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Chicago American Giants Games Started Leaders

Career totals with the Chicago American Giants and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Willie Foster holds the Chicago American Giants career record with 156 games started. The single-season record is 24, by Willie Foster in 1927.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

All-time Chicago American Giants leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club GS G
1 Willie Foster Willie Foster 1923–1937 156 230
2 Willie Cornelius Willie Cornelius 1933–1946 95 133
3 George Harney George Harney 1923–1931 74 126
4 Willie Powell Willie Powell 1925–1933 67 79
5 Juan Padrón Juan Padrón 1922–1925 53 75
6 Gentry Jessup Gentry Jessup 1941–1948 46 58
7 Dave Brown Dave Brown 1920–1922 45 68
7 Tom Williams Tom Williams 1920–1924 45 91
9 Ted Trent Ted Trent 1934–1939 43 67
10 Buck Miller Buck Miller 1924–1930 41 67
10 Malvin Powell 1929–1937 41 64
12 Ed Rile 1922–1924 40 64
13 Jack Marshall 1920–1929 38 58
13 Aubrey Owens 1922–1925 38 60
15 Webster McDonald Webster McDonald 1925–1929 37 54
16 Frog Holsey 1928–1931 33 49
17 Rube Curry Rube Curry 1926–1927 29 35
18 Tom Johnson 1920–1921 24 32
19 Luther McDonald Luther McDonald 1930–1935 23 36
20 Tommy Johnson 1938–1942 22 45
21 Yellow Horse Morris Yellow Horse Morris 1929–1930 21 27
22 Jesse Houston Jesse Houston 1938–1939 17 25
22 Dick Whitworth 1922–1924 17 27
24 George Mitchell George Mitchell 1925–1930 16 20
25 Walter McCoy 1945–1947 15 24

Single-season Chicago American Giants records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season GS G
1 Willie Foster Willie Foster 1927 24 31
2 Willie Foster Willie Foster 1928 20 27
3 Juan Padrón Juan Padrón 1922 19 27
4 Juan Padrón Juan Padrón 1924 18 28
4 Willie Powell Willie Powell 1927 18 18
6 Rube Curry Rube Curry 1926 17 21
6 Willie Foster Willie Foster 1929 17 25
6 Willie Foster Willie Foster 1926 17 27
6 Willie Powell Willie Powell 1928 17 18
6 Ed Rile 1923 17 31
11 Dave Brown Dave Brown 1921 16 22
11 Juan Padrón Juan Padrón 1925 16 20
11 Ed Rile 1922 16 21
11 Tom Williams Tom Williams 1920 16 22
15 Dave Brown Dave Brown 1920 15 18
15 Willie Foster Willie Foster 1930 15 26
15 George Harney George Harney 1924 15 24
15 George Harney George Harney 1927 15 27
15 Frog Holsey 1930 15 21
15 Luther McDonald Luther McDonald 1930 15 22
15 Dick Whitworth 1922 15 24
15 Tom Williams Tom Williams 1921 15 27
23 Dave Brown Dave Brown 1922 14 28
23 George Harney George Harney 1928 14 20
23 Frog Holsey 1929 14 23