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Active Leaders & Records for Games Played
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 Played or Pitched
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Played | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Francisco Rodriguez (15, 34) | 920 | R |
| 2. | Kyle Farnsworth (16, 40) | 893 | R |
| 3. | Javier Lopez (14, 38) | 839 | L |
| 4. | Chad Qualls (13, 37) | 825 | R |
| 5. | Joe Nathan (16, 41) | 787 | R |
| 6. | Fernando Rodney (14, 39) | 767 | R |
| 7. | Joaquin Benoit (15, 38) | 712 | R |
| 8. | Jonathan Papelbon (12, 35) | 689 | R |
| 9. | Joe Beimel (13, 39) | 676 | L |
| 10. | Jonathan Broxton (12, 32) | 674 | R |
| 11. | Randy Choate (15, 40) | 672 | L |
| 12. | Huston Street (12, 32) | 664 | R |
| 13. | Joe Smith (10, 32) | 639 | R |
| 14. | Ryan Madson (11, 35) | 622 | R |
| 15. | Brad Ziegler (9, 36) | 604 | R |
| 16. | Matt Belisle (13, 36) | 598 | R |
| 17. | Boone Logan (11, 31) | 581 | L |
| 18. | Santiago Casilla (13, 35) | 566 | R |
| 19. | Tyler Clippard (10, 31) | 558 | R |
| Luke Gregerson (8, 32) | 558 | R | |
| 21. | Jim Johnson (11, 33) | 551 | R |
| 22. | Jason Grilli (14, 39) | 549 | R |
| 23. | Craig Breslow (11, 35) | 539 | L |
| 24. | Luis Ayala (9, 38) | 534 | R |
| 25. | J.P. Howell (11, 33) | 531 | L |
| 26. | David Robertson (9, 31) | 524 | R |
| 27. | Sergio Romo (9, 33) | 515 | R |
| 28. | Joakim Soria (9, 32) | 514 | R |
| 29. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 509 | R |
| Mike Gonzalez (11, 38) | 509 | L | |
| 31. | Oliver Perez (14, 34) | 502 | L |
| 32. | Edward Mujica (10, 32) | 494 | R |
| 33. | Darren O'Day (9, 33) | 493 | R |
| 34. | Neal Cotts (10, 36) | 483 | L |
| 35. | CC Sabathia (16, 35) | 482 | L |
| 36. | Tony Sipp (8, 32) | 480 | L |
| 37. | Carlos Villanueva (11, 32) | 476 | R |
| 38. | Eric O'Flaherty (11, 31) | 474 | L |
| 39. | John Axford (8, 33) | 471 | R |
| 40. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 457 | R |
| 41. | Matt Albers (11, 33) | 452 | R |
| 42. | Kevin Jepsen (9, 31) | 448 | R |
| 43. | Matt Capps (8, 32) | 444 | R |
| Mark Melancon (8, 31) | 444 | R | |
| C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 444 | L | |
| 46. | Zach Duke (12, 33) | 441 | L |
| 47. | Casey Janssen (9, 34) | 437 | R |
| 48. | Mike Dunn (8, 31) | 434 | L |
| 49. | Jerry Blevins (10, 32) | 425 | L |
| 50. | Ramon Ramirez (9, 34) | 424 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Played | Throws |
| 51. | Pat Neshek (10, 35) | 423 | R |
| 52. | Marc Rzepczynski (8, 30) | 419 | L |
| 53. | Burke Badenhop (8, 33) | 418 | R |
| 54. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 417 | R |
| 55. | Craig Kimbrel (7, 28) | 412 | R |
| Drew Storen (7, 28) | 412 | R | |
| 57. | Antonio Bastardo (8, 30) | 410 | L |
| 58. | Kenley Jansen (7, 28) | 409 | R |
| 59. | Phil Coke (9, 33) | 407 | L |
| 60. | Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 405 | R |
| 61. | Tony Watson (6, 31) | 403 | L |
| 62. | Glen Perkins (11, 33) | 401 | L |
| 63. | Jason Motte (8, 34) | 398 | R |
| 64. | Bryan Shaw (6, 28) | 396 | R |
| 65. | Blaine Boyer (10, 34) | 394 | R |
| James Russell (7, 30) | 394 | L | |
| 67. | Fernando Salas (7, 31) | 391 | R |
| 68. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 390 | R |
| 69. | Andrew Miller (11, 31) | 389 | L |
| 70. | Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 388 | R |
| 71. | Koji Uehara (8, 41) | 387 | R |
| 72. | Joba Chamberlain (10, 30) | 385 | R |
| 73. | Aroldis Chapman (7, 28) | 383 | L |
| 74. | Mark Lowe (11, 33) | 382 | R |
| 75. | Peter Moylan (10, 37) | 381 | R |
| 76. | Sean Burnett (9, 33) | 380 | L |
| 77. | David Hernandez (7, 31) | 379 | R |
| 78. | Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 376 | R |
| Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 376 | R | |
| Pedro Strop (8, 31) | 376 | R | |
| 81. | Ryan Webb (8, 30) | 375 | R |
| 82. | Steve Cishek (7, 30) | 373 | R |
| 83. | Wesley Wright (8, 31) | 371 | L |
| 84. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 369 | R |
| 85. | Brian Duensing (8, 33) | 368 | L |
| 86. | Edwin Jackson (14, 32) | 361 | R |
| 87. | Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 359 | R |
| 88. | Shawn Kelley (8, 32) | 356 | R |
| 89. | Jake McGee (7, 29) | 354 | L |
| 90. | James Shields (11, 34) | 352 | R |
| Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 352 | R | |
| 92. | Kelvin Herrera (6, 26) | 351 | R |
| 93. | Ervin Santana (12, 33) | 346 | R |
| 94. | Chad Gaudin (11, 33) | 344 | R |
| 95. | Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 339 | L |
| 96. | Bobby Parnell (9, 31) | 335 | R |
| 97. | Wade Davis (8, 30) | 334 | R |
| 98. | Addison Reed (6, 27) | 333 | R |
| 99. | David Aardsma (9, 34) | 331 | R |
| 100. | Brett Cecil (8, 29) | 330 | L |
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