most games appeared in, rookie starting pitcher

George McQuillan has pitched in the most games by a rookie starting pitcher, with 42 games in 1908.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games appeared in, rookie starting pitcher
NAMEGSEASONTMWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1George McQuillan
G. McQuillan
42
1908
23
17
.575
42
112
32
7
0
349.1
256
84
1
85
6
0
1,353
5
2.89
2.19
1.32
0.03
8.3
6.3
0.98
.222
2.16
6.60
2Bill Voiselle
B. Voiselle
41
1944
20
16
.556
41
3.02
160
25
1
0
309.2
273
104
137
31
115
4
0
1,315
7
4.65
3.34
1.39
0.90
12.2
8.7
1.25
.241
3.98
7.93
3Tom Browning
T. Browning
38
1985
20
9
.690
38
3.55
155
6
4
0
261.1
242
103
111
29
73
3
0
8
1,083
2
5.34
2.51
2.12
1.00
14.3
6.7
1.21
.259
3.82
8.33
4Roger Erickson
R. Erickson
37
1978
14
13
.519
37
3.96
121
14
0
0
265.2
268
117
129
19
79
8
0
1
1,120
8
4.10
2.68
1.53
0.64
10.8
7.1
1.31
.279
4.37
9.08
5Paul Thormodsgard
P. Thormodsgard
37
1977
11
15
.423
37
4.62
94
8
1
0
218.0
236
112
122
25
65
3
0
1
925
6
3.88
2.68
1.45
1.03
10.2
7.0
1.38
.286
5.04
9.74
6Steve Busby
S. Busby
37
1973
16
15
.516
37
4.23
174
7
1
0
238.1
246
112
125
18
105
6
0
7
1,037
9
6.57
3.97
1.66
0.68
16.8
10.1
1.47
.311
4.72
9.29
7Carl Morton
C. Morton
37
1970
18
11
.621
37
3.61
150
10
4
0
277.0
275
111
120
26
118
4
0
15
1,185
1
4.87
3.83
1.27
0.84
12.7
10.0
1.42
.281
3.90
8.94
8Herman Pillette
H. Pillette
37
1922
18
12
.600
37
2.90
69
18
4
0
269.2
268
87
112
6
93
15
0
1,166
6
2.30
3.10
0.74
0.20
5.9
8.0
1.34
.267
3.74
8.94
9Jesse Haines
J. Haines
37
1920
11
18
.379
37
3.29
104
19
4
0
265.2
278
97
129
7
76
8
0
1,119
5
3.52
2.57
1.37
0.24
9.3
6.8
1.33
.293
4.37
9.42
10Larry Cheney
L. Cheney
37
1912
24
10
.706
37
2.80
134
28
4
0
289.2
252
90
114
5
101
7
0
1,206
16
4.16
3.14
1.33
0.16
11.1
8.4
1.22
.258
3.54
7.83
11Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
37
1911
24
11
.686
37
0.27
205
31
7
0
332.2
259
118
5
114
8
0
1,339
4
5.55
3.08
1.80
0.14
15.3
8.5
1.12
.252
3.19
7.01
12Bob Milacki
B. Milacki
36
1989
14
12
.538
36
3.69
113
3
2
0
241.1
229
99
103
21
86
2
0
3
1,011
1
4.21
3.21
1.31
0.78
11.2
8.5
1.31
.264
3.84
8.54
13Dennis Lamp
D. Lamp
36
1978
7
15
.318
36
3.31
73
6
3
0
223.0
221
82
96
16
55
4
0
8
925
2
2.95
2.22
1.33
0.65
7.9
5.9
1.24
.264
3.87
8.92
14John D'Acquisto
J. D'Acquisto
36
1974
12
14
.462
36
3.85
158
5
1
0
210.1
181
90
101
13
124
6
0
7
922
9
6.76
5.31
1.27
0.56
17.1
13.4
1.45
.271
4.32
7.74
15Ken McBride
K. McBride
36
1961
12
14
.462
36
3.63
178
11
1
0
238.1
224
96
112
27
102
7
0
4
1,029
8
6.72
3.85
1.75
1.02
17.3
9.9
1.37
.276
4.23
8.46
16Scott Perry
S. Perry
36
1918
17
17
.500
36
2.04
75
30
3
0
308.1
271
70
92
1
103
2
0
1,248
4
2.19
3.01
0.73
0.03
6.0
8.3
1.21
.253
2.69
7.91
17Reb Russell
R. Russell
36
1913
19
15
.559
36
1.88
110
25
8
0
287.2
235
60
80
1
70
7
0
1,135
4
3.44
2.19
1.57
0.03
9.7
6.2
1.06
.247
2.50
7.35
18Craig McMurtry
C. McMurtry
35
1983
15
9
.625
35
3.11
103
6
3
0
222.2
204
77
86
13
87
1
0
1
935
0
4.16
3.52
1.18
0.53
11.0
9.3
1.31
.261
3.48
8.25
19Bob Shirley
B. Shirley
35
1977
12
17
.414
35
3.80
135
1
0
0
201.1
209
85
104
22
94
4
0
13
898
5
6.03
4.20
1.44
0.98
15.0
10.5
1.50
.291
4.65
9.34
20Tom Underwood
T. Underwood
35
1975
14
13
.519
35
4.14
123
7
2
0
219.1
221
101
110
12
84
6
0
5
949
9
5.05
3.45
1.46
0.49
13.0
8.9
1.39
.289
4.51
9.07
21Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
35
1974
12
19
.387
35
3.20
172
12
4
0
256.1
251
91
101
26
75
8
0
3
1,077
4
6.04
2.63
2.29
0.91
16.0
7.0
1.27
.283
3.55
8.81
22Bill Parsons
B. Parsons
35
1971
13
17
.433
35
3.22
135
12
4
0
240.1
216
86
94
19
91
3
0
10
1,003
4
5.06
3.41
1.48
0.71
13.5
9.1
1.28
.261
3.52
8.09
23Gerry Janeski
G. Janeski
35
1970
10
17
.370
35
4.77
79
4
1
0
205.2
247
109
125
22
63
5
0
10
907
5
3.46
2.76
1.25
0.96
8.7
6.9
1.51
.305
5.47
10.81
24Clay Kirby
C. Kirby
35
1969
7
20
.259
35
3.84
113
2
0
0
215.2
204
92
109
18
100
6
0
12
931
7
4.72
4.17
1.13
0.75
12.1
10.7
1.41
.268
4.55
8.51
25Gary Gentry
G. Gentry
35
1969
13
12
.520
35
3.43
154
6
3
0
233.2
192
89
94
24
81
5
0
5
962
9
5.93
3.12
1.90
0.92
16.0
8.4
1.17
.241
3.62
7.40
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.550
4.5
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.519
7.0
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.506
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.463
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.519
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.463
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.425
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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