Games pitched - Wikipedia Games pitched This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2009 ) 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. Contents 1 Career leaders 1.1 1,000 - games - pitched club 2 See also 3 References 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 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, Jesse Jesse Orosco 1,252 1979 -- 2003 Stanton, Mike Mike Stanton 1,178 1989 -- 2007 Franco, John John Franco 1,119 1984 -- 2005 Rivera, Mariano Mariano Rivera 1,115 1995 -- 2013 Eckersley, Dennis Dennis Eckersley 1,071 1975 -- 1998 Wilhelm, Hoyt Hoyt Wilhelm 1,070 1952 -- 1972 Plesac, Dan Dan Plesac 1,064 1986 -- 2003 Timlin, Mike Mike Timlin 1,058 1991 -- 2008 Tekulve, Kent Kent Tekulve 1,050 1974 -- 1989 Hawkins, LaTroy LaTroy Hawkins 1,042 1995 -- 2015 Hoffman, Trevor Trevor Hoffman 1,035 1993 -- 2010 Mesa, José José Mesa 1,022 1987 -- 2007 Smith, Lee Lee Smith 1,022 1980 -- 1997 Hernández, Roberto Roberto Hernández 1,010 1991 -- 2007 Jackson, Mike Mike Jackson 1,005 1986 -- 2004 Gossage, Goose Goose Gossage 1,002 1972 -- 1994 See also Games started Games finished References Jump up ^ `` Games Played ''. Baseball - Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2011. Jump up ^ `` MLB Games Pitched Stats ''. MLB.com. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 07. This baseball - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Games_pitched&oldid=711924831 '' Categories : Pitching statistics Baseball stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from May 2009 All articles needing additional references Articles with hCards All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 25 March 2016, at 19 : 16. About Wikipedia

Question: who pitched in the most major league games
Answer: Jesse Orosco