most hbp in a season for a pitcher

Phil Knell has hit the most batters in a season, with 54 batters hit in 1891.

NAME HBP SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Phil Knell
P. Knell
54
1891
COL
58
28
27
.509
52
2.92
228
47
5
0
462.0
363
150
228
4
226
5
2,017
23
4.44
4.40
1.01
0.08
11.3
11.2
1.27
.239
4.44
84
3.47
103
7.07
-13.4
2 Frank Foreman
F. Foreman
43
1891
TOT
43
18
20
.474
41
3.73
170
39
1
1
345.1
381
143
245
9
142
2
1,593
14
4.43
3.70
1.20
0.23
10.7
8.9
1.51
.303
6.39
100
3.49
97
9.93
5.7
3 Gus Weyhing
G. Weyhing
42
1888
PHA PHA
47
28
18
.609
47
2.25
204
45
3
0
404.0
314
101
198
4
111
0
1,673
56
4.54
2.47
1.84
0.09
12.2
6.6
1.05
.236
4.41
74
2.84
97
7.00
4.4
4 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
40
1900
BKN BKN
44
28
8
.778
37
2.94
93
32
1
0
343.0
350
112
179
5
113
7
1,480
4
2.44
2.97
0.82
0.13
6.3
7.6
1.35
.281
4.70
79
3.81
102
9.18
-2.4
5 Frank Foreman
F. Foreman
40
1889
BAL BAL
51
23
21
.523
48
3.52
180
43
5
0
414.0
364
162
257
8
137
3
1,768
36
3.91
2.98
1.31
0.17
10.2
7.7
1.21
.254
5.59
93
3.67
98
7.91
1.9
6 Danny Friend
D. Friend
39
1896
CHI CHI
36
18
14
.563
33
4.74
86
28
1
0
290.2
298
153
196
11
139
3
1,310
9
2.66
4.30
0.62
0.34
6.6
10.6
1.50
.277
6.07
105
5.03
111
9.23
-13.1
7 Ed Doheny
E. Doheny
37
1899
NYG NYG
36
14
17
.452
34
4.41
120
31
1
0
277.2
291
136
207
2
158
2
1,276
21
3.89
5.12
0.76
0.06
9.4
12.4
1.62
.301
6.71
118
4.27
115
9.43
-18.8
8 Gus Weyhing
G. Weyhing
37
1887
PHA PHA
55
26
28
.481
55
4.27
193
53
2
0
466.1
465
221
342
12
167
0
2,042
49
3.72
3.22
1.16
0.23
9.5
8.2
1.36
.277
6.60
99
4.10
99
8.97
1.2
9 Gus Weyhing
G. Weyhing
34
1889
PHA PHA
54
30
21
.588
53
2.95
213
50
4
0
449.0
382
147
271
15
212
1
1,959
37
4.27
4.25
1.00
0.30
10.9
10.8
1.32
.247
5.43
77
4.13
108
7.66
-15.2
10 Pink Hawley
P. Hawley
33
1895
PIT PIT
56
31
22
.585
50
3.18
142
44
4
1
444.1
449
157
242
7
122
5
1,892
10
2.88
2.47
1.16
0.14
7.5
6.4
1.29
.278
4.90
68
4.19
90
9.09
22.3
11 Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
32
1901
PHA PHA
40
22
16
.579
37
3.81
110
35
2
0
331.0
344
140
210
6
132
3
1,463
11
2.99
3.59
0.83
0.16
7.5
9.0
1.44
.286
5.71
101
3.98
105
9.35
-5.4
12 Cy Seymour
C. Seymour
32
1898
NYG NYG
45
25
19
.568
43
3.18
239
39
4
0
356.2
313
126
199
4
213
2
1,581
19
6.03
5.37
1.12
0.10
15.1
13.5
1.47
.283
5.02
90
3.63
103
7.90
-5.4
13 Tony Mullane
T. Mullane
32
1887
CIN CIN
48
31
17
.646
48
3.24
97
47
6
0
416.1
414
150
234
11
121
1
1,763
27
2.10
2.62
0.80
0.24
5.5
6.9
1.29
.268
5.06
75
4.26
102
8.95
-3.3
14 Gus Weyhing
G. Weyhing
31
1891
PHA PHA
52
31
20
.608
51
3.18
219
51
3
0
450.0
428
159
231
12
161
1
1,959
28
4.38
3.22
1.36
0.24
11.2
8.2
1.31
.271
4.62
85
3.18
88
8.56
22.6
15 Vic Willis
V. Willis
30
1899
BSN BSN
41
27
8
.771
38
2.50
120
35
5
2
342.2
277
95
126
6
117
3
1,399
12
3.15
3.07
1.03
0.16
8.6
8.4
1.15
.241
3.31
61
3.75
92
7.28
15.3
