Games Pitched Year-by-Year Leaders by Baseball Almanac

Year by Year Leaders for Games Pitched

Ever wonder who pitched in the most games the year you were born? How about pitchers from your favorite team — have they ever led the league in games pitched? Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a year-by-year leaderboard in Major League games pitched for every season since 1901. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"If I have only a fair year, I should win twenty games, but, of course, I expect to have a good season." - Games Pitched Leader (1333 & 1936) / Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean

Games Pitched Year-By-Year Leaders '1901 to 1901'
Year	American League	GP	Team(s)	Year	National League	GP	Team(s)
1901	Joe McGinnity	48	Baltimore	1901	Bill Donovan	45	Brooklyn
					Jack Powell		St. Louis
					Dummy Taylor		New York
1902	Cy Young	45	Boston	1902	Vic Willis	51	Boston
1903	Eddie Plank	43	Philadelphia	1903	Joe McGinnity	55	New York
1904	Jack Chesbro	55	New York	1904	Joe McGinnity	51	New York
1905	Rube Waddell	46	Philadelphia	1905	Joe McGinnity	46	New York
1905	Rube Waddell	46	Philadelphia	1905	Togie Pittinger	46	Philadelphia
1906	Jack Chesbro	49	New York	1906	Joe McGinnity	45	New York
1907	Ed Walsh	56	Chicago	1907	Joe McGinnity	47	New York
1908	Ed Walsh	66	Chicago	1908	Christy Mathewson	56	New York
1909	Frank Smith	51	Chicago	1909	Mordecai Brown	50	Chicago
1910	Jack Coombs	45	Philadelphia	1910	Al Mattern	51	Boston
	Walter Johnson		Washington
	Ed Walsh		Chicago
1911	Ed Walsh	56	Chicago	1911	Mordecai Brown	53	Chicago
1912	Ed Walsh	62	Chicago	1912	Rube Benton	50	Cincinnati
1913	Reb Russell	52	Chicago	1913	Larry Cheney	54	Chicago
1914	Walter Johnson	51	Washington	1914	Larry Cheney	50	Chicago
1915	Stan Coveleski	50	Detroit	1915	Tom Hughes	50	Boston
1915	Red Faber	50	Chicago	1915	Tom Hughes	50	Boston
1916	Dave Davenport	59	St. Louis	1916	Lee Meadows	51	St. Louis
1917	Dave Danforth	50	Chicago	1917	Phil Douglas	51	Chicago
1918	Jim Bagby	45	Cleveland	1918	Burleigh Grimes	40	Brooklyn
1918	George Mogridge	45	New York	1918	Burleigh Grimes	40	Brooklyn
1919	Jim Shaw	45	Washington	1919	Oscar Tuero	45	St. Louis
1920	Jim Bagby	48	Cleveland	1920	Jesse Haines	47	St. Louis
1921	Carl Mays	49	New York	1921	Jack Scott	47	Boston
1922	Eddie Rommel	51	Philadelphia	1922	Lou North	53	St. Louis
1923	Eddie Rommel	56	Philadelphia	1923	Claude Jonnard	45	New York
1923	Eddie Rommel	56	Philadelphia	1923	Rosy Ryan	45	New York
1924	Firpo Marberry	50	Washington	1924	Ray Kremer	41	Pittsburgh
1924	Firpo Marberry	50	Washington	1924	Johnny Morrison	41	Pittsburgh
1925	Firpo Marberry	55	Washington	1925	Johnny Morrison	44	Pittsburgh
1926	Firpo Marberry	64	Washington	1926	Jack Scott	50	New York
1927	Garland Braxton	58	Washington	1927	Charlie Root	48	Chicago
