Hit By Pitch Leaders: 2015 MLB Season

Hit By Pitch statistic measures the total number of times a batter is hit by a pitch during an at bat, which then awards the batter first base.

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Hit by pitch leaders are generally players who set up closer to home plate, also known as “crowding the plate” which will make them more likely to be hit by a pitch than a batter who sets up further away. Some batters have a reputation for occasionally “leaning into pitches” which can up their hit by pitch count (while technically batters cannot stand in the way of a pitch as long as they give the appearance of attempting to get out of the way they will almost always be awarded first base). Going back a few years batters like Don Baylor and Craig Biggio had reputations for leaning into pitches. League leaders generally are hit by a pitch between 20 and 30 times in a season.