Active Leaders & Records for Batters Faced
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batters Faced | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (21, 43) | 14626 | 3571.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (19, 41) | 12089 | 2985.0 | R |
| 3. | Patrick Corbin (14, 36) | 9079 | 2108.2 | L |
| 4. | Jose Quintana (15, 37) | 8993 | 2142.1 | L |
| 5. | Chris Sale (16, 37) | 8708 | 2162.1 | L |
| 6. | Kevin Gausman (14, 35) | 8335 | 1998.0 | R |
| 7. | Sonny Gray (14, 36) | 8235 | 1987.1 | R |
| 8. | Gerrit Cole (13, 35) | 7973 | 1982.0 | R |
| 9. | Nathan Eovaldi (15, 36) | 7487 | 1789.2 | R |
| 10. | Aaron Nola (12, 33) | 7372 | 1791.1 | R |
| 11. | Zack Wheeler (12, 36) | 7322 | 1791.0 | R |
| 12. | Martín Pérez (15, 35) | 7315 | 1693.2 | L |
| 13. | Yu Darvish (13, 39) | 7305 | 1778.0 | R |
| 14. | Michael Wacha (14, 34) | 7228 | 1721.1 | R |
| 15. | Carlos Carrasco (17, 39) | 7127 | 1700.1 | R |
| 16. | José Berríos (10, 32) | 6607 | 1571.2 | R |
| 17. | Robbie Ray (13, 34) | 6434 | 1520.2 | L |
| 18. | Jacob deGrom (13, 38) | 6350 | 1616.1 | R |
| 19. | Luis Castillo (10, 33) | 6122 | 1477.1 | R |
| 20. | Eduardo Rodríguez (11, 33) | 5942 | 1393.0 | L |
| 21. | Kyle Freeland (10, 33) | 5745 | 1319.0 | L |
| 22. | Chris Bassitt (12, 37) | 5671 | 1335.0 | R |
| 23. | Taijuan Walker (14, 33) | 5538 | 1300.2 | R |
| 24. | Carlos Rodón (12, 33) | 5529 | 1318.0 | L |
| 25. | Miles Mikolas (11, 37) | 5503 | 1320.1 | R |
| 26. | Sean Manaea (11, 34) | 5433 | 1299.1 | L |
| 27. | Jameson Taillon (10, 34) | 5415 | 1304.2 | R |
| 28. | Nick Pivetta (10, 33) | 5173 | 1227.0 | R |
| 29. | Germán Márquez (11, 31) | 5035 | 1176.0 | R |
| 30. | Lucas Giolito (10, 31) | 4991 | 1184.1 | R |
| 31. | Sandy Alcantara (9, 30) | 4857 | 1178.2 | R |
| 32. | Framber Valdez (9, 32) | 4850 | 1164.1 | L |
| 33. | Blake Snell (11, 33) | 4809 | 1161.0 | L |
| 34. | Luis Severino (11, 32) | 4759 | 1134.2 | R |
| 35. | Matthew Boyd (12, 35) | 4714 | 1112.0 | L |
| 36. | Logan Webb (8, 29) | 4658 | 1137.2 | R |
| 37. | Max Fried (10, 32) | 4655 | 1141.1 | L |
| 38. | Dylan Cease (8, 30) | 4607 | 1088.1 | R |
| 39. | Michael Lorenzen (12, 34) | 4556 | 1066.2 | R |
| 40. | Zach Eflin (11, 32) | 4518 | 1077.1 | R |
| 41. | Steven Matz (12, 35) | 4495 | 1053.2 | L |
| 42. | Zac Gallen (8, 30) | 4479 | 1083.0 | R |
| 43. | Merrill Kelly (8, 37) | 4452 | 1078.0 | R |
| 44. | Seth Lugo (11, 36) | 4432 | 1072.1 | R |
| 45. | Jack Flaherty (10, 30) | 4426 | 1056.1 | R |
| 46. | Yusei Kikuchi (8, 35) | 4385 | 1019.0 | L |
| Joe Musgrove (9, 33) | 4385 | 1056.0 | R | |
| 48. | Trevor Williams (10, 34) | 4361 | 1009.0 | R |
| 49. | Nick Martinez (9, 35) | 4327 | 1023.0 | R |
