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Active Leaders & Records for Wild Pitches
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
Single-Season
Career
Active
Progressive
Year-by-Year Top-Tens
Yearly League
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Wild Pitches
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Wild Pitches | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 132 | R |
| 2. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 114 | R |
| 3. | Tim Lincecum (10, 32) | 107 | R |
| 4. | Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 95 | R |
| 5. | Edwin Jackson (14, 32) | 94 | R |
| 6. | James Shields (11, 34) | 91 | R |
| 7. | Ubaldo Jimenez (11, 32) | 90 | R |
| 8. | Jorge De La Rosa (13, 35) | 89 | L |
| 9. | Francisco Liriano (11, 32) | 85 | L |
| 10. | Ervin Santana (12, 33) | 84 | R |
| 11. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 78 | R |
| 12. | Scott Kazmir (12, 32) | 74 | L |
| 13. | Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 73 | R |
| 14. | Jose Contreras (11, 44) | 72 | R |
| 15. | Edinson Volquez (12, 32) | 70 | R |
| 16. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 68 | R |
| 17. | Matt Cain (12, 31) | 67 | R |
| Jason Hammel (11, 33) | 67 | R | |
| Clayton Kershaw (9, 28) | 67 | L | |
| 20. | Justin Masterson (8, 31) | 66 | R |
| Francisco Rodriguez (15, 34) | 66 | R | |
| CC Sabathia (16, 35) | 66 | L | |
| C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 66 | L | |
| 24. | Yovani Gallardo (10, 30) | 65 | R |
| Ian Kennedy (10, 31) | 65 | R | |
| 26. | Gavin Floyd (13, 33) | 64 | R |
| 27. | Trevor Cahill (8, 28) | 59 | R |
| 28. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 57 | R |
| Garrett Richards (6, 28) | 57 | R | |
| Max Scherzer (9, 31) | 57 | R | |
| 31. | Rick Porcello (8, 27) | 56 | R |
| 32. | Chris Capuano (12, 37) | 55 | L |
| Oliver Perez (14, 34) | 55 | L | |
| 34. | Jon Lester (11, 32) | 51 | L |
| Jeff Samardzija (9, 31) | 51 | R | |
| 36. | Anibal Sanchez (11, 32) | 50 | R |
| 37. | Santiago Casilla (13, 35) | 49 | R |
| Matt Garza (11, 32) | 49 | R | |
| 39. | Ricky Nolasco (11, 33) | 48 | R |
| 40. | Scott Feldman (12, 33) | 47 | R |
| Jaime Garcia (8, 29) | 47 | L | |
| Wade Miley (6, 29) | 47 | L | |
| Joe Nathan (16, 41) | 47 | R | |
| 44. | Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 46 | R |
| Fernando Rodney (14, 39) | 46 | R | |
| 46. | Sonny Gray (4, 26) | 45 | R |
| 47. | John Danks (10, 31) | 43 | L |
| Kyle Farnsworth (16, 40) | 43 | R | |
| Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 43 | L | |
| Tyson Ross (7, 29) | 43 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Wild Pitches | Throws |
| 51. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 42 | R |
| Ricky Romero (5, 31) | 42 | L | |
| 53. | Chris Archer (5, 27) | 41 | R |
| Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 41 | R | |
| Jeremy Hellickson (7, 29) | 41 | R | |
| Luke Hochevar (9, 32) | 41 | R | |
| Dustin McGowan (9, 34) | 41 | R | |
| 58. | Jake Arrieta (7, 30) | 40 | R |
| Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 40 | R | |
| Gio Gonzalez (9, 30) | 40 | L | |
| Charlie Morton (9, 32) | 40 | R | |
| 62. | Matt Moore (6, 27) | 39 | L |
| Pedro Strop (8, 31) | 39 | R | |
| Chris Tillman (8, 28) | 39 | R | |
| 65. | John Axford (8, 33) | 38 | R |
| Ivan Nova (7, 29) | 38 | R | |
| Alfredo Simon (9, 35) | 38 | R | |
| Chris Young (12, 37) | 38 | R | |
| 69. | Joaquin Benoit (15, 38) | 37 | R |
| Roberto Hernandez (11, 35) | 37 | R | |
| Kevin Jepsen (9, 31) | 37 | R | |
| Ryan Madson (11, 35) | 37 | R | |
| Brandon Morrow (10, 31) | 37 | R | |
| Jered Weaver (11, 33) | 37 | R | |
| 75. | Doug Fister (8, 32) | 36 | R |
| David Hernandez (7, 31) | 36 | R | |
| Jon Niese (9, 29) | 36 | L | |
| Adam Wainwright (11, 34) | 36 | R | |
| 79. | Aroldis Chapman (7, 28) | 35 | L |
| Yu Darvish (4, 29) | 35 | R | |
| Andrew Miller (11, 31) | 35 | L | |
| Bud Norris (8, 31) | 35 | R | |
| Yordano Ventura (4, 25) | 35 | R | |
| 84. | J.P. Howell (11, 33) | 34 | L |
| Dallas Keuchel (5, 28) | 34 | L | |
| Jose Quintana (5, 27) | 34 | L | |
| 87. | Jhoulys Chacin (8, 28) | 33 | R |
| Jeremy Guthrie (12, 37) | 33 | R | |
| Phil Hughes (10, 30) | 33 | R | |
| Mat Latos (8, 28) | 33 | R | |
| Colby Lewis (11, 36) | 33 | R | |
| David Price (9, 30) | 33 | L | |
| 93. | Homer Bailey (10, 30) | 32 | R |
| Antonio Bastardo (8, 30) | 32 | L | |
| J.A. Happ (10, 33) | 32 | L | |
| Craig Kimbrel (7, 28) | 32 | R | |
| David Robertson (9, 31) | 32 | R | |
| Carlos Villanueva (11, 32) | 32 | R | |
| 99. | Mike Fiers (6, 31) | 31 | R |
| Kyle Gibson (4, 28) | 31 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Wild Pitches | Throws |
| Ryan Vogelsong (12, 38) | 31 | R | |
| Jordan Walden (6, 28) | 31 | R | |
| Chien-Ming Wang (9, 36) | 31 | R |
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