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List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders

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Listed are all Major League Baseball (MLB) players with 1,000 or more career runs scored. Players in boldface are active as of the 2026 Major League Baseball season.

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

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RankRank by career runs scored. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (number)Player's name and runs scored during the 2026 Major League Baseball season.
RTotal career runs scored.
* Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Active player.[a]
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Freddie Freeman is the active leader in runs scored and 85th all-time.
  • Stats updated as of August 17, 2026.
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Rank Player (2026 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 Cap Anson* [b] 1,999
10 Stan Musial* 1,949
11 Derek Jeter* 1,923
12 Albert Pujols 1,914
13 Lou Gehrig* 1,888
14 Tris Speaker* 1,881
15 Mel Ott* 1,859
16 Craig Biggio* 1,844
17 Frank Robinson* 1,829
18 Eddie Collins* 1,821
19 Carl Yastrzemski* 1,816
20 Ted Williams* 1,798
21 Paul Molitor* 1,782
22 Charlie Gehringer* 1,775
23 Jimmie Foxx* 1,751
24 Honus Wagner* 1,739
25 Jesse Burkett* 1,720
26 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 Ramirez 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 Freddie Freeman (61) 1,440
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Rank Player (2026 Rs) R
86 Harry Hooper* 1,428
87 Dummy Hoy 1,426
88 Rod Carew* 1,424
89 Joe Kelley* 1,421
Jimmy Rollins 1,421
91 Ichiro Suzuki* 1,420
92 David Ortiz* 1,419
93 Roberto Clemente* 1,416
94 Luis González 1,412
95 Billy Williams* 1,410
96 John Montgomery Ward* 1,408
97 Mike Griffin 1,405
98 Todd Helton* 1,401
99 Sam Crawford* 1,391
100 Joe DiMaggio* 1,390
101 Lou Whitaker 1,386
102 Tony Gwynn* 1,383
103 Andre Dawson* 1,373
104 Vada Pinson 1,366
Bernie Williams 1,366
106 Brett Butler 1,359
107 Doc Cramer 1,357
King Kelly* 1,357
109 Tommy Leach 1,355
Larry Walker* 1,355
111 Iván Rodríguez* 1,354
112 Fred McGriff* 1,349
113 Darrell Evans 1,344
114 Pee Wee Reese* 1,338
115 Luis Aparicio* 1,335
116 Lave Cross 1,333
117 Barry Larkin* 1,329
118 Vladimir Guerrero* 1,328
119 George Gore 1,327
120 Richie Ashburn* 1,322
121 Jeff Kent* 1,320
122 Luke Appling* 1,319
123 Patsy Donovan 1,318
Ryne Sandberg* 1,318
125 Paul Goldschmidt (37) 1,317
126 Mike Tiernan 1,313
127 Ernie Banks* 1,305
Kiki Cuyler* 1,305
129 Tony Phillips 1,300
130 Harold Baines* 1,299
131 Andrew McCutchen (8) 1,298
132 Torii Hunter 1,296
Jimmy Sheckard 1,296
134 Jose Altuve (56) 1,292
135 Harry Heilmann* 1,291
136 Zack Wheat* 1,289
137 Heinie Manush* 1,288
138 Julio Franco 1,285
139 George Sisler* 1,284
140 Harmon Killebrew* 1,283
141 Donie Bush 1,282
142 Nellie Fox* 1,279
143 Fred Tenney 1,278
144 Carlton Fisk* 1,276
145 Dave Parker* 1,272
Tony Pérez* 1,272
147 Mike Trout (69) 1,265
148 Robinson Canó 1,262
149 Sam Thompson* 1,261
150 Duke Snider* 1,259
151 Bobby Bonds 1,258
152 Ozzie Smith* 1,257
153 Rabbit Maranville* 1,256
154 Jim Gilliam 1,255
155 Ellis Burks 1,253
156 Jim Edmonds 1,251
157 Ray Durham 1,249
Jim Rice* 1,249
159 Enos Slaughter* 1,247
160 Ian Kinsler 1,243
161 Carlos Delgado 1,241
162 Chili Davis 1,240
163 Stan Hack 1,239
Bob Johnson 1,239
Willie Randolph 1,239
166 Don Baylor 1,236
Joe Kuhel 1,236
168 Joe Cronin* 1,233
169 Bryce Harper (78) 1,232
Brooks Robinson* 1,232
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Rank Player (2026 Rs) R
171 Alan Trammell* 1,231
172 Miguel Tejada 1,230
173 Willie McCovey* 1,229
174 Minnie Miñoso* 1,228
175 Jason Giambi 1,227
Ed McKean 1,227
177 Earl Averill* 1,224
178 Red Schoendienst* 1,223
179 Edgar Martínez* 1,219
180 Willie Davis 1,217
Curtis Granderson 1,217
Paul Hines 1,217
183 Eddie Yost 1,215
184 Cupid Childs 1,214
185 Mookie Betts (47) 1,213
186 Scott Rolen* 1,211
187 Andruw Jones* 1,204
188 Lloyd Waner* 1,201
189 Édgar Rentería 1,200
190 Joe Medwick* 1,198
191 Dale Murphy 1,197
192 Mickey Vernon 1,196
193 Andrés Galarraga 1,195