| 50. | Freddy Peralta (9, 30) | 4210 | 1014.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batters Faced | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Mitch Keller (8, 30) | 4171 | 960.1 | R |
| 52. | Pablo López (8, 30) | 3995 | 965.0 | R |
| 53. | Drew Pomeranz (13, 37) | 3979 | 931.1 | L |
| 54. | Brady Singer (7, 29) | 3954 | 921.0 | R |
| 55. | Shelby Miller (13, 35) | 3924 | 921.2 | R |
| 56. | Marco Gonzales (10, 34) | 3920 | 926.2 | L |
| 57. | Corbin Burnes (8, 31) | 3914 | 968.0 | R |
| 58. | Antonio Senzatela (10, 31) | 3778 | 861.1 | R |
| 59. | Walker Buehler (9, 31) | 3754 | 907.0 | R |
| 60. | Kenley Jansen (17, 38) | 3745 | 943.1 | R |
| 61. | Logan Gilbert (6, 29) | 3723 | 922.0 | R |
| 62. | Jakob Junis (10, 33) | 3718 | 876.1 | R |
| 63. | Cal Quantrill (8, 31) | 3702 | 866.0 | R |
| 64. | Jordan Montgomery (8, 33) | 3671 | 872.0 | L |
| 65. | Erick Fedde (9, 33) | 3650 | 838.2 | R |
| 66. | Reynaldo López (11, 32) | 3637 | 861.0 | R |
| 67. | Erasmo Ramírez (14, 36) | 3607 | 860.0 | R |
| 68. | Ryan Yarbrough (9, 34) | 3580 | 858.1 | L |
| 69. | Shane Bieber (8, 31) | 3574 | 883.1 | R |
| 70. | Brad Keller (9, 30) | 3547 | 820.1 | R |
| 71. | Ranger Suarez (9, 30) | 3483 | 832.0 | L |
| 72. | Lance McCullers Jr. (9, 32) | 3463 | 813.1 | R |
| 73. | Adrian Houser (10, 33) | 3440 | 799.2 | R |
| 74. | Aroldis Chapman (17, 38) | 3427 | 843.0 | L |
| 75. | Craig Kimbrel (17, 38) | 3382 | 838.2 | R |
| 76. | Tyler Mahle (10, 31) | 3371 | 791.2 | R |
| 77. | Mike Clevinger (9, 35) | 3349 | 809.2 | R |
| 78. | Aaron Civale (8, 31) | 3338 | 797.0 | R |
| 79. | Vince Velasquez (10, 34) | 3303 | 766.0 | R |
| 80. | Jesús Luzardo (8, 28) | 3268 | 781.1 | L |
| 81. | Luke Weaver (11, 32) | 3254 | 755.0 | R |
| 82. | Eric Lauer (8, 31) | 3253 | 760.0 | L |
| 83. | Tarik Skubal (7, 29) | 3243 | 814.2 | L |
| 84. | Tyler Glasnow (11, 32) | 3233 | 793.2 | R |
| 85. | Brandon Woodruff (9, 33) | 3105 | 775.0 | R |
| 86. | Raisel Iglesias (12, 36) | 3051 | 759.1 | R |
| 87. | Austin Gomber (7, 32) | 3041 | 705.2 | L |
| 88. | George Kirby (5, 28) | 2976 | 727.2 | R |
| 89. | David Peterson (7, 30) | 2970 | 686.2 | L |
| 90. | Aaron Sanchez (8, 33) | 2958 | 685.0 | R |
| 91. | Joe Ryan (6, 30) | 2955 | 728.2 | R |
| 92. | Colin Rea (8, 35) | 2894 | 680.0 | R |
| 93. | Dean Kremer (7, 30) | 2879 | 682.2 | R |
| 94. | Michael Fulmer (8, 33) | 2850 | 679.2 | R |
| 95. | Zack Littell (9, 30) | 2826 | 673.2 | R |
| 96. | Bailey Ober (6, 30) | 2797 | 684.1 | R |
| 97. | Liam Hendriks (14, 37) | 2766 | 663.2 | R |
| 98. | Chris Paddack (8, 30) | 2689 | 634.2 | R |
| 99. | Griffin Canning (7, 30) | 2685 | 626.1 | R |
| 100. | Brent Suter (11, 36) | 2661 | 640.0 | L |
