Games Started Leaders

  Games Started Leaders  
Rank Player GS
1 Cy Young 815
2 Nolan Ryan 773
3 Don Sutton 756
4 Phil Niekro 716
5 Steve Carlton 709
6 Tommy John 700
7 Gaylord Perry 690
8 Pud Galvin 689
9 Bert Blyleven 685
10 Walter Johnson 666
11 Warren Spahn 665
12 Tom Seaver 647
13 Jim Kaat 625
14 Frank Tanana 616
15 Early Wynn 612
16 Robin Roberts 609
17 Pete Alexander 599
18 Fergie Jenkins 594
18 Tim Keefe 594
20 Roger Clemens 573
21 Bobby Mathews 568
22 Dennis Martinez 562
23 Kid Nichols 561
24 Eppa Rixey 552
25 Christy Mathewson 551
26 Mickey Welch 549
27 Jerry Reuss 547
28 Greg Maddux 543
29 Red Ruffing 536
30 Eddie Plank 529
30 Rick Reuschel 529
32 Jerry Koosman 527
32 Jack Morris 527
34 Jim Palmer 521
35 Jim Bunning 519
36 John Clarkson 518
37 Jack Powell 516
38 Tom Glavine 505
39 Tony Mullane 504
40 Gus Weyhing 503
40 Charley Radbourn 503
42 Joe Niekro 500
43 Bob Friend 497
43 Burleigh Grimes 497
45 Mickey Lolich 496
46 Claude Osteen 488
47 Sam Jones 487
48 Jim McCormick 485
49 Bob Feller 484
49 Ted Lyons 484
49 Luis Tiant 484
52 Red Faber 483
52 Bobo Newsom 483
54 Bob Gibson 482
55 Catfish Hunter 476
56 Vida Blue 473
56 Earl Whitehill 473
58 Vic Willis 471
59 Chuck Finley 467
60 Orel Hershiser 466
61 Don Drysdale 465
61 Milt Pappas 465
63 Doyle Alexander 464
64 Bob Welch 462
65 Curt Simmons 461
66 Mike Torrez 458
67 Lefty Grove 457
67 Juan Marichal 457
69 Rick Wise 455
70 Jim Perry 447
71 Paul Derringer 445
72 Jack Quinn 444
73 Charlie Hough 440
73 Mike Moore 440
75 Whitey Ford 438
76 Mel Harder 433
77 Billy Pierce 432
78 Carl Hubbell 431
79 Larry Jackson 429
80 Mark Langston 428
80 George Mullin 428
82 Amos Rusie 427
83 Randy Johnson 426
83 Freddie Fitzsimmons 426
85 Fernando Valenzuela 424
86 Waite Hoyt 423
87 Bob Forsch 422
88 Herb Pennock 420
88 Frank Viola 420
90 David Cone 415
91 Bob Knepper 413
92 Dave Stieb 412
93 Mike Morgan 411
94 Tom Candiotti 410
94 Dwight Gooden 410
94 Ken Holtzman 410
97 Kevin Brown 409
97 Tom Zachary 409
99 Tommy Bond 408
99 Wilbur Cooper 408
- Bobby Witt 397
- John Burkett 393
- Jamie Moyer 387
- Kevin Appier 377
- John Smoltz 361
- David Wells 356
- Mike Mussina 355
- Scott Erickson 350
- Todd Stottlemyre 339
- Pete Harnisch 318
- Terry Mulholland 314
- Curt Schilling 314
     
  updated after 2002  

Last Updated on 5/8/03
By Stuart M Winn