Active Leaders & Records for Batters Faced
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batters Faced | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (19, 41) | 13570 | 3331.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (16, 39) | 11452 | 2834.2 | R |
| 3. | Clayton Kershaw (16, 36) | 10683 | 2712.2 | L |
| 4. | Charlie Morton (17, 40) | 8495 | 1983.1 | R |
| 5. | Lance Lynn (13, 37) | 8123 | 1914.2 | R |
| 6. | Jose Quintana (13, 35) | 7654 | 1825.0 | L |
| 7. | Patrick Corbin (12, 34) | 7508 | 1745.1 | L |
| 8. | Gerrit Cole (11, 33) | 7471 | 1859.0 | R |
| 9. | Wade Miley (14, 37) | 7464 | 1745.1 | L |
| 10. | Kyle Gibson (12, 36) | 7399 | 1727.0 | R |
| 11. | Chris Sale (14, 35) | 7275 | 1805.1 | L |
| 12. | Dallas Keuchel (12, 36) | 6876 | 1625.2 | L |
| 13. | Yu Darvish (12, 37) | 6779 | 1648.0 | R |
| 14. | Sonny Gray (12, 34) | 6592 | 1588.1 | R |
| 15. | Jordan Lyles (14, 33) | 6586 | 1509.0 | R |
| 16. | Kevin Gausman (12, 33) | 6552 | 1558.0 | R |
| 17. | Carlos Carrasco (15, 37) | 6520 | 1561.1 | R |
| 18. | Martín Pérez (13, 33) | 6378 | 1469.1 | L |
| 19. | Julio Teheran (13, 33) | 6133 | 1470.2 | R |
| 20. | Kyle Hendricks (11, 34) | 6057 | 1470.2 | R |
| 21. | Nathan Eovaldi (13, 34) | 6054 | 1431.2 | R |
| 22. | Aaron Nola (10, 31) | 5940 | 1453.1 | R |
| 23. | Zack Wheeler (10, 34) | 5840 | 1410.0 | R |
| 24. | Michael Wacha (12, 32) | 5562 | 1316.1 | R |
| 25. | Marcus Stroman (10, 33) | 5538 | 1331.1 | R |
| 26. | Alex Cobb (12, 36) | 5515 | 1311.1 | R |
| 27. | Jacob deGrom (10, 36) | 5332 | 1356.1 | R |
| 28. | Jake Odorizzi (11, 34) | 5275 | 1253.1 | R |
| 29. | José Berríos (9, 30) | 5247 | 1245.0 | R |
| 30. | Alex Wood (12, 33) | 5223 | 1240.1 | L |
| 31. | Robbie Ray (10, 32) | 5213 | 1228.0 | L |
| 32. | Danny Duffy (11, 35) | 4974 | 1172.1 | L |
| 33. | Jon Gray (10, 32) | 4843 | 1138.2 | R |
| 34. | Matt Moore (13, 35) | 4781 | 1102.2 | L |
| 35. | Eduardo Rodríguez (8, 31) | 4661 | 1100.1 | L |
| 36. | Drew Smyly (11, 35) | 4647 | 1098.2 | L |
| 37. | Jesse Chavez (17, 40) | 4609 | 1080.0 | R |
| 38. | Taijuan Walker (11, 31) | 4504 | 1070.2 | R |
| 39. | Luis Castillo (8, 31) | 4483 | 1083.1 | R |
| 40. | Zach Davies (9, 31) | 4481 | 1048.1 | R |
| 41. | Chase Anderson (11, 36) | 4472 | 1062.0 | R |
| 42. | Kyle Freeland (8, 31) | 4354 | 1000.0 | L |
| 43. | Sean Manaea (9, 32) | 4302 | 1027.0 | L |
| 44. | Germán Márquez (8, 29) | 4296 | 1016.0 | R |
| 45. | Lucas Giolito (8, 29) | 4260 | 1013.2 | R |
| 46. | Blake Snell (9, 31) | 4177 | 1004.1 | L |
| 47. | Joe Musgrove (9, 31) | 4112 | 987.2 | R |
| 48. | Tyler Anderson (9, 34) | 4104 | 973.2 | L |
| 49. | Chris Bassitt (10, 35) | 4037 | 965.0 | R |
