New York Metropolitans Walks Leaders

Career totals with the New York Metropolitans and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 27: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Candy Nelson holds the New York Metropolitans career record with 278 walks. The single-season record is 106, by Paul Radford in 1887.

AVG HR RBI H R SB OPS OBP SLG 2B 3B XBH TB BB SO PA AB G

All-time New York Metropolitans leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	BB	G
1	Candy Nelson	1883–1887	278	492
2	Paul Radford	1887	106	128
3	Frank Hankinson	1885–1887	99	357
4	Steve Brady	1883–1886	92	441
5	James Roseman	1883–1887	90	495
6	Dave Orr	1883–1887	52	450
7	Jack Lynch	1883–1887	46	202
8	Ed Kennedy	1883–1885	45	293
9	Darby O'Brien	1887	40	127
10	Tom Forster	1885–1886	37	124
11	Dude Esterbrook	1883–1887	33	235
12	Tim Keefe	1883–1884	32	132
13	Jim Donahue	1886–1887	31	109
14	Mortimer Hogan	1887	30	32
15	Bill Holbert	1883–1887	29	311
16	Ed Cushman	1885–1887	28	86
17	Tom McLaughlin	1886	26	74
18	Joe Gerhardt	1887	24	85
18	Dasher Troy	1884–1885	24	152
20	Charlie Reipschlager	1883–1886	23	233
21	Steve Behel	1886	22	59
22	John O'Rourke	1883	21	77
23	John Meister	1886–1887	20	84
24	Al Mays	1886–1887	14	103
25	Sam Crane	1883	13	96

Single-season New York Metropolitans records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	BB	G
1	Paul Radford	1887	106	128
2	Candy Nelson	1884	74	111
3	Candy Nelson	1886	64	109
4	Candy Nelson	1885	61	107
5	Frank Hankinson	1886	49	136
6	Candy Nelson	1887	48	68
7	Darby O'Brien	1887	40	127
8	Frank Hankinson	1887	38	127
9	Steve Brady	1886	35	124
10	Candy Nelson	1883	31	97
11	Mortimer Hogan	1887	30	32
12	Tom McLaughlin	1886	26	74
13	Steve Brady	1885	25	108
13	James Roseman	1885	25	101
15	Joe Gerhardt	1887	24	85
15	James Roseman	1886	24	134
17	Steve Behel	1886	22	59
17	Dave Orr	1887	22	84
19	Steve Brady	1884	21	112
19	Jim Donahue	1887	21	60
19	John O'Rourke	1883	21	77
19	James Roseman	1884	21	107
23	Tom Forster	1886	20	67
24	Dasher Troy	1884	19	107
25	Tim Keefe	1884	18	62