most starts by left handed pitcher since 1947

Since 1947, Steve Carlton has started the most games by a left-hander, with 709 starts.

Interpreted as:

most regular-season starts by left handed pitcher since 1947

	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	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	709	741	329	244	.574	3.22	4,136	254	55	2	5217.2	4,672	1,864	2,130	414	1,833	53	13	150	21,683	183	7.13	3.16	2.26	0.71	19.1	8.5	1.25	.279	3.67	87	3.14	86	8.06	271.5
2	Tommy John T. John	700	760	288	231	.555	3.34	2,245	162	46	3	4710.1	4,783	1,749	2,017	302	1,259	98	22	102	19,692	187	4.29	2.41	1.78	0.58	11.4	6.4	1.28	.284	3.85	90	3.37	89	9.14	208.3
3	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	682	682	305	203	.600	3.54	2,607	56	25	0	4413.1	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	86	3.94	94	8.76	120.1
4	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	647	722	355	240	.597	3.08	2,509	373	63	27	5102.1	4,698	1,747	1,955	428	1,387	41	60	60	20,954	77	4.43	2.45	1.81	0.75	12.0	6.6	1.19	.257	3.45	84	3.45	95	8.29	116.2
5	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	638	696	269	209	.563	4.25	2,441	33	10	0	4074.0	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	97	4.46	102	9.35	-33.5
6	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	625	898	283	237	.544	3.45	2,461	180	31	17	4530.1	4,620	1,738	2,038	395	1,083	122	102	116	19,023	128	4.89	2.15	2.27	0.78	12.9	5.7	1.26	.282	4.05	93	3.41	91	9.18	165.8
7	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	616	638	240	236	.504	3.66	2,773	143	34	1	4188.1	4,063	1,704	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	94	3.78	96	8.73	66.4
8	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	603	618	303	166	.646	3.29	4,875	100	37	2	4135.1	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	75	3.18	73	7.28	554.3
9	CC Sabathia	560	561	251	161	.609	3.74	3,093	38	12	0	3577.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,989	74	7.78	2.76	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	87	3.77	87	8.56	223.7
10	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	547	628	220	191	.535	3.64	1,907	127	39	11	3669.2	3,734	1,483	1,700	245	1,127	59	41	118	15,582	107	4.68	2.76	1.69	0.60	12.2	7.2	1.32	.285	4.17	100	3.45	95	9.16	68.4
11	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	527	612	222	209	.515	3.36	2,556	140	33	17	3839.1	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	92	3.25	90	8.52	152.5
12	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	521	531	256	153	.626	3.85	2,448	26	4	0	3316.0	3,448	1,418	1,572	288	1,031	55	3	42	14,074	69	6.64	2.80	2.37	0.78	17.4	7.3	1.35	.308	4.27	86	3.73	83	9.36	282.1
13	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	496	586	217	191	.532	3.44	2,832	195	41	10	3638.1	3,366	1,390	1,537	347	1,099	92	40	67	15,140	124	7.01	2.72	2.58	0.86	18.7	7.3	1.23	.280	3.80	96	3.19	87	8.33	188.5
14	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	493	518	214	160	.572	3.81	1,870	33	10	0	3283.1	3,472	1,391	1,542	361	734	79	6	49	13,705	27	5.13	2.01	2.55	0.99	13.6	5.4	1.28	.292	4.23	87	4.11	93	9.52	111.9
15	David Wells D. Wells	489	660	239	157	.604	4.13	2,201	54	12	13	3439.0	3,635	1,578	1,702	407	719	83	65	65	14,413	101	5.76	1.88	3.06	1.07	15.3	5.0	1.27	.293	4.45	93	3.99	90	9.51	172.9
16	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	488	541	196	195	.501	3.30	1,612	140	40	1	3460.2	3,471	1,268	1,435	249	940	45	24	93	14,433	67	4.19	2.44	1.71	0.65	11.2	6.5	1.27	.278	3.73	96	3.38	101	9.03	-21.4
17	Kenny Rogers K. Rogers	474	762	219	156	.584	4.27	1,968	36	9	28	3302.2	3,457	1,568	1,739	339	1,175	127	133	53	14,280	79	5.36	3.20	1.67	0.92	13.8	8.2	1.40	.292	4.74	93	4.38	97	9.42	43.3
18	Vida Blue V. Blue	473	502	209	161	.565	3.27	2,175	143	37	2	3343.1	2,939	1,213	1,357	263	1,185	23	11	61	13,837	103	5.85	3.19	1.84	0.71	15.7	8.6	1.23	.263	3.65	92	3.42	94	7.91	67.4
19	Chuck Finley C. Finley	467	524	200	173	.536	3.85	2,610	63	15	0	3197.1	3,069	1,366	1,517	304	1,332	76	24	36	13,638	130	7.35	3.75	1.96	0.86	19.1	9.8	1.38	.297	4.27	87	3.90	88	8.64	189.7
20	Curt Simmons C. Simmons	462	569	193	183	.513	3.54	1,697	163	36	5	3348.1	3,313	1,318	1,551	255	1,063	53	54	62	14,144	39	4.56	2.86	1.60	0.69	12.0	7.5	1.31	.276	4.17	91	3.49	90	8.91	141.8
21	Jon Lester J. Lester	451	452	200	117	.631	3.66	2,488	15	4	0	2740.0	2,610	1,114	1,215	294	892	90	0	13	11,487	63	8.17	2.93	2.79	0.97	21.7	7.8	1.28	.300	3.99	86	3.77	92	8.57	101.7
22	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	439	442	216	95	.695	2.52	3,003	25	15	0	2793.1	2,139	781	856	233	693	45	1	28	11,023	105	9.68	2.23	4.33	0.75	27.2	6.3	1.01	.270	2.76	64	2.84	70	6.89	366.5
23	Whitey Ford W. Ford	438	498	236	106	.690	2.75	1,956	156	45	11	3170.1	2,766	967	1,107	228	1,086	28	35	44	13,036	75	5.55	3.08	1.80	0.65	15.0	8.3	1.22	.261	3.14	75	3.26	88	7.85	156.9
24	Billy Pierce B. Pierce	433	580	211	169	.555	3.27	1,989	193	38	33	3296.2	2,983	1,199	1,323	283	1,168	29	81	35	13,808	48	5.43	3.19	1.70	0.77	14.4	8.5	1.26	.261	3.61	84	3.49	90	8.14	140.2
25	Mark Langston M. Langston	428	457	179	158	.531	3.97	2,464	81	18	0	2962.2	2,723	1,306	1,438	311	1,289	46	3	34	12,562	89	7.49	3.92	1.91	0.94	19.6	10.3	1.35	.285	4.37	93	3.93	91	8.27	120.6