Who faced the most batters in a single season?

Answer 1

Here's a list as of the start of the 2008 season:

SEASON

BATTERS FACED YEAR BFP

1 Will White 1879 2906

2 Pud Galvin 1883 2741

3 John Clarkson 1889 2736

4 Old Hoss Radbourn 1884 2672

5 Jim McCormick 1880 2669

6 Guy Hecker 1884 2649

7 Jim Devlin 1876 2568

8 Pud Galvin 1884 2554

9 John Coleman 1883 2546

10 Old Hoss Radbourn 1883 2540

11 Matt Kilroy 1887 2492

12 John Clarkson 1885 2487

13 Toad Ramsey 1886 2477

14 Matt Kilroy 1886 2469

15 Pud Galvin 1879 2436

16 Toad Ramsey 1887 2430

17 Monte Ward 1879 2425

18 Tim Keefe 1883 2418

19 Jim McCormick 1882 2412

20 Lee Richmond 1880 2410

21 Mickey Welch 1880 2387

22 Charlie Buffinton 1884 2383

23 Mickey Welch 1884 2370

24 Tony Mullane 1884 2364

25 Monte Ward 1880 2351

26 Jim Devlin 1877 2328

27 Bobby Mathews 1876 2327

28 Jim McCormick 1879 2325

29 Ed Morris 1885 2321

30 Will White 1883 2320

31 Jim Whitney 1881 2301

32 Silver King 1888 2294

33 George Bradley 1876 2269

34 Hardie Henderson 1885 2268

35 Tony Mullane 1886 2258

36 Mark Baldwin 1889 2256

37 Ed Morris 1886 2252

38 Mark Baldwin 1890 2225

39 Al Spalding 1876 2219

T40 Will White 1880 2217

T40 Sadie McMahon 1890 2217

42 Phenomenal Smith 1887 2204

43 Jersey Bakely 1888 2195

44 Tommy Bond 1879 2189

45 Larry McKeon 1884 2185

46 John Clarkson 1887 2183

47 Larry Corcoran 1884 2180

48 Frank Mountain 1883 2177

49 Terry Larkin 1879 2176

50 Tim Keefe 1886 2173

51 George Bradley 1879 2170

52 Tommy Bond 1877 2165

53 Old Hoss Radbourn 1886 2162

54 Tommy Bond 1878 2159

55 Mickey Welch 1886 2151

56 Jim McCormick 1881 2145

57 Larry Corcoran 1880 2133

58 Terry Larkin 1877 2132

59 Terry Larkin 1878 2105

T60 George Derby 1881 2101

T60 Jim Whitney 1883 2101

62 Dave Foutz 1886 2091

63 Tommy Bond 1880 2082

64 Ed Seward 1888 2075

65 Adonis Terry 1884 2046

66 Gus Weyhing 1887 2042

67 Larry Corcoran 1883 2041

68 Bob Barr 1890 2038

69 Pud Galvin 1881 2037

70 Henry Porter 1885 2035

71 John Clarkson 1888 2029

T72 Ed Morris 1888 2002

T72 Jack Lynch 1884 2002

T72 Al Mays 1887 2002

75 Matt Kilroy 1889 2000

76 Guy Hecker 1883 1993

77 Lee Richmond 1881 1992

78 Ed Seward 1887 1990

79 Guy Hecker 1885 1988

80 Will White 1884 1986

81 Tim Keefe 1887 1981

T82 Harry McCormick 1879 1975

T82 Silver King 1890 1975

84 Pud Galvin 1880 1969

85 Fleury Sullivan 1884 1967

86 Mickey Welch 1885 1963

87 Tim Keefe 1884 1950

T88 Bob Caruthers 1885 1948

T88 Old Hoss Radbourn 1882 1948

90 Will White 1878 1939

T91 Lady Baldwin 1886 1936

T91 Bob Emslie 1884 1936

93 Stump Wiedman 1886 1924

94 Silver King 1889 1920

95 Jack Lynch 1886 1918

96 Old Hoss Radbourn 1887 1915

97 John Clarkson 1886 1914

T98 Will White 1882 1900

T98 Pud Galvin 1882 1900

T98 Hardie Henderson 1884 1900

T101 Bert Cunningham 1888 1897

T101 Pud Galvin 1887 1897

103 Jim Whitney 1885 1887

104 Gus Weyhing 1889 1882

105 Kid Nichols 1892 1877

106 Lee Richmond 1882 1876

107 Elmer Smith 1887 1872

108 Henry Porter 1886 1864

109 Bob Barr 1884 1853

110 Henry Gruber 1890 1848

111 Charlie Ferguson 1884 1844

112 Kid Nichols 1894 1843

