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 career marks, most by a rookie during a season and other complete game records.

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Games Pitched Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most (In A Career) (Top 100)	AL	Dennis Eckersley	Cleveland	103	869
			Boston	241
			Oakland	525
	NL	Kent Tekulve	Pittsburgh	722	1,050
			Philadelphia	291
			Cincinnati	37
	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
Games Pitched Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Fewest (By The League Leader)	AL	Joe Haynes	Chicago	40	1942
	NL	Ray Kremer	Pittsburgh	41	1924
	NL	Johnny Morrison	Pittsburgh	41	1924
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	Oscar Villarreal	Arizona	86	2003
Most (With One Team)	AL	Walter Johnson	Washington	802
Most (With One Team)	NL	Roy Face	Pittsburgh	802
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 doubleheaders (two during the 1901 season and three during the 1903 season) during his career?

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

Congratulations goes 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? Share your opinion on Baseball Fever.

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