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Hughie Jennings holds the record for most times hit by a pitch. 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 ...
The modern-era career pitching record for most hit batsmen is 205 by Hall-of-Famer Walter Johnson. The season record is 54 by Phil Knell in 1891, and the game record is six, held by Ed Knouff and John Grimes. [11] Brady Anderson was the first player to be hit by a pitch two times in the same inning in an American League game.
This is a list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers who have the most hit batsmen of all time. Gus Weyhing (277) [1] [2] holds the dubious record for most hit batsmen in a career. Chick Fraser (219), [3] Pink Hawley (210), [4] and Walter Johnson (205) [5] are the only other pitchers to hit 200 or more batters in their careers.
Most hits Ichiro Suzuki: 262 2004 [6] Most runs scored Billy Hamilton: 198 1894 [7] Highest on-base percentage Barry Bonds .609 2004 [8] Most stolen bases [a] Hugh Nicol Rickey Henderson: 138 130 1887 1982 [9] Highest slugging percentage Josh Gibson.974 1937 [10] Highest OPS: Josh Gibson 1.4744 1937 [11] Most walks Barry Bonds 232 2004 [12 ...
In 1887, the major leagues adopted a new rule which counted walks as hits, a rule which was dropped after that season. Lyons hit in 52 consecutive games that season, but his streak included two games (#22 and #44) in which his only "hits" were walks.
(13 innings; 6 walks, 1 HBP). 4 Intentional walks in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 2. [8] Barry Bonds, May 1, 2004 and September 22, 2004. 5 Intentional walks in an extra-inning game. Number of occurrences: 1. [9] Andre Dawson, May 22, 1990. 3 runs scored in an inning. Number of occurrences: 3. [10]
He is followed by Randy Jones, who holds thirteen records, including most career shutouts and the single-season loss record. Trevor Hoffman is ranked fifth in Major League Baseball for most saves in a single season, while ranking second in all-time saves, recording 601 over his 18-year career (552 as a member of the Padres).
These are records of players with the best performance in distinct statistical batting categories during a single season. [19] Jonathan Lucroy tied the single-season doubles record (53) in 2014. Christian Yelich set the single-season records for slugging percentage (.671) and on-base plus slugging (1.100) in 2019.