T113 Tony Mullane 1883 1841

T113 Old Hoss Radbourn 1885 1841

115 Charlie Buffinton 1885 1838

T116 Cy Young 1891 1830

T116 Park Swartzel 1889 1830

118 Mickey Welch 1883 1829

119 Bob Caruthers 1889 1827

120 Cy Young 1892 1826

121 Cy Young 1894 1825

122 Gus Weyhing 1891 1824

123 Pud Galvin 1886 1820

124 Elton Chamberlin 1889 1818

125 Guy Hecker 1886 1815

126 Joe McGinnity 1903 1814

127 Billy Crowell 1887 1812

128 Kid Carsey 1891 1810

129 Pud Galvin 1888 1809

130 Kid Nichols 1891 1806

131 Ed Walsh 1908 1799

132 Ed Daily 1885 1797

133 Harry Staley 1889 1791

134 Bobby Mathews 1884 1788

135 Jack Stivetts 1890 1782

136 Cy Young 1896 1781

137 Jack Chesbro 1904 1778

138 Scott Stratton 1890 1777

139 Sam Weaver 1883 1776

T140 Kid Nichols 1893 1774

T140 Cy Young 1893 1774

T140 Gus Weyhing 1890 1774

143 Bobby Mathews 1885 1766

144 Tony Mullane 1887 1763

145 Stump Wiedman 1883 1762

146 Hardie Henderson 1883 1761

147 Elton Chamberlin 1891 1760

148 Phil Knell 1891 1745

149 Kid Nichols 1890 1744

T150 Al Atkinson 1886 1743

T150 Jim Whitney 1882 1743

152 Dupee Shaw 1885 1740

153 Jesse Duryea 1889 1731

154 Tim Keefe 1888 1723

155 George Bradley 1877 1719

156 Jim Whitney 1887 1718

157 Mickey Welch 1888 1710

158 John Harkins 1884 1709

159 Tim Keefe 1889 1704

160 Ed Morris 1884 1703

161 Jack Stivetts 1891 1701

T162 Charlie Getzien 1888 1697

T162 Stump Wiedman 1882 1697

164 Tim Keefe 1881 1693

T165 Henry Boyle 1889 1691

T165 Jim Whitney 1886 1691

167 Joe McGinnity 1901 1685

168 Fred Goldsmith 1883 1683

169 Vic Willis 1902 1682

170 Hank O'Day 1888 1680

171 Silver King 1887 1666

172 Ed Walsh 1907 1663

173 Charlie Buffinton 1889 1661

174 Dan Casey 1887 1660

175 Dave Foutz 1885 1659

T176 Charlie Ferguson 1885 1657

T176 Kid Nichols 1895 1657

178 Charlie Getzien 1889 1655

179 Gus Weyhing 1888 1652

180 Larry Corcoran 1881 1650

181 Bobby Mathews 1883 1649

182 Charlie Getzien 1886 1640

183 Fred Goldsmith 1882 1637

184 Dupee Shaw 1886 1630

185 Pud Galvin 1885 1627

186 Harry Staley 1890 1625

187 Tommy Bond 1876 1623

188 Joe McGinnity 1904 1613

189 Lee Viau 1889 1612

190 Jack Lynch 1885 1606

191 Kid Nichols 1896 1604

192 Sadie McMahon 1891 1601

193 George Mullin 1904 1597

194 Oscar Jones 1904 1593

195 Togie Pittinger 1902 1592

196 Red Ehret 1889 1591

197 George Derby 1882 1590

198 Sam Weaver 1878 1589

199 Tim Keefe 1882 1588

T200 Charlie Buffinton 1888 1586

T200 Pete Conway 1888 1586

202 Charlie Ferguson 1886 1582

203 Bob Caruthers 1886 1581

T204 Charlie Getzien 1887 1578

T204 Luther Taylor 1901 1578

T204 One Arm Daily 1883 1578

207 Tim Keefe 1885 1577

208 Bob Caruthers 1888 1575

209 Joe McGinnity 1899 1573

T210 Jack Powell 1904 1572

T210 Kid Nichols 1898 1572

212 Hank Gastright 1890 1571

213 Dan Casey 1886 1566

T214 Jumbo McGinnis 1883 1564

T214 Ed Walsh 1912 1564

216 Cy Young 1895 1563

217 Sam Kimber 1884 1559

218 Egyptian Healy 1890 1556

219 Cy Young 1898 1554

220 Noodles Hahn 1901 1550

T221 Mickey Welch 1889 1548

T221 Rube Waddell 1904 1548

T221 George Uhle 1923 1548

224 Henry Boyle 1885 1547

