mlb pitcher with the most games started last 50 years in mlb

Between November 7, 1976 and November 7, 2026, Greg Maddux has started the most games, with 740 starts.

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Data note: Starts: player game data complete from 1901
Data note: Data: Retrosheet

	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	H/9
1	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	740	744	355	227	.610	3.16	3,371	109	35	0	5008.1	4,726	1,756	1,981	353	999	137	3	177	20,421	70	6.06	1.80	3.37	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.56	8.49
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	707	709	354	184	.658	3.12	4,672	118	46	0	4916.2	4,185	1,707	1,885	363	1,580	159	0	63	20,240	143	8.55	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	7.66
3	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	682	682	305	203	.600	3.54	2,607	56	25	0	4413.1	4,298	1,734	1,900	356	1,500	66	0	145	18,604	65	5.32	3.06	1.74	0.73	14.0	8.1	1.31	.280	3.87	8.76
4	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	638	696	269	209	.563	4.25	2,441	33	10	0	4074.0	4,231	1,926	2,076	522	1,155	146	15	69	17,356	57	5.39	2.55	2.11	1.15	14.1	6.7	1.32	.283	4.59	9.35
5	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	603	618	303	166	.646	3.29	4,875	100	37	2	4135.1	3,346	1,513	1,703	411	1,497	190	7	37	17,067	109	10.61	3.26	3.26	0.89	28.6	8.8	1.17	.291	3.71	7.28
6	CC Sabathia	560	561	251	161	.609	3.74	3,093	38	12	0	3577.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,989	74	7.78	2.76	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	8.56
7	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	560	688	244	191	.561	3.70	2,131	121	30	8	3972.0	3,874	1,635	1,827	371	1,157	122	50	70	16,648	83	4.83	2.62	1.84	0.84	12.8	6.9	1.27	.272	4.14	8.78
8	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	557	557	266	159	.626	3.33	3,560	26	9	0	3576.2	3,057	1,324	1,435	374	1,007	121	0	28	14,646	100	8.96	2.53	3.54	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	7.69
9	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	552	565	247	188	.568	4.12	2,535	38	13	0	3461.2	3,593	1,584	1,719	439	948	64	2	47	14,655	45	6.59	2.46	2.67	1.14	17.3	6.5	1.31	.296	4.47	9.34
10	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	541	586	225	156	.591	3.49	2,979	17	5	1	3389.1	3,207	1,315	1,410	367	762	79	8	25	13,877	101	7.91	2.02	3.91	0.97	21.5	5.5	1.17	.293	3.74	8.52
11	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	536	537	270	153	.638	3.68	2,813	57	23	0	3562.2	3,460	1,458	1,559	376	785	60	0	29	14,593	71	7.11	1.98	3.58	0.95	19.3	5.4	1.19	.292	3.94	8.74
12	Jack Morris J. Morris	527	549	254	186	.577	3.90	2,478	175	28	0	3824.0	3,567	1,657	1,815	389	1,390	58	10	99	16,120	205	5.83	3.27	1.78	0.92	15.4	8.6	1.30	.269	4.27	8.40
13	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	521	531	256	153	.626	3.85	2,448	26	4	0	3316.0	3,448	1,418	1,572	288	1,031	55	3	42	14,074	69	6.64	2.80	2.37	0.78	17.4	7.3	1.35	.308	4.27	9.36
14	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	513	513	202	176	.534	3.24	3,629	106	31	0	3451.0	2,584	1,243	1,421	211	1,615	96	0	53	14,388	195	9.46	4.21	2.25	0.55	25.2	11.2	1.22	.269	3.71	6.74
15	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	510	527	189	196	.491	3.89	2,041	90	22	1	3347.2	3,358	1,447	1,627	374	1,024	105	7	101	14,235	100	5.49	2.75	1.99	1.01	14.3	7.2	1.31	.279	4.37	9.03
16	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	493	518	214	160	.572	3.81	1,870	33	10	0	3283.1	3,472	1,391	1,542	361	734	79	6	49	13,705	27	5.13	2.01	2.55	0.99	13.6	5.4	1.28	.292	4.23	9.52
17	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	492	501	225	126	.641	3.29	3,557	12	5	0	3047.2	2,511	1,113	1,186	369	814	116	2	20	12,351	83	10.50	2.40	4.37	1.09	28.8	6.6	1.09	.286	3.50	7.42
18	David Wells D. Wells	489	660	239	157	.604	4.13	2,201	54	12	13	3439.0	3,635	1,578	1,702	407	719	83	65	65	14,413	101	5.76	1.88	3.06	1.07	15.3	5.0	1.27	.293	4.45	9.51
19	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	481	723	213	155	.579	3.33	3,084	53	16	154	3473.0	3,074	1,284	1,391	288	1,010	57	204	84	14,271	145	7.99	2.62	3.05	0.75	21.6	7.1	1.18	.283	3.60	7.97
20	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	479	482	222	133	.625	3.49	2,080	26	13	0	3126.2	2,957	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	13,005	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51
21	Kevin Brown K. Brown	476	486	211	144	.594	3.28	2,397	72	17	0	3256.1	3,079	1,185	1,357	208	901	139	1	42	13,542	108	6.62	2.49	2.66	0.57	17.7	6.7	1.22	.290	3.75	8.51
22	Livan Hernandez L. Hernandez	474	519	178	177	.501	4.44	1,976	50	9	1	3189.0	3,525	1,572	1,686	362	1,066	78	17	86	13,816	41	5.58	3.01	1.85	1.02	14.3	7.7	1.44	.306	4.76	9.95
23	Kenny Rogers K. Rogers	474	762	219	156	.584	4.27	1,968	36	9	28	3302.2	3,457	1,568	1,739	339	1,175	127	133	53	14,280	79	5.36	3.20	1.67	0.92	13.8	8.2	1.40	.292	4.74	9.42
24	Chuck Finley C. Finley	467	524	200	173	.536	3.85	2,610	63	15	0	3197.1	3,069	1,366	1,517	304	1,332	76	24	36	13,638	130	7.35	3.75	1.96	0.86	19.1	9.8	1.38	.297	4.27	8.64
25	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	466	510	204	150	.576	3.48	2,014	68	25	5	3130.1	2,939	1,211	1,367	235	1,007	117	19	108	13,150	121	5.79	2.90	2.00	0.68	15.3	7.7	1.26	.277	3.93	8.45

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Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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