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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) | 499 | L |
| 2. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 415 | R |
| 3. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 406 | L |
| 4. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 403 | L |
| 5. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 393 | L |
| 6. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 384 | R |
| Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 384 | R | |
| 8. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 377 | R |
| 9. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 351 | R |
| 10. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 348 | R |
| 11. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 340 | R |
| 12. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 339 | R |
| 13. | Roy Oswalt (12, 35) | 335 | R |
| 14. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 333 | R |
| Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 333 | R | |
| 16. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 332 | R |
| Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 332 | R | |
| 18. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 328 | L |
| 19. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 312 | R |
| 20. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 301 | R |
| 21. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 299 | R |
| 22. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 298 | R |
| 23. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 295 | R |
| 24. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 290 | L |
| Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 290 | R | |
| 26. | Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 288 | R |
| 27. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 284 | L |
| 28. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 260 | R |
| 29. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 252 | R |
| 30. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 248 | R |
| Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 248 | R | |
| 32. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 246 | R |
| 33. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 245 | R |
| 34. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 242 | R |
| Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 242 | R | |
| 36. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 239 | L |
| 37. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 238 | R |
| 38. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 235 | R |
| 39. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 229 | L |
| 40. | James Shields (8, 31) | 227 | R |
| 41. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 226 | L |
| 42. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 224 | R |
| 43. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 221 | L |
| 44. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 219 | R |
| 45. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 217 | R |
| 46. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 215 | R |
| 47. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 214 | R |
| 48. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 212 | L |
| 49. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 209 | R |
| 50. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 203 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
| 51. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 202 | R |
| 52. | Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 199 | L |
| 53. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 198 | R |
| 54. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 197 | L |
| Jon Lester (8, 29) | 197 | L | |
| 56. | Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 195 | L |
| 57. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 194 | L |
| 58. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 193 | R |
| 59. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 192 | R |
| 60. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 190 | R |
| 61. | Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 189 | R |
| 62. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 188 | R |
| 63. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 187 | R |
| Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 187 | R | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 187 | L | |
| 66. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 185 | L |
| 67. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 175 | R |
| 68. | Zach Duke (9, 30) | 169 | L |
| 69. | Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 168 | R |
| Matt Garza (8, 29) | 168 | R | |
| 71. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 166 | L |
| 72. | Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 162 | R |
| 73. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 161 | R |
| 74. | John Danks (7, 28) | 160 | L |
| 75. | Scott Baker (7, 31) | 159 | R |
| Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 159 | L | |
| Chris Young (9, 34) | 159 | R | |
| 78. | Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 158 | R |
| Mike Pelfrey (8, 29) | 158 | R | |
| 80. | Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 157 | R |
| 81. | Shaun Marcum (8, 31) | 154 | R |
| Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 154 | R | |
| 83. | Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 153 | R |
| 84. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 149 | R |
| 85. | Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 148 | R |
| 86. | Jason Hammel (8, 30) | 145 | R |
| 87. | Kyle Davies (7, 29) | 144 | R |
| Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 144 | L | |
| Tim Redding (8, 35) | 144 | R | |
| 90. | Max Scherzer (6, 28) | 142 | R |
| 91. | Jason Vargas (8, 30) | 140 | L |
| 92. | Jorge De La Rosa (10, 32) | 139 | L |
| 93. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 138 | R |
| 94. | John Lannan (7, 28) | 137 | L |
| Jonathan Sanchez (8, 30) | 137 | L | |
| 96. | Kyle Kendrick (7, 28) | 133 | R |
| 97. | Justin Masterson (6, 28) | 132 | R |
| Edinson Volquez (9, 29) | 132 | R | |
| 99. | Gio Gonzalez (6, 27) | 131 | L |
| 100. | David Price (6, 27) | 129 | L |
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