pitchers that led the league in appearances their rookie year prior to 2026

Before 2026, Sean Runyan appeared in the most games by a rookie, with 88 games in 1998.

NAMEGSEASONTMWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Sean Runyan
S. Runyan
88
1998
1
4
.200
0
3.58
39
0
0
1
50.1
47
20
23
7
28
2
11
3
223
5
6.97
5.01
1.39
1.25
17.5
12.6
1.49
.272
4.11
76
5.18
110
8.40
-2.5
2Oscar Villarreal
O. Villarreal
86
2003
10
7
.588
1
2.57
80
0
0
0
98.0
80
28
40
6
46
3
14
10
422
3
7.35
4.22
1.74
0.55
19.0
10.9
1.29
.258
3.67
57
3.69
83
7.35
8.3
3Matt Capps
M. Capps
85
2006
9
1
.900
0
3.79
56
0
0
1
80.2
81
34
37
12
12
3
15
5
329
4
6.25
1.34
4.67
1.34
17.0
3.6
1.15
.280
4.13
86
4.24
96
9.04
1.7
4Kelly Wunsch
K. Wunsch
83
2000
6
3
.667
0
2.93
51
0
0
1
61.1
50
20
22
4
29
2
12
1
259
0
7.48
4.26
1.76
0.59
19.7
11.2
1.29
.266
3.23
59
3.83
77
7.34
7.6
5Mike Myers
M. Myers
83
1996
1
5
.167
0
5.01
69
0
0
6
64.2
70
36
41
6
34
4
25
8
298
2
9.60
4.73
2.03
0.84
23.2
11.4
1.61
.346
5.71
99
4.00
79
9.74
7.5
6Peter Moylan
P. Moylan
80
2007
5
3
.625
0
1.80
63
0
0
1
90.0
65
18
27
6
31
7
16
12
359
2
6.30
3.10
2.03
0.60
17.5
8.6
1.07
.234
2.70
41
3.96
89
6.50
4.8
7Mitch Williams
M. Williams
80
1986
8
6
.571
0
3.58
90
0
0
8
98.0
69
39
39
8
79
11
38
8
435
5
8.27
7.26
1.14
0.73
20.7
18.2
1.51
.247
3.58
84
4.74
114
6.34
-6.4
8Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
79
2011
4
3
.571
0
2.10
127
0
0
46
77.0
48
18
19
3
32
1
64
1
306
4
14.84
3.74
3.97
0.35
41.5
10.5
1.04
.315
2.22
56
1.51
40
5.61
19.6
9Jonny Venters
J. Venters
79
2010
4
4
.500
0
1.95
93
0
0
1
83.0
61
18
30
1
39
8
17
2
350
4
10.08
4.23
2.38
0.11
26.6
11.1
1.20
.287
3.25
49
2.69
68
6.61
11.7
10Gary Majewski
G. Majewski
79
2005
4
4
.500
0
2.93
50
0
0
1
86.0
80
28
32
2
37
7
24
6
376
1
5.23
3.87
1.35
0.21
13.3
9.8
1.36
.279
3.35
72
3.68
89
8.37
4.2
11Hunter Gaddis
H. Gaddis
78
2024
6
3
.667
0
1.57
66
0
0
0
74.2
43
13
16
4
14
4
8
1
278
2
7.96
1.69
4.71
0.48
23.7
5.0
0.76
.205
1.93
39
2.81
69
5.18
10.3
12Manny Corpas
M. Corpas
78
2007
4
2
.667
0
2.08
58
0
0
19
78.0
63
18
20
6
20
2
46
3
306
0
6.69
2.31
2.90
0.69
19.0
6.5
1.06
.259
2.31
43
3.59
77
7.27
9.1
13Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
78
2003
6
3
.667
0
3.60
97
0
0
1
85.0
60
34
36
6
42
5
9
7
349
4
10.27
4.45
2.31
0.64
27.8
12.0
1.20
.271
3.81
82
3.32
76
6.35
9.9
14Ricky Stone
R. Stone
78
2002
3
3
.500
0
3.61
63
0
0
1
77.1
78
31
36
9
34
1
16
3
335
1
7.33
3.96
1.85
1.05
18.8
10.1
1.45
.303
4.19
85
4.19
99
9.08
0.4
15Tim Burke
T. Burke
78
1985
9
4
.692
0
2.39
87
0
0
8
120.1
86
32
32
9
44
7
31
14
483
7
6.51
3.29
1.98
0.67
18.0
9.1
1.08
.229
2.39
68
3.48
95
6.43
2.4
16Ed Vande Berg
E. Vande Berg
78
1982
9
4
.692
0
2.37
60
0
0
5
76.0
54
20
21
5
32
2
27
7
303
3
7.11
3.79
1.88
0.59
19.8
10.6
1.13
.240
2.49
56
3.33
77
6.39
8.1
17Cody Allen
C. Allen
77
2013
6
1
.857
0
2.43
88
0
0
2
70.1
62
19
22
7
26
1
12
2
301
9
11.26
3.33
3.38
0.90
29.2
8.6
1.25
.307
2.82
61
2.99
75
7.93
7.6
18Chad Qualls
C. Qualls
77
2005
6
4
.600
0
3.28
60
0
0
0
79.2
73
29
