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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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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Livan Hernandez (16, 36) | 474 | R |
| 2. | Tim Wakefield (19, 44) | 463 | R |
| 3. | Javier Vazquez (14, 34) | 443 | R |
| 4. | Kevin Millwood (15, 36) | 415 | R |
| 5. | Jeff Suppan (16, 36) | 411 | R |
| 6. | Tim Hudson (13, 35) | 377 | R |
| 7. | Mark Buehrle (12, 32) | 365 | L |
| 8. | Barry Zito (12, 33) | 362 | L |
| 9. | Derek Lowe (15, 38) | 356 | R |
| 10. | CC Sabathia (11, 30) | 355 | L |
| 11. | Roy Halladay (14, 34) | 352 | R |
| 12. | Bartolo Colon (14, 38) | 351 | R |
| 13. | Randy Wolf (13, 34) | 342 | L |
| 14. | Jon Garland (12, 31) | 330 | R |
| 15. | Chris Carpenter (14, 36) | 329 | R |
| 16. | Freddy Garcia (13, 34) | 327 | R |
| 17. | Roy Oswalt (11, 33) | 326 | R |
| 18. | Ted Lilly (13, 35) | 318 | L |
| 19. | Brad Penny (12, 33) | 315 | R |
| 20. | A.J. Burnett (13, 34) | 309 | R |
| 21. | Kyle Lohse (11, 32) | 298 | R |
| 22. | Ryan Dempster (14, 34) | 294 | R |
| John Lackey (10, 32) | 294 | R | |
| 24. | Bronson Arroyo (12, 34) | 291 | R |
| 25. | Doug Davis (13, 35) | 286 | L |
| 26. | Carlos Zambrano (11, 30) | 282 | R |
| 27. | Josh Beckett (11, 31) | 276 | R |
| 28. | Carl Pavano (13, 35) | 273 | R |
| 29. | Jason Marquis (12, 32) | 267 | R |
| 30. | Brett Tomko (14, 38) | 266 | R |
| 31. | Joel Pineiro (12, 32) | 263 | R |
| Johan Santana (11, 32) | 263 | L | |
| 33. | Aaron Harang (10, 33) | 262 | R |
| 34. | Dan Haren (9, 30) | 256 | R |
| 35. | Cliff Lee (10, 32) | 250 | L |
| Jake Peavy (10, 30) | 250 | R | |
| 37. | Brett Myers (10, 30) | 249 | R |
| 38. | Jamey Wright (16, 36) | 246 | R |
| 39. | Miguel Batista (17, 40) | 243 | R |
| 40. | Vicente Padilla (13, 33) | 237 | R |
| 41. | Darren Oliver (18, 40) | 229 | L |
| 42. | Jake Westbrook (11, 33) | 226 | R |
| 43. | Rodrigo Lopez (10, 35) | 215 | R |
| 44. | Ramon Ortiz (11, 38) | 214 | R |
| 45. | Aaron Cook (10, 32) | 206 | R |
| 46. | Felix Hernandez (7, 25) | 205 | R |
| 47. | Matt Cain (7, 26) | 203 | R |
| Ervin Santana (7, 28) | 203 | R | |
| 49. | Dontrelle Willis (9, 29) | 202 | L |
| 50. | Justin Verlander (7, 28) | 199 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
| 51. | Joe Blanton (8, 30) | 198 | R |
| Brandon Webb (7, 32) | 198 | R | |
| 53. | Zack Greinke (8, 27) | 197 | R |
| Wandy Rodriguez (7, 32) | 197 | L | |
| 55. | Oliver Perez (9, 29) | 195 | L |
| 56. | Dave Bush (8, 31) | 187 | R |
| Nate Robertson (9, 33) | 187 | L | |
| 58. | Paul Maholm (7, 29) | 185 | L |
| 59. | James Shields (6, 29) | 184 | R |
| 60. | Jeff Francis (7, 30) | 180 | L |
| Cole Hamels (6, 27) | 180 | L | |
| Carlos Silva (9, 32) | 180 | R | |
| 63. | Scott Kazmir (8, 27) | 179 | L |
| 64. | Kerry Wood (13, 34) | 178 | R |
| 65. | Jered Weaver (6, 28) | 177 | R |
| 66. | Jose Contreras (9, 39) | 175 | R |
| 67. | Edwin Jackson (9, 27) | 173 | R |
| 68. | Bruce Chen (13, 34) | 169 | L |
| 69. | Zach Duke (7, 28) | 168 | L |
| 70. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 37) | 166 | L |
| 71. | Erik Bedard (8, 32) | 165 | L |
| 72. | Chad Billingsley (6, 26) | 163 | R |
| 73. | Joe Saunders (7, 30) | 161 | L |
| 74. | Rich Harden (9, 29) | 160 | R |
| 75. | Scott Baker (7, 29) | 159 | R |
| 76. | Chris Capuano (7, 32) | 156 | L |
| 77. | Tim Lincecum (5, 27) | 155 | R |
| 78. | Jeremy Guthrie (8, 32) | 154 | R |
| Jon Lester (6, 27) | 154 | L | |
| 80. | Gavin Floyd (8, 28) | 153 | R |
| 81. | Brian Lawrence (6, 35) | 152 | R |
| 82. | Fausto Carmona (6, 27) | 150 | R |
| John Danks (5, 26) | 150 | L | |
| 84. | Matt Garza (6, 27) | 149 | R |
| 85. | Ubaldo Jimenez (6, 27) | 148 | R |
| Ricky Nolasco (6, 28) | 148 | R | |
| 87. | Mike Pelfrey (6, 27) | 146 | R |
| 88. | Kyle Davies (7, 27) | 144 | R |
| Tim Redding (8, 33) | 144 | R | |
| 90. | Elmer Dessens (14, 40) | 140 | R |
| 91. | Chris Young (8, 32) | 139 | R |
| 92. | Ian Snell (7, 29) | 136 | R |
| 93. | Kevin Correia (9, 30) | 131 | R |
| 94. | John Lannan (5, 26) | 128 | L |
| Shaun Marcum (6, 29) | 128 | R | |
| 96. | Jorge De La Rosa (8, 30) | 126 | L |
| 97. | Casey Fossum (9, 33) | 120 | L |
| 98. | Nick Blackburn (5, 29) | 118 | R |
| Jonathan Sanchez (6, 28) | 118 | L | |
| 100. | Johnny Cueto (4, 25) | 116 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
| Clayton Kershaw (4, 23) | 116 | L |
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