List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders

Listed are all Major League Baseball (MLB) players with 1,000 or more career runs scored. Players in boldface are active as of the 2024 Major League Baseball season.

Rickey Henderson leads all Major League Baseball players with 2,295 career runs scored.

Key

Rank	Rank by career runs scored. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (number)	Player's name and runs scored during the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
R	Total career runs scored.
*	Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold	Active player.^[a]

List

 

Freddie Freeman, the active leader in runs scored and is tied for 157th all-time.

• Stats updated as of May 12, 2024.

Rank	Player (2024 Rs)	R
1	Rickey Henderson*	2,295
2	Ty Cobb*	2,245
3	Barry Bonds	2,227
4	Hank Aaron*	2,174
	Babe Ruth*	2,174
6	Pete Rose	2,165
7	Willie Mays*	2,068
8	Alex Rodriguez	2,021
9	Stan Musial*	1,949
10	Derek Jeter*	1,923
11	Albert Pujols	1,914
12	Lou Gehrig*	1,888
13	Tris Speaker*	1,881
14	Mel Ott*	1,859
15	Craig Biggio*	1,844
16	Frank Robinson*	1,829
17	Eddie Collins*	1,821
18	Carl Yastrzemski*	1,816
19	Ted Williams*	1,798
20	Paul Molitor*	1,782
21	Charlie Gehringer*	1,775
22	Jimmie Foxx*	1,751
23	Honus Wagner*	1,739
24	Jesse Burkett*	1,720
25	Cap Anson* ^[b]	1,719
	Willie Keeler*	1,719
27	Billy Hamilton*	1,691
28	Bid McPhee*	1,678
29	Mickey Mantle*	1,677
30	Dave Winfield*	1,669
31	Johnny Damon	1,668
32	Rafael Palmeiro	1,663
33	Ken Griffey Jr.*	1,662
34	Joe Morgan*	1,650
35	Cal Ripken Jr.*	1,647
36	Jimmy Ryan	1,643
37	George Van Haltren	1,642
38	Gary Sheffield	1,636
39	Robin Yount*	1,632
40	Eddie Murray*	1,627
	Paul Waner*	1,627
42	Al Kaline*	1,622
43	Roger Connor*	1,620
44	Fred Clarke*	1,619
	Chipper Jones*	1,619
46	Lou Brock*	1,610
47	Jake Beckley*	1,600
48	Ed Delahanty*	1,599
49	Bill Dahlen	1,589
50	George Brett*	1,583
	Jim Thome*	1,583
52	Carlos Beltrán	1,582
53	Rogers Hornsby*	1,579
54	Tim Raines*	1,571
55	Hugh Duffy*	1,554
56	Miguel Cabrera	1,551
	Reggie Jackson*	1,551
58	Max Carey*	1,545
59	Manny Ramírez	1,544
60	George Davis*	1,539
61	Frankie Frisch*	1,532
62	Kenny Lofton	1,528
63	Adrián Beltré*	1,524
64	Dan Brouthers*	1,523
65	Tom Brown	1,521
66	Jeff Bagwell*	1,517
67	Wade Boggs*	1,513
	Sam Rice*	1,513
69	Eddie Mathews*	1,509
70	Roberto Alomar*	1,508
71	Al Simmons*	1,507
72	Mike Schmidt*	1,506
73	Nap Lajoie*	1,504
74	Frank Thomas*	1,494
75	Harry Stovey	1,492
76	Goose Goslin*	1,482
77	Arlie Latham	1,478
78	Sammy Sosa	1,475
79	Dwight Evans	1,470
80	Herman Long	1,456
81	Bobby Abreu	1,453
82	Jim O'Rourke*	1,446
83	Omar Vizquel	1,445
84	Steve Finley	1,443
85	Harry Hooper*	1,429

