Regarding the 2024 campaign, the Colorado Rockies were the best in the league in batters faced with 6,322. Ranking in 2nd were the Miami Marlins, having a batters faced total of 6,269. Having earned a number of 6,241, the Chicago White Sox came in at the third position. Rounding out the top five were the Arizona Diamondbacks (6,195) in addition to the Oakland Athletics (6,161).
2024 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Colorado Rockies |
6,322 |
2nd |
Miami Marlins |
6,269 |
3rd |
Chicago White Sox |
6,241 |
4th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,195 |
5th |
Oakland Athletics |
6,161 |
6th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,159 |
7th |
Boston Red Sox |
6,154 |
8th |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,146 |
9th |
New York Yankees |
6,131 |
10th |
Washington Nationals |
6,114 |
11th |
Texas Rangers |
6,108 |
12th |
New York Mets |
6,098 |
13th |
San Francisco Giants |
6,095 |
14th |
Minnesota Twins |
6,078 |
15th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
6,076 |
16th |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,071 |
17th |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,064 |
18th |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,050 |
19th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
6,047 |
20th |
Toronto Blue Jays |
6,047 |
21st |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,044 |
22nd |
Chicago Cubs |
6,032 |
23rd |
San Diego Padres |
6,029 |
24th |
Tampa Bay Rays |
6,022 |
25th |
Houston Astros |
6,018 |
26th |
Kansas City Royals |
6,007 |
27th |
Atlanta Braves |
5,978 |
28th |
Detroit Tigers |
5,969 |
29th |
Cleveland Guardians |
5,923 |
30th |
Seattle Mariners |
5,801 |
2023 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Oakland Athletics |
6,384 |
2nd |
Colorado Rockies |
6,316 |
3rd |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,310 |
4th |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,305 |
5th |
Chicago White Sox |
6,301 |
6th |
Washington Nationals |
6,285 |
7th |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,273 |
8th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,238 |
9th |
Boston Red Sox |
6,168 |
10th |
Cleveland Guardians |
6,144 |
11th |
Kansas City Royals |
6,139 |
12th |
Atlanta Braves |
6,135 |
13th |
New York Mets |
6,115 |
14th |
Houston Astros |
6,110 |
15th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,100 |
16th |
Toronto Blue Jays |
6,100 |
17th |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,098 |
18th |
Miami Marlins |
6,091 |
19th |
Chicago Cubs |
6,085 |
20th |
San Diego Padres |
6,082 |
21st |
New York Yankees |
6,078 |
22nd |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,074 |
23rd |
Detroit Tigers |
6,073 |
24th |
San Francisco Giants |
6,039 |
25th |
Minnesota Twins |
6,028 |
26th |
Texas Rangers |
6,025 |
27th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
6,018 |
28th |
Seattle Mariners |
6,006 |
29th |
Tampa Bay Rays |
5,994 |
30th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
5,990 |
2022 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,263 |
2nd |
Kansas City Royals |
6,249 |
3rd |
Colorado Rockies |
6,240 |
4th |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,220 |
5th |
Washington Nationals |
6,220 |
6th |
Boston Red Sox |
6,167 |
7th |
Texas Rangers |
6,167 |
8th |
Chicago Cubs |
6,162 |
9th |
Chicago White Sox |
6,145 |
10th |
Oakland Athletics |
6,121 |
11th |
San Francisco Giants |
6,070 |
12th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,065 |
13th |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,058 |
14th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
6,057 |
15th |
Miami Marlins |
6,056 |
16th |
Toronto Blue Jays |
6,053 |
17th |
Detroit Tigers |
6,047 |
18th |
San Diego Padres |
6,047 |
19th |
Minnesota Twins |
6,042 |
20th |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,038 |
21st |
Atlanta Braves |
6,031 |
22nd |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,014 |
23rd |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,006 |
24th |
Cleveland Guardians |
5,989 |
25th |
Seattle Mariners |
5,986 |
26th |
New York Mets |
5,950 |
27th |
New York Yankees |
5,938 |
28th |
Tampa Bay Rays |
5,930 |
29th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
5,865 |
30th |
Houston Astros |
5,856 |
2021 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,270 |
