List of Major League Baseball career hit by pitch leaders
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.
Below is the list of the top 100 Major League Baseball players who have been hit by a pitch the most during their MLB careers.
Hughie Jennings holds the Major League record for most hit by pitches, getting hit 287 times in his career. Craig Biggio (285), Tommy Tucker (272), Don Baylor (267), Jason Kendall (254), Ron Hunt (243), Dan McGann (230), and Chase Utley (204) are the only other players to be hit by 200 or more pitches during their careers.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career hit batsmen. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2021 HBP) | Number of times hit by pitch during the 2021 Major League Baseball season. |
HBP | Total career times hit by pitch. |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
List[]
- Stats updated as of the end of the 2021 season.
Rank | Player (2021 HBP) | HBP |
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1 | Hughie Jennings * | 287 |
2 | Craig Biggio * | 285 |
3 | Tommy Tucker | 272 |
4 | Don Baylor | 267 |
5 | Jason Kendall | 254 |
6 | Ron Hunt | 243 |
7 | Dan McGann | 230 |
8 | Chase Utley | 204 |
9 | Frank Robinson * | 198 |
10 | Minnie Miñoso * | 192 |
11 | Jake Beckley * | 183 |
12 | Jason Giambi | 180 |
13 | Andrés Galarraga | 178 |
Anthony Rizzo (23) | 178 | |
15 | Alex Rodriguez | 176 |
16 | Curt Welch | 173 |
17 | Carlos Delgado | 172 |
18 | Derek Jeter * | 170 |
19 | Kid Elberfeld | 165 |
20 | Fernando Viña | 157 |
21 | Brady Anderson | 154 |
Fred Clarke * | 154 | |
23 | Shin-Soo Choo | 152 |
24 | Chet Lemon | 151 |
25 | Jose Guillen | 145 |
26 | David Eckstein | 143 |
Carlton Fisk * | 143 | |
28 | Nellie Fox * | 142 |
29 | Art Fletcher | 141 |
30 | Bill Dahlen | 140 |
31 | Chuck Knoblauch | 139 |
32 | Larry Walker * | 138 |
33 | Frank Chance * | 137 |
34 | Gary Sheffield | 135 |
35 | Dummy Hoy | 134 |
Reed Johnson | 134 | |
Nap Lajoie * | 134 | |
John McGraw * | 134 | |
Rickie Weeks Jr. | 134 | |
40 | Starling Marte (13) | 133 |
41 | Steve Brodie | 132 |
Damion Easley | 132 | |
43 | Brian Downing | 129 |
Willie Keeler * | 129 | |
A. J. Pierzynski | 129 | |
46 | Jeff Bagwell * | 128 |
47 | Carlos Quentin | 127 |
Aramis Ramírez | 127 | |
Scott Rolen | 127 | |
50 | Aaron Rowand | 126 |
Rank | Player (2021 HBP) | HBP |
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51 | Jeff Kent | 125 |
Honus Wagner * | 125 | |
53 | Prince Fielder | 124 |
Matt Holliday | 124 | |
55 | Derek Dietrich (0) | 123 |
56 | Miguel Tejada | 122 |
57 | Alex Gordon | 121 |
58 | Buck Herzog | 120 |
59 | Melvin Mora | 117 |
Kurt Suzuki (11) | 117 | |
61 | Jimmy Dykes | 115 |
Sherm Lollar | 115 | |
63 | Frankie Crosetti | 114 |
Bill Freehan | 114 | |
65 | Albert Pujols (5) | 113 |
66 | Carlos Gómez | 112 |
Josh Willingham | 112 | |
68 | Andre Dawson * | 111 |
Steve Evans | 111 | |
Luis Gonzalez | 111 | |
Mark Teixeira | 111 | |
72 | George Burns | 110 |
Jon Jay (0) | 110 | |
74 | Sherry Magee | 109 |
Manny Ramírez | 109 | |
76 | David DeJesus | 108 |
Bill Joyce | 108 | |
Mo Vaughn | 108 | |
79 | Jason LaRue | 107 |
Russell Martin | 107 | |
Pete Rose | 107 | |
Wally Schang | 107 | |
83 | Barry Bonds | 106 |
84 | José Abreu (22) | 105 |
Dan Brouthers * | 105 | |
Edwin Encarnación (0) | 105 | |
Mark Grudzielanek | 105 | |
Justin Turner (12) | 105 | |
89 | Paul Konerko | 104 |
Kevin Youkilis | 104 | |
91 | Vladimir Guerrero * | 103 |
Adam Jones | 103 | |
Tris Speaker * | 103 | |
94 | Orlando Cepeda * | 102 |
Juan Pierre | 102 | |
96 | Henry Larkin | 101 |
Plácido Polanco | 101 | |
98 | Elmer Flick * | 99 |
Bucky Harris * | 99 | |
Eddie Yost | 99 |
Notes[]
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
See also[]
- Baseball statistics
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in bases on balls
External links[]
- "Career Leaders & Records for Hit By Pitch". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball lists
- Major League Baseball statistics