Run batted in

A run batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored. For example, if the batter bats a base hit which allows a teammate already on base to reach home, thus scoring a run, then the batter gets credited with an RBI. Certain situations are excluded, such as when an error is made on the play.

Before the 1920 Major League Baseball season, runs batted in were not an official baseball statistic. Nevertheless, the RBI statistic was tabulated—unofficially—from 1907 through 1919 by baseball writer Ernie Lanigan, according to the Society for American Baseball Research.The Accurate RBI Record of Babe Ruth . SABR Website. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.

Common nicknames for an RBI include "ribby" (or "ribbie"), "rib", and "ribeye". The plural of "RBI" is a matter of "(very) minor controversy" for baseball fans:; it is usually "RBIs", in accordance with the usual practice for pluralizing initialisms in English; however, some sources use "RBI" as the plural, on the basis that it can stand for "runs batted in".;

Major League Baseball rules The 2018 edition of the Official Baseball Rules of Major League Baseball (MLB), Rule 9.04 Runs Batted In, reads:

From 1980 to 1988, the game-winning RBI was an additional statistic used in MLB.

Criticism The perceived significance of the RBI is displayed by the fact that it is one of the three categories that compose the triple crown. In addition, career RBIs are often cited in debates over who should be elected to the Hall of Fame. However, critics, particularly within the field of sabermetrics, argue that RBIs measure the quality of the lineup more than it does the player himself. This is because an RBI can only be credited to a player if one or more batters preceding him in the batting order have reached base (the exception to this being a home run, in which the batter is credited with driving himself in, not just those already on base). This implies that better offensive teams—and therefore, the teams in which the most players get on base—tend to produce hitters with higher RBI totals than equivalent hitters on lesser-hitting teams.

RBI leaders in Major League Baseball

Career

Totals are current through 2025 (regular season). Active player is in bold. Hank Aaron – 2,297 Albert Pujols - 2,218 Babe Ruth – 2,214 Alex Rodríguez – 2,086 Cap Anson - 2,075 Barry Bonds – 1,996 Lou Gehrig – 1,995 Stan Musial – 1,951 Ty Cobb – 1,944 Jimmie Foxx – 1,922 Eddie Murray – 1,917 Willie Mays - 1,909

Season

Hack Wilson (1930) – 191 Lou Gehrig (1931) – 185 Hank Greenberg (1937) – 183 Jimmie Foxx (1938) – 175 Lou Gehrig (1927, 1930) – 173

Game

12 RBIs Jim Bottomley (September 16, 1924) Mark Whiten (September 7, 1993) 11 RBIs Wilbert Robinson (June 10, 1892) Tony Lazzeri (May 24, 1936) Phil Weintraub (April 30, 1944) 10 RBIs By 12 MLB players, most recently Shohei Ohtani on September 19, 2024

Inning

Fernando Tatís (April 23, 1999) – 8 Ed Cartwright (September 23, 1890) – 7 Alex Rodriguez (October 4, 2009) – 7

Postseason (single season) Adolis García (2023) – 22 David Freese (2011) – 21 Corey Seager (2020) – 20 Scott Spiezio (2002) – 19 Sandy Alomar Jr. (1997) – 19 David Ortiz (2004) – 19

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