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Single-Season Leaders & Records for Batters Faced
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Statistic Description: Batters Faced
Only players who finished in the top 40 for the majors in a season will appear on this list.
Leaders from the current season are only included for rate stats after July 1st.
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Will White (24) | 2906 | 1879 | R |
| 2. | Pud Galvin+ (26) | 2741 | 1883 | R |
| 3. | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (29) | 2672 | 1884 | R |
| 4. | Jim McCormick (23) | 2669 | 1880 | R |
| 5. | Guy Hecker (28) | 2649 | 1884 | R |
| 6. | John Clarkson+ (27) | 2641 | 1889 | R |
| 7. | Bill Hutchinson (32) | 2639 | 1892 | R |
| 8. | Jim Devlin (27) | 2568 | 1876 | R |
| 9. | Pud Galvin+ (27) | 2554 | 1884 | R |
| 10. | John Coleman (20) | 2546 | 1883 | R |
| 11. | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (28) | 2540 | 1883 | R |
| 12. | Tim Keefe+ (26) | 2517 | 1883 | R |
| 13. | Bill Hutchinson (30) | 2506 | 1890 | R |
| 14. | Matt Kilroy (21) | 2492 | 1887 | L |
| 15. | John Clarkson+ (23) | 2487 | 1885 | R |
| 16. | Toad Ramsey (21) | 2477 | 1886 | L |
| 17. | Matt Kilroy (20) | 2469 | 1886 | L |
| 18. | Pud Galvin+ (22) | 2436 | 1879 | R |
| 19. | Toad Ramsey (22) | 2430 | 1887 | L |
| 20. | Monte Ward+ (19) | 2425 | 1879 | R |
| 21. | Jim McCormick (25) | 2412 | 1882 | R |
| 22. | Lee Richmond (23) | 2410 | 1880 | L |
| 23. | Mickey Welch+ (20) | 2387 | 1880 | R |
| 24. | Charlie Buffinton (23) | 2383 | 1884 | R |
| 25. | Amos Rusie+ (19) | 2379 | 1890 | R |
| 26. | Bill Hutchinson (31) | 2371 | 1891 | R |
| 27. | Mickey Welch+ (24) | 2370 | 1884 | R |
| 28. | Will White (28) | 2367 | 1883 | R |
| 29. | Tony Mullane (25) | 2364 | 1884 | |
| 30. | Monte Ward+ (20) | 2351 | 1880 | R |
| 31. | Jim McCormick (27) | 2336 | 1884 | R |
| 32. | Jim Devlin (28) | 2328 | 1877 | R |
| 33. | Bobby Mathews (24) | 2327 | 1876 | R |
| 34. | Jim McCormick (22) | 2325 | 1879 | R |
| 35. | Ed Morris (22) | 2321 | 1885 | L |
| 36. | Amos Rusie+ (21) | 2314 | 1892 | R |
| 37. | Jim Whitney (23) | 2301 | 1881 | R |
| 38. | Silver King (20) | 2286 | 1888 | R |
| 39. | Mark Baldwin (25) | 2275 | 1889 | R |
| 40. | Bill Sweeney (26) | 2270 | 1884 | R |
| 41. | George Bradley (23) | 2269 | 1876 | R |
| 42. | Hardie Henderson (22) | 2268 | 1885 | R |
| 43. | Tony Mullane (27) | 2258 | 1886 | |
| 44. | Ed Morris (23) | 2252 | 1886 | L |
| 45. | Jersey Bakley (24) | 2251 | 1888 | R |
| 46. | Dupee Shaw (25) | 2244 | 1884 | L |
| 47. | Mark Baldwin (26) | 2242 | 1890 | R |
| 48. | Frank Mountain (23) | 2230 | 1883 | R |
| 49. | Al Spalding+ (25) | 2219 | 1876 | R |
| 50. | Will White (25) | 2217 | 1880 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| 51. | Phenomenal Smith (22) | 2204 | 1887 | L |
| 52. | Sadie McMahon (22) | 2197 | 1890 | R |
| 53. | Billy Taylor (29) | 2195 | 1884 | R |
| 54. | Tommy Bond (23) | 2189 | 1879 | R |
