List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders
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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.
As of September 25, 2026, Freddie Freeman is the active leader in career RBIs and 80th overall with 1,392.
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Stats updated through September 25, 2026.
Through September 25, 2026, these active players have at least 850 RBI.
Mookie Betts (982) 69 in 2026
Marcell Ozuna (977) 29 in 2026
Nick Castellanos (940) 20 in 2026
Jose Altuve (938) 49 in 2026
Christian Yelich (909) 58 in 2026
Francisco Lindor (904) 48 in 2026
Matt Olson (901) 93 in 2026
Xander Bogaerts (894) 56 in 2026
Kyle Schwarber (879) 95 in 2026
Aaron Judge (871) 41 in 2026
Marcus Semien (850) 49 in 2026
George Springer (850) 54 in 2026
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References
External links
"Career Leaders & Records for RBI". Baseball-Reference.com.
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