Pitcher Leaders
Top 100 Pitcher in MLB history by games played at the position
| Rank | Player Name | Games at P | Years Active | Career G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Orosco | 1252 | 1979-2003 | 1252 | 59 | 10 | - | 0.169 |
| 2 | Mike Stanton | 1178 | 1989-2007 | 1178 | 24 | 8 | - | 0.333 |
| 3 | John Franco | 1119 | 1984-2005 | 1119 | 34 | 3 | - | 0.088 |
| 4 | Mariano Rivera | 1115 | 1995-2013 | 1115 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 5 | Dennis Eckersley | 1071 | 1975-1998 | 1073 | 181 | 24 | 3 | 0.133 |
| 6 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 1070 | 1952-1972 | 1070 | 432 | 38 | 1 | 0.088 |
| 7 | Dan Plesac | 1064 | 1986-2003 | 1064 | 15 | 1 | - | 0.067 |
| 8 | Mike Timlin | 1059 | 1991-2008 | 1059 | 7 | - | - | - |
| 9 | Kent Tekulve | 1050 | 1974-1989 | 1050 | 121 | 10 | - | 0.083 |
| 10 | LaTroy Hawkins | 1042 | 1995-2015 | 1042 | 8 | - | - | - |
| 11 | Trevor Hoffman | 1035 | 1993-2010 | 1035 | 34 | 4 | - | 0.118 |
| 12 | Lee Smith | 1023 | 1980-1997 | 1023 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0.047 |
| 13 | Jose Mesa | 1022 | 1987-2007 | 1023 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 14 | Roberto Hernandez | 1010 | 1991-2007 | 1010 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.500 |
| 15 | Michael Jackson | 1005 | 1986-2004 | 1005 | 28 | 5 | - | 0.179 |
| 16 | Rich Gossage | 1002 | 1972-1994 | 1003 | 85 | 9 | - | 0.106 |
| 17 | Lindy McDaniel | 987 | 1955-1975 | 988 | 378 | 56 | 3 | 0.148 |
| 18 | Todd Jones | 982 | 1993-2008 | 982 | 19 | 4 | - | 0.211 |
| 19 | David Weathers | 964 | 1991-2009 | 967 | 139 | 14 | 2 | 0.101 |
| 20 | Fernando Rodney | 951 | 2002-2019 | 951 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 21 | Francisco Rodriguez | 948 | 2002-2017 | 948 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.500 |
| 22 | Rollie Fingers | 944 | 1968-1985 | 945 | 180 | 31 | 2 | 0.172 |
| 23 | Gene Garber | 931 | 1969-1988 | 933 | 115 | 17 | - | 0.148 |
| 24 | Eddie Guardado | 909 | 1993-2009 | 909 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 25 | Cy Young | 906 | 1890-1911 | 918 | 2960 | 623 | 18 | 0.210 |
| 26 | Arthur Rhodes | 902 | 1991-2011 | 903 | 6 | 1 | - | 0.167 |
| 27 | Sparky Lyle | 899 | 1967-1982 | 899 | 78 | 15 | - | 0.192 |
| 28 | Jim Kaat | 898 | 1959-1983 | 1004 | 1251 | 232 | 16 | 0.185 |
| 29 | Kyle Farnsworth | 893 | 1999-2014 | 893 | 54 | 4 | - | 0.074 |
| 30 | Tom Gordon | 890 | 1988-2009 | 893 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 31 | Paul Assenmacher | 884 | 1986-1999 | 884 | 36 | 3 | - | 0.083 |
| 32 | Mike Myers | 883 | 1995-2007 | 883 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 33 | Alan Embree | 882 | 1992-2009 | 882 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 34 | Jeff Reardon | 880 | 1979-1994 | 880 | 57 | 5 | - | 0.088 |
| 35 | Don McMahon | 874 | 1957-1974 | 874 | 168 | 23 | - | 0.137 |
| 36 | Kenley Jansen | 872 | - | 873 | 9 | 3 | - | 0.333 |
| 37 | Joe Smith | 866 | 2007-2022 | 866 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 38 | Phil Niekro | 864 | 1964-1987 | 866 | 1537 | 260 | 7 | 0.169 |
| 39 | David Robertson | 861 | - | 861 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 40 | Charlie Hough | 858 | 1970-1994 | 858 | 226 | 33 | 1 | 0.146 |
| 41 | Billy Wagner | 854 | 1995-2010 | 854 | 20 | 2 | - | 0.100 |
| 42 | Roy Face | 848 | 1953-1969 | 853 | 194 | 31 | - | 0.160 |
| 43 | Doug Jones | 846 | 1982-2000 | 846 | 7 | 1 | - | 0.143 |
| 44 | Chad Qualls | 844 | 2004-2017 | 844 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 45 | Paul Quantrill | 841 | 1992-2005 | 841 | 67 | 7 | - | 0.104 |
| 46 | Javier Lopez | 839 | 2003-2016 | 839 | 12 | 1 | - | 0.083 |
