Intentional Walk Trivia Quiz

Bonds played from 1986-2007, and was one of the most feared hitters in baseball history. At the time of retirement, Bonds held the first, second, and third spots on the single-season intentional walk (IBB) record, including 120 in 2004, which was an absurd 75 IBB ahead of the next closest, Willie McCovey, who had 45 in 1969.

He led the league a staggering 12 times in intentional walks during the course of his career, and finished second another three years. From 1955 (when it became an official stat) up until his retirement in 2007, no player had even half as many career IBB as Bonds.

Pujols played from 2001-2022, but was one of baseball's most feared hitters during his first stint with the St. Louis Cardinals from 2001-2011 when he was intentionally walked 251 times. He led the league in IBB four times, including three straight seasons 2008-2009-2010. His career high was 44 in 2009.

Stan "the Man" Musial played from 1941-1963 with the St. Louis Cardinals and was one of the most prolific players the National League has ever seen. A seven-time batting champion, Musial led the league in IBB five times, including a career high 27 in 1952, three years before the intentional walks became an official stat.

"Hammerin'" Hank Aaron played 23 seasons from 1954-1976, mostly with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves. He set many notable records including all-time records for home runs (755), runs batted in (2297), and total bases (6856). He led the league one time in intentional walks with 21 in 1971 at the age of 37. His career high for IBB was 23 in 1968.

Guerrero played 16 seasons from 1996-2011, most notably with the Montreal Expos and Anaheim Angels. He led the league in IBB five times, including four straight years from 2005-06-07-08, with a career high 28 in 2007. Guerrero won the American League MVP in 2004, his first season with the Angels.

Griffey, who played from 1989-2010, was one of the biggest stars of the 1990s when he played with the Seattle Mariners. He averaged 52 home runs per season from 1996-1999 including 56 in 1997 when he won the AL MVP. He also led the AL in IBB that season with 23. His career high in IBB occurred in 1993 when he had 25.

Boggs played from 1982-1999. A career .328 hitter with 3010 hits, he wasn't primarily known for his slugging, as he only hit 118 home runs and slugged .415 for his career. However, he was great at drawing walks, including intentional walks; he led the AL six straight seasons from 1987-1992 including a career high 25 in 1991.

Votto played from 2007-2023 all with the Cincinnati Reds. He was great at taking walks, leading the league five times during his career. He also led the league three times in IBB (2012, 2013,2017), including a career high 20 IBB in 2017. Votto was the NL MVP for the 2010 season.

Ripken played 21 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles from 1981-2001. He set the all-time record for consecutive games played with 2632 and won two AL MVP awards (1983, 1991). Ripken had nearly 13000 career plate appearances but was only intentionally walked 107 times. He never led the league in IBB in any season. The most IBB in any season he had was 19 in 1993.

Molitor played 21 seasons from 1978-1998 (his first 15 were with the Milwaukee Brewers). He collected 3319 hits over the course of his career and walked 1094 times, 100 of which were intentional. While never leading the league in IBB, he had a career high 16 in 1991.