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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 the most during 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), 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 (2019 HBP) | Number of times hit by pitch during the 2019 Major League Baseball season. | HBP | Total career times hit by pitch. | * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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List- Stats updated as of April 4, 2019.
Rank | Player (2019 HBP) | HBP | 1 | Hughie Jennings * | 287 | 2 | Craig Biggio * | 285 | 3 | Tommy Tucker | 272 | 4 | Don Baylor | 267 | 5 | Jason Kendall | 254 | 6 | Ron Hunt | 243 | 7 | Dan McGann | 230 | 8 | Chase Utley | 204 | 9 | Frank Robinson * | 198 | 10 | Minnie Miñoso | 192 | 11 | Jake Beckley * | 183 | 12 | Jason Giambi | 180 | 13 | Andrés Galarraga | 178 | 14 | Alex Rodriguez | 176 | 15 | Curt Welch | 173 | 16 | Carlos Delgado | 172 | 17 | Derek Jeter | 170 | 18 | Kid Elberfeld | 165 | 19 | Fernando Viña | 157 | 20 | Brady Anderson | 154 | Fred Clarke * | 154 | 22 | Chet Lemon | 151 | 23 | Jose Guillen | 145 | 24 | David Eckstein | 143 | Carlton Fisk * | 143 | 26 | Nellie Fox * | 142 | 27 | Art Fletcher | 141 | 28 | Bill Dahlen | 140 | 29 | Chuck Knoblauch | 139 | 30 | Larry Walker | 138 | 31 | Frank Chance | 137 | 32 | Gary Sheffield | 135 | 33 | Dummy Hoy | 134 | Reed Johnson | 134 | Nap Lajoie * | 134 | John McGraw * | 134 | Rickie Weeks Jr. | 134 | 38 | Shin-Soo Choo (1) | 133 | 39 | Steve Brodie | 132 | Damion Easley | 132 | 41 | Brian Downing | 129 | Willie Keeler * | 129 | A. J. Pierzynski | 129 | 44 | Jeff Bagwell * | 128 | 45 | Carlos Quentin | 127 | Aramis Ramírez | 127 | Scott Rolen | 127 | 48 | Aaron Rowand | 126 | 49 | Jeff Kent | 125 | Honus Wagner * | 125 |
Rank | Player (2019 HBP) | HBP | 51 | Prince Fielder | 124 | Matt Holliday (0) | 124 | 53 | Miguel Tejada | 122 | 54 | Buck Herzog | 120 | 55 | Anthony Rizzo (1) | 119 | 56 | Melvin Mora | 117 | 57 | Jimmy Dykes | 115 | Sherm Lollar | 115 | 59 | Frankie Crosetti | 114 | Bill Freehan | 114 | 61 | Josh Willingham | 112 | 62 | Andre Dawson * | 111 | Steve Evans | 111 | Luis Gonzalez | 111 | Mark Teixeira | 111 | 66 | George Burns | 110 | 67 | Carlos Gómez (0) | 109 | Sherry Magee | 109 | Manny Ramírez | 109 | 70 | David DeJesus | 108 | Bill Joyce | 108 | Mo Vaughn | 108 | 73 | Jason LaRue | 107 | Pete Rose | 107 | Wally Schang | 107 | 76 | Barry Bonds | 106 | Jon Jay (0) | 106 | 78 | Dan Brouthers * | 105 | Mark Grudzielanek | 105 | Albert Pujols (1) | 105 | 81 | Paul Konerko | 104 | Kevin Youkilis | 104 | 83 | Vladimir Guerrero * | 103 | Tris Speaker * | 103 | 85 | Orlando Cepeda * | 102 | Alex Gordon (3) | 102 | Juan Pierre | 102 | 88 | Henry Larkin | 101 | Plácido Polanco | 101 | 90 | Elmer Flick * | 99 | Bucky Harris * | 99 | Russell Martin (0) | 99 | Eddie Yost | 99 | 94 | Rickey Henderson * | 98 | 95 | Dick Bartell | 97 | Adrian Beltre | 97 | Torii Hunter | 97 | Andruw Jones | 97 | Mike Macfarlane | 97 | Dick Padden | 97 | {{-}}Notes1. ^A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
See also{{Portal|Baseball}}- Baseball statistics
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in bases on balls
External links- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HBP_career.shtml Baseball Reference]
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