most starts as a pirates pitcher in the 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Rip Sewell started the most games for the Pirates, with 231 starts.

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most regular-season starts as a pirates pitcher in the 1940s

	NAME	GS	G	W	L	W%	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Rip Sewell R. Sewell	231	316	133	87	.605	3.35	548	132	19	12	1894.0	1,864	706	848	101	646	20	55	8,102	26	2.60	3.07	0.85	0.48	6.8	8.0	1.33	.260	4.03	90	3.71	99	8.86	12.9
2	Max Butcher M. Butcher	142	188	63	56	.529	3.33	275	69	11	5	1085.0	1,145	402	480	50	305	11	27	4,653	11	2.28	2.53	0.90	0.41	5.9	6.6	1.34	.273	3.98	90	3.53	95	9.50	20.8
3	Fritz Ostermueller F. Ostermueller	106	118	49	42	.538	3.48	275	56	9	1	796.0	792	308	361	49	267	8	5	3,415	16	3.11	3.02	1.03	0.55	8.1	7.8	1.33	.264	4.08	89	3.66	94	8.95	21
4	Preacher Roe P. Roe	88	131	34	47	.420	3.73	323	27	5	6	634.1	649	263	302	42	193	5	25	2,679	4	4.58	2.74	1.67	0.60	12.1	7.2	1.33	.287	4.28	96	3.29	85	9.21	39.3
5	Nick Strincevich N. Strincevich	88	162	42	40	.512	3.64	215	41	4	5	741.0	783	300	350	34	191	15	30	3,166	5	2.61	2.32	1.13	0.41	6.8	6.0	1.31	.276	4.25	96	3.35	88	9.51	35.9
6	Ken Heintzelman K. Heintzelman	83	135	35	42	.455	4.11	250	29	9	4	652.2	716	298	341	33	303	5	24	2,912	18	3.45	4.18	0.83	0.46	8.6	10.4	1.56	.294	4.70	113	3.90	105	9.87	-11.3
7	Bob Klinger B. Klinger	75	144	36	36	.500	3.71	207	28	4	8	606.1	659	250	306	22	186	9	39	2,627	15	3.07	2.76	1.11	0.33	7.9	7.1	1.39	.289	4.54	103	3.32	91	9.78	21.3
8	Tiny Bonham T. Bonham	52	73	24	22	.522	4.11	130	19	4	3	374.1	393	171	181	46	81	5	16	1,553	1	3.13	1.95	1.60	1.11	8.4	5.2	1.27	.269	4.35	99	4.15	99	9.45	1.8
9	Johnny Lanning J. Lanning	49	146	33	29	.532	3.44	141	16	1	7	530.2	547	203	237	25	152	2	51	2,256	6	2.39	2.58	0.93	0.42	6.3	6.7	1.32	.270	4.02	95	3.54	95	9.28	10.3
10	Bob Chesnes B. Chesnes	48	52	21	19	.525	4.56	118	23	1	1	339.2	333	172	196	29	172	9	1	1,476	11	3.13	4.56	0.69	0.77	8.0	11.7	1.49	.265	5.19	109	4.61	109	8.82	-13.3
11	Elmer Riddle E. Riddle	39	44	13	18	.419	4.00	87	13	3	2	265.1	265	118	128	26	126	7	4	1,169	9	2.95	4.27	0.69	0.88	7.4	10.8	1.47	.259	4.34	96	4.74	112	8.99	-14.2
12	Kirby Higbe K. Higbe	39	109	19	26	.422	3.95	190	13	1	15	398.1	369	175	207	35	205	6	45	1,737	10	4.29	4.63	0.93	0.79	10.9	11.8	1.44	.257	4.68	95	4.34	104	8.34	-7
13	Hank Gornicki H. Gornicki	32	74	14	19	.424	3.38	115	11	3	6	271.2	266	102	141	12	98	3	23	1,165	4	3.81	3.25	1.17	0.40	9.9	8.4	1.34	.271	4.67	98	3.26	94	8.81	6.6
14	Joe Bowman J. Bowman	31	50	12	12	.500	4.06	79	11	1	3	257.0	286	116	137	13	94	8	14	1,154	2	2.77	3.29	0.84	0.46	6.8	8.1	1.48	.284	4.80	107	4.02	103	10.02	-3.7
15	Bill Werle B. Werle	29	35	12	13	.480	4.24	106	10	2	0	221.0	243	104	117	23	51	8	2	945	4	4.32	2.08	2.08	0.94	11.2	5.4	1.33	.291	4.76	100	3.71	88	9.90	12.7
16	Vic Lombardi V. Lombardi	29	72	15	14	.517	4.09	118	13	0	5	297.0	305	135	146	21	135	5	26	1,288	5	3.58	4.09	0.87	0.64	9.2	10.5	1.48	.281	4.42	98	4.13	98	9.24	3.4
17	Ed Bahr E. Bahr	25	46	11	11	.500	3.37	69	8	0	0	219.0	210	82	102	13	95	8	11	937	7	2.84	3.90	0.73	0.53	7.4	10.1	1.39	.262	4.19	88	3.98	105	8.63	-3.7
18	Ken Gables K. Gables	23	62	13	11	.542	4.69	88	6	0	2	239.2	255	125	135	9	98	5	20	1,066	2	3.30	3.68	0.90	0.34	8.3	9.2	1.47	.284	5.07	125	3.52	94	9.58	6.6
19	Wally Hebert W. Hebert	23	34	10	11	.476	2.98	41	12	1	0	184.0	197	61	75	3	45	2	9	785	1	2.01	2.20	0.91	0.15	5.2	5.7	1.32	.280	3.67	86	2.95	86	9.64	9.6
20	Cliff Chambers C. Chambers	21	34	13	7	.650	3.96	93	10	1	0	177.1	186	78	89	15	58	5	6	765	1	4.72	2.94	1.60	0.76	12.2	7.6	1.38	.288	4.52	93	3.63	86	9.44	11.7
21	Xavier Rescigno X. Rescigno	21	129	19	22	.463	4.13	115	7	1	16	335.1	366	154	178	21	113	4	60	1,456	3	3.09	3.03	1.02	0.56	7.9	7.8	1.43	.287	4.78	111	3.67	101	9.82	-0.5
22	Dutch Dietz D. Dietz	21	85	13	15	.464	3.51	69	7	1	4	259.0	261	101	112	16	98	4	33	1,116	4	2.40	3.41	0.70	0.56	6.2	8.8	1.39	.264	3.89	100	3.99	110	9.07	-9.8
23	Murry Dickson M. Dickson	20	44	12	14	.462	3.29	89	11	2	0	224.1	216	82	97	17	80	6	15	948	1	3.57	3.21	1.11	0.68	9.4	8.4	1.32	.263	3.89	78	3.85	91	8.67	9.4
24	Mel Queen M. Queen	20	39	7	11	.389	5.26	68	2	0	1	140.1	152	82	90	16	91	4	7	659	1	4.36	5.84	0.75	1.03	10.3	13.8	1.73	.283	5.77	127	5.12	123	9.75	-14.2
25	Al Gerheauser A. Gerheauser	17	67	7	12	.368	3.93	87	6	0	1	222.0	262	97	114	7	79	2	32	985	5	3.53	3.20	1.10	0.28	8.8	8.0	1.54	.315	4.62	104	3.20	85	10.62	13.9