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Progressive Leaders & Records for Batters Faced


Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:  Single-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Yearly League 

+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.

This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year CareerBF  Single-SeasonBF  ActiveBF  YearlyBF
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876 Jim Devlin 2568 Jim Devlin 2568 Jim Devlin 2568 Jim Devlin 2568
1877 Jim Devlin 4896 Jim Devlin 2568 Jim Devlin 4896 Jim Devlin 2328
1878 Tommy Bond 5947 Jim Devlin 2568 Tommy Bond 5947 Tommy Bond 2159
1879 Tommy Bond 8136 Will White 2906 Tommy Bond 8136 Will White 2906
1880 Tommy Bond 10218 Will White 2906 Tommy Bond 10218 Jim McCormick 2669
1881 Tommy Bond 10331 Will White 2906 Tommy Bond 10331 Jim Whitney 2301
1882 Tommy Bond 10393 Will White 2906 Tommy Bond 10393 Jim McCormick 2412
1883 Will White 11478 Will White 2906 Will White 11478 Pud Galvin+ 2741
1884 Pud Galvin+ 13637 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 13637 Charley Radbourn+ 2672
1885 Pud Galvin+ 15264 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 15264 John Clarkson+ 2487
1886 Pud Galvin+ 17084 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 17084 Toad Ramsey 2477
1887 Pud Galvin+ 18981 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 18981 Matt Kilroy 2492
1888 Pud Galvin+ 20790 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 20790 Silver King 2294
1889 Pud Galvin+ 22285 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 22285 John Clarkson+ 2736
1890 Pud Galvin+ 23316 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 23316 Mark Baldwin 2225
1891 Pud Galvin+ 24409 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 24409 Cy Young+ 1830
1892 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Kid Nichols+ 1877
1893 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Tim Keefe+ 20975 Kid Nichols+ 1774
1894 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 John Clarkson+ 11954 Kid Nichols+ 1843
1895 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Kid Nichols+ 10701 Kid Nichols+ 1657
1896 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Kid Nichols+ 12305 Cy Young+ 1781
1897 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Kid Nichols+ 13821 Kid Nichols+ 1516
1898 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Kid Nichols+ 15393 Kid Nichols+ 1572
1899 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Kid Nichols+ 16797 Joe McGinnity+ 1573
1900 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Kid Nichols+ 17759 Joe McGinnity+ 1498
1901 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Kid Nichols+ 19109 Joe McGinnity+ 1685
1902 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 20042 Vic Willis+ 1682
1903 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 21377 Joe McGinnity+ 1814
1904 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 22852 Jack Chesbro+ 1778
1905 Pud Galvin+ 25234 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 24090 Irv Young 1475
1906 Cy Young+ 25240 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 25240 Irv Young 1416
1907 Cy Young+ 26568 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 26568 Ed Walsh+ 1663
1908 Cy Young+ 27711 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 27711 Ed Walsh+ 1799
1909 Cy Young+ 28883 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 28883 Frank Smith 1427
1910 Cy Young+ 29521 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 29521 Walter Johnson+ 1402
1911 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Cy Young+ 30058 Ed Walsh+ 1480
1912 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Christy Mathewson+ 15623 Ed Walsh+ 1564
1913 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Christy Mathewson+ 16818 Tom Seaton 1324
1914 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Christy Mathewson+ 18069 Cy Falkenberg 1502
1915 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Christy Mathewson+ 18837 Dave Davenport 1527
1916 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Christy Mathewson+ 19136 Pete Alexander+ 1500
1917 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Eddie Plank+ 18225 Pete Alexander+ 1529
1918 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 14913 Scott Perry 1342
1919 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 16068 Jim Shaw 1229
1920 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 16662 Pete Alexander+ 1447
1921 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 17781 Urban Shocker 1401
1922 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 18976 Red Faber+ 1464
1923 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 20073 George Uhle 1548
1924 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 21221 Howard Ehmke 1377
1925 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 22188 Jimmy Ring 1239
1926 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 23289 George Uhle 1367
1927 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Walter Johnson+ 23749 Charley Root 1316
1928 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Pete Alexander+ 20257 Burleigh Grimes+ 1377
1929 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Pete Alexander+ 20819 Dolly Gray 1310
1930 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Pete Alexander+ 20928 George Earnshaw 1299
1931 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Eppa Rixey+ 17879 Rube Walberg 1248
1932 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Eppa Rixey+ 18337 Alvin Crowder 1356
1933 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Eppa Rixey+ 18754 Bump Hadley 1365
1934 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Burleigh Grimes+ 17959 Van Mungo 1329
1935 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Sam Jones 16699 Wes Ferrell 1391
1936 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Waite Hoyt+ 15217 Wes Ferrell 1341
1937 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Waite Hoyt+ 16045 Claude Passeau 1276
1938 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Waite Hoyt+ 16123 Bobo Newsom 1475
1939 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Earl Whitehill 15795 Bucky Walters 1283
1940 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Red Ruffing+ 16182 Bob Feller+ 1304
1941 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Red Ruffing+ 16953 Bob Feller+ 1466
