Career Games Started Leaders
| Rank | Player | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SH | SV | SV% | IP | BB | SO | WHIP | BR9 | HR9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Reuschel | 32 | 27 | .542 | 3.77 | 83 | 81 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 520.0 | 155 | 325 | 1.271 | 11.44 | 0.78 |
| 2 | Sugg Cornelius | 22 | 34 | .393 | 4.23 | 77 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 483.0 | 233 | 138 | 1.623 | 14.61 | 0.45 |
| 3 | Gaylord Perry | 35 | 17 | .673 | 3.84 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 499.1 | 161 | 362 | 1.268 | 11.41 | 0.90 |
| 4 | Jim Bibby | 17 | 29 | .370 | 4.48 | 66 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 380.0 | 196 | 236 | 1.529 | 13.76 | 1.07 |
| Phil Niekro | 32 | 16 | .667 | 3.44 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0% | 470.2 | 235 | 334 | 1.358 | 12.22 | 0.57 | |
| Earl Whitehill | 20 | 22 | .476 | 4.65 | 89 | 65 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 408.0 | 206 | 182 | 1.588 | 14.29 | 0.40 | |
| Jim Rooker | 21 | 23 | .477 | 3.58 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 412.0 | 173 | 232 | 1.379 | 12.41 | 0.83 | |
| Paul Splittorff | 23 | 20 | .535 | 3.97 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 374.0 | 154 | 159 | 1.484 | 13.36 | 0.65 | |
| 9 | Tom Seaver | 31 | 22 | .585 | 3.79 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 436.2 | 143 | 339 | 1.303 | 11.73 | 0.99 |
| Warren Spahn | 20 | 36 | .357 | 3.99 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 467.0 | 169 | 236 | 1.398 | 12.58 | 0.91 | |
| 11 | Bert Blyleven | 28 | 20 | .583 | 2.93 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 448.1 | 161 | 407 | 1.189 | 10.70 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Frank Tanana | 25 | 18 | .581 | 3.71 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 419.2 | 133 | 348 | 1.237 | 11.13 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Willis Hudlin | 23 | 21 | .523 | 4.22 | 93 | 61 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 63% | 451.2 | 146 | 136 | 1.470 | 13.23 | 0.34 |
| Nolan Ryan | 24 | 28 | .462 | 3.41 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 451.1 | 320 | 508 | 1.425 | 12.82 | 0.60 | |
| Jim Colborn | 18 | 18 | .500 | 4.67 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 376.0 | 136 | 184 | 1.418 | 12.76 | 1.08 | |
| 16 | Don Sutton | 23 | 17 | .575 | 4.02 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 390.0 | 127 | 255 | 1.351 | 12.16 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Steve Rogers | 28 | 18 | .609 | 3.53 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 415.1 | 141 | 280 | 1.288 | 11.59 | 0.80 |
| Ross Grimsley | 22 | 22 | .500 | 4.34 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 398.0 | 121 | 184 | 1.342 | 12.08 | 1.15 | |
| Vida Blue | 14 | 23 | .378 | 4.06 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 399.0 | 147 | 248 | 1.366 | 12.29 | 1.15 | |
| Tommy John | 28 | 12 | .700 | 3.34 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 329.0 | 99 | 190 | 1.295 | 11.65 | 0.85 | |
| 21 | Waite Hoyt | 28 | 18 | .609 | 3.44 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 20% | 457.2 | 112 | 223 | 1.263 | 11.37 | 0.45 |
| Steve Carlton | 18 | 15 | .545 | 5.08 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 360.0 | 147 | 280 | 1.569 | 14.13 | 0.85 | |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 31 | 21 | .596 | 3.13 | 100 | 58 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 63% | 497.2 | 142 | 154 | 1.338 | 12.04 | 0.33 | |
| 24 | Bill Bonham | 20 | 15 | .571 | 3.83 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 338.0 | 151 | 237 | 1.470 | 13.23 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Jerry Reuss | 13 | 29 | .310 | 4.75 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 337.0 | 130 | 181 | 1.570 | 14.13 | 1.04 |
| Jerry Koosman | 24 | 23 | .511 | 3.56 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 409.1 | 138 | 316 | 1.397 | 12.58 | 0.95 | |
| Jim Barr | 16 | 20 | .444 | 4.98 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 354.0 | 112 | 155 | 1.517 | 13.65 | 1.14 | |
| 28 | Fergie Jenkins | 24 | 18 | .571 | 3.71 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 373.1 | 90 | 223 | 1.179 | 10.61 | 1.28 |
| 29 | Jim Kaat | 25 | 18 | .581 | 3.31 | 60 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 380.2 | 125 | 193 | 1.235 | 11.11 | 0.69 |
| Ted Trent | 19 | 30 | .388 | 4.22 | 82 | 53 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 78% | 432.2 | 147 | 189 | 1.387 | 12.48 | 0.58 | |
| Jim Palmer | 20 | 23 | .465 | 3.61 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 399.0 | 141 | 255 | 1.266 | 11.39 | 0.92 | |
| Cocaina Garcia | 18 | 22 | .450 | 5.62 | 69 | 53 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 392.1 | 129 | 140 | 1.603 | 14.43 | 0.80 | |
| 33 | Guy Bush | 33 | 14 | .702 | 3.68 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 100% | 394.0 | 128 | 161 | 1.302 | 11.72 | 0.43 |
