List of pitchers with the most wild pitches during the 1961 baseball season
| Rank | Player Name | Total WPs |
| 1 | Chris Short | 14 |
| 2 | Sandy Koufax | 12 |
| 3 | Jack Baldschun | 11 |
| 4 | Al McBean | 10 |
| 4 | Jack Fisher | 10 |
| 4 | Jim Kaat | 10 |
| 4 | Johnny Klippstein | 10 |
| 4 | Turk Farrell | 10 |
| 9 | Art Mahaffey | 9 |
| 9 | Dick Ellsworth | 9 |
| 9 | Jerry Walker | 9 |
| 9 | Joey Jay | 9 |
| 9 | Stan Williams | 9 |
| 9 | Steve Barber | 9 |
| 15 | Bill Kunkel | 8 |
| 15 | Bob Gibson | 8 |
| 15 | Chuck Estrada | 8 |
| 15 | Ed Rakow | 8 |
| 15 | Jerry Casale | 8 |
| 15 | Johnny Podres | 8 |
| 15 | Ken McBride | 8 |
| 15 | Lindy McDaniel | 8 |
| 15 | Mudcat Grant | 8 |
| 15 | Ray Sadecki | 8 |
| 15 | Ron Moeller | 8 |
