most games started by a player after turning 40

Phil Niekro has started the most career games by a pitcher 40 or older, with 294 starts.

Interpreted as:

most regular-season games started by a player after turning 40 years old

	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	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	294	300	121	103	.540	3.84	1,148	62	11	1	1977.0	1,950	843	955	208	789	35	4	20	8,467	65	5.23	3.59	1.46	0.95	13.6	9.3	1.39	.277	4.35	8.88
2	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	251	257	105	84	.556	4.44	913	8	2	0	1551.1	1,645	766	817	227	441	66	2	23	6,668	13	5.30	2.56	2.07	1.32	13.7	6.6	1.34	.282	4.74	9.54
3	Charlie Hough C. Hough	207	209	67	88	.432	4.06	756	29	3	0	1346.1	1,207	608	685	149	623	65	1	10	5,812	56	5.05	4.16	1.21	1.00	13.0	10.7	1.36	.251	4.58	8.07
4	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	196	196	71	66	.518	3.33	1,437	19	7	0	1271.2	933	471	535	93	527	45	0	13	5,258	68	10.17	3.73	2.73	0.66	27.3	10.0	1.15	.266	3.79	6.60
5	Jack Quinn J. Quinn	169	368	104	90	.536	3.58	420	78	12	47	1566.0	1,805	623	777	52	343	44	129		6,751	20	2.41	1.97	1.22	0.30	6.2	5.1	1.37	.298	4.47	10.37
6	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	168	175	72	64	.529	4.28	672	5	3	0	1014.0	1,136	482	515	138	171	16	2	11	4,282	6	5.96	1.52	3.93	1.22	15.7	4.0	1.29	.304	4.57	10.08
7	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	162	167	75	52	.591	3.83	1,030	13	3	0	1034.0	929	440	492	130	242	45	2	15	4,249	17	8.97	2.11	4.26	1.13	24.2	5.7	1.13	.285	4.28	8.09
8	Tommy John T. John	157	172	48	58	.453	4.43	317	14	2	0	950.2	1,163	468	517	77	255	25	7	23	4,151	46	3.00	2.41	1.24	0.73	7.6	6.1	1.49	.312	4.89	11.01
9	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	155	178	75	62	.547	3.45	501	76	12	4	1153.0	1,133	442	490	120	274	11	17	15	4,756	18	3.91	2.14	1.83	0.94	10.5	5.8	1.22	.263	3.82	8.84
10	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	153	155	50	59	.459	3.82	558	29	3	0	1025.2	1,113	435	497	86	261	24	2	22	4,348	36	4.90	2.29	2.14	0.75	12.8	6.0	1.34	.300	4.36	9.77
11	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	144	145	66	36	.647	3.12	829	2	1	0	911.0	774	316	349	74	281	26	0	14	3,736	32	8.19	2.78	2.95	0.73	22.2	7.5	1.16	.277	3.45	7.65
12	Tim Wakefield T. Wakefield	128	151	49	49	.500	4.83	486	4	0	0	814.2	826	437	480	108	265	42	16	5	3,510	53	5.37	2.93	1.83	1.19	13.8	7.5	1.34	.275	5.30	9.13
13	David Wells D. Wells	124	125	48	35	.578	4.50	392	4	0	0	758.0	895	379	396	94	112	18	0	6	3,214	9	4.65	1.33	3.50	1.12	12.2	3.5	1.33	.308	4.70	10.63
14	Don Sutton D. Sutton	118	119	44	38	.537	4.06	366	5	2	0	712.0	703	321	339	101	179	11	0	8	2,971	19	4.63	2.26	2.04	1.28	12.3	6.0	1.24	.260	4.29	8.89
15	Cy Young C. Young	105	110	54	45	.545	0.01	383	86	9	2	882.0	782		315	11	147	18	4		3,465	23	3.91	1.50	2.61	0.11	11.1	4.2	1.05	.265	3.21	7.98
16	Kenny Rogers K. Rogers	104	105	43	33	.566	4.29	304	1	1	0	636.0	677	303	337	68	211	27	1	6	2,734	10	4.30	2.99	1.44	0.96	11.1	7.7	1.40	.287	4.77	9.58
17	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	99	99	35	38	.479	4.24	311	1	0	0	589.2	637	278	304	54	88	12	0	15	2,450	7	4.75	1.34	3.53	0.82	12.7	3.6	1.23	.294	4.64	9.72
18	Rich Hill R. Hill	94	104	25	34	.424	4.40	428	0	0	0	480.2	465	235	257	65	178	29	4	0	2,061	6	8.01	3.33	2.40	1.22	20.8	8.6	1.34	.294	4.81	8.71
19	R.A. Dickey	93	94	31	36	.463	4.19	388	2	0	0	574.0	557	267	293	79	191	27	1	4	2,427	27	6.08	2.99	2.03	1.24	16.0	7.9	1.30	.274	4.59	8.73
20	Joe Niekro J. Niekro	88	92	28	37	.431	4.66	271	5	1	0	509.2	521	264	306	56	242	16	2	9	2,267	46	4.79	4.27	1.12	0.99	12.0	10.7	1.50	.276	5.40	9.20
21	Red Faber R. Faber	87	186	38	56	.404	3.78	232	32	2	12	816.2	890	343	430	33	240	19	68		3,545	11	2.56	2.64	0.97	0.36	6.5	6.8	1.38	.284	4.74	9.81
22	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	83	102	46	30	.605	3.31	146	48	3	5	665.1	710	245	289	42	104	4	12		2,760	6	1.97	1.41	1.40	0.57	5.3	3.8	1.22	.271	3.91	9.60
23	Early Wynn E. Wynn	81	100	29	31	.483	3.64	343	29	7	2	570.2	529	231	252	48	230	8	11	11	2,415	4	5.41	3.63	1.49	0.76	14.2	9.5	1.33	.269	3.97	8.34
24	Sad Sam Jones S. Sam Jones	80	85	29	37	.439	4.24	179	33	3	0	567.0	640	267	324	40	205	8	4		2,519	14	2.84	3.25	0.87	0.63	7.1	8.1	1.49	.287	5.14	10.16
25	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	79	79	30	19	.612	4.33	257	1	1	0	461.2	488	222	236	56	163	11	0	13	1,978	3	5.01	3.18	1.58	1.09	13.0	8.2	1.41	.290	4.60	9.51

