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Most Games Started of the 1920s (MLB Postseason)

Every MLB Postseason season from 1920 to 1929, added up. Starts made

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Willie Foster recorded more games started than any other MLB Postseason player in the 1920s, with 14, 4 clear of Waite Hoyt (10). He did it in 3 seasons, with a best year of 6 in 1926. The top ten runs from 14 down to 5.

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Negro League seasons over these years ran roughly 25 to 70 games against 154 or more in the American and National Leagues. This is a raw ten-year total, so it counts opportunity as well as performance.

Willie Foster MLB Postseason leader, 1920s Willie Foster 1926–1928 · 3 seasons
14 Games Started 4 clear of Waite Hoyt
# Player Seasons GS Best year
1 Willie Foster Willie Foster 1926–1928 (3) 14 6 (1926)
2 Waite Hoyt Waite Hoyt 1921–1928 (6) 10 3 (1921)
3 William Bell William Bell 1924–1926 (3) 9 4 (1925)
4 Art Nehf Art Nehf 1921–1929 (5) 9 3 (1921)
5 Bullet Rogan 1924–1926 (3) 8 3 (1925)
6 Willie Powell Willie Powell 1926–1928 (3) 8 5 (1927)
7 Rube Curry Rube Curry 1924–1927 (4) 8 5 (1926)
8 George Harney George Harney 1926–1927 (2) 6 4 (1926)
9 Nip Winters 1924–1925 (2) 5 4 (1924)
10 Stan Coveleski Stan Coveleski 1920–1925 (2) 5 3 (1920)
11 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1924–1925 (2) 5 3 (1925)
12 Webster McDonald Webster McDonald 1926–1927 (2) 5 3 (1927)
13 Cliff Bell Cliff Bell 1924–1926 (3) 5 2 (1924)
14 Herb Pennock Herb Pennock 1923–1927 (3) 5 2 (1926)
15 Claude Grier 1926–1926 (1) 4 4 (1926)
16 Luther Farrell 1927–1927 (1) 4 4 (1927)
17 Rats Henderson Rats Henderson 1926–1926 (1) 4 4 (1926)
18 Bill Sherdel 1926–1928 (2) 4 2 (1928)
19 Carl Mays Carl Mays 1921–1922 (2) 4 3 (1921)
20 Hubert Lockhart 1926–1927 (2) 4 2 (1927)
21 Phil Cockrell Phil Cockrell 1924–1925 (2) 4 2 (1924)
22 Vic Aldridge Vic Aldridge 1925–1927 (2) 4 3 (1925)
23 Bob Shawkey Bob Shawkey 1921–1926 (4) 4 1 (1926)
24 Burleigh Grimes Burleigh Grimes 1920–1920 (1) 3 3 (1920)
25 Chet Brewer Chet Brewer 1926–1926 (1) 3 3 (1926)
26 Jesse Hubbard 1927–1927 (1) 3 3 (1927)
27 Phil Douglas Phil Douglas 1921–1921 (1) 3 3 (1921)
28 Sam Streeter 1927–1927 (1) 3 3 (1927)
29 Ted Trent Ted Trent 1928–1928 (1) 3 3 (1928)
30 Bullet Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush 1922–1923 (2) 3 2 (1922)
31 Eggie Hensley 1925–1928 (2) 3 2 (1928)
32 Jack Bentley Jack Bentley 1923–1924 (2) 3 2 (1924)
33 Jesse Haines Jesse Haines 1926–1928 (2) 3 2 (1926)
34 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1926–1928 (2) 3 2 (1926)
35 Ray Kremer Ray Kremer 1925–1927 (2) 3 2 (1925)
36 Hugh McQuillan Hugh McQuillan 1922–1924 (3) 3 1 (1923)
37 Tom Zachary Tom Zachary 1924–1928 (3) 3 2 (1924)
38 Alex Ferguson Alex Ferguson 1925–1925 (1) 2 2 (1925)
39 Charlie Root Charlie Root 1929–1929 (1) 2 2 (1929)
40 Fred Toney Fred Toney 1921–1921 (1) 2 2 (1921)
41 George Brown 1925–1925 (1) 2 2 (1925)
42 George Earnshaw George Earnshaw 1929–1929 (1) 2 2 (1929)
43 Harold Treadwell 1928–1928 (1) 2 2 (1928)
44 Howard Ehmke Howard Ehmke 1929–1929 (1) 2 2 (1929)
45 Jim Bagby Jim Bagby 1920–1920 (1) 2 2 (1920)
46 Pat Malone Pat Malone 1929–1929 (1) 2 2 (1929)
47 Sherry Smith Sherry Smith 1920–1920 (1) 2 2 (1920)
48 Bill Drake Bill Drake 1924–1925 (2) 2 2 (1925)
49 George Pipgras George Pipgras 1927–1928 (2) 2 1 (1928)
50 Jack Scott Jack Scott 1922–1923 (2) 2 1 (1922)
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