most games started without a complete game in a season, 1947 to 1990

Between the 1947 and 1990 seasons, Steve Bedrosian had the most non-complete-game starts in a season, with 37 starts in 1985.

Interpreted as:
most games started without a complete game by a player in a season, 1947 to 1990
NAMEGSCGSEASONTMGWLW%ERASOSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Steve Bedrosian
S. Bedrosian
37
0
1985
ATL ATL
37
7
15
.318
3.83
134
0
0
206.2
198
88
101
17
111
5
0
6
907
6
5.84
4.83
1.21
0.74
14.8
12.2
1.50
.283
4.40
8.62
2Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
36
0
1972
CWS CWS
38
16
16
.500
4.21
126
0
0
207.1
237
97
102
22
66
6
1
1
908
7
5.47
2.86
1.91
0.95
13.9
7.3
1.46
.313
4.43
10.29
3Tom Browning
T. Browning
35
0
1986
CIN CIN
35
10
13
.435
4.34
126
0
0
207.1
208
100
120
26
62
1
0
6
886
3
5.47
2.69
2.03
1.13
14.2
7.0
1.30
.271
5.21
9.03
4Dennis Lamp
D. Lamp
35
0
1980
CHC CHC
39
8
14
.364
5.65
76
0
0
184.2
249
116
122
15
78
1
3
6
855
10
3.70
3.80
0.97
0.73
8.9
9.1
1.77
.342
5.95
12.14
5Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
35
0
1965
MIN MIN
38
11
11
.500
3.49
123
0
2
201.1
224
78
114
23
55
3
2
4
880
3
5.50
2.46
2.24
1.03
14.0
6.3
1.39
.297
5.10
10.01
6Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
34
0
1987
HOU HOU
34
8
16
.333
2.76
270
0
0
211.2
154
65
75
14
87
4
0
2
873
10
11.48
3.70
3.10
0.60
30.9
10.0
1.14
.281
3.19
6.55
7Bob Shirley
B. Shirley
34
0
1977
SDP SDP
38
11
18
.379
3.82
140
0
0
205.0
210
87
106
21
97
4
0
14
913
5
6.15
4.26
1.44
0.92
15.3
10.6
1.50
.290
4.65
9.22
8Ray Burris
R. Burris
34
0
1977
CHC CHC
34
9
16
.360
5.57
87
0
0
176.0
227
109
124
27
67
2
0
9
800
7
4.45
3.43
1.30
1.38
10.9
8.4
1.67
.324
6.34
11.61
9Bob Welch
B. Welch
33
0
1990
OAK OAK
33
25
6
.806
3.19
115
0
0
220.0
203
78
90
26
75
5
0
4
915
2
4.70
3.07
1.53
1.06
12.6
8.2
1.26
.255
3.68
8.30
10Tom Browning
T. Browning
33
0
1990
CIN CIN
33
13
9
.591
3.95
92
0
0
209.2
224
92
94
22
49
5
0
11
890
4
3.95
2.10
1.88
0.94
10.3
5.5
1.30
.280
4.03
9.62
11Bob Milacki
B. Milacki
33
0
1989
BAL BAL
34
11
12
.478
4.00
99
0
0
216.0
219
96
100
19
81
2
1
4
927
1
4.13
3.38
1.22
0.79
10.7
8.7
1.39
.275
4.17
9.13
12Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
33
0
1988
ATL ATL
33
6
17
.261
4.73
79
0
0
186.1
198
98
110
12
61
7
0
7
811
2
3.82
2.95
1.30
0.58
9.7
7.5
1.39
.285
5.31
9.56
13Don Sutton
D. Sutton
33
0
1987
CAL CAL
34
11
10
.524
4.75
96
0
0
183.2
188
97
98
38
39
7
0
0
761
6
4.70
1.91
2.46
1.86
12.6
5.1
1.24
.258
4.80
9.21
14David Palmer
D. Palmer
33
0
1986
ATL ATL
33
9
10
.474
3.90
159
0
0
191.2
172
83
96
17
91
4
0
8
815
8
7.47
4.27
1.75
0.80
19.5
11.2
1.37
.285
4.51
8.08
15Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
33
0
1986
TOR TOR
36
6
12
.333
4.96
122
0
1
196.0
235
108
128
29
84
14
2
1
888
7
5.60
3.86
1.45
1.33
13.7
9.5
1.63
.322
5.88
10.79
16Don Sutton
D. Sutton
33
0
1985
TOT
33
14
10
.583
4.02
105
0
0
217.0
217
97
101
25
56
0
0
0
912
6
4.35
2.32
1.88
1.04
11.5
6.1
1.26
.264
4.19
9.00
17Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
33
0
1985
HOU HOU
33
11
13
.458
3.95
111
0
0
205.0
234
90
114
19
50
3
0
5
887
4
4.87
2.20
2.22
0.83
12.5
5.6
1.39
.305
5.00
10.27
18Chris Codiroli
C. Codiroli
33
0
1985
OAK OAK
33
13
11
.542
4.71
95
0
0
193.0
200
101
111
19
74
2
0
1
843
8
4.43
3.45
1.28
0.89
11.3
8.8
1.42
.277
5.18
9.33
19Rick Mahler
R. Mahler
33
0
1985
ATL ATL
33
12
14
.462
3.92
87
0
0
213.1
229
93
106
22
64
2
0
5
900
3
3.67
2.70
1.36
0.93
9.7
7.1
1.37
.286
4.47
9.66
20Rick Rhoden
R. Rhoden
33
0
1985
PIT PIT
33
8
15
.348
4.79
118
0
0
195.1
238
104
116
18
67
6
0
3
873
8
5.44
3.09
1.76
0.83
13.5
7.7
1.56
.331
5.34
10.97
21Milt Wilcox
M. Wilcox
33
0
1984
DET DET
33
17
8
.680
4.00
119
0
0
193.2
183
86
99
13
66
8
0
5
814
3
5.53
3.07
1.80
0.60
14.6
8.1
1.29
.280
4.60
8.50
22Chuck Rainey
C. Rainey
33
0
1983
CHC CHC
33
13
13
.500
4.70
79
0
0
182.0
218
95
109
17
72
3
0
3
807
7
3.91
3.56
1.10
0.84
9.8
8.9
1.59
.316
5.39
10.78
23Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
33
0
1979
PIT PIT
33
9
4
.692
3.87
146
0
0
202.1
215
87
94
19
84
5
0
8
885
9
6.49
3.74
1.74
0.85
16.5
9.5
1.48
.311
4.18
9.56
24Randy Jones
R. Jones
33
0
1979
SDP SDP
33
7
10
.412
3.99
93
0
0
210.0
212
93
104
15
52
3
0
8
879
2
3.99
2.23
1.79
0.64
10.6
5.9
1.26
.275
4.46
9.09
25John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
33
0
1978
SFG SFG
33
8
9
.471
4.08
152
0
0
211.2
211
96
104
24
58
3
0
6
891
3
6.46
2.47
2.62
1.02
17.1
6.5
1.27
.286
4.42
8.97
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