page_title: List of Los Angeles Angels Opening Day starting pitchers
section_title: Pitchers
hierarchical_section_title: List of Los Angeles Angels Opening Day starting pitchers / Pitchers
caption_attribution_description: Close-up photograph of Nolan Ryan from 1983
context_page_description: The Los Angeles Angels are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California. They play in the American League West division. The franchise has also gone by the names "Los Angeles Angels", "California Angels" and "Anaheim Angels" at various points in its history. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Angels have used 25 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 51 seasons. The 25 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 26 wins, 18 losses and 7 no decisions. No decisions are awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. It can also result if a starting pitcher does not pitch five full innings, even if his team retains the lead and wins.
  Jered Weaver has the most Opening Day starts for the Angels, with seven, and had 6 consecutive opening day starts from 2010-2015.
caption: Nolan Ryan, shown with the Houston Astros, won three Opening Day starts for the Angels.
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