cubs pitchers with most games started since 2000

Since 2000, Carlos Zambrano has started the most games for the Cubs, with 282 starts.

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cubs pitchers with most regular-season games started since 2000

	NAME	GS	G	W	L	W%	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Carlos Zambrano C. Zambrano	282	319	125	81	.607	3.60	1,542	9	4	0	1826.2	1,586	731	804	152	823	92	6	40	7,798	57	7.60	4.05	1.87	0.75	19.8	10.6	1.32	.276	3.96	83	3.97	92	7.81	75.9
2	Kyle Hendricks K. Hendricks	270	276	97	81	.545	3.68	1,259	6	4	0	1580.1	1,501	647	696	184	364	64	4	16	6,518	12	7.17	2.07	3.46	1.05	19.3	5.6	1.18	.283	3.96	90	3.89	95	8.55	40
3	Jon Lester J. Lester	171	171	77	44	.636	3.64	940	4	0	0	1002.2	959	405	452	124	292	31	0	4	4,177	24	8.44	2.62	3.22	1.11	22.5	7.0	1.25	.299	4.06	87	3.85	92	8.61	33.5
4	Ryan Dempster R. Dempster	154	374	67	66	.504	3.74	1,070	3	1	87	1182.2	1,095	491	545	111	464	39	183	25	5,032	42	8.14	3.53	2.31	0.84	21.3	9.2	1.32	.294	4.15	88	3.77	90	8.33	55.7
5	Kerry Wood K. Wood	152	315	67	62	.519	3.71	1,237	10	4	35	1112.1	883	458	487	123	524	82	69	17	4,722	48	10.01	4.24	2.36	1.00	26.2	11.1	1.26	.276	3.94	87	3.89	89	7.14	60.5
6	Jake Arrieta J. Arrieta	148	148	73	42	.635	3.14	867	6	5	0	889.1	699	310	349	82	283	32	0	11	3,608	47	8.77	2.86	3.06	0.83	24.0	7.8	1.10	.263	3.53	78	3.44	85	7.07	55.6
7	Ted Lilly T. Lilly	113	113	47	34	.580	3.70	598	0	0	0	705.2	623	290	306	101	184	14	0	9	2,894	16	7.63	2.35	3.25	1.29	20.7	6.4	1.14	.261	3.90	83	4.14	96	7.95	16
8	Mark Prior M. Prior	106	106	42	29	.592	3.51	757	5	1	0	657.0	582	256	277	77	223	31	0	10	2,771	21	10.37	3.05	3.39	1.05	27.3	8.0	1.23	.300	3.79	81	3.40	78	7.97	70.6
9	Travis Wood T. Wood	98	220	32	42	.432	3.94	574	0	0	4	691.1	617	303	335	82	259	25	28	13	2,922	12	7.47	3.37	2.22	1.07	19.6	8.9	1.27	.270	4.36	103	4.21	110	8.03	-28.7
10	Jameson Taillon J. Taillon	95	96	33	31	.516	4.21	431	0	0	1	525.1	496	246	268	97	128	8	1	1	2,175	8	7.38	2.19	3.37	1.66	19.8	5.9	1.19	.264	4.59	102	4.70	115	8.50	-36.2
11	Matt Clement M. Clement	94	94	35	36	.493	3.80	576	5	3	0	587.2	486	248	263	63	241	32	0	13	2,484	34	8.82	3.69	2.39	0.96	23.2	9.7	1.24	.269	4.03	90	3.83	88	7.44	33.6
12	Justin Steele J. Steele	91	102	32	22	.593	3.30	517	1	0	0	506.2	460	186	219	51	155	20	2	2	2,123	14	9.18	2.75	3.34	0.91	24.4	7.3	1.21	.296	3.89	80	3.48	85	8.17	35.4
13	Jon Lieber J. Lieber	91	116	40	28	.588	4.02	454	14	2	0	671.0	686	300	322	86	113	20	7	13	2,791	6	6.09	1.52	4.02	1.15	16.3	4.0	1.19	.283	4.32	93	3.97	89	9.20	37.6
14	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	90	90	38	37	.507	4.26	368	5	1	0	574.0	610	272	293	78	92	16	0	11	2,380	10	5.77	1.44	4.00	1.22	15.5	3.9	1.22	.291	4.59	96	4.10	92	9.56	22.8
15	Randy Wells R. Wells	86	97	28	32	.467	4.09	345	2	1	0	528.0	550	240	258	57	182	16	3	14	2,277	14	5.88	3.10	1.90	0.97	15.2	8.0	1.39	.294	4.40	99	4.29	106	9.38	-12.7
16	Jeff Samardzija J. Samardzija	83	206	31	42	.425	3.97	639	3	1	1	666.0	621	294	330	68	265	27	31	15	2,851	40	8.64	3.58	2.41	0.92	22.4	9.3	1.33	.299	4.46	102	3.80	98	8.39	6.1
17	Shota Imanaga S. Imanaga	80	80	32	20	.615	3.44	435	0	0	0	463.1	395	177	191	88	88	10	0	0	1,853	8	8.45	1.71	4.94	1.71	23.5	4.7	1.04	.249	3.71	84	4.35	108	7.67	-16.8
18	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	78	82	33	23	.589	4.24	420	1	1	0	439.2	435	207	223	55	138	13	0	6	1,871	16	8.60	2.82	3.04	1.13	22.4	7.4	1.30	.305	4.56	100	3.92	93	8.90	15.7
19	Jason Hammel J. Hammel	78	78	33	22	.600	3.59	420	0	0	0	446.0	394	178	192	58	116	20	0	6	1,831	23	8.48	2.34	3.62	1.17	22.9	6.3	1.14	.276	3.87	91	3.85	98	7.95	3.4
20	Javier Assad J. Assad	64	100	24	13	.649	3.43	326	0	0	2	414.1	375	158	164	55	157	15	15	2	1,738	12	7.08	3.41	2.08	1.19	18.8	9.0	1.28	.270	3.56	84	4.56	112	8.15	-22.4
21	Jason Marquis J. Marquis	61	63	23	18	.561	4.57	200	1	1	0	358.2	362	182	198	37	146	21	0	12	1,584	11	5.02	3.66	1.37	0.93	12.6	9.2	1.42	.275	4.97	100	4.80	107	9.08	-12.8
22	Matt Garza M. Garza	60	60	21	18	.538	3.45	355	2	0	0	372.2	337	143	164	37	115	11	0	7	1,556	9	8.57	2.78	3.09	0.89	22.8	7.4	1.21	.289	3.96	88	3.44	89	8.14	17.7
23	John Lackey J. Lackey	59	60	23	20	.535	3.94	329	0	0	0	359.0	311	157	167	59	106	21	0	4	1,479	15	8.25	2.66	3.10	1.48	22.2	7.2	1.16	.261	4.19	92	4.51	107	7.80	-11.7
24	Sean Marshall S. Marshall	59	292	32	40	.444	3.96	439	1	0	7	530.0	514	233	254	56	191	17	50	23	2,275	16	7.45	3.24	2.30	0.95	19.3	8.4	1.33	.291	4.31	89	4.01	91	8.73	18.8
25	Kevin Tapani K. Tapani	59	59	17	26	.395	4.77	299	2	0	0	364.0	394	193	206	59	87	15	0	7	1,558	4	7.39	2.15	3.44	1.46	19.2	5.6	1.32	.305	5.09	108	4.39	96	9.74	7

