Walk
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A walk or base on balls, abbreviated BB, occurs when a player gets on base by drawing four balls from the pitcher. A walk might be intentional.
For batters, it counts as a plate appearance, but not as an at-bat; a high number of walks drawn is a sign of a good batting eye, or of a very dangerous hitter that pitchers are trying to pitch around.
A walk is also a statistic for pitchers, where a high number of walks allowed indicates a lack of control.
The ball is live during a base on balls, and therefore, baserunners as well as the batter-runner are allowed to advance additional bases at their own risk.
All Time Leaders | |||
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Span | Player | Total | Notes |
Career | Barry Bonds | 2,558 | |
Season | Barry Bonds | 232 | 2004 |
Game | Walt Wilmot | 6 | August 22, 1891 |
Game | Jimmie Foxx | 6 | June 16, 1938 |
Game | Bryce Harper | 6 | May 8, 2016 |
NPB Career | Sadaharu Oh | 2,390 | |
NPB Season | Sadaharu Oh | 158 | 1974 |
Cuban National League Career | Antonio Muñoz | 1,551 | |
Cuban National League Season | Juan Manrique | 105 | 2002-2003 |
AAGPBL Career | Dorothy Schroeder | 696 | |
AAGPBL Season | Sophie Kurys | 93 | 1946 |
AAGPBL Game | Irene Hickson | 5 | June 13, 1946 |
Further Reading[edit]
- Richard Hershberger: "How Bases on Balls Were Scored: 1864-88", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 47, Nr. 1 (spring 2018), pp. 99-106.
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