Double Play Records by Pitchers

Double Play Records by Pitchers

Baseball Almanac invites you to examine double play records for pitchers. Research is complete through completion of the previous season and includes all of the possible double play record variations.

"I don't think (Warren) Spahn will ever get into the hall of fame. He'll never stop pitching." - Stan Musial

Double Play Records by Pitchers Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Career	AL	Bob Lemon	Cleveland	78	78
	NL	Greg Maddux	Chicago	38	94
			Atlanta	45
			Los Angeles	6
			San Diego	5
Most Unassisted In A Career	AL	Too Many To List	--	--	1
	NL	Tex Carleton	Chicago	1	2
		Tex Carleton	Brooklyn	1
		Claude Passeau	Philadelphia	1
		Claude Passeau	Chicago	1
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Double Play Records by Pitchers Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Fewest In A Season ByThe League Leader	AL	Too Many To List	--	5	--
	NL	Bud Black	San Francisco	4	1992
		Doug Drabek	Pittsburgh		1992
		Omar Olivares	St. Louis		1992
Most In A Season	AL	Bob Lemon	Cleveland	15	1953
	NL	Curt Davis	Philadelphia	12	1934
	NL	Randy Jones	San Diego	12	1976
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Willis Hudlin	Cleveland	4	1929
			Cleveland		1930
			Cleveland		1931
			Cleveland		1934
	NL	Greg Maddux	Chicago	6	1987
			Chicago		1990
			Chicago		1991
			Atlanta		1994
			Atlanta		1996
			Chicago/Los Angeles		2006
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Double Play Records by Pitchers

The Major League career record for double plays by a pitcher is held by Phil Niekro who had eighty-three (seventy-one in the National League and twelve in the American League) during a twenty-four year career in both leagues.

On May 17, 1932, Milt Gaston of the Chicago White Sox became the first pitcher to start four double plays in one game. On May 19, 1948, Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers became just the second pitcher in history to match that feat.

Did you know that Wilbur Cooper of Pittsburgh is the only pitcher in history to start two triple plays during a single season (1920) of play?

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