| 47 | Craig Kimbrel | 837 | - | 837 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 48 | Bob Wickman | 835 | 1992-2007 | 835 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 49 | Steve Reed | 834 | 1992-2005 | 835 | 25 | 4 | - | 0.160 |
| 50 | Julian Tavarez | 828 | 1993-2009 | 828 | 140 | 16 | - | 0.114 |
| 51 | Tug McGraw | 824 | 1965-1984 | 826 | 214 | 39 | 1 | 0.182 |
| 52 | Sergio Romo | 821 | 2008-2022 | 821 | 7 | - | - | - |
| 53 | Tyler Clippard | 807 | 2007-2022 | 807 | 15 | 3 | - | 0.200 |
| 54 | Nolan Ryan | 807 | 1966-1993 | 807 | 852 | 94 | 2 | 0.110 |
| 55 | Walter Johnson | 802 | 1907-1927 | 933 | 2324 | 547 | 24 | 0.235 |
| 56 | Francisco Cordero | 800 | 1999-2012 | 800 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 57 | Jeff Nelson | 798 | 1992-2006 | 798 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 58 | Rick Honeycutt | 797 | 1977-1997 | 801 | 182 | 24 | - | 0.132 |
| 59 | Aroldis Chapman | 796 | - | 796 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 60 | Steve Kline | 796 | 1997-2007 | 796 | 14 | 2 | - | 0.143 |
| 61 | Bryan Shaw | 796 | - | 796 | - | - | - | - |
| 62 | Joe Nathan | 787 | 1999-2016 | 787 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 0.159 |
| 63 | Buddy Groom | 786 | 1992-2005 | 786 | - | - | - | - |
| 64 | Gaylord Perry | 777 | 1962-1983 | 787 | 1076 | 141 | 6 | 0.131 |
| 65 | Jeremy Affeldt | 774 | 2002-2015 | 774 | 17 | 3 | - | 0.176 |
| 66 | Don Sutton | 774 | 1966-1988 | 785 | 1354 | 195 | - | 0.144 |
| 67 | Joakim Soria | 773 | 2007-2021 | 773 | - | - | - | - |
| 68 | Bob Howry | 769 | 1998-2010 | 769 | 5 | 1 | - | 0.200 |
| 69 | Darren Oliver | 766 | 1993-2013 | 775 | 217 | 48 | 1 | 0.221 |
| 70 | Joaquin Benoit | 765 | 2001-2017 | 765 | 9 | - | - | - |
| 71 | Mark Guthrie | 765 | 1989-2003 | 766 | 14 | 1 | - | 0.071 |
| 72 | Darold Knowles | 765 | 1965-1980 | 766 | 125 | 15 | - | 0.120 |
| 73 | Armando Benitez | 762 | 1994-2008 | 762 | 8 | - | - | - |
| 74 | Kenny Rogers | 762 | 1989-2008 | 763 | 66 | 9 | - | 0.136 |
| 75 | Tommy John | 760 | 1963-1989 | 761 | 900 | 141 | 5 | 0.157 |
| 76 | Octavio Dotel | 758 | 1999-2013 | 758 | 77 | 5 | - | 0.065 |
| 77 | Jack Quinn | 756 | 1909-1933 | 771 | 1349 | 248 | 8 | 0.184 |
| 78 | Ron Reed | 751 | 1966-1984 | 754 | 620 | 98 | - | 0.158 |
| 79 | Warren Spahn | 750 | 1942-1965 | 783 | 1872 | 363 | 35 | 0.194 |
| 80 | Matt Thornton | 748 | 2004-2016 | 748 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 81 | Tom Burgmeier | 745 | 1968-1984 | 782 | 66 | 14 | - | 0.212 |
| 82 | Willie Hernandez | 745 | 1977-1989 | 747 | 63 | 13 | - | 0.206 |
| 83 | Gary Lavelle | 745 | 1974-1987 | 745 | 111 | 9 | - | 0.081 |
| 84 | Greg Maddux | 744 | 1986-2008 | 759 | 1591 | 272 | 5 | 0.171 |
| 85 | Guillermo Mota | 743 | 1999-2012 | 743 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0.188 |
| 86 | Steve Carlton | 741 | 1965-1988 | 745 | 1719 | 346 | 13 | 0.201 |
| 87 | Ryan Madson | 740 | 2003-2018 | 740 | 49 | 6 | - | 0.122 |
| 88 | Russ Springer | 740 | 1992-2010 | 740 | 27 | 2 | - | 0.074 |
| 89 | Brad Ziegler | 739 | 2008-2018 | 739 | 7 | 1 | - | 0.143 |
| 90 | Steve Cishek | 737 | 2010-2022 | 737 | 9 | 1 | - | 0.111 |
| 91 | Ron Perranoski | 737 | 1961-1973 | 737 | 167 | 16 | - | 0.096 |
| 92 | Ron Kline | 736 | 1952-1970 | 743 | 491 | 45 | - | 0.092 |
| 93 | Rick Aguilera | 732 | 1985-2000 | 737 | 139 | 28 | 3 | 0.201 |
| 94 | Steve Bedrosian | 732 | 1981-1995 | 732 | 153 | 15 | - | 0.098 |
| 95 | Mark Melancon | 732 | 2009-2022 | 732 | - | - | - | - |
| 96 | Clay Carroll | 731 | 1964-1978 | 731 | 208 | 27 | 1 | 0.130 |
| 97 | Randy Myers | 728 | 1985-1998 | 729 | 60 | 11 | - | 0.183 |
| 98 | Jason Isringhausen | 724 | 1995-2012 | 724 | 104 | 21 | 2 | 0.202 |
| 99 | Mike Marshall | 724 | 1967-1981 | 725 | 179 | 35 | 1 | 0.196 |
| 100 | Adam Ottavino | 724 | - | 725 | 24 | 2 | - | 0.083 |