| 55. | Larry McKeon (18) | 2185 | 1884 | |
| 56. | John Clarkson+ (25) | 2183 | 1887 | R |
| 57. | Larry Corcoran (24) | 2180 | 1884 | R |
| 58. | Terry Larkin (23) | 2176 | 1879 | R |
| 59. | Tim Keefe+ (29) | 2173 | 1886 | R |
| 60. | George Bradley (26) | 2170 | 1879 | R |
| 61. | Amos Rusie+ (20) | 2167 | 1891 | R |
| 62. | Tommy Bond (21) | 2165 | 1877 | R |
| 63. | Kid Gleason (23) | 2163 | 1890 | R |
| 64. | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (31) | 2162 | 1886 | R |
| 65. | Tommy Bond (22) | 2159 | 1878 | R |
| 66. | Sadie McMahon (23) | 2155 | 1891 | R |
| 67. | Bob Barr (33) | 2152 | 1890 | R |
| 68. | Mickey Welch+ (26) | 2151 | 1886 | R |
| 69. | Jim McCormick (24) | 2145 | 1881 | R |
| 70. | Larry Corcoran (20) | 2133 | 1880 | R |
| 71. | Terry Larkin (21) | 2132 | 1877 | R |
| 72. | Ed Beatin (23) | 2127 | 1890 | L |
| 73. | Amos Rusie+ (22) | 2111 | 1893 | R |
| 74. | Terry Larkin (22) | 2105 | 1878 | R |
| 75. | George Derby (23) | 2101 | 1881 | R |
| Jim Whitney (25) | 2101 | 1883 | R | |
| 77. | Dave Foutz (29) | 2091 | 1886 | R |
| 78. | Ed Seward (21) | 2085 | 1888 | R |
| 79. | Henry Porter (30) | 2084 | 1888 | R |
| 80. | Tommy Bond (24) | 2082 | 1880 | R |
| 81. | Hugh Daily (36) | 2076 | 1884 | R |
| 82. | Matt Kilroy (23) | 2070 | 1889 | L |
| 83. | Guy Hecker (27) | 2056 | 1883 | R |
| 84. | Adonis Terry (19) | 2049 | 1884 | R |
| 85. | Gus Weyhing (20) | 2042 | 1887 | R |
| 86. | Larry Corcoran (23) | 2041 | 1883 | R |
| 87. | Pud Galvin+ (24) | 2037 | 1881 | R |
| 88. | Henry Porter (27) | 2035 | 1885 | R |
| 89. | John Clarkson+ (26) | 2029 | 1888 | R |
| 90. | Frank Killen (21) | 2028 | 1892 | L |
| 91. | Phil Knell (26) | 2017 | 1891 | L |
| 92. | Gus Weyhing (25) | 2005 | 1892 | R |
| 93. | Jack Lynch (27) | 2002 | 1884 | R |
| Al Mays (22) | 2002 | 1887 | ||
| Ed Morris (25) | 2002 | 1888 | L | |
| 96. | Lee Richmond (24) | 1992 | 1881 | L |
| 97. | Ed Seward (20) | 1990 | 1887 | R |
| 98. | Guy Hecker (29) | 1988 | 1885 | R |
| Silver King (22) | 1988 | 1890 | R | |
| 100. | Ted Breitenstein (25) | 1987 | 1894 | L |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| 101. | Will White (29) | 1986 | 1884 | R |
| 102. | Mark Baldwin (28) | 1983 | 1892 | R |
| 103. | John Clarkson+ (29) | 1982 | 1891 | R |
| 104. | Tim Keefe+ (30) | 1981 | 1887 | R |
| 105. | Harry McCormick (23) | 1975 | 1879 | R |
| Will White (27) | 1975 | 1882 | R | |
| 107. | Bob Emslie (25) | 1971 | 1884 | R |
| 108. | Pud Galvin+ (23) | 1969 | 1880 | R |
| 109. | Fleury Sullivan (22) | 1967 | 1884 | |
| 110. | Silver King (21) | 1966 | 1889 | R |
| 111. | Mickey Welch+ (25) | 1963 | 1885 | R |
| 112. | Gus Weyhing (22) | 1959 | 1889 | R |
| Gus Weyhing (24) | 1959 | 1891 | R | |
| 114. | Bert Cunningham (22) | 1952 | 1888 | R |
| 115. | Tim Keefe+ (27) | 1950 | 1884 | R |
| 116. | Bob Caruthers (21) | 1948 | 1885 | R |
| 117. | Mark Baldwin (27) | 1944 | 1891 | R |
| 118. | Will White (23) | 1939 | 1878 | R |
