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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (18, 41) | 509 | 3325.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (16, 39) | 448 | 2834.2 | R |
| 3. | Clayton Kershaw (16, 36) | 422 | 2712.2 | L |
| 4. | Charlie Morton (17, 40) | 355 | 1977.1 | R |
| 5. | Lance Lynn (13, 37) | 321 | 1909.2 | R |
| 6. | Wade Miley (14, 37) | 310 | 1745.1 | L |
| 7. | Jose Quintana (13, 35) | 306 | 1820.0 | L |
| 8. | Gerrit Cole (11, 33) | 300 | 1859.0 | R |
| 9. | Kyle Gibson (12, 36) | 297 | 1715.0 | R |
| 10. | Patrick Corbin (12, 34) | 296 | 1740.0 | L |
| 11. | Sonny Gray (12, 34) | 272 | 1582.0 | R |
| 12. | Yu Darvish (12, 37) | 271 | 1648.0 | R |
| 13. | Chris Sale (14, 35) | 266 | 1798.1 | L |
| 14. | Kevin Gausman (12, 33) | 263 | 1551.1 | R |
| Dallas Keuchel (12, 36) | 263 | 1625.2 | L | |
| 16. | Carlos Carrasco (15, 37) | 259 | 1550.2 | R |
| 17. | Nathan Eovaldi (13, 34) | 250 | 1426.1 | R |
| Kyle Hendricks (11, 34) | 250 | 1466.2 | R | |
| 19. | Julio Teheran (13, 33) | 248 | 1470.2 | R |
| 20. | Martín Pérez (13, 33) | 247 | 1465.1 | L |
| 21. | Jordan Lyles (14, 33) | 245 | 1509.0 | R |
| 22. | Aaron Nola (10, 31) | 239 | 1445.1 | R |
| 23. | Jake Odorizzi (11, 34) | 237 | 1253.1 | R |
| 24. | Michael Wacha (12, 32) | 232 | 1312.0 | R |
| 25. | Zack Wheeler (10, 34) | 231 | 1402.2 | R |
| 26. | Alex Cobb (12, 36) | 230 | 1311.1 | R |
| 27. | Marcus Stroman (10, 33) | 227 | 1326.0 | R |
| 28. | Robbie Ray (10, 32) | 222 | 1228.0 | L |
| 29. | José Berríos (9, 30) | 215 | 1239.0 | R |
| Jacob deGrom (10, 36) | 215 | 1356.1 | R | |
| 31. | Jon Gray (10, 32) | 208 | 1132.1 | R |
| 32. | Alex Wood (12, 33) | 206 | 1235.1 | L |
| 33. | Danny Duffy (11, 35) | 204 | 1172.1 | L |
| 34. | Chase Anderson (11, 36) | 200 | 1058.0 | R |
| Zach Davies (9, 31) | 200 | 1048.1 | R | |
| 36. | Eduardo Rodríguez (8, 31) | 196 | 1100.1 | L |
| 37. | Taijuan Walker (11, 31) | 194 | 1070.2 | R |
| 38. | Blake Snell (9, 31) | 193 | 999.2 | L |
| 39. | Luis Castillo (8, 31) | 185 | 1076.1 | R |
| 40. | Kyle Freeland (8, 31) | 183 | 1000.0 | L |
| 41. | Drew Smyly (11, 35) | 179 | 1096.1 | L |
| 42. | Lucas Giolito (8, 29) | 178 | 1013.2 | R |
| 43. | Germán Márquez (8, 29) | 173 | 1016.0 | R |
| 44. | Jameson Taillon (7, 32) | 172 | 942.0 | R |
| 45. | Tyler Anderson (9, 34) | 169 | 961.2 | L |
| Anthony DeSclafani (9, 34) | 169 | 942.2 | R | |
| Sean Manaea (9, 32) | 169 | 1017.1 | L | |
| 48. | Steven Matz (10, 33) | 167 | 903.1 | L |
| 49. | Joe Musgrove (9, 31) | 166 | 980.2 | R |
