| Batsman | IPL runs | Innings | Avg | 50s/100s | HS | SR |
| S Raina (CSK, GL) | 4985 (3600) | 172 | 34.37 | 35/1 | 100* | 138.47 |
| V Kohli (RCB) | 4948 (3784) | 155 | 38.35 | 34/4 | 113 | 130.76 |
| R Sharma (DC, MI) | 4493 (3429) | 168 | 31.86 | 34/1 | 109* | 131.02 |
| G Gambhir (DD, KKR) | 4217 (3404) | 152 | 31.23 | 36/0 | 93 | 123.88 |
| R Uthappa (RCB, MI, KKR) | 4086 (3099) | 158 | 28.56 | 23/0 | 87 | 131.84 |
| S Dhawan (MI, DC, DD, SRH) | 4058 (3033) | 142 | 33.26 | 29/0 | 95* | 123.53 |
| MS Dhoni (CSK, RPS) | 4016 (2773) | 158 | 40.16 | 20/0 | 79* | 138.19 |
| D Warner (DD, SRH) | 4014 (2824) | 114 | 40.54 | 36/3 | 126 | 142.13 |
| C Gayle (KKR, RCB) | 3994 (2650) | 111 | 41.17 | 23/6 | 175* | 150.71 |
| AB de Villiers (DD, RCB) | 3953 (2619) | 129 | 39.53 | 28/3 | 133* | 150.93 |
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