Year-by-Year Top-Tens Leaders & Records for Games Started

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Top 10 Yearly Leaders

1960
1. Larry Jackson 38
2. Bob Friend 37
3. Frank Lary 36
Jim Perry 36
Pedro Ramos 36
Don Drysdale 36
Glen Hobbie 36
8. Bud Daley 35
Sam Jones 35
Vern Law 35
1948
1. Johnny Sain 39
2. Bob Feller 38
3. Bob Lemon 37
4. Larry Jansen 36
5. Hal Newhouser 35
Warren Spahn 35
7. Rex Barney 34
8. Fred Sanford 33
Johnny Vander Meer 33
10. Joe Dobson 32
Bill Wight 32
1910
1. Walter Johnson 42
2. Nap Rucker 39
3. Jack Coombs 38
4. Cliff Curtis 37
Al Mattern 37
6. Ed Walsh 36
George Bell 36
8. Christy Mathewson 35
Earl Moore 35
10. Cy Morgan 34
1907
1. Ed Walsh 46
2. George Mullin 42
3. Eddie Plank 40
4. Stoney McGlynn 39
5. Addie Joss 38
6. Frank Smith 37
Cy Young 37
Bob Ewing 37
Vic Willis 37
10. Christy Mathewson 36
1902
1. Vic Willis 46
2. Cy Young 43
3. Bill Dinneen 42
4. Togie Pittinger 40
5. Jack Powell 39
Joe McGinnity 39
7. Al Orth 37
Stan Yerkes 37
9. Noodles Hahn 36
10. Doc White 35
Lewis Wiltse 35
1891
1. Sadie McMahon 58
Bill Hutchison 58
3. Amos Rusie 57
4. Jack Stivetts 56
5. Kid Carsey 53
6. Phil Knell 52
7. Gus Weyhing 51
Mark Baldwin 51
John Clarkson 51
10. Kid Nichols 48
1890
1. Bill Hutchison 66
2. Amos Rusie 62
3. Sadie McMahon 57
4. Mark Baldwin 56
Silver King 56
6. Kid Gleason 55
7. Bob Barr 54
Ed Beatin 54
9. Scott Stratton 49
10. Kid Nichols 47
Harry Staley 47
1888
1. Silver King 64
2. Jersey Bakley 61
3. Ed Seward 57
4. Ed Morris 55
5. Henry Porter 54
John Clarkson 54
7. Bert Cunningham 51
Tim Keefe 51
9. Pud Galvin 50
10. Gus Weyhing 47
Mickey Welch 47
1887
1. Matt Kilroy 69
2. Toad Ramsey 64
3. John Clarkson 59
4. Tim Keefe 56
5. Phenomenal Smith 55
Gus Weyhing 55
7. Al Mays 52
Ed Seward 52
Elmer Smith 52
10. Old Hoss Radbourn 50
1886
1. Matt Kilroy 68
2. Toad Ramsey 67
3. Tim Keefe 64
4. Ed Morris 63
5. Mickey Welch 59
6. Old Hoss Radbourn 58
7. Dave Foutz 57
8. Tony Mullane 56
Lady Baldwin 56
10. John Clarkson 55
1883
1. Pud Galvin 75
2. Tim Keefe 68
Old Hoss Radbourn 68
4. Will White 65
5. John Coleman 61
6. Frank Mountain 59
7. Jim Whitney 56
8. Larry Corcoran 53
9. Guy Hecker 52
Mickey Welch 52
1881
1. Jim Whitney 63
2. Jim McCormick 58
3. George Derby 55
4. Pud Galvin 53
5. Lee Richmond 52
6. Tim Keefe 45
7. Larry Corcoran 44
8. Mickey Welch 40
9. Fred Goldsmith 39
10. Old Hoss Radbourn 36
1880
1. Jim McCormick 74
2. John Ward 67
3. Lee Richmond 66
4. Mickey Welch 64
5. Will White 62
6. Larry Corcoran 60
7. Tommy Bond 57
8. Pud Galvin 54
9. Curry Foley 28
10. Fred Goldsmith 24
1878
1. Tommy Bond 59
2. Terry Larkin 56
3. Will White 52
4. Sam Weaver 43
5. The Only Nolan 38
6. John Ward 37
7. Mike Golden 18
8. Jim McCormick 14
9. Tom Healey 13
10. Tricky Nichols 10
1877
1. Jim Devlin 61
2. Tommy Bond 58
3. Terry Larkin 56
4. George Bradley 44
5. Tricky Nichols 39
6. Joe Blong 21
7. Candy Cummings 19
8. Bobby Mathews 15
9. Bobby Mitchell 12
10. Cal McVey 10
1874
1. Al Spalding 69
2. Bobby Mathews 65
3. George Zettlein 57
4. Tommy Bond 55
Dick McBride 55
6. Candy Cummings 54
7. Cherokee Fisher 35
8. Asa Brainard 27
9. Jack Manning 20
10. Bill Stearns 18
1873
1. Jim Britt 54
Al Spalding 54
3. Bobby Mathews 52
4. George Zettlein 51
5. Dick McBride 46
6. Candy Cummings 42
7. Bill Stearns 32
8. Hugh Campbell 18
9. Asa Brainard 14
10. John Greason 7
1871
1. Rynie Wolters 32
2. Al Spalding 31
3. Asa Brainard 30
4. John McMullin 29
5. George Zettlein 28
Al Pratt 28
7. Dick McBride 25
8. Cherokee Fisher 24
9. Bobby Mathews 19
10. George Bechtel 3