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Active Leaders & Records for Games Played
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Played | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (17, 41) | 1042 | R |
| 2. | Arthur Rhodes (20, 41) | 900 | L |
| 3. | LaTroy Hawkins (17, 38) | 823 | R |
| 4. | Kyle Farnsworth (13, 35) | 776 | R |
| 5. | Francisco Cordero (13, 36) | 753 | R |
| 6. | Guillermo Mota (13, 37) | 717 | R |
| 7. | Octavio Dotel (13, 37) | 695 | R |
| 8. | Trever Miller (13, 38) | 694 | L |
| 9. | Jason Isringhausen (15, 38) | 674 | R |
| 10. | Dennys Reyes (15, 34) | 673 | L |
| 11. | J.C. Romero (13, 35) | 664 | L |
| 12. | Darren Oliver (18, 40) | 654 | L |
| 13. | Hector Carrasco (12, 41) | 647 | R |
| 14. | Derek Lowe (15, 38) | 634 | R |
| 15. | Tim Wakefield (19, 44) | 627 | R |
| 16. | Miguel Batista (17, 40) | 623 | R |
| 17. | Brian Fuentes (11, 35) | 618 | L |
| 18. | Scott Linebrink (12, 34) | 607 | R |
| 19. | Francisco Rodriguez (10, 29) | 604 | R |
| 20. | Brad Lidge (10, 34) | 592 | R |
| 21. | Joe Nathan (11, 36) | 581 | R |
| 22. | Dan Wheeler (12, 33) | 577 | R |
| 23. | Damaso Marte (11, 36) | 570 | L |
| 24. | Joe Beimel (11, 34) | 567 | L |
| 25. | Ricardo Rincon (11, 41) | 565 | L |
| 26. | Jeremy Affeldt (10, 32) | 554 | L |
| 27. | Rafael Betancourt (9, 36) | 543 | R |
| 28. | Chad Qualls (8, 32) | 537 | R |
| 29. | Danys Baez (10, 33) | 533 | R |
| 30. | Ryan Franklin (12, 38) | 532 | R |
| 31. | Jamey Wright (16, 36) | 526 | R |
| 32. | Ryan Dempster (14, 34) | 519 | R |
| 33. | Ron Mahay (15, 40) | 514 | L |
| Jose Valverde (9, 33) | 514 | R | |
| 35. | John Grabow (9, 32) | 506 | L |
| 36. | Ryan Madson (9, 30) | 491 | R |
| 37. | Javier Lopez (9, 33) | 490 | L |
| 38. | Aaron Heilman (9, 32) | 477 | R |
| 39. | Jason Frasor (8, 33) | 475 | R |
| Livan Hernandez (16, 36) | 475 | R | |
| 41. | Matt Thornton (8, 34) | 472 | L |
| Esteban Yan (11, 36) | 472 | R | |
| 43. | Kevin Gregg (9, 33) | 469 | R |
| 44. | Brandon Lyon (10, 31) | 468 | R |
| Jon Rauch (9, 32) | 468 | R | |
| 46. | Matt Guerrier (8, 32) | 463 | R |
| 47. | Pedro Feliciano (8, 34) | 459 | L |
| 48. | J.J. Putz (9, 34) | 457 | R |
| 49. | Will Ohman (9, 33) | 451 | L |
| 50. | Javier Vazquez (14, 34) | 450 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Played | Throws |
| 51. | Jesse Crain (8, 29) | 443 | R |
| 52. | Jeff Suppan (16, 36) | 442 | R |
| 53. | Elmer Dessens (14, 40) | 441 | R |
| 54. | George Sherrill (8, 34) | 440 | L |
| 55. | Scott Downs (10, 35) | 439 | L |
| 56. | Todd Coffey (7, 30) | 438 | R |
| 57. | Kerry Wood (13, 34) | 436 | R |
| 58. | Heath Bell (8, 33) | 435 | R |
| 59. | Shawn Camp (8, 35) | 432 | R |
| 60. | Luis Ayala (7, 33) | 429 | R |
| 61. | Michael Wuertz (8, 32) | 426 | R |
| 62. | Kevin Millwood (15, 36) | 423 | R |
| 63. | Fernando Rodney (9, 34) | 419 | R |
| 64. | Huston Street (7, 27) | 417 | R |
| 65. | Tim Byrdak (10, 37) | 415 | L |
| 66. | Matt Capps (7, 27) | 414 | R |
| 67. | Juan Cruz (11, 32) | 404 | R |
| 68. | Joaquin Benoit (10, 33) | 402 | R |
| 69. | Mike MacDougal (11, 34) | 400 | R |
| 70. | Brett Tomko (14, 38) | 397 | R |
| 71. | Randy Choate (11, 35) | 396 | L |
| Jonathan Papelbon (7, 30) | 396 | R | |
| 73. | Carlos Marmol (6, 28) | 391 | R |
| 74. | Mark Buehrle (12, 32) | 390 | L |
| 75. | Mike Gonzalez (9, 33) | 387 | L |
| 76. | Jonathan Broxton (7, 27) | 386 | R |
| 77. | Alberto Reyes (13, 40) | 384 | R |
| Rafael Soriano (10, 31) | 384 | R | |
| 79. | Roy Halladay (14, 34) | 378 | R |
| Tim Hudson (13, 35) | 378 | R | |
| 81. | Barry Zito (12, 33) | 368 | L |
| 82. | Juan Acevedo (8, 41) | 367 | R |
| 83. | Chad Durbin (12, 33) | 364 | R |
| 84. | Ramon Ramirez (6, 29) | 359 | R |
| 85. | Bartolo Colon (14, 38) | 357 | R |
| 86. | CC Sabathia (11, 30) | 355 | L |
| 87. | Jon Garland (12, 31) | 353 | R |
| 88. | Randy Flores (8, 35) | 350 | L |
| 89. | Bobby Jenks (7, 30) | 348 | R |
| 90. | Chris Carpenter (14, 36) | 347 | R |
| 91. | Randy Wolf (13, 34) | 346 | L |
| 92. | Ted Lilly (13, 35) | 343 | L |
| 93. | Jesus Colome (10, 33) | 341 | R |
| 94. | Roy Oswalt (11, 33) | 339 | R |
| Johan Santana (11, 32) | 339 | L | |
| 96. | Joel Pineiro (12, 32) | 335 | R |
| 97. | Frank Francisco (7, 31) | 331 | R |
| Joel Peralta (7, 35) | 331 | R | |
| 99. | Vicente Padilla (13, 33) | 330 | R |
| Rafael Perez (6, 29) | 330 | L |
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