1927	Garland Braxton	58	Washington	1927	Jack Scott	48	Philadelphia
1928	Firpo Marberry	48	Washington	1928	Burleigh Grimes	48	Pittsburgh
1929	Firpo Marberry	49	Washington	1929	Guy Bush	50	Chicago
1930	Lefty Grove	50	Philadelphia	1930	Hal Elliott	48	Philadelphia
1931	Bump Hadley	55	Washington	1931	Jumbo Elliott	52	Philadelphia
1932	Firpo Marberry	54	Washington	1932	Larry French	47	Pittsburgh
1933	Alvin Crowder	52	Washington	1933	Dizzy Dean	48	St. Louis
1934	Jack Russell	54	Washington	1934	Curt Davis	51	Philadelphia
1935	Russ Van Atta	58	New York	1935	Orville Jorgens	53	Philadelphia
1935	Russ Van Atta	58	St. Louis	1935	Orville Jorgens	53	Philadelphia
1936	Russ Van Atta	52	St. Louis	1936	Dizzy Dean	51	St. Louis
1936	Russ Van Atta	52	St. Louis	1936	Paul Derringer	51	Cincinnati
1937	Clint Brown	53	Chicago	1937	Hugh Mulcahy	56	Philadelphia
1938	Johnny Humphries	45	Cleveland	1938	Mace Brown	51	Pittsburgh
1938	Johnny Humphries	45	Cleveland	1938	Dick Coffman	51	New York
1939	Clint Brown	61	Chicago	1939	Clyde Shoun	53	St. Louis
1940	Bob Feller	43	Cleveland	1940	Clyde Shoun	54	St. Louis
1941	Bob Feller	44	Cleveland	1941	Kirby Higbe	48	Brooklyn
1942	Joe Haynes	40	Chicago	1942	Ace Adams	61	New York
1943	Mace Brown	49	Boston	1943	Ace Adams	70	New York
1944	Joe Heving	63	Cleveland	1944	Ace Adams	65	New York
1945	Joe Berry	52	Philadelphia	1945	Andy Karl	67	Philadelphia
1946	Bob Feller	48	Cleveland	1946	Ken Trinkle	48	New York
1947	Ed Klieman	58	Cleveland	1947	Ken Trinkle	62	New York
1948	Joe Page	55	New York	1948	Harry Gumbert	61	Cincinnati
1949	Joe Page	60	New York	1949	Ted Wilks	59	St. Louis
1950	Mickey Harris	53	Washington	1950	Jim Konstanty	74	Philadelphia
1951	Ellis Kinder	63	Boston	1951	Ted Wilks	65	St. Louis
1951	Ellis Kinder	63	Boston	1951	Ted Wilks	65	Pittsburgh
1952	Bill Kennedy	47	Chicago	1952	Hoyt Wilhelm	71	New York
1953	Ellis Kinder	69	Boston	1953	Hoyt Wilhelm	68	New York
1954	Sonny Dixon	54	Washington	1954	Jim Hughes	60	Brooklyn
1954	Sonny Dixon	54	Philadelphia	1954	Jim Hughes	60	Brooklyn
1955	Ray Narleski	60	Cleveland	1955	Clem Labine	60	Brooklyn
1956	George Zuverink	62	Baltimore	1956	Roy Face	68	Pittsburgh
1957	George Zuverink	56	Baltimore	1957	Turk Lown	67	Chicago
1958	Tex Clevenger	55	Washington	1958	Don Elston	69	Chicago
1959	Gerry Staley	67	Chicago	1959	Don Elston	65	Chicago
1959	Gerry Staley	67	Chicago	1959	Bill Henry	65	Chicago
1960	Mike Fornieles	70	Boston	1960	Roy Face	68	Pittsburgh
1961	Luis Arroyo	65	New York	1961	Jack Baldschun	65	Philadelphia
1962	Dick Radatz	62	Boston	1962	Ron Perranoski	70	Los Angeles
1963	Stu Miller	71	Baltimore	1963	Ron Perranoski	69	Los Angeles
1964	John Wyatt	81	Kansas City	1964	Bob Miller	74	Los Angeles
1965	Eddie Fisher	82	Chicago	1965	Ted Abernathy	84	Chicago
