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Active Leaders & Records for Games Started
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
Single-Season
Career
Active
Progressive
Year-by-Year Top-Tens
Yearly League
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Games Started
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 500 | R |
| 2. | CC Sabathia (16, 35) | 482 | L |
| 3. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 418 | R |
| 4. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 416 | R |
| 5. | Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 377 | R |
| 6. | Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 369 | R |
| 7. | Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 359 | R |
| 8. | Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 357 | R |
| 9. | Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 352 | R |
| 10. | James Shields (11, 34) | 351 | R |
| 11. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 349 | R |
| 12. | Ervin Santana (12, 33) | 343 | R |
| 13. | Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 338 | L |
| 14. | Jered Weaver (11, 33) | 322 | R |
| 15. | Jon Lester (11, 32) | 316 | L |
| 16. | Matt Cain (12, 31) | 308 | R |
| 17. | Scott Kazmir (12, 32) | 297 | L |
| 18. | Ubaldo Jimenez (11, 32) | 290 | R |
| 19. | Ricky Nolasco (11, 33) | 279 | R |
| 20. | Edwin Jackson (14, 32) | 275 | R |
| 21. | Jeremy Guthrie (12, 37) | 272 | R |
| 22. | Tim Lincecum (10, 32) | 270 | R |
| 23. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 269 | R |
| 24. | Yovani Gallardo (10, 30) | 267 | R |
| 25. | Max Scherzer (9, 31) | 265 | R |
| 26. | Clayton Kershaw (9, 28) | 263 | L |
| 27. | Matt Garza (11, 32) | 262 | R |
| 28. | Johnny Cueto (9, 30) | 258 | R |
| 29. | Francisco Liriano (11, 32) | 256 | L |
| 30. | Adam Wainwright (11, 34) | 254 | R |
| 31. | Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 252 | R |
| Edinson Volquez (12, 32) | 252 | R | |
| 33. | Jason Hammel (11, 33) | 248 | R |
| David Price (9, 30) | 248 | L | |
| 35. | John Danks (10, 31) | 247 | L |
| 36. | Anibal Sanchez (11, 32) | 245 | R |
| 37. | Gio Gonzalez (9, 30) | 243 | L |
| 38. | Rick Porcello (8, 27) | 241 | R |
| Jorge De La Rosa (13, 35) | 241 | L | |
| 40. | Ian Kennedy (10, 31) | 237 | R |
| 41. | Mike Pelfrey (11, 32) | 235 | R |
| 42. | Chris Capuano (12, 37) | 225 | L |
| 43. | Roberto Hernandez (11, 35) | 219 | R |
| Chris Young (12, 37) | 219 | R | |
| 45. | Madison Bumgarner (8, 26) | 214 | L |
| 46. | Kyle Kendrick (9, 31) | 212 | R |
| 47. | J.A. Happ (10, 33) | 203 | L |
| 48. | Mike Leake (7, 28) | 202 | R |
| 49. | Phil Hughes (10, 30) | 200 | R |
| 50. | Doug Fister (8, 32) | 199 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | Throws |
| 51. | Jon Niese (9, 29) | 197 | L |
| 52. | Gavin Floyd (13, 33) | 196 | R |
| Jason Vargas (11, 33) | 196 | L | |
| Jordan Zimmermann (8, 30) | 196 | R | |
| 55. | Colby Lewis (11, 36) | 195 | R |
| Oliver Perez (14, 34) | 195 | L | |
| 57. | C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 192 | L |
| 58. | Clay Buchholz (10, 31) | 188 | R |
| 59. | Mat Latos (8, 28) | 186 | R |
| 60. | Bud Norris (8, 31) | 185 | R |
| 61. | Justin Masterson (8, 31) | 184 | R |
| 62. | Scott Feldman (12, 33) | 183 | R |
| 63. | Chris Tillman (8, 28) | 179 | R |
| Ryan Vogelsong (12, 38) | 179 | R | |
| 65. | Jose Contreras (11, 44) | 175 | R |
| 66. | Homer Bailey (10, 30) | 174 | R |
| Trevor Cahill (8, 28) | 174 | R | |
| 68. | Zach Duke (12, 33) | 169 | L |
| 69. | Jeremy Hellickson (7, 29) | 167 | R |
| 70. | Brandon McCarthy (11, 32) | 166 | R |
| 71. | Wade Miley (6, 29) | 164 | L |
| 72. | Jeff Samardzija (9, 31) | 163 | R |
| 73. | Jake Arrieta (7, 30) | 161 | R |
| Charlie Morton (9, 32) | 161 | R | |
| 75. | Derek Holland (8, 29) | 158 | L |
| 76. | Stephen Strasburg (7, 27) | 156 | R |
| 77. | Jose Quintana (5, 27) | 151 | L |
| 78. | Jerome Williams (11, 34) | 149 | R |
| 79. | John Lannan (8, 31) | 148 | L |
| Chris Sale (7, 27) | 148 | L | |
| 81. | Jaime Garcia (8, 29) | 147 | L |
| 82. | Clayton Richard (8, 32) | 141 | L |
| 83. | Wei-Yin Chen (5, 30) | 139 | L |
| 84. | Jhoulys Chacin (8, 28) | 135 | R |
| 85. | Corey Kluber (6, 30) | 134 | R |
| 86. | Travis Wood (7, 29) | 133 | L |
| 87. | Hisashi Iwakuma (5, 35) | 130 | R |
| Julio Teheran (6, 25) | 130 | R | |
| 89. | Ivan Nova (7, 29) | 129 | R |
| 90. | Marco Estrada (9, 32) | 128 | R |
| Luke Hochevar (9, 32) | 128 | R | |
| Lance Lynn (5, 29) | 128 | R | |
| 93. | Nathan Eovaldi (6, 26) | 127 | R |
| Ricky Romero (5, 31) | 127 | L | |
| 95. | Chris Archer (5, 27) | 126 | R |
| Dallas Keuchel (5, 28) | 126 | L | |
| Chien-Ming Wang (9, 36) | 126 | R | |
| 98. | Dillon Gee (7, 30) | 124 | R |
| 99. | Chris Volstad (7, 29) | 123 | R |
| 100. | Tom Gorzelanny (12, 33) | 121 | L |
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