2nd |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,252 |
3rd |
Chicago Cubs |
6,202 |
4th |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,199 |
5th |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,196 |
6th |
Detroit Tigers |
6,164 |
7th |
Boston Red Sox |
6,147 |
8th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,140 |
9th |
Kansas City Royals |
6,127 |
10th |
Seattle Mariners |
6,106 |
11th |
Texas Rangers |
6,103 |
12th |
Minnesota Twins |
6,080 |
13th |
Washington Nationals |
6,073 |
14th |
Houston Astros |
6,060 |
15th |
Oakland Athletics |
6,060 |
16th |
San Diego Padres |
6,056 |
17th |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,055 |
18th |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,046 |
19th |
Colorado Rockies |
6,044 |
20th |
Miami Marlins |
6,027 |
21st |
San Francisco Giants |
6,002 |
22nd |
New York Yankees |
5,999 |
23rd |
Tampa Bay Rays |
5,998 |
24th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
5,990 |
25th |
Cleveland Indians |
5,968 |
26th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
5,948 |
27th |
Atlanta Braves |
5,944 |
28th |
Toronto Blue Jays |
5,916 |
29th |
Chicago White Sox |
5,861 |
30th |
New York Mets |
5,785 |
2020 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Boston Red Sox |
2,389 |
2nd |
Colorado Rockies |
2,335 |
3rd |
Toronto Blue Jays |
2,309 |
4th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
2,279 |
5th |
Atlanta Braves |
2,276 |
6th |
Texas Rangers |
2,273 |
7th |
Washington Nationals |
2,273 |
8th |
New York Mets |
2,262 |
9th |
Los Angeles Angels |
2,256 |
10th |
Seattle Mariners |
2,249 |
11th |
Baltimore Orioles |
2,246 |
12th |
San Francisco Giants |
2,240 |
13th |
Houston Astros |
2,239 |
14th |
Chicago White Sox |
2,235 |
15th |
Kansas City Royals |
2,233 |
16th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
2,227 |
17th |
Miami Marlins |
2,214 |
18th |
Tampa Bay Rays |
2,212 |
19th |
Philadelphia Phillies |
2,197 |
20th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
2,186 |
21st |
Cleveland Indians |
2,176 |
22nd |
Detroit Tigers |
2,174 |
23rd |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
2,172 |
24th |
Oakland Athletics |
2,164 |
25th |
San Diego Padres |
2,160 |
26th |
Chicago Cubs |
2,153 |
27th |
New York Yankees |
2,133 |
28th |
Minnesota Twins |
2,130 |
29th |
Cincinnati Reds |
2,125 |
30th |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1,989 |
2019 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Colorado Rockies |
6,423 |
2nd |
Boston Red Sox |
6,400 |
3rd |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,396 |
4th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,391 |
5th |
Texas Rangers |
6,354 |
6th |
Detroit Tigers |
6,341 |
7th |
Toronto Blue Jays |
6,313 |
8th |
Kansas City Royals |
6,307 |
9th |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,289 |
10th |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,274 |
11th |
Seattle Mariners |
6,268 |
12th |
San Francisco Giants |
6,256 |
13th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
6,251 |
14th |
Miami Marlins |
6,247 |
15th |
Minnesota Twins |
6,246 |
16th |
Atlanta Braves |
6,243 |
17th |
New York Mets |
6,232 |
18th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,230 |
19th |
Chicago Cubs |
6,190 |
20th |
San Diego Padres |
6,160 |
21st |
Chicago White Sox |
6,159 |
22nd |
Oakland Athletics |
6,153 |
23rd |
Washington Nationals |
6,134 |
24th |
New York Yankees |
6,133 |
25th |
Tampa Bay Rays |
6,086 |
26th |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,068 |
27th |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,057 |
28th |
Cleveland Indians |
6,008 |
29th |
Houston Astros |
5,995 |
30th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
5,913 |
2018 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,340 |
2nd |
Chicago White Sox |
6,339 |
3rd |
Minnesota Twins |
6,287 |
4th |
Kansas City Royals |
6,284 |
5th |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,279 |
6th |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,271 |
7th |
Toronto Blue Jays |
6,265 |
8th |
Chicago Cubs |
6,264 |
9th |
San Diego Padres |
6,254 |
10th |
Miami Marlins |
6,236 |
11th |
Texas Rangers |
6,231 |
12th |
San Francisco Giants |
6,191 |
13th |
New York Mets |
6,178 |
14th |
Boston Red Sox |
6,166 |
15th |
Atlanta Braves |
6,155 |
16th |
Colorado Rockies |
6,154 |
17th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,144 |