| 119. | Kid Carsey (18) | 1937 | 1891 | R |
| 120. | Lady Baldwin (27) | 1936 | 1886 | L |
| Ted Breitenstein (26) | 1936 | 1895 | L | |
| 122. | Tony Mullane (23) | 1927 | 1882 | |
| 123. | Stump Wiedman (25) | 1924 | 1886 | R |
| 124. | Jack Lynch (29) | 1918 | 1886 | R |
| 125. | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (27) | 1916 | 1882 | R |
| Jack Stivetts (23) | 1916 | 1891 | R | |
| 127. | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (32) | 1915 | 1887 | R |
| 128. | John Clarkson+ (24) | 1914 | 1886 | R |
| 129. | Amos Rusie+ (23) | 1910 | 1894 | R |
| 130. | Charlie Sweeney (21) | 1909 | 1884 | R |
| 131. | Pud Galvin+ (25) | 1900 | 1882 | R |
| Hardie Henderson (21) | 1900 | 1884 | R | |
| 133. | Pud Galvin+ (30) | 1897 | 1887 | R |
| 134. | Kid Nichols+ (22) | 1893 | 1892 | R |
| 135. | Pink Hawley (22) | 1892 | 1895 | R |
| 136. | Jim Whitney (27) | 1887 | 1885 | R |
| 137. | Bob Caruthers (25) | 1880 | 1889 | R |
| 138. | Lee Richmond (25) | 1876 | 1882 | L |
| 139. | Tony Mullane (24) | 1875 | 1883 | |
| 140. | Mike Smith (19) | 1872 | 1887 | L |
| 141. | Tony Mullane (32) | 1870 | 1891 | |
| 142. | Henry Porter (28) | 1864 | 1886 | R |
| 143. | Kid Gleason (24) | 1859 | 1891 | R |
| 144. | Bob Barr (27) | 1853 | 1884 | R |
| 145. | Frank Killen (25) | 1850 | 1896 | L |
| 146. | Cy Young+ (24) | 1848 | 1891 | R |
| 147. | Cy Young+ (25) | 1847 | 1892 | R |
| 148. | Charlie Ferguson (21) | 1844 | 1884 | R |
| 149. | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (30) | 1841 | 1885 | R |
| 150. | Henry Gruber (26) | 1839 | 1890 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| 151. | Charlie Buffinton (24) | 1838 | 1885 | R |
| 152. | Jack Stivetts (22) | 1837 | 1890 | R |
| Parke Swartzel (23) | 1837 | 1889 | R | |
| 154. | George Cobb (26) | 1836 | 1892 | L |
| 155. | Mickey Welch+ (23) | 1829 | 1883 | R |
| 156. | Ice Box Chamberlain (23) | 1822 | 1891 | R |
| 157. | Pud Galvin+ (29) | 1820 | 1886 | R |
| 158. | Kid Nichols+ (23) | 1817 | 1893 | R |
| 159. | Guy Hecker (30) | 1815 | 1886 | R |
| 160. | Silver King (24) | 1814 | 1892 | R |
| 161. | Billy Crowell (21) | 1812 | 1887 | R |
| 162. | Pud Galvin+ (31) | 1809 | 1888 | R |
| 163. | Ice Box Chamberlain (21) | 1808 | 1889 | R |
| 164. | Cy Young+ (26) | 1806 | 1893 | R |
| 165. | Jouett Meekin (27) | 1805 | 1894 | R |
| Kid Nichols+ (21) | 1805 | 1891 | R | |
| 167. | Harry Staley (22) | 1798 | 1889 | R |
| 168. | Ed Daily (22) | 1797 | 1885 | R |
| 169. | Ice Box Chamberlain (24) | 1796 | 1892 | R |
| 170. | Gus Weyhing (23) | 1791 | 1890 | R |
| 171. | Kid Nichols+ (24) | 1790 | 1894 | R |
| 172. | Bobby Mathews (32) | 1788 | 1884 | R |
| 173. | Joe McGinnity+ (32) | 1786 | 1903 | R |
| 174. | Frank Killen (22) | 1784 | 1893 | L |
| 175. | Pink Hawley (21) | 1782 | 1894 | R |
| 176. | Cy Young+ (27) | 1777 | 1894 | R |
| 177. | Sadie McMahon (24) | 1774 | 1892 | R |
| 178. | Jack Stivetts (24) | 1773 | 1892 | R |
| 179. | Frank Foreman (26) | 1768 | 1889 | L |
