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Active Leaders & Records for Games Started
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Statistic Description: Games Started
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jamie Moyer (25, 49) | 638 | L |
| 2. | Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 491 | L |
| 3. | Livan Hernandez (17, 37) | 474 | R |
| 4. | Kevin Millwood (16, 37) | 443 | R |
| 5. | Jeff Suppan (17, 37) | 417 | R |
| 6. | Tim Hudson (14, 36) | 405 | R |
| 7. | Mark Buehrle (13, 33) | 396 | L |
| 8. | Barry Zito (13, 34) | 394 | L |
| 9. | CC Sabathia (12, 31) | 383 | L |
| 10. | Roy Halladay (15, 35) | 377 | R |
| Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 377 | R | |
| 12. | Bartolo Colon (15, 39) | 375 | R |
| 13. | Randy Wolf (14, 35) | 368 | L |
| 14. | Freddy Garcia (14, 35) | 344 | R |
| 15. | A.J. Burnett (14, 35) | 340 | R |
| 16. | Roy Oswalt (12, 34) | 335 | R |
| 17. | Chris Carpenter (15, 37) | 332 | R |
| 18. | Kyle Lohse (12, 33) | 331 | R |
| 19. | Ted Lilly (14, 36) | 326 | L |
| 20. | Bronson Arroyo (13, 35) | 323 | R |
| 21. | Ryan Dempster (15, 35) | 322 | R |
| 22. | Brad Penny (13, 34) | 315 | R |
| 23. | Josh Beckett (12, 32) | 304 | R |
| 24. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 31) | 302 | R |
| 25. | John Lackey (10, 33) | 294 | R |
| 26. | Aaron Harang (11, 34) | 293 | R |
| 27. | Jason Marquis (13, 33) | 289 | R |
| 28. | Doug Davis (13, 36) | 286 | L |
| Dan Haren (10, 31) | 286 | R | |
| 30. | Carl Pavano (14, 36) | 284 | R |
| Johan Santana (12, 33) | 284 | L | |
| 32. | Jake Peavy (11, 31) | 282 | R |
| 33. | Cliff Lee (11, 33) | 280 | L |
| 34. | Brett Tomko (14, 39) | 266 | R |
| 35. | Joel Pineiro (12, 33) | 263 | R |
| 36. | Jake Westbrook (12, 34) | 254 | R |
| 37. | Ben Sheets (10, 33) | 250 | R |
| 38. | Brett Myers (11, 31) | 249 | R |
| 39. | Miguel Batista (18, 41) | 248 | R |
| 40. | Jamey Wright (17, 37) | 246 | R |
| 41. | Felix Hernandez (8, 26) | 238 | R |
| 42. | Vicente Padilla (14, 34) | 237 | R |
| 43. | Matt Cain (8, 27) | 235 | R |
| 44. | Ervin Santana (8, 29) | 233 | R |
| 45. | Justin Verlander (8, 29) | 232 | R |
| 46. | Zack Greinke (9, 28) | 231 | R |
| 47. | Wandy Rodriguez (8, 33) | 230 | L |
| 48. | Darren Oliver (19, 41) | 229 | L |
| 49. | Joe Blanton (9, 31) | 228 | R |
| 50. | Aaron Cook (11, 33) | 224 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
| 51. | Kip Wells (12, 35) | 219 | R |
| 52. | James Shields (7, 30) | 217 | R |
| 53. | Paul Maholm (8, 30) | 216 | L |
| 54. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 36) | 215 | R |
| 55. | Ramon Ortiz (11, 39) | 214 | R |
| 56. | Cole Hamels (7, 28) | 211 | L |
| 57. | Jered Weaver (7, 29) | 207 | R |
| 58. | Jeff Francis (8, 31) | 204 | L |
| Edwin Jackson (10, 28) | 204 | R | |
| 60. | Bruce Chen (14, 35) | 203 | L |
| 61. | Dontrelle Willis (9, 30) | 202 | L |
| 62. | Oliver Perez (10, 30) | 195 | L |
| 63. | Erik Bedard (9, 33) | 189 | L |
| Chris Capuano (8, 33) | 189 | L | |
| Joe Saunders (8, 31) | 189 | L | |
| 66. | Chad Billingsley (7, 27) | 188 | R |
| Tim Lincecum (6, 28) | 188 | R | |
| 68. | Dave Bush (8, 32) | 187 | R |
| Jon Lester (7, 28) | 187 | L | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 34) | 187 | L | |
| 71. | Jeremy Guthrie (9, 33) | 183 | R |
| 72. | Gavin Floyd (9, 29) | 182 | R |
| 73. | Ubaldo Jimenez (7, 28) | 179 | R |
| Ricky Nolasco (7, 29) | 179 | R | |
| 75. | Kerry Wood (14, 35) | 178 | R |
| 76. | Jose Contreras (10, 40) | 175 | R |
| 77. | Scott Elarton (10, 36) | 170 | R |
| 78. | Zach Duke (8, 29) | 168 | L |
| 79. | Matt Garza (7, 28) | 167 | R |
| 80. | Scott Baker (7, 30) | 159 | R |
| Kevin Correia (10, 31) | 159 | R | |
| John Danks (6, 27) | 159 | L | |
| Chris Young (9, 33) | 159 | R | |
| 84. | Daniel Cabrera (6, 31) | 155 | R |
| 85. | Roberto Hernandez (7, 31) | 153 | R |
| 86. | Adam Wainwright (7, 30) | 151 | R |
| 87. | Johnny Cueto (5, 26) | 149 | R |
| Clayton Kershaw (5, 24) | 149 | L | |
| Shaun Marcum (7, 30) | 149 | R | |
| Mike Pelfrey (7, 28) | 149 | R | |
| 91. | Yovani Gallardo (6, 26) | 148 | R |
| 92. | Hiroki Kuroda (5, 37) | 147 | R |
| 93. | Josh Johnson (8, 28) | 144 | R |
| Tim Redding (8, 34) | 144 | R | |
| Anibal Sanchez (7, 28) | 144 | R | |
| 96. | Francisco Liriano (7, 28) | 141 | L |
| 97. | R.A. Dickey (10, 37) | 139 | R |
| 98. | Nick Blackburn (6, 30) | 137 | R |
| 99. | Jason Hammel (7, 29) | 135 | R |
| 100. | John Lannan (6, 27) | 134 | L |
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