Before 1979, Cy Young started the most games, with 815 starts.

Interpreted as:

most regular-season starts by a player before 1979

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Cy Young C. Young	815	906	511	316	.618	2.63	2,803	749	76	17	7356.0	7,092	2,147	3,167	138	1,217	161	84		29,565	156	3.43	1.49	2.30	0.17	9.5	4.1	1.13	.275	3.87	74	2.84	79	8.68	620
2	Pud Galvin P. Galvin	681	697	361	308	.540	2.87	1,799	639	57	1	5941.1	6,352	1,895	3,315	121	744	54	18		25,160	220	2.73	1.13	2.42	0.18	7.2	3.0	1.19	.278	5.02	94	2.97	95	9.62	94.5
3	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	666	802	417	279	.599	2.17	3,509	531	110	34	5914.1	4,913	1,424	1,902	97	1,363	205	127		23,405	154	5.34	2.07	2.57	0.15	15.0	5.8	1.06	.264	2.89	68	2.42	76	7.48	472.8
4	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	665	750	363	245	.597	3.09	2,583	382	63	28	5243.2	4,830	1,798	2,016	434	1,434	42	67	60	21,547	81	4.43	2.46	1.80	0.74	12.0	6.7	1.19	.258	3.46	84	3.44	94	8.29	124.4
5	Early Wynn E. Wynn	611	691	300	244	.551	3.54	2,334	289	49	16	4564.0	4,291	1,796	2,037	338	1,775	64	67	36	19,408	51	4.60	3.50	1.31	0.67	12.0	9.1	1.33	.265	4.02	94	3.64	97	8.46	56.4
6	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	609	676	286	245	.539	3.41	2,357	305	45	25	4688.2	4,582	1,774	1,962	505	902	54	49	69	19,174	33	4.52	1.73	2.61	0.97	12.3	4.7	1.17	.265	3.77	89	3.50	91	8.80	179.6
7	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	606	675	261	217	.546	3.42	2,337	174	30	5	4166.1	4,212	1,581	1,855	371	977	118	25	79	17,452	118	5.05	2.11	2.39	0.80	13.4	5.6	1.25	.281	4.01	92	3.38	90	9.10	173
8	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	600	696	373	208	.642	2.56	2,198	436	90	32	5190.0	4,868	1,476	1,852	165	951	70	81		20,893	38	3.81	1.65	2.31	0.29	10.5	4.6	1.12	.269	3.21	73	2.88	81	8.44	359.1
9	Tim Keefe T. Keefe	594	600	342	225	.603	2.63	2,564	554	39	2	5049.2	4,438	1,474	2,470	75	1,233	83	7		20,941	240	4.57	2.20	2.08	0.13	12.2	5.9	1.12	.257	4.40	79	2.92	87	7.91	239.2
10	Kid Nichols K. Nichols	562	621	361	208	.634	2.96	1,881	532	48	17	5067.1	4,929	1,664	2,480	156	1,272	129	56		21,082	169	3.34	2.26	1.48	0.28	8.9	6.0	1.22	.271	4.40	73	3.48	85	8.75	377.8
11	Eppa Rixey E. Rixey	554	692	266	251	.515	3.15	1,350	290	37	14	4494.2	4,633	1,572	1,986	93	1,082	76	99		18,754	97	2.70	2.17	1.25	0.19	7.2	5.8	1.27	.281	3.98	88	3.29	91	9.28	162.7
12	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	552	636	373	188	.665	2.13	2,507	435	79	30	4788.2	4,219	1,135	1,620	89	848	59	73		18,913	115	4.71	1.59	2.96	0.17	13.3	4.5	1.06	.268	3.04	75	2.26	76	7.93	363
13	Mickey Welch M. Welch	549	565	307	210	.594	2.71	1,850	525	41	4	4802.0	4,588	1,447	2,556	106	1,297	52	16		20,308	274	3.47	2.43	1.43	0.20	9.1	6.4	1.23	.264	4.79	88	3.28	103	8.60	-55.7
14	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	541	626	267	206	.564	2.92	3,001	275	50	10	4358.0	3,848	1,415	1,636	313	1,121	84	31	142	17,728	124	6.20	2.32	2.68	0.65	16.9	6.3	1.14	.268	3.38	82	2.93	84	7.95	279.1
15	Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	538	624	273	225	.548	3.80	1,987	335	45	18	4344.0	4,284	1,833	2,115	254	1,541	58	69		18,546	46	4.12	3.19	1.29	0.53	10.7	8.3	1.34	.274	4.38	91	3.93	95	8.88	82.3
16	Eddie Plank E. Plank	529	623	326	194	.627	2.35	2,246	410	69	23	4495.2	3,958	1,174	1,566	42	1,072	190	77		17,803	88	4.50	2.15	2.10	0.08	12.6	6.0	1.12	.275	3.14	81	2.45	86	7.92	195.2
17	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	519	591	224	184	.549	3.27	2,855	151	40	16	3760.1	3,433	1,366	1,527	372	1,000	160	39	98	15,618	47	6.83	2.39	2.86	0.89	18.3	6.4	1.18	.273	3.65	88	3.22	88	8.22	195.2
18	John Clarkson J. Clarkson	518	531	328	178	.648	2.81	1,978	485	37	5	4536.1	4,295	1,417	2,384	159	1,191	80	12		19,146	182	3.92	2.36	1.66	0.32	10.3	6.2	1.21	.263	4.73	75	3.35	88	8.52	289.8
19	Jack Powell J. Powell	516	578	245	254	.491	2.97	1,621	422	46	15	4389.0	4,319	1,450	1,991	110	1,021	120	57		17,896	67	3.32	2.09	1.59	0.23	9.1	5.7	1.22	.280	4.08	95	3.01	97	8.86	35
20	Gus Weyhing G. Weyhing	505	540	264	232	.532	3.88	1,667	449	28	4	4337.0	4,576	1,872	2,796	120	1,570	277	34		19,188	240	3.46	3.26	1.06	0.25	8.7	8.2	1.42	.286	5.80	96	3.82	97	9.50	55.7
21	Tony Mullane T. Mullane	504	555	284	220	.563	3.05	1,803	468	30	15	4531.1	4,195	1,537	2,523	97	1,408	135	52		19,407	343	3.58	2.80	1.28	0.19	9.3	7.3	1.24	.258	5.01	85	3.54	99	8.33	25.1
22	Old Hoss Radbourn O. Hoss Radbourn	502	527	309	194	.614	2.68	1,830	488	35	3	4527.1	4,328	1,347	2,273	118	875	54	24		18,918	214	3.64	1.74	2.09	0.23	9.7	4.6	1.15	.262	4.52	82	3.15	95	8.60	51
23	Bob Friend B. Friend	497	602	197	230	.461	3.58	1,734	163	36	10	3611.0	3,772	1,438	1,652	286	894	46	56	115	15,214	50	4.32	2.23	1.94	0.71	11.4	5.9	1.29	.284	4.12	94	3.35	89	9.40	172.2
24	Burleigh Grimes B. Grimes	497	616	270	212	.560	3.53	1,512	314	35	18	4180.0	4,412	1,638	2,050	148	1,295	101	95		17,974	92	3.26	2.79	1.17	0.32	8.4	7.2	1.37	.286	4.41	94	3.65	96	9.50	70.3
25	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	491	559	217	189	.534	3.42	2,812	195	41	10	3589.0	3,307	1,364	1,504	343	1,077	92	33	64	14,917	122	7.05	2.70	2.61	0.86	18.9	7.2	1.22	.280	3.77	96	3.18	87	8.29	192.5