1966	Eddie Fisher	67	Chicago	1966	Clay Carroll	73	Atlanta
1966	Eddie Fisher	67	Baltimore	1966	Clay Carroll	73	Atlanta
1967	Bob Locker	77	Chicago	1967	Ted Abernathy	70	Cincinnati
1967	Bob Locker	77	Chicago	1967	Ron Perranoski	70	Los Angeles
1968	Wilbur Wood	88	Chicago	1968	Ted Abernathy	78	Cincinnati
1969	Wilbur Wood	76	Chicago	1969	Wayne Granger	90	Cincinnati
1970	Wilbur Wood	77	Chicago	1970	Ron Herbel	76	San Diego
1970	Wilbur Wood	77	Chicago	1970	Ron Herbel	76	New York
1971	Ken Sanders	83	Milwaukee	1971	Wayne Granger	70	Cincinnati
1972	Paul Lindblad	66	Texas	1972	Mike Marshall	65	Montreal
1973	John Hiller	65	Detroit	1973	Mike Marshall	92	Montreal
1974	Rollie Fingers	76	Oakland	1974	Mike Marshall	106	Los Angeles
1975	Rollie Fingers	75	Oakland	1975	Gene Garber	71	Philadelphia
1976	Bill Campbell	78	Minnesota	1976	Dale Murray	81	Montreal
1977	Sparky Lyle	72	New York	1977	Rollie Fingers	78	San Diego
1978	Bob Lacey	74	Oakland	1978	Kent Tekulve	91	Pittsburgh
1979	Mike Marshall	90	Minnesota	1979	Kent Tekulve	94	Pittsburgh
1980	Dan Quisenberry	75	Kansas City	1980	Dick Tidrow	84	Chicago
1981	Doug Corbett	54	Minnesota	1981	Gary Lucas	57	San Diego
1982	Ed Vande Berg	78	Seattle	1982	Kent Tekulve	85	Pittsburgh
1983	Dan Quisenberry	69	Kansas City	1983	Bill Campbell	82	Chicago
1984	Willie Hernandez	80	Detroit	1984	Ted Power	78	Cincinnati
1985	Dan Quisenberry	84	Kansas City	1985	Tim Burke	78	Montreal
1986	Mitch Williams	80	Texas	1986	Craig Lefferts	83	San Diego
1987	Mark Eichhorn	89	Toronto	1987	Kent Tekulve	90	Philadelphia
1988	Chuck Crim	70	Milwaukee	1988	Rob Murphy	76	Cincinnati
1989	Chuck Crim	76	Milwaukee	1989	Mitch Williams	76	Chicago
1990	Bobby Thigpen	77	Chicago	1990	Juan Agosto	82	Houston
1991	Duane Ward	81	Toronto	1991	Barry Jones	77	Montreal
1992	Kenny Rogers	81	Texas	1992	Joe Boever	81	Houston
1993	Greg Harris	80	Boston	1993	Mike Jackson	81	San Francisco
1994	Bob Wickman	53	New York	1994	Steve Reed	61	Colorado
1995	Jesse Orosco	65	Baltimore	1995	Curtis Leskanic	76	Colorado
1996	Mike Myers	83	Detroit	1996	Brad Clontz	81	Atlanta
1997	Mike Myers	88	Detroit	1997	Julian Tavarez	89	San Francisco
1998	Sean Runyan	88	Detroit	1998	Rod Beck	81	Chicago
1999	Buddy Groom	76	Oakland	1999	Steve Kline	82	Montreal
1999	Bob Wells	76	Minnesota	1999	Steve Kline	82	Montreal
2000	Kelly Wunsch	83	Chicago	2000	Steve Kline	83	Montreal
2001	Paul Quantrill	80	Toronto	2001	Steve Kline	89	St. Louis
2002	Billy Koch	86	Oakland	2002	Paul Quantrill	86	Los Angeles
2003	Trever Miller	79	Toronto	2003	Paul Quantrill	89	Los Angeles
2004	Paul Quantrill	86	New York	2004	Jim Brower	89	San Francisco
2005	Mike Timlin	81	Boston	2005	Scott Eyre	86	San Francisco
Year	American League	GP	Team(s)	Year	National League	GP	Team(s)
Games Pitched Year-By-Year Leaders

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