List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders

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Hank Aaron, career leader in runs batted in (RBIs). Hank Aaron 1960.png
Hank Aaron, career leader in runs batted in (RBIs).

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.

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As of September 29, 2024, Freddie Freeman is the active leader in career RBIs and is 145th overall with 1,232.

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

RankAmong leaders in career RBIs. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2025 RBIs)RBIs in 2025.
RBICareer runs batted in.
*denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bolddenotes active player. [a]

List

RankPlayerRBI
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
RankPlayerRBI
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 Freddie Freeman (0)1,232
146 John Olerud 1,230
147 Gary Carter*1,225
147 Matt Holliday 1,220
148 Matt Williams 1,218
150 Dave Kingman 1,210
RankPlayerRBI
151 Bill Dickey*1,209
152 Bill Buckner 1,208
Jim O'Rourke*1,208
154 Raúl Ibañez 1,207
155 Ellis Burks 1,206
156 Will Clark 1,205
157 Adrián González 1,202
158 Chuck Klein*1,201
159 Jim Edmonds 1,199
160 Bob Elliott 1,195
161 Julio Franco 1,194
Ryan Howard 1,194
Joe Kelley*1,194
Tony Lazzeri*1,194
165 Boog Powell 1,187
166 Paul Goldschmidt (0)1,186
167 Joe Torre*1,185
168 Heinie Manush*1,183
169 Robin Ventura 1,182
170 Jack Clark 1,180
171 Gabby Hartnett*1,179
172 Victor Martinez 1,178
George Sisler*1,178
Vic Wertz 1,178
175 Sherry Magee 1,176
176 Craig Biggio*1,175
177 Vern Stephens 1,174
Bobby Veach 1,174
179 Bobby Bonilla 1,173
180 Vada Pinson 1,169
181 Adam Dunn 1,168
182 Steve Finley 1,167
183 Earl Averill*1,164
184 Willie Horton 1,163
185 Rocky Colavito 1,159
Evan Longoria 1,159
Alfonso Soriano 1,159
188 Ryan Braun 1,154
189 B. J. Surhoff 1,153
190 Rudy York 1,149
191 Roy Sievers 1,147
192 Mark Grace 1,146
193 Joey Votto 1,144
194 Dante Bichette 1,141
Ken Boyer 1,141
196 Ron Cey 1,139
Johnny Damon 1,139
198 Tony Gwynn*1,138
199 Tommy Corcoran 1,137
200 Roberto Alomar*1,134
201 Joe Morgan*1,133
202 Nolan Arenado (0)1,132
203 Greg Luzinski 1,128
204 Cecil Cooper 1,125
Tim Wallach 1,125
206 Ed McKean 1,124
207 Joe Adcock 1,122
208 Bobby Wallace*1,121
209 Dick Allen*1,119
Frank Howard 1,119
211 Luke Appling*1,116
212 Rickey Henderson*1,115
213 George Hendrick 1,111
Fred Lynn 1,111
215 Todd Zeile 1,110
216 Buddy Bell 1,106
Wally Joyner 1,106
218 Vinny Castilla 1,105
219 Norm Cash 1,103
Giancarlo Stanton (0)1,103
221 Larry Doby*1,099
Don Mattingly 1,099
223 Hal McRae 1,097
224 Andrew McCutchen (0)1,095
225 Jimmy Ryan 1,093
RankPlayerRBI
226 Reggie Smith 1,092
227 Minnie Miñoso*1,089
228 Kent Hrbek 1,086
229 Kirby Puckett*1,085
230 Lou Whitaker 1,084
231 Carlos Santana (0)1,082
232 Brian Giles 1,078
Derrek Lee 1,078
Bill Terry*1,078
235 José Cruz 1,077
Charlie Grimm 1,077
Sam Rice*1,077
238 Pinky Higgins 1,075
239 Brian Downing 1,073
240 Jermaine Dye 1,072
Bid McPhee*1,072
Greg Vaughn 1,072
243 Jeff Conine 1,071
Keith Hernandez 1,071
J. D. Martinez (0)1,071
Bob Meusel 1,071
247 Shawn Green 1,070
Lance Parrish 1,070
249 Jimmie Dykes 1,069
250 Kiki Cuyler*1,065
Jorge Posada 1,065
Ken Singleton 1,065
253 Mo Vaughn 1,064
254 Stuffy McInnis 1,063
Hack Wilson*1,063
256 Ryne Sandberg*1,061
Ryan Zimmerman 1,061
258 Carl Furillo 1,058
259 Herman Long 1,055
260 Joe Sewell*1,054
261 Willie Davis 1,053
262 Tommy Davis 1,052
263 George Scott 1,051
264 Joe Kuhel 1,049
Manny Machado (0)1,049
266 Nick Markakis 1,046
267 Ron Fairly 1,044
268 Bobby Murcer 1,043
269 Sal Bando 1,039
270 Joe Judge 1,034
271 Matt Kemp 1,031
272 Michael Young 1,030
273 Prince Fielder 1,028
Ted Kluszewski 1,028
275 Eric Karros 1,027
276 Bobby Thomson 1,026
277 Chase Utley 1,025
278 Bobby Bonds 1,024
279 Dixie Walker 1,023
280 Travis Fryman 1,022
Yadier Molina 1,022
282 Bret Boone 1,021
Fred Pfeffer 1,021
284 George Kelly*1,020
285 Roy Campanella*1,019
286 Brian McCann 1,018
287 David Justice 1,017
288 Tim Salmon 1,016
289 Rod Carew*1,015
Fred Clarke*1,015
Ralph Kiner*1,015
George Van Haltren 1,015
293 Wade Boggs*1,014
294 Dusty Baker 1,013
295 Hal Trosky 1,012
296 Turkey Stearnes*1,009
297 Cecil Fielder 1,008
Ron Gant 1,008
299 Amos Otis 1,007
300 Cy Williams 1,005
RankPlayerRBI
301 Wally Pipp 1,004
302 Alan Trammell*1,003
Justin Upton 1,003
304 George Bell 1,002
305 Darryl Strawberry 1,000

Through the end of the 2024 season, these active players have at least 850 RBIs.

Notes

  1. ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

References

  1. ↑ Krabbenhoft, Herm. "The Accurate RBI Record of Babe Ruth". sabr.org. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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