470 pitchers career OPS+: all below 100, league average.

Pitchers batting since 1901. Except for Babe Ruth, they suck. Sunday, July 23, 2017

Good hitting pitchers is an oxymoron. What a great word, even if I had to look it up to verify its meaning.
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Careers, From 1903 to 2019, Played at least 90% of games at P, (requiring  PA>=500), sorted by greatest Adjusted OPS+

470 pitchers found. All below league average OPS+ 100. One active pitcher is number 15:

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Carl Mays	82	1195	5	1915	1929	23-37	502	1085	113	291	32	21	111	66		116	4	44			1	1	.268	.313	.350	.663	*1/H	BOS-NYY-CIN-NYG
2	Frank Smith	77	884	2	1904	1915	24-35	369	766	81	156	41	9	85	64		217	13	36			3		.204	.276	.289	.565	*1/H7	CHW-BOS-CIN-BAL-BTT
3	Tom Hughes	69	826	6	1903	1913	24-34	344	761	73	159	24	15	70	32		222	2	31			3	1	.209	.243	.304	.546	*1/879	BOS-NYY-WSH
4	Harry McIntire	68	665	2	1905	1913	26-34	257	615	54	134	23	6	39	29		110	4	17			2	0	.218	.258	.285	.542	*1/H97	BRO-CHC-CIN
5	Mike Hampton	67	845	16	1993	2010	20-37	423	725	97	178	22	5	79	47	0	195	5	63	5	12	3	4	.246	.294	.356	.650	*1/H	SEA-HOU-NYM-COL-ATL-ARI
6	Chief Bender	66	1276	6	1903	1925	19-41	507	1147	102	243	40	10	116	75		160	10	42			20	2	.212	.266	.280	.546	*1/H38745	PHA-BAL-PHI-CHW
7	Christy Mathewson	63	1605	5	1903	1916	22-35	556	1416	130	306	45	11	147	107		175	15	63			17	1	.216	.278	.274	.552	*1	NYG-CIN
8	Carlos Zambrano	62	744	24	2001	2012	20-31	365	693	75	165	26	3	71	10	0	240	0	37	4	14	1	0	.238	.248	.388	.636	*1/H	CHC-MIA
9	Don Robinson	62	665	13	1978	1992	21-35	548	631	47	146	23	0	69	16	1	168	2	15	1	6	0	1	.231	.252	.330	.582	*1/H7	PIT-SFG-CAL-PHI
10	Joe Shaute	62	727	1	1922	1934	22-34	367	660	63	170	28	4	64	40		91	2	22		0	3	1	.258	.302	.317	.619	*1/H9	CLE-BRO-CIN
11	Wilbur Cooper	61	1316	6	1912	1926	20-34	521	1227	111	293	34	17	106	47		140	4	38			12	9	.239	.269	.309	.578	*1/H79	PIT-CHC-DET
12	Jack Taylor	61	576	1	1903	1907	29-33	173	533	44	110	16	9	43	32		57	3	8			11		.206	.255	.276	.531	*1/54	CHC-STL
13	Rick Rhoden	60	830	9	1974	1989	21-36	367	761	58	181	38	0	75	17	0	114	0	47	5	20	0	1	.238	.253	.323	.576	*1/HD	LAD-PIT-NYY-HOU
14	Sherry Smith	60	766	6	1911	1927	20-36	381	709	59	165	24	10	60	30		134	4	23			4	3	.233	.268	.320	.588	*1/H879	PIT-BRO-CLE
15	Zack Greinke	59	580	8	2004	2019	20-35	249	502	48	113	27	1	31	26	0	109	2	46	4	6	9	0	.225	.264	.331	.595	*1/H	KCR-MIL-LAA-LAD-ARI

30 hit at least 10 home runs. At least 15 home runs:

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	HR ▼	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Warren Spahn	43	2056	35	1942	1965	21-44	783	1872	141	363	57	6	189	94	0	487	7	68	14	23	4	2	.194	.234	.287	.520	*1/H	BSN-MLN-NYM-SFG
2	Don Drysdale	45	1309	29	1956	1969	19-32	547	1169	96	218	26	7	113	60	0	370	5	69	6	34	0	2	.186	.228	.295	.523	*1/H	BRO-LAD
3	Carlos Zambrano	62	744	24	2001	2012	20-31	365	693	75	165	26	3	71	10	0	240	0	37	4	14	1	0	.238	.248	.388	.636	*1/H	CHC-MIA
4	Dizzy Trout	56	1047	20	1939	1957	24-42	535	961	99	205	28	7	110	59	0	226	1	26	0	18	7	2	.213	.260	.319	.579	*1/H	DET-BOS-BAL
5	Madison Bumgarner	48	637	18	2009	2019	19-29	269	561	49	101	18	0	60	35	0	234	1	36	4	5	0	0	.180	.228	.308	.536	*1/H	SFG
6	Mike Hampton	67	845	16	1993	2010	20-37	423	725	97	178	22	5	79	47	0	195	5	63	5	12	3	4	.246	.294	.356	.650	*1/H	SEA-HOU-NYM-COL-ATL-ARI
7	Jim Kaat	37	1363	16	1959	1983	20-44	840	1251	117	232	44	5	106	63	1	367	7	34	7	14	5	1	.185	.227	.267	.494	*1H/D	WSH-MIN-CHW-PHI-NYY-STL
8	Rick Wise	51	741	15	1964	1982	18-36	341	668	60	130	21	5	66	27	0	240	3	40	3	7	0	0	.195	.228	.308	.537	*1/H	PHI-STL-BOS-CLE-SDP
9	Joe Nuxhall	41	861	15	1944	1966	15-37	555	766	76	152	21	3	78	40	0	199	4	43	8	13	2	2	.198	.240	.292	.532	*1/H	CIN-KCA-LAA
10	Dick Donovan	39	801	15	1950	1965	22-37	371	694	67	113	14	0	64	78	1	292	10	18	1	13	0	0	.163	.257	.248	.505	*1/H	BSN-DET-CHW-WSA-CLE
11	Claude Passeau	35	1050	15	1935	1947	26-38	447	982	84	189	29	3	80	26	0	294	1	41		13	2	1	.192	.214	.274	.488	*1/H	PIT-PHI-CHC
12	Johnny Antonelli	28	743	15	1948	1961	18-31	403	679	56	121	12	3	59	26	0	175	1	35	3	15	1	0	.178	.209	.271	.480	*1/H	BSN-NYG-SFG-CLE-MLN

Warren Spahn homered every season 1948-1964 (17). 35 career home runs ... but in 1,872 at bats (AB). That's one homer run every 53 AB. If he had 530 AB in a season he'd hit about 10 home runs.

Pitchers are not ball players. Pitchers cannot hit. If they could, they would and play every day. Then they would be ball players. They only pitch because they cannot hit.