Highest Career PIV (Player Impact Value) in MLB History: All-Time Leaders

Career

Includes the 2026 season through October 9, 2026

This board follows the record MLB adopted in 2024, when the statistics of the seven recognised Negro Leagues (1920–1948) became part of the official record. Because a Negro Leagues season ran roughly 69 games to the American and National Leagues’ 149, the career qualification is prorated from 3,000 at-bats to 1,389 for careers played mainly in those leagues, and from 400 plate appearances to 185 for a single Negro Leagues season. The all-time AL & NL board uses the traditional 3,000-at-bat rule and excludes Negro Leagues records.

As of October 9, 2026, the all-time leader in Player Impact Value is Babe Ruth with 111,978.71. Ted Williams is second with 96,302.43 and Barry Bonds is third with 96,024.80. This page ranks the top 100 players in Player Impact Value.

PIV (Player Impact Value):
Baseball Data Hub's own offensive metric: production measured against the league average of the player's own era, then adjusted for how often he actually played.

Data updated

Babe Ruth holds the all-time career PIV record with 111,978.71 PIV, ahead of Ted Williams (96,302.43) and Barry Bonds (96,024.80).

Rankings cover the top 100 players in MLB history.

These rankings combine AL/NL and Negro Leagues statistics (1920–1948), which MLB recognized as major league in 2020 — 2 of the 100 players listed here have Negro Leagues seasons counted in their totals.

Top 10 PIV

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Highest Career PIV (Player Impact Value) in MLB History: All-Time Leaders (AL/NL + Negro Leagues Combined)
Rank Player PIV
1 Babe Ruth 111,978.71
2 Ted Williams 96,302.43
3 Barry Bonds 96,024.80
4 Ty Cobb 87,488.50
5 Stan Musial 83,624.42
6 Lou Gehrig 81,072.01
7 Hank Aaron 78,639.73
8 Willie Mays NgL 74,061.78
9 Tris Speaker 73,241.56
10 Jimmie Foxx 72,872.14
11 Rogers Hornsby 68,442.89
12 Mickey Mantle 67,905.34
13 Frank Robinson 67,112.98
14 Mel Ott 64,872.70
15 Honus Wagner 59,176.87
16 Albert Pujols 58,591.10
17 Manny Ramirez 56,627.45
18 Frank Thomas 56,456.08
19 Eddie Collins 54,794.47
20 Alex Rodriguez 54,388.81
21 Carl Yastrzemski 54,310.03
22 Dan Brouthers 52,913.64
23 Cap Anson 52,241.61
24 Jim Thome 51,664.03
25 Miguel Cabrera 49,679.97
26 Mike Schmidt 49,629.86
27 Todd Helton 48,514.85
28 Harmon Killebrew 48,239.87
29 Nap Lajoie 47,525.99
30 Joe DiMaggio 47,426.89
31 Willie McCovey 47,331.34
32 Jeff Bagwell 47,119.66
33 Chipper Jones 46,971.13
34 Harry Heilmann 46,790.55
35 Roger Connor 46,736.11
36 David Ortiz 46,358.31
37 Eddie Mathews 45,555.15
38 Al Kaline 45,086.92
39 Mark McGwire 44,531.45
40 Mike Trout 44,462.05
41 Ed Delahanty 44,188.50
42 Billy Williams 44,022.03
43 Gary Sheffield 44,000.88
44 Ken Griffey 43,974.72
45 Joey Votto 43,852.28
46 Hank Greenberg 43,523.31
47 Johnny Mize 43,060.83
48 Rafael Palmeiro 42,813.58
49 Willie Stargell 42,803.72
50 Larry Walker 42,377.68
51 Jesse Burkett 42,233.47
52 Reggie Jackson 41,801.11
53 Freddie Freeman 41,593.36
54 Edgar Martinez 41,585.69
55 George Brett 41,511.20
56 Sam Crawford 41,380.57
57 Pete Rose 40,772.00
58 Al Simmons 40,529.48
59 Dick Allen 40,487.14
60 Paul Waner 40,296.11
61 Duke Snider 39,967.73
62 Wade Boggs 39,879.03
63 Vladimir Guerrero 39,843.34
64 Charlie Gehringer 39,287.80
65 Joe Morgan 39,254.80
66 Shoeless Joe Jackson 38,697.79
67 Lance Berkman 38,575.22
68 Billy Hamilton 38,003.89
69 Eddie Murray 37,651.08
70 Rickey Henderson 37,642.04
71 Bob Johnson 37,612.64
72 Fred McGriff 37,232.59
73 Aaron Judge 37,036.61
74 Jason Giambi 37,007.72
75 Carlos Delgado 36,274.35
76 Dwight Evans 35,679.96
77 Ralph Kiner 35,424.31
78 Paul Goldschmidt 35,401.07
79 Goose Goslin 35,254.75
80 Rod Carew 35,141.11
81 Norm Cash 35,058.57
82 Dave Winfield 34,841.73
83 Fred Clarke 34,763.62
84 Oscar Charleston NgL 34,756.09
85 Bryce Harper 34,405.34
86 Roberto Clemente 34,131.09
87 Earl Averill 33,952.94
88 Ron Santo 33,742.79
89 Orlando Cepeda 32,785.04
90 Chuck Klein 32,687.38
91 Bobby Abreu 32,162.02
92 Reggie Smith 32,131.46
93 Joe Kelley 32,092.44
94 Jim Rice 31,418.40
95 Sherry Magee 31,224.54
96 Mike Piazza 30,987.69
97 Ernie Banks 30,636.19
98 Tony Gwynn 30,601.67
99 Matt Holliday 30,425.82
100 Zack Wheat 30,369.50

Reading the career Player Impact Value board (combined view)

To make this list, a career needs at least 30,369.50, the mark at rank 100. The rows reach from the 1870s to the 2020s, and the 1990s supply more careers than any other decade. Babe Ruth leads at 111,978.71. Second place belongs to Ted Williams, at 96,302.43. Rows marked NgL come from the Negro Leagues; the first of them, 8th, is Willie Mays at 74,061.78.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who has the highest career PIV?
Babe Ruth — 111,978.71 PIV. Next are Ted Williams (96,302.43) and Barry Bonds (96,024.80).
What is Babe Ruth's career PIV?
Babe Ruth accumulated 111,978.71 PIV — the highest mark on this leaderboard.
Who else ranks in the top 5 for career PIV?
1. Babe Ruth (111,978.71); 2. Ted Williams (96,302.43); 3. Barry Bonds (96,024.80); 4. Ty Cobb (87,488.50); 5. Stan Musial (83,624.42).
Do these Player Impact Value rankings include the Negro Leagues?
Yes. MLB recognized the Negro Leagues (1920–1948) as major league in 2020, so their statistics are ranked alongside AL/NL records here — 2 of the 100 players listed here have Negro Leagues seasons counted in their totals.