+ - 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 (15, 36) | 35 | R |
| 2. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 32 | L |
| 3. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 30 | R |
| 4. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 29 | R |
| Kip Wells (12, 36) | 29 | R | |
| 6. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 27 | R |
| 7. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 32) | 25 | R |
| 8. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 22 | R |
| Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 22 | R | |
| John Lackey (11, 34) | 22 | R | |
| 11. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 21 | R |
| Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 21 | R | |
| 13. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 20 | R |
| Clayton Richard (6, 29) | 20 | L | |
| 15. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 19 | R |
| Dennys Reyes (15, 36) | 19 | L | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 19 | L | |
| Johan Santana (12, 34) | 19 | L | |
| Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 19 | R | |
| 20. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 18 | L |
| Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 18 | R | |
| Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 18 | L | |
| Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 18 | R | |
| Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 18 | R | |
| 25. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 17 | R |
| Jeremy Bonderman (9, 30) | 17 | R | |
| Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 17 | R | |
| Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 17 | L | |
| Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 17 | R | |
| 30. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 16 | R |
| Jon Garland (13, 33) | 16 | R | |
| Matt Garza (8, 29) | 16 | R | |
| Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 16 | R | |
| Kameron Loe (9, 31) | 16 | R | |
| CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 16 | L | |
| James Shields (8, 31) | 16 | R | |
| 37. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 15 | R |
| Barry Zito (14, 35) | 15 | L | |
| 39. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 14 | R |
| Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 14 | R |