| 50. | Jameson Taillon (8, 32) | 3978 | 952.2 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batters Faced | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Carlos Rodón (10, 31) | 3968 | 938.1 | L |
| 52. | Anthony DeSclafani (9, 34) | 3965 | 942.2 | R |
| 53. | Wily Peralta (10, 35) | 3949 | 911.1 | R |
| 54. | Miles Mikolas (9, 35) | 3945 | 950.2 | R |
| 55. | Steven Matz (10, 33) | 3893 | 907.2 | L |
| 56. | Tyler Chatwood (10, 34) | 3845 | 878.2 | R |
| 57. | Marco Gonzales (10, 32) | 3838 | 910.0 | L |
| 58. | Nick Pivetta (8, 31) | 3832 | 894.2 | R |
| 59. | Trevor Williams (9, 32) | 3809 | 881.1 | R |
| 60. | Andrew Heaney (11, 33) | 3715 | 871.1 | L |
| José Ureña (10, 32) | 3715 | 856.1 | R | |
| 62. | Sandy Alcántara (7, 28) | 3680 | 900.2 | R |
| 63. | Drew Pomeranz (11, 35) | 3668 | 858.1 | L |
| 64. | Kenta Maeda (8, 36) | 3658 | 889.0 | R |
| 65. | James Paxton (11, 35) | 3630 | 871.1 | L |
| 66. | Zach Eflin (9, 30) | 3627 | 866.1 | R |
| 67. | Shelby Miller (12, 33) | 3563 | 832.1 | R |
| 68. | Joe Kelly (13, 36) | 3533 | 816.0 | R |
| 69. | Erasmo Ramírez (13, 34) | 3490 | 831.1 | R |
| 70. | Shane Bieber (7, 29) | 3415 | 843.0 | R |
| 71. | Daniel Hudson (15, 37) | 3374 | 803.1 | R |
| 72. | David Robertson (16, 39) | 3373 | 819.0 | R |
| 73. | Ross Stripling (9, 34) | 3289 | 789.2 | R |
| 74. | Bryan Shaw (14, 36) | 3270 | 764.1 | R |
| 75. | Kenley Jansen (15, 36) | 3264 | 821.1 | R |
| 76. | Mike Clevinger (7, 33) | 3240 | 788.0 | R |
| 77. | Jordan Montgomery (8, 31) | 3189 | 768.0 | L |
| 78. | Merrill Kelly (6, 35) | 3187 | 775.1 | R |
| 79. | Luis Severino (9, 30) | 3138 | 754.1 | R |
| 80. | Michael Lorenzen (10, 32) | 3116 | 735.0 | R |
| 81. | Jakob Junis (8, 31) | 3094 | 717.1 | R |
| 82. | Craig Kimbrel (15, 36) | 3065 | 768.1 | R |
| 83. | Framber Valdez (7, 30) | 3028 | 724.2 | L |
| 84. | Pablo López (7, 28) | 3017 | 730.2 | R |
| Lance McCullers Jr. (7, 30) | 3017 | 718.2 | R | |
| 86. | Max Fried (8, 30) | 3009 | 735.1 | L |
| 87. | Reynaldo López (9, 30) | 2983 | 704.2 | R |
| 88. | Corbin Burnes (7, 29) | 2979 | 738.2 | R |
| 89. | Antonio Senzatela (7, 29) | 2952 | 679.2 | R |
| 90. | Brad Keller (6, 28) | 2948 | 679.0 | R |
| Adam Ottavino (14, 38) | 2948 | 696.2 | R | |
| 92. | Dylan Cease (6, 28) | 2932 | 687.2 | R |
| 93. | Jack Flaherty (8, 28) | 2914 | 697.0 | R |
| 94. | Ryan Yarbrough (7, 32) | 2899 | 692.1 | L |
| 95. | Aroldis Chapman (15, 36) | 2883 | 705.1 | L |
| 96. | Yusei Kikuchi (6, 33) | 2846 | 661.2 | L |
| 97. | Michael Fulmer (7, 31) | 2827 | 674.0 | R |
| 98. | Zac Gallen (6, 28) | 2822 | 694.1 | R |
| 99. | Nick Martinez (7, 33) | 2808 | 649.0 | R |
| 100. | Logan Webb (6, 27) | 2806 | 689.1 | R |