Rank	Player (2024 Rs)	R
86	Dummy Hoy	1,426
87	Rod Carew*	1,424
88	Joe Kelley*	1,421
	Jimmy Rollins	1,421
90	Ichiro Suzuki	1,420
91	David Ortiz*	1,419
92	Roberto Clemente*	1,416
93	Luis González	1,412
94	Billy Williams*	1,410
95	John Montgomery Ward*	1,408
96	Mike Griffin	1,405
97	Todd Helton*	1,401
98	Sam Crawford*	1,391
99	Joe DiMaggio*	1,390
100	Lou Whitaker	1,386
101	Tony Gwynn*	1,383
102	Andre Dawson*	1,373
103	Vada Pinson	1,366
	Bernie Williams	1,366
105	Brett Butler	1,359
106	Doc Cramer	1,357
	King Kelly*	1,357
108	Tommy Leach	1,355
	Larry Walker*	1,355
110	Iván Rodríguez*	1,354
111	Fred McGriff*	1,349
112	Darrell Evans	1,344
113	Pee Wee Reese*	1,338
114	Luis Aparicio*	1,335
115	Lave Cross	1,333
116	Barry Larkin*	1,329
117	Vladimir Guerrero*	1,328
118	George Gore	1,327
119	Richie Ashburn*	1,322
120	Jeff Kent	1,320
121	Luke Appling*	1,319
122	Patsy Donovan	1,318
	Ryne Sandberg*	1,318
124	Mike Tiernan	1,313
125	Ernie Banks*	1,305
	Kiki Cuyler*	1,305
127	Tony Phillips	1,300
128	Harold Baines*	1,299
129	Torii Hunter	1,296
	Jimmy Sheckard	1,296
131	Harry Heilmann*	1,291
132	Zack Wheat*	1,289
133	Heinie Manush*	1,288
134	Julio Franco	1,285
135	Harmon Killebrew*	1,283
136	Donie Bush	1,282
	George Sisler*	1,282
138	Nellie Fox*	1,279
139	Fred Tenney	1,278
140	Carlton Fisk*	1,276
141	Dave Parker	1,272
	Tony Pérez*	1,272
143	Robinson Canó	1,262
144	Duke Snider*	1,259
145	Bobby Bonds	1,258
	Ozzie Smith*	1,257
147	Sam Thompson*	1,256
148	Rabbit Maranville*	1,255
149	Ellis Burks	1,253
150	Jim Edmonds	1,251
151	Ray Durham	1,249
	Jim Rice*	1,249
153	Enos Slaughter*	1,247
154	Ian Kinsler	1,243
155	Carlos Delgado	1,241
156	Chili Davis	1,240
157	Freddie Freeman (22)	1,239
	Stan Hack	1,239
	Bob Johnson	1,239
	Willie Randolph	1,239
161	Don Baylor	1,236
	Joe Kuhel	1,236
163	Joe Cronin*	1,232
	Brooks Robinson*	1,232
165	Alan Trammell*	1,231
166	Miguel Tejada	1,230
167	Willie McCovey*	1,229
168	Jason Giambi	1,227
	Ed McKean	1,227
170	Earl Averill*	1,224

Rank	Player (2024 Rs)	R
171	Red Schoendienst*	1,223
172	Edgar Martínez*	1,219
173	Willie Davis	1,217
	Curtis Granderson	1,217
175	Eddie Yost	1,215
176	Cupid Childs	1,214
177	Scott Rolen*	1,211
178	Andruw Jones	1,204
179	Lloyd Waner*	1,201
180	Édgar Rentería	1,200
181	Joe Medwick*	1,198
182	Dale Murphy	1,197
183	Mickey Vernon	1,196
	Andrés Galarraga	1,195
	Willie Stargell*	1,195
186	Graig Nettles	1,193
187	Al Oliver	1,189
	Rusty Staub	1,189
189	George Burns	1,188
	Brian Downing	1,188
191	Marquis Grissom	1,187
	Andrew McCutchen (14)	1,187
193	José Canseco	1,186
	Will Clark	1,186
	Earle Combs*	1,186
196	Joe Judge	1,185
197	Tommy Corcoran	1,184
198	Pie Traynor*	1,183
199	Bert Campaneris	1,181
200	Fielder Jones	1,180
	José Reyes	1,180
202	Mark Grace	1,179
203	Jim Bottomley*	1,177
204	Yogi Berra*	1,175
	Arky Vaughan*	1,175
206	Buddy Myer	1,174
207	Joey Votto (0)	1,171
208	Joe Carter	1,170
209	Willie Wilson	1,169
210	Chuck Klein*	1,168
211	Mark McGwire	1,167
212	Jack Glasscock	1,163
	Jim Gilliam	1,163
	Billy Herman*	1,163
215	Paul Konerko	1,162
216	Matt Holliday	1,157
217	Alfonso Soriano	1,152
218	Buddy Bell	1,151
	Lu Blue	1,151
	Paul Goldschmidt (17)	1,151
221	Lance Berkman	1,146
222	Ben Chapman	1,144
223	Steve Garvey	1,143
224	Joe Sewell*	1,141
225	John Olerud	1,139
226	Ron Santo*	1,138
227	Michael Young	1,137
228	Minnie Miñoso*	1,136
229	Chuck Knoblauch	1,132
230	Dick Bartell	1,131
	Orlando Cepeda*	1,131
	Bobby Lowe	1,131
233	Gary Gaetti	1,130
234	Buck Ewing*	1,129
	Shawn Green	1,129
	Ken Griffey, Sr.	1,129
237	Carlos Lee	1,125
	Devon White	1,125
239	Keith Hernandez	1,124
	Wally Moses	1,124
241	Jay Bell	1,123
	Reggie Smith	1,123
	Mike Trout (17)	1,123
244	Brian Giles	1,121
245	Hardy Richardson	1,120
	Bill Terry*	1,120
247	Nick Markakis	1,119
248	Jack Clark	1,118
	Johnny Mize*	1,118
250	Jake Daubert	1,116
251	Toby Harrah	1,115
252	Sherry Magee	1,112
253	Moisés Alou	1,109
254	Jimmy Dykes	1,108
255	Gil Hodges*	1,105

