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Active Leaders & Records for Wild Pitches
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Statistic Description: Wild Pitches
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Wild Pitches | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 139 | R |
| 2. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 102 | R |
| 3. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 97 | R |
| 4. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 94 | R |
| 5. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 89 | R |
| 6. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 79 | R |
| 7. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 78 | R |
| 8. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 76 | R |
| 9. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 74 | R |
| Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 74 | R | |
| 11. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 72 | R |
| 12. | Dennys Reyes (15, 36) | 70 | L |
| 13. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 68 | R |
| Johan Santana (12, 34) | 68 | L | |
| 15. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 67 | R |
| 16. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 65 | R |
| 17. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 64 | L |
| 18. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 63 | R |
| Jorge De La Rosa (10, 32) | 63 | L | |
| 20. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 61 | R |
| 21. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 60 | L |
| 22. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 59 | R |
| 23. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 58 | R |
| Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 58 | L | |
| 25. | Francisco Rodriguez (11, 31) | 57 | R |
| Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 57 | R | |
| 27. | James Shields (8, 31) | 56 | R |
| 28. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 55 | R |
| Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 55 | R | |
| Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 55 | R | |
| 31. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 54 | R |
| Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 54 | R | |
| 33. | Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 53 | R |
| Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 53 | L | |
| 35. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 52 | R |
| 36. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 51 | R |
| CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 51 | L | |
| 38. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 50 | R |
| Jonathan Sanchez (8, 30) | 50 | L | |
| 40. | Kevin Gregg (11, 35) | 49 | R |
| 41. | Jeremy Affeldt (12, 34) | 48 | L |
| Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 48 | R | |
| Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 48 | R | |
| Jon Garland (13, 33) | 48 | R | |
| Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 48 | R | |
| 46. | Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 47 | L |
| Barry Zito (14, 35) | 47 | L | |
| 48. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 46 | R |
| 49. | Mike MacDougal (12, 36) | 45 | R |
| 50. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 44 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Wild Pitches | Throws |
| Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 44 | R | |
| Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 44 | R | |
| 53. | Manny Parra (6, 30) | 43 | L |
| Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 43 | L | |
| 55. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 42 | R |
| Jason Hammel (8, 30) | 42 | R | |
| Justin Masterson (6, 28) | 42 | R | |
| Brett Myers (12, 32) | 42 | R | |
| Ricky Romero (5, 28) | 42 | L | |
| 60. | Ian Kennedy (7, 28) | 40 | R |
| Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 40 | L | |
| Joe Nathan (13, 38) | 40 | R | |
| Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 40 | R | |
| 64. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 39 | R |
| 65. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 38 | R |
| Joel Hanrahan (7, 31) | 38 | R | |
| 67. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 37 | R |
| Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 37 | R | |
| Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 37 | R | |
| Edinson Volquez (9, 29) | 37 | R | |
| 71. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 36 | L |
| Brandon League (10, 30) | 36 | R | |
| Brandon Morrow (7, 28) | 36 | R | |
| Rick Porcello (5, 24) | 36 | R | |
| 75. | Chad Durbin (14, 35) | 35 | R |
| Santiago Casilla (10, 32) | 35 | R | |
| Luke Hochevar (7, 29) | 35 | R | |
| Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 35 | R | |
| Henry Rodriguez (5, 26) | 35 | R | |
| Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 35 | L | |
| J.C. Romero (14, 37) | 35 | L | |
| 82. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 34 | L |
| Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 34 | L | |
| C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 34 | L | |
| 85. | Jaime Garcia (5, 26) | 33 | L |
| 86. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 32 | L |
| Jason Frasor (10, 35) | 32 | R | |
| Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 32 | R | |
| Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 32 | R | |
| Ryan Madson (9, 32) | 32 | R | |
| Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 32 | L | |
| Claudio Vargas (8, 35) | 32 | R | |
| 93. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 31 | L |
| Dustin McGowan (5, 31) | 31 | R | |
| Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 31 | R | |
| Max Scherzer (6, 28) | 31 | R | |
| 97. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 30 | L |
| Matt Garza (7, 29) | 30 | R | |
| Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 30 | R | |
| Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 30 | R |
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