For two of the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2015, their careers certainly had their share of bumps, both absorbed and inflicted.

Craig Biggio and Randy Johnson are the epitome of why baseball is considered a contact sport.
In his 20-year career Biggio put up impressive numbers; 3,060 hits, 668 doubles (5th all-time and led the league twice), and 414 stolen bases.

However, one stat that is rarely mentioned in recounting a player’s career is one Biggio excelled at. He is second all-time in being hit by pitches. His 285 HBP’s is second only to turn of the century player Hughie Jennings (1891-1918) 287. In fact he led the league five times with a career high of 34 in 1997. This should come as no surprise as Biggio was a classic crowd the plate hitter who took many of his HBP’s off his forearm and elbow.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, pitcher Randy Johnson, who like Biggio put up Hall of Fame numbers; 303 wins and 4,875 strike outs (second all-time to Nolan Ryan), but there he too has a unique place in baseball history. His height (6’10”, the tallest player in major league history) helped him become a dominate power pitcher using his long arms like a whip in his delivery, but it also could be a liability. Johnson was extremely wild, hitting 190 batters in his career, sixth all time to go along with 109 career wild pitches.

Early in his career he led the league in walks three straight years (1990-1992). He finally learned control in 1992 which was the last year he led the league in walks and the first he led it in strike outs (he also led the league in HBP’s that year). After 1992, he would rack up 8 more strike out titles and never walk more than 100 batters