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HR Leaders

24

Alvarez

24

Schwarber

22

Buxton

RBI Leaders

56

Pages

56

Walker

54

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.343

Lopez

.331

Lee

.326

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

97

Lopez

88

Arraez

85

Alvarez

Run Leaders

66

Wood

53

Turang

51

Rice

OBP Leaders

.438

Kurtz

.433

Alvarez

.427

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.651

Alvarez

.611

Rice

.600

Buxton

SB Leaders

26

Witt

25

Nuñez

24

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Williams

9

Martin

9

Ashby

Strikeout Leaders

131

Misiorowski

116

Sánchez

103

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.34

Misiorowski

1.82

Sánchez

1.82

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.84

Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.55

Misiorowski

10.87

Skenes

10.78

Detmers

K/BB Leaders

6.19

Skenes

6.11

Sánchez

5.95

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

13

Rasmussen

13

Martinez

15

Yamamoto

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,389.5

Ohtani

1,095.2

Wood

1,014.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

956.1

Ohtani

816

Wood

762

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

45-27

43-26

42-29

41-29

40-29

41-30

Worst Record ATS

25-46

27-46

27-45

29-40

30-41

31-41

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	46	25	.648
Phillies	38	33	.535	8.0
Nationals	37	35	.514	9.5
Marlins	36	36	.500	10.5
Mets	32	39	.451	14.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	43	26	.623
Cardinals	38	31	.551	5.0
Cubs	37	35	.514	7.5
Pirates	36	36	.500	8.5
Reds	33	37	.471	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	45	27	.625
Padres	37	33	.529	7.0
Diamondbacks	36	35	.507	8.5
Giants	29	43	.403	16.0
Rockies	27	45	.375	18.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	43	27	.614
Rays	41	27	.603	1.0
Blue Jays	34	38	.472	10.0
Orioles	34	39	.466	10.5
Red Sox	29	40	.420	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	38	32	.543
Guardians	39	33	.542
Twins	33	40	.452	6.5
Tigers	29	42	.408	9.5
Royals	29	43	.403	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	37	36	.507
Athletics	35	36	.493	1.0
Rangers	35	36	.493	1.0
Astros	33	40	.452	4.0
Angels	29	43	.403	7.5