most games as a starting pitcher 2026

10 pitchers are tied for throwing in the most games by a starting pitcher this season, with 23 games. The first three are MacKenzie Gore, Joey Cantillo and Sandy Alcantara.

NAMEGSEASONTMWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
23
2026
6
9
.400
23
4.77
136
0
0
0
122.2
110
65
65
16
44
6
0
0
523
1
9.98
3.23
3.09
1.17
26.0
8.4
1.26
.293
4.77
8.07
2Joey Cantillo
J. Cantillo
23
2026
8
6
.571
23
3.88
124
0
0
0
113.2
111
49
55
13
54
2
0
0
492
5
9.82
4.28
2.30
1.03
25.2
11.0
1.45
.328
4.35
8.79
3Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
23
2026
11
6
.647
23
3.82
115
1
1
0
150.2
143
64
69
17
39
7
0
0
625
1
6.87
2.33
2.95
1.02
18.4
6.2
1.21
.282
4.12
8.54
4Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
23
2026
5
10
.333
23
4.38
127
0
0
0
127.1
128
62
68
15
36
1
0
1
540
1
8.98
2.54
3.53
1.06
23.5
6.7
1.29
.313
4.81
9.05
5Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
23
2026
10
6
.625
23
2.04
165
0
0
0
136.2
98
31
38
12
26
6
0
0
538
0
10.87
1.71
6.35
0.79
30.7
4.8
0.91
.261
2.50
6.45
6Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
23
2026
14
4
.778
23
2.61
168
1
1
0
144.2
141
42
48
12
33
4
0
0
603
3
10.45
2.05
5.09
0.75
27.9
5.5
1.20
.334
2.99
8.77
7Cade Cavalli
C. Cavalli
23
2026
8
4
.667
23
3.55
130
0
0
0
116.2
115
46
56
10
36
12
0
0
503
3
10.03
2.78
3.61
0.77
25.8
7.2
1.29
.333
4.32
8.87
8Andrew Abbott
A. Abbott
23
2026
5
7
.417
23
3.91
95
0
0
0
122.0
111
53
57
17
59
0
0
0
528
0
7.01
4.35
1.61
1.25
18.0
11.2
1.39
.263
4.20
8.19
9Tanner Bibee
T. Bibee
23
2026
4
11
.267
23
3.81
100
0
0
0
132.1
114
56
58
20
38
4
0
0
537
2
6.80
2.58
2.63
1.36
18.6
7.1
1.15
.251
3.94
7.75
10Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
23
2026
9
9
.500
23
3.90
156
0
0
0
124.2
107
54
61
13
32
8
0
0
512
1
11.26
2.31
4.88
0.94
30.5
6.3
1.11
.310
4.40
7.72
11Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
22
2026
6
5
.545
22
5.18
92
0
0
0
104.1
107
60
61
14
44
4
0
2
455
3
7.94
3.80
2.09
1.21
20.2
9.7
1.45
.309
5.26
9.23
12Foster Griffin
F. Griffin
22
2026
12
3
.800
22
3.06
116
0
0
0
129.1
109
44
49
19
30
8
0
0
524
3
8.07
2.09
3.87
1.32
22.1
5.7
1.07
.256
3.41
7.59
13Braxton Ashcraft
B. Ashcraft
22
2026
11
4
.733
22
3.96
140
0
0
0
127.1
117
56
61
17
31
7
0
0
526
1
9.90
2.19
4.52
1.20
26.6
5.9
1.16
.302
4.31
8.27
14Parker Messick
P. Messick
22
2026
8
6
.571
22
2.57
128
0
0
0
129.2
100
37
41
11
37
1
0
2
516
5
8.88
2.57
3.46
0.76
24.8
7.2
1.06
.263
2.85
6.94
15Seth Lugo
S. Lugo
22
2026
4
6
.400
22
4.22
96
0
0
0
123.2
129
58
66
15
40
6
0
0
523
2
6.99
2.91
2.40
1.09
18.4
7.6
1.37
.311
4.80
9.39
16Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
22
2026
9
5
.643
22
3.57
157
0
0
0
128.2
112
51
57
12
41
9
0
0
537
5
10.98
2.87
3.83
0.84
29.2
7.6
1.19
.314
3.99
7.83
17Shane Baz
S. Baz
22
2026
4
10
.286
22
3.86
111
0
0
0
128.1
131
55
65
9
45
3
0
1
551
5
7.78
3.16
2.47
0.63
20.1
8.2
1.37
.319
4.56
9.19
18Nolan McLean
N. McLean
22
2026
7
7
.500
22
3.29
148
0
0
0
125.2
96
46
57
13
45
13
0
0
522
2
10.60
3.22
3.29
0.93
28.4
8.6
1.12
.274
4.08
6.88
19Shota Imanaga
S. Imanaga
22
2026
7
9
.438
22
3.67
119
0
0
0
127.2
108
52
53
24
29
3
0
0
510
4
8.39
2.04
4.10
1.69
23.3
5.7
1.07
.251
3.74
7.61
20Michael Lorenzen
M. Lorenzen
22
2026
3
9
.250
22
6.60
80
0
0
0
103.2
149
76
85
16
40
4
0
0
498
3
6.95
3.47
2.00
1.39
16.1
8.0
1.82
.372
7.38
12.94
21Aaron Nola
A. Nola
22
2026
3
9
.250
22
5.61
116
0
0
0
114.0
126
71
73
26
39
1
0
2
498
2
9.16
3.08
2.97
2.05
23.3
7.8
1.45
.316
5.76
9.95
22Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
22
2026
10
3
.769
22
2.48
88
0
0
0
130.2
113
36
38
13
45
0
0
0
533
0
6.06
3.10
1.96
0.90
16.5
8.4
1.21
.258
2.62
7.78
23Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
22
2026
5
8
.385
22
3.51
111
0
0
0
138.1
122
54
58
16
38
5
0
1
563
4
7.22
2.47
2.92
1.04
19.7
6.7
1.16
.270
3.77
7.94
24Jeffrey Springs
J. Springs
22
2026
3
11
.214
22
6.17
88
0
0
0
108.0
116
74
81
28
44
2
0
0
479
0
7.33
3.67
2.00
2.33
18.4
9.2
1.48
.278
6.75
9.67
25Reid Detmers
R. Detmers
22
2026
3
7
.300
22
4.03
145
0
0
0
125.0
99
56
59
15
38
4
0
0
513
3
10.44
2.74
3.82
1.08
28.3
7.4
1.10
.270
4.25
7.13
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59
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13.5
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