# List of Major League Baseball career wild pitches leaders

In baseball, a wild pitch (abbreviated WP) is charged against a pitcher when his pitch is too high, too short, or too wide of home plate for the catcher to control with ordinary effort, thereby allowing a baserunner, perhaps even the batter-runner on an uncaught third strike, to advance. A wild pitch usually passes the catcher behind home plate, often allowing runners on base an easy chance to advance while the catcher chases the ball down. Sometimes the catcher may block a pitch, and the ball may be nearby, but the catcher has trouble finding the ball, allowing runners to advance.
Tony Mullane is the all-time leader in wild pitches with 343 career. Mullane is also the only player to throw more than 300 career wild pitches.

## Key

| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career wild pitches thrown. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Name of player. |
| WP | Total career wild pitches thrown. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| Bold | Denotes active player. |

## List

* Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player (2025 WP) | WP |
| 1 | Tony Mullane | 343 |
| 2 | Nolan Ryan* | 277 |
| 3 | Mickey Welch* | 274 |
| 4 | Bobby Mathews | 253 |
| 5 | Tim Keefe* | 240 |
| | Gus Weyhing | 240 |
| 7 | Phil Niekro* | 226 |
| 8 | Mark Baldwin | 221 |
| | Pud Galvin* | 221 |
| | Will White | 221 |
| 11 | Charles Radbourn* | 214 |
| | Jim Whitney | 214 |
| 13 | Jack Morris* | 206 |
| | Adonis Terry | 206 |
| 15 | Matt Kilroy | 203 |
| 16 | George Bradley | 189 |
| 17 | Tommy John | 187 |
| 18 | Steve Carlton* | 183 |
| 19 | John Clarkson* | 182 |
| 20 | Charlie Hough | 179 |
| | Toad Ramsey | 179 |
| 22 | Hardie Henderson | 178 |
| 23 | Charlie Buffinton | 174 |
| 24 | Joe Niekro | 172 |
| 25 | Kid Nichols* | 169 |
| 26 | A. J. Burnett | 161 |
| | Bert Cunningham | 161 |
| 28 | Jim McCormick | 160 |
| | Gaylord Perry* | 160 |
| 30 | Egyptian Healy | 159 |
| 31 | Red Ames | 156 |
| | Félix Hernández | 156 |
| | Cy Young* | 156 |
| 34 | Walter Johnson* | 154 |
| 35 | Amos Rusie* | 153 |
| 36 | Jersey Bakley | 152 |
| | Silver King | 152 |
| 38 | Ice Box Chamberlain | 149 |
| | David Cone | 149 |
| 40 | Ed Crane | 146 |
| | Chick Fraser | 146 |
| 42 | John Smoltz* | 145 |
| 43 | John Montgomery Ward* | 144 |
| 44 | Tommy Bond | 143 |
| | Roger Clemens | 143 |
| 46 | Sam McDowell | 140 |
| 47 | Jack Lynch | 138 |
| 48 | Ed Seward | 136 |
| 49 | Jumbo McGinnis | 135 |
| | Mike Moore | 135 |
| Rank | Player (2025 WP) | WP |
| 51 | Tim Wakefield | 134 |
| 52 | John Harkins | 133 |
| 53 | Chuck Finley | 130 |
| 54 | Bob Caruthers | 129 |
| 55 | Guy Hecker | 128 |
| | Jim Kaat* | 128 |
| | Bobby Witt | 128 |
| 58 | Tom Seaver* | 126 |
| 59 | John Lackey | 125 |
| 60 | Mickey Lolich | 124 |
| | Jim Maloney | 124 |
| 62 | Bill Hutchison | 123 |
| 63 | Hank O'Day* | 122 |
| 64 | Orel Hershiser | 121 |
| | Jouett Meekin | 121 |
| 66 | Tom Candiotti | 120 |
| | Jack Stivetts | 120 |
| 68 | Larry Cheney | 119 |
| | Tony Cloninger | 119 |
| | Dave Stewart | 119 |
| | Frank Tanana | 119 |
| | Fernando Valenzuela | 119 |
| 73 | Joe Coleman | 118 |
| 74 | Al Mays | 116 |
| 75 | Christy Mathewson* | 115 |
| 76 | Bert Blyleven* | 114 |
| 77 | Larry Corcoran | 113 |
| 78 | Tom Gordon | 112 |
| | Lindy McDaniel | 112 |
| | Ed Morris | 112 |
| | Don Sutton* | 112 |
| 82 | Charlie Getzien | 111 |
| 83 | Randy Johnson* | 109 |
| | Hideo Nomo | 109 |
| 85 | Kevin Brown | 108 |
| | Bob Gibson* | 108 |
| | Edwin Jackson | 108 |
| 88 | Bob Barr | 107 |
| | Mark Gubicza | 107 |
| | Tim Lincecum | 107 |
| | Jerry Reuss | 107 |
| | James Shields | 107 |
| 93 | Kevin Appier | 106 |
| 94 | Juan Guzmán | 105 |
| | Mike Morgan | 105 |
| 96 | Larry Dierker | 104 |
| | Sonny Gray (0) | 104 |
| | Al Spalding* | 104 |
| 100 | Vida Blue | 103 |
| | Red Ehret | 103 |
| | Clayton Kershaw (0) | 103 |
| | Mike Torrez | 103 |