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.
As of June 11, 2024, Freddie Freeman is the active leader in career RBIs, in 165th with 1,184.
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]
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 . Bold denotes active player.[a]
Stats updated as of June 11, 2024. Rank Player RBI 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 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 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 Freddie Freeman (41) 1,184 166 Heinie Manush * 1,183 167 Robin Ventura 1,182 168 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 Paul Goldschmidt (25) 1,147 Roy Sievers 1,147 191 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 (30) 1,091 224 Minnie Miñoso * 1,089 225 Kent Hrbek 1,086
Rank Player RBI 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 Giancarlo Stanton (38) 1,069 244 Bid McPhee * 1,067 Bob Meusel 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 (27) 1,038 267 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 J.D. Martinez (18) 1,020 283 Fred Pfeffer 1,019 284 Brian McCann 1,018 285 David Justice 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 11, 2024, these active players have at least 850 RBIs.
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