List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders
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. As of October 2023, Nelson Cruz is the active leader in career RBIs, in 101st with 1,325. 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. Key

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Stats updated through October 1, 2023. Through October 1, 2023, these active players have at least 850 RBIs. José Abreu (953) 90 in 2023
Manny Machado (944) 91 in 2023
Mike Trout (940) 44 in 2023
Anthony Rizzo (930) 41 in 2023
Eric Hosmer (893) 14 in 2023
Bryce Harper (889) 72 in 2023

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External links

MLB official list
Major League Baseball ESPN

Major League Baseball statistics
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