| 180. | Bobby Mathews (33) | 1766 | 1885 | R |
| 181. | Tony Mullane (28) | 1763 | 1887 | |
| 182. | Stump Wiedman (22) | 1762 | 1883 | R |
| 183. | Kid Gleason (26) | 1758 | 1893 | R |
| 184. | Kid Nichols+ (20) | 1755 | 1890 | R |
| Ed Walsh+ (27) | 1755 | 1908 | R | |
| 186. | Jersey Bakley (20) | 1752 | 1884 | R |
| Tom Vickery (23) | 1752 | 1890 | R | |
| 188. | Kid Gleason (25) | 1749 | 1892 | R |
| Scott Stratton (20) | 1749 | 1890 | R | |
| 190. | Al Atkinson (25) | 1743 | 1886 | R |
| Jim Whitney (24) | 1743 | 1882 | R | |
| 192. | Dupee Shaw (26) | 1740 | 1885 | L |
| 193. | Cy Young+ (29) | 1739 | 1896 | R |
| 194. | Sam Weaver (27) | 1729 | 1883 | R |
| 195. | Tim Keefe+ (31) | 1723 | 1888 | R |
| 196. | Jack Chesbro+ (30) | 1720 | 1904 | R |
| 197. | George Bradley (24) | 1719 | 1877 | R |
| 198. | Jim Whitney (29) | 1718 | 1887 | R |
| 199. | Jack Taylor (25) | 1713 | 1898 | R |
| 200. | Mickey Welch+ (28) | 1710 | 1888 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| 201. | John Harkins (25) | 1709 | 1884 | R |
| 202. | Jesse Duryea (29) | 1704 | 1889 | R |
| 203. | Ed Morris (21) | 1703 | 1884 | L |
| 204. | Frank Dwyer (23) | 1699 | 1891 | R |
| 205. | Tony Mullane (34) | 1698 | 1893 | |
| 206. | Pretzels Getzien (24) | 1697 | 1888 | R |
| Stump Wiedman (21) | 1697 | 1882 | R | |
| 208. | Tim Keefe+ (24) | 1693 | 1881 | R |
| Silver King (23) | 1693 | 1891 | R | |
| 210. | Jim Whitney (28) | 1691 | 1886 | R |
| 211. | Amos Rusie+ (24) | 1690 | 1895 | R |
| 212. | Fred Goldsmith (27) | 1683 | 1883 | R |
| Brickyard Kennedy (25) | 1683 | 1893 | R | |
| 214. | Hank O'Day+ (28) | 1680 | 1888 | R |
| 215. | Gus Weyhing (21) | 1673 | 1888 | R |
| 216. | Ad Gumbert (23) | 1667 | 1892 | R |
| 217. | Silver King (19) | 1666 | 1887 | R |
| 218. | Al Atkinson (23) | 1664 | 1884 | R |
| 219. | John Clarkson+ (28) | 1663 | 1890 | R |
| Ed Crane (29) | 1663 | 1891 | R | |
| 221. | Kid Nichols+ (25) | 1661 | 1895 | R |
| 222. | Dan Casey (24) | 1660 | 1887 | L |
| George Haddock (25) | 1660 | 1892 | R | |
| 224. | Dave Foutz (28) | 1659 | 1885 | R |
| 225. | John Clarkson+ (30) | 1658 | 1892 | R |
| 226. | Charlie Ferguson (22) | 1657 | 1885 | R |
| 227. | Billy Rhines (21) | 1656 | 1890 | R |
| 228. | Ted Breitenstein (24) | 1655 | 1893 | L |
| 229. | Bill Carrick (25) | 1654 | 1899 | R |
| Hank Gastright (25) | 1654 | 1890 | R | |
| 231. | Red Ehret (20) | 1653 | 1889 | R |
| 232. | Pink Hawley (23) | 1652 | 1896 | R |
| Jumbo McGinnis (28) | 1652 | 1882 | ||
| Vic Willis+ (26) | 1652 | 1902 | R | |
| 235. | Henry Boyle (28) | 1650 | 1889 | R |
| Larry Corcoran (21) | 1650 | 1881 | R | |
| 237. | Harry Staley (23) | 1646 | 1890 | R |
| 238. | Win Mercer (22) | 1645 | 1896 | R |
| 239. | Brickyard Kennedy (26) | 1644 | 1894 | R |
| 240. | Ed Crane (30) | 1643 | 1892 | R |
| 241. | Charlie Buffinton (28) | 1640 | 1889 | R |
| Pretzels Getzien (22) | 1640 | 1886 | R | |
| 243. | Hardie Henderson (20) | 1638 | 1883 | R |