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37

Olson

RBI

78

Olson

AVG

.292

Harris

Team Pitching Leaders

13

Sale

177

Sale

ERA

2.06

Sale

Team Rankings

171

7th

625

8th

1,136

13th

ERA

3.58

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	79	55	.590
Phillies	74	60	.552	5.0
Marlins	68	66	.507	11.0
Nationals	63	73	.463	17.0
Mets	60	74	.448	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/28	COL	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Sat 8/29	COL	@	ATL	4:10 PM
Sun 8/30	COL	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Mon 8/31	SFG	@	ATL	6:05 PM
Tue 9/1	ATL	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

80 - 54

Final

Braves

79 - 55

Thu 27 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

100

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.319

Alvarez

.318

Arraez

.308

Simpson

Hit Leaders

161

Arraez

160

Lopez

152

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Olson

OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.609

Alvarez

.557

García

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

36

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

209

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.16

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,225.2

Ohtani

1,869.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,776.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,563.6

Ohtani

1,419

Crow-Armstrong

1,332

Alvarez

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80-53

76-58

77-59

73-60

74-61

73-61

Worst Record ATS

51-83

54-80

55-79

58-76

61-73

62-72

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	79	55	.590
Phillies	74	60	.552	5.0
Marlins	68	66	.507	11.0
Nationals	63	73	.463	17.0
Mets	60	74	.448	19.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	83	51	.619
Cubs	76	58	.567	7.0
Cardinals	67	68	.496	16.5
Pirates	65	70	.481	18.5
Reds	63	71	.470	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	80	54	.597
Padres	72	62	.537	8.0
Diamondbacks	71	64	.526	9.5
Giants	55	79	.410	25.0
Rockies	52	82	.388	28.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	79	54	.594
Yankees	75	58	.564	4.0
Red Sox	73	60	.549	6.0
Orioles	65	69	.485	14.5
Blue Jays	65	70	.481	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	70	63	.526
Guardians	68	66	.507	2.5
Twins	64	70	.478	6.5
Tigers	62	71	.466	8.0
Royals	60	75	.444	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	67	67	.500
Rangers	66	68	.493	1.0
Mariners	64	70	.478	3.0
Athletics	53	81	.396	14.0
Angels	52	82	.388	15.0