Walks BB
BB stands for base on balls in baseball. Four balls, and the batter takes first base without swinging at a strike. Also called free passes.
How BB is calculated
Counted. A walk is not an at-bat, so it does not lower a batting average.
What counts as a good BB?
Half of the 448 qualified MLB players in 2026 were at or below 30. Clearing 67 put a season in the top tenth of the league.
- Median
- 30
- Top 10%
- 67
- Leader
- 109
By position, the median was 50 for 1B, 34 for 2B, 32 for 3B, 30 for LF, 30 for DH and 28.5 for RF.
Qualified: 40+ games, non-zero, 2026 regular season.