| 244. | Fred Goldsmith (26) | 1637 | 1882 | R |
| 245. | Joe McGinnity+ (30) | 1631 | 1901 | R |
| Lee Viau (22) | 1631 | 1889 | R | |
| 247. | Dupee Shaw (27) | 1630 | 1886 | L |
| 248. | Egyptian Healy (23) | 1629 | 1890 | R |
| 249. | Pud Galvin+ (28) | 1627 | 1885 | R |
| 250. | Billy Rhines (22) | 1625 | 1891 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| 251. | Tommy Bond (20) | 1623 | 1876 | R |
| 252. | Ed Walsh+ (26) | 1622 | 1907 | R |
| 253. | Jack Taylor (23) | 1621 | 1896 | R |
| 254. | Bill Hutchinson (33) | 1620 | 1893 | R |
| 255. | Lee Viau (21) | 1618 | 1888 | R |
| 256. | Dan Casey (27) | 1612 | 1890 | L |
| Red Donahue (24) | 1612 | 1897 | R | |
| 258. | George Haddock (24) | 1611 | 1891 | R |
| Togie Pittinger (30) | 1611 | 1902 | R | |
| 260. | Bobby Mathews (31) | 1609 | 1883 | R |
| 261. | Adonis Terry (25) | 1608 | 1890 | R |
| 262. | Mickey Welch+ (29) | 1607 | 1889 | R |
| 263. | Jack Lynch (28) | 1606 | 1885 | R |
| Ed Stein (22) | 1606 | 1892 | R | |
| 265. | Tom Lovett (27) | 1604 | 1891 | |
| 266. | Duke Esper (25) | 1599 | 1893 | L |
| Doc Landis (27) | 1599 | 1882 | ||
| 268. | Frank Dwyer (26) | 1594 | 1894 | R |
| Chick Fraser (22) | 1594 | 1896 | R | |
| Jack Powell (24) | 1594 | 1899 | R | |
| 271. | Frank Foreman (28) | 1593 | 1891 | L |
| 272. | Kid Carsey (22) | 1591 | 1895 | R |
| Nig Cuppy (22) | 1591 | 1892 | R | |
| 274. | George Derby (24) | 1590 | 1882 | R |
| 275. | Tom Lovett (26) | 1589 | 1890 | |
| Sam Weaver (22) | 1589 | 1878 | R | |
| 277. | Tim Keefe+ (25) | 1588 | 1882 | R |
| Joe McGinnity+ (33) | 1588 | 1904 | R | |
| 279. | Charlie Buffinton (27) | 1586 | 1888 | R |
| Pete Conway (21) | 1586 | 1888 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (26) | 1586 | 1893 | R | |
| 282. | Charlie Ferguson (23) | 1582 | 1886 | R |
| 283. | Bob Caruthers (22) | 1581 | 1886 | R |
| Jumbo McGinnis (29) | 1581 | 1883 | ||
| Cy Seymour (25) | 1581 | 1898 | L | |
| 286. | Tony Mullane (29) | 1580 | 1888 | |
| Ed Stein (24) | 1580 | 1894 | R | |
| 288. | Hugh Daily (35) | 1578 | 1883 | R |
| Pretzels Getzien (23) | 1578 | 1887 | R | |
| 290. | Red Ehret (25) | 1577 | 1894 | R |
| Tim Keefe+ (28) | 1577 | 1885 | R | |
| Bill Wise (23) | 1577 | 1884 | ||
| 293. | Henry Gruber (27) | 1576 | 1891 | R |
| 294. | John Keefe (22) | 1572 | 1890 | L |
| 295. | Clark Griffith+ (25) | 1570 | 1895 | R |
| 296. | Bob Caruthers (24) | 1569 | 1888 | R |
| 297. | Sadie McMahon (25) | 1568 | 1893 | R |
| George Mullin (23) | 1568 | 1904 | R | |
| 299. | Dan Casey (23) | 1566 | 1886 | L |
| 300. | Sam Leever (27) | 1564 | 1899 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| Kid Nichols+ (26) | 1564 | 1896 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (31) | 1564 | 1898 | R | |
| 303. | Tim Keefe+ (32) | 1563 | 1889 | R |
| Sam Weaver (26) | 1563 | 1882 | R | |
| 305. | Bert Cunningham (24) | 1562 | 1890 | R |
| Sam Kimber (31) | 1562 | 1884 | R | |
| Win Mercer (20) | 1562 | 1894 | R | |
