highest tbf per innings pitched by a starting pitcher with at least 5 innings pitched per game in mlb history

Bob Allen has the most career total batters faced per inning pitched by a starting pitcher, with 6.18.

NAME TBF/IP IP/G TBF IP G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Bob Allen
B. Allen
6.18
5.67
35
5.2
1
0
1
.000
1
6.35
4
0
0
0
9
4
7
0
6
0
0
0
6.35
9.53
0.67
0.00
11.4
17.1
2.65
.360
11.12
14.29
2 Bill Perrin
B. Perrin
6
5
30
5.0
1
0
1
.000
1
14.40
3
0
0
0
13
8
9
0
2
1
0
1
5.40
3.60
1.50
0.00
10.0
6.7
3.00
.542
16.20
23.40
3 Ben Tincup
B. Tincup
6
5
30
5.0
1
0
1
.000
1
12.60
3
0
0
0
11
7
10
0
1
0
0
1
5.40
1.80
3.00
0.00
10.0
3.3
2.40
.423
18.00
19.80
4 Bob Adams
B. Adams
5.83
6
35
6.0
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
3
0
0
0
14
6
10
0
1
0
0
0
4.50
1.50
3.00
0.00
8.6
2.9
2.50
.452
15.00
21.00
5 Jim Crowell
J. Crowell
5.81
5.33
31
5.1
1
0
1
.000
1
11.81
2
0
0
0
10
7
7
2
5
0
0
0
0
3.38
8.44
0.40
3.38
6.5
16.1
2.81
.364
11.81
16.88
6 Ray Hathaway
R. Hathaway
5.8
5
29
5.0
1
0
1
.000
1
3.60
3
0
0
0
8
2
5
0
5
0
0
1
5.40
9.00
0.60
0.00
10.3
17.2
2.60
.381
9.00
14.40
7 Al Veach
A. Veach
5.8
5
58
10.0
2
0
2
.000
2
11.70
3
1
0
0
20
13
15
1
9
0
0
1
2.70
8.10
0.33
0.90
5.2
15.5
2.90
.422
13.50
18.00
8 Ed Pipgras
E. Pipgras
5.8
5
29
5.0
1
0
1
.000
1
5.40
3
0
0
0
11
3
8
1
2
0
0
0
5.40
3.60
1.50
1.80
10.3
6.9
2.60
.435
14.40
19.80
9 Red Torkelson
R. Torkelson
5.67
6.11
104
18.1
3
2
1
.667
3
7.36
8
0
0
0
26
15
19
1
11
2
0
0
3.93
5.40
0.73
0.49
7.7
10.6
2.02
.305
9.33
12.76
10 John Sullivan
J. Sullivan
5.67
6
68
12.0
2
0
1
.000
2
5.25
6
1
0
0
23
7
14
0
7
0
0
0
4.50
5.25
0.86
0.00
8.8
10.3
2.50
.418
10.50
17.25
11 Bill Knowlton
B. Knowlton
5.65
5.67
32
5.2
1
0
1
.000
1
4.76
5
0
0
0
9
3
9
0
3
3
0
0
7.94
4.76
1.67
0.00
15.6
9.4
2.12
.429
14.29
14.29
12 Larry Jacobus
L. Jacobus
5.57
7
39
7.0
1
0
1
.000
1
14.14
6
0
0
0
19
11
12
0
0
0
0
0
7.71
0.00
0.00
15.4
0.0
2.71
.576
15.43
24.43
13 Orlin Collier
O. Collier
5.42
5.17
56
10.1
2
0
1
.000
2
7.84
3
0
0
0
17
9
12
0
7
1
0
0
2.61
6.10
0.43
0.00
5.4
12.5
2.32
.378
10.45
14.81
14 Justin Hampson
J. Hampson
5.4
5
27
5.0
1
1
0
1.000
1
10.80
2
0
0
0
10
6
6
2
2
0
0
0
1
3.60
3.60
1.00
3.60
7.4
7.4
2.40
.381
10.80
18.00
15 Mike Saipe
M. Saipe
5.4
5
54
10.0
2
0
1
.000
2
10.80
2
0
0
0
22
12
12
5
0
2
0
0
0
1.80
0.00
4.50
3.7
0.0
2.20
.378
10.80
19.80
16 Paul Stuffel
P. Stuffel
5.4
5
27
5.0
1
1
0
1.000
1
3.60
1
0
0
0
4
2
3
0
7
0
0
0
0
1.80
12.60
0.14
0.00
3.7
25.9
2.20
.211
5.40
7.20
17 Ray Flanigan
R. Flanigan
5.4
5
27
5.0
1
0
1
.000
1
10.80
2
0
0
0
6
6
6
1
5
0
0
1
3.60
9.00
0.40
1.80
7.4
18.5
2.20
.263
10.80
10.80
18 Jug Thesenga
J. Thesenga
5.4
5
27
5.0
1
0
0
1
3.60
1
0
0
0
5
2
2
0
8
0
0
0
1.80
14.40
0.13
0.00
3.7
29.6
2.60
.278
3.60
9.00
19 Trader Horne
T. Horne
5.4
5
27
5.0
1
0
0
1
1.80
3
0
0
0
6
1
3
0
7
0
0
0
5.40
12.60
0.43
0.00
11.1
25.9
2.60
.353
5.40
10.80
20 Bill Bell
B. Bell
5.33
6
32
6.0
1
0
1
.000
1
6.00
1
0
0
0
6
4
4
2
8
0
0
0
0
1.50
12.00
0.13
3.00
3.1
25.0
2.33
.190
6.00
9.00
21 Dale Jones
D. Jones
5.33
6
32
6.0
1
0
1
.000
1
7.50
2
0
0
0
7
5
7
0
4
0
0
0
3.00
6.00
0.50
0.00
6.3
12.5
1.83
.269
10.50
10.50
22 Jim Beckman
J. Beckman
5.32
7.33
39
7.1
1
0
1
.000
1
7.36
0
0
0
0
14
6
8
1
1
1
0
0
0.00
1.23
0.00
1.23
0.0
2.6
2.05
.361
9.82
17.18
23 Hugo Klaerner
H. Klaerner
5.31
5.78
92
17.1
3
0
2
.000
3
10.90
9
1
0
0
24
21
21
4
16
0
0
1
4.67
8.31
0.56
2.08
9.8
17.4
2.31
.317
10.90
12.46
24 Tommy Warren
T. Warren
5.31
5.42
115
21.2
4
1
3
.250
4
7.48
5
2
0
0
32
18
22
1
14
0
0
0
2.08
5.82
0.36
0.42
4.3
12.2
2.12
.326
9.14
13.29
25 Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
5.29
5.67
30
5.2
1
0
1
.000
1
7.94
1
0
0
0
6
5
6
0
7
0
0
0
1.59
11.12
0.14
0.00
3.3
23.3
2.29
.273
9.53
9.53
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
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Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
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76
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Wed
10/8
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
9:08 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
8:08 PM
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3

Final

5

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1 - 0

Sat 4 Oct 2025

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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
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.512
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97
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.599
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92
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Padres Padres
90
72
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94
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.580
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.543
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87
75
.537
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90
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
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Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
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Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
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MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
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STL STL
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Sun
9/14
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HOU HOU
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
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DET DET
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