most games started by a pitcher in a season since 1920

Since 1920, Wilbur Wood has started the most games in a season, with 49 starts in 1972.

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1Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
49
1972
CWS CWS
49
24
17
.585
2.51
193
20
8
0
376.2
325
105
119
28
74
7
0
5
1,490
11
4.61
1.77
2.61
0.67
13.0
5.0
1.06
.250
2.84
80
2.98
91
7.77
13.1
2Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
48
1973
CWS CWS
49
24
20
.545
3.46
199
21
4
0
359.1
381
138
166
25
91
7
1
3
1,531
7
4.98
2.28
2.19
0.63
13.0
5.9
1.31
.294
4.16
89
3.17
82
9.54
27.9
3Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
45
1971
DET DET
45
25
14
.641
2.92
308
29
4
0
376.0
336
122
133
36
92
7
0
2
1,538
7
7.37
2.20
3.35
0.86
20.0
6.0
1.14
.274
3.18
83
2.84
78
8.04
32.5
4Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
44
1979
ATL ATL
44
21
20
.512
3.39
208
23
1
0
342.0
311
129
160
41
113
11
0
8
1,436
18
5.47
2.97
1.84
1.08
14.5
7.9
1.24
.254
4.21
84
4.15
101
8.18
0.1
5George Uhle
G. Uhle
44
1923
CLE CLE
54
26
16
.619
3.77
109
30
1
5
357.2
378
150
167
8
102
12
8
1,548
3
2.74
2.57
1.07
0.20
7.0
6.6
1.34
.281
4.20
94
3.57
88
9.51
19.2
6Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
43
1977
ATL ATL
44
16
20
.444
4.03
262
20
2
0
330.1
315
148
166
26
164
8
1
12
1,428
17
7.14
4.47
1.60
0.71
18.3
11.5
1.45
.299
4.52
95
3.73
88
8.58
18.1
7Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
43
1975
CWS CWS
43
16
20
.444
4.11
140
14
2
0
291.1
309
133
148
26
92
5
0
5
1,245
6
4.32
2.84
1.52
0.80
11.2
7.4
1.38
.288
4.57
107
3.77
100
9.55
-0.3
8Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
42
1978
ATL ATL
44
19
18
.514
2.88
248
22
4
1
334.1
295
107
129
16
102
13
1
5
1,389
11
6.68
2.75
2.43
0.43
17.9
7.3
1.19
.276
3.47
73
2.74
72
7.94
38.1
9Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
42
1974
CWS CWS
42
20
19
.513
3.60
169
22
1
0
320.1
305
128
143
27
80
9
0
8
1,316
5
4.75
2.25
2.11
0.76
12.8
6.1
1.20
.270
4.02
97
3.44
96
8.57
5
10Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
42
1973
CWS CWS
42
18
21
.462
3.57
120
14
4
0
282.1
290
112
128
20
117
5
0
2
1,218
10
3.83
3.73
1.03
0.64
9.9
9.6
1.44
.282
4.08
92
3.92
101
9.24
-1.2
11Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
42
1973
DET DET
42
16
15
.516
3.82
214
17
3
0
308.2
315
131
143
35
79
5
0
7
1,286
12
6.24
2.30
2.71
1.02
16.6
6.1
1.28
.294
4.17
97
3.46
88
9.18
15.5
12Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
42
1971
CWS CWS
44
22
13
.629
1.91
210
22
7
1
334.0
272
71
95
21
62
7
2
2
1,316
6
5.66
1.67
3.39
0.57
16.0
4.7
1.00
.247
2.56
53
2.63
71
7.33
38.9
13Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
42
1969
CHC CHC
43
21
15
.583
3.21
273
23
7
1
311.1
284
111
122
27
71
8
1
15
1,275
7
7.89
2.05
3.85
0.78
21.4
5.6
1.14
.287
3.53
82
2.64
70
8.21
36.8
14Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
42
1965
LAD LAD
44
23
12
.657
2.77
210
20
7
1
308.1
270
95
113
30
66
12
1
11
1,262
11
6.13
1.93
3.18
0.88
16.6
5.2
1.09
.254
3.30
85
3.18
101
7.88
-2.6
15Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
42
1965
MIN MIN
45
18
11
.621
2.83
154
7
2
2
264.1
267
83
121
25
63
5
2
6
1,115
3
5.24
2.15
2.44
0.85
13.8
5.7
1.25
.279
4.12
79
3.35
91
9.09
9.9
16Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
42
1963
LAD LAD
42
19
17
.528
2.63
251
17
3
0
315.1
287
92
114
25
57
10
0
13
1,266
4
7.16
1.63
4.40
0.71
19.8
4.5
1.09
.284
3.25
87
2.56
85
8.19
15.7
17Jack Sanford
J. Sanford
42
1963
SFG SFG
42
16
13
.552
3.51
158
11
0
0
284.1
273
111
123
21
76
5
0
8
1,184
4
5.00
2.41
2.08
0.66
13.3
6.4
1.23
.273
3.89
107
3.18
97
8.64
2.7
18Bob Friend
B. Friend
42
1956
PIT PIT
49
17
17
.500
3.46
166
19
4
3
314.1
310
121
137
25
85
2
7
18
1,315
5
4.75
2.43
1.95
0.72
12.6
6.5
1.26
.275
3.92
94
3.18
83
8.88
22.8
19Bob Feller
B. Feller
42
1946
CLE CLE
48
26
15
.634
2.18
348
36
10
4
371.1
277
90
101
11
153
3
5
1,512
3
8.43
3.71
2.27
0.27
23.0
10.1
1.16
.267
2.45
65
2.16
65
6.71
48.3
20Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
41
1975
CWS CWS
43
20
14
.588
3.11
142
12
1
0
303.2
321
105
121
20
77
9
1
0
1,279
0
4.21
2.28
1.84
0.59
11.1
6.0
1.31
.292
3.59
81
3.35
89
9.51
14.3
21Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
41
1974
TEX TEX
41
19
19
.500
4.74
149
11
5
0
264.0
255
139
146
25
113
9
0
4
1,134
11
5.08
3.85
1.32
0.85
13.1
10.0
1.39
.274
4.98
132
4.06
114
8.69
-15.5
22Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
41
1974
DET DET
41
14
12
.538
4.32
177
11
2
0
285.2
272
137
160
30
158
12
0
13
1,262
13
5.58
4.98
1.12
0.95
14.0
12.5
1.51
.273
5.04
114
4.48
120
8.57
-22.6
23Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
41
1974
OAK OAK
41
25
12
.676
2.49
143
23
6
0
318.1
268
88
97
25
46
4
0
2
1,240
1
4.04
1.30
3.11
0.71
11.5
3.7
0.99
.238
2.74
73
3.16
86
7.58
17.6
24Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
41
1974
TEX TEX
41
25
12
.676
2.82
225
29
6
0
328.1
286
103
117
27
45
8
0
3
1,305
4
6.17
1.23
5.00
0.74
17.2
3.4
1.01
.259
3.21
79
2.75
77
7.84
29.4
25Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
41
1974
DET DET
41
16
21
.432
4.15
202
27
3
0
308.0
310
142
155
38
78
3
0
11
1,263
10
5.90
2.28
2.59
1.11
16.0
6.2
1.26
.289
4.53
109
3.65
98
9.06
3.2
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PHI PHI
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