| 50. | Carlos Rodón (10, 31) | 165 | 931.1 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Matt Moore (13, 35) | 164 | 1101.1 | L |
| 52. | Chris Bassitt (10, 35) | 160 | 959.2 | R |
| 53. | James Paxton (11, 35) | 159 | 866.2 | L |
| 54. | Marco Gonzales (10, 32) | 158 | 910.0 | L |
| Kenta Maeda (8, 36) | 158 | 881.1 | R | |
| 56. | Andrew Heaney (11, 33) | 157 | 866.1 | L |
| 57. | Miles Mikolas (9, 35) | 154 | 946.0 | R |
| Nick Pivetta (8, 31) | 154 | 894.2 | R | |
| 59. | Trevor Williams (9, 32) | 151 | 875.1 | R |
| 60. | Zach Eflin (9, 30) | 150 | 860.1 | R |
| 61. | Tyler Chatwood (10, 34) | 143 | 878.2 | R |
| José Ureña (10, 32) | 143 | 851.2 | R | |
| 63. | Jordan Montgomery (7, 31) | 140 | 755.0 | L |
| Drew Pomeranz (11, 35) | 140 | 858.1 | L | |
| 65. | Wily Peralta (10, 35) | 139 | 911.1 | R |
| 66. | Sandy Alcántara (7, 28) | 138 | 900.2 | R |
| Mike Clevinger (7, 33) | 138 | 788.0 | R | |
| 68. | Shane Bieber (7, 29) | 134 | 843.0 | R |
| 69. | Shelby Miller (12, 33) | 133 | 829.1 | R |
| 70. | Merrill Kelly (6, 35) | 131 | 775.1 | R |
| 71. | Pablo López (7, 28) | 130 | 726.2 | R |
| 72. | Luis Severino (9, 30) | 129 | 748.1 | R |
| 73. | Jack Flaherty (8, 28) | 128 | 686.0 | R |
| 74. | Dylan Cease (6, 28) | 127 | 680.2 | R |
| Lance McCullers Jr. (7, 30) | 127 | 718.2 | R | |
| 76. | Max Fried (8, 30) | 126 | 726.1 | L |
| Yusei Kikuchi (6, 33) | 126 | 655.2 | L | |
| 78. | Tyler Mahle (7, 29) | 122 | 635.2 | R |
| 79. | Zac Gallen (6, 28) | 119 | 689.1 | R |
| Antonio Senzatela (7, 29) | 119 | 679.2 | R | |
| Ross Stripling (9, 34) | 119 | 784.2 | R | |
| 82. | Chad Kuhl (7, 31) | 116 | 615.0 | R |
| 83. | Brandon Woodruff (7, 31) | 115 | 680.1 | R |
| 84. | Brad Keller (6, 28) | 114 | 679.0 | R |
| Logan Webb (6, 27) | 114 | 674.1 | R | |
| 86. | Eric Lauer (6, 29) | 112 | 596.2 | L |
| 87. | Jakob Junis (8, 31) | 111 | 717.1 | R |
| 88. | Corbin Burnes (7, 29) | 110 | 733.0 | R |
| 89. | Framber Valdez (7, 30) | 109 | 724.2 | L |
| 90. | Walker Buehler (6, 29) | 106 | 638.1 | R |
| Luke Weaver (9, 30) | 106 | 585.0 | R | |
| 92. | Mitch Keller (6, 28) | 104 | 547.2 | R |
| 93. | Frankie Montas (9, 31) | 103 | 612.1 | R |
| 94. | Adrian Houser (8, 31) | 100 | 554.2 | R |
| Reynaldo López (9, 30) | 100 | 697.2 | R | |
| Freddy Peralta (7, 28) | 100 | 598.1 | R | |
| 97. | Cal Quantrill (6, 29) | 98 | 591.2 | R |
| 98. | Erasmo Ramírez (12, 34) | 96 | 828.1 | R |
| Brady Singer (5, 27) | 96 | 529.0 | R | |
| 100. | Tyler Glasnow (9, 30) | 93 | 558.2 | R |
