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Active Leaders & Records for Hit By Pitch
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Statistic Description: Times Hit by a Pitch.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Hit By Pitch | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 149 | R |
| 2. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 111 | R |
| 3. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 108 | R |
| 4. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 101 | R |
| 5. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 94 | R |
| Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 94 | L | |
| Barry Zito (14, 35) | 94 | L | |
| 8. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 86 | R |
| 9. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 85 | R |
| Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 85 | R | |
| 11. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 82 | L |
| 12. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 80 | R |
| 13. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 79 | R |
| 14. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 78 | R |
| 15. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 75 | R |
| Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 75 | R | |
| Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 75 | R | |
| 18. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 72 | R |
| 19. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 71 | R |
| 20. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 70 | R |
| 21. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 69 | L |
| 22. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 68 | R |
| 23. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 66 | R |
| 24. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 63 | L |
| Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 63 | R | |
| Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 63 | R | |
| 27. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 62 | R |
| Jon Garland (13, 33) | 62 | R | |
| Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 62 | L | |
| 30. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 60 | R |
| 31. | Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 59 | R |
| Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 59 | R | |
| Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 59 | R | |
| 34. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 58 | R |
| 35. | Justin Masterson (6, 28) | 56 | R |
| Brett Myers (12, 32) | 56 | R | |
| Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 56 | L | |
| 38. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 54 | R |
| Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 54 | L | |
| 40. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 53 | R |
| 41. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 52 | R |
| Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 52 | R | |
| 43. | James Shields (8, 31) | 51 | R |
| 44. | Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 49 | R |
| C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 49 | L | |
| 46. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 48 | L |
| Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 48 | R | |
| Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 48 | R | |
| Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 48 | L | |
| Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 48 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Hit By Pitch | Throws |
| 51. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 47 | R |
| Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 47 | L | |
| 53. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 46 | R |
| Jon Lester (8, 29) | 46 | L | |
| Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 46 | R | |
| 56. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 45 | R |
| Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 45 | L | |
| Mike Pelfrey (8, 29) | 45 | R | |
| 59. | Chad Durbin (14, 35) | 44 | R |
| Jonathan Sanchez (8, 30) | 44 | L | |
| Ryan Vogelsong (9, 35) | 44 | R | |
| 62. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 43 | R |
| Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 43 | L | |
| Ricky Romero (5, 28) | 43 | L | |
| 65. | Jerome Williams (8, 31) | 42 | R |
| 66. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 41 | R |
| 67. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 40 | R |
| Luke Hochevar (7, 29) | 40 | R | |
| J.C. Romero (14, 37) | 40 | L | |
| Edinson Volquez (9, 29) | 40 | R | |
| 71. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 39 | R |
| Kyle Kendrick (7, 28) | 39 | R | |
| Ian Kennedy (7, 28) | 39 | R | |
| 74. | Micah Owings (6, 30) | 38 | R |
| 75. | Doug Fister (5, 29) | 37 | R |
| Chad Gaudin (11, 30) | 37 | R | |
| Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 37 | R | |
| 78. | Scott Feldman (9, 30) | 36 | R |
| Johan Santana (12, 34) | 36 | L | |
| 80. | Luis Ayala (9, 35) | 35 | R |
| Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 35 | L | |
| Shawn Camp (10, 37) | 35 | R | |
| Matt Garza (7, 29) | 35 | R | |
| Max Scherzer (6, 28) | 35 | R | |
| Claudio Vargas (8, 35) | 35 | R | |
| 86. | Daisuke Matsuzaka (6, 32) | 34 | R |
| Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 34 | R | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 34 | L | |
| 89. | Jeremy Affeldt (12, 34) | 33 | L |
| Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 33 | R | |
| Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 33 | R | |
| Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 33 | R | |
| John Lannan (7, 28) | 33 | L | |
| 94. | Randy Choate (13, 37) | 32 | L |
| Jason Hammel (8, 30) | 32 | R | |
| Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 32 | L | |
| Ryan Madson (9, 32) | 32 | R | |
| 98. | Mark Prior (5, 32) | 31 | R |
| Fernando Rodney (11, 36) | 31 | R | |
| Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 31 | R |
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