225 Darby O'Brien 1889 1544

226 Cy Young 1899 1541

227 Ben Sanders 1889 1539

228 Mickey Lolich 1971 1538

229 Mike Morrison 1887 1536

230 Egyptian Healy 1887 1535

231 Mickey Welch 1881 1534

232 Dave Foutz 1887 1533

233 Wilbur Wood 1973 1531

T234 Wild Bill Donovan 1901 1529

T234 Grover C Alexander 1917 1529

T234 Ed Crane 1890 1529

237 Al Mays 1886 1528

T238 Cy Young 1902 1527

T238 Dave Davenport 1915 1527

240 Jersey Bakely 1890 1526

241 Bill Dinneen 1902 1524

242 Christy Mathewson 1903 1521

243 Bill Stemmeyer 1886 1520

244 Red Ehret 1890 1519

245 Jim McCormick 1884 1518

246 Kid Nichols 1897 1516

247 Bob Feller 1946 1512

T248 Casey Patten 1904 1507

T248 Hank O'Day 1890 1507

250 Frank Foreman 1889 1506

251 Togie Pittinger 1903 1505

T252 Henry Porter 1887 1504

T252 Tony Mullane 1888 1504

T252 Ben Sanders 1890 1504

T255 Lee Viau 1888 1502

T255 Cy Falkenberg 1914 1502

257 Grover C Alexander 1916 1500

258 Christy Mathewson 1908 1499

259 Joe McGinnity 1900 1498

260 Pud Galvin 1889 1495

261 George Mullin 1907 1493

262 Wilbur Wood 1972 1490

263 Denny Driscoll 1883 1489

264 Egyptian Healy 1886 1487

T265 John Sowders 1890 1486

T265 Old Hoss Radbourn 1890 1486

267 Joe McGinnity 1902 1485

T268 Tricky Nichols 1877 1484

T268 Chick Fraser 1901 1484

270 George Pechiney 1886 1482

271 Ed Walsh 1911 1480

T272 Irv Young 1905 1475

T272 Cy Young 1904 1475

T272 Grover C Alexander 1911 1475

T272 Bobo Newsom 1938 1475

276 Jack Neagle 1884 1474

T277 George Mullin 1905 1473

T277 Frank Mountain 1884 1473

279 Jack Powell 1901 1470

T280 The Only Nolan 1878 1469

T280 Larry Corcoran 1882 1469

T282 Bob Feller 1941 1466

T282 Cy Young 1901 1466

T282 Jumbo McGinnis 1884 1466

T282 Vic Willis 1904 1466

T286 Mark Baldwin 1887 1465

T286 Mickey Hughes 1888 1465

T288 Red Faber 1922 1464

T288 Eddie Plank 1904 1464

T290 John Ewing 1889 1459

T290 Grover C Alexander 1914 1459

292 Christy Mathewson 1904 1456

293 Charlie Getzien 1885 1455

T294 Jim McCormick 1886 1449

T294 Walter Johnson 1916 1449

T296 Jim Conway 1889 1448

T296 Bill Carrick 1901 1448

T298 Jack Taylor 1904 1447

T298 Grover C Alexander 1920 1447

300 Charlie Buffinton 1883 1444

301 Bob Caruthers 1887 1442

302 Urban Shocker 1922 1441

303 Billy Serad 1884 1440

T304 John Kirby 1886 1438

T304 Mickey Welch 1887 1438

T304 Walter Johnson 1914 1438

307 Phil Niekro 1979 1436

308 Grover C Alexander 1915 1435

T309 Elmer Smith 1888 1431

T309 Charlie Buffinton 1887 1431

T309 John Keefe 1890 1431

312 Phil Niekro 1977 1428

313 Frank Smith 1909 1427

T314 Walter Johnson 1912 1426

T314 Stoney McGlynn 1907 1426

T316 Bob Harmon 1911 1424

T316 Henry Boyle 1887 1424

T318 Cy Young 1897 1423

T318 Frank Foreman 1891 1423

T320 Jack Coombs 1911 1422

T320 Stump Wiedman 1885 1422

T322 Pete Schneider 1917 1421

T322 Dizzy Trout 1944 1421

T322 Jim McCormick 1883 1421

325 Bert Cunningham 1890 1419

326 Burleigh Grimes 1923 1418

327 Jim McCormick 1887 1417

328 Irv Young 1906 1416

329 Joe McGinnity 1906 1414

T330 Al Orth 1906 1412

T330 Robin Roberts 1953 1412

T330 Hank O'Day 1884 1412

333 Gaylord Perry 1973 1410