most games started by a pitcher in the last 22 years

Between May 30, 2003 and May 30, 2025, Zack Greinke has started the most games, with 541 starts.

	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	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
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	536	536	262	150	.636	3.31	3,457	26	9	0	3467.2	2,943	1,277	1,381	363	973	116	0	27	14,170	97	8.97	2.53	3.55	0.94	24.4	6.9	1.13	.279	3.58	7.64
3	CC Sabathia	484	485	218	143	.604	3.68	2,730	36	12	0	3121.0	2,997	1,275	1,399	342	895	112	0	40	13,064	60	7.87	2.58	3.05	0.99	20.9	6.9	1.25	.295	4.03	8.64
4	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	458	467	215	112	.657	3.16	3,408	12	5	0	2881.0	2,349	1,012	1,085	337	756	112	2	20	11,640	78	10.65	2.36	4.51	1.05	29.3	6.5	1.08	.286	3.39	7.34
5	Jon Lester J. Lester	451	452	200	117	.631	3.66	2,488	15	4	0	2740.0	2,610	1,114	1,215	294	892	90	0	13	11,487	63	8.17	2.93	2.79	0.97	21.7	7.8	1.28	.300	3.99	8.57
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	432	435	212	94	.693	2.51	2,974	25	15	0	2753.2	2,102	768	841	228	684	44	1	28	10,863	103	9.72	2.24	4.35	0.75	27.4	6.3	1.01	.270	2.75	6.87
7	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	422	423	163	122	.572	3.43	2,560	17	7	0	2698.0	2,424	1,027	1,103	310	767	100	0	43	11,115	57	8.54	2.56	3.34	1.03	23.0	6.9	1.18	.287	3.68	8.09
8	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	418	419	169	136	.554	3.42	2,524	25	11	0	2729.2	2,487	1,037	1,157	264	805	105	0	16	11,284	156	8.32	2.65	3.14	0.87	22.4	7.1	1.21	.293	3.81	8.20
9	John Lackey J. Lackey	417	419	176	139	.559	3.88	2,181	17	8	0	2670.1	2,670	1,152	1,250	297	762	123	0	31	11,282	115	7.35	2.57	2.86	1.00	19.3	6.8	1.29	.300	4.21	9.00
10	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	412	412	173	131	.569	3.84	1,543	24	6	0	2698.0	2,905	1,150	1,272	298	577	62	0	37	11,280	19	5.15	1.92	2.67	0.99	13.7	5.1	1.29	.296	4.24	9.69
11	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	411	478	200	128	.610	3.53	2,202	28	11	3	2668.1	2,577	1,047	1,117	233	736	81	13	40	11,116	51	7.43	2.48	2.99	0.79	19.8	6.6	1.24	.298	3.77	8.69
12	James Shields J. Shields	405	407	145	139	.511	4.01	2,234	23	9	0	2616.0	2,581	1,167	1,267	361	746	97	1	22	10,993	107	7.69	2.57	2.99	1.24	20.3	6.8	1.27	.294	4.36	8.88
13	Charlie Morton C. Morton	389	396	139	130	.517	4.08	2,092	3	2	0	2172.2	2,043	985	1,083	213	813	189	1	25	9,320	69	8.67	3.37	2.57	0.88	22.4	8.7	1.31	.304	4.49	8.46
14	Ervin Santana E. Santana	386	425	151	129	.539	4.11	1,978	21	11	0	2486.2	2,391	1,135	1,221	331	776	104	20	35	10,482	104	7.16	2.81	2.55	1.20	18.9	7.4	1.27	.282	4.42	8.65
15	Dan Haren D. Haren	380	391	153	131	.539	3.75	2,013	16	6	1	2419.2	2,357	1,009	1,105	305	500	67	4	39	10,022	98	7.49	1.86	4.03	1.13	20.1	5.0	1.18	.288	4.11	8.77
16	Aaron Harang A. Harang	366	370	123	139	.469	4.25	1,776	15	8	0	2239.2	2,366	1,057	1,133	291	665	60	1	52	9,606	75	7.14	2.67	2.67	1.17	18.5	6.9	1.35	.305	4.55	9.51
17	Johnny Cueto J. Cueto	365	370	144	113	.560	3.52	1,857	18	8	0	2256.1	2,094	883	955	253	637	120	1	22	9,373	36	7.41	2.54	2.92	1.01	19.8	6.8	1.21	.283	3.81	8.35
18	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	364	375	157	135	.538	4.27	1,537	15	6	0	2234.2	2,418	1,059	1,154	313	467	39	2	24	9,442	17	6.19	1.88	3.29	1.26	16.3	4.9	1.29	.297	4.65	9.74
19	Kyle Lohse K. Lohse	361	396	126	125	.502	4.41	1,376	9	7	2	2193.0	2,373	1,074	1,150	265	579	68	13	31	9,380	42	5.65	2.38	2.38	1.09	14.7	6.2	1.35	.297	4.72	9.74
20	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	355	358	134	124	.519	3.47	2,070	16	7	0	2209.1	2,007	853	933	258	544	89	1	38	9,098	29	8.43	2.22	3.81	1.05	22.8	6.0	1.15	.285	3.80	8.18
21	Bronson Arroyo B. Arroyo	354	366	139	123	.531	4.18	1,460	15	6	1	2248.2	2,290	1,045	1,131	324	576	97	3	45	9,487	35	5.84	2.31	2.53	1.30	15.4	6.1	1.27	.280	4.53	9.17
22	Rick Porcello R. Porcello	351	355	150	125	.545	4.40	1,561	10	3	0	2096.1	2,270	1,025	1,122	260	489	84	2	17	8,912	70	6.70	2.10	3.19	1.12	17.5	5.5	1.32	.308	4.82	9.75
23	A.J. Burnett	350	353	134	125	.517	4.02	2,071	15	4	0	2206.2	2,086	985	1,080	218	840	123	1	20	9,436	136	8.45	3.43	2.47	0.89	21.9	8.9	1.33	.302	4.40	8.51
24	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	349	360	142	115	.553	3.58	2,056	15	6	0	2211.0	1,966	880	924	235	645	71	3	37	9,114	41	8.37	2.63	3.19	0.96	22.6	7.1	1.18	.283	3.76	8.00
25	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	346	349	154	106	.592	3.55	1,400	16	9	0	2234.0	2,152	880	951	173	618	97	0	62	9,294	53	5.64	2.49	2.27	0.70	15.1	6.6	1.24	.282	3.83	8.67