194 Willie Stargell* 1,194
195 Graig Nettles 1,193
196 Tommy Corcoran 1,189
Al Oliver 1,189
Rusty Staub 1,189
199 George Burns 1,188
Brian Downing 1,188
201 Marquis Grissom 1,187
202 José Canseco 1,186
Will Clark 1,186
Earle Combs* 1,186
205 Joe Judge 1,184
206 Pie Traynor* 1,183
207 Bert Campaneris 1,181
208 Fielder Jones 1,180
José Reyes 1,180
210 Mark Grace 1,179
211 Jim Bottomley* 1,177
212 Yogi Berra* 1,175
Arky Vaughan* 1,175
214 Buddy Myer 1,174
215 Joey Votto 1,171
216 Joe Carter 1,170
217 Willie Wilson 1,169
218 Chuck Klein* 1,168
219 Mark McGwire 1,167
220 Jack Glasscock 1,164
221 Billy Herman* 1,163
222 Paul Konerko 1,162
223 Matt Holliday 1,157
224 Cool Papa Bell* 1,152
Lu Blue 1,152
Alfonso Soriano 1,152
227 Buddy Bell 1,151
228 Lance Berkman 1,146
229 Ben Chapman 1,144
Manny Machado (62) 1,144
231 Steve Garvey 1,143
232 Joe Sewell* 1,141
233 Deacon White* 1,140
234 John Olerud 1,139
235 Ron Santo* 1,138
236 Michael Young 1,137
237 Bobby Lowe 1,135
238 Chuck Knoblauch 1,132
239 Orlando Cepeda* 1,131
240 Dick Bartell 1,130
Gary Gaetti 1,130
242 Buck Ewing* 1,129
Shawn Green 1,129
Ken Griffey, Sr. 1,129
245 Hardy Richardson 1,127
246 Carlos Lee 1,125
Devon White 1,125
248 Keith Hernandez 1,124
Wally Moses 1,124
250 Jay Bell 1,123
Reggie Smith 1,123
252 Brian Giles 1,121
253 Bill Terry* 1,120
254 Nick Markakis 1,119
255 Jack Clark 1,118
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Rank Player (2026 Rs) R
Johnny Mize* 1,118
257 Jake Daubert 1,116
258 Toby Harrah 1,115
259 Sherry Magee 1,112
260 Moisés Alou 1,109
261 Jimmy Dykes 1,108
Carlos Santana (1) 1,108
263 Gil Hodges* 1,105
Jimmy Wynn 1,105
265 Ken Boyer 1,104
266 Chase Utley 1,103
267 Dick Allen* 1,099
Edwin Encarnacion 1,099
Edd Roush* 1,099
Mark Teixeira 1,099
271 Aramis Ramírez 1,098
272 Adam Dunn 1,097
273 Fred Pfeffer 1,096
274 Bobby Doerr* 1,094
275 Amos Otis 1,092
276 Johnny Bench* 1,091
277 Nelson Cruz 1,090
278 Garret Anderson 1,084
Bobby Bonilla 1,084
César Cedeño 1,084
Rubén Sierra 1,084
Tommy Tucker 1,084
283 Gary Matthews 1,083
284 Christian Yelich (49) 1,082
285 Derrek Lee 1,081
286 Ryan Braun 1,080
Larry Doby* 1,080
Ron Gant 1,080
Billy Nash 1,080
290 Bill Buckner 1,077
291 Magglio Ordóñez 1,076
292 Juan Pierre 1,075
293 Ted Simmons* 1,074
294 Kirby Puckett* 1,071
295 Harlond Clift 1,070
296 Maury Wills 1,067
297 Tommy McCarthy* 1,066
Kip Selbach 1,066
299 Mike Cameron 1,064
Alvin Dark 1,064
Bob Elliott 1,064
302 Rafael Furcal 1,063
Fred Lynn 1,063
304 Brady Anderson 1,062
Charlie Jamieson 1,062
B. J. Surhoff 1,062
307 Juan González 1,061
308 Elvis Andrus 1,058
Justin Upton 1,058
310 Tony Fernández 1,057
Bobby Wallace* 1,057
312 Jimmy Collins* 1,055
Raúl Ibañez 1,055
José Ramírez (54) 1,055
315 Francisco Lindor (40) 1,051
316 Nolan Arenado (58) 1,050
317 Hanley Ramírez 1,049
318 Dave Bancroft* 1,048
Mike Piazza* 1,048
320 Dom DiMaggio 1,046
Hank Greenberg* 1,046
322 Norm Cash 1,045
323 Mickey Cochrane* 1,041
Paul O'Neill 1,041
325 Dixie Walker 1,038
326 Reggie Sanders 1,037
327 José Cruz 1,036
328 Bobby Grich 1,033
329 Jason Kendall 1,030
330 George Springer (44) 1,026
331 Gary Carter* 1,025
Tom Daly 1,025
333 John McGraw* 1,024
Cy Williams 1,024
335 Davey Lopes 1,023
336 José Bautista 1,022
Kid Gleason 1,022
338 Joe Mauer* 1,018
339 Evan Longoria 1,017
Greg Vaughn 1,017
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Rank Player (2026 Rs) R
341 Cecil Cooper 1,012
342 Roy Thomas 1,011
343 Willie McGee 1,010
344 Tino Martinez 1,009
Plácido Polanco 1,009
Marcus Semien (41) 1,009
347 Marty McManus 1,008
348 Carney Lansford 1,007
Don Mattingly 1,007
350 Frankie Crosetti 1,006
Roger Peckinpaugh 1,006
Robin Ventura 1,006
353 Brandon Phillips 1,005
Tony Taylor 1,005
355 Augie Galan 1,004
Clyde Milan 1,004
357 Luis Castillo 1,001
Harry Davis 1,001
Vern Stephens 1,001
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Through August 17, 2026, these active players have at least 850 runs scored:

Notes

  1. [a]
    A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
  2. [b]
    Cap Anson's run amounts are different depending on the 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.

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