Cy Young has the most career total batters faced - innings pitched, with 22,209.

Interpreted as:

highest tbf-ip by a player

	NAME	TBF-IP	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Cy Young C. Young	22,209	29,565	7356.0	906	511	316	.618	815	2.63	2,803	749	76	17	7,092	2,147	3,167	138	1,217	161	84		156	3.43	1.49	2.30	0.17	9.5	4.1	1.13	.275	3.87	74	2.84	79	8.68	620
2	Pud Galvin P. Galvin	19,218.67	25,160	5941.1	697	361	308	.540	681	2.87	1,799	639	57	1	6,352	1,895	3,315	121	744	54	18		220	2.73	1.13	2.42	0.18	7.2	3.0	1.19	.278	5.02	94	2.97	95	9.62	94.5
3	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	17,490.67	23,405	5914.1	802	417	279	.599	666	2.17	3,509	531	110	34	4,913	1,424	1,902	97	1,363	205	127		154	5.34	2.07	2.57	0.15	15.0	5.8	1.06	.264	2.89	68	2.42	76	7.48	472.8
4	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	17,273	22,677	5404.0	864	318	274	.537	716	3.35	3,342	245	45	29	5,044	2,012	2,337	482	1,809	123	83	86	226	5.57	3.01	1.85	0.80	14.7	8.0	1.27	.270	3.89	87	3.61	95	8.40	116.1
5	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	17,189	22,575	5386.0	807	324	292	.526	773	3.19	5,714	222	61	3	3,923	1,911	2,178	321	2,795	158	13	78	277	9.55	4.67	2.04	0.54	25.3	12.4	1.25	.265	3.64	90	2.96	83	6.56	370.2
6	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	16,603	21,953	5350.0	777	314	265	.542	690	3.11	3,534	303	53	10	4,938	1,846	2,128	399	1,379	108	33	164	160	5.95	2.32	2.56	0.67	16.1	6.3	1.18	.275	3.58	85	3.06	85	8.31	312.9
7	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	16,465.33	21,683	5217.2	741	329	244	.574	709	3.22	4,136	254	55	2	4,672	1,864	2,130	414	1,833	53	13	150	183	7.13	3.16	2.26	0.71	19.1	8.5	1.25	.279	3.67	87	3.14	86	8.06	271.5
8	Don Sutton D. Sutton	16,348.67	21,631	5282.1	774	324	256	.559	756	3.26	3,574	178	58	5	4,692	1,914	2,104	472	1,343	82	12	102	112	6.09	2.29	2.66	0.80	16.5	6.2	1.14	.261	3.58	92	3.23	90	7.99	181.2
9	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	16,303.33	21,547	5243.2	750	363	245	.597	665	3.09	2,583	382	63	28	4,830	1,798	2,016	434	1,434	42	67	60	81	4.43	2.46	1.80	0.74	12.0	6.7	1.19	.258	3.46	84	3.44	94	8.29	124.4
10	Kid Nichols K. Nichols	16,014.67	21,082	5067.1	621	361	208	.634	562	2.96	1,881	532	48	17	4,929	1,664	2,480	156	1,272	129	56		169	3.34	2.26	1.48	0.28	8.9	6.0	1.22	.271	4.40	73	3.48	85	8.75	377.8
11	Tim Keefe T. Keefe	15,891.33	20,941	5049.2	600	342	225	.603	594	2.63	2,564	554	39	2	4,438	1,474	2,470	75	1,233	83	7		240	4.57	2.20	2.08	0.13	12.2	5.9	1.12	.257	4.40	79	2.92	87	7.91	239.2
12	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	15,703	20,893	5190.0	696	373	208	.642	600	2.56	2,198	436	90	32	4,868	1,476	1,852	165	951	70	81		38	3.81	1.65	2.31	0.29	10.5	4.6	1.12	.269	3.21	73	2.88	81	8.44	359.1
