Career Leaders
& Records for Errors Committed as P
+ - 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. | Bobby Mathews (15) | 220 | R |
| 2. | Tim Keefe+ (14) | 166 | R |
| 3. | Pud Galvin+ (15) | 163 | R |
| 4. | John Clarkson+ (12) | 162 | R |
| 5. | Cy Young+ (22) | 146 | R |
| 6. | Mickey Welch+ (13) | 133 | R |
| 7. | Gus Weyhing (14) | 128 | R |
| 8. | Tony Mullane (13) | 122 | |
| | Amos Rusie+ (10) | 122 | R |
| 10. | Bert Cunningham (12) | 111 | R |
| | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (12) | 111 | R |
| 12. | Al Spalding+ (8) | 110 | R |
| 13. | Tommy Bond (10) | 109 | R |
| 14. | Toad Ramsey (6) | 107 | L |
| 15. | Will White (10) | 106 | R |
| 16. | Adonis Terry (14) | 104 | R |
| 17. | Joe McGinnity+ (10) | 100 | R |
| 18. | Jim McCormick (10) | 99 | R |
| | Jim Whitney (10) | 99 | R |
| 20. | George Bradley (11) | 98 | R |
| 21. | Charlie Buffinton (11) | 94 | R |
| | Red Ehret (11) | 94 | R |
| | Chick Fraser (14) | 94 | R |
| 24. | Matt Kilroy (10) | 91 | L |
| | Rube Waddell+ (13) | 91 | L |
| 26. | Nolan Ryan+ (27) | 90 | R |
| 27. | George Zettlein (6) | 88 | R |
| 28. | Win Mercer (9) | 84 | R |
| 29. | Al Orth (15) | 83 | R |
| 30. | Frank Killen (10) | 82 | L |
| | George Mullin (14) | 82 | R |
| 32. | Mark Baldwin (7) | 77 | R |
| | Jack Taylor (9) | 77 | R |
| 34. | Stump Wiedman (9) | 76 | R |
| 35. | Red Ames (17) | 74 | R |
| | Bill Hutchinson (9) | 74 | R |
| | Hippo Vaughn (13) | 74 | L |
| 38. | Ed Doheny (9) | 72 | L |
| | Jack Powell (16) | 72 | R |
| 40. | Jersey Bakley (6) | 71 | R |
| | Ed Crane (9) | 71 | R |
| | Red Faber+ (20) | 71 | R |
| | Burleigh Grimes+ (19) | 71 | R |
| | Jack Lynch (7) | 71 | R |
| 45. | Eddie Cicotte (14) | 70 | R |
| | Pink Hawley (10) | 70 | R |
| | Sadie McMahon (9) | 70 | R |
| | Ed Morris (7) | 70 | L |
| 49. | Pretzels Getzien (9) | 68 | R |
| | Dick McBride (6) | 68 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Errors Committed as P | Throws |
|---|
| 51. | Kid Carsey (10) | 67 | R |
| | Larry Corcoran (8) | 67 | R |
| | Kid Nichols+ (15) | 67 | R |
| | Vic Willis+ (13) | 67 | R |
| 55. | Kid Gleason (22) | 66 | R |
| | Cy Seymour (16) | 66 | L |
| 57. | Hardie Henderson (6) | 65 | R |
| 58. | Bob Barr (5) | 64 | R |
| | Clark Griffith+ (21) | 64 | R |
| 60. | Tom Hughes (13) | 63 | R |
| 61. | Jumbo McGinnis (6) | 62 | |
| | Jack Stivetts (11) | 62 | R |
| 63. | Bob Caruthers (10) | 61 | R |
| | Egyptian Healy (8) | 61 | R |
| | Bill Stearns (5) | 61 | R |
| 66. | Fred Goldsmith (7) | 60 | R |
| | Guy Hecker (9) | 60 | R |
| | Jouett Meekin (10) | 60 | R |
| | Earl Moore (14) | 60 | R |
| 70. | Candy Cummings+ (6) | 59 | R |
| | Don Drysdale+ (14) | 59 | R |
| 72. | Cherokee Fisher (8) | 58 | R |
| | Bill Lee (14) | 58 | R |
| | Warren Spahn+ (21) | 58 | L |
| 75. | Ted Breitenstein (11) | 57 | L |
