what starting pitcher played the most games in a single season

Wilbur Wood and Ed Walsh are tied for throwing in the most games by a starting pitcher in a season, with 49 games.

	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	W	L	W%	GS	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	Wilbur Wood W. Wood	49	1972	CWS	24	17	.585	49	2.51	193	20	8	0	376.2	325	105	119	28	74	7	0	5	1,490	11	4.61	1.77	2.61	0.67	13.0	5.0	1.06	.250	2.84	7.77
2	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	49	1908	CWS	35	14	.714	49		236	42	11	0	426.1	315		93	1	55	11	0		1,634	10	4.98	1.16	4.29	0.02	14.4	3.4	0.87	.236	1.96	6.65
3	Wilbur Wood W. Wood	48	1973	CWS	23	20	.535	48	3.51	194	21	4	0	354.1	379	138	165	25	90	7	0	3	1,513	7	4.93	2.29	2.16	0.63	12.8	5.9	1.32	.296	4.19	9.63
4	Dave Davenport D. Davenport	46	1915	SLF	22	16	.579	46	2.12	207	30	10	0	364.2	275	86	103	5	87	5	0			4	5.11	2.15	2.38	0.12		8.7	0.99	.387	2.54	6.79
5	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	45	1971	DET	25	14	.641	45	2.92	308	29	4	0	376.0	336	122	133	36	92	7	0	2	1,538	7	7.37	2.20	3.35	0.86	20.0	6.0	1.14	.274	3.18	8.04
6	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	45	1916	PHN	33	12	.733	45	1.55	169	38	16	0	388.1	322	67	90	6	50	10	0		1,496	3	3.92	1.16	3.38	0.14	11.3	3.3	0.96	.251	2.09	7.46
7	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	44	1979	ATL	21	20	.512	44	3.39	208	23	1	0	342.0	311	129	160	41	113	11	0	8	1,436	18	5.47	2.97	1.84	1.08	14.5	7.9	1.24	.254	4.21	8.18
8	George Uhle G. Uhle	44	1923	CLE	25	16	.610	44	3.74	105	30	1	0	344.0	358	143	160	8	94	12	0		1,466	2	2.75	2.46	1.12	0.21	7.2	6.4	1.31	.281	4.19	9.37
9	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	44	1917	PHN	30	13	.698	44	1.84	199	35	8	0	386.0	336	79	107	4	56	6	0		1,526	2	4.64	1.31	3.55	0.09	13.0	3.7	1.02	.263	2.49	7.83
10	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	44	1908	NYG	32	10	.762	44		238	34	11	0	363.0	267		80	5	36	2	0		1,380	2	5.90	0.89	6.61	0.12	17.2	2.6	0.83	.238	1.98	6.62
11	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	43	1977	ATL	15	20	.429	43	4.04	261	20	2	0	329.2	314	148	166	26	163	8	0	12	1,424	17	7.13	4.45	1.60	0.71	18.3	11.4	1.45	.298	4.53	8.57
12	Wilbur Wood W. Wood	43	1975	CWS	16	20	.444	43	4.11	140	14	2	0	291.1	309	133	148	26	92	5	0	5	1,245	6	4.32	2.84	1.52	0.80	11.2	7.4	1.38	.288	4.57	9.55
13	Dick Rudolph D. Rudolph	43	1915	BSN	22	19	.537	43	2.39	144	30	3	0	338.1	303	90	125	4	64	6	0		1,355	6	3.83	1.70	2.25	0.11	10.6	4.7	1.08	.263	3.33	8.06
14	Cy Falkenberg C. Falkenberg	43	1914	IND	25	16	.610	43	2.18	229	33	9	0	367.0	317	89	123	5	84	6	0			8	5.62	2.06	2.73	0.12		7.0	1.09	.355	3.02	7.77
15	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	42	1978	ATL	19	18	.514	42	2.90	239	22	4	0	329.0	293	106	128	16	100	13	0	5	1,369	11	6.54	2.74	2.39	0.44	17.5	7.3	1.19	.277	3.50	8.02
16	Wilbur Wood W. Wood	42	1974	CWS	20	19	.513	42	3.60	169	22	1	0	320.1	305	128	143	27	80	9	0	8	1,316	5	4.75	2.25	2.11	0.76	12.8	6.1	1.20	.270	4.02	8.57
17	Stan Bahnsen S. Bahnsen	42	1973	CWS	18	21	.462	42	3.57	120	14	4	0	282.1	290	112	128	20	117	5	0	2	1,217	10	3.83	3.73	1.03	0.64	9.9	9.6	1.44	.283	4.08	9.24
18	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	42	1973	DET	16	15	.516	42	3.82	214	17	3	0	308.2	315	131	143	35	79	5	0	7	1,286	12	6.24	2.30	2.71	1.02	16.6	6.1	1.28	.294	4.17	9.18
19	Wilbur Wood W. Wood	42	1971	CWS	22	13	.629	42	1.92	209	22	7	0	332.0	270	71	95	21	61	7	0	2	1,308	6	5.67	1.65	3.43	0.57	16.0	4.7	1.00	.247	2.58	7.32
20	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	42	1969	CHC	21	15	.583	42	3.21	273	23	7	0	311.0	284	111	122	27	71	8	0	15	1,274	7	7.90	2.05	3.85	0.78	21.4	5.6	1.14	.287	3.53	8.22
21	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	42	1965	LAD	23	12	.657	42	2.78	208	20	7	0	307.1	270	95	113	30	66	12	0	11	1,259	11	6.09	1.93	3.15	0.88	16.5	5.2	1.09	.255	3.31	7.91
22	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	42	1965	MIN	18	11	.621	42	2.85	153	7	2	0	262.1	266	83	121	25	63	5	0	6	1,108	3	5.25	2.16	2.43	0.86	13.8	5.7	1.25	.280	4.15	9.13
23	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	42	1963	LAD	19	17	.528	42	2.63	251	17	3	0	315.1	287	92	114	25	57	10	0	13	1,266	4	7.16	1.63	4.40	0.71	19.8	4.5	1.09	.284	3.25	8.19
24	Jack Sanford J. Sanford	42	1963	SFG	16	13	.552	42	3.51	158	11	0	0	284.1	273	111	123	21	76	5	0	8	1,184	4	5.00	2.41	2.08	0.66	13.3	6.4	1.23	.273	3.89	8.64
25	Bob Friend B. Friend	42	1956	PIT	17	17	.500	42	3.53	162	19	4	0	303.1	300	119	136	24	84	2	0	18	1,270	5	4.81	2.49	1.93	0.71	12.8	6.6	1.27	.277	4.04	8.90