PA >= 1,000 and ZERO career Home Runs since 1903. 42% pitchers.

Reggie Willits

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: May 30, 1981 (Age: 45-038d) in Chickasha, OK us

2007-2011: Willits is by far the most modern player to meet the criteria but he's #29 in order of PA with only 1,014: barely enough to be included.

Tom Oliver tops the list with the most PA: 2,073 1930-1933.

The reason I start with the year 1903 is because that's the year the American League joined the National League making a foul ball a strike for the first two strikes. It's a dumb rule but it still exists.

Four of the 31 below show their start year as 1903, which means that they could have relevant data before 1903. Here they are:

#3 Jack McCarthy: 8 HR before 1903:

1898 PIT NL 4 (2 IPHR)

1899 PIT NL 4 (1 IPHR)

#9 Charlie Babb: Played only 1903-1905

#15 Doc White: 3 HR before 1903:

1901 PHI NL 1

1902 PHI NL 2 (bounced)

#18 Doc Powers: 4 HR before 1903:

1899 Lou NL 1

1901 PHA AL 1

1902 PHA AL 2

107 pitchers since 1903: PA >= 1,000 batting. Only one OPS+ at league average. ONE.  Monday, July 6, 2026

Note: Of the 12 pitchers with zero Home Runs, Don Sutton had the most PA: 1,559. Doc White did not play 90% of his games as a pitcher, which was part of the criteria., but he is one of the 13 pitchers listed below because pitcher was still his primary position.

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31 found, 13 pitchers: 42%.

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/1f3KV

For combined seasons, since 1903, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Home Runs = 0 and Plate Appearances >= 1000, sorted by descending Plate Appearances.

Rk	Player	PA	HR	From	To	AB	H	2B	3B	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	Pos	Team
1	Tom Oliver	2073	0	1930	1933	1931	534	101	11	105	61	.277	.316	.340	.656	73	*8H	BOS
2	Irv Hall	2052	0	1943	1946	1904	496	58	19	97	148	.261	.302	.311	.613	78	46H/35	PHA
3	Jack McCarthy	1674	0	1903	1907	1531	417	58	14	78	69	.272	.311	.329	.639	96	78H/3	BRO,CHC,CLE
4	Roxy Walters	1606	0	1915	1925	1426	317	41	6	97	151	.222	.281	.259	.541	51	2H/943	BOS,CLE,NYY
5	Don Sutton	1559	0	1966	1988	1354	195	15	1	60	365	.144	.183	.157	.340	-2	1H	HOU,LAD
6	Waite Hoyt	1423	0	1918	1938	1287	255	26	11	40	161	.198	.223	.235	.458	20	1	BOS,BRO,DET,NYG,NYY,PHA,PIT
7	Tim Johnson	1408	0	1973	1979	1269	283	27	13	88	231	.223	.274	.265	.539	55	64H53/D7	MIL,TOR
8	Luis Gómez	1391	0	1974	1981	1251	263	26	5	86	129	.210	.261	.239	.500	40	64H5D/81	ATL,MIN,TOR
9	Charlie Babb	1376	0	1903	1905	1180	287	41	13	125	174	.243	.339	.300	.639	92	635/H4	BRO,NYG
10	Gil Torres	1358	0	1940	1946	1271	320	40	11	53	65	.252	.282	.301	.583	72	654H/13	WSH
11	Billy Pierce	1255	0	1945	1964	1102	203	13	4	65	232	.184	.232	.203	.435	19	1H/3	CHW,DET,SFG
12	Eddie Cicotte	1232	0	1905	1920	1062	198	24	3	88	212	.186	.251	.215	.465	37	1/H	BOS,CHW,DET
13	Neil Berry	1230	0	1948	1954	1087	265	28	9	113	105	.244	.317	.286	.603	62	64H5	BAL,CHW,DET,SLB
14	Red Shannon	1227	0	1915	1926	1070	277	38	22	109	178	.259	.334	.336	.670	89	46H5	BOS,BSN,CHC,PHA,WSH
15	Doc White	1224	0	1903	1913	1006	204	16	11	134	160	.203	.296	.241	.537	69	18H9/374	CHW
16	Benny Bengough	1208	0	1923	1932	1125	287	46	12	62	45	.255	.295	.317	.613	59	2H	NYY,SLB
17	Mick Kelleher	1202	0	1972	1982	1081	230	32	6	74	133	.213	.266	.253	.520	43	654H	CAL,CHC,DET,HOU,STL
18	Doc Powers	1189	0	1903	1909	1105	205	25	2	28	192	.186	.211	.212	.422	30	23/H9	NYY,PHA
19	Dutch Leonard	1161	0	1933	1953	1054	177	18	4	20	183	.168	.185	.193	.378	4	1	BRO,CHC,PHI,WSH
20	Bump Hadley	1147	0	1926	1941	1004	190	29	4	88	187	.189	.255	.226	.481	25	1	CHW,NYG,NYY,PHA,SLB,WSH
Rk	Player	PA	HR	From	To	AB	H	2B	3B	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	Pos	Team
21	Tommy Bridges	1144	0	1930	1946	1003	181	27	8	74	271	.180	.237	.223	.460	19	1	DET
22	Tommy McMillan	1118	0	1908	1912	991	207	21	4	81	86	.209	.273	.238	.512	56	68/H45	BRO,CIN,NYY
23	Howard Ehmke	1077	0	1916	1930	997	210	38	6	26	108	.211	.231	.261	.491	30	1/H	BOS,DET,PHA
24	Steve Rogers	1045	0	1973	1985	881	122	8	2	61	268	.138	.195	.152	.347	-2	1/H	MON
25	Marty Martínez	1038	0	1962	1972	945	230	19	11	70	107	.243	.296	.287	.583	70	6H5427/31	ATL,HOU,MIN,OAK,STL,TEX
26	Lefty Gomez	1024	0	1930	1943	904	133	11	0	50	252	.147	.194	.159	.353	-7	1	NYY,WSH
27	Mickey Lolich	1017	0	1963	1979	821	90	5	2	105	362	.110	.215	.121	.335	-2	1/H	DET,NYM,SDP
28	Wirt Cannell	1014	0	1904	1905	913	221	19	5	74	92	.242	.302	.274	.576	77	*897/H	BSN
29	Reggie Willits	1014	0	2006	2011	844	218	35	1	129	169	.258	.356	.302	.658	78	7H89D	LAA
30	Guy Bush	1003	0	1923	1945	888	143	12	2	50	162	.161	.207	.179	.386	3	1/H	BSN,CHC,CIN,PIT,STL
31	Ed Busch	1000	0	1943	1945	917	240	21	6	62	28	.262	.311	.298	.608	77	64H/53	PHA

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