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.

Below is the list of the top 100 Major League Baseball players who have been hit by a pitch in 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), Anthony Rizzo (222), and Chase Utley (204) are the only other players to be hit by 200 or more pitches during their careers.

Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career hit batsmen. A blank field indicates a tie.Player (2026 HBP)Number of times hit by pitch during the 2026 Major League Baseball season.HBPTotal career times hit by pitch.*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.BoldDenotes active player.A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

List

Stats updated as of September 27, 2026. RankPlayer (2026 HBP)HBP1Hughie Jennings*2872Craig Biggio*2853Tommy Tucker2724Don Baylor2675Jason Kendall2546Ron Hunt2437Dan McGann2308Anthony Rizzo2229Chase Utley20410Frank Robinson*19811Minnie Miñoso*19712Jake Beckley*18313Jason Giambi18014Andrés Galarraga17815Alex Rodriguez17616Curt Welch17317Carlos Delgado17218Derek Jeter*170Starling Marte (4)17020Kid Elberfeld16521Fernando Viña15722Brady Anderson154Fred Clarke*15424Willson Contreras (24)15325Shin-Soo Choo15226Chet Lemon15127José Guillén14528David Eckstein143Carlton Fisk*14330Nellie Fox*14231Mark Canha (0)141Art Fletcher14133Bill Dahlen140Ty France (14)14035Chuck Knoblauch13936Larry Walker*13837Frank Chance*13738Justin Turner (0)13639Gary Sheffield13540Dummy Hoy134Reed Johnson134Nap Lajoie*134John McGraw*134Rickie Weeks Jr.13445Steve Brodie132Damion Easley13247Brian Downing129Willie Keeler*129A. J. Pierzynski12950Jeff Bagwell*128 RankPlayer (2026 HBP)HBP51Carlos Quentin127Aramis Ramírez127Scott Rolen*12754Aaron Rowand12655José Abreu125Jeff Kent*125Honus Wagner*12558Randy Arozarena (26)124Prince Fielder124Matt Holliday12461Derek Dietrich123Albert Pujols12363Miguel Tejada12264Alex Gordon12165Buck Herzog12066Kurt Suzuki11967Freddie Freeman (5)11868Melvin Mora117Mike Trout (11)11770Jimmy Dykes115Sherm Lollar11572Frankie Crosetti114Bill Freehan11474Pete Alonso (12)112Carlos Gómez112Eugenio Suárez (9)112Josh Willingham11278Andre Dawson*111Steve Evans111Luis Gonzalez111Mark Teixeira11182Charlie Blackmon110George Burns110Jon Jay11085Sherry Magee109Salvador Perez (13)109Manny Ramirez10988David DeJesus108Bill Joyce108Mo Vaughn10891Jason LaRue107Russell Martin107Pete Rose107Wally Schang10795Barry Bonds10696Dan Brouthers*105Edwin Encarnación105Mark Grudzielanek10599Paul Konerko104Kevin Youkilis104

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List of Major League Baseball career hit by pitch leaders

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