Most Pitches in an at Bat : Longest MLB at-bats on Record
First baseman Brandon Belt of the San Francisco Giants made history on April 22 by working a 21-pitch at-bat in Anaheim’s 4-2 victory over the Angels. Belt pounded Jaime Barria with 16 foul balls in the first inning before winning on a fly to right field.
Belt’s 21-pitch at-bat was the longest in the majors since at least 1988, according to the available data, but the Mets’ Luis Guillorme outlasted him in a Spring Training game. Against Cardinals right-hander Jordan Hicks, on March 14, 2021, the utility player worked a 22-pitch walk, his first in a game in over a year.
Top Most Pitches in an at Bat
1. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF vs. Jaime Barria, RHP, LAA
April 22, 2018: 21 pitches, flyout
2. Ricky Gutierrez, SS, HOU vs. Bartolo Colon, RHP, CLE
June 26, 1998: 20 pitches, strikeout swinging
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3. 3-T. Matt Wieters, C, STL vs. Caleb Thielbar, LHP, MIN
Sept. 8, 2020: 19 pitches, flyout
4. 3-T. Kevin Bass, RF, HOU vs. Steve Bedrosian, RHP, PHI
July 23, 1988: 19 pitches, flyout
5. 5-T. Brian Downing, DH, CAL vs. Ken Patterson, LHP, CWS
Sept. 1, 1990: 18 pitches, lineout
6. 5-T. Bip Roberts, LF, KC vs. Felipe Lira, RHP, DET
May 18, 1997: 18 pitches, groundout
7. 5-T. Alex Cora, 2B, LAD vs. Matt Clement, RHP, CHC
May 12, 2004: 18 pitches, home run
8. 5-T. Marcus Semien, SS, OAK vs. Doug Fister, RHP, HOU
June 3, 2016: 18 pitches, groundout
Pitch counts: A relatively modern baseball “invention” designed specifically to protect the pitcher. Completely unofficial and no record books have ever been kept. The following pitchers had no problem with their pitch count, at least for one inning, as they started the inning, threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.
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3 Pitch Innings
American League Pitchers Who Threw A 3-Pitch Inning |
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| AL # | Pitcher Name (Qty) | Date | Box | A.L. Team | INN |
| 1. | Addie Joss (1) | 08-22-1903 | Cleveland | 2nd |
| 2. | Hippo Vaughn (1) | 04-14-1910 | New York | 10th |
| 3. | Walter Johnson (1) | 06-27-1911 | Washington | 6th |
| 4. | Walter Johnson (2) | 05-26-1913 | Washington | 6th |
| 5. | Red Faber (1) | 05-12-1915 | Chicago | 3rd |
| 6. | Red Faber (2) | 05-12-1915 | Chicago | 5th |
| 7. | Fritz Coumbe (1) | 08-19-1915 | Cleveland | 6th |
| 8. | Walter Johnson (3) | 08-29-1915 | Washington | 4th |
| 9. | Walter Johnson (4) | 06-01-1917 | Washington | 2nd |
| 10. | Ed Klepfer (1) | 06-27-1917 | Cleveland | 1st |
| 11. | Molly Craft (1) | 09-21-1917 | Washington | 6th |
| 12. | Hooks Dauss (1) | 06-03-1919 | Detroit | 6th |
| 13. | Sam Jones (1) | 08-11-1923 | New York | 6th |
| 14. | Rube Walberg (1) | 10-14-1929 | Philadelphia | 7th |
| 15. | Johnny Allen (1) | 06-04-1937 | Cleveland | 2nd |
| 16. | Tiny Bonham (1) | 10-06-1941 | New York | 7th |
| 17. | Sonny Siebert (1) | 05-11-1969 | Boston | 2nd |
| 18. | Marty Pattin (1) | 06-09-1979 | Kansas City | 13th |
| 19. | Jerry Terrell (1) | 08-20-1979 | Kansas City | 9th |
| 20. | Jimmy Key (1) | 07-21-1987 | Toronto | 2nd |
| 21. | Floyd Bannister (1) | 05-15-1989 | Kansas City | 2nd |
| 22. | Tony Fossas (1) | 04-09-1990 | Milwaukee | 6th |
| 23. | Scott Sanderson (1) | 08-12-1992 | New York | 5th |
| 24. | Jack McDowell (1) | 09-11-1995 | New York | 9th |
| 25. | Bob Wolcott (1) | 04-20-1997 | Seattle | 5th |
