most innings pitched before turning 18 since 1950

Since 1950, Phil Niekro has pitched the most innings by a pitcher 18 or older, with 5404 innings.

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NAMEIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
5404.0
864
318
274
.537
716
3.35
3,342
245
45
29
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
227
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
8.40
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
5,714
222
61
3
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
6.56
3Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
5350.0
777
314
265
.542
690
3.11
3,534
303
53
10
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,378
108
33
163
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
8.31
4Don Sutton
D. Sutton
5282.1
774
324
256
.559
756
3.26
3,574
178
58
5
4,692
1,914
2,104
472
1,343
82
12
103
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
7.99
5Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
5217.2
741
329
244
.574
709
3.22
4,136
254
55
2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,682
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
8.06
6Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
5008.1
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
3,371
109
35
0
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
8.49
7Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
4970.0
692
287
250
.534
685
3.31
3,701
242
60
0
4,632
1,830
2,029
430
1,322
155
3
71
20,492
114
6.70
2.39
2.80
0.78
18.1
6.5
1.20
.282
3.67
8.39
8Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4916.2
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
4,672
118
46
0
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
7.66
9Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
4783.0
656
311
205
.603
647
2.86
3,640
231
61
1
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
117
19,369
125
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
7.47
10Tommy John
T. John
4710.0
760
288
231
.555
700
3.34
2,245
162
46
3
4,783
1,749
2,017
302
1,259
98
22
102
19,691
188
4.29
2.41
1.78
0.58
11.4
6.4
1.28
.284
3.85
9.14
11Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
4530.0
898
283
237
.544
625
3.45
2,462
180
31
17
4,620
1,738
2,038
395
1,083
122
102
117
19,026
128
4.89
2.15
2.27
0.78
12.9
5.7
1.26
.282
4.05
9.18
12Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
4500.2
664
284
226
.557
594
3.34
3,191
267
49
7
4,142
1,669
1,853
484
997
84
37
117
18,404
62
6.38
1.99
3.20
0.97
17.3
5.4
1.14
.268
3.71
8.28
13Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
4413.1
682
305
203
.600
682
3.54
2,607
56
25
0
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
8.76
14Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
4315.1
613
264
221
.544
558
3.40
2,183
285
42
21
4,205
1,628
1,798
480
765
45
40
17,627
32
4.55
1.60
2.85
1.00
12.4
4.3
1.15
.263
3.75
8.77
15Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
4253.1
608
298
204
.594
539
3.10
2,122
310
49
23
3,933
1,466
1,628
367
1,140
35
55
17,460
61
4.49
2.41
1.86
0.78
12.2
6.5
1.19
.258
3.44
8.32
16Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
4188.1
638
240
236
.504
616
3.66
2,773
143
34
1
4,063
1,702
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
8.73
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4135.1
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
4,875
100
37
2
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
7.28
18Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
4074.0
696
269
209
.563
638
4.25
2,441
33
10
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
9.35
19Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
3999.2
692
245
193
.559
562
3.70
2,149
122
30
8
3,897
1,643
1,835
372
1,165
122
51
70
16,754
84
4.84
2.62
1.84
0.84
12.8
7.0
1.27
.272
4.13
8.77
20Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
3948.0
558
268
152
.638
521
2.86
2,212
211
53
4
3,349
1,253
1,395
303
1,311
38
15
37
16,117
87
5.04
2.99
1.69
0.69
13.7
8.1
1.18
.249
3.18
7.63
21Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
3884.1
528
251
174
.591
482
2.91
3,117
255
56
6
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,066
109
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.269
3.29
7.60
22Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
3839.1
612
222
209
.515
527
3.36
2,556
140
33
17
3,635
1,433
1,608
290
1,198
71
43
121
15,996
89
5.99
2.81
2.13
0.68
16.0
7.5
1.26
.282
3.77
8.52
23Jack Morris
J. Morris
3824.0
549
254
186
.577
527
3.90
2,478
175
28
0
3,567
1,657
1,815
389
1,390
58
10
99
16,120
205
5.83
3.27
1.78
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.269
4.27
8.40
24Charlie Hough
C. Hough
3801.1
858
216
216
.500
440
3.75
2,362
107
13
61
3,283
1,582
1,807
383
1,664
174
240
44
16,168
180
5.59
3.94
1.42
0.91
14.6
10.3
1.30
.250
4.28
7.77
25Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
3760.0
591
224
184
.549
519
3.27
2,855
151
40
16
3,433
1,365
1,527
372
1,000
160
39
98
15,615
47
6.83
2.39
2.86
0.89
18.3
6.4
1.18
.273
3.66
8.22
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85
69
.552
5.0
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78
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14.0
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80
74
.519
14.0
64
90
.416
30.0
56
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.364
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89
64
.582
4.0
84
70
.545
9.5
76
78
.494
17.5
75
79
.487
18.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
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75
.513
78
76
.506
1.0
73
81
.474
6.0
72
82
.468
7.0
67
87
.435
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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