1942 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Red Ruffing+ 17737 Jim Tobin 1224
1943 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Red Ruffing+ 17737 Al Javery 1286
1944 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Red Ruffing+ 17737 Dizzy Trout 1421
1945 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Red Ruffing+ 18101 Hal Newhouser+ 1261
1946 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Red Ruffing+ 18344 Bob Feller+ 1512
1947 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Red Ruffing+ 18579 Bob Feller+ 1218
1948 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bobo Newsom 16016 Johnny Sain 1313
1949 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bobo Newsom 16016 Warren Spahn+ 1258
1950 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bobo Newsom 16016 Vern Bickford 1325
1951 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bobo Newsom 16016 Warren Spahn+ 1289
1952 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bobo Newsom 16280 Robin Roberts+ 1310
1953 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bobo Newsom 16467 Robin Roberts+ 1412
1954 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bob Feller+ 15587 Robin Roberts+ 1331
1955 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bob Feller+ 15927 Robin Roberts+ 1256
1956 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bob Feller+ 16180 Bob Friend 1315
1957 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Early Wynn+ 14902 Bob Friend 1148
1958 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Early Wynn+ 15918 Warren Spahn+ 1176
1959 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Early Wynn+ 16994 Warren Spahn+ 1203
1960 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Early Wynn+ 18018 Larry Jackson 1173
1961 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Early Wynn+ 18475 Whitey Ford+ 1159
1962 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Early Wynn+ 19185 Don Drysdale+ 1289
1963 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Warren Spahn+ 19942 Juan Marichal+ 1270
1964 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Warren Spahn+ 20701 Don Drysdale+ 1264
1965 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Warren Spahn+ 21547 Sandy Koufax+ 1297
1966 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Robin Roberts+ 19174 Sandy Koufax+ 1274
1967 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Curt Simmons 14144 Jim Bunning+ 1216
1968 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Don Drysdale+ 13830 Juan Marichal+ 1307
1969 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Jim Bunning+ 14197 Gaylord Perry+ 1345
1970 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Jim Bunning+ 15134 Gaylord Perry+ 1336
1971 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Jim Bunning+ 15618 Mickey Lolich 1538
1972 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bob Gibson+ 13738 Wilbur Wood 1490
1973 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bob Gibson+ 14528 Wilbur Wood 1531
1974 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bob Gibson+ 15569 Nolan Ryan+ 1392
1975 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Bob Gibson+ 16068 Catfish Hunter+ 1294
1976 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Jim Kaat 16155 Jim Palmer+ 1256
1977 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Jim Kaat 16864 Phil Niekro+ 1428
1978 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Gaylord Perry+ 17728 Phil Niekro+ 1389
1979 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Gaylord Perry+ 18691 Phil Niekro+ 1436
1980 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Gaylord Perry+ 19575 Steve Carlton+ 1228
1981 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Gaylord Perry+ 20219 Dennis Leonard 837
1982 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Gaylord Perry+ 21142 Steve Carlton+ 1193
1983 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Gaylord Perry+ 21953 Jack Morris 1204
1984 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Phil Niekro+ 20134 Charlie Hough 1133
1985 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Phil Niekro+ 21089 Bert Blyleven 1203
1986 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Phil Niekro+ 22040 Mike Moore 1145
1987 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Phil Niekro+ 22677 Charlie Hough 1231
1988 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Steve Carlton+ 21683 Dave Stewart 1156
1989 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Nolan Ryan+ 20108 Frank Viola 1082
1990 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Nolan Ryan+ 20926 Dave Stewart 1088
1991 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Nolan Ryan+ 21609 Roger Clemens 1077
1992 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Nolan Ryan+ 22284 Kevin Brown 1108
1993 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Nolan Ryan+ 22575 Cal Eldred 1087
1994 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Charlie Hough 16170 Greg Maddux 774
1995 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Dennis Martinez 15636 David Cone 954
1996 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Dennis Martinez 16119 Pat Hentgen 1100
1997 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Dennis Martinez 16358 Pat Hentgen 1085
1998 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Dennis Martinez 16754 Scott Erickson 1102
1999 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 14211 Randy Johnson 1079
2000 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 15089 Jon Lieber 1047
2001 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 16007 Curt Schilling 1021
2002 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 16775 Randy Johnson 1035
2003 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 17653 Roy Halladay 1071
2004 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 18531 Livan Hernandez 1053
2005 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 19369 Livan Hernandez 1065
2006 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 19820 Aaron Harang 993
2007 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Roger Clemens 20240 Brandon Webb 975
2008 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Greg Maddux 20421 C.C. Sabathia 1023
2009 Cy Young+ 30058 Will White 2906 Randy Johnson 17067 Justin Verlander 982

Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:  Single-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Yearly League