+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Assists
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding, 500 IP for Ps), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as P | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 410 | R |
| 2. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 342 | R |
| 3. | CC Sabathia (16, 35) | 326 | L |
| 4. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 324 | R |
| 5. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 320 | R |
| 6. | Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 319 | R |
| 7. | Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 295 | R |
| 8. | Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 288 | R |
| 9. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 284 | R |
| 10. | Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 273 | L |
| 11. | Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 270 | R |
| 12. | Clayton Kershaw (9, 28) | 265 | L |
| 13. | Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 253 | R |
| 14. | James Shields (11, 34) | 252 | R |
| 15. | Zach Duke (12, 33) | 234 | L |
| 16. | Adam Wainwright (11, 34) | 230 | R |
| 17. | Jeremy Guthrie (12, 37) | 228 | R |
| 18. | Chris Capuano (12, 37) | 220 | L |
| 19. | Johnny Cueto (9, 30) | 218 | R |
| 20. | Kyle Kendrick (9, 31) | 217 | R |
| 21. | Trevor Cahill (8, 28) | 216 | R |
| John Danks (10, 31) | 216 | L | |
| 23. | Ubaldo Jimenez (11, 32) | 215 | R |
| 24. | Matt Cain (12, 31) | 211 | R |
| 25. | Roberto Hernandez (11, 35) | 209 | R |
| 26. | Jon Niese (9, 29) | 208 | L |
| 27. | Jon Lester (11, 32) | 203 | L |
| 28. | Yovani Gallardo (10, 30) | 201 | R |
| Mike Leake (7, 28) | 201 | R | |
| 30. | C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 199 | L |
| 31. | Francisco Liriano (11, 32) | 198 | L |
| 32. | Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 192 | R |
| 33. | Scott Feldman (12, 33) | 191 | R |
| 34. | Gio Gonzalez (9, 30) | 190 | L |
| 35. | Justin Masterson (8, 31) | 189 | R |
| 36. | Mike Pelfrey (11, 32) | 184 | R |
| 37. | Jorge De La Rosa (13, 35) | 181 | L |
| 38. | David Price (9, 30) | 179 | L |
| 39. | Anibal Sanchez (11, 32) | 178 | R |
| 40. | Jason Hammel (11, 33) | 175 | R |