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Active Leaders & Records for Games Started
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
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Year-by-Year Top-Tens
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Statistic Description: Games Started
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 502 | L |
| 2. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 420 | R |
| 3. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 410 | L |
| 4. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 408 | L |
| 5. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 398 | L |
| 6. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 389 | R |
| 7. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 384 | R |
| 8. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 377 | R |
| 9. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 354 | R |
| 10. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 353 | R |
| 11. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 344 | R |
| 12. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 342 | R |
| 13. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 337 | R |
| 14. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 336 | R |
| 15. | Roy Oswalt (12, 35) | 335 | R |
| 16. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 333 | R |
| 17. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 332 | R |
| 18. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 331 | L |
| 19. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 312 | R |
| 20. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 305 | R |
| 21. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 304 | R |
| 22. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 303 | R |
| 23. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 32) | 302 | R |
| 24. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 300 | R |
| 25. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 294 | L |
| 26. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 293 | R |
| 27. | Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 288 | R |
| 28. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 284 | L |
| 29. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 261 | R |
| 30. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 253 | R |
| 31. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 252 | R |
| 32. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 249 | R |
| 33. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 248 | R |
| 34. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 246 | R |
| Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 246 | R | |
| Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 246 | R | |
| 37. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 242 | L |
| 38. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 241 | R |
| 39. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 240 | R |
| 40. | James Shields (8, 31) | 232 | R |
| 41. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 230 | L |
| 42. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 229 | L |
| 43. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 226 | L |
| 44. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 224 | R |
| 45. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 219 | R |
| 46. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 218 | R |
| 47. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 217 | R |
| 48. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 215 | R |
| 49. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 214 | L |
| 50. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 213 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
| 51. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 203 | L |
| Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 203 | L | |
| 53. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 202 | R |
| Jon Lester (8, 29) | 202 | L | |
| Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 202 | R | |
| 56. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 201 | L |
| 57. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 197 | R |
| 58. | Jeremy Bonderman (9, 30) | 196 | R |
| 59. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 195 | L |
| Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 195 | L | |
| 61. | Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 194 | R |
| 62. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 192 | R |
| 63. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 190 | R |
| Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 190 | L | |
| 65. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 187 | R |
| Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 187 | R | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 187 | L | |
| 68. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 175 | R |
| 69. | Matt Garza (8, 29) | 173 | R |
| 70. | Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 172 | R |
| 71. | Zach Duke (9, 30) | 169 | L |
| 72. | Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 166 | R |
| Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 166 | L | |
| 74. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 165 | R |
| 75. | John Danks (7, 28) | 164 | L |
| Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 164 | L | |
| 77. | Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 163 | R |
| 78. | Mike Pelfrey (8, 29) | 162 | R |
| 79. | Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 161 | R |
| 80. | Scott Baker (7, 31) | 159 | R |
| Chris Young (9, 34) | 159 | R | |
| 82. | Shaun Marcum (8, 31) | 157 | R |
| Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 157 | R | |
| 84. | Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 156 | R |
| 85. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 154 | R |
| 86. | Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 151 | R |
| 87. | Jason Hammel (8, 30) | 149 | R |
| Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 149 | L | |
| 89. | Max Scherzer (6, 28) | 147 | R |
| 90. | Kyle Davies (7, 29) | 144 | R |
| Tim Redding (8, 35) | 144 | R | |
| Jorge De La Rosa (10, 32) | 144 | L | |
| Jason Vargas (8, 30) | 144 | L | |
| 94. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 142 | R |
| 95. | John Lannan (7, 28) | 138 | L |
| 96. | Kyle Kendrick (7, 28) | 137 | R |
| Jonathan Sanchez (8, 30) | 137 | L | |
| Edinson Volquez (9, 29) | 137 | R | |
| 99. | Justin Masterson (6, 28) | 136 | R |
| 100. | Gio Gonzalez (6, 27) | 135 | L |
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