13	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	15,521	20,491	4970.0	692	287	250	.534	685	3.31	3,701	242	60	0	4,632	1,830	2,029	430	1,322	155	3	71	114	6.70	2.39	2.80	0.78	18.1	6.5	1.20	.282	3.67	85	3.18	82	8.39	368.6
14	Mickey Welch M. Welch	15,506	20,308	4802.0	565	307	210	.594	549	2.71	1,850	525	41	4	4,588	1,447	2,556	106	1,297	52	16		274	3.47	2.43	1.43	0.20	9.1	6.4	1.23	.264	4.79	88	3.28	103	8.60	-55.7
15	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	15,412.67	20,421	5008.1	744	355	227	.610	740	3.16	3,371	109	35	0	4,726	1,756	1,981	353	999	137	3	177	70	6.06	1.80	3.37	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.56	76	3.25	78	8.49	519.5
16	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	15,323.33	20,240	4916.2	709	354	184	.658	707	3.12	4,672	118	46	0	4,185	1,707	1,885	363	1,580	159	0	63	143	8.55	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	70	3.08	71	7.66	680.4
17	Tommy John T. John	14,981.67	19,692	4710.1	760	288	231	.555	700	3.34	2,245	162	46	3	4,783	1,749	2,017	302	1,259	98	22	102	187	4.29	2.41	1.78	0.58	11.4	6.4	1.28	.284	3.85	90	3.37	89	9.14	208.3
18	Tony Mullane T. Mullane	14,875.67	19,407	4531.1	555	284	220	.563	504	3.05	1,803	468	30	15	4,195	1,537	2,523	97	1,408	135	52		343	3.58	2.80	1.28	0.19	9.3	7.3	1.24	.258	5.01	85	3.54	99	8.33	25.1
19	Gus Weyhing G. Weyhing	14,851	19,188	4337.0	540	264	232	.532	505	3.88	1,667	449	28	4	4,576	1,872	2,796	120	1,570	277	34		240	3.46	3.26	1.06	0.25	8.7	8.2	1.42	.286	5.80	96	3.82	97	9.50	55.7
20	Early Wynn E. Wynn	14,844	19,408	4564.0	691	300	244	.551	611	3.54	2,334	289	49	16	4,291	1,796	2,037	338	1,775	64	67	36	51	4.60	3.50	1.31	0.67	12.0	9.1	1.33	.265	4.02	94	3.64	97	8.46	56.4
21	John Clarkson J. Clarkson	14,609.67	19,146	4536.1	531	328	178	.648	518	2.81	1,978	485	37	5	4,295	1,417	2,384	159	1,191	80	12		182	3.92	2.36	1.66	0.32	10.3	6.2	1.21	.263	4.73	75	3.35	88	8.52	289.8
22	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	14,586	19,369	4783.0	656	311	205	.603	647	2.86	3,640	231	61	1	3,971	1,521	1,674	380	1,390	76	6	116	126	6.85	2.62	2.62	0.72	18.8	7.2	1.12	.259	3.15	79	3.03	85	7.47	286.1
23	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	14,492.67	19,023	4530.1	898	283	237	.544	625	3.45	2,461	180	31	17	4,620	1,738	2,038	395	1,083	122	102	116	128	4.89	2.15	2.27	0.78	12.9	5.7	1.26	.282	4.05	93	3.41	91	9.18	165.8
24	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	14,485.33	19,174	4688.2	676	286	245	.539	609	3.41	2,357	305	45	25	4,582	1,774	1,962	505	902	54	49	69	33	4.52	1.73	2.61	0.97	12.3	4.7	1.17	.265	3.77	89	3.50	91	8.80	179.6
25	Old Hoss Radbourn O. Hoss Radbourn	14,390.67	18,918	4527.1	527	309	194	.614	502	2.68	1,830	488	35	3	4,328	1,347	2,273	118	875	54	24		214	3.64	1.74	2.09	0.23	9.7	4.6	1.15	.262	4.52	82	3.15	95	8.60	51