What pitcher gave up the most hits during their career?

Answer 1

Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:

CAREER

HITS H

1 Cy Young 7092

2 Pud Galvin 6352

3 Phil Niekro 5044

4 Gaylord Perry 4938

5 Kid Nichols 4912

6 Walter Johnson 4907

7 Grover C Alexander 4868

8 Warren Spahn 4830

9 Tommy John 4783

10 Don Sutton 4692

11 Steve Carlton 4672

12 Eppa Rixey 4633

13 Bert Blyleven 4632

14 Jim Kaat 4620

15 Mickey Welch 4587

16 Robin Roberts 4582

17 Gus Weyhing 4562

18 Greg Maddux 4522

19 Ted Lyons 4489

20 Tim Keefe 4442

21 Burleigh Grimes 4412

22 Old Hoss Radbourn 4335

23 Jack Powell 4319

24 John Clarkson 4295

25 Early Wynn 4291

26 Red Ruffing 4284

27 Jack Quinn 4238

28 Tom Glavine 4231

29 Christy Mathewson 4218

30 Tony Mullane 4195

31 Roger Clemens 4185

32 Ferguson Jenkins 4142

33 Red Faber 4106

34 Jim McCormick 4092

35 Sad Sam Jones 4084

36 Frank Tanana 4063

37 Waite Hoyt 4037

38 Tom Seaver 3971

39 Eddie Plank 3958

40 Nolan Ryan 3923

41 Earl Whitehill 3917

42 Paul Derringer 3912

43 Herb Pennock 3900

44 Dennis Martinez 3897

45 Lefty Grove 3849

46 Bob Friend 3772

47 Bobo Newsom 3769

48 Jerry Reuss 3734

49 Mel Harder 3706

50 Jamie Moyer 3677

51 Clark Griffith 3670

T52 Jerry Koosman 3635

T52 David Wells 3635

54 Vic Willis 3621

55 Jim Whitney 3598

56 Rick Reuschel 3588

57 Tom Zachary 3580

58 Jack Morris 3567

59 Al Orth 3564

60 Adonis Terry 3521

61 George Mullin 3518

62 Claude Osteen 3471

63 Joe Niekro 3466

64 Carl Hubbell 3461

T65 Chick Fraser 3460

T65 Jesse Haines 3460

67 Will White 3440

68 Jim Bunning 3433

69 George Uhle 3417

70 Wilbur Cooper 3415

71 Hooks Dauss 3407

T72 Amos Rusie 3384

T72 Red Donahue 3384

74 Doyle Alexander 3376

75 Larry French 3375

76 Mickey Lolich 3366

77 Jim Palmer 3349

78 Charlie Buffinton 3344

79 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3335

80 Pink Hawley 3334

81 Curt Simmons 3313

82 Frank Dwyer 3312

83 Dutch Leonard 3304

84 Charlie Hough 3283

85 Lee Meadows 3280

86 Bob Gibson 3279

T87 Brickyard Kennedy 3276

T87 Joe McGinnity 3276

89 Bob Feller 3271

90 Charlie Root 3252

91 Mike Mussina 3246

92 Kenny Rogers 3245

93 Rube Marquard 3233

94 Dolf Luque 3231

95 Rick Wise 3227

96 Larry Jackson 3206

97 Lew Burdette 3186

98 Red Ehret 3172

99 Juan Marichal 3153

100 Jim Perry 3127

101 Bill Hutchison 3123

102 Silver King 3105

103 Ted Breitenstein 3091

104 Don Drysdale 3084

105 Kevin Brown 3079

106 Dennis Eckersley 3076

107 Luis Tiant 3075

108 Chuck Finley 3069

109 Randy Johnson 3065

110 Bert Cunningham 3063

111 Win Mercer 3057

112 Stan Coveleski 3055

113 Milt Pappas 3046

114 Mike Torrez 3043

115 Murry Dickson 3024

116 Bill Sherdel 3018

117 Willis Hudlin 3011

118 Bobby Mathews 3008

119 Joe Bush 3001

120 Curt Schilling 2998

121 Bucky Walters 2990

122 Billy Pierce 2989

123 Danny MacFayden 2981

124 Bump Hadley 2980

125 Catfish Hunter 2958

126 Bill Dinneen 2957

127 John Smoltz 2954

128 Bill Lee 2953

