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 2025 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 2025 Major League Baseball season.
R	Total career runs scored.
*	Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold	Active player.^[a]

List

Freddie Freeman, the active leader in runs scored and is 129th all-time.

Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.

Rank	Player (2025 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 Ramirez	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 (2025 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	Freddie Freeman (0)	1,298
130	Torii Hunter	1,296
	Jimmy Sheckard	1,296
132	Harry Heilmann*	1,291
133	Zack Wheat*	1,289
134	Heinie Manush*	1,288
135	Julio Franco	1,285
136	George Sisler*	1,284
137	Harmon Killebrew*	1,283
138	Donie Bush	1,282
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	Sam Thompson*	1,261
146	Duke Snider*	1,259
147	Bobby Bonds	1,258
148	Ozzie Smith*	1,257
149	Rabbit Maranville*	1,256
150	Jim Gilliam	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
	Andrew McCutchen (0)	1,239
	Willie Randolph	1,239
163	Don Baylor	1,236
	Joe Kuhel	1,236
165	Joe Cronin*	1,233
166	Brooks Robinson*	1,232
167	Alan Trammell*	1,231
168	Miguel Tejada	1,230
169	Willie McCovey*	1,229
170	Minnie Miñoso*	1,228

Rank	Player (2025 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
	Paul Hines	1,217
179	Eddie Yost	1,215
180	Cupid Childs	1,214
181	Scott Rolen*	1,211
182	Paul Goldschmidt (0)	1,204
	Andruw Jones	1,204
184	Lloyd Waner*	1,201
185	Édgar Rentería	1,200
186	Joe Medwick*	1,198
187	Dale Murphy	1,197
188	Mickey Vernon	1,196
189	Andrés Galarraga	1,195
190	Willie Stargell*	1,194
191	Graig Nettles	1,193
192	Tommy Corcoran	1,189
	Al Oliver	1,189
	Rusty Staub	1,189
195	George Burns	1,188
	Brian Downing	1,188
197	Marquis Grissom	1,187
198	José Canseco	1,186
	Will Clark	1,186
	Earle Combs*	1,186
201	Joe Judge	1,184
202	Pie Traynor*	1,183
203	Bert Campaneris	1,181
204	Fielder Jones	1,180
	José Reyes	1,180
206	Mark Grace	1,179
207	Jim Bottomley*	1,177
208	Yogi Berra*	1,175
209	Buddy Myer	1,174
210	Arky Vaughan*	1,175
211	Joey Votto	1,171
212	Joe Carter	1,170
213	Willie Wilson	1,169
214	Chuck Klein*	1,168
215	Mark McGwire	1,167
216	Jack Glasscock	1,164
217	Billy Herman*	1,163
218	Paul Konerko	1,162
219	Matt Holliday	1,157
220	Jose Altuve (0)	1,156
221	Cool Papa Bell*	1,152
	Lu Blue	1,152
	Alfonso Soriano	1,152
224	Buddy Bell	1,151
225	Lance Berkman	1,146
226	Ben Chapman	1,144
227	Steve Garvey	1,143
228	Joe Sewell*	1,141
229	Deacon White*	1,140
230	John Olerud	1,139
231	Ron Santo*	1,138
232	Michael Young	1,137
233	Bobby Lowe	1,135
234	Chuck Knoblauch	1,132
235	Orlando Cepeda*	1,131
236	Dick Bartell	1,130
	Gary Gaetti	1,130
238	Buck Ewing*	1,129
	Shawn Green	1,129
	Ken Griffey, Sr.	1,129
241	Hardy Richardson	1,127
242	Carlos Lee	1,125
	Devon White	1,125
243	Keith Hernandez	1,124
	Wally Moses	1,124
246	Jay Bell	1,123
	Reggie Smith	1,123
	Mike Trout (0)	1,123
249	Brian Giles	1,121
250	Bill Terry*	1,120
251	Nick Markakis	1,119
252	Jack Clark	1,118
	Johnny Mize*	1,118
254	Jake Daubert	1,116
255	Toby Harrah	1,115

