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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (21, 43) | 556 | 3571.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (19, 41) | 480 | 2985.0 | R |
| 3. | Patrick Corbin (14, 36) | 368 | 2112.1 | L |
| 4. | Jose Quintana (15, 37) | 366 | 2142.1 | L |
| 5. | Sonny Gray (14, 36) | 343 | 1987.1 | R |
| 6. | Kevin Gausman (14, 35) | 338 | 2000.0 | R |
| 7. | Chris Sale (16, 37) | 326 | 2168.0 | L |
| 8. | Gerrit Cole (13, 35) | 322 | 1982.0 | R |
| 9. | Nathan Eovaldi (15, 36) | 312 | 1795.2 | R |
| 10. | Michael Wacha (14, 34) | 303 | 1721.1 | R |
| 11. | Aaron Nola (12, 33) | 300 | 1791.1 | R |
| 12. | Yu Darvish (13, 39) | 297 | 1778.0 | R |
| 13. | Zack Wheeler (12, 36) | 294 | 1796.2 | R |
| 14. | Martín Pérez (15, 35) | 290 | 1699.2 | L |
| 15. | Carlos Carrasco (17, 39) | 286 | 1700.1 | R |
| 16. | Robbie Ray (13, 34) | 275 | 1520.2 | L |
| 17. | José Berríos (10, 32) | 273 | 1571.2 | R |
| 18. | Jacob deGrom (13, 38) | 263 | 1622.1 | R |
| 19. | Luis Castillo (10, 33) | 255 | 1481.1 | R |
| 20. | Eduardo Rodríguez (11, 33) | 250 | 1393.0 | L |
| 21. | Kyle Freeland (10, 33) | 244 | 1326.1 | L |
| 22. | Jameson Taillon (10, 34) | 236 | 1304.2 | R |
| 23. | Taijuan Walker (14, 33) | 234 | 1300.2 | R |
| 24. | Carlos Rodón (12, 33) | 233 | 1318.0 | L |
| 25. | Chris Bassitt (12, 37) | 228 | 1335.0 | R |
| 26. | Blake Snell (11, 33) | 223 | 1161.0 | L |
| 27. | Miles Mikolas (11, 37) | 219 | 1326.1 | R |
| 28. | Nick Pivetta (10, 33) | 213 | 1227.0 | R |
| 29. | Sean Manaea (11, 34) | 212 | 1299.1 | L |
| 30. | Lucas Giolito (10, 31) | 209 | 1188.1 | R |
| 31. | Germán Márquez (11, 31) | 206 | 1176.0 | R |
| 32. | Matthew Boyd (12, 35) | 204 | 1112.0 | L |
| 33. | Dylan Cease (8, 30) | 201 | 1088.1 | R |
| 34. | Jack Flaherty (10, 30) | 199 | 1056.1 | R |
| 35. | Luis Severino (11, 32) | 197 | 1134.2 | R |
| 36. | Yusei Kikuchi (8, 35) | 194 | 1019.0 | L |
| 37. | Max Fried (10, 32) | 193 | 1141.1 | L |
| 38. | Zac Gallen (8, 30) | 192 | 1087.0 | R |
| 39. | Logan Webb (8, 29) | 190 | 1145.2 | R |
| 40. | Zach Eflin (11, 32) | 189 | 1077.1 | R |
| 41. | Sandy Alcantara (9, 30) | 185 | 1178.2 | R |
| 42. | Merrill Kelly (8, 37) | 184 | 1078.0 | R |
| 43. | Steven Matz (12, 35) | 182 | 1055.1 | L |
| 44. | Framber Valdez (9, 32) | 181 | 1164.1 | L |
| 45. | Joe Musgrove (9, 33) | 180 | 1056.0 | R |
| 46. | Mitch Keller (8, 30) | 178 | 960.1 | R |
| Freddy Peralta (9, 30) | 178 | 1016.2 | R | |
| Trevor Williams (10, 34) | 178 | 1009.0 | R | |
| 49. | Pablo López (8, 30) | 172 | 965.0 | R |
