Wild pitch
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A wild pitch is any pitched ball that is not fielded by the catcher because of a mistake by the pitcher. A wild pitch is only scored when a runner advances one or more bases because of the mistake. A wild pitch, scored WP, is its own category, it is not scored an error.
| All Time Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Span | Player | Total | Notes |
| Career | Nolan Ryan | 277 | |
| Season (pre-1900) | Bill Stemmeyer | 64 | 1886 |
| Season (modern) | Juan Guzman | 26 | 1993 |
| Game (pre-1900) | Johnny Ryan | 10 | 7/22/1876 |
| Game (modern) | Bill Gullickson | 6 | 4/10/82 |
See Also: battery error
