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Active Leaders & Records for Batters Faced
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: Batters Faced
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batters Faced | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 13379 | R |
| 2. | CC Sabathia (16, 35) | 13233 | L |
| 3. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 11299 | R |
| 4. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 10839 | R |
| 5. | Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 10016 | R |
| 6. | Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 9906 | R |
| 7. | Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 9838 | R |
| 8. | Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 9664 | R |
| 9. | James Shields (11, 34) | 9606 | R |
| 10. | Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 9595 | R |
| 11. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 9279 | R |
| 12. | Ervin Santana (12, 33) | 9163 | R |
| 13. | Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 9064 | L |
| 14. | Jered Weaver (11, 33) | 8340 | R |
| 15. | Jon Lester (11, 32) | 8307 | L |
| 16. | Matt Cain (12, 31) | 8131 | R |
| 17. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 7976 | R |
| 18. | Jeremy Guthrie (12, 37) | 7546 | R |
| 19. | Edwin Jackson (14, 32) | 7513 | R |
| 20. | Ubaldo Jimenez (11, 32) | 7446 | R |
| 21. | Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 7349 | R |
| 22. | Ricky Nolasco (11, 33) | 7272 | R |
| 23. | Adam Wainwright (11, 34) | 7267 | R |
| 24. | Scott Kazmir (12, 32) | 7253 | L |
| 25. | Tim Lincecum (10, 32) | 7120 | R |
| 26. | Max Scherzer (9, 31) | 6939 | R |
| 27. | Clayton Kershaw (9, 28) | 6923 | L |
| 28. | David Price (9, 30) | 6817 | L |
| 29. | Matt Garza (11, 32) | 6809 | R |
| 30. | Yovani Gallardo (10, 30) | 6793 | R |
| 31. | Johnny Cueto (9, 30) | 6758 | R |
| 32. | Francisco Liriano (11, 32) | 6455 | L |
| 33. | Jason Hammel (11, 33) | 6439 | R |
| 34. | John Danks (10, 31) | 6415 | L |
| 35. | Anibal Sanchez (11, 32) | 6323 | R |
| 36. | Edinson Volquez (12, 32) | 6299 | R |
| 37. | Rick Porcello (8, 27) | 6190 | R |
| 38. | Jorge De La Rosa (13, 35) | 6188 | L |
| 39. | Chris Capuano (12, 37) | 6163 | L |
| 40. | Gio Gonzalez (9, 30) | 6150 | L |
| 41. | C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 6090 | L |
| 42. | Ian Kennedy (10, 31) | 6057 | R |
| 43. | Mike Pelfrey (11, 32) | 5985 | R |
| 44. | Oliver Perez (14, 34) | 5914 | L |
| 45. | Roberto Hernandez (11, 35) | 5900 | R |
| 46. | Madison Bumgarner (8, 26) | 5662 | L |
| 47. | Kyle Kendrick (9, 31) | 5550 | R |
| 48. | Zach Duke (12, 33) | 5495 | L |
| 49. | Scott Feldman (12, 33) | 5464 | R |
| 50. | Gavin Floyd (13, 33) | 5344 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batters Faced | Throws |
| 51. | Chris Young (12, 37) | 5332 | R |
| 52. | Doug Fister (8, 32) | 5295 | R |
| 53. | Mike Leake (7, 28) | 5292 | R |
| 54. | Colby Lewis (11, 36) | 5226 | R |
| 55. | Justin Masterson (8, 31) | 5217 | R |
| 56. | Ryan Vogelsong (12, 38) | 5204 | R |
| 57. | Jason Vargas (11, 33) | 5193 | L |
| 58. | Jon Niese (9, 29) | 5154 | L |
| 59. | J.A. Happ (10, 33) | 5144 | L |
| 60. | Phil Hughes (10, 30) | 5100 | R |
| 61. | Jose Contreras (11, 44) | 5087 | R |
| 62. | Jeff Samardzija (9, 31) | 5020 | R |
| 63. | Jordan Zimmermann (8, 30) | 4939 | R |
| 64. | Clay Buchholz (10, 31) | 4920 | R |
| 65. | Trevor Cahill (8, 28) | 4902 | R |
| 66. | Bud Norris (8, 31) | 4792 | R |
| 67. | Mat Latos (8, 28) | 4721 | R |
| 68. | Chris Sale (7, 27) | 4464 | L |
| 69. | Jerome Williams (11, 34) | 4452 | R |
| 70. | Brandon McCarthy (11, 32) | 4440 | R |
| 71. | Homer Bailey (10, 30) | 4396 | R |
| 72. | Chris Tillman (8, 28) | 4327 | R |
| 73. | Joaquin Benoit (15, 38) | 4285 | R |
| 74. | Kyle Farnsworth (16, 40) | 4281 | R |
| 75. | Wade Miley (6, 29) | 4242 | L |
| 76. | Carlos Villanueva (11, 32) | 4234 | R |
| 77. | Derek Holland (8, 29) | 4182 | L |
| 78. | Jeremy Hellickson (7, 29) | 4090 | R |
| 79. | Jake Arrieta (7, 30) | 4071 | R |
| 80. | Luke Hochevar (9, 32) | 3963 | R |
| 81. | Jose Quintana (5, 27) | 3929 | L |
| 82. | Charlie Morton (9, 32) | 3928 | R |
| 83. | Francisco Rodriguez (15, 34) | 3893 | R |
| 84. | Tom Gorzelanny (12, 33) | 3874 | L |
| 85. | Travis Wood (7, 29) | 3804 | L |
| 86. | Clayton Richard (8, 32) | 3802 | L |
| 87. | Joe Nathan (16, 41) | 3771 | R |
| 88. | Jaime Garcia (8, 29) | 3767 | L |
| 89. | John Lannan (8, 31) | 3755 | L |
| 90. | Stephen Strasburg (7, 27) | 3735 | R |
| 91. | Chad Gaudin (11, 33) | 3704 | R |
| 92. | Marco Estrada (9, 32) | 3681 | R |
| 93. | Corey Kluber (6, 30) | 3611 | R |
| 94. | Jhoulys Chacin (8, 28) | 3603 | R |
| 95. | Chien-Ming Wang (9, 36) | 3593 | R |
| 96. | Matt Belisle (13, 36) | 3579 | R |
| 97. | Dallas Keuchel (5, 28) | 3479 | L |
| 98. | Wei-Yin Chen (5, 30) | 3474 | L |
| 99. | Dillon Gee (7, 30) | 3450 | R |
| 100. | Hisashi Iwakuma (5, 35) | 3446 | R |
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