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.
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]
As of August 17, 2025, Freddie Freeman is the active leader in career RBIs and 117th overall with 1,301.[ 2]
Key Rank Among leaders in career RBIs. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 RBIs) RBIs in 2025 . RBI Career runs batted in. * denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame . Bold denotes active player.[ a]
List Stats updated as of August 18, 2025. 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 Freddie Freeman (69)1,301 118 Eddie Collins * 1,300 119 Sam Thompson * 1,299 Mark Teixeira 1,298 121 Dan Brouthers * 1,296 122 Andruw Jones 1,289 123 Moisés Alou 1,287 Scott Rolen * 1,287 125 Del Ennis 1,284 126 Bob Johnson 1,283 127 Don Baylor 1,276 Hank Greenberg * 1,276 129 Gil Hodges * 1,274 130 Pie Traynor * 1,273 131 Tino Martinez 1,271 132 Paul O'Neill 1,269 133 Dale Murphy 1,266 134 Edwin Encarnación 1,261 Edgar Martínez * 1,261 136 Bernie Williams 1,257 137 Zack Wheat * 1,248 138 Bobby Doerr * 1,247 139 Frankie Frisch * 1,244 Lee May 1,244 141 Albert Belle 1,239 George Foster 1,239 143 Magglio Ordonez 1,236 144 Lance Berkman 1,234 145 Bill Dahlen 1,233 146 John Olerud 1,230 147 Paul Goldschmidt (41)1,228 148 Gary Carter * 1,225 149 Matt Holliday 1,220 150 Matt Williams 1,218
Rank Player RBI 151 Dave Kingman 1,210 152 Bill Dickey * 1,209 153 Bill Buckner 1,208 Jim O'Rourke * 1,208 155 Raúl Ibañez 1,207 156 Ellis Burks 1,206 157 Will Clark 1,205 158 Adrián González 1,202 159 Chuck Klein * 1,201 160 Jim Edmonds 1,199 161 Bob Elliott 1,195 162 Julio Franco 1,194 Ryan Howard 1,194 Joe Kelley * 1,194 Tony Lazzeri * 1,194 166 Boog Powell 1,187 167 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 Nolan Arenado (43)1,175 Craig Biggio * 1,175 178 Vern Stephens 1,174 Bobby Veach 1,174 180 Bobby Bonilla 1,173 181 Vada Pinson 1,169 182 Adam Dunn 1,168 183 Steve Finley 1,167 184 Earl Averill * 1,164 185 Willie Horton 1,163 186 Rocky Colavito 1,159 Evan Longoria 1,159 Alfonso Soriano 1,159 189 Ryan Braun 1,154 190 B. J. Surhoff 1,153 191 Rudy York 1,149 192 Roy Sievers 1,147 193 Mark Grace 1,146 194 Joey Votto 1,144 195 Dante Bichette 1,141 Ken Boyer 1,141 197 Ron Cey 1,139 Johnny Damon 1,139 199 Tony Gwynn * 1,138 200 Tommy Corcoran 1,137 Giancarlo Stanton (34)1,137 202 Andrew McCutchen (41)1,136 203 Roberto Alomar * 1,134 204 Joe Morgan * 1,133 Carlos Santana (51)1,133 206 Greg Luzinski 1,128 207 Cecil Cooper 1,125 Tim Wallach 1,125 209 Ed McKean 1,124 210 Joe Adcock 1,122 211 Manny Machado (72)1,121 Bobby Wallace * 1,121 213 Dick Allen * 1,119 Frank Howard 1,119 215 Luke Appling * 1,116 216 Rickey Henderson * 1,115 217 George Hendrick 1,111 Fred Lynn 1,111 219 Todd Zeile 1,110 220 Buddy Bell 1,106 Wally Joyner 1,106 222 Vinny Castilla 1,105 223 Norm Cash 1,104 224 Larry Doby * 1,099 Don Mattingly 1,099
Rank Player RBI 226 Hal McRae 1,097 227 Jimmy Ryan 1,093 228 Reggie Smith 1,092 229 Minnie Miñoso * 1,089 230 Kent Hrbek 1,086 231 Kirby Puckett * 1,085 232 Lou Whitaker 1,084 233 Brian Giles 1,078 Derrek Lee 1,078 Bill Terry * 1,078 236 José Cruz 1,077 Charlie Grimm 1,077 Sam Rice * 1,077 239 Pinky Higgins 1,075 240 Brian Downing 1,073 241 Jermaine Dye 1,072 Bid McPhee * 1,072 Greg Vaughn 1,072 244 Jeff Conine 1,071 Keith Hernandez 1,071 J. D. Martinez (0)1,071 Bob Meusel 1,071 248 Shawn Green 1,070 Lance Parrish 1,070 250 Jimmie Dykes 1,069 251 Kiki Cuyler * 1,065 Jorge Posada 1,065 Ken Singleton 1,065 254 Mo Vaughn 1,064 255 Stuffy McInnis 1,063 Hack Wilson * 1,063 257 Ryne Sandberg * 1,061 Ryan Zimmerman 1,061 259 Carl Furillo 1,058 260 Herman Long 1,055 261 Joe Sewell * 1,054 262 Willie Davis 1,053 263 Tommy Davis 1,052 264 George Scott 1,051 265 Joe Kuhel 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 Bryce Harper (56)1,032 272 Matt Kemp 1,031 273 Michael Young 1,030 274 Prince Fielder 1,028 Ted Kluszewski 1,028 276 Eric Karros 1,027 277 Bobby Thomson 1,026 278 Chase Utley 1,025 279 Bobby Bonds 1,024 280 Dixie Walker 1,023 281 Travis Fryman 1,022 Yadier Molina 1,022 283 Bret Boone 1,021 Fred Pfeffer 1,021 285 George Kelly * 1,020 286 Roy Campanella * 1,019 287 Brian McCann 1,018 288 David Justice 1,017 289 Tim Salmon 1,016 290 Rod Carew * 1,015 Fred Clarke * 1,015 Ralph Kiner * 1,015 George Van Haltren 1,015 294 Wade Boggs * 1,014 295 Dusty Baker 1,013 296 Hal Trosky 1,012 297 Turkey Stearnes * 1,009 298 Cecil Fielder 1,008 Ron Gant 1,008 300 Amos Otis 1,007
Through August 18, 2025, these active players have at least 850 RBIs.
Notes ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
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