| 50. | Brady Singer (7, 29) | 170 | 921.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Logan Gilbert (6, 29) | 162 | 928.1 | R |
| Marco Gonzales (10, 34) | 162 | 926.2 | L | |
| 53. | Walker Buehler (9, 31) | 161 | 912.1 | R |
| Jordan Montgomery (8, 33) | 161 | 872.0 | L | |
| 55. | Tyler Mahle (10, 31) | 152 | 791.2 | R |
| 56. | Erick Fedde (9, 33) | 151 | 843.1 | R |
| 57. | Corbin Burnes (8, 31) | 149 | 968.0 | R |
| Cal Quantrill (8, 31) | 149 | 866.0 | R | |
| 59. | Lance McCullers Jr. (9, 32) | 148 | 813.1 | R |
| 60. | Aaron Civale (8, 31) | 147 | 797.0 | R |
| 61. | Antonio Senzatela (10, 31) | 145 | 862.1 | R |
| 62. | Nick Martinez (9, 35) | 144 | 1029.0 | R |
| Drew Pomeranz (13, 37) | 144 | 931.1 | L | |
| Vince Velasquez (10, 34) | 144 | 766.0 | R | |
| 65. | Tarik Skubal (7, 29) | 143 | 820.1 | L |
| 66. | Mike Clevinger (9, 35) | 142 | 809.2 | R |
| 67. | Shane Bieber (8, 31) | 141 | 883.1 | R |
| 68. | Adrian Houser (10, 33) | 139 | 799.2 | R |
| 69. | Seth Lugo (11, 36) | 138 | 1078.1 | R |
| 70. | Eric Lauer (8, 31) | 137 | 760.0 | L |
| 71. | Jesús Luzardo (8, 28) | 136 | 781.1 | L |
| 72. | Tyler Glasnow (11, 32) | 135 | 793.2 | R |
| Michael Lorenzen (12, 34) | 135 | 1072.0 | R | |
| 74. | Shelby Miller (13, 35) | 133 | 921.2 | R |
| Ranger Suarez (9, 30) | 133 | 838.2 | L | |
| Brandon Woodruff (9, 33) | 133 | 775.0 | R | |
| 77. | Joe Ryan (6, 30) | 130 | 728.2 | R |
| 78. | Reynaldo López (11, 32) | 128 | 864.0 | R |
| 79. | George Kirby (5, 28) | 127 | 727.2 | R |
| Bailey Ober (6, 30) | 127 | 684.1 | R | |
| 81. | Dean Kremer (7, 30) | 125 | 682.2 | R |
| 82. | Austin Gomber (7, 32) | 124 | 705.2 | L |
| 83. | David Peterson (7, 30) | 123 | 690.2 | L |
| 84. | Chris Paddack (8, 30) | 119 | 634.2 | R |
| 85. | Griffin Canning (7, 30) | 118 | 626.1 | R |
| MacKenzie Gore (5, 27) | 118 | 616.1 | L | |
| 87. | Jakob Junis (10, 33) | 117 | 879.0 | R |
| Brad Keller (9, 30) | 117 | 820.1 | R | |
| 89. | Trevor Rogers (7, 28) | 116 | 593.0 | L |
| 90. | Colin Rea (8, 35) | 115 | 685.1 | R |
| 91. | Aaron Sanchez (8, 33) | 113 | 685.0 | R |
| 92. | Shohei Ohtani (9, 31) | 112 | 602.1 | R |
| 93. | Luke Weaver (11, 32) | 106 | 755.0 | R |
| 94. | Brayan Bello (5, 27) | 105 | 604.1 | R |
| 95. | Tanner Bibee (4, 27) | 103 | 587.1 | R |
| 96. | Dane Dunning (6, 31) | 102 | 593.1 | R |
| JP Sears (4, 30) | 102 | 558.2 | L | |
| 98. | Jake Irvin (4, 29) | 101 | 540.1 | R |
| Cristopher Sánchez (6, 29) | 101 | 640.2 | L | |
| 100. | Edward Cabrera (6, 28) | 100 | 499.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | IP | Throws |
| Patrick Sandoval (6, 29) | 100 | 536.0 | L |
