MLB All-Time Runs Leaders

Career MLB Runs Leaders
Rank Player Team(s)
Runs
GMs
1Rickey Henderson Oakland Athletics (1979 - 1984)
New York Yankees (1985 - 1989)
Oakland Athletics (1989 - 1993)
Toronto Blue Jays (1993)
Oakland Athletics (1994 - 1995)
San Diego Padres (1996 - 1997)
Anaheim Angels (1997)
Oakland Athletics (1998)
New York Mets (1999 - 2000)
Seattle Mariners (2000)
San Diego Padres (2001)
Boston Red Sox (2002)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2003)
2295
3081
2Ty CobbDetroit Tigers (1905 - 1926)
Philadelphia Athletics (1927 - 1928)
2246
3035
3Barry BondsPittsburgh Pirates (1986 - 1992)
San Francisco Giants (1993 - 2007)
2227
2986
T4Hank AaronMilwaukee Braves (1954 - 1965)
Atlanta Braves (1966 - 1974)
Milwaukee Brewers (1974 - 1975)
2174
3289
T4Babe RuthBoston Red Sox (1914 - 1919)
New York Yankees (1920 - 1934)
Boston Braves (1935)
2174
2583
6Pete RoseCincinnati Reds (1963 - 1978)
Philadelphia Phillies (1979 - 1983)
Montreal Expos (1984)
Cincinnati Reds (1984 - 1986)
2165
3562
7Willie MaysNew York Giants (1951 - 1957)
San Francisco Giants (1958 - 1972)
New York Mets (1972 - 1973)
2062
2992
8Cap AnsonRockford Forest Citys (1971)
Philadelphia Athletics (1872 - 1875)
Chicago White Stockings (1876 - 1889)
Chicago Colts (1989 - 1897)
1996
2523
9Stan MusialSt. Louis Cardinals (1941 - 1963)
1949
3026
10Lou GehrigNew York Yankees (1923 - 1939)
1888
2164
11Tris SpeakerBoston Americans (1907)
Boston Red Sox (1908 - 1915)
Cleveland Indians (1916 - 1926)
Washington Senators (1927)
Philadelphia Athletics (1928)
1882
2789
12Mel OttNew York Giants (1926 - 1947)
1859
2730
13Craig Biggio Houston Astros (1988 - 2007)
1844
2850
14Frank RobinsonCincinnati Reds (1956 - 1965)
Baltimore Orioles (1966 - 1971)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1972)
California Angels (1973 - 1974)
Cleveland Indians (1974 - 1976)
1829
2808
15Eddie CollinsPhiladelphia Athletics (1906 - 1914)
Chicago White Sox (1915 - 1926)
Philadelphia Athletics (1927 - 1930)
1821
2826
16Carl YastrzemskiBoston Red Sox (1961 - 1983)
1816
3308
17Ted WilliamsBoston Red Sox (1939 - 1960)
1798
2292
18Paul MolitorMilwaukee Brewers (1978 - 1992)
Toronto Blue Jays (1993 - 1995)
Minnesota Twins (1996)
1782
2683
 
