Catchers have gotten hit by the most pitches this season, at 135 times.
Interpreted as:
best pegging positions this regular season| POSITION | HBP | SEASON | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catcher | 135 | 2026 | 3,046 | 9,280 | 1,129 | 2,123 | 400 | 14 | 314 | 1,186 | 862 | 2,271 | 42 | 19 | 10,423 | 3,493 | 728 | 59 | 87 | 14 | 214 | .229 | .301 | .376 | .677 | 1091 | -147.2 | .300 | 88 | -152.6 |
| 2 | Right Fielder | 131 | 2026 | 3,052 | 9,392 | 1,235 | 2,328 | 462 | 38 | 319 | 1,179 | 922 | 2,496 | 230 | 75 | 10,537 | 3,823 | 819 | 20 | 72 | 30 | 170 | .248 | .321 | .407 | .729 | 1281 | 28.7 | .321 | 102 | 24.8 |
| 3 | First Baseman | 127 | 2026 | 2,694 | 9,308 | 1,314 | 2,347 | 477 | 31 | 428 | 1,452 | 1,124 | 2,296 | 94 | 27 | 10,639 | 4,170 | 936 | 3 | 77 | 54 | 219 | .252 | .338 | .448 | .786 | 1484 | 220.3 | .343 | 117 | 217.2 |
| 4 | Left Fielder | 122 | 2026 | 2,948 | 9,217 | 1,294 | 2,318 | 449 | 47 | 302 | 1,175 | 960 | 2,369 | 219 | 79 | 10,399 | 3,767 | 798 | 34 | 66 | 31 | 146 | .251 | .328 | .409 | .737 | 1297 | 61.3 | .325 | 105 | 59.3 |
| 5 | Third Baseman | 115 | 2026 | 2,619 | 8,387 | 1,086 | 1,973 | 382 | 24 | 270 | 1,039 | 833 | 2,022 | 134 | 41 | 9,434 | 3,213 | 676 | 30 | 69 | 21 | 182 | .235 | .311 | .383 | .694 | 1043 | -77.9 | .307 | 93 | -77 |
| 6 | Shortstop | 105 | 2026 | 2,584 | 8,911 | 1,238 | 2,180 | 404 | 39 | 271 | 1,080 | 849 | 2,121 | 277 | 81 | 9,967 | 3,475 | 714 | 29 | 73 | 13 | 157 | .245 | .315 | .390 | .705 | 1140 | -44 | .312 | 96 | -45.2 |
| 7 | Center Fielder | 105 | 2026 | 2,811 | 8,543 | 1,150 | 2,036 | 396 | 52 | 260 | 997 | 867 | 2,259 | 310 | 99 | 9,635 | 3,316 | 708 | 76 | 44 | 20 | 116 | .238 | .315 | .388 | .703 | 1096 | -48.8 | .312 | 95 | -52.8 |
| 8 | Second Baseman | 98 | 2026 | 2,782 | 8,954 | 1,176 | 2,210 | 418 | 41 | 222 | 1,042 | 885 | 1,919 | 229 | 67 | 10,069 | 3,376 | 681 | 44 | 88 | 18 | 167 | .247 | .319 | .377 | .696 | 1126 | -70 | .309 | 94 | -77.5 |
| 9 | Designated Hitter | 81 | 2026 | 1,880 | 5,711 | 787 | 1,408 | 265 | 18 | 247 | 814 | 654 | 1,538 | 51 | 13 | 6,504 | 2,450 | 530 | 8 | 50 | 39 | 104 | .247 | .330 | .429 | .759 | 850 | 76.9 | .332 | 110 | 78.4 |
StatMuse has season-level data for times getting hit-by-pitches going back to the 1887 season.
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 28 | .632 | ||
42 | 35 | .545 | 6.5 | |
40 | 38 | .513 | 9.0 | |
40 | 38 | .513 | 9.0 | |
34 | 43 | .442 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
46 | 29 | .613 | ||
41 | 34 | .547 | 5.0 | |
40 | 37 | .519 | 7.0 | |
39 | 39 | .500 | 8.5 | |
37 | 39 | .487 | 9.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
49 | 29 | .628 | ||
39 | 37 | .513 | 9.0 | |
39 | 38 | .506 | 9.5 | |
31 | 46 | .403 | 17.5 | |
30 | 48 | .385 | 19.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 30 | .605 | ||
43 | 31 | .581 | 2.0 | |
38 | 39 | .494 | 8.5 | |
37 | 42 | .468 | 10.5 | |
31 | 44 | .413 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 37 | .526 | ||
39 | 37 | .513 | 1.0 | |
38 | 41 | .481 | 3.5 | |
33 | 44 | .429 | 7.5 | |
32 | 46 | .410 | 9.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
40 | 39 | .506 | ||
38 | 40 | .487 | 1.5 | |
37 | 40 | .481 | 2.0 | |
37 | 42 | .468 | 3.0 | |
32 | 47 | .405 | 8.0 |
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