Career Innings Pitched 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 | Gaylord Perry | 35 | 17 | .673 | 3.84 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 499.1 | 161 | 362 | 1.268 | 11.41 | 0.90 |
| 3 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 31 | 21 | .596 | 3.13 | 100 | 58 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 63% | 497.2 | 142 | 154 | 1.338 | 12.04 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Sugg Cornelius | 22 | 34 | .393 | 4.23 | 77 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 483.0 | 233 | 138 | 1.623 | 14.61 | 0.45 |
| 5 | Phil Niekro | 32 | 16 | .667 | 3.44 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0% | 470.2 | 235 | 334 | 1.358 | 12.22 | 0.57 |
| 6 | Warren Spahn | 20 | 36 | .357 | 3.99 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 467.0 | 169 | 236 | 1.398 | 12.58 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Waite Hoyt | 28 | 18 | .609 | 3.44 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 20% | 457.2 | 112 | 223 | 1.263 | 11.37 | 0.45 |
| 8 | Willis Hudlin | 23 | 21 | .523 | 4.22 | 93 | 61 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 63% | 451.2 | 146 | 136 | 1.470 | 13.23 | 0.34 |
| 9 | Nolan Ryan | 24 | 28 | .462 | 3.41 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 451.1 | 320 | 508 | 1.425 | 12.82 | 0.60 |
| 10 | Bert Blyleven | 28 | 20 | .583 | 2.93 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 448.1 | 161 | 407 | 1.189 | 10.70 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Satchel Paige | 35 | 17 | .673 | 2.74 | 134 | 45 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 74% | 444.0 | 164 | 289 | 1.239 | 11.15 | 0.51 |
| 12 | Tom Seaver | 31 | 22 | .585 | 3.79 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 436.2 | 143 | 339 | 1.303 | 11.73 | 0.99 |
| 13 | Ted Lyons | 28 | 20 | .583 | 4.00 | 131 | 28 | 103 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 54% | 436.0 | 118 | 124 | 1.408 | 12.67 | 0.54 |
| 14 | Ted Trent | 19 | 30 | .388 | 4.22 | 82 | 53 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 78% | 432.2 | 147 | 189 | 1.387 | 12.48 | 0.58 |
| 15 | Frank Tanana | 25 | 18 | .581 | 3.71 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 419.2 | 133 | 348 | 1.237 | 11.13 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Steve Rogers | 28 | 18 | .609 | 3.53 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 415.1 | 141 | 280 | 1.288 | 11.59 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Jim Rooker | 21 | 23 | .477 | 3.58 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 412.0 | 173 | 232 | 1.379 | 12.41 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Jerry Koosman | 24 | 23 | .511 | 3.56 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 409.1 | 138 | 316 | 1.397 | 12.58 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Earl Whitehill | 20 | 22 | .476 | 4.65 | 89 | 65 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 408.0 | 206 | 182 | 1.588 | 14.29 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Jim Palmer | 20 | 23 | .465 | 3.61 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 399.0 | 141 | 255 | 1.266 | 11.39 | 0.92 |
| Vida Blue | 14 | 23 | .378 | 4.06 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 399.0 | 147 | 248 | 1.366 | 12.29 | 1.15 | |
| 22 | Ross Grimsley | 22 | 22 | .500 | 4.34 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 398.0 | 121 | 184 | 1.342 | 12.08 | 1.15 |
| 23 | Guy Bush | 33 | 14 | .702 | 3.68 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 100% | 394.0 | 128 | 161 | 1.302 | 11.72 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Cocaina Garcia | 18 | 22 | .450 | 5.62 | 69 | 53 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 392.1 | 129 | 140 | 1.603 | 14.43 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Don Sutton | 23 | 17 | .575 | 4.02 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 390.0 | 127 | 255 | 1.351 | 12.16 | 1.20 |
| 26 | Dave Goltz | 21 | 19 | .525 | 3.81 | 82 | 47 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 75% | 384.2 | 128 | 235 | 1.287 | 11.58 | 0.77 |
| 27 | Red Lucas | 23 | 12 | .657 | 4.04 | 84 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 383.1 | 100 | 99 | 1.312 | 11.81 | 0.56 |
| 28 | Jim Kaat | 25 | 18 | .581 | 3.31 | 60 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 380.2 | 125 | 193 | 1.235 | 11.11 | 0.69 |
| 29 | Jim Bibby | 17 | 29 | .370 | 4.48 | 66 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 380.0 | 196 | 236 | 1.529 | 13.76 | 1.07 |
| 30 | Charlie Root | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.06 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 376.0 | 149 | 167 | 1.226 | 11.03 | 0.57 |
| Jim Colborn | 18 | 18 | .500 | 4.67 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 376.0 | 136 | 184 | 1.418 | 12.76 | 1.08 | |
| 32 | Paul Splittorff | 23 | 20 | .535 | 3.97 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 374.0 | 154 | 159 | 1.484 | 13.36 | 0.65 |
| 33 | Fergie Jenkins | 24 | 18 | .571 | 3.71 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 373.1 | 90 | 223 | 1.179 | 10.61 | 1.28 |
