Yearly League Leaders & Records for Batters Faced

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Table
Year National League BF American League BF Other BF Other BF
2026Sandy Alcantara (MIA)432 Shane Baz (BAL)383
2025Logan Webb (SFG)856 Garrett Crochet* (BOS)814
2024Logan Webb (SFG)841 Seth Lugo (KCR)836
2023Miles Mikolas (STL)860 Chris Bassitt (TOR)826
2022Sandy Alcantara (MIA)886 Framber Valdez* (HOU)827
2021Zack Wheeler (PHI)849 José Berríos (2TM)781
2020Germán Márquez (COL)344 Lance Lynn (TEX)344
2019Aaron Nola (PHI)852 Lance Lynn (TEX)875
2018Max Scherzer (WSN)866 Dallas Keuchel* (HOU)874
2017Carlos Martínez (STL) • Clayton Richard* (SDP)858 Rick Porcello (BOS)885
2016Madison Bumgarner* (SFG)912 David Price* (BOS)951
2015Max Scherzer (WSN)899 Dallas Keuchel* (HOU)911
2014Johnny Cueto (CIN)961 David Price* (2TM)1009
2013Adam Wainwright (STL)956 James Shields (KCR)946
2012R.A. Dickey (NYM)927 Justin Verlander (DET)956
2011Chris Carpenter (STL)996 CC Sabathia+* (NYY)985
2010Roy Halladay+ (PHI)993 Félix Hernández (SEA)1001
2009Adam Wainwright (STL)970 Justin Verlander (DET)982
2008Johan Santana* (NYM)964 Roy Halladay+ (TOR)987
2007Brandon Webb (ARI)975 CC Sabathia+* (CLE)975
2006Aaron Harang (CIN)993 Barry Zito* (OAK)945
2005Liván Hernández (WSN)1065 Mark Buehrle* (CHW)971
2004Liván Hernández (MON)1053 Mark Buehrle* (CHW)1016
2003Liván Hernández (MON)967 Roy Halladay+ (TOR)1071
2002Randy Johnson+* (ARI)1035 Tanyon Sturtze (TBD)1008
2001Curt Schilling (ARI)1021 Jeff Weaver (DET)985
2000Jon Lieber (CHC)1047 Kenny Rogers* (TEX)998
1999Randy Johnson+* (ARI)1079 Scott Erickson (BAL)995
1998Curt Schilling (PHI)1089 Scott Erickson (BAL)1102
1997Darryl Kile (HOU)1056 Pat Hentgen (TOR)1085
1996Jaime Navarro (CHC)1007 Pat Hentgen (TOR)1100
1995Denny Neagle* (PIT)876 David Cone (2TM)954
1994Greg Maddux+ (ATL)774 Chuck Finley* (CAL)774
1993Greg Maddux+ (ATL)1064 Cal Eldred (MIL)1087
1992Greg Maddux+ (CHC)1061 Kevin Brown (TEX)1108
1991Greg Maddux+ (CHC)1070 Roger Clemens (BOS)1077
1990Frank Viola* (NYM)1016 Dave Stewart (OAK)1088
1989Orel Hershiser (LAD)1047 Dave Stewart (OAK)1081
1988Orel Hershiser (LAD)1068 Dave Stewart (OAK)1156
1987Fernando Valenzuela* (LAD)1116 Charlie Hough (TEX)1231
1986Fernando Valenzuela* (LAD)1102 Mike Moore (SEA)1145
1985Joaquín Andújar (STL)1127 Bert Blyleven+ (2TM)1203
1984Fernando Valenzuela* (LAD)1078 Charlie Hough (TEX)1133
1983Steve Carlton+* (PHI)1183 Jack Morris+ (DET)1204
1982Steve Carlton+* (PHI)1193 Dave Stieb (TOR)1187
1981Steve Carlton+* (PHI)763 Dennis Leonard (KCR)837
1980Steve Carlton+* (PHI)1228 Larry Gura* (KCR)1175
1979Phil Niekro+ (ATL)1436 Dennis Martínez (BAL)1206
1978Phil Niekro+ (ATL)1389 Dennis Leonard (KCR)1218
1977Phil Niekro+ (ATL)1428 Nolan Ryan+ (CAL)1272
1976Randy Jones* (SDP)1251 Jim Palmer+ (BAL)1256
1975Andy Messersmith (LAD)1276 Catfish Hunter+ (NYY)1294
1974Steve Carlton+* (PHI)1227 Nolan Ryan+ (CAL)1392
1973Steve Carlton+* (PHI)1262 Wilbur Wood* (CHW)1531
1972Steve Carlton+* (PHI)1351 Wilbur Wood* (CHW)1490
1971Fergie Jenkins+ (CHC)1299 Mickey Lolich* (DET)1538
1970Gaylord Perry+ (SFG)1336 Sam McDowell* (CLE) • Jim Palmer+ (BAL)1257
