Games pitched

In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by GP, or GamesG in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while batting or running the bases in the top of the first inning, before the opposing team comes to bat. The statistic is also referred to as appearances, usually to refer to the number of games a relief pitcher has pitched in.

Career leaders

1,000-games-pitched club

Listed are all Major League Baseball players with at least 1000 games pitched. LaTroy Hawkins is the most recent player to reach the 1,000 games mark.

Stats updated through the 2015 season ^[1][2]

Key

Player	Name of the player
Appearances	Career games pitched
Years	The years this player played in the major leagues
	Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
	Denotes pitcher who is still active

Pitchers with 1,000 games pitched

Player	Appearances	Years
Orosco, JesseJesse Orosco	1,252	1979–2003
Stanton, MikeMike Stanton	1,178	1989–2007
Franco, JohnJohn Franco	1,119	1984–2005
Rivera, MarianoMariano Rivera	1,115	1995–2013
Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley	1,071	1975–1998
Wilhelm, HoytHoyt Wilhelm	1,070	1952–1972
Plesac, DanDan Plesac	1,064	1986–2003
Timlin, MikeMike Timlin	1,058	1991–2008
Tekulve, KentKent Tekulve	1,050	1974–1989
Hawkins, LaTroyLaTroy Hawkins	1,042	1995–2015
Hoffman, TrevorTrevor Hoffman	1,035	1993–2010
Mesa, JoséJosé Mesa	1,022	1987–2007
Smith, LeeLee Smith	1,022	1980–1997
Hernández, RobertoRoberto Hernández	1,010	1991–2007
Jackson, MikeMike Jackson	1,005	1986–2004
Gossage, GooseGoose Gossage	1,002	1972–1994

See also

• Games started
• Games finished

References

1. "Games Played". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
2. "MLB Games Pitched Stats". MLB.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.