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Active Leaders & Records for Batters Faced
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Statistic Description: Batters Faced
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batters Faced | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 13477 | L |
| 2. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 11359 | L |
| 3. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 11354 | R |
| 4. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 11348 | R |
| 5. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 11160 | R |
| 6. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 10872 | L |
| 7. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 10548 | L |
| 8. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 10347 | R |
| 9. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 9854 | R |
| 10. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 9458 | R |
| 11. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 9311 | R |
| 12. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 9305 | R |
| 13. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 9106 | R |
| 14. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 9070 | R |
| 15. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 9050 | R |
| 16. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 8706 | R |
| 17. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 8643 | R |
| 18. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 8510 | R |
| 19. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 8324 | L |
| 20. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 8262 | L |
| 21. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 8213 | L |
| 22. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 8164 | R |
| 23. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 8104 | R |
| 24. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 8074 | R |
| 25. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 7960 | R |
| 26. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 7915 | L |
| 27. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 7836 | R |
| 28. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 7606 | R |
| 29. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 7307 | R |
| 30. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 7160 | R |
| 31. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 6935 | R |
| 32. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 6619 | R |
| 33. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 6538 | R |
| 34. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 6483 | R |
| 35. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 6477 | R |
| 36. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 6335 | R |
| 37. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 6273 | R |
| 38. | James Shields (8, 31) | 6264 | R |
| 39. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 6258 | R |
| 40. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 6121 | R |
| 41. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 6047 | L |
| 42. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 5970 | R |
| 43. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 5925 | L |
| 44. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 5921 | L |
| 45. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 5879 | R |
| 46. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 5819 | L |
| 47. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 5717 | R |
| 48. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 5704 | R |
| 49. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 5430 | R |
| 50. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 5336 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batters Faced | Throws |
| 51. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 5305 | L |
| 52. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 5283 | R |
| 53. | Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 5135 | L |
| 54. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 5132 | L |
| 55. | Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 5120 | L |
| 56. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 5104 | L |
| 57. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 5103 | R |
| 58. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 5074 | R |
| 59. | Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 5064 | L |
| 60. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 5046 | L |
| 61. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 5037 | R |
| 62. | Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 4977 | R |
| 63. | Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 4936 | R |
| 64. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 4914 | R |
| 65. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 4899 | R |
| 66. | Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 4851 | R |
| 67. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 4832 | R |
| 68. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 4739 | L |
| 69. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 4737 | R |
| 70. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 4684 | R |
| 71. | Zach Duke (9, 30) | 4674 | L |
| 72. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 4563 | L |
| 73. | Matt Garza (7, 29) | 4350 | R |
| 74. | Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 4323 | R |
| 75. | John Danks (6, 28) | 4109 | L |
| 76. | Mike Pelfrey (8, 29) | 4089 | R |
| 77. | Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 4088 | R |
| 78. | C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 4085 | L |
| 79. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 4074 | L |
| 80. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 4031 | R |
| 81. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 4024 | R |
| 82. | Scott Baker (7, 31) | 4004 | R |
| 83. | Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 4003 | R |
| 84. | Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 3946 | R |
| 85. | Jason Hammel (8, 30) | 3915 | R |
| 86. | Shaun Marcum (8, 31) | 3901 | R |
| 87. | Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 3890 | R |
| 88. | Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 3877 | R |
| 89. | Justin Masterson (6, 28) | 3808 | R |
| 90. | Jason Vargas (8, 30) | 3754 | L |
| 91. | Chris Young (9, 34) | 3738 | R |
| 92. | Chad Durbin (14, 35) | 3699 | R |
| 93. | Tim Redding (8, 35) | 3644 | R |
| 94. | Jorge De La Rosa (10, 32) | 3638 | L |
| 95. | Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 3618 | L |
| 96. | Max Scherzer (6, 28) | 3581 | R |
| 97. | Jeremy Affeldt (12, 34) | 3543 | L |
| 98. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 3504 | R |
| 99. | Jonathan Sanchez (8, 30) | 3486 | L |
| 100. | Kyle Kendrick (7, 28) | 3477 | R |
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