most games started by a pitcher since 1960

Since 1960, Nolan Ryan has started the most games, with 773 starts.

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most regular-season games started by a pitcher since 1960

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	773	807	324	292	.526	3.19	5,714	222	61	3	5386.0	3,923	1,911	2,178	321	2,795	158	13	78	22,575	277	9.55	4.67	2.04	0.54	25.3	12.4	1.25	.265	3.64	90	2.96	83	6.56	370.2
2	Don Sutton D. Sutton	756	774	324	256	.559	3.26	3,574	178	58	5	5282.1	4,692	1,914	2,104	472	1,343	82	12	102	21,631	112	6.09	2.29	2.66	0.80	16.5	6.2	1.14	.261	3.58	92	3.23	90	7.99	181.2
3	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	76	3.25	78	8.49	519.5
4	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	716	864	318	274	.537	3.35	3,342	245	45	29	5404.0	5,044	2,012	2,337	482	1,809	123	83	86	22,677	226	5.57	3.01	1.85	0.80	14.7	8.0	1.27	.270	3.89	87	3.61	95	8.40	116.1
5	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	709	741	329	244	.574	3.22	4,136	254	55	2	5217.2	4,672	1,864	2,130	414	1,833	53	13	150	21,683	183	7.13	3.16	2.26	0.71	19.1	8.5	1.25	.279	3.67	87	3.14	86	8.06	271.5
6	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	70	3.08	71	7.66	680.4
7	Tommy John T. John	700	760	288	231	.555	3.34	2,245	162	46	3	4710.1	4,783	1,749	2,017	302	1,259	98	22	102	19,692	187	4.29	2.41	1.78	0.58	11.4	6.4	1.28	.284	3.85	90	3.37	89	9.14	208.3
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	690	777	314	265	.542	3.11	3,534	303	53	10	5350.0	4,938	1,846	2,128	399	1,379	108	33	164	21,953	160	5.95	2.32	2.56	0.67	16.1	6.3	1.18	.275	3.58	85	3.06	85	8.31	312.9
9	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	685	692	287	250	.534	3.31	3,701	242	60	0	4970.0	4,632	1,830	2,029	430	1,322	155	3	71	20,491	114	6.70	2.39	2.80	0.78	18.1	6.5	1.20	.282	3.67	85	3.18	82	8.39	368.6
10	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	86	3.94	94	8.76	120.1
11	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	647	656	311	205	.603	2.86	3,640	231	61	1	4783.0	3,971	1,521	1,674	380	1,390	76	6	116	19,369	126	6.85	2.62	2.62	0.72	18.8	7.2	1.12	.259	3.15	79	3.03	85	7.47	286.1
12	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	97	4.46	102	9.35	-33.5
13	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	623	895	283	235	.546	3.44	2,459	180	31	17	4525.1	4,613	1,731	2,029	394	1,079	120	102	116	18,994	128	4.89	2.15	2.28	0.78	12.9	5.7	1.26	.282	4.04	93	3.40	91	9.17	168
14	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	616	638	240	236	.504	3.66	2,773	143	34	1	4188.1	4,063	1,704	1,910	448	1,255	129	10	116	17,641	119	5.96	2.70	2.21	0.96	15.7	7.1	1.27	.277	4.10	94	3.78	96	8.73	66.4
15	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	75	3.18	73	7.28	554.3
16	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	594	664	284	226	.557	3.34	3,192	267	49	7	4500.2	4,142	1,669	1,853	484	997	84	37	116	18,400	62	6.38	1.99	3.20	0.97	17.3	5.4	1.14	.268	3.71	87	3.27	88	8.28	222.9
17	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	562	692	245	193	.559	3.70	2,149	122	30	8	3999.2	3,897	1,643	1,835	372	1,165	122	51	71	16,754	83	4.84	2.62	1.84	0.84	12.8	7.0	1.27	.272	4.13	94	3.91	99	8.77	17
18	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	87	3.77	87	8.56	223.7
19	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	556	556	266	159	.626	3.33	3,554	26	9	0	3571.1	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	8.96	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	79	3.44	81	7.69	309.9
20	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	95	4.14	96	9.34	71.6
21	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	547	628	220	191	.535	3.64	1,907	127	39	11	3669.2	3,734	1,483	1,700	245	1,127	59	41	118	15,582	107	4.68	2.76	1.69	0.60	12.2	7.2	1.32	.285	4.17	100	3.45	95	9.16	68.4
22	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	83	3.51	85	8.52	235
23	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	82	3.57	79	8.74	372.8
24	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	529	557	214	191	.528	3.37	2,015	102	26	5	3548.1	3,588	1,330	1,494	221	935	88	16	117	14,888	89	5.11	2.37	2.16	0.56	13.5	6.3	1.27	.290	3.79	89	3.21	85	9.10	225.7
25	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	206	5.83	3.27	1.78	0.92	15.4	8.6	1.30	.269	4.27	96	3.93	95	8.40	93

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