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.

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

Stats updated as of August 4, 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	Freddie Freeman (63)	1,280
139	Nellie Fox*	1,279
140	Fred Tenney	1,278
141	Carlton Fisk*	1,276
142	Dave Parker	1,272
	Tony Pérez*	1,272
144	Robinson Canó	1,262
145	Duke Snider*	1,259
146	Bobby Bonds	1,258
147	Ozzie Smith*	1,257
148	Sam Thompson*	1,256
149	Jim Gilliam	1,255
	Rabbit Maranville*	1,255
151	Ellis Burks	1,253
152	Jim Edmonds	1,251
153	Ray Durham	1,249
	Jim Rice*	1,249
155	Enos Slaughter*	1,247
156	Ian Kinsler	1,243
157	Carlos Delgado	1,241
158	Chili Davis	1,240
159	Stan Hack	1,239
	Bob Johnson	1,239
	Willie Randolph	1,239
162	Don Baylor	1,236
	Joe Kuhel	1,236
164	Joe Cronin*	1,232
	Brooks Robinson*	1,232
166	Alan Trammell*	1,231
167	Miguel Tejada	1,230
168	Willie McCovey*	1,229
	Andrew McCutchen (56)	1,229
170	Minnie Miñoso*	1,228

Rank	Player (2024 Rs)	R
171	Jason Giambi	1,227
	Ed McKean	1,227
173	Earl Averill*	1,224
174	Red Schoendienst*	1,223
175	Edgar Martínez*	1,219
176	Willie Davis	1,217
	Curtis Granderson	1,217
178	Eddie Yost	1,215
179	Cupid Childs	1,214
180	Scott Rolen*	1,211
181	Andruw Jones	1,204
182	Lloyd Waner*	1,201
183	Édgar Rentería	1,200
184	Joe Medwick*	1,198
185	Dale Murphy	1,197
186	Mickey Vernon	1,196
187	Andrés Galarraga	1,195
	Willie Stargell*	1,195
189	Graig Nettles	1,193
190	Paul Goldschmidt (55)	1,189
	Al Oliver	1,189
	Rusty Staub	1,189
193	George Burns	1,188
	Brian Downing	1,188
195	Marquis Grissom	1,187
196	José Canseco	1,186
	Will Clark	1,186
	Earle Combs*	1,186
199	Joe Judge	1,185
200	Tommy Corcoran	1,184
201	Pie Traynor*	1,183
202	Bert Campaneris	1,181
203	Fielder Jones	1,180
	José Reyes	1,180
205	Mark Grace	1,179
206	Jim Bottomley*	1,177
207	Yogi Berra*	1,175
	Arky Vaughan*	1,175
209	Buddy Myer	1,174
210	Joey Votto (0)	1,171
211	Joe Carter	1,170
212	Willie Wilson	1,169
213	Chuck Klein*	1,168
214	Mark McGwire	1,167
215	Cool Papa Bell*	1,166
216	Jack Glasscock	1,163
	Billy Herman*	1,163
218	Paul Konerko	1,162
219	Matt Holliday	1,157
220	Alfonso Soriano	1,152
221	Buddy Bell	1,151
	Lu Blue	1,151
223	Lance Berkman	1,146
224	Ben Chapman	1,144
225	Steve Garvey	1,143
226	Joe Sewell*	1,141
227	John Olerud	1,139
228	Ron Santo*	1,138
229	Michael Young	1,137
230	Chuck Knoblauch	1,132
231	Dick Bartell	1,131
	Orlando Cepeda*	1,131
	Bobby Lowe	1,131
234	Gary Gaetti	1,130
235	Buck Ewing*	1,129
	Shawn Green	1,129
	Ken Griffey, Sr.	1,129
238	Carlos Lee	1,125
	Devon White	1,125
240	Keith Hernandez	1,124
	Wally Moses	1,124
242	Jay Bell	1,123
	Reggie Smith	1,123
	Mike Trout (17)	1,123
245	José Altuve (60)	1,122
246	Brian Giles	1,121
247	Hardy Richardson	1,120
	Bill Terry*	1,120
	Nick Markakis	1,119
250	Jack Clark	1,118
	Johnny Mize*	1,118
252	Jake Daubert	1,116
253	Toby Harrah	1,115
254	Sherry Magee	1,112
255	Moisés Alou	1,109

