best starting pitchers over last 20 years with more than 100 games

Between November 5, 2005 and November 5, 2025, Justin Verlander has pitched in the most games by a starting pitcher, with 553 games.

	NAME	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	553	266	156	.630	553	3.31	3,546	26	9	0	3556.1	3,031	1,308	1,419	370	999	120	0	28	14,553	98	8.97	2.53	3.55	0.94	24.4	6.9	1.13	.280	3.59	7.67
2	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	484	207	125	.623	484	3.31	2,693	15	5	0	2988.0	2,766	1,100	1,188	311	663	56	0	19	12,151	94	8.11	2.00	4.06	0.94	22.2	5.5	1.15	.291	3.58	8.33
3	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	474	220	117	.653	474	3.22	3,471	12	5	0	2944.0	2,422	1,054	1,127	352	772	112	0	20	11,913	80	10.61	2.36	4.50	1.08	29.1	6.5	1.08	.287	3.45	7.40
4	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	451	223	96	.699	451	2.54	3,047	25	15	0	2850.1	2,191	804	881	235	711	46	0	27	11,261	108	9.62	2.25	4.29	0.74	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.78	6.92
5	Jon Lester J. Lester	451	200	117	.631	451	3.66	2,486	15	4	0	2738.0	2,610	1,114	1,215	294	892	90	0	13	11,481	63	8.17	2.93	2.79	0.97	21.7	7.8	1.28	.300	3.99	8.58
6	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	422	163	122	.572	422	3.42	2,559	17	7	0	2695.0	2,420	1,025	1,101	309	767	100	0	43	11,103	57	8.55	2.56	3.34	1.03	23.0	6.9	1.18	.287	3.68	8.08
7	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	411	198	127	.609	411	3.54	2,128	28	11	0	2586.1	2,506	1,016	1,086	226	711	77	0	38	10,776	48	7.41	2.47	2.99	0.79	19.7	6.6	1.24	.299	3.78	8.72
8	Charlie Morton C. Morton	409	147	133	.525	409	4.13	2,178	3	2	0	2249.1	2,130	1,033	1,131	223	848	200	0	27	9,676	72	8.71	3.39	2.57	0.89	22.5	8.8	1.32	.306	4.53	8.52
9	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	406	165	131	.557	406	3.44	2,445	25	11	0	2639.2	2,421	1,010	1,129	258	780	103	0	16	10,934	153	8.34	2.66	3.13	0.88	22.4	7.1	1.21	.294	3.85	8.25
10	James Shields J. Shields	405	144	138	.511	405	4.01	2,234	23	9	0	2614.1	2,579	1,166	1,266	361	743	97	0	22	10,983	107	7.69	2.56	3.01	1.24	20.3	6.8	1.27	.294	4.36	8.88
11	CC Sabathia	403	182	116	.611	403	3.60	2,330	32	10	0	2603.2	2,506	1,042	1,154	288	716	95	0	34	10,890	49	8.05	2.47	3.25	1.00	21.4	6.6	1.24	.297	3.99	8.66
12	Johnny Cueto J. Cueto	365	144	113	.560	365	3.52	1,849	18	8	0	2243.0	2,081	877	949	250	634	120	0	22	9,318	36	7.42	2.54	2.92	1.00	19.8	6.8	1.21	.283	3.81	8.35
13	Ervin Santana E. Santana	363	137	120	.533	363	4.08	1,820	20	10	0	2287.2	2,190	1,036	1,117	306	706	94	0	32	9,625	93	7.16	2.78	2.58	1.20	18.9	7.3	1.27	.281	4.39	8.62
14	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	357	113	110	.507	357	3.77	1,760	2	2	0	2054.1	2,001	860	930	212	624	57	0	22	8,615	72	7.71	2.73	2.82	0.93	20.4	7.2	1.28	.300	4.07	8.77
15	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	355	134	124	.519	355	3.48	2,064	16	7	0	2204.2	2,004	853	933	258	542	89	0	37	9,079	29	8.43	2.21	3.81	1.05	22.7	6.0	1.15	.285	3.81	8.18
16	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	354	109	139	.440	354	4.54	1,820	7	2	0	2009.0	2,151	1,014	1,088	281	615	51	0	23	8,654	64	8.15	2.76	2.96	1.26	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	9.64
17	Rick Porcello R. Porcello	351	150	124	.547	351	4.41	1,558	10	3	0	2090.0	2,265	1,024	1,121	260	487	84	0	16	8,886	70	6.71	2.10	3.20	1.12	17.5	5.5	1.32	.309	4.83	9.75
18	Anibal Sanchez A. Sanchez	341	114	118	.491	341	3.99	1,734	9	7	0	1973.2	1,899	875	947	224	670	59	0	43	8,399	55	7.91	3.06	2.59	1.02	20.6	8.0	1.30	.293	4.32	8.66
19	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	340	141	97	.592	340	3.76	1,968	4	2	0	1967.2	1,823	822	903	228	693	89	0	20	8,363	61	9.00	3.17	2.84	1.04	23.5	8.3	1.28	.296	4.13	8.34
20	Jered Weaver J. Weaver	331	150	98	.605	331	3.63	1,621	14	8	0	2067.1	1,912	833	879	262	551	55	0	17	8,531	37	7.06	2.40	2.94	1.14	19.0	6.5	1.19	.273	3.83	8.32
21	Sonny Gray S. Gray	330	123	102	.547	330	3.60	1,904	7	5	0	1896.2	1,654	758	831	191	613	56	0	5	7,861	106	9.03	2.91	3.11	0.91	24.2	7.8	1.20	.287	3.94	7.85
22	John Lackey J. Lackey	330	141	108	.566	330	3.84	1,730	13	5	0	2119.2	2,101	904	984	243	585	100	0	21	8,928	78	7.35	2.48	2.96	1.03	19.4	6.6	1.27	.296	4.18	8.92
23	Kyle Gibson K. Gibson	328	111	110	.502	328	4.58	1,509	3	1	0	1868.1	1,923	951	1,012	231	658	67	0	15	8,019	72	7.27	3.17	2.29	1.11	18.8	8.2	1.38	.305	4.87	9.26
24	Gio Gonzalez G. Gonzalez	328	129	100	.563	328	3.69	1,825	4	2	0	1896.2	1,712	778	839	168	794	48	0	19	8,082	57	8.66	3.77	2.30	0.80	22.6	9.8	1.32	.294	3.98	8.12
25	J.A. Happ	328	131	100	.567	328	4.12	1,613	4	3	0	1846.0	1,781	846	897	257	645	39	0	16	7,841	43	7.86	3.14	2.50	1.25	20.6	8.2	1.31	.288	4.37	8.68