List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen 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.

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

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 (2025 HB)	Number of batters hit during the 2025 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

• Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.

Rank	Player (2025 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	Charlie Morton (0)	186
	Tim Wakefield	186
9	Tony Mullane	185
10	Joe McGinnity*	179
11	Charlie Hough	174
12	Clark Griffith*	171
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 (2025 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	Chris Sale (0)	119
59	Orel Hershiser	117
	Darryl Kile	117
	Al Leiter	117
62	Justin Verlander (0)	115
	Rube Waddell*	115
64	Jack Warhop	114
65	Ice Box Chamberlain	113
	Jack Chesbro*	113
	Red Donahue	113
	George Uhle	113
69	Amos Rusie*	112
	Aaron Sele	112
	Max Scherzer (0)	112
72	Pedro Astacio	111
73	Vicente Padilla	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

Charlie Morton, the active leader in hit batsmen and is tied for 7th all-time.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls allowed leaders

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.

External links

• "Career Leaders & Records for Hit By Pitch". Baseball-Reference.com.