129 Danny Darwin 2951

130 Guy Bush 2950

131 Mike Morgan 2943

T132 Orel Hershiser 2939

T132 Vida Blue 2939

134 Carl Mays 2912

T135 Guy Hecker 2905

T135 Jack Stivetts 2905

137 Eddie Cicotte 2897

138 Red Ames 2896

139 Bob Welch 2894

140 Howard Ehmke 2873

141 John Burkett 2866

142 Mike Moore 2858

143 Tommy Bond 2857

144 Claude Passeau 2856

145 Wes Ferrell 2845

146 Babe Adams 2841

T147 Terry Mulholland 2833

T147 Vern Law 2833

149 Jouett Meekin 2831

150 Frank Viola 2827

151 Dazzy Vance 2809

152 Mike Flanagan 2806

153 Rube Walberg 2795

T154 Jesse Tannehill 2787

T154 Ken Holtzman 2787

156 Kid Carsey 2780

157 Bob Forsch 2777

158 Jim Slaton 2773

159 Whitey Ford 2766

160 Doc White 2743

161 Bob Knepper 2737

162 Red Lucas 2736

163 Frank Killen 2730

164 Eddie Rommel 2729

T165 Sadie McMahon 2726

T165 Lon Warneke 2726

167 Slim Sallee 2724

168 Mark Langston 2723

169 Bob Shawkey 2722

170 Fernando Valenzuela 2718

171 Art Nehf 2715

172 Urban Shocker 2709

173 Three Finger Brown 2708

174 Camilo Pascual 2703

175 Mark Baldwin 2699

176 Jesse Barnes 2686

177 Bob Caruthers 2678

178 Bill Doak 2676

179 Tommy Bridges 2675

180 Hal Newhouser 2674

181 Charlie Getzien 2670

T182 Rick Sutcliffe 2662

T182 Tom Candiotti 2662

184 Bill Gullickson 2659

185 Chief Bender 2645

186 Paul Splittorff 2644

187 Brad Radke 2643

188 Jack Chesbro 2642

189 Dizzy Trout 2641

190 Andy Pettitte 2636

191 Wild Bill Donovan 2631

192 Steve Rogers 2619

193 Clarence Mitchell 2613

194 Long Tom Hughes 2610

195 Rick Rhoden 2606

196 Stump Wiedman 2594

197 Scott Sanderson 2590

198 Scott Erickson 2586

199 Wilbur Wood 2582

200 Mike Caldwell 2581

201 Dave Stieb 2572

202 Dwight Gooden 2564

T203 Bob Lemon 2559

T203 Larry Benton 2559

205 Kid Gleason 2552

206 Livan Hernandez 2549

T207 Tim Wakefield 2545

T207 Jimmy Ring 2545

209 Mike Cuellar 2538

210 Steve Trachsel 2534

211 Nig Cuppy 2520

212 Kevin Gross 2519

T213 Deacon Phillippe 2518

T213 Jimmy Key 2518

215 Jim Clancy 2513

216 Si Johnson 2510

217 David Cone 2504

218 Jack Taylor 2502

219 Dave Stewart 2499

220 Burt Hooton 2497

221 Bobby Witt 2493

222 Dave McNally 2488

223 Earl Moore 2474

T224 Rube Benton 2472

T224 Bob Smith 2472

226 Ned Garver 2471

227 George Bradley 2469

T228 Harry Staley 2468

T228 Jack Taylor 2468

T228 Ed Morris 2468

231 Ed Lopat 2464

232 Bruce Hurst 2463

233 Hippo Vaughn 2461

234 Rube Waddell 2460

235 Curt Davis 2459

236 Ray Sadecki 2456

237 Jack Russell 2454

238 General Crowder 2453

239 Bret Saberhagen 2452

240 Sam Leever 2449

241 Doug Drabek 2448

242 Bob Buhl 2446

T243 Elton Chamberlin 2445

T243 Matt Kilroy 2445

245 Stan Bahnsen 2440

246 Pete Donohue 2439

247 Steve Renko 2438

T248 Mel Stottlemyre 2435

T248 Harry Howell 2435

250 Kevin Appier 2425

251 Hal Schumacher 2424

252 Tim Belcher 2423

T253 Joe Coleman 2416

T253 Virgil Trucks 2416

255 Aaron Sele 2413

256 Kevin Tapani 2407

257 Jim Lonborg 2400

258 John Candelaria 2399

259 Charlie Leibrandt 2390

