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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. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 498 | L |
| 2. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 413 | R |
| 3. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 404 | L |
| 4. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 402 | L |
| 5. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 392 | L |
| 6. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 384 | R |
| 7. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 383 | R |
| 8. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 377 | R |
| 9. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 349 | R |
| 10. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 346 | R |
| 11. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 339 | R |
| 12. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 337 | R |
| 13. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 333 | R |
| 14. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 332 | R |
| 15. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 331 | R |
| 16. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 330 | R |
| 17. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 328 | L |
| 18. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 312 | R |
| 19. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 299 | R |
| 20. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 298 | R |
| 21. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 296 | R |
| 22. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 294 | R |
| 23. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 289 | R |
| 24. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 288 | L |
| 25. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 284 | L |
| 26. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 260 | R |
| 27. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 252 | R |
| 28. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 248 | R |
| 29. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 247 | R |
| 30. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 246 | R |
| 31. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 243 | R |
| 32. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 240 | R |
| Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 240 | R | |
| 34. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 237 | L |
| 35. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 236 | R |
| 36. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 233 | R |
| 37. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 229 | L |
| 38. | James Shields (8, 31) | 225 | R |
| 39. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 224 | R |
| Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 224 | L | |
| 41. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 219 | L |
| Kip Wells (12, 36) | 219 | R | |
| 43. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 215 | R |
| Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 215 | R | |
| 45. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 212 | L |
| Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 212 | R | |
| 47. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 209 | R |
| 48. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 203 | L |
| 49. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 202 | R |
| 50. | Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 197 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
| 51. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 196 | R |
| 52. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 195 | L |
| Jon Lester (8, 29) | 195 | L | |
| Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 195 | L | |
| 55. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 193 | R |
| 56. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 192 | L |
| 57. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 191 | R |
| 58. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 190 | R |
| 59. | Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 188 | R |
| 60. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 187 | R |
| Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 187 | R | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 187 | L | |
| 63. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 186 | R |
| 64. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 184 | L |
| 65. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 175 | R |
| 66. | Zach Duke (9, 30) | 168 | L |
| 67. | Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 167 | R |
| Matt Garza (7, 29) | 167 | R | |
| 69. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 166 | L |
| 70. | Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 160 | R |
| 71. | Scott Baker (7, 31) | 159 | R |
| John Danks (6, 28) | 159 | L | |
| Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 159 | R | |
| Chris Young (9, 34) | 159 | R | |
| 75. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 158 | L |
| 76. | Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 156 | R |
| Mike Pelfrey (8, 29) | 156 | R | |
| 78. | Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 155 | R |
| 79. | Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 152 | R |
| Shaun Marcum (8, 31) | 152 | R | |
| Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 152 | R | |
| 82. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 148 | R |
| Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 148 | R | |
| 84. | Tim Redding (8, 35) | 144 | R |
| 85. | Jason Hammel (8, 30) | 143 | R |
| 86. | Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 142 | L |
| 87. | Max Scherzer (6, 28) | 140 | R |
| 88. | Jason Vargas (8, 30) | 138 | L |
| 89. | John Lannan (7, 28) | 137 | L |
| Jorge De La Rosa (10, 32) | 137 | L | |
| Jonathan Sanchez (8, 30) | 137 | L | |
| 92. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 136 | R |
| 93. | Kyle Kendrick (7, 28) | 131 | R |
| 94. | Justin Masterson (6, 28) | 130 | R |
| Edinson Volquez (9, 29) | 130 | R | |
| 96. | Gio Gonzalez (6, 27) | 129 | L |
| 97. | Luke Hochevar (7, 29) | 128 | R |
| David Price (6, 27) | 128 | L | |
| 99. | Ricky Romero (5, 28) | 127 | L |
| 100. | Rick Porcello (5, 24) | 126 | R |
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