Pitchers with at least 20 wild pitches in a season
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A.J. Burnett (166.1 IP) currently has the second-fewest innings pitched on the list. He is on pace to post the highest wild pitch rate in history (since 1950, anyway, but given the IP differences between him and the top players, probably all-time).
Rk | Player | WP | Year | Age | Tm | IP | BB | SO | BF | HBP | ||
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1 | Red Ames | 30 | 1905 | 22 | NYG | 262.2 | 105 | 198 | 2.74 | 107 | 1064 | 3 |
2 | Tony Cloninger | 27 | 1966 | 25 | ATL | 257.2 | 116 | 178 | 4.12 | 89 | 1132 | 6 |
3 | Juan Guzman | 26 | 1993 | 26 | TOR | 221.0 | 110 | 194 | 3.99 | 109 | 963 | 3 |
4 | Larry Cheney | 26 | 1914 | 28 | CHC | 311.1 | 140 | 157 | 2.54 | 110 | 1295 | 10 |
5 | Jack Morris | 24 | 1987 | 32 | DET | 266.0 | 93 | 208 | 3.38 | 126 | 1101 | 1 |
6 | Matt Clement | 23 | 2000 | 25 | SDP | 205.0 | 125 | 170 | 5.14 | 83 | 940 | 16 |
7 | Tim Leary | 23 | 1990 | 32 | NYY | 208.0 | 78 | 138 | 4.11 | 97 | 881 | 7 |
8 | Christy Mathewson | 23 | 1901 | 20 | NYG | 336.0 | 97 | 221 | 2.41 | 138 | 1361 | 13 |
9 | Mike Moore | 22 | 1992 | 32 | OAK | 223.0 | 103 | 117 | 4.12 | 91 | 982 | 8 |
10 | Bobby Witt | 22 | 1986 | 22 | TEX | 157.2 | 143 | 174 | 5.48 | 79 | 741 | 3 |
11 | Tony Cloninger | 22 | 1965 | 24 | MLN | 279.0 | 119 | 211 | 3.29 | 107 | 1180 | 3 |
12 | Jack Hamilton | 22 | 1962 | 23 | PHI | 182.0 | 107 | 101 | 5.09 | 76 | 820 | 5 |
13 | Ken Howell | 21 | 1989 | 28 | PHI | 204.0 | 86 | 164 | 3.44 | 103 | 827 | 2 |
14 | Joe Niekro | 21 | 1985 | 40 | TOT | 225.1 | 107 | 121 | 3.83 | 91 | 983 | 5 |
15 | Nolan Ryan | 21 | 1977 | 30 | CAL | 299.0 | 204 | 341 | 2.77 | 141 | 1272 | 9 |
16 | Earl Wilson | 21 | 1963 | 28 | BOS | 210.2 | 105 | 123 | 3.76 | 101 | 908 | 1 |
17 | Walter Johnson | 21 | 1910 | 22 | WSH | 370.0 | 76 | 313 | 1.36 | 183 | 1367 | 13 |
18 | A.J. Burnett | 20 | 2011 | 34 | NYY | 166.1 | 74 | 141 | 5.25 | 82 | 732 | 7 |
19 | Edwin Jackson | 20 | 2010 | 26 | TOT | 209.1 | 78 | 181 | 4.47 | 96 | 902 | 6 |
20 | Jose Contreras | 20 | 2005 | 33 | CHW | 204.2 | 75 | 154 | 3.61 | 125 | 857 | 9 |
21 | Freddy Garcia | 20 | 2005 | 30 | CHW | 228.0 | 60 | 146 | 3.87 | 116 | 943 | 3 |
22 | John Smoltz | 20 | 1991 | 24 | ATL | 229.2 | 77 | 148 | 3.80 | 103 | 947 | 3 |
23 | Dave Lemanczyk | 20 | 1977 | 26 | TOR | 252.0 | 87 | 105 | 4.25 | 99 | 1092 | 4 |
24 | J.R. Richard | 20 | 1975 | 25 | HOU | 203.0 | 138 | 176 | 4.39 | 77 | 905 | 4 |
25 | Larry Dierker | 20 | 1968 | 21 | HOU | 233.2 | 89 | 161 | 3.31 | 89 | 981 | 8 |
26 | Denny Lemaster | 20 | 1964 | 25 | MLN | 221.0 | 75 | 185 | 4.15 | 85 | 948 | 4 |
27 | Red Ames | 20 | 1907 | 24 | NYG | 233.1 | 108 | 146 | 2.16 | 114 | 959 | 10 |
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