| | Randy Johnson (22) | 57 | L |
| | Brickyard Kennedy (12) | 57 | R |
| 78. | Jack Chesbro+ (11) | 56 | R |
| | Bill Dinneen (12) | 56 | R |
| | Jim Kaat (25) | 56 | L |
| | Silver King (10) | 56 | R |
| | Allan Sothoron (11) | 56 | R |
| | Willie Sudhoff (10) | 56 | R |
| | Ed Walsh+ (14) | 56 | R |
| 85. | Chief Bender+ (16) | 55 | R |
| 86. | Joaquin Andujar (13) | 54 | R |
| | Ice Box Chamberlain (10) | 54 | R |
| | Frank Dwyer (12) | 54 | R |
| | Noodles Hahn (8) | 54 | L |
| | Casey Patten (8) | 54 | L |
| | Ed Reulbach (13) | 54 | R |
| | Monte Ward+ (17) | 54 | R |
| 93. | Frank Foreman (11) | 53 | L |
| | Greg Maddux (23) | 53 | R |
| | Christy Mathewson+ (17) | 53 | R |
| | Doc Newton (8) | 53 | L |
| | Wiley Piatt (6) | 53 | L |
| 98. | Cy Falkenberg (12) | 52 | R |
| | Bob Groom (10) | 52 | R |
| | Walter Johnson+ (21) | 52 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Errors Committed as P | Throws |
|---|
| | Sad Sam Jones (22) | 52 | R |
| | Lee Meadows (15) | 52 | R |
| | Barney Pelty (10) | 52 | R |
| | Henry Porter (6) | 52 | R |
| | Ray Sadecki (18) | 52 | L |
| 106. | Red Donahue (13) | 51 | R |
| | Orel Hershiser (18) | 51 | R |
| | Harry Howell (13) | 51 | R |
| | Phil Knell (6) | 51 | L |
| | Ted Lyons+ (21) | 51 | R |
| | Terry Mulholland (20) | 51 | L |
| | Doc White (13) | 51 | L |
| 113. | Guy Morton (11) | 50 | R |
| | Dizzy Trout (15) | 50 | R |
| 115. | Jim Britt (2) | 49 | |
| | Kevin Brown (19) | 49 | R |
| | Bill Donovan (18) | 49 | R |
| | Dave Foutz (13) | 49 | R |
| | George Haddock (7) | 49 | R |
| | Fergie Jenkins+ (19) | 49 | R |
| | Tommy John (26) | 49 | L |
| | Togie Pittinger (8) | 49 | R |
| | Ed Seward (6) | 49 | R |
| 124. | Ad Gumbert (9) | 48 | R |
| 125. | Dan Casey (7) | 47 | L |
| | Patsy Flaherty (9) | 47 | L |
| | Juan Marichal+ (16) | 47 | R |
| | Lee Richmond (6) | 47 | L |
| | Jesse Tannehill (15) | 47 | L |
| | Earl Whitehill (17) | 47 | L |
| 131. | Larry Cheney (9) | 46 | R |
| | Chuck Finley (17) | 46 | L |
| | Bill Hart (8) | 46 | R |
| | Al Mays (6) | 46 | |
| | Tully Sparks (12) | 46 | R |
| | George Winter (8) | 46 | R |
| 137. | Joe Benz (9) | 45 | R |
| | Mel Harder (20) | 45 | R |
| | Joe Lake (6) | 45 | R |
| | Frank Mountain (7) | 45 | R |
| | Jack Quinn (23) | 45 | R |
| 142. | Howard Ehmke (15) | 44 | R |
| | Carl Mays (15) | 44 | R |
| | Tricky Nichols (6) | 44 | R |
| | Kenny Rogers (20) | 44 | L |
| | Phenomenal Smith (8) | 44 | L |
| | Jack Warhop (8) | 44 | R |
| 148. | Jimmy Callahan (13) | 43 | R |
| | Bill Doak (16) | 43 | R |
| | Bill Duggleby (8) | 43 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Errors Committed as P | Throws |
|---|
| | Terry Larkin (6) | 43 | R |
| | Dolf Luque (20) | 43 | R |
| | Willie Mitchell (11) | 43 | L |
| | Dupee Shaw (6) | 43 | L |
| | Jack Taylor (10) | 43 | R |
