Most Wild Pitches by a Lefty Since 1901

As I noted in my last post, wild pitch totals prior to the founding of the American League in 1901 seem questionable at best. Thus I've decided not to look at them for the purpose of making the following list.

Most Career Wild Pitches by a LHP (1901-2007)

1. Tommy John, 187
2. Steve Carlton, 183
3. Sam McDowell, 140
4. Chuck Finley, 130
5. Jim Kaat, 128
6. Mickey Lolich, 124
7. Fernando Valenzuela, 119
8. Frank Tanana, 119
9. Jerry Reuss, 107
10. Vida Blue, 103
11. Randy Johnson, 102
12. David Wells, 101
13. Ken Holtzman, 98
14. Eppa Rixey, 97
15. Ray Sadecki, 94
16. Bob Veale, 92
17. Steve Barber, 91
18. Mark Langston, 89
19. Jerry Koosman, 89
20. Fred Norman, 89

A reader extremely well-versed in baseball history will notice that Eppa Rixey is the only lefty on the list to debut prior to 1959. I wonder if that's a reflection of changing ideas of the wild pitch as opposed to the passed ball or just a general decline in pitcher control. Regardless, here are the top active lefties with their place on the all-time LHP list in parentheses after their wild pitch total.

Most Career Wild Pitches by an Active LHP

1. Randy Johnson, 102 (11)
   
2. David Wells, 101 (12)
   
3. Kenny Rogers, 75 (34)
   
4. Tom Glavine, 65 (53)
5. Mark Redman, 57 (80)
6. Dennys Reyes, 56 (81)
7. Johan Santana, 55 (88)
8. Jamie Moyer, 53 (96)
9. Andy Pettitte, 51 (106)
10. Darren Oliver, 47 (116)
11. Mark Mulder, 46 (122)
12. Ron Villone, 45 (124)
13. Ted Lilly, 44 (130)
14. Doug Davis, 41 (143)
15. Rheal Cormier, 39 (159)
16. Scott Eyre, 38 (168)
17. Billy Wagner, 38 (168)
18. Mike Stanton, 35 (189)
19. J.C. Romero, 32 (208)
20. Barry Zito, 31 (214)

Note: The late Joe Kennedy had 36 career wild pitches, placing him 183rd on the career list for lefthanders.