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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Justin Verlander (21, 43) | 556 | 3571.1 | R |
| 2. | Max Scherzer (19, 41) | 480 | 2985.0 | R |
| 3. | Patrick Corbin (14, 36) | 369 | 2124.0 | L |
| 4. | Jose Quintana (15, 37) | 366 | 2142.1 | L |
| 5. | Sonny Gray (14, 36) | 346 | 2007.2 | R |
| 6. | Kevin Gausman (14, 35) | 341 | 2017.1 | R |
| 7. | Chris Sale (16, 37) | 328 | 2179.0 | L |
| 8. | Gerrit Cole (13, 35) | 326 | 2003.0 | R |
| 9. | Nathan Eovaldi (15, 36) | 314 | 1807.2 | R |
| 10. | Michael Wacha (14, 34) | 306 | 1742.0 | R |
| 11. | Aaron Nola (12, 33) | 303 | 1807.2 | R |
| 12. | Yu Darvish (13, 39) | 297 | 1778.0 | R |
| Zack Wheeler (12, 36) | 297 | 1815.1 | R | |
| 14. | Martín Pérez (15, 35) | 293 | 1713.0 | L |
| 15. | Carlos Carrasco (17, 39) | 286 | 1704.0 | R |
| 16. | Robbie Ray (13, 34) | 278 | 1542.2 | L |
| 17. | José Berríos (10, 32) | 273 | 1571.2 | R |
| 18. | Jacob deGrom (13, 38) | 266 | 1640.1 | R |
| 19. | Luis Castillo (10, 33) | 257 | 1493.1 | R |
| 20. | Eduardo Rodríguez (11, 33) | 253 | 1412.2 | L |
| 21. | Kyle Freeland (10, 33) | 247 | 1342.1 | L |
| 22. | Jameson Taillon (10, 34) | 236 | 1304.2 | R |
| 23. | Carlos Rodón (12, 33) | 235 | 1328.1 | L |
| 24. | Taijuan Walker (14, 33) | 234 | 1300.2 | R |
| 25. | Chris Bassitt (12, 37) | 228 | 1335.0 | R |
| 26. | Blake Snell (11, 33) | 223 | 1161.0 | L |
| 27. | Miles Mikolas (11, 37) | 221 | 1342.2 | R |
| 28. | Sean Manaea (11, 34) | 215 | 1313.0 | L |
| 29. | Nick Pivetta (10, 33) | 213 | 1227.0 | R |
| 30. | Lucas Giolito (10, 31) | 209 | 1188.1 | R |
| 31. | Matthew Boyd (12, 35) | 207 | 1127.2 | L |
| Germán Márquez (11, 31) | 207 | 1184.0 | R | |
| 33. | Dylan Cease (8, 30) | 205 | 1113.2 | R |
| 34. | Jack Flaherty (10, 30) | 201 | 1067.0 | R |
| 35. | Luis Severino (11, 32) | 197 | 1134.2 | R |
| 36. | Zac Gallen (8, 30) | 195 | 1105.1 | R |
| 37. | Yusei Kikuchi (8, 35) | 194 | 1019.0 | L |
| 38. | Max Fried (10, 32) | 193 | 1141.1 | L |
| Logan Webb (8, 29) | 193 | 1162.2 | R | |
| 40. | Zach Eflin (11, 32) | 189 | 1077.1 | R |
| 41. | Sandy Alcantara (9, 30) | 188 | 1199.0 | R |
| 42. | Merrill Kelly (8, 37) | 187 | 1095.0 | R |
| 43. | Framber Valdez (9, 32) | 184 | 1181.1 | L |
| 44. | Steven Matz (12, 35) | 182 | 1057.1 | L |
| 45. | Mitch Keller (8, 30) | 181 | 978.1 | R |
| Freddy Peralta (9, 30) | 181 | 1031.0 | R | |
| 47. | Joe Musgrove (9, 33) | 180 | 1056.0 | R |
| 48. | Trevor Williams (10, 34) | 178 | 1009.0 | R |
| 49. | Brady Singer (7, 29) | 173 | 937.1 | R |