19Charlie GehringerDetroit Tigers (1924 - 1942)
1774
2323
20Jimmie FoxxPhiladelphia Athletics (1925 - 1935)
Boston Red Sox (1936 - 1942)
Chicago Cubs (1942, 1944)
Philadelphia Phillies (1944)
1751
2317
21Honus WagnerLouisville Colonels (1897 - 1899)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1900 - 1917)
1736
2792
22Jim O'Rourke Middletown Mansfields (1872(*Nat. Assoc.
Boston Red Stockings (1873 - 1875)
Boston Red Caps (1876 - 1878)
Providence Grays (1879)
Boston Red Caps (1880)
Buffalo Bisons (1881 - 1884)
New York Giants (1885 - 1892)
Washington Senators (1893)
New York Giants (1904)
1729
1999
23Jesse BurkettNew York Giants (1890)
Cleveland Spiders (1891 - 1898)
St. Louis Cardinals (1899 - 1901)
St. Louis Browns (1902 - 1904)
Boston Americans (1905)
1720
2066
24Willie KeelerNew York Giants (1892 - 1893)
Brooklyn Grooms (1893)
Baltimore Orioles (1894 - 1898)
Brooklyn Superbas (1899 - 1902)
New York Yankees (1903 - 1909)
New York Giants (1910)
1719
2123
25Billy Hamilton Kansas City Cowboys (1888 - 1889)
Philadelphia Phillies (1890 - 1895)
Boston Beaneaters (1896 - 1901)
1690
1591
26 * Alex Rodriguez  Seattle Mariners (1994 - 2000)
Texas Rangers (2001 - 2003)
New York Yankees (2004 - present)
1683
2166
27Bid McPhee Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882 - 1889)
Cincinnati Reds (1890 - 1899)
1678
2135
28Mickey MantleNew York Yankees (1951 - 1968)
1677
2401
29Dave WinfieldSan Diego Padres (1973 - 1980)
New York Yankees (1981 - 1990)
California Angels (1990 - 1991)
Toronto Blue Jays (1992)
Minnesota Twins (1993 - 1994)
Cleveland Indians (1995)
1669
2973
30Rafael PalmeiroChicago Cubs (1986 - 1988)
Texas Rangers (1989 - 1993)
Baltimore Orioles (1994 - 1998)
Texas Rangers (1999 - 2003)
Baltimore Orioles (2004 - 2005)
1663
2831
31 * Ken Griffey Seattle Mariners (1989 - 1999)
Cincinnati Reds (2000 - 2008)
Chicago White Sox (2008)
Seattle Mariners (2009)
1656
2638
32Joe Morgan Houston Astros (1963 - 1971)
Cincinnati Reds (1972 - 1979)
Houston Astros (1980)
San Francisco Giants (1981 - 1882)
Philadelphia Phillies (1983)
Oakland Athletics (1984)
1650
2649
33Cal RipkenBaltimore Orioles (1981 - 2001)
1647
3001
34Jimmy Ryan  Chicago White Stockings (1885 - 1889)
Chicago Pirates (1890)
Chicago Colts (1891 - 1897)
Chicago Orphans (1898 - 1900)
Washington Senators (1902 - 1903)
1642
2012
35George Van Haltren Chicago White Stockings (1887 - 1889)
Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890)
Baltimore Orioles (1891 - 1892)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1892 - 1893)
New York Giants (1894 - 1903)
1639
1984
36 * Gary Sheffield  Milwaukee Brewers (1988 - 1991)
San Diego Padres (1992 - 1993)
Florida Marlins (1993 - 1998)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1998 - 2001)
Atlanta Braves (2002 - 2003)
New York Yankees (2004 - 2006)
Detroit Tigers (2007 - 2008)
New York Mets
1636
2576
37Robin YountMilwaukee Brewers (1974 - 1993)
1632
2856
T38Eddie MurrayBaltimore Orioles (1977 - 1988)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1989 - 1991)
New York Mets (1992 - 1993)
Cleveland Indians (1994 - 1996)
Baltimore Orioles (1996)
Anaheim Angels (1997)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1997)
1627
3026
T38Paul WanerPittsburgh Pirates (1926 - 1940)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1941)
Boston Braves (1941 - 1942)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1943 - 1944)
New York Yankees (1944 - 1945)
1627
2549
40Al KalineDetroit Tigers (1953 - 1974)
1622
2834
41Roger Connor Troy Trojans (1880 - 1882)
New York Giants (1883 - 1889)
Philadelphia Phillies (1892)
New York Giants (1893 - 1894)
St. Louis Cardinals (1894 - 1897)
1620
1997
42Fred Clarke Louisville Colonels (1894 - 1899)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1900 - 1915)
1619
2242
43Lou BrockChicago Cubs (1961 - 1964)
St. Louis Cardinals (1964 - 1979)
1610
2616
43Jake BeckleyPittsburg Alleghenys (1888 - 1889)
Pittsburgh Burghers (1890) *Players Leag.
Pittsburgh Pirates (1891 - 1896)
New York Giants (1896 - 1897)
Cincinnati Reds (1897 - 1903)
St. Louis Cardinals (1904 - 1907)
1600
2386
44Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Quakers (1888 - 1889)
Cleveland Infants (1890)
Philadelphia Phillies (1891 - 1901)
Washington Senators (1902 - 1903)
1599
1835
         
