+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Fielding Errors
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed as P | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A.J. Burnett (14, 35) | 33 | R |
| 2. | Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 32 | L |
| 3. | Bartolo Colon (15, 39) | 30 | R |
| 4. | Kip Wells (12, 35) | 29 | R |
| 5. | Ramon Ortiz (11, 39) | 28 | R |
| 6. | Jamey Wright (17, 37) | 27 | R |
| 7. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 31) | 25 | R |
| 8. | Jamie Moyer (25, 49) | 22 | L |
| 9. | Aaron Cook (11, 33) | 21 | R |
| Ryan Dempster (15, 35) | 21 | R | |
| Tim Hudson (14, 36) | 21 | R | |
| John Lackey (10, 33) | 21 | R | |
| Jason Marquis (13, 33) | 21 | R | |
| 14. | Miguel Batista (18, 41) | 19 | R |
| Clayton Richard (5, 28) | 19 | L | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 34) | 19 | L | |
| Johan Santana (12, 33) | 19 | L | |
| Justin Verlander (8, 29) | 19 | R | |
| Dontrelle Willis (9, 30) | 19 | L | |
| 20. | Edwin Jackson (10, 28) | 18 | R |
| Jeff Suppan (17, 37) | 18 | R | |
| Jake Westbrook (12, 34) | 18 | R | |
| Randy Wolf (14, 35) | 18 | L | |
| 24. | Jose Contreras (10, 40) | 17 | R |
| Johnny Cueto (5, 26) | 17 | R | |
| Jason Isringhausen (16, 39) | 17 | R | |
| Cliff Lee (11, 33) | 17 | L | |
| Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 17 | R | |
| Vicente Padilla (14, 34) | 17 | R | |
| Anibal Sanchez (7, 28) | 17 | R | |
| 31. | Josh Beckett (12, 32) | 16 | R |
| Mark Buehrle (13, 33) | 16 | L | |
| Doug Davis (13, 36) | 16 | L | |
| Matt Garza (7, 28) | 16 | R | |
| Jeremy Guthrie (9, 33) | 16 | R | |
| Ted Lilly (14, 36) | 16 | L | |
| Kameron Loe (8, 30) | 16 | R | |
| James Shields (7, 30) | 16 | R | |
| 39. | Kyle Farnsworth (14, 36) | 15 | R |
| Ben Sheets (10, 33) | 15 | R |