Rank	Player (2024 Rs)	R
	Jimmy Wynn	1,105
257	Ken Boyer	1,104
258	Chase Utley	1,103
259	Dick Allen	1,099
	Edwin Encarnacion	1,099
	Edd Roush*	1,099
	Mark Teixeira	1,099
263	Aramis Ramírez	1,098
264	Adam Dunn	1,097
265	Bobby Doerr*	1,094
	Fred Pfeffer	1,094
267	Amos Otis	1,092
268	Johnny Bench*	1,091
269	Nelson Cruz	1,090
270	José Altuve (26)	1,088
271	Garret Anderson	1,084
	Bobby Bonilla	1,084
	César Cedeño	1,084
274	Rubén Sierra	1,084
	Tommy Tucker	1,084
276	Paul Hines	1,083
	Gary Matthews	1,083
278	Derrek Lee	1,081
279	Ryan Braun	1,080
	Ron Gant	1,080
281	Bill Buckner	1,077
282	Magglio Ordóñez	1,076
283	Juan Pierre	1,075
284	Ted Simmons*	1,074
285	Billy Nash	1,072
286	Kirby Puckett*	1,071
287	Harlond Clift	1,070
288	Tommy McCarthy*	1,069
289	Maury Wills	1,067
290	Mike Cameron	1,064
	Alvin Dark	1,064
	Bob Elliott	1,064
	Charlie Jamieson	1,064
	Kip Selbach	1,064
295	Rafael Furcal	1,063
	Fred Lynn	1,063
297	Brady Anderson	1,062
	B. J. Surhoff	1,062
299	Juan González	1,061
300	Elvis Andrus (0)	1,058
	Justin Upton	1,058
302	Tony Fernández	1,057
	Bobby Wallace*	1,057
304	Jimmy Collins*	1,055
	Raúl Ibañez	1,055
306	Hank Greenberg*	1,051
307	Hanley Ramírez	1,049
308	Dave Bancroft*	1,048
	Mike Piazza*	1,048
310	Norm Cash	1,046
	Dom DiMaggio	1,046
312	Mickey Cochrane*	1,041
	Paul O'Neill	1,041
314	Reggie Sanders	1,037
	Dixie Walker	1,037
316	José Cruz	1,036
	Bobby Grich	1,033
318	Jason Kendall	1,030
319	Mookie Betts (33)	1,029
320	Gary Carter*	1,025
321	Tom Daly	1,024
	John McGraw*	1,024
	Cy Williams	1,024
324	Davey Lopes	1,023
325	José Bautista	1,022
326	Kid Gleason	1,020
327	Bryce Harper (22)	1,019
328	Joe Mauer*	1,018
329	Evan Longoria (0)	1,017
	Greg Vaughn	1,017
331	Cecil Cooper	1,012
332	Roy Thomas	1,011
333	Willie McGee	1,010
334	Tino Martinez	1,009
	Plácido Polanco	1,009
	Carlos Santana (14)	1,009
337	Marty McManus	1,008
338	Carney Lansford	1,007
	Don Mattingly	1,007
	Roger Peckinpaugh	1,007

Rank	Player (2024 Rs)	R
341	Frankie Crosetti	1,006
	Robin Ventura	1,006
342	Brandon Phillips	1,005
	Tony Taylor	1,005
345	Augie Galan	1,004
	Clyde Milan	1,004
347	Luis Castillo	1,001

Through May 12, 2024, these active players have at least 850 runs:

• Charlie Blackmon (953) 16 in 2024
• Manny Machado (933) 19 in 2024
• Christian Yelich (912) 11 in 2024
• Anthony Rizzo (906) 22 in 2024
• Nolan Arenado (888) 14 in 2024
• Giancarlo Stanton (876) 18 in 2024
• DJ LeMahieu (864) 0 in 2024
• Xander Bogaerts (857) 22 in 2024
• J.D. Martinez (853) 2 in 2024

Notes

1. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
2. Cap Anson's run amounts are different depending on source and what hits are included in various leagues he played in. His total varies from 1,719 to 1,999. MLB.com credits him with 1,719. Baseball-Reference.com credits him with 1,999.

External links

• Major League Baseball
• "Career Leaders & Records for Runs Scored". Baseball-Reference.com.