16 Ellsworth Cunningham
E. Cunningham
30
1888
BAL BAL
51
22
29
.431
51
3.39
186
50
0
0
453.1
412
171
275
8
157
0
1,952
47
3.69
3.12
1.18
0.16
9.5
8.0
1.26
.257
5.46
113
3.23
112
8.18
-20.2
17 Silver King
S. King
30
1888
STL
66
45
20
.692
64
1.63
258
64
6
0
584.2
435
106
203
6
76
1
2,291
23
3.97
1.17
3.39
0.09
11.3
3.3
0.87
.223
3.12
50
2.38
76
6.70
55
18 Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
29
1898
TOT
32
9
20
.310
32
5.36
77
26
1
0
245.0
279
146
191
6
112
0
1,122
8
2.83
4.11
0.69
0.22
6.9
10.0
1.60
.304
7.02
150
4.18
117
10.25
-17.1
19 Vic Willis
V. Willis
29
1898
BSN BSN
41
25
13
.658
38
2.84
160
29
1
0
311.0
264
98
143
5
148
2
1,333
9
4.63
4.28
1.08
0.14
12.0
11.1
1.32
.261
4.14
74
3.65
96
7.64
8.4
20 Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
29
1896
LOU
43
12
27
.308
38
4.87
91
36
0
1
349.1
396
189
282
9
166
5
1,594
27
2.34
4.28
0.55
0.23
5.7
10.4
1.61
.298
7.27
116
4.78
114
10.20
-27.2
21 Tom Vickery
T. Vickery
29
1890
PHN PHN
46
24
21
.533
46
3.44
162
41
2
0
382.0
405
146
250
8
184
0
1,752
23
3.82
4.34
0.88
0.19
9.2
10.5
1.54
.290
5.89
94
4.01
102
9.54
-0.6
22 Tony Mullane
T. Mullane
29
1888
CIN CIN
44
26
16
.619
42
2.84
186
41
4
1
380.1
341
120
194
9
75
2
1,580
24
4.40
1.77
2.48
0.21
11.8
4.7
1.09
.259
4.59
91
2.73
91
8.07
12.5
23 Gus Weyhing
G. Weyhing
28
1899
WSH WSH
43
17
21
.447
38
4.54
96
34
2
0
334.2
414
169
223
8
76
4
1,470
5
2.58
2.04
1.26
0.22
6.5
5.2
1.46
.322
6.00
117
3.61
93
11.13
10.9
24 Win Mercer
W. Mercer
28
1897
WSH WSH
47
21
20
.512
43
3.18
91
35
3
3
342.0
403
121
219
5
104
4
1,517
10
2.39
2.74
0.88
0.13
6.0
6.9
1.48
.309
5.76
73
4.14
95
10.61
8.6
25 Jack Taylor
J. Taylor
28
1897
PHI PHI
40
16
20
.444
37
4.23
88
35
2
2
317.1
376
149
204
5
76
3
1,391
16
2.50
2.16
1.16
0.14
6.3
5.5
1.42
.311
5.79
100
3.95
94
10.66
8.1
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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
19
14
.576
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
21
13
.618
Reds Reds
18
16
.529
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
23
10
.697
Padres Padres
21
11
.656
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
14
.576
Red Sox Red Sox
18
17
.514
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
13
.618
Guardians Guardians
19
14
.576
1.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
20
12
.625
Astros Astros
17
15
.531
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/18
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
10-11
Fri
4/18
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1-3
Fri
4/18
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
2-6
Fri
4/18
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8-4
Fri
4/18
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
3-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Sun
5/4
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM