# Batters faced > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Batters_faced > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Batters_faced.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batters_faced > Source revision: 1298509180 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) In [baseball statistics](/source/baseball_statistics), '''Batters Faced''' ('''BF'''), also known as '''Total Batters Faced''' ('''TBF''') or '''Batters Facing Pitcher''' ('''BFP'''){{cite web |first=John |last=Schwartz |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/new-measures-for-pitchers/ |title=New Measures for Pitchers |publisher=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=September 1, 2020}} is the number of [batters](/source/Batting_(baseball)) who made a [plate appearance](/source/plate_appearance) before the [pitcher](/source/pitcher) in a game or in a season. For a given game, the number of plate appearances for an offense is 3×(Innings) + (Runs scored) + (Runners left on base). ==Major league records== The major league record for batters faced in a career belongs to [Cy Young](/source/Cy_Young), who faced 29,565 batters between 1890 and 1911.{{cite web |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/wUdDr |title=Pitching Season & Career Finder: Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1871 to 2020, (requiring BFP>=20000), sorted by greatest Batters Faced |work=Stathead |access-date=August 3, 2020}} [Will White](/source/Will_White) of the Cincinnati Reds holds the single season record; he faced 2,906 batters in 1879.{{cite web |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/ThIZ2 |title=Pitching Season & Career Finder: For Single Seasons, From 1871 to 2020, (requiring BFP>=2500), sorted by greatest Batters Faced |work=Stathead |access-date=August 3, 2020}} The last pitcher to face 1,500 or more batters in a single season was [Wilbur Wood](/source/Wilbur_Wood) of the [1973 Chicago White Sox](/source/1973_Chicago_White_Sox).{{cite web |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/rRrBt |title=Pitching Season & Career Finder: For Single Seasons, From 1900 to 2020, (requiring BFP>=1500), sorted by most recent date |work=Stathead |access-date=August 3, 2020}} On May 1, 1920, [Leon Cadore](/source/Leon_Cadore) of the [Brooklyn Robins](/source/Brooklyn_Robins) faced 96 Boston Braves batters, an MLB single game record dating back to at least 1901.{{cite web | url=https://stathead.com/tiny/lzML6 | title=Pitching Game Finder: In years 1901 to 2020, (requiring BF>=85), sorted by greatest BF | work=Stathead | accessdate=August 3, 2020}} Oakland's [Steve McCatty](/source/Steve_McCatty) is the last pitcher to face 50 or more batters in a game. McCatty pitched to 51 batters in a 14-inning [complete game](/source/complete_game) loss to the Seattle Mariners on August 10, 1980.{{cite web |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/D7DUH |title=Pitching Game Finder: In years 1976 to 2020, (requiring BF>=50), sorted by greatest BF |work=Stathead |access-date=August 3, 2020}} [Mike Myers](/source/Mike_Myers_(baseball)) made 314 appearances in which he faced just one opposing batter per game, also a record.{{cite web | url=https://stathead.com/tiny/d2QK6 | title=Pitching Game Finder: In years 1901 to 2020, (requiring BF=1), sorted by greatest number of games in all seasons matching the selected criteria | work=Stathead | accessdate=August 3, 2020}} ==No batters faced== It is possible for a pitcher to participate in a game without officially facing a batter. This can happen when a baserunner is [picked off](/source/pickoff) or [caught stealing](/source/caught_stealing) to end either the inning or the game. For example, in a game between the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) and [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) on August 4, 2016, San Francisco's [Sergio Romo](/source/Sergio_Romo) entered the game in the bottom of the 9th inning with the game tied and 2 out. Romo threw four pitches to [Aaron Altherr](/source/Aaron_Altherr) before [César Hernández](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Hern%C3%A1ndez_(infielder)) was caught stealing second base to end the inning, after which Romo was replaced. The Giants went on to win the game in [extra innings](/source/extra_innings) and Romo was the [winning pitcher](/source/winning_pitcher) despite never officially facing a batter.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI201608040.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score, August 4, 2016 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=September 1, 2020}} A pitcher could also not record a batter faced if he gets injured and has to be replaced before the completion of a plate appearance. [Larry Yount](/source/Larry_Yount) holds the distinction of being the only pitcher in major league history to appear in the record books without ever having officially faced a batter.{{cite web|url=https://stathead.com/tiny/5C12A |title=Pitching Season & Career Finder: Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1871 to 2020, (requiring BFP=0), sorted by most recent date |publisher=Stathead |access-date=September 1, 2020}} In Yount's case this was also true in a literal sense as he was injured while throwing a warm-up pitch on his debut and never entered the game, but was credited with doing so due to having already been announced.{{cite web |first=Tyler |last=Kepner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/sports/baseball/padres-count-on-a-career-200-hitter-to-guide-them-to-contention.html |title=Padres Count on a Career .200 Hitter to Guide Them to Contention| newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 30, 2016 |access-date=September 1, 2020}} ==See also== *[Pitch count](/source/Pitch_count) *[Basic pitch count estimator](/source/Basic_pitch_count_estimator) ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Batters faced}} Category:Pitching statistics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Batters faced](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batters_faced) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batters_faced?action=history)). 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