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Active Leaders & Records for Innings Pitched
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
Single-Season
Career
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Year-by-Year Top-Tens
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Statistic Description: Innings Pitched
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Innings Pitched | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 3172.1 | R |
| 2. | CC Sabathia (16, 35) | 3168.1 | L |
| 3. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 2669.2 | R |
| 4. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 2531.2 | R |
| 5. | Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 2415.2 | R |
| 6. | Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 2377.0 | R |
| 7. | Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 2364.2 | R |
| 8. | Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 2339.0 | R |
| 9. | James Shields (11, 34) | 2294.1 | R |
| 10. | Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 2264.0 | R |
| 11. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 2253.1 | R |
| 12. | Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 2214.1 | L |
| 13. | Ervin Santana (12, 33) | 2172.0 | R |
| 14. | Jered Weaver (11, 33) | 2025.0 | R |
| 15. | Jon Lester (11, 32) | 2003.2 | L |
| 16. | Matt Cain (12, 31) | 1961.1 | R |
| 17. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 1883.2 | R |
| 18. | Adam Wainwright (11, 34) | 1768.1 | R |
| 19. | Jeremy Guthrie (12, 37) | 1764.2 | R |
| 20. | Clayton Kershaw (9, 28) | 1760.0 | L |
| 21. | Ubaldo Jimenez (11, 32) | 1727.1 | R |
| 22. | Edwin Jackson (14, 32) | 1724.1 | R |
| 23. | Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 1723.1 | R |
| 24. | Ricky Nolasco (11, 33) | 1706.2 | R |
| 25. | Max Scherzer (9, 31) | 1696.1 | R |
| 26. | Scott Kazmir (12, 32) | 1689.2 | L |
| 27. | Tim Lincecum (10, 32) | 1682.0 | R |
| 28. | David Price (9, 30) | 1671.2 | L |
| 29. | Johnny Cueto (9, 30) | 1640.0 | R |
| 30. | Matt Garza (11, 32) | 1596.0 | R |
| 31. | Yovani Gallardo (10, 30) | 1591.2 | R |
| 32. | Francisco Liriano (11, 32) | 1513.0 | L |
| 33. | John Danks (10, 31) | 1503.1 | L |
| 34. | Jason Hammel (11, 33) | 1503.0 | R |
| 35. | Anibal Sanchez (11, 32) | 1487.1 | R |
| 36. | Rick Porcello (8, 27) | 1468.1 | R |
| 37. | Gio Gonzalez (9, 30) | 1442.0 | L |
| 38. | Edinson Volquez (12, 32) | 1432.1 | R |
| 39. | Ian Kennedy (10, 31) | 1430.1 | R |
| C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 1430.1 | L | |
| 41. | Chris Capuano (12, 37) | 1429.2 | L |
| 42. | Jorge De La Rosa (13, 35) | 1415.1 | L |
| 43. | Madison Bumgarner (8, 26) | 1397.2 | L |
| 44. | Roberto Hernandez (11, 35) | 1358.1 | R |
| 45. | Mike Pelfrey (11, 32) | 1356.1 | R |
| 46. | Oliver Perez (14, 34) | 1334.0 | L |
| 47. | Kyle Kendrick (9, 31) | 1281.0 | R |
| 48. | Scott Feldman (12, 33) | 1275.0 | R |
| 49. | Chris Young (12, 37) | 1267.2 | R |
| 50. | Zach Duke (12, 33) | 1266.1 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Innings Pitched | Throws |
| 51. | Doug Fister (8, 32) | 1266.0 | R |
| 52. | Mike Leake (7, 28) | 1260.1 | R |
| 53. | Gavin Floyd (13, 33) | 1250.0 | R |
| 54. | Jason Vargas (11, 33) | 1221.2 | L |
| 55. | Colby Lewis (11, 36) | 1215.0 | R |
| 56. | J.A. Happ (10, 33) | 1207.2 | L |
| 57. | Phil Hughes (10, 30) | 1204.2 | R |
| 58. | Justin Masterson (8, 31) | 1201.0 | R |
| 59. | Jordan Zimmermann (8, 30) | 1199.1 | R |
| 60. | Jeff Samardzija (9, 31) | 1195.0 | R |
| 61. | Ryan Vogelsong (12, 38) | 1190.0 | R |
| 62. | Jon Niese (9, 29) | 1189.1 | L |
| 63. | Jose Contreras (11, 44) | 1173.0 | R |
| 64. | Clay Buchholz (10, 31) | 1167.2 | R |
| 65. | Trevor Cahill (8, 28) | 1149.1 | R |
| 66. | Mat Latos (8, 28) | 1138.1 | R |
| 67. | Chris Sale (7, 27) | 1110.0 | L |
| 68. | Bud Norris (8, 31) | 1101.2 | R |
| 69. | Brandon McCarthy (11, 32) | 1052.1 | R |
| 70. | Homer Bailey (10, 30) | 1033.0 | R |
| 71. | Jerome Williams (11, 34) | 1029.2 | R |
| 72. | Chris Tillman (8, 28) | 1025.1 | R |
| 73. | Joaquin Benoit (15, 38) | 1018.1 | R |
| 74. | Carlos Villanueva (11, 32) | 998.2 | R |
| 75. | Wade Miley (6, 29) | 998.1 | L |
| 76. | Jake Arrieta (7, 30) | 992.2 | R |
| 77. | Kyle Farnsworth (16, 40) | 988.2 | R |
| 78. | Derek Holland (8, 29) | 985.0 | L |
| 79. | Jeremy Hellickson (7, 29) | 975.0 | R |
| 80. | Jose Quintana (5, 27) | 951.0 | L |
| 81. | Francisco Rodriguez (15, 34) | 950.2 | R |
| 82. | Luke Hochevar (9, 32) | 929.1 | R |
| 83. | Stephen Strasburg (7, 27) | 924.1 | R |
| 84. | Joe Nathan (16, 41) | 923.1 | R |
| 85. | Travis Wood (7, 29) | 900.0 | L |
| 86. | Marco Estrada (9, 32) | 898.0 | R |
| 87. | Jaime Garcia (8, 29) | 896.0 | L |
| 88. | Charlie Morton (9, 32) | 893.0 | R |
| 89. | Corey Kluber (6, 30) | 887.1 | R |
| 90. | Tom Gorzelanny (12, 33) | 883.2 | L |
| 91. | Clayton Richard (8, 32) | 883.1 | L |
| 92. | John Lannan (8, 31) | 862.0 | L |
| 93. | Hisashi Iwakuma (5, 35) | 852.2 | R |
| 94. | Chien-Ming Wang (9, 36) | 845.2 | R |
| 95. | Jhoulys Chacin (8, 28) | 842.2 | R |
| 96. | Dallas Keuchel (5, 28) | 839.0 | L |
| 97. | Chad Gaudin (11, 33) | 836.1 | R |
| 98. | Matt Belisle (13, 36) | 834.0 | R |
| 99. | Wei-Yin Chen (5, 30) | 830.0 | L |
| 100. | Julio Teheran (6, 25) | 821.1 | R |
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