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Active Leaders & Records for Games Played
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Statistic Description: Games Played or Pitched
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Played | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 1079 | R |
| 2. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 899 | R |
| 3. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 835 | R |
| 4. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 758 | R |
| 5. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 735 | L |
| 6. | Francisco Rodriguez (12, 31) | 694 | R |
| 7. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 681 | R |
| 8. | J.C. Romero (14, 37) | 680 | L |
| 9. | Joe Nathan (13, 38) | 677 | R |
| 10. | Dennys Reyes (15, 36) | 673 | L |
| 11. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 658 | R |
| 12. | Jeremy Affeldt (12, 34) | 648 | L |
| 13. | Rafael Betancourt (11, 38) | 625 | R |
| 14. | Chad Qualls (10, 34) | 623 | R |
| 15. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 622 | R |
| 16. | Jose Valverde (11, 35) | 604 | R |
| 17. | Javier Lopez (11, 35) | 589 | L |
| Dan Wheeler (13, 35) | 589 | R | |
| 19. | Matt Thornton (10, 36) | 578 | L |
| 20. | Joe Beimel (11, 36) | 567 | L |
| 21. | Brandon Lyon (12, 33) | 565 | R |
| 22. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 561 | R |
| 23. | Jon Rauch (11, 34) | 556 | R |
| 24. | Jason Frasor (10, 35) | 551 | R |
| 25. | Luis Vizcaino (11, 38) | 543 | R |
| 26. | Heath Bell (10, 35) | 537 | R |
| 27. | Shawn Camp (10, 37) | 532 | R |
| 28. | Kevin Gregg (11, 35) | 531 | R |
| 29. | J.J. Putz (11, 36) | 528 | R |
| 30. | Jesse Crain (10, 31) | 527 | R |
| 31. | Fernando Rodney (11, 36) | 525 | R |
| 32. | Scott Downs (12, 37) | 524 | L |
| 33. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 512 | L |
| 34. | Matt Guerrier (10, 34) | 510 | R |
| 35. | Joaquin Benoit (12, 35) | 504 | R |
| 36. | Luis Ayala (9, 35) | 502 | R |
| 37. | Randy Choate (13, 37) | 501 | L |
| 38. | Ryan Madson (9, 32) | 491 | R |
| Jonathan Papelbon (9, 32) | 491 | R | |
| 40. | Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 482 | R |
| 41. | Rafael Soriano (12, 33) | 481 | R |
| Huston Street (9, 29) | 481 | R | |
| 43. | Jonathan Broxton (9, 29) | 475 | R |
| 44. | Mike Gonzalez (11, 35) | 470 | L |
| 45. | Pedro Feliciano (8, 36) | 459 | L |
| 46. | Chad Durbin (14, 35) | 456 | R |
| 47. | Matt Capps (8, 29) | 444 | R |
| 48. | Joel Peralta (9, 37) | 443 | R |
| 49. | George Sherrill (9, 36) | 442 | L |
| 50. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 435 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Played | Throws |
| 51. | Grant Balfour (10, 35) | 427 | R |
| 52. | Ramon Ramirez (8, 31) | 423 | R |
| 53. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 421 | R |
| 54. | Matt Belisle (10, 33) | 420 | R |
| 55. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 414 | L |
| 56. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 411 | R |
| 57. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 410 | R |
| 58. | Mike MacDougal (12, 36) | 407 | R |
| 59. | Brandon League (10, 30) | 403 | R |
| 60. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 398 | L |
| 61. | Joe Smith (7, 29) | 396 | R |
| 62. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 395 | R |
| 63. | Matt Lindstrom (7, 33) | 393 | R |
| 64. | Boone Logan (8, 28) | 387 | L |
| 65. | Mike Adams (9, 34) | 385 | R |
| 66. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 381 | R |
| 67. | Frank Francisco (8, 33) | 379 | R |
| 68. | Craig Breslow (8, 32) | 377 | L |
| Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 377 | R | |
| 70. | Sean Marshall (8, 30) | 376 | L |
| 71. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 373 | R |
| Eric O'Flaherty (8, 28) | 373 | L | |
| C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 373 | L | |
| 74. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 368 | R |
| Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 368 | R | |
| 76. | Juan Acevedo (8, 43) | 367 | R |
| Sean Burnett (7, 30) | 367 | L | |
| 78. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 365 | L |
| Jon Garland (13, 33) | 365 | R | |
| 80. | Jason Grilli (11, 36) | 363 | R |
| 81. | Joel Hanrahan (7, 31) | 362 | R |
| Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 362 | R | |
| 83. | Brad Ziegler (6, 33) | 361 | R |
| 84. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 360 | L |
| 85. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 359 | R |
| 86. | Jose Veras (8, 32) | 358 | R |
| 87. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 356 | L |
| Roy Oswalt (12, 35) | 356 | R | |
| 89. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 32) | 354 | R |
| 90. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 350 | R |
| 91. | Santiago Casilla (10, 32) | 347 | R |
| 92. | Edward Mujica (8, 29) | 346 | R |
| 93. | Rafael Perez (7, 31) | 338 | L |
| 94. | Chad Gaudin (11, 30) | 335 | R |
| 95. | Manny Corpas (7, 30) | 333 | R |
| 96. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 328 | L |
| 97. | Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 325 | R |
| 98. | Luke Gregerson (5, 29) | 323 | R |
| 99. | Jim Johnson (8, 30) | 322 | R |
| 100. | Matt Albers (8, 30) | 321 | R |
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