260 Sid Hudson 2384

261 Andy Benes 2377

262 Ron Reed 2374

263 Woodie Fryman 2367

264 Pedro Ramos 2364

265 George Mogridge 2350

266 Ed Walsh 2347

267 Ed Brandt 2342

268 Tommy Thomas 2339

269 Milt Gaston 2338

270 Frank Kitson 2333

271 Schoolboy Rowe 2330

272 Jon Lieber 2329

T273 Bob Rush 2327

T273 Thornton Lee 2327

275 Esteban Loaiza 2325

276 Ad Gumbert 2321

T277 Floyd Bannister 2320

T277 Jeff Pfeffer 2320

279 Earl Hamilton 2319

280 Monte Ward 2317

281 Rudy May 2314

T282 Greg Swindell 2313

T282 Jaime Navarro 2313

T284 Ray Burris 2310

T284 Joe Nuxhall 2310

T286 Pedro Astacio 2292

T286 Mudcat Grant 2292

T288 Syl Johnson 2290

T288 Lefty Gomez 2290

290 Mike McCormick 2281

291 Jon Matlack 2276

292 Dick Ellsworth 2274

T293 Jeff Suppan 2272

T293 Jack Billingham 2272

295 Ken Raffensberger 2257

296 Hal Carlson 2256

297 Scott McGregor 2245

298 Ron Darling 2244

299 Dutch Ruether 2243

300 Ed Whitson 2240

T301 Johnny Podres 2239

T301 Mark Gubicza 2239

303 Sherry Smith 2234

304 Tully Sparks 2231

305 Elden Auker 2230

306 George Blaeholder 2220

T307 Woody Williams 2217

T307 Fritz Peterson 2217

309 Bob Groom 2216

310 Chris Short 2215

311 Todd Stottlemyre 2200

312 Ron Guidry 2198

313 Sam Gray 2196

314 Allie Reynolds 2193

T315 Charles Nagy 2188

T315 Mike Krukow 2188

T315 Dave Roberts 2188

318 Harry Gumbert 2186

T319 Rick Honeycutt 2183

T319 Willie Sudhoff 2183

321 Ray Benge 2177

322 Scott Stratton 2176

323 Vern Kennedy 2173

T324 Jim Barr 2170

T324 Fritz Ostermueller 2170

T324 Bob Purkey 2170

327 Mike Hampton 2156

328 Dick Ruthven 2155

T329 Casey Patten 2154

T329 Harvey Haddix 2154

331 Al Leiter 2152

T332 Denny Galehouse 2148

T332 Mike Garcia 2148

334 Larry Corcoran 2147

335 Johnny Sain 2145

336 Nelson Briles 2141

337 Dennis Leonard 2137

338 Darryl Kile 2135

339 Larry Dierker 2130

T340 Claude Hendrix 2123

T340 Frank Lary 2123

342 Bill Lee 2122

T343 Bill Dietrich 2117

T343 Ed Reulbach 2117

345 Ron Kline 2113

346 Pat Hentgen 2111

347 Danny Jackson 2110

348 Ray Kremer 2108

349 Ross Grimsley 2105

350 Dave Goltz 2104

351 Don Newcombe 2102

352 Rip Sewell 2101

353 Lindy McDaniel 2099

T354 Joe Shaute 2097

T354 Bob Ewing 2097

356 Howie Pollet 2096

357 John Denny 2093

358 Kirk Rueter 2092

T359 Cy Falkenberg 2090

T359 Walt Terrell 2090

361 Nap Rucker 2089

362 Ray Caldwell 2085

363 Jeff Fassero 2083

364 Mike Boddicker 2082

365 Ken Forsch 2071

366 Gerry Staley 2070

367 Rick Mahler 2069

368 Dock Ellis 2067

369 Mike Witt 2066

370 Duke Esper 2062

371 Jack Fisher 2061

372 Javier Vazquez 2056

373 Firpo Marberry 2049

T374 Joe Dobson 2048

T374 Jack Lynch 2048

376 Pedro Martinez 2046

T377 Bob Tewksbury 2043

T377 Pat Dobson 2043

379 Fred Toney 2037

380 Doc Medich 2036

381 Jack Coombs 2034

382 Fred Frankhouse 2033

383 Dutch Leonard 2022

384 Larry Gura 2020

385 Togie Pittinger 2017

386 Joaquin Andujar 2016

387 Don Cardwell 2009

388 Chuck Stobbs 2003

389 Ray Herbert 2000