New York Yankees Games Started Leaders

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

Whitey Ford holds the Yankees career record with 438 games started. The single-season record is 51, by Jack Chesbro in 1904.

All-time Yankees leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	GS	G
1	Whitey Ford	1950–1967	438	498
1	Andy Pettitte	1995–2013	438	447
3	Red Ruffing	1930–1946	391	426
4	Mel Stottlemyre	1964–1974	356	360
5	Ron Guidry	1975–1988	323	368
6	Lefty Gomez	1930–1942	319	367
7	CC Sabathia	2009–2019	306	307
8	Waite Hoyt	1921–1930	276	365
9	Bob Shawkey	1915–1927	275	415
10	Herb Pennock	1923–1933	268	346
11	Fritz Peterson	1966–1974	265	288
12	Mike Mussina	2001–2008	248	249
13	Jack Chesbro	1903–1909	227	269
14	Allie Reynolds	1947–1954	209	295
15	Vic Raschi	1946–1953	207	218
16	Tommy John	1979–1989	203	214
17	Eddie Lopat	1948–1955	202	217
18	Ray Caldwell	1910–1918	197	248
19	Spud Chandler	1937–1947	184	211
20	Al Downing	1961–1969	175	208
20	Bob Turley	1955–1962	175	234
22	Roger Clemens	1999–2007	174	175
23	Masahiro Tanaka	2014–2020	173	174
24	George Pipgras	1923–1933	170	247
25	Ray Fisher	1910–1917	166	219

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	GS	G
1	Jack Chesbro	1904	51	55
2	Jack Powell	1904	45	47
3	Joe McGinnity	1901	43	48
4	Jack Chesbro	1906	42	49
5	Pat Dobson	1974	39	39
5	Whitey Ford	1961	39	39
5	Catfish Hunter	1975	39	39
5	Al Orth	1906	39	45
5	Mel Stottlemyre	1969	39	39
5	Ralph Terry	1962	39	43
11	Jack Chesbro	1905	38	41
11	Carl Mays	1921	38	49
11	Doc Medich	1974	38	38
11	George Pipgras	1928	38	46
11	Mel Stottlemyre	1973	38	38
16	Jim Bouton	1964	37	38
16	Whitey Ford	1963	37	38
16	Whitey Ford	1962	37	38
16	Carl Mays	1920	37	45
16	Doc Medich	1975	37	38
16	Al Orth	1905	37	40
16	Fritz Peterson	1970	37	39
16	Fritz Peterson	1969	37	37
16	Vic Raschi	1949	37	38
16	Mel Stottlemyre	1965	37	37