Lee May | 1,244 | |
140 | Albert Belle | 1,239 |
George Foster | 1,239 | |
142 | Magglio Ordonez | 1,236 |
143 | Lance Berkman | 1,234 |
144 | Bill Dahlen | 1,233 |
145 | John Olerud | 1,230 |
146 | Gary Carter* | 1,225 |
147 | Matt Holliday | 1,220 |
148 | Matt Williams | 1,218 |
149 | Dave Kingman | 1,210 |
150 | Bill Dickey* | 1,209 |
Rank | Player | RBI |
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151 | Bill Buckner | 1,208 |
152 | Raúl Ibañez | 1,207 |
153 | Ellis Burks | 1,206 |
154 | Will Clark | 1,205 |
155 | Adrián González | 1,202 |
156 | Chuck Klein* | 1,201 |
157 | Jim Edmonds | 1,199 |
158 | Bob Elliott | 1,195 |
159 | Julio Franco | 1,194 |
Ryan Howard | 1,194 | |
Joe Kelley* | 1,194 | |
162 | Tony Lazzeri* | 1,191 |
163 | Boog Powell | 1,187 |
164 | Joe Torre* | 1,185 |
165 | Heinie Manush* | 1,183 |
166 | Robin Ventura | 1,182 |
167 | Freddie Freeman (38) | 1,181 |
168 | Jack Clark | 1,180 |
169 | Gabby Hartnett* | 1,179 |
Victor Martinez | 1,178 | |
Vic Wertz | 1,178 | |
172 | Sherry Magee | 1,176 |
173 | Craig Biggio* | 1,175 |
George Sisler* | 1,175 | |
175 | Vern Stephens | 1,174 |
176 | Bobby Bonilla | 1,173 |
177 | Vada Pinson | 1,170 |
178 | Adam Dunn | 1,168 |
179 | Steve Finley | 1,167 |
180 | Bobby Veach | 1,166 |
181 | Earl Averill* | 1,164 |
182 | Willie Horton | 1,163 |
183 | Rocky Colavito | 1,159 |
Evan Longoria (0) | 1,159 | |
Alfonso Soriano | 1,159 | |
186 | Ryan Braun | 1,154 |
187 | B. J. Surhoff | 1,153 |
188 | Rudy York | 1,149 |
189 | Roy Sievers | 1,147 |
190 | Paul Goldschmidt (24) | 1,146 |
Mark Grace | 1,146 | |
192 | Joey Votto (0) | 1,144 |
193 | Dante Bichette | 1,141 |
Ken Boyer | 1,141 | |
195 | Ron Cey | 1,139 |
Johnny Damon | 1,139 | |
197 | Tony Gwynn* | 1,138 |
198 | Tommy Corcoran | 1,137 |
199 | Roberto Alomar* | 1,134 |
200 | Joe Morgan* | 1,133 |
201 | Greg Luzinski | 1,128 |
202 | Cecil Cooper | 1,125 |
Tim Wallach | 1,125 | |
204 | Ed McKean | 1,124 |
205 | Joe Adcock | 1,122 |
206 | Bobby Wallace* | 1,121 |
207 | Dick Allen | 1,119 |
Frank Howard | 1,119 | |
209 | Luke Appling* | 1,116 |
210 | Rickey Henderson* | 1,115 |
211 | George Hendrick | 1,111 |
Fred Lynn | 1,111 | |
213 | Todd Zeile | 1,110 |
214 | Buddy Bell | 1,106 |
Wally Joyner | 1,106 | |
216 | Vinny Castilla | 1,105 |
217 | Norm Cash | 1,103 |
218 | Don Mattingly | 1,099 |
219 | Hal McRae | 1,097 |
220 | Larry Doby* | 1,093 |
Jimmy Ryan | 1,093 | |
222 | Reggie Smith | 1,092 |
223 | Nolan Arenado (29) | 1,090 |
224 | Minnie Miñoso* | 1,089 |
225 | Kent Hrbek | 1,086 |
Rank | Player | RBI |
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226 | Kirby Puckett* | 1,085 |
227 | Lou Whitaker | 1,084 |
