most games as a starting pitcher 1980s

Jack Morris appeared in the most games by a starting pitcher in the 1980s, with 332 games.

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NAMEGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jack Morris
J. Morris
332
162
119
.577
332
3.66
1,629
133
20
0
2443.2
2,212
995
1,085
264
858
23
0
66
10,208
123
6.00
3.16
1.90
0.97
16.0
8.4
1.26
.262
4.00
8.15
2Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
331
140
109
.562
331
3.32
1,369
92
27
0
2310.0
2,004
852
947
182
810
102
0
26
9,570
39
5.33
3.16
1.69
0.71
14.3
8.5
1.22
.256
3.69
7.81
3Jim Clancy
J. Clancy
317
118
125
.486
317
4.10
1,136
61
10
0
1995.0
1,978
908
1,006
202
706
26
0
29
8,494
72
5.12
3.18
1.61
0.91
13.4
8.3
1.35
.276
4.54
8.92
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
314
122
104
.540
314
3.14
2,167
44
15
0
2094.0
1,603
730
835
128
894
53
0
34
8,704
123
9.31
3.84
2.42
0.55
24.9
10.3
1.19
.270
3.59
6.89
5Bob Welch
B. Welch
311
137
92
.598
311
3.20
1,452
47
22
0
2078.0
1,876
739
816
155
662
48
0
39
8,629
43
6.29
2.87
2.19
0.67
16.8
7.7
1.22
.273
3.53
8.13
6Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
306
102
117
.466
306
3.76
1,028
50
20
0
1942.1
1,995
812
932
163
581
34
0
48
8,233
38
4.76
2.69
1.77
0.76
12.5
7.1
1.33
.285
4.32
9.24
7Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
304
106
122
.465
304
3.92
1,204
51
8
0
1969.0
2,000
858
985
218
577
55
0
56
8,391
54
5.50
2.64
2.09
1.00
14.3
6.9
1.31
.281
4.50
9.14
8Floyd Bannister
F. Bannister
294
111
109
.505
294
3.98
1,355
50
11
0
1887.2
1,810
835
928
234
616
28
0
23
7,982
66
6.46
2.94
2.20
1.12
17.0
7.7
1.29
.274
4.42
8.63
9Doyle Alexander
D. Alexander
289
111
98
.531
289
3.88
1,016
51
10
0
1971.2
2,040
851
923
222
496
32
0
27
8,301
34
4.64
2.26
2.05
1.01
12.2
6.0
1.29
.278
4.21
9.31
10Rick Rhoden
R. Rhoden
288
109
100
.522
288
3.67
1,084
48
10
0
1906.1
1,948
778
855
138
593
32
0
57
8,039
63
5.12
2.80
1.83
0.65
13.5
7.4
1.33
.292
4.04
9.20
11Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
288
123
103
.544
288
3.64
1,477
94
21
0
2073.2
1,976
839
916
212
554
73
0
24
8,598
44
6.41
2.40
2.67
0.92
17.2
6.4
1.22
.281
3.98
8.58
12Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
287
126
103
.550
287
3.22
1,627
102
27
0
2123.0
1,866
760
866
133
831
16
0
54
8,876
81
6.90
3.52
1.96
0.56
18.3
9.4
1.27
.276
3.67
7.91
13Richard Dotson
R. Dotson
283
109
109
.500
283
4.15
941
54
10
0
1789.2
1,796
825
912
189
714
40
0
23
7,720
42
4.73
3.59
1.32
0.95
12.2
9.2
1.40
.275
4.59
9.03
14Charlie Hough
C. Hough
282
125
111
.530
282
3.62
1,270
93
11
0
2003.1
1,727
806
937
212
801
72
0
15
8,411
88
5.71
3.60
1.59
0.95
15.1
9.5
1.26
.250
4.21
7.76
15Mike Scott
M. Scott
276
112
87
.563
276
3.41
1,304
41
20
0
1772.1
1,555
671
744
137
521
31
0
39
7,293
37
6.62
2.65
2.50
0.70
17.9
7.1
1.17
.268
3.78
7.90
16Mike Flanagan
M. Flanagan
276
103
94
.523
276
4.01
844
49
10
0
1737.2
1,796
774
844
169
567
25
0
25
7,387
57
4.37
2.94
1.49
0.88
11.4
7.7
1.36
.281
4.37
9.30
17Mike Krukow
M. Krukow
274
98
91
.519
274
3.84
1,164
37
8
0
1700.2
1,685
725
824
156
568
36
0
60
7,265
59
6.16
3.01
2.05
0.83
16.0
7.8
1.32
.286
4.36
8.92
18Mike Witt
M. Witt
272
105
99
.515
272
3.81
1,233
70
10
0
1878.0
1,857
795
894
162
609
46
0
31
7,938
60
5.91
2.92
2.02
0.78
15.5
7.7
1.31
.288
4.28
8.90
19Frank Viola
F. Viola
271
117
98
.544
271
3.84
1,287
56
11
0
1857.0
1,848
792
877
218
548
30
0
20
7,796
48
6.24
2.66
2.35
1.06
16.5
7.0
1.29
.285
4.25
8.96
20Don Sutton
D. Sutton
270
106
86
.552
270
3.53
1,046
26
8
0
1761.0
1,651
690
751
189
424
23
0
22
7,259
27
5.35
2.17
2.47
0.97
14.4
5.8
1.18
.262
3.84
8.44
21Ed Whitson
E. Whitson
263
89
90
.497
263
3.84
860
25
9
0
1576.2
1,597
672
747
163
442
21
0
23
6,647
20
4.91
2.52
1.95
0.93
12.9
6.6
1.29
.278
4.26
9.12
22Rick Sutcliffe
R. Sutcliffe
260
111
87
.561
260
3.86
1,227
59
15
0
1761.1
1,672
755
818
153
692
27
0
50
7,453
71
6.27
3.54
1.77
0.78
16.5
9.3
1.34
.284
4.18
8.54
23Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
259
103
96
.518
259
3.57
880
52
12
0
1703.1
1,620
676
782
118
621
32
0
26
7,211
110
4.65
3.28
1.42
0.62
12.2
8.6
1.32
.270
4.13
8.56
24Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
258
100
81
.552
258
3.47
732
44
17
0
1628.0
1,669
628
728
119
352
23
0
41
6,772
33
4.05
1.95
2.08
0.66
10.8
5.2
1.24
.279
4.02
9.23
25Dan Petry
D. Petry
256
102
87
.540
256
3.86
878
49
11
0
1662.2
1,573
714
804
173
666
37
0
54
7,058
60
4.75
3.61
1.32
0.94
12.4
9.4
1.35
.264
4.35
8.51
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68
.580
88
74
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82
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64
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93
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87
75
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79
82
.491
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.488
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
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76
86
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