| 50. | Pablo López (8, 30) | 172 | 965.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Walker Buehler (9, 31) | 164 | 926.2 | R |
| Logan Gilbert (6, 29) | 164 | 942.2 | R | |
| Matt Moore (13, 37) | 164 | 1142.2 | L | |
| 54. | Marco Gonzales (10, 34) | 162 | 926.2 | L |
| 55. | Jordan Montgomery (8, 33) | 161 | 872.0 | L |
| 56. | Tyler Mahle (10, 31) | 155 | 806.0 | R |
| 57. | Erick Fedde (9, 33) | 152 | 857.2 | R |
| Cal Quantrill (8, 31) | 152 | 877.0 | R | |
| 59. | Aaron Civale (8, 31) | 150 | 810.2 | R |
| 60. | Corbin Burnes (8, 31) | 149 | 968.0 | R |
| 61. | Lance McCullers Jr. (9, 32) | 148 | 813.1 | R |
| 62. | Nick Martinez (9, 35) | 146 | 1040.0 | R |
| Tarik Skubal (7, 29) | 146 | 837.1 | L | |
| 64. | Antonio Senzatela (10, 31) | 145 | 869.0 | R |
| 65. | Shane Bieber (9, 31) | 144 | 896.1 | R |
| Drew Pomeranz (13, 37) | 144 | 934.2 | L | |
| Vince Velasquez (10, 34) | 144 | 767.0 | R | |
| 68. | Mike Clevinger (9, 35) | 142 | 809.2 | R |
| 69. | Seth Lugo (11, 36) | 141 | 1093.2 | R |
| 70. | Adrian Houser (10, 33) | 139 | 813.2 | R |
| Eric Lauer (8, 31) | 139 | 778.0 | L | |
| Jesús Luzardo (8, 28) | 139 | 799.0 | L | |
| 73. | Michael Lorenzen (12, 34) | 138 | 1088.0 | R |
| 74. | Ranger Suarez (9, 30) | 136 | 853.1 | L |
| Brandon Woodruff (9, 33) | 136 | 790.1 | R | |
| 76. | Tyler Glasnow (11, 32) | 135 | 793.2 | R |
| 77. | Shelby Miller (13, 35) | 133 | 921.2 | R |
| Joe Ryan (6, 30) | 133 | 745.2 | R | |
| 79. | Reynaldo López (11, 32) | 131 | 877.0 | R |
| 80. | George Kirby (5, 28) | 130 | 747.2 | R |
| 81. | Dean Kremer (7, 30) | 127 | 693.2 | R |
| Bailey Ober (6, 30) | 127 | 684.1 | R | |
| 83. | David Peterson (7, 30) | 125 | 700.0 | L |
| 84. | Austin Gomber (7, 32) | 124 | 705.2 | L |
| 85. | MacKenzie Gore (5, 27) | 121 | 633.1 | L |
| 86. | Griffin Canning (7, 30) | 119 | 635.1 | R |
| Chris Paddack (8, 30) | 119 | 638.2 | R | |
| 88. | Colin Rea (8, 35) | 118 | 700.2 | R |
| Trevor Rogers (7, 28) | 118 | 604.1 | L | |
| 90. | Jakob Junis (10, 33) | 117 | 882.1 | R |
| Brad Keller (9, 30) | 117 | 821.1 | R | |
| 92. | Shohei Ohtani (9, 31) | 114 | 614.1 | R |
| 93. | Aaron Sanchez (8, 33) | 113 | 685.0 | R |
| 94. | Tanner Bibee (4, 27) | 106 | 604.1 | R |
| Luke Weaver (11, 32) | 106 | 761.0 | R | |
| 96. | Brayan Bello (5, 27) | 105 | 604.1 | R |
| JP Sears (5, 30) | 105 | 574.0 | L | |
| 98. | Cristopher Sánchez (6, 29) | 104 | 656.0 | L |
| 99. | Dane Dunning (6, 31) | 102 | 593.1 | R |
| 100. | Edward Cabrera (6, 28) | 101 | 504.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Started | IP | Throws |
| Jake Irvin (4, 29) | 101 | 540.1 | R |
