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Games pitched

Baseball statistic

Summary

Baseball statistic

[[Jesse Orosco]] is the career leader in games pitched among [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) players.

In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by Games G in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher. The statistic is also referred to as appearances, especially to refer to the number of games a relief pitcher has pitched in.

Normally, a pitcher must face at least one batter (or three batters in some relief situations), but exceptions are made in the case of injury. A notable example was Larry Yount, who suffered an injury while throwing warmup pitches after being summoned as a reliever in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game on September 15, 1971. He did not face a batter, but was credited with an appearance because he had been announced as a substitute. Yount never appeared in (or actually played in) any other MLB game.

Major League Baseball career leaders

Listed below are all MLB players with at least 1,000 games pitched. The first player to reach the mark was Hoyt Wilhelm, in May 1970. LaTroy Hawkins is the most recent player to reach the mark, having achieved it in September 2014. , no active player has reached the milestone; Kenley Jansen leads active players, with over 870 games pitched.

Pitcher	Appearances	MLB seasons
Name of the pitcher
Career games pitched in MLB
The seasons the pitcher played in the major leagues
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Denotes a pitcher who is still active

Appearances	MLB seasons	First
1,252	1979	2003
1,178	1989	2007
1,119	1984	2005
1,115	1995	2013
1,071	1975	1998
1,070	1952	1972
1,064	1986	2003
1,058	1991	2008
1,050	1974	1989
1,042	1995	2015
1,035	1993	2010
1,022	1987	2007
1,022	1980	1997
1,010	1991	2007
1,005	1986	2004
1,002	1972	1994

References

"Three Batter Minimum".
(September 16, 1971). "Astros' Rookie in 'Brief' Stint". [[Odessa American]].
(September 15, 1971). "Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2".
"Career Leaders & Records for Games Played". Sports Reference LLC.
(May 11, 1970). "Number 1,000". [[The Greenville News]].
Baxter, Kevin. (September 28, 2014). "Dodgers enjoy a little R&R". [[Los Angeles Times]].

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