Athletics Walks Allowed Leaders

Career totals with the Athletics and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

Eddie Plank holds the Athletics career record with 913 walks allowed. The single-season record is 168, by Elmer Myers in 1916.

All-time Athletics leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	BB	G
1	Eddie Plank	1901–1914	913	524
2	Rube Walberg	1923–1933	853	412
3	Lefty Grove	1925–1933	740	402
4	Blue Moon Odom	1964–1975	732	269
5	Eddie Rommel	1920–1932	724	500
6	Alex Kellner	1948–1958	717	291
7	Catfish Hunter	1965–1974	687	363
8	Phil Marchildon	1940–1949	682	184
9	Dave Stewart	1986–1995	655	257
10	Vida Blue	1969–1977	617	273
11	Charles Bender	1903–1914	614	385
12	Jack Coombs	1906–1914	606	238
13	George Earnshaw	1928–1933	591	219
14	Dick Fowler	1941–1952	578	221
15	Barry Zito	2000–2015	566	225
16	Steve McCatty	1977–1985	520	221
17	Bullet Joe Bush	1912–1928	499	191
17	Mike Norris	1975–1990	499	201
19	Slim Harriss	1920–1926	498	257
20	Rube Waddell	1902–1907	495	251
21	Carl Scheib	1943–1954	488	264
22	Diego Segui	1962–1972	481	323
23	Bob Welch	1988–1994	469	214
24	Matt Keough	1977–1983	456	170
25	Chuck Dobson	1966–1973	450	188

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	BB	G
1	Elmer Myers	1916	168	44
2	Weldon Wyckoff	1915	165	43
3	Phil Marchildon	1947	141	35
4	Phil Marchildon	1942	140	38
5	George Earnshaw	1930	139	49
6	Sugar Cain	1933	137	38
7	Chick Fraser	1901	132	40
8	Lefty Grove	1925	131	45
8	Phil Marchildon	1948	131	33
10	Bullet Joe Bush	1916	130	40
11	Alex Kellner	1949	129	38
12	Sugar Cain	1934	128	36
13	Joe Coleman	1949	127	33
14	George Earnshaw	1929	125	44
15	Byron Houck	1913	122	41
15	Roy Moore	1921	122	29
17	Jack Coombs	1911	119	47
18	Rube Bressler	1915	118	32
18	Lou Brissie	1949	118	34
18	Phil Marchildon	1941	118	30
18	Carl Scheib	1949	118	38
22	Lou Brissie	1950	117	46
22	George Caster	1938	117	42
22	Cy Morgan	1910	117	36
25	Harry Byrd	1953	115	40