46 Bill Dahlen  Chicago Colts (1891 - 1897)
Chicago Orphans (1898)
Brooklyn Superbas (1899 - 1903)
New York Giants (1904 - 1907)
Boston Doves (1908 - 1909)
Brooklyn Superbas (1910)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1911)
1589
2443
47George BrettKansas City Royals (1973 - 1993)
1583
2707
48Rogers HornsbySt. Louis Cardinals (1915 - 1926)
New York Giants (1927)
Boston Braves (1928)
Chicago Cubs (1929 - 1932)
St. Louis Cardinals (1933)
St. Louis Browns (1933 - 1937)
1579
2259
49 Derek Jeter New York Yankees (1995 - present)
1574
2138
50 Tim Raines Montreal Expos (1979 - 1990)
Chicago White Sox (1991 - 1995)
New York Yankees (1996 - 1998)
Oakland Athletics (1999)
Montreal Expos (2001)
Baltimore Orioles (2001)
Florida Marlins (2002)
1571
2502
51Hugh Duffy Chicago White Stockings (1888 - 1889)
Boston Reds (1891)
Boston Beaneaters (1892 - 1900)
Milwaukee Brewers (1901)
Philadelphia Phillies (1904 - 1906)
1552
1737
52Reggie JacksonKansas City Athletics (1967)
Oakland Athletics (1968 - 1975)
Baltimore Orioles (1976)
New York Yankees (1977 - 1981)
California Angels (1982 - 1986)
Oakland Athletics (1987)
1551
2820
53Max Carey Pittsburgh Pirates (1910 - 1926)
Brooklyn Robins (1926 - 1929)
1545
2476
54George Davis Cleveland Spiders (1890 - 1892)
New York Giants (1893 - 1901)
Chicago White Sox (1902)
New York Giants (1903)
Chicago White Sox (1904 - 1909)
1539
2368
55Frankie FrischNew York Giants (1919 - 1926)
St. Louis Cardinals (1927 - 1937)
1532
2311
56 Kenny Lofton Houston Astros (1991)
Cleveland Indians (1992 - 1996)
Atlanta Braves (1997)
Cleveland Indians (1998 - 2001)
Chicago White Sox (2002)
San Francisco Giants (2002)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2003)
Chicago Cubs (2003)
New York Yankees (2004)
Philadelphia Phillies (2005)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2006)
Texas Rangers (2007)
Cleveland Indians (2007)
1528
2103
57Dan Brouthers Troy Trojans (1879 - 1880)
Buffalo Bisons (1881 - 1885)
Detroit Wolverines (1886 - 1888)
Boston Beaneaters (1889)
Boston Reds (1890 - 1891)
Brooklyn Grooms (1892 - 1893)
1523
1673
58Tom Brown Baltimore Orioles (1882)
Columbus Buckeyes (1883 - 1884)
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885 - 1887)
Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887)
Boston Beaneaters (1888 - 1889)
Boston Reds (1890 - 1891)
Louisville Colonels (1892 1894)
St. Louis Cardinals (1895)
Washington Senators (1895 - 1898)
1521
1786
59Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros (1991 - 2005)
1517
2150
60Sam RiceWashington Senators (1915 - 1933)
Cleveland Indians (1934)
1514
2404
61Wade BoggsBoston Red Sox (1982 - 1992)
New York Yankees (1993 - 1997)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998 - 1999)
1513
2440
62Eddie MathewsBoston Braves (1952)
Milwaukee Braves (1953 - 1965)
Atlanta Braves (1966)
Houston Astros (1967)
Detroit Tigers (1967 - 1968)
1509
2391
63 Roberto Alomar San Diego Padres (1988 - 1990)
Toronto Maple Leafs (1991 - 1995)
Baltimore Orioles (1996 - 1998)
Cleveland Indians (1999 - 2001)
New York Mets (2002 - 2003)
Chicago White Sox (2003)
Arizona Cardinals (2004)
Chicago White Sox (2004)
1508
2379
64Al SimmonsPhiladelphia Athletics (1924 - 1932)
Chicago White Sox (1933 - 1934)
Detroit Tigers (1936)
Washington Senators (1937 - 1938)
Boston Bees (1939)
Cincinnatii Reds (1939)
Philadelphia Athletics (1940 - 1941)
Boston Red Sox (1943)
Philadelphia Athletics (1944)
1507
2215
T65 Manny Ramirez Cleveland Indians (1993 - 2000)
Boston Red Sox (2001 - 2008)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2008 - present)
1506
2322
T65Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia Phillies (1972 - 1989)
1506
2404
67Nap LajoiePhiladelphia Phillies (1896 - 1900)
Philadelphia Athletics (1901 - 1992)
Cleveland Naps (1903 - 1914)
Philadelphia Athletics (1915 - 1916)
1504
2480

Active players close to 1500 runs scored
70. Jim Thome 1,486
71. Johnny Damon 1483
76. Chipper Jones 1458

* Denotes active player
Updated: Oct. 15th 2009


Sources:
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