1969Gaylord Perry+ (SFG)1345 Denny McLain (DET)1304
1968Juan Marichal+ (SFG)1307 Denny McLain (DET)1288
1967Jim Bunning+ (PHI)1216 Dean Chance (MIN)1161
1966Sandy Koufax+* (LAD)1274 Jim Kaat+* (MIN)1227
1965Sandy Koufax+* (LAD)1297 Mel Stottlemyre (NYY)1188
1964Don Drysdale+ (LAD)1264 Camilo Pascual (MIN)1136
1963Juan Marichal+ (SFG)1270 Steve Barber* (BAL)1096
1962Don Drysdale+ (LAD)1289 Ralph Terry (NYY)1191
1961Lew Burdette (MLN)1126 Whitey Ford+* (NYY)1159
1960Larry Jackson (STL)1173 Pedro Ramos (WSH)1162
1959Warren Spahn+* (MLN)1203 Early Wynn+ (CHW)1076
1958Warren Spahn+* (MLN)1176 Pedro Ramos (WSH)1112
1957Bob Friend (PIT)1148 Early Wynn+ (CLE)1146
1956Bob Friend (PIT)1315 Frank Lary (DET)1269
1955Robin Roberts+ (PHI)1256 Frank Sullivan (BOS)1105
1954Robin Roberts+ (PHI)1331 Early Wynn+ (CLE)1102
1953Robin Roberts+ (PHI)1412 Bob Lemon+ (CLE)1216
1952Robin Roberts+ (PHI)1310 Bob Lemon+ (CLE)1252
1951Warren Spahn+* (BSN)1289 Bob Lemon+ (CLE)1139
1950Vern Bickford (BSN)1325 Bob Lemon+ (CLE)1254
1949Warren Spahn+* (BSN)1258 Mel Parnell* (BOS)1240
1948Johnny Sain (BSN)1313 Bob Lemon+ (CLE)1214 NN2: Patricio Scantlebury* (NYC)492NAL: Jim LaMarque* (KCM)495
1947Warren Spahn+* (BSN)1174 Bob Feller+ (CLE)1218 NN2: Joe Black (BEG)583NAL: Jim LaMarque* (KCM)531
1946Dave Koslo* (NYG)1136 Bob Feller+ (CLE)1512 NN2: Henry McHenry (PS)598NAL: Jim LaMarque* (KCM)329
1945Red Barrett (2TM)1175 Hal Newhouser+* (DET)1261 NN2: Roy Welmaker* (HG)558NAL: Booker McDaniel (KCM)625
1944Bill Voiselle (NYG)1327 Dizzy Trout (DET)1421 NN2: Bill Ricks (PS)640NAL: Alfred Saylor (BBB)427
1943Al Javery (BSN)1286 Jim Bagby (CLE)1135 NN2: Johnny Wright (HG)779NAL: Satchel Paige+ (2TM)480
1942Jim Tobin (BSN)1224 Tex Hughson (BOS)1150 NN2: Barney Brown* (PS)663NAL: Hilton Smith+ (KCM)364
1941Kirby Higbe (BRO)1266 Bob Feller+ (CLE)1466 NN2: Henry McHenry (PS)617NAL: Hilton Smith+ (KCM)347
1940Bucky Walters (CIN)1207 Bob Feller+ (CLE)1304 NN2: Ray Brown+ (HG)661NAL: Preacher Henry (CBR)425
1939Bucky Walters (CIN)1283 Bobo Newsom (2TM)1261 NN2: Leon Day+ (NE)456NAL: Preacher Henry (CBR)459
1938Paul Derringer (CIN)1263 Bobo Newsom (SLB)1475 NN2: Ray Brown+ (HG)566NAL: Hilton Smith+ (KCM)483
1937Claude Passeau (PHI)1276 Wes Ferrell (2TM)1266 NN2: Ray Brown+ (HG)561NAL: Jesse Houston (CT)548
1936Van Mungo (BRO)1313 Wes Ferrell (BOS)1341 NN2: Webster McDonald (PS)569
1935Dizzy Dean+ (STL)1362 Wes Ferrell (BOS)1391 NN2: Webster McDonald (PS)616
1934Van Mungo (BRO)1329 Bobo Newsom (SLB)1159 NN2: Slim Jones* (PS)790
1933Larry French* (PIT)1209 Bump Hadley (SLB)1365 NN2: Leroy Matlock* (PC)627
1932Dizzy Dean+ (STL)1203 General Crowder (WSH)1356 EWL: Lefty Holmes* (BBS)527NSL: Barney Morris (MRM)530
1931Heinie Meine (PIT)1202 Rube Walberg* (PHA)1248 NNL: Ray Brown+ (AB2)443
1930Larry French* (PIT) • Ray Kremer (PIT)1232 George Earnshaw (PHA)1299 NNL: Logan Hensley (SLS)740
1929Watson Clark* (BRO)1189 Sam Gray (SLB)1310 ANL: Laymon Yokely (BBS)929NNL: Satchel Paige+ (BBB)866
1928Burleigh Grimes+ (PIT)1377 George Pipgras (NYY)1298 NNL: Carl Glass* (MRS)839ECL: Laymon Yokely (BBS)737