| 156. | Al Atkinson (3) | 42 | R |
| | Steve Carlton+ (24) | 42 | L |
| | Hooks Dauss (15) | 42 | R |
| | Bob Emslie (3) | 42 | R |
| | Ned Garvin (7) | 42 | R |
| | Bob Gibson+ (17) | 42 | R |
| | Jerry Koosman (19) | 42 | L |
| | Dennis Martinez (23) | 42 | R |
| | Hank O'Day+ (7) | 42 | R |
| | Jerry Reuss (22) | 42 | L |
| | Tom Seaver+ (20) | 42 | R |
| | Mike Sullivan (10) | 42 | R |
| 168. | Wilbur Cooper (15) | 41 | L |
| | Al Maul (15) | 41 | R |
| | Andy Messersmith (12) | 41 | R |
| | Blue Moon Odom (13) | 41 | R |
| | Dick Ruthven (14) | 41 | R |
| | Bob Shawkey (15) | 41 | R |
| | Billy Taylor (7) | 41 | R |
| | Mike Torrez (18) | 41 | R |
| | Ed Willett (10) | 41 | R |
| 177. | Bill Carrick (5) | 40 | R |
| | John Harkins (5) | 40 | R |
| | Eddie Plank+ (17) | 40 | L |
| | Jim Scott (9) | 40 | R |
| | Harry Staley (8) | 40 | R |
| | Scott Stratton (8) | 40 | R |
| | Bill Sweeney (2) | 40 | R |
| | Bill Wight (12) | 40 | L |
| 185. | Doc Ayers (9) | 39 | R |
| | Ray Fisher (10) | 39 | R |
| | Larry French (14) | 39 | L |
| | Henry Gruber (5) | 39 | R |
| | Mark Langston (16) | 39 | L |
| | Danny MacFayden (17) | 39 | R |
| | Rube Marquard+ (18) | 39 | L |
| | Hugh McQuillan (10) | 39 | R |
| | Billy Rhines (9) | 39 | R |
| | Sam Weaver (6) | 39 | R |
| 195. | Steve Barber (15) | 38 | L |
| | Henry Boyle (6) | 38 | R |
| | Sam Gray (10) | 38 | R |
| | Lefty Grove+ (17) | 38 | L |
| | Willis Hudlin (16) | 38 | R |
| | Larry Jackson (14) | 38 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Errors Committed as P | Throws |
|---|
| | Frank Kitson (10) | 38 | R |
| | Thornton Lee (16) | 38 | L |
| | Mickey Lolich (16) | 38 | L |
| | Gaylord Perry+ (22) | 38 | R |
| | Bill Phillips (7) | 38 | R |
| | Mike Smith (14) | 38 | L |
| | Lefty Tyler (12) | 38 | L |
| 208. | Ed Cushman (6) | 37 | L |
| | Ron Darling (13) | 37 | R |
| | Rudy May (16) | 37 | L |
| | Phil Niekro+ (24) | 37 | R |
| | Frank Smith (11) | 37 | R |
| | Rube Walberg (15) | 37 | L |
| 214. | George Blaeholder (11) | 36 | R |
| | Mordecai Brown+ (14) | 36 | R |
| | Charlie Ferguson (4) | 36 | R |
| | Addie Joss+ (9) | 36 | R |
| | Jerry Nops (6) | 36 | L |
| 219. | Stan Bahnsen (16) | 35 | R |
| | Ed Daily (7) | 35 | R |
| | Waite Hoyt+ (21) | 35 | R |
| | Jim Hughey (7) | 35 | R |
| | Tom Lovett (6) | 35 | |
| | Doc McJames (6) | 35 | R |
| | Ben Sanders (5) | 35 | R |
| | Ed Siever (7) | 35 | L |
| | Dummy Taylor (9) | 35 | R |
| | Luis Tiant (19) | 35 | R |
| | Lee Viau (5) | 35 | R |
| | Hooks Wiltse (12) | 35 | L |
| 231. | Bill Bernhard (9) | 34 | R |
| | Bullet Joe Bush (17) | 34 | R |
| | Nig Cuppy (10) | 34 | R |
| | Hugh Daily (6) | 34 | R |
| | Jesse Duryea (5) | 34 | R |
| | Dwight Gooden (16) | 34 | R |
| | Bill Hill (4) | 34 | L |
| | Sam Leever (13) | 34 | R |
| | Jack Neagle (3) | 34 | R |
