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Rickey Henderson leads all Major League Baseball players with 2,295 career runs scored.

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.

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* 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:

Notes

  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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