| 308. | Cinders O'Brien (22) | 1560 | 1889 | R |
| 309. | George Hemming (25) | 1555 | 1894 | R |
| 310. | Jersey Bakley (26) | 1550 | 1890 | R |
| 311. | John Ewing (26) | 1549 | 1889 | R |
| 312. | George Uhle (24) | 1548 | 1923 | R |
| Lee Viau (24) | 1548 | 1891 | R | |
| 314. | Henry Boyle (24) | 1547 | 1885 | R |
| 315. | Jack Powell (29) | 1546 | 1904 | R |
| 316. | Oscar Jones (24) | 1543 | 1904 | R |
| 317. | Jack Stivetts (26) | 1542 | 1894 | R |
| 318. | George Hemming (24) | 1541 | 1893 | R |
| 319. | Ben Sanders (24) | 1539 | 1889 | R |
| 320. | Mickey Lolich (30) | 1538 | 1971 | L |
| 321. | Ed Crane (28) | 1537 | 1890 | R |
| 322. | Mike Morrison (20) | 1536 | 1887 | R |
| Ben Sanders (25) | 1536 | 1890 | R | |
| 324. | Pretzels Getzien (25) | 1535 | 1889 | R |
| Egyptian Healy (20) | 1535 | 1887 | R | |
| 326. | Mickey Welch+ (21) | 1534 | 1881 | R |
| 327. | Dave Foutz (30) | 1533 | 1887 | R |
| 328. | Ed Walsh+ (31) | 1532 | 1912 | R |
| 329. | Bill Hart (30) | 1531 | 1896 | R |
| Wilbur Wood (31) | 1531 | 1973 | L | |
| 331. | Pete Alexander+ (30) | 1529 | 1917 | R |
| 332. | Al Mays (21) | 1528 | 1886 | |
| Kid Nichols+ (28) | 1528 | 1898 | R | |
| 334. | Hank O'Day+ (30) | 1526 | 1890 | R |
| 335. | Doc McJames (23) | 1525 | 1898 | R |
| 336. | Noodles Hahn (22) | 1524 | 1901 | L |
| 337. | Bill Stemmyer (21) | 1520 | 1886 | R |
| Cy Young+ (31) | 1520 | 1898 | R | |
| 339. | Joe McGinnity+ (28) | 1519 | 1899 | R |
| 340. | Dummy Taylor (26) | 1518 | 1901 | R |
| Cy Young+ (28) | 1518 | 1895 | R | |
| 342. | Win Mercer (23) | 1517 | 1897 | R |
| 343. | Ed Daily (27) | 1516 | 1890 | R |
| 344. | Brickyard Kennedy (29) | 1513 | 1897 | R |
| 345. | Charlie Buffinton (30) | 1512 | 1891 | R |
| Bob Feller+ (27) | 1512 | 1946 | R | |
| 347. | Dad Clarke (31) | 1510 | 1896 | R |
| Bert Cunningham (32) | 1510 | 1898 | R | |
| Nig Cuppy (25) | 1510 | 1895 | R | |
| Denny Driscoll (27) | 1510 | 1883 | L | |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| Red Ehret (21) | 1510 | 1890 | R | |
| 352. | Bill Dinneen (26) | 1508 | 1902 | R |
| 353. | Cy Young+ (35) | 1506 | 1902 | R |
| 354. | Togie Pittinger (31) | 1505 | 1903 | R |
| 355. | Henry Porter (29) | 1504 | 1887 | R |
| 356. | Cy Falkenberg (34) | 1502 | 1914 | R |
| Christy Mathewson+ (22) | 1502 | 1903 | R | |
| 358. | Pete Alexander+ (29) | 1500 | 1916 | R |
| Clark Griffith+ (27) | 1500 | 1897 | R | |
| 360. | Nig Cuppy (26) | 1498 | 1896 | R |
| 361. | Dave Davenport (25) | 1497 | 1915 | R |
| Old Hoss Radbourn+ (35) | 1497 | 1890 | R | |
| 363. | Rube Waddell+ (27) | 1496 | 1904 | L |
| 364. | Jack Taylor (25) | 1495 | 1899 | R |
| 365. | Ted Breitenstein (27) | 1494 | 1896 | L |
| 366. | Bill Carrick (26) | 1493 | 1900 | R |
| 367. | Bill Donovan (24) | 1490 | 1901 | R |
| Kid Nichols+ (27) | 1490 | 1897 | R | |
| Wilbur Wood (30) | 1490 | 1972 | L | |
| 370. | Pud Galvin+ (32) | 1487 | 1889 | R |
| Egyptian Healy (19) | 1487 | 1886 | R | |
