In baseball statistics, Batters Faced (BF), also known as Total Batters Faced (TBF), is the number of batters who made a plate appearance before the pitcher in a game or in a season. This is a list of the top 100 leaders.

Cy Young is the all-time leader, facing 29,565 batters in his career. Young is the only player to face more than 26,000 career batters. Pud Galvin is second having faced 25,415 batters, and is the only other player to have faced more than 25,000 batters. A total of 17 players have faced over 20,000 batters in their careers, with all but two (Bobby Mathews and Roger Clemens) being in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career batters faced. A blank field indicates a tie. Player Name of player. BF Total career batters faced. Current total in parentheses ()*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. Denotes active player

List

Stats updated as of 2026 season. RankPlayer (2027 BF)BF1Cy Young*29,5652Pud Galvin*25,4153Walter Johnson*23,4054Phil Niekro*22,6775Nolan Ryan*22,5756Bobby Mathews21,9777Gaylord Perry*21,9538Steve Carlton*21,6839Don Sutton*21,63110Warren Spahn*21,54711Kid Nichols*21,08212Tim Keefe*20,94113Grover Cleveland Alexander*20,89314Bert Blyleven*20,49115Greg Maddux*20,42116Mickey Welch*20,30817Roger Clemens20,24018Tommy John19,69219Early Wynn*19,40820Tony Mullane19,40721Tom Seaver*19,36922Gus Weyhing19,18823Robin Roberts*19,17424John Clarkson*19,14625Jim Kaat*19,02326Charles Radbourn*18,91827Christy Mathewson*18,91328Eppa Rixey*18,75429Tom Glavine*18,60430Red Ruffing*18,54631Ferguson Jenkins*18,40032Burleigh Grimes*17,97433Jack Powell17,89634Eddie Plank*17,80335Ted Lyons*17,79736Jim McCormick17,70237Frank Tanana17,64138Jamie Moyer17,35639Red Faber*17,10440Randy Johnson*17,06741Dennis Martínez16,75442Sad Sam Jones16,66243Lefty Grove*16,62244Bobo Newsom16,46745Jack Quinn16,35646Amos Rusie16,31347Vic Willis*16,26348Bob Feller*16,18049Charlie Hough16,17050Jack Morris*16,120 RankPlayer (2027 BF)BF51Jim Palmer*16,11452Bob Gibson*16,06853Waite Hoyt*16,01054Jerry Koosman15,99655Earl Whitehill15,78156Jim Bunning*15,61857Jerry Reuss15,58258Adonis Terry15,41359Paul Derringer15,39160Bob Friend15,21461George Mullin15,17962Joe Niekro15,16663Mickey Lolich15,14064Herb Pennock*15,09665Tommy Bond15,08266CC Sabathia*14,98967Will White14,95168Rick Reuschel14,88869Mel Harder14,86170Carl Hubbell*14,80571Jim Whitney14,66672Bartolo Colón14,65573Justin Verlander14,64674Mike Mussina*14,59375Chick Fraser14,55376Charlie Buffinton14,46577Claude Osteen14,43378David Wells14,41379Wilbur Cooper14,37780Luis Tiant14,36581Clark Griffith*14,33582Kenny Rogers14,28083John Smoltz*14,27184Juan Marichal*14,23685Hooks Dauss14,19286Doyle Alexander14,16287Curt Simmons14,14488Joe McGinnity*14,13289Don Drysdale*14,09790Andy Pettitte14,07491Catfish Hunter*14,03292Tim Wakefield13,93993Zack Greinke13,87794Billy Pierce13,85395Vida Blue13,837Al Orth13,83797Liván Hernández13,81698Jim Perry13,73299Mark Buehrle13,705100Silver King13,671

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