228 | Brian Giles | 1,078 |
Derrek Lee | 1,078 | |
Sam Rice* | 1,078 | |
Bill Terry* | 1,078 | |
232 | José Cruz | 1,077 |
Charlie Grimm | 1,077 | |
234 | Pinky Higgins | 1,075 |
235 | Brian Downing | 1,073 |
236 | Jermaine Dye | 1,072 |
Greg Vaughn | 1,072 | |
238 | Jeff Conine | 1,071 |
Jimmie Dykes | 1,071 | |
Keith Hernandez | 1,071 | |
241 | Shawn Green | 1,070 |
Lance Parrish | 1,070 | |
243 | Bid McPhee* | 1,067 |
Bob Meusel | 1,067 | |
Giancarlo Stanton (36) | 1,067 | |
246 | Kiki Cuyler* | 1,065 |
Andrew McCutchen (20) | 1,065 | |
Jorge Posada | 1,065 | |
Ken Singleton | 1,065 | |
250 | Mo Vaughn | 1,064 |
251 | Hack Wilson* | 1,063 |
252 | Stuffy McInnis | 1,062 |
253 | Ryne Sandberg* | 1,061 |
Ryan Zimmerman | 1,061 | |
255 | Carl Furillo | 1,058 |
256 | Herman Long | 1,055 |
Joe Sewell* | 1,055 | |
258 | Willie Davis | 1,053 |
259 | Tommy Davis | 1,052 |
260 | George Scott | 1,051 |
261 | Joe Kuhel | 1,049 |
262 | Nick Markakis | 1,046 |
263 | Ron Fairly | 1,044 |
264 | Bobby Murcer | 1,043 |
265 | Sal Bando | 1,039 |
266 | Carlos Santana (25) | 1,036 |
267 | Joe Judge | 1,034 |
268 | Matt Kemp | 1,031 |
269 | Michael Young | 1,030 |
270 | Prince Fielder | 1,028 |
Ted Kluszewski | 1,028 | |
272 | Eric Karros | 1,027 |
Bobby Thomson | 1,026 | |
274 | Chase Utley | 1,025 |
275 | Bobby Bonds | 1,024 |
276 | Dixie Walker | 1,023 |
Roy Campanella* | 1,023 | |
278 | Travis Fryman | 1,022 |
Yadier Molina | 1,022 | |
280 | Bret Boone | 1,021 |
281 | George Kelly* | 1,020 |
282 | Fred Pfeffer | 1,019 |
283 | Brian McCann | 1,018 |
284 | David Justice | 1,017 |
J.D. Martinez (15) | 1,017 | |
286 | Tim Salmon | 1,016 |
287 | Rod Carew* | 1,015 |
Fred Clarke* | 1,015 | |
Ralph Kiner* | 1,015 | |
Turkey Stearnes* | 1,015 | |
291 | Wade Boggs* | 1,014 |
George Van Haltren | 1,014 | |
293 | Dusty Baker | 1,013 |
294 | Hal Trosky | 1,012 |
295 | Jim O'Rourke | 1,010 |
296 | Cecil Fielder | 1,008 |
Ron Gant | 1,008 | |
298 | Amos Otis | 1,007 |
299 | Cy Williams | 1,005 |
300 | Alan Trammell* | 1,003 |
Justin Upton | 1,003 |
Through June 7, 2024, these active players have at least 850 RBIs.
- Manny Machado (976) 32 in 2024
- José Abreu (959) 6 in 2024
- Anthony Rizzo (955) 25 in 2024
- Mike Trout (954) 14 in 2024
- Bryce Harper (933) 44 in 2024
- Salvador Perez (853) 41 in 2024
Notes
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
- ^ Krabbenhoft, Herm. "The Accurate RBI Record of Babe Ruth". sabr.org. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
External links
- "Career Leaders & Records for RBI". Baseball-Reference.com.
- MLB official list
- Major League Baseball ESPN
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