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In baseball statistics, a pitcher is credited with a game started (denoted by GS) if he is the first pitcher to pitch for his team in a game.

[edit] Career leaders in games started

Stats updated through August 9, 2009.

Rank Player (2009 GSs) GS
1 Cy Young 815
2 Nolan Ryan 773
3 Don Sutton 756
4 Greg Maddux 740
5 Phil Niekro 716
6 Steve Carlton 709
7 Roger Clemens 707
8 Tommy John 700
9 Gaylord Perry 690
10 Pud Galvin 688
11 Bert Blyleven 685
12 Tom Glavine 682
13 Walter Johnson 666
14 Warren Spahn 665
15 Tom Seaver 647
16 Jim Kaat 625
17 Frank Tanana 616
18 Early Wynn 612
19 Robin Roberts 609
20 Jamie Moyer (21) 605
Rank Player (2009 GSs) GS
21 Randy Johnson (17) 603
22 Grover Cleveland Alexander 600
23 Ferguson Jenkins 594
Tim Keefe 594
25 Bobby Mathews 568
26 Dennis Martinez 562
27 Kid Nichols 561
28 Eppa Rixey 554
29 Christy Mathewson 551
30 Mickey Welch 549
31 Jerry Reuss 547
32 Red Ruffing 538
33 Mike Mussina 536
34 Eddie Plank 529
Rick Reuschel 529
36 Jerry Koosman 527
Jack Morris 527
38 Jim Palmer 521
39 Jim Bunning 519
40 John Clarkson 518
Rank Player (2009 GSs) GS
41 Jack Powell 516
42 Tony Mullane 504
43 Charlie Radbourn 503
Gus Weyhing 503
45 Joe Niekro 500
46 Bob Friend 497
Burleigh Grimes 497
48 Mickey Lolich 496
49 David Wells 489
50 Claude Osteen 488
51 Sad Sam Jones 487
52 Jim McCormick 485
53 Bob Feller 484
Ted Lyons 484
Luis Tiant 484
56 Red Faber 483
Bobo Newsom 483
58 Bob Gibson 482
59 Kevin Brown 476
Catfish Hunter 476


[edit] See also

[edit] External links

  • Career leaders for Games started [1]
  • MLB.com [2]


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