In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is a situation in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB). A hit batsman is awarded first base, provided that (in the plate umpire's judgment) he made an honest effort to avoid the pitch, although failure to do so is rarely called by an umpire. Being hit by a pitch is often caused by a batter standing too close to, or "crowding", home plate.
This is a list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers who have the most hit batsmen of all time.
Gus Weyhing (277) holds the record for most hit batsmen in a career. Chick Fraser (219), Pink Hawley (210), Walter Johnson (205), and Charlie Morton (200) are the only other pitchers to hit 200 or more batters in their careers.
As of September 23, 2026, the active leader and 25th all-time is Chris Sale with 145 hit batsmen.
Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career hit batsmen. A blank field indicates a tie.Player (2027 HB)Number of batters hit during the 2027 Major League Baseball season.HBTotal career batters hit*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. BoldDenotes active player. (HB in previous season)A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
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Stats updated as of 2026 season. RankPlayer (2027 HB)HB1Gus Weyhing2772Chick Fraser2193Pink Hawley2104Walter Johnson*2055Charlie Morton2006Randy Johnson*190Eddie Plank*1908Tim Wakefield1869Tony Mullane18510Joe McGinnity*17911Charlie Hough17412Clark Griffith*17113Cy Young*16114Jim Bunning*16015Roger Clemens15916Nolan Ryan*15817Vic Willis*15618Bert Blyleven*155Jamey Wright15520Don Drysdale*15421Bert Cunningham148Adonis Terry14823Silver King146Jamie Moyer14625Chris Sale (0)14526Win Mercer14427A. J. Burnett14328Frank Foreman14229Ed Doheny141Pedro Martínez*14131Kevin Brown139Red Ehret13933Chan Ho Park13834Howard Ehmke137Greg Maddux*13736Phil Knell13637John Lackey13338Matt Kilroy13139George Mullin130Jesse Tannehill13041Kid Nichols*129Dave Stieb129Frank Tanana12944Kenny Rogers12745Jack Taylor12646Kid Carsey125Willie Sudhoff12548Tim Hudson124Jeff Weaver12450Mark Baldwin123 RankPlayer (2027 HB)HBPhil Niekro*123CC Sabathia*12353Jim Kaat*122Dennis Martínez12255Hooks Dauss121Justin Verlander12157Johnny Cueto (0)120Jack Powell120Doc White12060Orel Hershiser117Darryl Kile117Al Leiter11763Max Scherzer (0)11664Rube Waddell*11565Jack Warhop11466Ice Box Chamberlain113Jack Chesbro*113Red Donahue113George Uhle11370Amos Rusie*112Aaron Sele11272Pedro Astacio11173Vicente Padilla10974Gaylord Perry*108Billy Rhines10876Ed Reulbach10777David Cone106Earl Moore10679Bronson Arroyo105Chris Bassitt (0)105Félix Hernández105Jim Lonborg105Jeff Pfeffer105Ed Willett10585Barney Pelty104Ervin Santana10487Scott Erickson103Red Faber*103Randy Wolf10390Chief Bender*102Bob Gibson*102Tom Hughes102Carlos Zambrano10294Frank Dwyer101Burleigh Grimes*101Earl Whitehill10197Wilbur Cooper100Cole Hamels10099Bob Caruthers99Jack Stivetts99Kerry Wood99
See also List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls allowed leaders
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