| 34 | Jim Perry | 12 | 23 | .343 | 3.89 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 363.1 | 110 | 132 | 1.373 | 12.36 | 1.11 |
| 35 | Steve Carlton | 18 | 15 | .545 | 5.08 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 360.0 | 147 | 280 | 1.569 | 14.13 | 0.85 |
| 36 | Don Gullett | 16 | 21 | .432 | 3.81 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 354.1 | 151 | 278 | 1.307 | 11.76 | 0.94 |
| 37 | Jim Barr | 16 | 20 | .444 | 4.98 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 354.0 | 112 | 155 | 1.517 | 13.65 | 1.14 |
| 38 | Mike Flanagan | 16 | 20 | .444 | 3.94 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 347.0 | 109 | 232 | 1.303 | 11.72 | 0.86 |
| 39 | Jesse Haines | 21 | 22 | .488 | 3.28 | 86 | 36 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 73% | 345.1 | 109 | 99 | 1.297 | 11.68 | 0.39 |
| 40 | Jon Matlack | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.91 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 343.0 | 93 | 250 | 1.187 | 10.68 | 0.81 |
| 41 | Slim Jones | 20 | 19 | .513 | 3.28 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 340.0 | 123 | 160 | 1.353 | 12.18 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Billy Pierce | 26 | 12 | .684 | 4.00 | 105 | 44 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40% | 339.2 | 189 | 200 | 1.522 | 13.70 | 0.66 |
| 43 | Bill Bonham | 20 | 15 | .571 | 3.83 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 338.0 | 151 | 237 | 1.470 | 13.23 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Jerry Reuss | 13 | 29 | .310 | 4.75 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 337.0 | 130 | 181 | 1.570 | 14.13 | 1.04 |
| 45 | Bob Gibson | 11 | 22 | .333 | 4.52 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 336.1 | 164 | 239 | 1.400 | 12.60 | 0.99 |
| 46 | Andy Porter | 17 | 19 | .472 | 4.01 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 329.2 | 128 | 115 | 1.498 | 13.49 | 0.52 |
| 47 | Carl Hubbell | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.98 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 329.1 | 68 | 111 | 1.127 | 10.14 | 0.52 |
| 48 | Tommy John | 28 | 12 | .700 | 3.34 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 329.0 | 99 | 190 | 1.295 | 11.65 | 0.85 |
| 49 | Rube Walberg | 13 | 25 | .342 | 4.67 | 92 | 42 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 58% | 327.1 | 143 | 151 | 1.485 | 13.36 | 0.41 |
| 50 | 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 |
| 51 | Luis Tiant | 21 | 16 | .568 | 4.32 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 323.0 | 125 | 194 | 1.412 | 12.71 | 0.86 |
| 52 | Dazzy Vance | 10 | 23 | .303 | 3.49 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 100% | 322.2 | 101 | 202 | 1.249 | 11.24 | 0.36 |
| 53 | Mel Parnell | 20 | 17 | .541 | 3.35 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 322.1 | 134 | 133 | 1.350 | 12.15 | 0.47 |
| 54 | Tommy Thomas | 24 | 9 | .727 | 2.81 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 320.0 | 120 | 117 | 1.238 | 11.14 | 0.39 |
| 55 | Rudy May | 17 | 18 | .486 | 3.46 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 319.2 | 107 | 181 | 1.189 | 10.70 | 0.84 |
| 56 | Dizzy Dean | 18 | 19 | .486 | 3.24 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 50% | 319.1 | 98 | 207 | 1.271 | 11.44 | 0.51 |
| 57 | Schoolboy Rowe | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.06 | 81 | 28 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 81% | 317.1 | 88 | 173 | 1.267 | 11.40 | 0.43 |
| 58 | Yoyo Diaz | 18 | 21 | .462 | 4.80 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 317.0 | 150 | 126 | 1.625 | 14.62 | 0.77 |
| 59 | Bob Lemon | 25 | 12 | .676 | 3.04 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 308.1 | 155 | 167 | 1.242 | 11.18 | 0.90 |
| 60 | Bump Hadley | 17 | 18 | .486 | 4.65 | 78 | 41 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 308.0 | 150 | 116 | 1.607 | 14.46 | 0.47 |
| 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 |
| Jay Heard | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.07 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 307.2 | 110 | 138 | 1.297 | 11.67 | 0.82 | |
| 63 | Lon Warneke | 19 | 16 | .543 | 4.47 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 83% | 306.0 | 87 | 159 | 1.392 | 12.53 | 0.62 |
| 64 | Van Mungo | 18 | 11 | .621 | 4.33 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 69% | 305.1 | 112 | 190 | 1.405 | 12.65 | 0.68 |
| 65 | Wayne Garland | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4.05 | 83 | 37 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 82% | 304.1 | 86 | 121 | 1.360 | 12.24 | 0.65 |
| 66 | Jim Lonborg | 16 | 17 | .485 | 4.48 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 299.0 | 114 | 134 | 1.385 | 12.46 | 0.87 |
| 67 | Vic Raschi | 13 | 18 | .419 | 4.79 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 298.2 | 194 | 137 | 1.610 | 14.49 | 0.63 |
| 68 | Fred Frankhouse | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.59 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67% | 298.0 | 125 | 95 | 1.483 | 13.35 | 0.33 |
