batters box evacuees

While I have no proof of how often they actually had to get out of the way of a potential plunking pitch, here is a look at some of the best at not being hit by pitches.

Most plate appearance in an unplunked career:

Mark Lemke	3664
Bill Bergen	3228
Mickey Witek	2325
Herm Winningham	2069
Juan Castro*	2027

*Active

Most plate appearances per plunk (at least 1 HBP):

	PA per HBP	HBP	PA
Doug Flynn	4085	1	4085
U L Washington	3124	1	3124
Al Burch	2412	1	2412
John Kruk	2301.5	2	4603
Bob Melvin	2095	1	2095

Most plate appearances per plunk (at least 1 HBP, over 5,000 plate appearances):

	PA per HBP	HBP	PA
Sandy Alomar Sr.	1720	3	5160
Sam West	1394.4	5	6972
Jerry Mumphrey	1386.25	4	5545
Rollie Hemsley	1377.25	4	5509
Garret Anderson*	1364	5	6246

*Active

Most plate appearances per plunk (at least 1 HBP, over 10,000 plate appearances):

	PA per HBP	HBP	PA
Luke Appling	931.181818	11	10243
Harold Baines	792.285714	14	11092
Eddie Murray	712.055555	18	12817
Dave Winfield	494.32	25	12358
Wade Boggs	466.956521	23	10740

The fewest HBPs by any player with as many plate appearances as Craig Biggio (11,301) is 18 by Eddie Murray.

Also, Sandy Alomar Sr.'s single season record of 738 plate appearances without being hit by a pitch appears to be safe. Chone Figgins hasn't been hit by a pitch this year, but he would need to average slightly better than 6 plate appearances per game in the final 10 Angels games (and not get hit by a pitch) to break the record.