| | Jim Palmer+ (19) | 34 | R |
| | Allen Russell (11) | 34 | R |
| | Bill Singer (14) | 34 | R |
| 243. | A.J. Burnett (14, 35) | 33 | R |
| | Dean Chance (11) | 33 | R |
| | Frank Corridon (6) | 33 | R |
| | Jack Cronin (7) | 33 | R |
| | Whitey Ford+ (16) | 33 | L |
| | Carl Hubbell+ (16) | 33 | L |
| | Johnny Lush (7) | 33 | L |
| | Kid Madden (5) | 33 | L |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Errors Committed as P | Throws |
|---|
| | Sam McDowell (15) | 33 | L |
| | Mike Moore (14) | 33 | R |
| | Cy Morgan (10) | 33 | R |
| | Deacon Phillippe (13) | 33 | R |
| | Sherry Smith (14) | 33 | L |
| | George Uhle (17) | 33 | R |
| 257. | Doyle Alexander (19) | 32 | R |
| | Mike Boddicker (14) | 32 | R |
| | John Denny (13) | 32 | R |
| | Phil Douglas (9) | 32 | R |
| | Denny Driscoll (4) | 32 | L |
| | Bill Hallahan (12) | 32 | L |
| | Greg Harris (15) | 32 | R |
| | Claude Hendrix (10) | 32 | R |
| | Rick Honeycutt (21) | 32 | L |
| | Dutch Leonard (20) | 32 | R |
| | Walt Masterson (14) | 32 | R |
| | Jock Menefee (9) | 32 | R |
| | George Mogridge (15) | 32 | L |
| | Joe Nuxhall (16) | 32 | L |
| | Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 32 | L |
| | Allie Reynolds (13) | 32 | R |
| | Eddie Rommel (13) | 32 | R |
| | Billy Serad (4) | 32 | R |
| | Charlie Sweeney (6) | 32 | R |
| | Frank Viola (15) | 32 | L |
| | Jake Weimer (7) | 32 | L |
| 278. | Fred Beebe (7) | 31 | R |
| | Howie Camnitz (11) | 31 | R |
| | Jean Dubuc (9) | 31 | R |
| | Dennis Eckersley+ (24) | 31 | R |
| | George Hemming (8) | 31 | R |
| | Sid Hudson (12) | 31 | R |
| | Bill James (8) | 31 | R |
| | Sam Kimber (2) | 31 | R |
| | Bob Lemon+ (15) | 31 | R |
| | Harry McIntire (9) | 31 | R |
| | Robin Roberts+ (19) | 31 | R |
| | Steve Rogers (13) | 31 | R |
| | Don Sutton+ (23) | 31 | R |
| | Bob Wicker (6) | 31 | R |
| | Kaiser Wilhelm (9) | 31 | R |
| 293. | Bert Blyleven+ (22) | 30 | R |
| | Buster Brown (9) | 30 | R |
| | Bartolo Colon (15, 39) | 30 | R |
| | Mike Cuellar (15) | 30 | L |
| | Jim Devlin (5) | 30 | R |
| | Murry Dickson (18) | 30 | R |
| | Pete Dowling (4) | 30 | L |
| | George Earnshaw (9) | 30 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Errors Committed as P | Throws |
|---|
| | Bob Ewing (11) | 30 | R |
| | Art Fromme (10) | 30 | R |
| | Otto Hess (10) | 30 | L |
| | Danny Jackson (15) | 30 | L |
| | Bob Knepper (15) | 30 | L |
| | Willie McGill (7) | 30 | L |
| | Pol Perritt (10) | 30 | R |
| | Eppa Rixey+ (21) | 30 | L |
| | Fernando Valenzuela (17) | 30 | L |
| | Tim Wakefield (19) | 30 | R |
| | David Wells (21) | 30 | L |
| | Bobby Witt (16) | 30 | R |
| 313. | Nick Altrock (19) | 29 | L |
| | Rube Benton (15) | 29 | L |
| | Stan Coveleski+ (14) | 29 | R |
| | Pete Donohue (12) | 29 | R |
| | Doug Drabek (13) | 29 | R |
| | Scott Erickson (15) | 29 | R |
