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Games pitched

In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by Games G in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher. The statistic is also referred to as appearances, especially to refer to the number of games a relief pitcher has pitched in.

Normally, a pitcher must face at least one batter (or three batters in some relief situations), but exceptions are made in the case of injury.[1] A notable example was Larry Yount, who suffered an injury while throwing warmup pitches after being summoned as a reliever in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game on September 15, 1971.[2] He did not face a batter, but was credited with an appearance because he had been announced as a substitute.[3] Yount never appeared in (or actually played in) any other MLB game.

Listed below are all MLB players with at least 1,000 games pitched.[4] The first player to reach the mark was Hoyt Wilhelm, in May 1970.[5] LaTroy Hawkins is the most recent player to reach the mark, having achieved it in September 2014.[6] As of April 2023, no active player has reached the milestone; Kenley Jansen leads active players, with over 770 games pitched.[4]

Key
Pitcher Name of the pitcher
Appearances Career games pitched in MLB
MLB seasons The seasons the pitcher played in the major leagues
† Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
‡ Denotes a pitcher who is still active
  1. ^ "Three Batter Minimum". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Astros' Rookie in 'Brief' Stint". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. AP. September 16, 1971. p. 1-B. Retrieved May 31, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2". Retrosheet. September 15, 1971. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Career Leaders & Records for Games Played". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Number 1,000". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. AP. May 11, 1970. p. 10. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Baxter, Kevin (September 28, 2014). "Dodgers enjoy a little R&R". Los Angeles Times. p. C5. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.