Rank	Player (2025 Rs)	R
256	Sherry Magee	1,112
257	Moisés Alou	1,109
258	Jimmy Dykes	1,108
259	Gil Hodges*	1,105
	Jimmy Wynn	1,105
261	Ken Boyer	1,104
262	Chase Utley	1,103
263	Dick Allen	1,099
	Edwin Encarnacion	1,099
	Edd Roush*	1,099
	Mark Teixeira	1,099
267	Aramis Ramírez	1,098
268	Adam Dunn	1,097
269	Fred Pfeffer	1,096
270	Bobby Doerr*	1,094
271	Amos Otis	1,092
272	Johnny Bench*	1,091
273	Nelson Cruz	1,090
274	Garret Anderson	1,084
	Bobby Bonilla	1,084
	César Cedeño	1,084
	Rubén Sierra	1,084
	Tommy Tucker	1,084
279	Gary Matthews	1,083
280	Bryce Harper (0)	1,082
281	Derrek Lee	1,081
282	Ryan Braun	1,080
	Larry Doby*	1,080
	Ron Gant	1,080
	Billy Nash	1,080
286	Bill Buckner	1,077
287	Magglio Ordóñez	1,076
288	Juan Pierre	1,075
289	Ted Simmons*	1,074
290	Mookie Betts (0)	1,071
	Kirby Puckett*	1,071
292	Harlond Clift	1,070
293	Maury Wills	1,067
294	Tommy McCarthy*	1,066
	Kip Selbach	1,066
296	Mike Cameron	1,064
	Alvin Dark	1,064
	Bob Elliott	1,064
299	Rafael Furcal	1,063
	Fred Lynn	1,063
301	Brady Anderson	1,062
	Charlie Jamieson	1,062
	B. J. Surhoff	1,062
304	Juan González	1,061
305	Elvis Andrus	1,058
	Carlos Santana (0)	1,058
	Justin Upton	1,058
308	Tony Fernández	1,057
	Bobby Wallace*	1,057
310	Jimmy Collins*	1,055
	Raúl Ibañez	1,055
312	Hanley Ramírez	1,049
313	Dave Bancroft*	1,048
	Mike Piazza*	1,048
315	Dom DiMaggio	1,046
	Hank Greenberg*	1,046
317	Norm Cash	1,045
318	Mickey Cochrane*	1,041
	Paul O'Neill	1,041
320	Dixie Walker	1,038
321	Reggie Sanders	1,037
322	José Cruz	1,036
323	Bobby Grich	1,033
324	Jason Kendall	1,030
325	Gary Carter*	1,025
	Tom Daly	1,025
327	John McGraw*	1,024
	Cy Williams	1,024
329	Davey Lopes	1,023
330	José Bautista	1,022
	Kid Gleason	1,022
332	Joe Mauer*	1,018
333	Evan Longoria	1,017
	Greg Vaughn	1,017
335	Cecil Cooper	1,012
336	Roy Thomas	1,011
337	Willie McGee	1,010
338	Tino Martinez	1,009
	Plácido Polanco	1,009
340	Marty McManus	1,008

Rank	Player (2025 Rs)	R
341	Carney Lansford	1,007
	Don Mattingly	1,007
343	Frankie Crosetti	1,006
	Roger Peckinpaugh	1,006
	Robin Ventura	1,006
346	Brandon Phillips	1,005
	Tony Taylor	1,005
348	Augie Galan	1,004
	Clyde Milan	1,004
350	Luis Castillo	1,001
	Harry Davis	1,001
	Vern Stephens	1,001

Through the end of the 2024 season, these active players have at least 850 runs:

Manny Machado (991) 0 in 2025
Christian Yelich (945) 0 in 2025
Nolan Arenado (944) 0 in 2025
Anthony Rizzo (922) 0 in 2025
Giancarlo Stanton (907) 0 in 2025
Marcus Semien (906) 0 in 2025
José Ramírez (898) 0 in 2025
J.D. Martinez (897) 0 in 2025
Francisco Lindor (894) 0 in 2025
Xander Bogaerts (885) 0 in 2025
DJ LeMahieu (883) 0 in 2025
George Springer (876) 0 in 2025
Jason Heyward (870) 0 in 2025

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 the 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 the 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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