18th |
New York Yankees |
6,141 |
19th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,139 |
20th |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,138 |
21st |
Detroit Tigers |
6,130 |
22nd |
Milwaukee Brewers |
6,114 |
23rd |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,108 |
24th |
Oakland Athletics |
6,099 |
25th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
6,096 |
26th |
Washington Nationals |
6,087 |
27th |
Seattle Mariners |
6,073 |
28th |
Cleveland Indians |
6,071 |
29th |
Tampa Bay Rays |
5,992 |
30th |
Houston Astros |
5,913 |
2017 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
New York Mets |
6,378 |
2nd |
Miami Marlins |
6,318 |
3rd |
Toronto Blue Jays |
6,316 |
4th |
Atlanta Braves |
6,306 |
5th |
Detroit Tigers |
6,298 |
6th |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,293 |
7th |
San Francisco Giants |
6,287 |
8th |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,286 |
9th |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,235 |
10th |
Kansas City Royals |
6,218 |
11th |
Boston Red Sox |
6,217 |
12th |
Texas Rangers |
6,211 |
13th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,208 |
14th |
Minnesota Twins |
6,205 |
15th |
Chicago White Sox |
6,200 |
16th |
Colorado Rockies |
6,177 |
17th |
San Diego Padres |
6,169 |
18th |
Oakland Athletics |
6,167 |
19th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
6,164 |
20th |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,153 |
21st |
Seattle Mariners |
6,132 |
22nd |
Houston Astros |
6,111 |
23rd |
Chicago Cubs |
6,108 |
24th |
Tampa Bay Rays |
6,099 |
25th |
New York Yankees |
6,078 |
26th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,072 |
27th |
Washington Nationals |
6,068 |
28th |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,030 |
29th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
5,925 |
30th |
Cleveland Indians |
5,866 |
2016 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,437 |
2nd |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,348 |
3rd |
Minnesota Twins |
6,314 |
4th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,292 |
5th |
Colorado Rockies |
6,289 |
6th |
Atlanta Braves |
6,250 |
7th |
San Diego Padres |
6,228 |
8th |
Chicago White Sox |
6,196 |
9th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
6,188 |
10th |
Texas Rangers |
6,186 |
11th |
Kansas City Royals |
6,182 |
12th |
Houston Astros |
6,180 |
13th |
Miami Marlins |
6,164 |
14th |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,164 |
15th |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,164 |
16th |
Seattle Mariners |
6,147 |
17th |
Oakland Athletics |
6,144 |
18th |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,122 |
19th |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,120 |
20th |
Toronto Blue Jays |
6,113 |
21st |
Tampa Bay Rays |
6,076 |
22nd |
Boston Red Sox |
6,073 |
23rd |
New York Mets |
6,067 |
24th |
San Francisco Giants |
6,049 |
25th |
Detroit Tigers |
6,048 |
26th |
Washington Nationals |
6,036 |
27th |
Cleveland Indians |
6,033 |
28th |
New York Yankees |
6,023 |
29th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
6,014 |
30th |
Chicago Cubs |
5,933 |
2015 MLB Team Batters Faced Leaders
BF Rank |
Team |
BF |
1st |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6,332 |
2nd |
Colorado Rockies |
6,308 |
3rd |
Cincinnati Reds |
6,271 |
4th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
6,257 |
5th |
Boston Red Sox |
6,225 |
6th |
Seattle Mariners |
6,223 |
7th |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
6,215 |
8th |
Texas Rangers |
6,215 |
9th |
New York Yankees |
6,191 |
10th |
Detroit Tigers |
6,188 |
11th |
Chicago White Sox |
6,181 |
12th |
Atlanta Braves |
6,156 |
13th |
Milwaukee Brewers |
6,148 |
14th |
Minnesota Twins |
6,139 |
15th |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6,134 |
16th |
Oakland Athletics |
6,128 |
17th |
Kansas City Royals |
6,112 |
18th |
Los Angeles Angels |
6,096 |
19th |
San Diego Padres |
6,093 |
20th |
Baltimore Orioles |
6,085 |
21st |
Tampa Bay Rays |
6,069 |
22nd |
Miami Marlins |
6,050 |
23rd |
New York Mets |
6,046 |
24th |
San Francisco Giants |
6,009 |
25th |
Chicago Cubs |
5,997 |
26th |
Toronto Blue Jays |
5,984 |
27th |
Washington Nationals |
5,975 |
28th |
Houston Astros |
5,965 |
29th |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
5,932 |
30th |
Cleveland Indians |
5,904 |