33
7
23
6
19
2
329
1
6.78
2.60
2.61
0.79
18.2
7.0
1.21
.283
3.73
78
3.74
87
8.25
4.9
19Mike Perez
M. Perez
77
1992
9
3
.750
0
1.84
46
0
0
0
93.0
70
19
23
4
32
1
22
9
377
4
4.45
3.10
1.44
0.39
12.2
8.5
1.10
.224
2.23
53
3.41
97
6.77
1
20Butch Metzger
B. Metzger
77
1976
11
4
.733
0
2.92
89
0
0
16
123.1
119
40
44
5
52
3
62
14
528
0
6.49
3.79
1.71
0.36
16.9
9.8
1.39
.301
3.21
89
3.05
90
8.68
4.5
21Seunghwan Oh
S. Oh
76
2016
6
3
.667
0
1.92
103
0
0
19
79.2
55
17
20
5
18
2
35
3
313
3
11.64
2.03
5.72
0.56
32.9
5.8
0.92
.270
2.26
47
2.12
52
6.21
17.5
22Jeurys Familia
J. Familia
76
2014
2
5
.286
0
2.21
73
0
0
5
77.1
59
19
26
3
32
2
16
5
322
9
8.50
3.72
2.28
0.35
22.7
9.9
1.18
.264
3.03
64
3.06
83
6.87
5.4
23Paco Rodriguez
P. Rodriguez
76
2013
3
4
.429
0
2.32
63
0
0
2
54.1
30
14
15
5
19
2
11
4
208
3
10.44
3.15
3.32
0.83
30.3
9.1
0.90
.210
2.48
65
3.08
83
4.97
3.9
24Kelvin Herrera
K. Herrera
76
2012
4
3
.571
0
2.35
77
0
0
3
84.1
79
22
24
4
21
2
10
6
344
3
8.22
2.24
3.67
0.43
22.4
6.1
1.19
.313
2.56
57
2.70
66
8.43
13.1
25Larry Hardy
L. Hardy
76
1974
9
4
.692
1
4.69
57
0
0
2
101.2
129
53
58
9
44
0
25
14
468
4
5.05
3.90
1.30
0.80
12.2
9.4
1.70
.335
5.13
137
3.90
111
11.42
-4.7

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HR

27

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

91

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.280

Greene

Riley Greene
Team Pitching Leaders

W

10

Valdez

Framber Valdez

K

135

Valdez

Framber Valdez

ERA

2.70

Mize

Casey Mize
Team Rankings

HR

181

18th

R

723

14th

SO

1,312

21st

ERA

3.67

6th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
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3/27
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4:00 AM
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3/28
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4:00 AM
Mon
3/29
@
4:00 AM
Tue
3/30
@
4:00 AM
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PIT Pirates

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NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
19.0

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9/15
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9/16
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3-6
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9/16
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6-5
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9/16
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4-5
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9/16
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1-5

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3/25
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3/25
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4:00 AM
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3/25
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3/25
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3/25
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