| 34 | Yoyo Diaz | 18 | 21 | .462 | 4.80 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 317.0 | 150 | 126 | 1.625 | 14.62 | 0.77 |
| 35 | Jim Perry | 12 | 23 | .343 | 3.89 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 363.1 | 110 | 132 | 1.373 | 12.36 | 1.11 |
| Mike Flanagan | 16 | 20 | .444 | 3.94 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 347.0 | 109 | 232 | 1.303 | 11.72 | 0.86 | |
| Bob Gibson | 11 | 22 | .333 | 4.52 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 336.1 | 164 | 239 | 1.400 | 12.60 | 0.99 | |
| 38 | Don Gullett | 16 | 21 | .432 | 3.81 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 354.1 | 151 | 278 | 1.307 | 11.76 | 0.94 |
| Jim Lonborg | 16 | 17 | .485 | 4.48 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 299.0 | 114 | 134 | 1.385 | 12.46 | 0.87 | |
| Luis Tiant | 21 | 16 | .568 | 4.32 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 323.0 | 125 | 194 | 1.412 | 12.71 | 0.86 | |
| Jon Matlack | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.91 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 343.0 | 93 | 250 | 1.187 | 10.68 | 0.81 | |
| 42 | Rudy May | 17 | 18 | .486 | 3.46 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 319.2 | 107 | 181 | 1.189 | 10.70 | 0.84 |
| Dave Goltz | 21 | 19 | .525 | 3.81 | 82 | 47 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 75% | 384.2 | 128 | 235 | 1.287 | 11.58 | 0.77 | |
| Mike Torrez | 14 | 22 | .389 | 6.51 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 285.0 | 137 | 144 | 1.723 | 15.51 | 1.48 | |
| 45 | Ed Figueroa | 15 | 19 | .441 | 4.01 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 280.1 | 98 | 119 | 1.413 | 12.71 | 0.67 |
| Red Lucas | 23 | 12 | .657 | 4.04 | 84 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 383.1 | 100 | 99 | 1.312 | 11.81 | 0.56 | |
| 47 | Satchel Paige | 35 | 17 | .673 | 2.74 | 134 | 45 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 74% | 444.0 | 164 | 289 | 1.239 | 11.15 | 0.51 |
| Ken Brett | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.84 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 272.0 | 92 | 119 | 1.276 | 11.48 | 0.60 | |
| 49 | Billy Pierce | 26 | 12 | .684 | 4.00 | 105 | 44 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40% | 339.2 | 189 | 200 | 1.522 | 13.70 | 0.66 |
| Jay Heard | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.07 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 307.2 | 110 | 138 | 1.297 | 11.67 | 0.82 | |
| Dick Ruthven | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4.27 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 255.0 | 149 | 152 | 1.522 | 13.69 | 0.56 | |
| Andy Porter | 17 | 19 | .472 | 4.01 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 329.2 | 128 | 115 | 1.498 | 13.49 | 0.52 | |
| Early Wynn | 16 | 16 | .500 | 4.13 | 57 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 263.2 | 96 | 106 | 1.403 | 12.63 | 0.79 | |
| 54 | Joe Coleman | 17 | 16 | .515 | 4.38 | 54 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 261.0 | 144 | 140 | 1.525 | 13.72 | 1.14 |
| Slim Jones | 20 | 19 | .513 | 3.28 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 340.0 | 123 | 160 | 1.353 | 12.18 | 0.50 | |
| Vic Raschi | 13 | 18 | .419 | 4.79 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 298.2 | 194 | 137 | 1.610 | 14.49 | 0.63 | |
| Granville Lyons | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.98 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 283.0 | 77 | 72 | 1.360 | 12.24 | 0.51 | |
| Doug Rau | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4.35 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 281.2 | 95 | 188 | 1.324 | 11.92 | 0.93 | |
| 59 | Rube Walberg | 13 | 25 | .342 | 4.67 | 92 | 42 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 58% | 327.1 | 143 | 151 | 1.485 | 13.36 | 0.41 |
| Fred Frankhouse | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.59 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67% | 298.0 | 125 | 95 | 1.483 | 13.35 | 0.33 | |
| 61 | Big Bill Foster | 17 | 15 | .531 | 4.40 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 325.0 | 132 | 88 | 1.425 | 12.82 | 0.61 |
| Dutch Leonard | 14 | 23 | .378 | 5.00 | 114 | 41 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 58% | 307.2 | 112 | 127 | 1.534 | 13.81 | 0.76 | |
| Bump Hadley | 17 | 18 | .486 | 4.65 | 78 | 41 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 308.0 | 150 | 116 | 1.607 | 14.46 | 0.47 | |
| Hal Schumacher | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5.03 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 289.2 | 130 | 111 | 1.595 | 14.35 | 0.93 | |
| Fred Norman | 8 | 20 | .286 | 5.35 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 239.0 | 100 | 176 | 1.536 | 13.82 | 1.54 | |
| Darryl Kile | 11 | 18 | .379 | 4.32 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 256.0 | 148 | 189 | 1.457 | 13.11 | 1.09 | |
| Webster McDonald | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4.48 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 295.1 | 143 | 75 | 1.558 | 14.02 | 0.43 | |