| | Harry Harper (10) | 29 | L |
| | Clay Kirby (8) | 29 | R |
| | Darold Knowles (16) | 29 | L |
| | Jack Morris (18) | 29 | R |
| | Orval Overall (7) | 29 | R |
| | Jim Perry (17) | 29 | R |
| | Rick Reuschel (19) | 29 | R |
| | Jim Shaw (9) | 29 | R |
| | Bill Sherdel (15) | 29 | L |
| | Johnny Vander Meer (13) | 29 | L |
| | Tom Vickery (4) | 29 | R |
| | Kip Wells (12, 35) | 29 | R |
| | Early Wynn+ (23) | 29 | R |
| | Matt Young (10) | 29 | L |
| | Tom Zachary (19) | 29 | L |
| 334. | Hank Aguirre (16) | 28 | L |
| | Asa Brainard (4) | 28 | R |
| | David Cone (17) | 28 | R |
| | Pete Conway (5) | 28 | R |
| | Fritz Coumbe (8) | 28 | L |
| | Harry Coveleski (9) | 28 | L |
| | Freddie Fitzsimmons (19) | 28 | R |
| | Bump Hadley (16) | 28 | R |
| | Jim Hughes (4) | 28 | R |
| | Bill Lee (14) | 28 | L |
| | Dutch Leonard (11) | 28 | L |
| | Fred Mitchell (7) | 28 | R |
| | Bobo Newsom (20) | 28 | R |
| | Ramon Ortiz (11, 39) | 28 | R |
| | Billy Pierce (18) | 28 | L |
| | Bob Rush (13) | 28 | R |
| | Jack Russell (15) | 28 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Errors Committed as P | Throws |
|---|
| | Rip Sewell (13) | 28 | R |
| | John Smoltz (21) | 28 | R |
| | Ed Stein (8) | 28 | R |
| | Bill Swift (13) | 28 | R |
| | Carl Weilman (8) | 28 | L |
| | Earl Wilson (11) | 28 | R |
| 357. | Lew Burdette (18) | 27 | R |
| | Danny Darwin (21) | 27 | R |
| | Russ Ford (7) | 27 | R |
| | Bob Friend (16) | 27 | R |
| | Ned Garver (14) | 27 | R |
| | Tom Griffin (14) | 27 | R |
| | Jesse Haines+ (19) | 27 | R |
| | Earl Hamilton (14) | 27 | L |
| | Mike Hampton (16) | 27 | L |
| | Steve Hargan (12) | 27 | R |
| | Darryl Kile (12) | 27 | R |
| | Ed Killian (8) | 27 | L |
| | Lefty Leifield (12) | 27 | L |
| | Red Ruffing+ (22) | 27 | R |
| | Dan Schatzeder (15) | 27 | L |
| | Virgil Trucks (17) | 27 | R |
| | Milt Wilcox (16) | 27 | R |
| | Hal Woodeshick (11) | 27 | L |
| | Jamey Wright (17, 37) | 27 | R |
| 376. | Bill Bailey (11) | 26 | L |
| | Al Benton (14) | 26 | R |
| | Bill Bonham (10) | 26 | R |
| | Jim Clancy (15) | 26 | R |
| | Tony Cloninger (12) | 26 | R |
| | Dave Davenport (6) | 26 | R |
| | Paul Derringer (15) | 26 | R |
| | Duke Esper (9) | 26 | L |
| | Ken Forsch (16) | 26 | R |
| | Milt Gaston (11) | 26 | R |
| | Tom Glavine (22) | 26 | L |
| | Ed Halicki (7) | 26 | R |
| | Bob Harmon (9) | 26 | R |
| | Slim Harriss (9) | 26 | R |
| | Ken Holtzman (15) | 26 | L |
| | Fred Norman (16) | 26 | L |
| | Claude Osteen (18) | 26 | L |
| | Herb Pennock+ (22) | 26 | L |
| | Steve Renko (15) | 26 | R |
| | Lew Richie (8) | 26 | R |
| | Sonny Siebert (12) | 26 | R |
| | Mel Stottlemyre (11) | 26 | R |
| | Bob Walk (14) | 26 | R |
| | Herm Wehmeier (13) | 26 | R |
| | Bob Welch (17) | 26 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.
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