List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a pitcher leaders
In baseball statistics, an error is an act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases or allows an at bat to continue after the batter should have been put out.
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important defensive player, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and closer.
Bobby Mathews is the all-time leader committing 220 career errors as a pitcher. Mathews is the only pitcher to commit more than 200 career errors at the position. Tim Keefe is second all-time with 166 career errors as a pitcher. A total of seventeen pitchers all-time have committed more than 100 career errors at the position.
Key
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career errors committed. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player. |
E as P | Total career errors committed as a pitcher. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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List
Rank | Player | E as P |
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1 | Bobby Mathews | 220 |
2 | Tim Keefe * | 166 |
3 | Pud Galvin * | 163 |
4 | John Clarkson * | 162 |
5 | Cy Young * | 146 |
6 | Mickey Welch * | 133 |
7 | Gus Weyhing | 128 |
8 | Tony Mullane | 122 |
Amos Rusie * | 122 | |
10 | Bert Cunningham | 111 |
Charles Radbourn * | 111 | |
12 | Albert Spalding * | 110 |
13 | Tommy Bond | 109 |
14 | Toad Ramsey | 107 |
15 | Will White | 106 |
16 | Adonis Terry | 104 |
17 | Joe McGinnity * | 100 |
18 | Jim McCormick | 99 |
Jim Whitney | 99 | |
20 | George Bradley | 98 |
21 | Charlie Buffinton | 94 |
Red Ehret | 94 | |
Chick Fraser | 94 | |
24 | Matt Kilroy | 91 |
Rube Waddell * | 91 | |
26 | Nolan Ryan * | 90 |
27 | George Zettlein | 88 |
28 | Win Mercer | 84 |
29 | Al Orth | 83 |
30 | Frank Killen | 82 |
George Mullin | 82 | |
32 | Mark Baldwin | 77 |
Jack Taylor | 77 | |
34 | Stump Wiedman | 76 |
35 | Red Ames | 74 |
Rank | Player | E as P |
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Bill Hutchinson | 74 | |
Hippo Vaughn | 74 | |
38 | Ed Doheny | 72 |
Jack Powell | 72 | |
40 | Jersey Bakley | 71 |
Ed Crane | 71 | |
Red Faber * | 71 | |
Burleigh Grimes * | 71 | |
Jack Lynch | 71 | |
45 | Eddie Cicotte | 70 |
Pink Hawley | 70 | |
Sadie McMahon | 70 | |
Ed Morris | 70 | |
49 | Pretzels Getzien | 68 |
Dick McBride | 68 | |
51 | Kid Carsey | 67 |
Larry Corcoran | 67 | |
Kid Nichols * | 67 | |
Vic Willis * | 67 | |
55 | Kid Gleason | 66 |
Cy Seymour | 66 | |
57 | Hardie Henderson | 65 |
58 | Bob Barr | 64 |
Clark Griffith * | 64 | |
60 | Tom Hughes | 63 |
61 | Jumbo McGinnis | 62 |
Jack Stivetts | 62 | |
63 | Bob Caruthers | 61 |
Egyptian Healy | 61 | |
Bill Stearns | 61 | |
66 | Fred Goldsmith | 60 |
Guy Hecker | 60 | |
Jouett Meekin | 60 | |
Earl Moore | 60 | |
70 | Candy Cummings * | 59 |
Rank | Player | E as P |
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Don Drysdale * | 59 | |
72 | Cherokee Fisher | 58 |
Bill Lee | 58 | |
Warren Spahn * | 58 | |
75 | Ted Breitenstein | 57 |
Randy Johnson * | 57 | |
Brickyard Kennedy | 57 | |
78 | Jack Chesbro * | 56 |
Bill Dinneen | 56 | |
Jim Kaat | 56 | |
Silver King | 56 | |
Allan Sothoron | 56 | |
Willie Sudhoff | 56 | |
Ed Walsh * | 56 | |
85 | Chief Bender * | 55 |
86 | Joaquín Andújar | 54 |
Ice Box Chamberlain | 54 | |
Frank Dwyer | 54 | |
Noodles Hahn | 54 | |
Casey Patten | 54 | |
Ed Reulbach | 54 | |
John Montgomery Ward * | 54 | |
93 | Frank Foreman | 53 |
Greg Maddux * | 53 | |
Christy Mathewson * | 53 | |
Doc Newton | 53 | |
Wiley Piatt | 53 | |
98 | Cy Falkenberg | 52 |
Bob Groom | 52 | |
Walter Johnson | 52 | |
Sad Sam Jones | 52 | |
Lee Meadows | 52 | |
Barney Pelty | 52 | |
Henry Porter | 52 | |
Ray Sadecki | 52 |