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Brewers	81	51	.614
Cubs	76	57	.571	5.5
Cardinals	66	67	.496	15.5
Pirates	65	69	.485	17.0
Reds	62	71	.466	19.5

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Wed 8/26	CHC	@	AZ	3:40 PM
Fri 8/28	CIN	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 8/29	CIN	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sun 8/30	CIN	@	CHC	7:20 PM
Mon 8/31	MIL	@	CHC	7:40 PM

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Final

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Alvarez

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RBI Leaders

99

Stewart

96

Burleson

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Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Hit Leaders

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Run Leaders

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Wood

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Crow-Armstrong

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OBP Leaders

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Kurtz

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SLG Leaders

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SB Leaders

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Strikeout Leaders

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WHIP Leaders

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Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

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Williams

K/BB Leaders

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Misiorowski

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Walk Leaders

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FanDuel Points Leaders

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Braves	77	55	.583
Phillies	73	60	.549	4.5
Marlins	67	66	.504	10.5
Nationals	62	72	.463	16.0
Mets	60	72	.455	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	51	.614
Cubs	76	57	.571	5.5
Cardinals	66	67	.496	15.5
Pirates	65	69	.485	17.0
Reds	62	71	.466	19.5
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Dodgers	80	52	.606
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Diamondbacks	70	63	.526	10.5
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Rays	78	54	.591
Yankees	74	57	.565	3.5
Red Sox	73	59	.553	5.0
Orioles	64	68	.485	14.0
Blue Jays	64	69	.481	14.5
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White Sox	69	63	.523
Guardians	67	66	.504	2.5
Twins	64	69	.481	5.5
Tigers	62	70	.470	7.0
Royals	59	74	.444	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	66	66	.500
Rangers	66	67	.496	0.5
Mariners	64	69	.481	2.5
Athletics	52	81	.391	14.5
Angels	52	81	.391	14.5