List of Major League Baseball career hit by pitch leaders

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.

Hughie Jennings holds the record for most times hit by a pitch.

Below is the list of the top 100 Major League Baseball players who have been hit by a pitch the most during their MLB careers.

Hughie Jennings holds the Major League record for most hit by pitches, getting hit 287 times in his career. Craig Biggio (285), Tommy Tucker (272), Don Baylor (267), Jason Kendall (254), Ron Hunt (243), Dan McGann (230), and Chase Utley (204) are the only other players to be hit by 200 or more pitches during their careers.

Key
RankRank amongst leaders in career hit batsmen. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2020 HBP)Number of times hit by pitch during the 2020 Major League Baseball season.
HBPTotal career times hit by pitch.
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[note 1]

List
Shin-Soo Choo, tied with Anthony Rizzo as the active co-leader and 22nd all-time in being hit by pitches
  • Stats updated as of August 15, 2020
Rank Player (2020 HBP) HBP
1 Hughie Jennings * 287
2 Craig Biggio * 285
3 Tommy Tucker 272
4 Don Baylor 267
5 Jason Kendall 254
6 Ron Hunt 243
7 Dan McGann 230
8 Chase Utley 204
9 Frank Robinson * 198
10 Minnie Miñoso 192
11 Jake Beckley * 183
12 Jason Giambi 180
13 Andrés Galarraga 178
14 Alex Rodriguez 176
15 Curt Welch 173
16 Carlos Delgado 172
17 Derek Jeter * 170
18 Kid Elberfeld 165
19 Fernando Viña 157
20 Brady Anderson 154
Fred Clarke * 154
22 Shin-Soo Choo (1) 151
Chet Lemon 151
Anthony Rizzo (6) 151
25 Jose Guillen 145
26 David Eckstein 143
Carlton Fisk * 143
28 Nellie Fox * 142
29 Art Fletcher 141
30 Bill Dahlen 140
31 Chuck Knoblauch 139
32 Larry Walker * 138
33 Frank Chance * 137
34 Gary Sheffield 135
35 Dummy Hoy 134
Rank Player (2020 HBP) HBP
Reed Johnson 134
Nap Lajoie * 134
John McGraw * 134
Rickie Weeks Jr. 134
40 Steve Brodie 132
Damion Easley 132
42 Brian Downing 129
Willie Keeler * 129
A. J. Pierzynski 129
45 Jeff Bagwell * 128
46 Carlos Quentin 127
Aramis Ramírez 127
Scott Rolen 127
49 Aaron Rowand 126
50 Jeff Kent 125
Honus Wagner * 125
52 Prince Fielder 124
Matt Holliday 124
54 Miguel Tejada 122
55 Derek Dietrich (2) 120
Buck Herzog 120
57 Alex Gordon (1) 119
58 Melvin Mora 117
59 Jimmy Dykes 115
Sherm Lollar 115
Starling Marte (4) 115
62 Frankie Crosetti 114
Bill Freehan 114
64 Carlos Gómez 112
Josh Willingham 112
66 Andre Dawson * 111
Steve Evans 111
Luis Gonzalez 111
Mark Teixeira 111
70 George Burns 110
Rank Player (2020 HBP) HBP
71 Jon Jay (0) 109
Sherry Magee 109
Manny Ramírez 109
74 David DeJesus 108
Bill Joyce 108
Mo Vaughn 108
77 Jason LaRue 107
Russell Martin (0) 107
Albert Pujols (0) 107
Pete Rose 107
Wally Schang 107
82 Barry Bonds 106
83 Dan Brouthers * 105
Mark Grudzielanek 105
85 Paul Konerko 104
Kevin Youkilis 104
87 Vladimir Guerrero * 103
Adam Jones 103
Tris Speaker * 103
Kurt Suzuki (1) 103
91 Orlando Cepeda * 102
Edwin Encarnación (1) 102
Juan Pierre 102
94 Henry Larkin 101
Plácido Polanco 101
96 Elmer Flick * 99
Bucky Harris * 99
Eddie Yost 99
99 Rickey Henderson * 98
100 Dick Bartell 97
Adrián Beltré 97
Torii Hunter 97
Andruw Jones 97
Mike Macfarlane 97
Dick Padden 97

Notes
  1. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.


See also
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