+ - 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. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 22 | R |
| Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 22 | R | |
| John Lackey (11, 34) | 22 | R | |
| 10. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 21 | R |
| Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 21 | R | |
| 12. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 20 | R |
| Clayton Richard (6, 29) | 20 | L | |
| 14. | 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 | |
| 19. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 18 | L |
| Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 18 | R | |
| 21. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 17 | R |
| Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 17 | R | |
| Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 17 | L | |
| Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 17 | R | |
| Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 17 | R | |
| Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 17 | L | |
| Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 17 | R | |
| Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 17 | R | |
| 29. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 16 | R |
| Matt Garza (7, 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 | |
| 35. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 15 | R |
| Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 15 | R | |
| Barry Zito (14, 35) | 15 | L | |
| 38. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 14 | R |
| Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 14 | R | |
| Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 14 | R |