most games started in a season while pitching fewer than 162 innings total

Jack Chesbro has the most starts with fewer than 162.0 innings pitched in a season, with 51 starts in 1904.

Interpreted as:
most games started by a player in a season while pitching fewer than 162 innings total
NAME GS IP SEASON TM G W L W% ERA SO CG SHO SV 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 Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
51
454.2
1904
NYH NYH
55
41
12
.774
1.82
240
48
6
0
338
92
128
4
88
7
3
9
4.75
1.74
2.73
0.08
5.2
0.94
.249
2.53
6.69
2 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
49
376.2
1972
CWS CWS
49
24
17
.585
2.51
193
20
8
0
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
7.77
3 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
49
464.1
1908
CWS CWS
66
40
15
.727
271
42
11
6
343
111
2
56
11
16
1,774
10
5.25
1.09
4.84
0.04
15.3
3.2
0.86
.238
2.15
6.65
4 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
48
359.1
1973
CWS CWS
49
24
20
.545
3.46
199
21
4
0
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
9.54
5 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
48
433.0
1903
NYG NYG
55
31
20
.608
171
44
3
2
391
162
4
112
15
6
1,786
5
3.55
2.33
1.53
0.08
9.6
6.3
1.16
.261
3.37
8.13
6 Dave Davenport
D. Davenport
46
392.2
1915
SLF
55
22
18
.550
2.20
229
30
10
1
300
96
116
5
97
6
6
6
5.25
2.22
2.36
0.11
9.7
1.01
.444
2.66
6.88
7 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
46
419.1
1907
CWS CWS
56
24
18
.571
214
37
5
4
338
122
3
88
8
10
13
4.59
1.89
2.43
0.06
6.8
1.02
.341
2.62
7.25
8 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
46
383.0
1904
PHA PHA
46
25
19
.568
1.62
349
39
8
0
307
69
109
5
91
14
0
8
8.20
2.14
3.84
0.12
6.4
1.04
.312
2.56
7.21
9 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
46
366.1
1904
NYG NYG
48
33
12
.733
211
33
4
0
306
120
7
78
4
2
1,469
10
5.18
1.92
2.71
0.17
14.4
5.3
1.05
.256
2.95
7.52
10 Vic Willis
V. Willis
46
410.0
1902
BSN BSN
51
27
20
.574
2.20
228
45
4
3
372
100
142
6
102
14
5
13
5.00
2.24
2.24
0.13
6.3
1.16
.288
3.12
8.17
11 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
45
376.0
1971
DET DET
45
25
14
.641
2.92
308
29
4
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
8.04
12 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
45
390.0
1916
PHN PHN
48
33
12
.733
1.55
169
38
16
3
323
67
90
6
50
10
3
1,500
3
3.90
1.15
3.38
0.14
11.3
3.3
0.96
.251
2.08
7.45
13 Jack Powell
J. Powell
45
390.2
1904
NYH NYH
47
23
19
.548
2.44
204
38
3
0
340
106
154
15
95
10
2
12
4.70
2.19
2.15
0.35
7.0
1.11
.314
3.55
7.83
14 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
44
342.0
1979
ATL ATL
44
21
20
.512
3.39
208
23
1
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
8.18
15 George Uhle
G. Uhle
44
357.2
1923
CLE CLE
54
26
16
.619
3.77
110
30
1
5
376
150
167
8
104
13
8
1,536
3
2.77
2.62
1.06
0.20
7.2
6.8
1.34
.283
4.20
9.46
16 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
44
387.0
1917
PHN PHN
45
30
13
.698
1.84
200
35
8
0
336
79
107
4
56
6
0
1,529
2
4.65
1.30
3.57
0.09
13.1
3.7
1.01
.263
2.49
7.81
17 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
44
391.0
1908
NYG NYG
56
37
11
.771
261
34
11
3
282
85
5
42
3
10
1,485
2
6.01
0.97
6.21
0.12
17.6
2.8
0.83
.236
1.96
6.49
18 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
44
408.1
1904
NYG NYG
51
35
8
.814
147
38
9
3
308
103
8
87
13
7
1,613
2
3.24
1.92
1.69
0.18
9.1
5.4
0.97
.221
2.27
6.79
19 George Mullin
G. Mullin
44
382.1
1904
DET DET
45
17
23
.425
2.40
161
42
7
0
345
102
154
1
131
10
1
8
3.79
3.08
1.23
0.02
8.6
1.24
.281
3.63
8.12
20 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
43
330.1
1977
ATL ATL
44
16
20
.444
4.03
262
20
2
0
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
8.58
21 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
43
291.1
1975
CWS CWS
43
16
20
.444
4.11
140
14
2
0
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
9.55
22 Dick Rudolph
D. Rudolph
43
340.1
1915
BSN BSN
44
22
19
.537
2.38
147
30
3
1
304
90
125
4
64
6
1
1,362
6
3.89
1.69
2.30
0.11
10.8
4.7
1.08
.263
3.31
8.04
23 Cy Falkenberg
C. Falkenberg
43
377.1
1914
IND
49
25
18
.581
2.22
236
33
9
3
332
93
127
5
91
6
5
8
5.63
2.17
2.59
0.12
7.6
1.12
.378
3.03
7.92
24 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
43
357.1
1904
PHA PHA
44
26
17
.605
2.14
207
37
7
0
311
85
111
2
90
20
1
6
5.21
2.27
2.30
0.05
6.7
1.12
.300
2.80
7.83
25 Vic Willis
V. Willis
43
351.1
1904
BSN BSN
43
18
25
.419
196
39
2
0
351
174
7
110
14
0
1,486
11
5.02
2.82
1.78
0.18
13.2
7.4
1.31
.297
4.46
8.99
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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SEA SEA
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