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Minnesota Twins Games Started Leaders

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

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Walter Johnson holds the Twins career record with 666 games started. The single-season record is 42, by Walter Johnson in 1910.

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

All-time Twins leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club GS G
1 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1907–1927 666 802
2 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1959–1973 433 484
3 Brad Radke Brad Radke 1995–2006 377 378
4 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1970–1988 345 348
5 Camilo Pascual Camilo Pascual 1954–1966 331 432
6 Frank Viola Frank Viola 1982–1989 259 260
7 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard 1938–1946 251 262
8 Jim Perry Jim Perry 1963–1972 249 376
9 Sid Hudson Sid Hudson 1940–1952 239 296
10 Casey Patten Casey Patten 1901–1908 237 269
11 Dave Goltz Dave Goltz 1972–1979 215 247
12 Tom Zachary Tom Zachary 1919–1928 211 273
13 Tom Hughes Tom Hughes 1904–1913 205 285
14 Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos 1955–1961 199 290
15 Jim Shaw Jim Shaw 1913–1921 193 287
16 Kyle Gibson Kyle Gibson 2013–2019 188 193
17 Kevin Tapani Kevin Tapani 1989–1995 180 181
18 Johan Santana Johan Santana 2000–2007 175 251
19 Bob Groom Bob Groom 1909–1913 169 195
20 Early Wynn Early Wynn 1939–1948 168 191
21 Eric Milton Eric Milton 1998–2003 165 166
22 Bump Hadley Bump Hadley 1926–1935 162 233
22 Walt Masterson Walt Masterson 1939–1953 162 278
24 General Crowder General Crowder 1926–1934 161 236
25 Scott Baker Scott Baker 2005–2011 159 163

Single-season Twins records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season GS G
1 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1910 42 45
1 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1965 42 45
3 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1966 41 41
4 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1973 40 40
4 Bob Groom Bob Groom 1912 40 43
4 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1914 40 51
4 Jim Perry Jim Perry 1970 40 40
8 Dean Chance Dean Chance 1968 39 43
8 Dean Chance Dean Chance 1967 39 41
8 General Crowder General Crowder 1932 39 50
8 Dave Goltz Dave Goltz 1977 39 39
8 Mudcat Grant Mudcat Grant 1965 39 41
8 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1915 39 47
8 Casey Patten Casey Patten 1904 39 45
8 Jim Perry Jim Perry 1971 39 40
16 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1972 38 39
16 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1971 38 38
16 Dave Boswell Dave Boswell 1969 38 39
16 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1916 38 48
16 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1924 38 38
16 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1971 38 39
16 Jim Kaat Jim Kaat 1967 38 42
16 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom 1936 38 43
24 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1987 37 37
24 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1974 37 37