Games Pitched Records by Baseball Almanac

Games Pitched Records

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for games pitched — including games pitched career marks, most games pitched by a rookie during a season and other game pitched records.

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Games Pitched Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Career (Top 100) Bold=League Leader	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York	917	917
		Mike Timlin	Toronto	305	894
			Seattle	96
			Baltimore	99
			Boston	394
	NL	John Franco	Cincinnati	393	1,119
			New York	695
			Houston	31
	ML	Jesse Orosco	New York [NL]	372	1,252
			Los Angeles	146
			Cleveland	156
			Milwaukee	156
			Minnesota	8
			Baltimore	239
			St. Louis	6
			San Diego	42
Most In A Career With One Team	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York	917	917
Most In A Career With One Team	NL	Trevor Hoffman	San Diego	902	902
Games Pitched Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Fewest By The League Leader	AL	Joe Haynes	Chicago	40	1942
Fewest By The League Leader	NL	Burleigh Grimes	Brooklyn	40	1918
Most In A Season (Top 100)	AL	Mike Marshall	Minnesota	90	1979
Most In A Season (Top 100)	NL	Mike Marshall	Los Angeles	106	1974
Most In A Season By A Rookie	AL	Sean Runyan	Detroit	88	1998
Most In A Season By A Rookie	NL	Wayne Granger	Cincinnati	90	1969
Most Years Leading League In Games Pitched (Yearly Leaders)	AL	Firpo Marberry	Washington	6	1924
			Washington		1925
			Washington		1926
			Washington		1928
			Washington		1929
			Washington		1932
	NL	Joe McGinnity	Brooklyn	6	1900
			New York		1903
			New York		1904
			New York		1905
			New York		1906
			New York		1907
Games Pitched Game Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most On Opening Day	AL	Walter Johnson	Washington	14
		Jack Morris	Detroit
			Minnesota
			Toronto
	NL	Steve Carlton	St. Louis	15
	NL	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia	15
	ML	Steve Carlton	St. Louis	15	16
			Philadelphia	15
			Chicago	1
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Games Pitched Records

Did you know that Joe McGinnity pitched a record five complete game double headers (two during the 1901 season and three during the 1903 season) during his career?

Joe McGinnity pitched a single season record three complete game double headers during the 1903 season AND all three were in August (08-01-1903, 08-08-1903 & 08-31-1903).

Props to Jesse Orosco for taking over the all times games pitched record during the 1999 season — and never looking back. Does any other current pitcher have the stamina to stay around to surpass this record? How about Mike Timlin? Share your opinion on Baseball Fever.

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