| 372. | Tricky Nichols (26) | 1484 | 1877 | R |
| Scott Stratton (23) | 1484 | 1893 | R | |
| 374. | Mark Baldwin (29) | 1482 | 1893 | R |
| George Pechiney (24) | 1482 | 1886 | R | |
| 376. | Toad Ramsey (23) | 1481 | 1888 | L |
| 377. | Joe McGinnity+ (29) | 1480 | 1900 | R |
| Jouett Meekin (29) | 1480 | 1896 | R | |
| 379. | Casey Patten (30) | 1478 | 1904 | L |
| 380. | Bobo Newsom (30) | 1475 | 1938 | R |
| Scott Stratton (22) | 1475 | 1892 | R | |
| Irv Young (27) | 1475 | 1905 | L | |
| 383. | Jack Neagle (26) | 1474 | 1884 | R |
| 384. | Frank Mountain (24) | 1473 | 1884 | R |
| 385. | Jack Taylor (22) | 1472 | 1895 | R |
| 386. | George Mullin (26) | 1470 | 1907 | R |
| Gus Weyhing (32) | 1470 | 1899 | R | |
| 388. | Larry Corcoran (22) | 1469 | 1882 | R |
| Frank Killen (26) | 1469 | 1897 | L | |
| Christy Mathewson+ (27) | 1469 | 1908 | R | |
| The Only Nolan (20) | 1469 | 1878 | R | |
| 392. | Mickey Hughes (21) | 1468 | 1888 | R |
| Toad Ramsey (25) | 1468 | 1890 | L | |
| Cy Young+ (32) | 1468 | 1899 | R | |
| 395. | Bob Feller+ (22) | 1466 | 1941 | R |
| Pretzels Getzien (26) | 1466 | 1890 | R | |
| Jumbo McGinnis (30) | 1466 | 1884 | ||
| Vic Willis+ (28) | 1466 | 1904 | R | |
| 399. | Mark Baldwin (23) | 1465 | 1887 | R |
| 400. | Red Faber+ (33) | 1464 | 1922 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| 401. | Chick Fraser (27) | 1463 | 1901 | R |
| 402. | Brickyard Kennedy (30) | 1461 | 1898 | R |
| John Sowders (23) | 1461 | 1890 | L | |
| 404. | Kid Carsey (20) | 1460 | 1893 | R |
| 405. | Pete Alexander+ (27) | 1459 | 1914 | R |
| 406. | Mike Smith (20) | 1456 | 1888 | L |
| 407. | Pretzels Getzien (21) | 1455 | 1885 | R |
| 408. | Win Mercer (21) | 1454 | 1895 | R |
| 409. | Jim McCormick (29) | 1449 | 1886 | R |
| Jock Menefee (26) | 1449 | 1894 | R | |
| Ed Walsh+ (30) | 1449 | 1911 | R | |
| 412. | Doc McJames (22) | 1448 | 1897 | R |
| 413. | Pete Alexander+ (33) | 1447 | 1920 | R |
| Jack Taylor (30) | 1447 | 1904 | R | |
| 415. | Bill Hill (21) | 1444 | 1896 | L |
| 416. | Bob Caruthers (23) | 1442 | 1887 | R |
| 417. | Urban Shocker (31) | 1441 | 1922 | R |
| 418. | Pete Alexander+ (24) | 1440 | 1911 | R |
| Billy Serad (21) | 1440 | 1884 | R | |
| Cy Young+ (34) | 1440 | 1901 | R | |
| 421. | John Kirby (21) | 1438 | 1886 | R |
| 422. | George Bradley (31) | 1437 | 1884 | R |
| Christy Mathewson+ (23) | 1437 | 1904 | R | |
| Jack Powell (23) | 1437 | 1898 | R | |
| Mickey Welch+ (27) | 1437 | 1887 | R | |
| 426. | Phil Niekro+ (40) | 1436 | 1979 | R |
| 427. | Pete Alexander+ (28) | 1435 | 1915 | R |
| Cy Young+ (37) | 1435 | 1904 | R | |
| 429. | Joe McGinnity+ (31) | 1434 | 1902 | R |
| 430. | Charlie Buffinton (26) | 1431 | 1887 | R |
| Jim Conway (30) | 1431 | 1889 | R | |
| 432. | Nig Cuppy (24) | 1429 | 1894 | R |
| Frank Dwyer (24) | 1429 | 1892 | R | |
| 434. | George Mullin (24) | 1428 | 1905 | R |
| Phil Niekro+ (38) | 1428 | 1977 | R | |
| Tom Parrott (26) | 1428 | 1894 | R | |
| 437. | Eddie Plank+ (28) | 1427 | 1904 | L |
