what starting pitcher has the most career starts when debuting after 1985

Since 1986, Greg Maddux has started the most games by a starting pitcher, with 740 starts.

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	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	H/9
1	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	740	740	355	226	.611	3.15	3,366	109	35	0	5001.0	4,717	1,750	1,974	351	996	137	0	177	20,388	70	6.06	1.79	3.38	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.55	8.49
2	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	8.76
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	672	672	338	175	.659	3.09	4,471	110	44	0	4684.0	3,955	1,606	1,779	345	1,513	154	0	60	19,253	138	8.59	2.91	2.96	0.66	23.2	7.9	1.17	.283	3.42	7.60
4	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	638	638	262	206	.560	4.27	2,353	33	10	0	3947.1	4,107	1,872	2,020	509	1,104	142	0	64	16,812	52	5.36	2.52	2.13	1.16	14.0	6.6	1.32	.283	4.61	9.36
5	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	603	603	301	166	.645	3.30	4,818	100	37	0	4103.0	3,320	1,504	1,692	408	1,491	188	0	37	16,937	109	10.57	3.27	3.23	0.89	28.4	8.8	1.17	.290	3.71	7.28
6	CC Sabathia	560	560	251	161	.609	3.74	3,091	38	12	0	3576.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,986	74	7.78	2.77	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	8.57
7	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	557	557	266	159	.626	3.33	3,560	26	9	0	3576.2	3,057	1,324	1,435	374	1,007	121	0	28	14,646	100	8.96	2.53	3.54	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	7.69
8	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	552	552	246	187	.568	4.12	2,502	38	13	0	3434.0	3,565	1,571	1,705	436	944	63	0	47	14,541	45	6.56	2.47	2.65	1.14	17.2	6.5	1.31	.295	4.47	9.34
9	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	541	541	220	153	.590	3.48	2,907	17	5	0	3316.0	3,142	1,282	1,377	360	742	77	0	22	13,579	99	7.89	2.01	3.92	0.98	21.4	5.5	1.17	.293	3.74	8.53
10	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	536	536	270	153	.638	3.68	2,812	57	23	0	3559.0	3,453	1,456	1,557	376	785	60	0	29	14,576	71	7.11	1.99	3.58	0.95	19.3	5.4	1.19	.292	3.94	8.73
11	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	521	521	255	152	.627	3.85	2,437	26	4	0	3300.0	3,433	1,413	1,566	288	1,028	55	0	42	14,013	68	6.65	2.80	2.37	0.79	17.4	7.3	1.35	.308	4.27	9.36
12	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	493	493	211	159	.570	3.82	1,845	33	10	0	3247.2	3,441	1,377	1,525	359	722	77	0	48	13,559	27	5.11	2.00	2.56	0.99	13.6	5.3	1.28	.292	4.23	9.54
13	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	492	492	224	126	.640	3.29	3,539	12	5	0	3028.2	2,500	1,108	1,181	367	807	114	0	20	12,277	83	10.52	2.40	4.39	1.09	28.8	6.6	1.09	.286	3.51	7.43
14	David Wells D. Wells	489	489	221	144	.605	4.21	1,980	54	12	0	3171.2	3,394	1,482	1,598	381	632	78	0	46	13,311	86	5.62	1.79	3.13	1.08	14.9	4.7	1.27	.294	4.53	9.63
15	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	481	481	209	149	.584	3.40	2,804	53	16	0	3211.2	2,869	1,214	1,317	271	960	56	0	79	13,256	136	7.86	2.69	2.92	0.76	21.2	7.2	1.19	.283	3.69	8.04
16	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	479	479	222	133	.625	3.50	2,078	26	13	0	3123.1	2,955	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	12,994	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51
17	Kevin Brown K. Brown	476	476	210	143	.595	3.26	2,375	72	17	0	3237.2	3,058	1,173	1,345	205	890	139	0	42	13,456	108	6.60	2.47	2.67	0.57	17.7	6.6	1.22	.290	3.74	8.50
18	Livan Hernandez L. Hernandez	474	474	174	176	.497	4.40	1,926	50	9	0	3118.2	3,438	1,524	1,638	347	1,048	77	0	82	13,511	39	5.56	3.02	1.84	1.00	14.3	7.8	1.44	.306	4.73	9.92
19	Kenny Rogers K. Rogers	474	474	198	134	.596	4.38	1,697	36	9	0	2971.2	3,155	1,447	1,597	316	1,024	117	0	25	12,848	63	5.14	3.10	1.66	0.96	13.2	8.0	1.41	.293	4.84	9.56
20	Chuck Finley C. Finley	467	467	195	166	.540	3.84	2,516	63	15	0	3073.1	2,944	1,312	1,456	296	1,276	73	0	32	13,099	124	7.37	3.74	1.97	0.87	19.2	9.7	1.37	.296	4.26	8.62
21	Tim Wakefield T. Wakefield	463	463	190	166	.534	4.49	1,895	33	6	0	2912.2	2,876	1,452	1,645	379	1,089	168	0	27	12,622	123	5.86	3.36	1.74	1.17	15.0	8.6	1.36	.275	5.08	8.89
22	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	451	451	223	96	.699	2.54	3,047	25	15	0	2850.1	2,191	804	881	235	711	46	0	27	11,261	108	9.62	2.25	4.29	0.74	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.78	6.92
23	Jon Lester J. Lester	451	451	200	117	.631	3.66	2,486	15	4	0	2738.0	2,610	1,114	1,215	294	892	90	0	13	11,481	63	8.17	2.93	2.79	0.97	21.7	7.8	1.28	.300	3.99	8.58
24	John Lackey J. Lackey	446	446	188	146	.563	3.92	2,292	18	8	0	2838.1	2,859	1,236	1,346	319	815	133	0	32	12,022	125	7.27	2.58	2.81	1.01	19.1	6.8	1.29	.300	4.27	9.07
25	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	443	443	163	160	.505	4.23	2,521	28	8	0	2824.0	2,774	1,326	1,426	371	757	84	0	57	11,867	74	8.03	2.41	3.33	1.18	21.2	6.4	1.25	.295	4.54	8.84

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Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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