Gus Weyhing, the all-time leader in career hit batsmen

In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is a situation in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB). A hit batsman is awarded first base, provided that (in the plate umpire's judgment) he made an honest effort to avoid the pitch, although failure to do so is rarely called by an umpire. Being hit by a pitch is often caused by a batter standing too close to, or "crowding", home plate.

This is a list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers who have the most hit batsmen of all time.

Gus Weyhing (277)[1][2] holds the dubious record for most hit batsmen in a career. Chick Fraser (219),[3] Pink Hawley (210),[4] and Walter Johnson (205)[5] are the only other pitchers to hit 200 or more batters in their careers.

Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career hit batsmen. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2024 HB) Number of batters hit during the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
HB Total career batters hit
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player. (HB in previous season)[note 1]

List

Rank Player (2024 HB) HB
1 Gus Weyhing 277
2 Chick Fraser 219
3 Pink Hawley 210
4 Walter Johnson * 205
5 Randy Johnson * 190
Eddie Plank * 190
7 Tim Wakefield 186
8 Tony Mullane 185
9 Joe McGinnity * 179
10 Charlie Hough 174
11 Clark Griffith * 171
12 Charlie Morton (0) 168
13 Cy Young * 161
14 Jim Bunning * 160
15 Roger Clemens 159
16 Nolan Ryan * 158
17 Vic Willis * 156
18 Bert Blyleven * 155
Jamey Wright 155
20 Don Drysdale * 154
21 Bert Cunningham 148
Adonis Terry 148
23 Silver King 146
Jamie Moyer 146
25 Win Mercer 144
26 A. J. Burnett 143
27 Frank Foreman 142
28 Ed Doheny 141
Pedro Martínez * 141
30 Kevin Brown 139
Red Ehret 139
32 Chan Ho Park 138
33 Howard Ehmke 137
Greg Maddux * 137
35 Phil Knell 136
36 John Lackey 133
37 Matt Kilroy 131
George Mullin 130
Jesse Tannehill 130
40 Kid Nichols * 129
Dave Stieb 129
Frank Tanana 129
43 Kenny Rogers 127
44 Jack Taylor 126
45 Kid Carsey 125
Willie Sudhoff 125
47 Tim Hudson 124
Jeff Weaver 124
49 Mark Baldwin 123
Phil Niekro * 123
Rank Player (2024 HB) HB
CC Sabathia 123
52 Jim Kaat * 122
Dennis Martínez 122
54 Hooks Dauss 121
55 Johnny Cueto (0) 120
Jack Powell 120
Doc White 120
58 Orel Hershiser 117
Darryl Kile 117
Al Leiter 117
61 Rube Waddell * 115
62 Jack Warhop 114
63 Ice Box Chamberlain 113
Jack Chesbro * 113
Red Donahue 113
George Uhle 113
67 Amos Rusie * 112
Aaron Sele 112
69 Pedro Astacio 111
Chris Sale (0) 111
Max Scherzer (0) 111
72 Vicente Padilla 109
Justin Verlander (0) 109
74 Gaylord Perry * 108
Billy Rhines 108
76 Ed Reulbach 107
77 David Cone 106
Earl Moore 106
79 Bronson Arroyo 105
Félix Hernández 105
Jim Lonborg 105
Jeff Pfeffer 105
Ed Willett 105
84 Barney Pelty 104
Ervin Santana 104
86 Scott Erickson 103
Red Faber * 103
Randy Wolf 103
89 Chief Bender * 102
Bob Gibson * 102
Tom Hughes 102
Carlos Zambrano 102
93 Frank Dwyer 101
Burleigh Grimes * 101
Earl Whitehill 101
96 Wilbur Cooper 100
Cole Hamels 100
98 Bob Caruthers 99
Jack Stivetts 99
Kerry Wood 99
Chick Fraser, second all-time in hit batsmen
Pink Hawley, third all-time in hit batsmen
Charlie Morton, the active leader in hit batsmen and 12th all-time

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

References

  1. ^ "Gus Weyhing Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Racanelli, John. "Gus Weyhing Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Chick Fraser Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Pink Hawley Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Walter Johnson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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