what were the best starting pitcher seasons for someone age 38

50 players are tied for playing the most career seasons by a 38-year-old starting pitcher, with 2 seasons. The first three are Max Scherzer, Jesse Chavez and Adam Wainwright.

NAME SEAS G 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 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2
29
13
7
.650
29
3.42
189
0
0
0
171.0
146
65
67
28
39
8
0
0
691
2
9.95
2.05
4.85
1.47
27.4
5.6
1.08
.276
3.53
7.68
2 Jesse Chavez
J. Chavez
2
4
0
0
4
3.18
2
0
0
0
5.2
5
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
3.18
3.18
1.00
0.00
8.3
8.3
1.24
.250
3.18
7.94
3 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2
10
7
1
.875
10
2.93
39
0
0
0
61.1
58
20
23
7
13
1
0
0
250
1
5.72
1.91
3.00
1.03
15.6
5.2
1.16
.268
3.38
8.51
4 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2
26
8
7
.533
26
4.00
140
0
0
0
135.0
131
60
65
23
50
5
0
0
581
1
9.33
3.33
2.80
1.53
24.1
8.6
1.34
.298
4.33
8.73
5 Ryan Vogelsong
R. Vogelsong
2
8
2
4
.333
8
5.18
32
0
0
0
33.0
42
19
20
3
13
0
0
2
151
0
8.73
3.55
2.46
0.82
21.2
8.6
1.67
.379
5.45
11.45
6 Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
2
20
9
6
.600
20
2.96
91
1
0
0
134.0
124
44
49
7
24
5
0
3
540
2
6.11
1.61
3.79
0.47
16.9
4.4
1.10
.283
3.29
8.33
7 Derek Lowe
D. Lowe
2
32
12
16
.429
32
4.82
97
1
1
0
181.0
223
97
104
11
61
3
0
3
810
2
4.82
3.03
1.59
0.55
12.0
7.5
1.57
.332
5.17
11.09
8 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2
29
10
11
.476
29
4.11
117
1
1
0
168.2
187
77
88
21
35
3
0
1
718
0
6.24
1.87
3.34
1.12
16.3
4.9
1.32
.306
4.70
9.98
9 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2
33
14
6
.700
33
3.14
173
5
2
0
235.1
208
82
85
21
52
4
0
8
945
3
6.62
1.99
3.33
0.80
18.3
5.5
1.10
.269
3.25
7.95
10 Woody Williams
W. Williams
2
27
8
10
.444
27
5.14
106
0
0
0
159.1
176
91
92
23
44
4
0
1
691
3
5.99
2.49
2.41
1.30
15.3
6.4
1.38
.298
5.20
9.94
11 Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
2
33
15
13
.536
33
4.81
127
1
0
0
211.1
209
113
126
35
79
15
0
1
922
10
5.41
3.36
1.61
1.49
13.8
8.6
1.36
.261
5.37
8.90
12 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2
33
16
10
.615
33
4.01
154
2
1
0
213.0
221
95
103
37
28
6
0
4
868
2
6.51
1.18
5.50
1.56
17.7
3.2
1.17
.286
4.35
9.34
13 Rick Reed
R. Reed
2
28
10
12
.455
28
4.15
105
2
1
0
173.1
184
80
85
24
33
7
0
2
730
2
5.45
1.71
3.18
1.25
14.4
4.5
1.25
.285
4.41
9.55
14 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2
36
24
5
.828
36
2.62
336
6
3
0
264.2
209
77
87
27
73
15
0
1
1,062
5
11.43
2.48
4.60
0.92
31.6
6.9
1.07
.298
2.96
7.11
15 David Wells
D. Wells
2
16
8
4
.667
16
4.44
57
1
1
0
93.1
107
46
50
6
19
4
0
0
400
1
5.50
1.83
3.00
0.58
14.3
4.8
1.35
.322
4.82
10.32
16 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2
33
19
3
.864
33
3.61
211
0
0
0
222.0
202
89
94
26
76
5
0
1
926
9
8.55
3.08
2.78
1.05
22.8
8.2
1.25
.289
3.81
8.19
17 Mark Langston
M. Langston
2
6
1
3
.250
6
7.62
21
0
0
0
28.1
40
24
27
2
18
0
0
3
140
1
6.67
5.72
1.17
0.64
15.0
12.9
2.05
.384
8.58
12.71
18 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2
32
14
7
.667
32
4.73
108
1
0
0
194.0
203
102
110
27
70
11
0
3
829
11
5.01
3.25
1.54
1.25
13.0
8.4
1.41
.287
5.10
9.42
19 Tom Candiotti
T. Candiotti
2
27
9
11
.450
27
4.12
79
1
0
0
150.2
166
69
85
17
39
3
0
2
644
4
4.72
2.33
2.03
1.02
12.3
6.1
1.36
.294
5.08
9.92
20 Jack Morris
J. Morris
2
29
8
12
.400
29
5.44
115
4
1
0
173.2
194
105
112
16
70
3
0
2
771
14
5.96
3.63
1.64
0.83
14.9
9.1
1.52
.314
5.80
10.05
21 Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2
34
14
9
.609
34
3.99
144
3
0
0
234.1
219
104
119
25
69
11
0
7
987
2
5.53
2.65
2.09
0.96
14.6
7.0
1.23
.263
4.57
8.41
22 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2
32
14
11
.560
32
4.36
94
1
0
0
198.0
204
96
105
21
86
3
0
8
859
7
4.27
3.91
1.09
0.95
10.9
10.0
1.46
.279
4.77
9.27
23 Doyle Alexander
D. Alexander
2
34
8
17
.320
34
4.45
103
5
1
0
226.1
251
112
122
31
66
4
0
3
984
4
4.10
2.62
1.56
1.23
10.5
6.7
1.40
.282
4.85
9.98
24 Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
2
26
10
7
.588
26
4.21
67
1
1
0
139.0
160
65
80
19
29
2
0
0
593
5
4.34
1.88
2.31
1.23
11.3
4.9
1.36
.296
5.18
10.36
25 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
2
33
16
7
.696
33
3.05
89
10
4
0
224.0
205
76
84
13
42
6
0
5
910
3
3.58
1.69
2.12
0.52
9.8
4.6
1.10
.253
3.38
8.24
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