Rank	Player (2024 Rs)	R
256	Jimmy Dykes	1,108
257	Gil Hodges*	1,105
	Jimmy Wynn	1,105
259	Ken Boyer	1,104
260	Chase Utley	1,103
261	Dick Allen	1,099
	Edwin Encarnacion	1,099
	Edd Roush*	1,099
	Mark Teixeira	1,099
265	Aramis Ramírez	1,098
266	Adam Dunn	1,097
267	Bobby Doerr*	1,094
	Fred Pfeffer	1,094
269	Amos Otis	1,092
270	Johnny Bench*	1,091
271	Nelson Cruz	1,090
272	Garret Anderson	1,084
	Bobby Bonilla	1,084
	César Cedeño	1,084
	Rubén Sierra	1,084
	Tommy Tucker	1,084
277	Paul Hines	1,083
	Gary Matthews	1,083
279	Derrek Lee	1,081
280	Ryan Braun	1,080
	Larry Doby*	1,080
	Ron Gant	1,080
283	Bill Buckner	1,077
284	Magglio Ordóñez	1,076
285	Juan Pierre	1,075
286	Ted Simmons*	1,074
287	Billy Nash	1,072
288	Kirby Puckett*	1,071
289	Harlond Clift	1,070
290	Tommy McCarthy*	1,069
291	Maury Wills	1,067
292	Mike Cameron	1,064
	Alvin Dark	1,064
	Bob Elliott	1,064
	Charlie Jamieson	1,064
	Kip Selbach	1,064
297	Rafael Furcal	1,063
	Fred Lynn	1,063
299	Brady Anderson	1,062
	B. J. Surhoff	1,062
301	Juan González	1,061
302	Bryce Harper (62)	1,059
303	Elvis Andrus (0)	1,058
	Justin Upton	1,058
305	Tony Fernández	1,057
	Bobby Wallace*	1,057
307	Jimmy Collins*	1,055
	Raúl Ibañez	1,055
309	Hank Greenberg*	1,051
310	Hanley Ramírez	1,049
311	Dave Bancroft*	1,048
	Mike Piazza*	1,048
313	Mookie Betts (50)	1,046
	Norm Cash	1,046
	Dom DiMaggio	1,046
316	Mickey Cochrane*	1,041
	Paul O'Neill	1,041
318	Reggie Sanders	1,037
	Dixie Walker	1,037
320	José Cruz	1,036
321	Bobby Grich	1,033
	Carlos Santana (38)	1,033
323	Jason Kendall	1,030
324	Gary Carter*	1,025
325	Tom Daly	1,024
	John McGraw*	1,024
	Cy Williams	1,024
328	Davey Lopes	1,023
329	José Bautista	1,022
330	Kid Gleason	1,020
331	Joe Mauer*	1,018
332	Evan Longoria (0)	1,017
	Greg Vaughn	1,017
334	Cecil Cooper	1,012
335	Roy Thomas	1,011
336	Willie McGee	1,010
337	Tino Martinez	1,009
	Plácido Polanco	1,009
339	Marty McManus	1,008
340	Carney Lansford	1,007

Rank	Player (2024 Rs)	R
	Don Mattingly	1,007
	Roger Peckinpaugh	1,007
343	Frankie Crosetti	1,006
	Robin Ventura	1,006
345	Brandon Phillips	1,005
	Tony Taylor	1,005
347	Augie Galan	1,004
	Clyde Milan	1,004
349	Luis Castillo	1,001
	Harry Davis	1,001
	Vern Stephens	1,001

Through August 4, 2024, these active players have at least 850 runs:

Charlie Blackmon (981) 44 in 2024
Manny Machado (968) 54 in 2024
Christian Yelich (945) 44 in 2024
Nolan Arenado (919) 45 in 2024
Anthony Rizzo (916) 32 in 2024
Giancarlo Stanton (894) 36 in 2024
J.D. Martinez (883) 32 in 2024
DJ LeMahieu (877) 13 in 2024
Marcus Semien (877) 72 in 2024
Xander Bogaerts (868) 33 in 2024
José Ramírez (866) 82 in 2024
Francisco Lindor (860) 73 in 2024
Jason Heyward (859) 22 in 2024
George Springer (856) 54 in 2024

Notes

^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
^ 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.

[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.

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