| 69 | Lefty Lamarque | 15 | 16 | .484 | 4.15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 297.1 | 80 | 110 | 1.339 | 12.05 | 0.64 |
| Lee Meadows | 13 | 20 | .394 | 3.51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 297.1 | 83 | 77 | 1.305 | 11.74 | 0.54 | |
| 71 | Lefty Gomez | 18 | 15 | .545 | 2.98 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 75% | 295.2 | 126 | 167 | 1.258 | 11.32 | 0.61 |
| 72 | Webster McDonald | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4.48 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 295.1 | 143 | 75 | 1.558 | 14.02 | 0.43 |
| 73 | Carmen Hill | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.94 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 100% | 294.1 | 107 | 98 | 1.284 | 11.56 | 0.40 |
| 74 | Bill Byrd | 22 | 12 | .647 | 4.20 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 291.2 | 83 | 67 | 1.512 | 13.61 | 0.77 |
| 75 | 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 |
| 76 | Hal Schumacher | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5.03 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 289.2 | 130 | 111 | 1.595 | 14.35 | 0.93 |
| 77 | Virgil Trucks | 13 | 15 | .464 | 3.52 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 289.0 | 128 | 156 | 1.277 | 11.49 | 0.69 |
| Tommy Bridges | 24 | 13 | .649 | 4.61 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 289.0 | 122 | 142 | 1.519 | 13.67 | 0.75 | |
| 79 | Cannonball Willis | 22 | 13 | .629 | 3.15 | 76 | 24 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 60% | 288.2 | 74 | 79 | 1.216 | 10.94 | 0.22 |
| 80 | Mike Torrez | 14 | 22 | .389 | 6.51 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 285.0 | 137 | 144 | 1.723 | 15.51 | 1.48 |
| 81 | Jesse Petty | 16 | 18 | .471 | 3.02 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 283.1 | 74 | 103 | 1.214 | 10.93 | 0.29 |
| 82 | Granville Lyons | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.98 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 283.0 | 77 | 72 | 1.360 | 12.24 | 0.51 |
| 83 | Curt Simmons | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.79 | 86 | 24 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 282.1 | 119 | 134 | 1.413 | 12.72 | 0.77 |
| 84 | Doug Rau | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4.35 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 281.2 | 95 | 188 | 1.324 | 11.92 | 0.93 |
| 85 | Red Ruffing | 15 | 18 | .455 | 4.51 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 281.1 | 121 | 165 | 1.557 | 14.01 | 0.86 |
| 86 | Cocaina Garcia | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.75 | 79 | 17 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 78% | 281.0 | 63 | 108 | 1.125 | 10.12 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Ed Figueroa | 15 | 19 | .441 | 4.01 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 280.1 | 98 | 119 | 1.413 | 12.71 | 0.67 |
| 88 | Andy Hassler | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.89 | 82 | 36 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 279.2 | 158 | 141 | 1.541 | 13.87 | 0.58 |
| 89 | Wilbur Wood | 17 | 16 | .515 | 4.39 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 278.2 | 88 | 143 | 1.400 | 12.60 | 0.78 |
| 90 | Otis Starks | 12 | 19 | .387 | 5.28 | 82 | 35 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 278.0 | 127 | 91 | 1.691 | 15.22 | 0.39 |
| 91 | Ken Raffensberger | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.05 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 277.2 | 102 | 117 | 1.401 | 12.61 | 0.88 |
| 92 | Curt Davis | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.06 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 63% | 276.1 | 81 | 116 | 1.270 | 11.43 | 0.52 |
| 93 | Lefty Grove | 14 | 16 | .467 | 2.97 | 74 | 26 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 50% | 275.1 | 128 | 184 | 1.438 | 12.94 | 0.20 |
| 94 | Pete Alexander | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.15 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 274.0 | 51 | 66 | 1.226 | 11.04 | 0.36 |
| 95 | Ken Brett | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.84 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 272.0 | 92 | 119 | 1.276 | 11.48 | 0.60 |
| 96 | Dick Tidrow | 11 | 19 | .367 | 4.24 | 95 | 25 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 71% | 271.2 | 83 | 174 | 1.347 | 12.13 | 0.99 |
| 97 | Roger Clemens | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2.11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 269.1 | 83 | 283 | 1.073 | 9.66 | 0.67 |
| 98 | Hal Newhouser | 14 | 15 | .483 | 4.13 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 268.0 | 104 | 142 | 1.340 | 12.06 | 0.94 |
| 99 | Al Benton | 24 | 27 | .471 | 4.28 | 115 | 22 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 68% | 264.2 | 132 | 87 | 1.583 | 14.25 | 0.75 |
| 100 | Bobo Newsom | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4.90 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 264.1 | 172 | 144 | 1.733 | 15.59 | 0.68 |