League Leaders Who Led?

All-Time MLB Pitcher Games Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1871–2026. Games played at pitcher

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Jesse Orosco is the all-time MLB leader in pitcher games with 1,252, 74 clear of Mike Stanton (1,178). He did it in 24 seasons, from 1979 to 2003. The top ten runs from 1,252 down to 1,042.

SS ASS POSS DPSS FPCTSS RFSS GSS E2B A2B PO2B DP2B FPCT2B RF2B G2B E3B A3B PO3B DP3B FPCT3B RF3B G3B EC POC AC DPC FPCTC RFC GC E1B PO1B A1B DP1B FPCT1B RF1B G1B EOF POOF AOF FPCTOF RFOF GOF EP AP POP FPCTP RFP GP E
Jesse Orosco All-time MLB leader Jesse Orosco 1979–2003 · 24 seasons
1,252 Pitcher Games 74 clear of Mike Stanton
Showing Pitcher Games and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Seasons P G PO A E FPCT
1 Jesse Orosco Jesse Orosco 1979–2003 (24) 1,252 61 188 4 .984
2 Mike Stanton Mike Stanton 1989–2007 (19) 1,178 51 159 18 .921
3 John Franco John Franco 1984–2005 (21) 1,119 63 234 11 .964
4 Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera 1995–2013 (19) 1,115 110 258 6 .984
5 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley 1975–1998 (24) 1,071 208 365 31 .949
6 Hoyt Wilhelm Hoyt Wilhelm 1952–1972 (21) 1,070 114 373 11 .978
7 Dan Plesac 1986–2003 (18) 1,064 9 100 3 .973
8 Mike Timlin Mike Timlin 1991–2008 (18) 1,058 101 188 14 .954
9 Kent Tekulve Kent Tekulve 1974–1989 (16) 1,050 92 327 13 .970
10 LaTroy Hawkins LaTroy Hawkins 1995–2015 (21) 1,042 95 207 12 .962
11 Trevor Hoffman Trevor Hoffman 1993–2010 (18) 1,035 66 83 4 .974
12 Jose Mesa Jose Mesa 1987–2007 (19) 1,022 112 197 17 .948
13 Lee Smith Lee Smith 1980–1997 (18) 1,022 52 111 4 .976
14 Roberto Hernandez Roberto Hernandez 1991–2007 (17) 1,010 53 127 17 .914
15 Michael Jackson Michael Jackson 1986–2004 (17) 1,005 57 166 9 .961
16 Rich Gossage Rich Gossage 1972–1994 (22) 1,002 78 180 21 .925
17 Lindy McDaniel Lindy McDaniel 1955–1975 (21) 987 127 447 22 .963
18 Todd Jones Todd Jones 1993–2008 (16) 982 70 112 8 .958
19 David Weathers David Weathers 1991–2009 (19) 964 56 162 13 .944
20 Fernando Rodney Fernando Rodney 2002–2019 (17) 951 59 103 8 .953
21 Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez 2002–2017 (16) 948 70 65 4 .971
22 Rollie Fingers Rollie Fingers 1968–1985 (17) 944 108 253 14 .963
23 Kenley Jansen Kenley Jansen 2010–2025 (16) 933 37 32 6 .920
24 Gene Garber Gene Garber 1969–1988 (19) 931 159 280 15 .967
25 Eddie Guardado Eddie Guardado 1993–2009 (17) 908 28 86 4 .966
26 Cy Young Cy Young 1890–1911 (22) 906 229 2,014 146 .939
27 Arthur Rhodes Arthur Rhodes 1991–2011 (20) 900 38 125 9 .948
28 Sparky Lyle Sparky Lyle 1967–1982 (16) 899 54 198 21 .923
29 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1959–1983 (25) 898 262 744 56 .947
30 Kyle Farnsworth Kyle Farnsworth 1999–2014 (16) 893 60 104 15 .916
31 Tom Gordon Tom Gordon 1988–2009 (21) 890 185 268 20 .958
32 Paul Assenmacher 1986–1999 (14) 884 35 109 2 .986
33 Mike Myers Mike Myers 1995–2007 (13) 883 32 120 5 .968
34 Alan Embree Alan Embree 1992–2009 (16) 882 37 82 4 .968
35 David Robertson David Robertson 2008–2025 (17) 881 54 60 3 .974
36 Jeff Reardon Jeff Reardon 1979–1994 (16) 880 44 75 11 .915
37 Don McMahon Don McMahon 1957–1974 (18) 874 83 187 10 .964
38 Joe Smith Joe Smith 2007–2022 (15) 866 29 162 6 .970
39 Phil Niekro Phil Niekro 1964–1987 (24) 864 386 878 37 .972
40 Aroldis Chapman Aroldis Chapman 2010–2025 (16) 863 23 55 11 .876
41 Charlie Hough Charlie Hough 1970–1994 (25) 858 235 578 22 .974
42 Billy Wagner Billy Wagner 1995–2010 (16) 853 33 86 5 .960
43 Craig Kimbrel Craig Kimbrel 2010–2025 (16) 851 33 47 4 .952
44 Roy Face Roy Face 1953–1969 (16) 848 104 212 14 .958
45 Doug Jones Doug Jones 1982–2000 (16) 846 60 152 21 .910
46 Chad Qualls Chad Qualls 2004–2017 (14) 844 55 119 7 .961
47 Paul Quantrill 1992–2005 (14) 841 47 198 10 .961
48 Javier Lopez Javier Lopez 2003–2016 (14) 839 60 134 10 .951
49 Bob Wickman Bob Wickman 1992–2007 (15) 835 76 155 17 .932
50 Steve Reed 1992–2005 (14) 833 43 135 9 .952
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