who were the oldest starting pitchers in the mlb in 2023

Rich Hill was the oldest starting pitcher in 2023. He was 43 years old.

NAME AGE SEASON TM 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 Rich Hill
R. Hill
43
2023
TOT
27
7
14
.333
27
5.57
120
0
0
0
135.2
155
84
91
23
53
6
0
0
613
2
7.96
3.52
2.26
1.53
19.6
8.6
1.53
.321
6.04
10.28
2 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
41
2023
STL STL
21
5
11
.313
21
7.40
55
0
0
0
101.0
151
83
89
20
41
1
0
0
484
1
4.90
3.65
1.34
1.78
11.4
8.5
1.90
.357
7.93
13.46
3 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
40
2023
TOT
27
13
8
.619
27
3.22
144
0
0
0
162.1
139
58
63
18
45
5
0
0
669
5
7.98
2.49
3.20
1.00
21.5
6.7
1.13
.265
3.49
7.71
4 Jesse Chavez
J. Chavez
39
2023
ATL ATL
1
0
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
0
2.1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
9
0
11.57
3.86
3.00
0.00
33.3
11.1
0.86
.250
0.00
3.86
5 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
39
2023
ATL ATL
30
14
12
.538
30
3.64
183
0
0
0
163.1
150
66
70
14
83
12
0
2
716
4
10.08
4.57
2.20
0.77
25.6
11.6
1.43
.321
3.86
8.27
6 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
39
2023
KCR KCR
27
2
13
.133
27
5.02
88
0
0
0
131.0
145
73
75
23
21
3
0
0
543
2
6.05
1.44
4.19
1.58
16.2
3.9
1.27
.299
5.15
9.96
7 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
38
2023
TOT
27
12
6
.667
27
3.77
174
0
0
0
152.2
126
64
65
28
45
4
0
0
621
2
10.26
2.65
3.87
1.65
28.0
7.2
1.12
.265
3.83
7.43
8 Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
37
2023
MIA MIA
10
1
4
.200
10
6.41
38
0
0
0
46.1
47
33
34
15
14
3
0
0
195
0
7.38
2.72
2.71
2.91
19.5
7.2
1.32
.256
6.60
9.13
9 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
37
2023
BOS BOS
9
2
6
.250
9
6.26
34
0
0
0
41.2
46
29
33
11
18
3
0
0
192
1
7.34
3.89
1.89
2.38
17.7
9.4
1.54
.278
7.13
9.94
10 Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
36
2023
TOR TOR
11
3
3
.500
11
3.46
38
0
0
0
52.0
53
20
25
9
14
1
0
0
224
1
6.58
2.42
2.71
1.56
17.0
6.3
1.29
.272
4.33
9.17
11 Collin McHugh
C. McHugh
36
2023
ATL ATL
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.2
6
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
13
0
10.80
10.80
1.00
0.00
15.4
15.4
4.80
.667
16.20
32.40
12 Tommy Milone
T. Milone
36
2023
SEA SEA
2
0
1
.000
2
2.00
3
0
0
0
9.0
7
2
3
1
6
0
0
0
40
0
3.00
6.00
0.50
1.00
7.5
15.0
1.44
.200
3.00
7.00
13 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
36
2023
SDP SDP
24
8
10
.444
24
4.56
141
0
0
0
136.1
134
69
71
18
43
8
0
0
574
1
9.31
2.84
3.28
1.19
24.6
7.5
1.30
.319
4.69
8.85
14 Wade Miley
W. Miley
36
2023
MIL MIL
23
9
4
.692
23
3.14
79
0
0
0
120.1
99
42
44
16
38
3
0
0
490
2
5.91
2.84
2.08
1.20
16.1
7.8
1.14
.234
3.29
7.40
15 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
36
2023
NYM NYM
20
3
8
.273
20
6.80
66
0
0
0
90.0
115
68
71
18
38
6
0
0
417
3
6.60
3.80
1.74
1.80
15.8
9.1
1.70
.336
7.10
11.50
16 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
36
2023
TOT
32
13
11
.542
32
5.73
191
0
0
0
183.2
189
117
127
44
67
9
0
1
808
3
9.36
3.28
2.85
2.16
23.6
8.3
1.39
.292
6.22
9.26
17 Dallas Keuchel
D. Keuchel
35
2023
MIN MIN
6
1
1
.500
6
6.39
14
0
0
0
25.1
29
18
18
2
10
1
0
0
113
1
4.97
3.55
1.40
0.71
12.4
8.8
1.54
.314
6.39
10.30
18 Chase Anderson
C. Anderson
35
2023
COL COL
17
1
6
.143
17
5.75
62
0
0
0
81.1
88
52
53
17
32
7
0
0
354
1
6.86
3.54
1.94
1.88
17.5
9.0
1.48
.301
5.86
9.74
19 Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
35
2023
MIN MIN
20
6
7
.462
20
4.28
112
0
0
0
101.0
93
48
49
16
26
3
0
0
415
2
9.98
2.32
4.31
1.43
27.0
6.3
1.18
.298
4.37
8.29
20 Alex Cobb
A. Cobb
35
2023
SFG SFG
28
6
7
.462
28
3.87
131
2
1
0
151.1
163
65
69
19
37
6
0
0
646
7
7.79
2.20
3.54
1.13
20.3
5.7
1.32
.318
4.10
9.69
21 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
35
2023
LAD LAD
24
13
5
.722
24
2.46
137
0
0
0
131.2
100
36
39
19
40
3
0
0
523
6
9.36
2.73
3.43
1.30
26.2
7.6
1.06
.250
2.67
6.84
22 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
35
2023
TEX TEX
6
2
0
1.000
6
2.67
45
0
0
0
30.1
19
9
11
2
4
0
0
0
115
1
13.35
1.19
11.25
0.59
39.1
3.5
0.76
.266
3.26
5.64
23 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
35
2023
BAL BAL
33
14
9
.609
33
4.73
157
0
0
0
192.0
198
101
101
23
55
6
0
0
807
8
7.36
2.58
2.85
1.08
19.5
6.8
1.32
.309
4.73
9.28
24 Zach Neal
Z. Neal
34
2023
OAK OAK
2
1
0
1.000
2
4.50
8
0
0
0
10.0
8
5
7
3
5
1
0
0
43
0
7.20
4.50
1.60
2.70
18.6
11.6
1.30
.192
6.30
7.20
25 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
34
2023
NYM NYM
13
3
6
.333
13
3.57
60
0
0
0
75.2
75
30
33
5
24
1
0
0
319
2
7.14
2.85
2.50
0.59
18.8
7.5
1.31
.306
3.93
8.92
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6-3
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
5-0
Mon
9/15
SDP SDP
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NYM NYM
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BAL BAL
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LAA LAA
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MIL MIL
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/15
TOR TOR
@
SEA SEA
8:08 PM
Thu
10/16
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Thu
10/16
TOR TOR
@
SEA SEA
8:33 PM
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TOR TOR
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SEA SEA
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10/17
MIL MIL
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LAD LAD
8:38 PM