| Pat Hentgen | 9 | 14 | .391 | 4.68 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 244.0 | 76 | 157 | 1.357 | 12.21 | 1.44 | |
| Lefty Lamarque | 15 | 16 | .484 | 4.15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 297.1 | 80 | 110 | 1.339 | 12.05 | 0.64 | |
| Tommy Thomas | 24 | 9 | .727 | 2.81 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 320.0 | 120 | 117 | 1.238 | 11.14 | 0.39 | |
| 71 | Mel Parnell | 20 | 17 | .541 | 3.35 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 322.1 | 134 | 133 | 1.350 | 12.15 | 0.47 |
| Ken Raffensberger | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.05 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 277.2 | 102 | 117 | 1.401 | 12.61 | 0.88 | |
| Carl Hubbell | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.98 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 329.1 | 68 | 111 | 1.127 | 10.14 | 0.52 | |
| Lee Meadows | 13 | 20 | .394 | 3.51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 297.1 | 83 | 77 | 1.305 | 11.74 | 0.54 | |
| Bob Lemon | 25 | 12 | .676 | 3.04 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 308.1 | 155 | 167 | 1.242 | 11.18 | 0.90 | |
| 76 | Ken Heintzelman | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.97 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 244.2 | 104 | 81 | 1.377 | 12.40 | 0.74 |
| Charlie Root | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.06 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 376.0 | 149 | 167 | 1.226 | 11.03 | 0.57 | |
| Reggie Cleveland | 11 | 20 | .355 | 5.42 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67% | 244.0 | 75 | 107 | 1.533 | 13.80 | 1.29 | |
| 79 | Lon Warneke | 19 | 16 | .543 | 4.47 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 83% | 306.0 | 87 | 159 | 1.392 | 12.53 | 0.62 |
| John Candelaria | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.54 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 231.1 | 59 | 163 | 1.176 | 10.58 | 0.89 | |
| Dave Lemanczyk | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5.92 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 235.2 | 99 | 107 | 1.604 | 14.44 | 1.18 | |
| Billy Powell | 12 | 22 | .353 | 4.78 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 246.2 | 119 | 120 | 1.561 | 14.05 | 0.99 | |
| Benny Frey | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4.90 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 251.2 | 65 | 52 | 1.462 | 13.16 | 0.68 | |
| Vern Bickford | 13 | 15 | .464 | 4.46 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 252.1 | 115 | 129 | 1.403 | 12.63 | 0.64 | |
| Tommy Bridges | 24 | 13 | .649 | 4.61 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 289.0 | 122 | 142 | 1.519 | 13.67 | 0.75 | |
| 86 | Leroy Matlock | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.83 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 225.1 | 97 | 70 | 1.513 | 13.62 | 0.32 |
| Mike Mccormick | 13 | 6 | .684 | 4.76 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 221.0 | 91 | 139 | 1.376 | 12.38 | 1.34 | |
| Mark Lemongello | 7 | 14 | .333 | 5.78 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 176.0 | 78 | 91 | 1.790 | 16.11 | 0.82 | |
| Ray Brown | 14 | 15 | .483 | 5.48 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 262.2 | 111 | 104 | 1.759 | 15.83 | 0.65 | |
| Big Jim Williams | 17 | 11 | .607 | 3.64 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 257.1 | 95 | 53 | 1.325 | 11.93 | 0.45 | |
| Virgil Trucks | 13 | 15 | .464 | 3.52 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 289.0 | 128 | 156 | 1.277 | 11.49 | 0.69 | |
| J.r. Richard | 16 | 19 | .457 | 4.22 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 290.0 | 123 | 215 | 1.279 | 11.51 | 1.15 | |
| Dazzy Vance | 10 | 23 | .303 | 3.49 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 100% | 322.2 | 101 | 202 | 1.249 | 11.24 | 0.36 | |
| Bill Byrd | 22 | 12 | .647 | 4.20 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 291.2 | 83 | 67 | 1.512 | 13.61 | 0.77 | |
| Wayne Garland | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4.05 | 83 | 37 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 82% | 304.1 | 86 | 121 | 1.360 | 12.24 | 0.65 | |
| Bobo Newsom | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4.90 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 264.1 | 172 | 144 | 1.733 | 15.59 | 0.68 | |
| Dock Ellis | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4.37 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100% | 253.1 | 91 | 130 | 1.374 | 12.36 | 1.07 | |
| 98 | Ted Trent | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.98 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 239.2 | 123 | 87 | 1.444 | 12.99 | 0.45 |
| Don Cardwell | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.76 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 248.2 | 95 | 150 | 1.307 | 11.76 | 1.05 | |
| Alex Kellner | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.74 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 210.2 | 93 | 82 | 1.538 | 13.84 | 0.64 |