most mlb games started without a quality start

Jamie Moyer and Walter Johnson are tied for the most career starts when they haven't had quality starts, with 297 starts.

Interpreted as:
most MLB regular-season games started without a quality start by a player
NAME GS QS 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 Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
297
0
355
71
149
.323
7.48
1,004
2
0
0
1658.1
2,302
1,379
1,466
372
608
74
15
42
7,824
34
5.45
3.30
1.65
2.02
12.8
7.8
1.75
.335
7.96
12.49
2 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
297
0
431
150
183
.450
2.39
1,664
203
18
34
2615.0
2,558
1,269
57
699
121
126
10,962
101
5.73
2.41
2.38
0.20
15.2
6.4
1.25
.297
4.37
8.80
3 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
292
0
326
41
185
.181
7.01
1,569
23
0
3
1580.2
1,689
1,232
1,343
201
1,112
65
13
37
7,479
127
8.93
6.33
1.41
1.14
21.0
14.9
1.77
.328
7.65
9.62
4 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
277
0
363
72
174
.293
6.29
907
102
1
18
2027.1
2,563
1,417
1,601
177
879
36
69
9,393
29
4.03
3.90
1.03
0.79
9.7
9.4
1.70
.323
7.11
11.38
5 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
274
0
422
58
173
.251
6.37
1,124
34
0
29
1849.2
2,332
1,310
1,466
277
793
49
83
41
8,571
104
5.47
3.86
1.42
1.35
13.1
9.3
1.69
.325
7.13
11.35
6 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
273
0
291
42
158
.210
7.20
994
14
0
5
1496.0
1,964
1,196
1,272
271
531
43
12
58
6,924
45
5.98
3.19
1.87
1.63
14.4
7.7
1.67
.333
7.65
11.82
7 Tommy John
T. John
269
0
329
30
143
.173
7.44
648
11
0
3
1336.0
2,002
1,105
1,223
161
510
42
22
50
6,403
106
4.37
3.44
1.27
1.08
10.1
8.0
1.88
.365
8.24
13.49
8 Earl Whitehill
E. Whitehill
267
0
335
79
140
.361
6.82
690
73
0
11
1796.0
2,397
1,361
1,515
144
862
60
46
8,538
31
3.46
4.32
0.80
0.72
8.1
10.1
1.81
.332
7.59
12.01
9 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
262
0
294
41
144
.222
6.81
1,237
26
0
2
1569.2
2,003
1,188
1,297
243
714
18
13
67
7,306
74
7.09
4.09
1.73
1.39
16.9
9.8
1.73
.346
7.44
11.48
10 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
260
0
264
64
139
.315
6.67
946
5
1
0
1426.2
1,963
1,058
1,154
196
400
43
3
81
6,565
29
5.97
2.52
2.37
1.24
14.4
6.1
1.66
.355
7.28
12.38
11 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
260
0
533
61
157
.280
6.41
820
11
0
17
1602.2
2,166
1,142
1,283
220
560
54
102
77
7,459
53
4.60
3.14
1.46
1.24
11.0
7.5
1.70
.335
7.20
12.16
12 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
256
0
263
36
151
.193
6.82
1,085
37
0
0
1543.1
1,984
1,170
1,232
254
498
69
3
35
7,017
52
6.33
2.90
2.18
1.48
15.5
7.1
1.61
.338
7.18
11.57
13 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
253
0
333
38
170
.183
7.32
736
38
0
15
1508.1
2,054
1,227
1,355
214
763
33
67
21
7,235
27
4.39
4.55
0.96
1.28
10.2
10.5
1.87
.335
8.09
12.26
14 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
251
0
273
36
151
.193
7.35
880
9
0
1
1342.1
1,849
1,096
1,187
262
516
60
10
53
6,340
54
5.90
3.46
1.71
1.76
13.9
8.1
1.76
.343
7.96
12.40
15 Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
248
0
329
33
136
.195
7.29
698
3
0
11
1308.2
1,870
1,060
1,171
171
532
37
41
63
6,258
58
4.80
3.66
1.31
1.18
11.2
8.5
1.84
.352
8.05
12.86
16 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
246
0
259
52
140
.271
7.84
925
3
0
0
1261.1
1,830
1,099
1,185
297
476
37
2
27
6,034
22
6.60
3.40
1.94
2.12
15.3
7.9
1.83
.357
8.46
13.06
17 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
246
0
246
42
137
.235
7.60
763
2
0
0
1280.1
1,837
1,081
1,143
189
624
25
0
74
6,167
33
5.36
4.39
1.22
1.33
12.4
10.1
1.92
.361
8.03
12.91
18 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
242
0
244
46
119
.279
7.10
1,294
12
0
0
1402.0
1,744
1,106
1,173
214
614
76
0
33
6,495
67
8.31
3.94
2.11
1.37
19.9
9.5
1.68
.356
7.53
11.20
19 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
241
0
242
39
119
.247
6.81
1,060
6
0
0
1296.0
1,659
981
1,054
235
498
60
0
19
5,994
36
7.36
3.46
2.13
1.63
17.7
8.3
1.66
.344
7.32
11.52
20 Sad Sam Jones
S. Sam Jones
241
0
400
56
163
.256
6.55
537
67
0
31
1766.2
2,420
1,286
1,491
105
731
41
115
8,247
44
2.74
3.72
0.73
0.53
6.5
8.9
1.78
.339
7.60
12.33
21 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
240
0
307
56
151
.271
6.62
746
59
0
25
1566.2
2,128
1,152
1,238
308
361
20
49
42
7,093
13
4.29
2.07
2.07
1.77
10.5
5.1
1.59
.322
7.11
12.22
22 Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
240
0
357
56
162
.257
6.75
898
67
2
21
1680.1
2,165
1,261
1,392
151
954
41
71
8,034
38
4.81
5.11
0.94
0.81
11.2
11.9
1.86
.336
7.46
11.60
23 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
238
0
323
53
154
.256
6.65
712
47
0
28
1515.1
2,031
1,119
1,223
244
553
22
67
29
7,002
37
4.23
3.28
1.29
1.45
10.2
7.9
1.71
.327
7.26
12.06
24 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
237
0
324
35
163
.177
6.76
1,051
32
0
10
1542.2
2,083
1,158
1,260
234
524
37
33
66
7,092
75
6.13
3.06
2.01
1.37
14.8
7.4
1.69
.352
7.35
12.15
25 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
236
0
306
47
143
.247
6.60
1,071
41
0
7
1524.1
1,946
1,118
1,188
279
439
38
37
63
6,895
27
6.32
2.59
2.44
1.65
15.5
6.4
1.56
.329
7.01
11.49
StatMuse has game-level data for quality starts going back to the 1908 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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9/14
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