1927Charlie Root (CHC)1316 Ted Lyons+ (CHW)1262 NNL: Ted Trent (SLS)949ECL: Luther Farrell* (AC)914
1926Pete Donohue (CIN)1191 George Uhle (CLE)1367 NNL: Logan Hensley (SLS)1003ECL: Claude Grier* (AC)752
1925Jimmy Ring (PHI)1239 Eddie Rommel (PHA)1154 NNL: Willie Spearman (MRS)803ECL: Rats Henderson (AC)982
1924Burleigh Grimes+ (BRO)1345 Howard Ehmke (BOS)1349 NNL: Sam Streeter* (BBB)821ECL: Nip Winters* (HIL)869
1923Burleigh Grimes+ (BRO)1418 George Uhle (CLE)1548 NNL: Bullet Rogan+ (KCM)1013ECL: Rats Henderson (AC)632
1922Eppa Rixey+* (CIN)1303 Red Faber+ (CHW)1464 NNL: Jim Jeffries* (ABC)838
1921Wilbur Cooper* (PIT)1377 Urban Shocker (SLB)1401 NNL: Roy Roberts (COB)1010
1920Grover Alexander+ (CHC)1447 Jim Bagby (CLE)1355 NNL: Bill Drake (SLG)832
1919Hippo Vaughn* (CHC)1224 Jim Shaw (WSH)1231
1918Art Nehf* (BSN)1167 Scott Perry (PHA)1342
1917Grover Alexander+ (PHI)1529 Eddie Cicotte (CHW)1287
1916Grover Alexander+ (PHI)1500 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)1410
1915Grover Alexander+ (PHI)1435 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)1280 FL: Dave Davenport (SLM)1497
1914Grover Alexander+ (PHI)1459 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)1406 FL: Cy Falkenberg (IND)1502
1913Tom Seaton (PHI)1324 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)1281
1912Rube Benton* (CIN)1302 Ed Walsh+ (CHW)1532
1911Grover Alexander+ (PHI)1440 Ed Walsh+ (CHW)1449
1910Nap Rucker* (BRO)1261 Walter Johnson+ (WSH)1367
1909Al Mattern* (BSN)1314 Frank Smith (CHW)1376
1908Christy Mathewson+ (NYG)1485 Ed Walsh+ (CHW)1755
1907Stoney McGlynn (STL)1426 Ed Walsh+ (CHW)1622
1906Irv Young* (BSN)1413 George Mullin (DET)1361
1905Irv Young* (BSN)1475 George Mullin (DET)1428
1904Joe McGinnity+ (NYG)1613 Jack Chesbro+ (NYY)1720
1903Joe McGinnity+ (NYG)1786 Eddie Plank+* (PHA)1363
1902Vic Willis+ (BSN)1652 Bill Dinneen (BOS)1508
1901Noodles Hahn* (CIN)1524 Joe McGinnity+ (BLA)1631
1900Bill Carrick (NYG)1493
1899Bill Carrick (NYG)1654
1898Jack Taylor (STL)1713
1897Red Donahue (STL)1612
1896Frank Killen* (PIT)1850
1895Theodore Breitenstein* (STL)1936
1894Theodore Breitenstein* (STL)1987
1893Amos Rusie+ (NYG)2111
1892Bill Hutchison (CHC)2639
1891Bill Hutchison (CHC)2371 AA: Sadie McMahon (BAL)2155
1890Bill Hutchison (CHC)2506 AA: Sadie McMahon (2TM)2197PL: Mark Baldwin (CHI)2242
1889John Clarkson+ (BSN)2641 AA: Mark Baldwin (COL)2275
1888John Clarkson+ (BSN)2029 AA: Silver King (STL)2286
1887John Clarkson+ (CHC)2183 AA: Matt Kilroy* (BAL)2492
1886Tim Keefe+ (NYG)2173 AA: Toad Ramsey* (LOU)2477
1885John Clarkson+ (CHC)2487 AA: Ed Morris* (PIT)2321
1884Old Hoss Radbourn+ (PRO)2672 AA: Guy Hecker (LOU)2649UA: Bill Sweeney (BLU)2270
1883Pud Galvin+ (BUF)2741 AA: Tim Keefe+ (NYP)2517
1882Jim McCormick (CLV)2412 AA: Will White (CIN)1975
1881Jim Whitney (BSN)2301
1880Jim McCormick (CLV)2669
1879Will White (CIN)2906
1878Tommy Bond (BSN)2159
1877Jim Devlin (LOU)2328
1876Jim Devlin (LOU)2568
1875 NA: Bobby Mathews (NYU)2759
1874 NA: Al Spalding+ (BOS)2784
1873 NA: Jim Britt? (BRA)2353
1872 NA: Candy Cummings+ (NYU)2251
1871 NA: Rynie Wolters (NYU)1349