| 26. | Roger Pavlik (1) | 04-29-1997 | Texas | 7th |
| 27. | Aaron Small (1) | 06-12-1997 | Oakland | 8th |
| 28. | Charles Nagy (1) | 07-05-1997 | Cleveland | 6th |
| 29. | Nelson Cruz (1) | 08-27-1997 | Chicago | 5th |
| 30. | Rick Helling (1) | 05-08-1998 | Texas | 4th |
| 31. | Jim Mecir (1) | 05-17-1998 | Tampa Bay | 8th |
| 32. | Tim Crabtree (1) | 06-03-1998 | Texas | 7th |
| 33. | Bret Saberhagen (1) | 06-04-1998 | Boston | 4th |
| 34. | Brad Radke (1) | 06-09-1998 | Minnesota | 3rd |
| 35. | Bret Saberhagen (2) | 07-01-1998 | Boston | 4th |
| 36. | David Wells (1) | 08-01-1998 | New York | 9th |
| 37. | Rolando Arrojo (1) | 08-09-1998 | Tampa Bay | 7th |
| 38. | Mike Sirotka (1) | 09-20-1998 | Chicago | 7th |
| 39. | Tim Wakefield (1) | 04-26-1999 | Boston | 1st |
| 40. | Butch Henry (1) | 04-29-1999 | Seattle | 4th |
| 41. | Jaime Navarro (1) | 05-28-1999 | Chicago | 5th |
| 42. | Mike Fetters (1) | 09-05-1999 | Baltimore | 7th |
| 43. | Allen Watson (1) | 09-26-1999 | New York | 9th |
| 44. | Jay Witasick (1) | 06-28-2000 | Kansas City | 2nd |
| 45. | Gil Heredia (1) | 06-29-2000 | Oakland | 9th |
| 46. | Travis Harper (1) | 09-19-2000 | Tampa Bay | 4th |
| 47. | Kip Wells (1) | 09-22-2000 | Chicago | 3rd |
| 48. | Mike Mussina (1) [1 Pitch] | 09-30-2000 | Baltimore | 7th |
| B.J. Ryan (1) [2 Pitches] | ||||
| 49. | Ramiro Mendoza (1) | 07-16-2001 | New York | 9th |
| 50. | Mariano Rivera (1 / ALCS) | 10-21-2001 | New York | 9th |
| 51. | Mike Maroth (1) | 09-22-2002 | Detroit | 7th |
| 52. | Tim Hudson (1) | 09-25-2002 | Oakland | 1st |
| 53. | Mariano Rivera (2) | 06-15-2003 | New York | 9th |
| 54. | Travis Harper (2) | 09-21-2003 | Tampa Bay | 7th |
| 55. | John Parrish (1) | 09-27-2003 | Baltimore | 6th |
| 56. | Jarrod Washburn (1) | 04-29-2004 | Anaheim | 2nd |
| 57. | Jimmy Gobble (1) | 05-08-2004 | Kansas City | 4th |
| 58. | Esteban Yan (1) | 05-14-2004 | Detroit | 9th |
| 59. | Juan Dominguez (1) | 06-11-2004 | Texas | 2nd |
| 60. | Mike Maroth (2) | 09-10-2004 | Detroit | 2nd |
| 61. | Roy Halladay (1) | 10-02-2004 | Toronto | 4th |
| 62. | Tim Wakefield (2) | 05-15-2005 | Boston | 7th |
| 63. | Carlos Silva (1) | 05-20-2005 | Minnesota | 6th |
| 64. | Bob Wickman (1) | 06-28-2005 | Cleveland | 9th |
| 65. | Kirk Saarloos (1) | 08-24-2005 | Oakland | 6th |
| 66. | C.C. Sabathia (1) | 09-29-2005 | Cleveland | 5th |
| 67. | Bob Wickman (2) | 10-02-2005 | Cleveland | 9th |
| 68. | Carlos Silva (2) | 06-10-2006 | Minnesota | 4th |
| 69. | Julian Tavarez (1) | 09-04-2006 | Boston | 6th |
| 70. | Esteban Loaiza (2) | 08-27-2007 | Oakland | 6th |
| 71. | Nick Blackburn (1) | 05-27-2008 | Minnesota | 2nd |
| 72. | Tommy Hunter (1) | 07-03-2010 | Texas | 6th |
| 73. | Brian Tallet (1) | 09-03-2010 | Toronto | 5th |
| 74. | Bobby Cramer (1) | 09-24-2010 | Oakland | 6th |
| 75. | Martin Perez (1) [1 Pitch] | 09-09-2012 | Texas | 8th |
| Yoshinori Tateyama (1) [2 Pitches] | ||||
| 76. | Jorge De Leon (1) | 09-18-2013 | Houston | 12th |
| 77. | Tommy Hunter (2) | 06-29-2014 | Baltimore | 9th |
| 78. | Alex Wilson (1) | 07-04-2016 | Detroit | 6th |
| 79. | Joe Smith (1) | 07-24-2016 | Los Angeles | 7th |
| 80. | Miguel Gonzalez (1) | 04-18-2017 | Chicago | 7th |
| 81. | Mike Minor (1) | 09-26-2019 | Texas | 8th |
| 83. | Lou Trivino (1) | 09-07-2020 | Oakland | 9th |
| 84. | Ryne Stanek (1) | 04-03-2021 | Houston | 7th |
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