| 438. | Stoney McGlynn (35) | 1426 | 1907 | R |
| 439. | Henry Boyle (26) | 1424 | 1887 | R |
| Chick Fraser (31) | 1424 | 1905 | R | |
| Bob Harmon (23) | 1424 | 1911 | R | |
| Pink Hawley (27) | 1424 | 1900 | R | |
| 443. | Jack Coombs (28) | 1422 | 1911 | R |
| Stump Wiedman (24) | 1422 | 1885 | R | |
| 445. | Jim McCormick (26) | 1421 | 1883 | R |
| Dizzy Trout (29) | 1421 | 1944 | R | |
| 447. | Pink Hawley (25) | 1420 | 1898 | R |
| 448. | Burleigh Grimes+ (29) | 1418 | 1923 | R |
| 449. | Jim McCormick (30) | 1417 | 1887 | R |
| 450. | Irv Young (28) | 1416 | 1906 | L |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Batters Faced | Year | Throws |
| 451. | Bill Carrick (27) | 1415 | 1901 | R |
| Ed Seward (22) | 1415 | 1889 | R | |
| 453. | Charlie Buffinton (22) | 1414 | 1883 | R |
| 454. | Walter Johnson+ (24) | 1413 | 1912 | R |
| Cy Young+ (30) | 1413 | 1897 | R | |
| 456. | Hank O'Day+ (24) | 1412 | 1884 | R |
| Robin Roberts+ (26) | 1412 | 1953 | R | |
| 458. | Walter Johnson+ (28) | 1410 | 1916 | R |
| Gaylord Perry+ (34) | 1410 | 1973 | R | |
| 460. | Roscoe Miller (24) | 1408 | 1901 | R |
| 461. | Matt Kilroy (22) | 1407 | 1888 | L |
| 462. | Walter Johnson+ (26) | 1406 | 1914 | R |
| 463. | George Haddock (23) | 1405 | 1890 | R |
| Bill Hart (31) | 1405 | 1897 | R | |
| 465. | Kid Madden (19) | 1404 | 1887 | L |
| 466. | Jack Stivetts (28) | 1403 | 1896 | R |
| Vic Willis+ (29) | 1403 | 1905 | R | |
| 468. | Ed Beatin (22) | 1402 | 1889 | L |
| Willie McGill (19) | 1402 | 1893 | L | |
| 470. | Egyptian Healy (21) | 1401 | 1888 | R |
| Urban Shocker (30) | 1401 | 1921 | R | |
| 472. | Carl Mays (29) | 1400 | 1921 | R |
| 473. | Vic Willis+ (23) | 1399 | 1899 | R |
| 474. | Ed Cushman (38) | 1398 | 1890 | L |
| Monte Ward+ (21) | 1398 | 1881 | R | |
| 476. | Bert Cunningham (33) | 1396 | 1899 | R |
| Al Maul (27) | 1396 | 1893 | R | |
| Adonis Terry (30) | 1396 | 1895 | R | |
| 479. | Harry Salisbury (27) | 1394 | 1882 | |
| 480. | Adonis Terry (24) | 1393 | 1889 | R |
| 481. | Ed Morris (24) | 1392 | 1887 | L |
| Nolan Ryan+ (27) | 1392 | 1974 | R | |
| 483. | Wes Ferrell (27) | 1391 | 1935 | R |
| Kid Nichols+ (29) | 1391 | 1899 | R | |
| Jack Taylor (24) | 1391 | 1897 | R | |
| 486. | Red Ehret (24) | 1390 | 1893 | R |
| 487. | Phil Niekro+ (39) | 1389 | 1978 | R |
| 488. | Togie Pittinger (32) | 1388 | 1904 | R |
| Willie Sudhoff (23) | 1388 | 1898 | R | |
| 490. | Pete Schneider (21) | 1387 | 1917 | R |
| 491. | Kid Carsey (19) | 1386 | 1892 | R |
| 492. | Jack Powell (26) | 1383 | 1901 | R |
| 493. | Fred Klobedanz (26) | 1380 | 1897 | L |
| Old Hoss Radbourn+ (26) | 1380 | 1881 | R | |
| 495. | Togie Pittinger (33) | 1378 | 1905 | R |
| Phenomenal Smith (23) | 1378 | 1888 | L | |
| 497. | Wilbur Cooper (29) | 1377 | 1921 | L |
| Burleigh Grimes+ (34) | 1377 | 1928 | R | |
| 499. | Pink Hawley (24) | 1376 | 1897 | R |
| Frank Smith (29) | 1376 | 1909 | R |
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