In terms of raw increase in consecutive years, here are the leaders:
Rank | Player | Year 1 | Year 2 | Y1 BB% | Y2 BB% | Increase | Multiplier |
1 | Barry Bonds | 2003 | 2004 | 26.91% | 37.60% | 10.69% | 1.40 |
2 | Odubel Herrera | 2015 | 2016 | 5.21% | 14.55% | 9.34% | 2.79 |
3 | Mark McGwire | 1997 | 1998 | 15.37% | 23.79% | 8.42% | 1.55 |
4 | Paul O'Neill | 1993 | 1994 | 8.04% | 16.25% | 8.21% | 2.02 |
5 | Danny Tartabull | 1991 | 1992 | 11.67% | 19.58% | 7.91% | 1.68 |
6 | Brian Giles | 2001 | 2002 | 13.35% | 20.96% | 7.61% | 1.57 |
7 | Barry Bonds | 2000 | 2001 | 19.28% | 26.66% | 7.38% | 1.38 |
8 | Von Hayes | 1986 | 1987 | 10.72% | 17.77% | 7.04% | 1.66 |
9 | Gary Matthews | 1980 | 1981 | 6.79% | 13.79% | 7.00% | 2.03 |
10 | Eric Chavez | 2003 | 2004 | 9.48% | 16.46% | 6.98% | 1.74 |
In terms of percentage increase (multiplier from year 1 to year 2), here are the leaders:
Rank | Player | Year 1 | Year 2 | Y1 BB% | Y2 BB% | Increase | Multiplier |
1 | Brian Hunter | 1996 | 1997 | 3.07% | 8.94% | 5.87% | 2.91 |
2 | Alex Gonzalez | 1999 | 2000 | 2.54% | 7.28% | 4.74% | 2.87 |
3 | Odubel Herrera | 2015 | 2016 | 5.21% | 14.55% | 9.34% | 2.79 |
4 | Carlos Baerga | 1994 | 1995 | 2.13% | 5.83% | 3.70% | 2.74 |
5 | Carlos Lee | 1999 | 2000 | 2.51% | 6.14% | 3.63% | 2.45 |
6 | Ben Revere | 2014 | 2015 | 2.08% | 5.05% | 2.97% | 2.43 |
7 | Adam Kennedy | 2002 | 2003 | 3.73% | 8.82% | 5.09% | 2.36 |
8 | Ichiro Suzuki | 2001 | 2002 | 4.07% | 9.34% | 5.28% | 2.30 |
9 | Alexei Ramirez | 2008 | 2009 | 3.54% | 8.09% | 4.55% | 2.29 |
10 | Ozzie Guillen | 1996 | 1997 | 1.89% | 4.17% | 2.28% | 2.20 |
Hererra ranks 2nd in overall increase in walk rate (thanks to Barry Bonds, king of the intentional walk) and 3rd in percentage increase. No player has tripled his walk rate in consecutive qualified seasons (since 1980), but the closest was Brian Hunter, who increased his rate from 3.07% in 1996 to 8.94% in 1997, a multiplier of 2.91.
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