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Active Leaders & Records for Games Started
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
| Rank | Player (age) | Games Started | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom Glavine (43) | 682 | L |
| 2. | Jamie Moyer (46) | 609 | L |
| 3. | Randy Johnson (45) | 603 | L |
| 4. | John Smoltz (42) | 481 | R |
| 5. | Andy Pettitte (37) | 458 | L |
| 6. | Tim Wakefield (42) | 421 | R |
| 7. | Steve Trachsel (38) | 417 | R |
| 8. | Livan Hernandez (34) | 412 | R |
| 9. | Pedro Martinez (37) | 409 | R |
| 10. | Jeff Suppan (34) | 396 | R |
| 11. | Javier Vazquez (32) | 385 | R |
| 12. | Kevin Millwood (34) | 375 | R |
| 13. | Mike Hampton (36) | 355 | L |
| 14. | Esteban Loaiza (37) | 333 | R |
| 15. | Bartolo Colon (36) | 325 | R |
| 16. | Barry Zito (31) | 320 | L |
| 17. | Jason Schmidt (36) | 314 | R |
| 18. | Tim Hudson (33) | 310 | R |
| 19. | Mark Buehrle (30) | 301 | L |
| 20. | Jarrod Washburn (34) | 300 | L |
| 21. | Derek Lowe (36) | 289 | R |
| 22. | Jon Garland (29) | 288 | R |
| C.C. Sabathia (28) | 288 | L | |
| 24. | Roy Halladay (32) | 287 | R |
| Chan Ho Park (36) | 287 | R | |
| 26. | Shawn Estes (36) | 281 | L |
| 27. | Sidney Ponson (32) | 278 | R |
| 28. | Matt Morris (34) | 276 | R |
| 29. | Brad Penny (31) | 275 | R |
| Randy Wolf (32) | 275 | L | |
| 31. | Freddy Garcia (34) | 274 | R |
| Jeff Weaver (32) | 274 | R | |
| 33. | Roy Oswalt (31) | 271 | R |
| 34. | Eric Milton (33) | 270 | L |
| 35. | Doug Davis (33) | 269 | L |
| 36. | Russ Ortiz (35) | 266 | R |
| Brett Tomko (36) | 266 | R | |
| 38. | Chris Carpenter (34) | 260 | R |
| 39. | Paul Byrd (38) | 256 | R |
| 40. | Ted Lilly (33) | 255 | L |
| 41. | Kyle Lohse (30) | 250 | R |
| 42. | Jamey Wright (34) | 246 | R |
| 43. | A.J. Burnett (32) | 244 | R |
| Brian Moehler (37) | 244 | R | |
| 45. | Carlos Zambrano (28) | 238 | R |
| 46. | Miguel Batista (38) | 237 | R |
| 47. | Matt Clement (34) | 236 | R |
| 48. | Gil Meche (30) | 234 | R |
| Johan Santana (30) | 234 | L | |
| 50. | John Lackey (30) | 233 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Games Started | Throws |
| 51. | Jason Marquis (30) | 231 | R |
| 52. | Darren Oliver (38) | 229 | L |
| 53. | Bronson Arroyo (32) | 226 | R |
| Ryan Dempster (32) | 226 | R | |
| 55. | Josh Beckett (29) | 225 | R |
| 56. | Jason Johnson (35) | 221 | R |
| Vicente Padilla (31) | 221 | R | |
| Odalis Perez (32) | 221 | L | |
| Ben Sheets (30) | 221 | R | |
| 60. | Glendon Rusch (34) | 220 | L |
| 61. | Joel Pineiro (30) | 216 | R |
| 62. | Jake Peavy (28) | 215 | R |
| 63. | Aaron Harang (31) | 214 | R |
| 64. | John Thomson (35) | 212 | R |
| Kip Wells (32) | 212 | R | |
| 66. | Carl Pavano (33) | 208 | R |
| 67. | Tom Gordon (41) | 203 | R |
| Mark Mulder (31) | 203 | L | |
| Mark Redman (35) | 203 | L | |
| 70. | Kelvim Escobar (33) | 202 | R |
| 71. | Adam Eaton (31) | 201 | R |
| 72. | Brandon Webb (30) | 198 | R |
| 73. | Kris Benson (34) | 197 | R |
| 74. | Josh Fogg (32) | 194 | R |
| 75. | Cliff Lee (30) | 190 | L |
| 76. | Oliver Perez (27) | 188 | L |
| 77. | Danny Haren (28) | 187 | R |
| 78. | Brett Myers (28) | 183 | R |
| 79. | Jason Jennings (30) | 180 | R |
| 80. | Tomokazu Ohka (33) | 178 | R |
| Kerry Wood (32) | 178 | R | |
| 82. | Dontrelle Willis (27) | 176 | L |
| 83. | Jose Contreras (37) | 175 | R |
| 84. | Jaret Wright (33) | 171 | R |
| 85. | Scott Elarton (33) | 170 | R |
| 86. | Nate Robertson (31) | 169 | L |
| 87. | Tony Armas (31) | 167 | R |
| 88. | Aaron Cook (30) | 166 | R |
| Rodrigo Lopez (33) | 166 | R | |
| 90. | Mark Hendrickson (35) | 165 | L |
| 91. | Jeremy Bonderman (26) | 164 | R |
| 92. | Joe Blanton (28) | 162 | R |
| 93. | Jake Westbrook (31) | 160 | R |
| 94. | Carlos Silva (30) | 159 | R |
| 95. | Daniel Cabrera (28) | 155 | R |
| 96. | David Bush (29) | 153 | R |
| 97. | Brian Lawrence (33) | 152 | R |
| 98. | Scott Kazmir (25) | 150 | L |
| Mike Maroth (31) | 150 | L | |
| 100. | Wade Miller (32) | 147 | R |
