Hit by Pitch All Time Leaders by Baseball Almanac

Hit by Pitch Career Leaders

Every so often it happens. One just slips away and the batter gets the worst of it. Every so often the manager calls for it as well. Or maybe the batter is dug in just a bit too deep over the plate. What ever the circumstance, batters get hit and the pitchers below hit the most in Major League history.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred all-time career leaders in Major League hit by pitch. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done." - Randy Johnson (#6 All-Time Leader for Hit by Pitch)

Hit by Pitch (Pitcher) All Time Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	HBP	Rank
Chick Fraser	219	1
Pink Hawley	210	2
Walter Johnson	205	3
Eddie Plank	196	4
Joe McGinnity	182	5
Randy Johnson	178	6
Charlie Hough	174	7
Jim Bunning	160	8
Nolan Ryan	158	9
Vic Willis	157	10
Cy Young	157
Bert Blyleven	155	12
Roger Clemens	154	13
Don Drysdale	154
Tim Wakefield	146	15
Kevin Brown	139	16
Howard Ehmke	137	17
Phil Knell	136	18
Kid Nichols	133	19
Ed Doheny	132	20
George Mullin	131	21
Jesse Tannehill	130	22
Pedro Martinez	129	23
Dave Stieb	129
Frank Tanana	129
Chan Ho Park	126	26
Greg Maddux	125	27
Phil Niekro	123	28
Jim Kaat	122	29
Dennis Martinez	122
Hooks Dauss	121	31
Doc White	119	32
Orel Hershiser	117	33
Darryl Kile	117
Al Leiter	117
Kenny Rogers	117
Rube Waddell	117
Jack Warhop	114	38
Jamey Wright	114
Jack Chesbro	113	40
George Uhle	113
Jamie Moyer	112	42
Pedro Astacio	111	43
Aaron Sele	110	44
Jeff Weaver	110
Gus Weyhing	109	46
Gaylord Perry	108	47
Barney Pelty	107	48
Ed Reulbach	107
David Cone	106	50
Earl Moore	106
Jack Powell	106
Ed Willett	106
Jim Lonborg	105	54
Jeff Pfeffer	105
Tom Hughes	104	56
Scott Erickson	103	57
Red Faber	103
Chief Bender	102	59
Bob Gibson	102
Clark Griffith	102
Earl Whitehill	101	62
Wilbur Cooper	100	63
Jack Billingham	98	64
Don Cardwell	98
Tommy John	98
Burleigh Grimes	97	67
Harry Howell	97
Frank Lary	97
Tim Keefe	96	70
Harry McIntire	96
Togie Pittinger	96
Rube Benton	95	73
Cy Morgan	95
Matt Clement	94	75
Jack Quinn	94
Mickey Lolich	92	77
Win Mercer	92
Jack Taylor	92
Bill Donovan	91	80
John Burkett	90	81
Joe Coleman	90
Sam Leever	90
Lee Meadows	90
Carl Mays	89	85
Jack Coombs	88	86
Jakie May	88
Rick Reuschel	88
Tully Sparks	88
Mike Boddicker	87	90
Nixey Callahan	86	91
Tommy Byrne	85	92
Tom Candiotti	85
Lefty Leifield	85
Hippo Vaughn	85
Bill Duggleby	84	96
Fergie Jenkins	84
Cy Seymour	84
Julian Tavarez	84
Otto Hess	83	100
Todd Stottlemyre	83
Name	HBP	Rank
Current Through 2006 Season

Chick Fraser (#1), Joe McGinnity (#5) & Phil Knell (#18) each hold a hit by pitch record worth noting — view the record book to find out what they have in common.

Did you know that Alvin Crowder holds the record for most innings pitched in a season (he had 327 in 1932) without a single hit batsmen?

Number seventeen, Howard Ehmke, led the major leagues in hit batsmen six different seasons which is more than any other pitcher in history.

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