threw a National League record 63 wild pitches in one season.
Nolan Ryan is the modern-era leader in the wild pitches, throwing 277 over his 27 years in
Major League Baseball (MLB). He also led his league in the category in six different seasons. However, the all-time record belongs to
Tony Mullane, who threw 343 in the early years of the game from 1881 to 1894. After Ryan's 277, the next pitcher on the list is
Mickey Welch with 274, followed by
Bobby Matthews, who threw 253. The modern-era MLB record for wild pitches in a single game is six, shared by three pitchers:
Bill Gullickson,
Phil Niekro, and
J. R. Richard. The modern-era MLB record for wild pitches in a single inning during the regular season is four, shared by six pitchers:
Walter Johnson,
Kevin Gregg,
R. A. Dickey, Phil Niekro,
Ryan Madson,
Bert Cunningham of the
Players' League (considered a major league) threw five wild pitches in an inning in 1890. On June 3, 2023, the
Chicago White Sox and
Detroit Tigers scored three runs in a 2–1 game on wild pitches, marking the first modern instance where all runs were scored on wild pitches in a game where three or more runs were scored. , the active career leader for wild pitches thrown in MLB is
Sonny Gray with 104, followed by
Clayton Kershaw with 103. ==Postseason==