Games finished

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.

[edit] Career Leaders in Games finished

As of the conclusion of the 2005 baseball season.

* = pitchers who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame

† = pitchers who are still active

Rank	Pitcher	Games finished	Teams played for	Seasons played
1	Lee Smith	802	Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos	1980-1997
2	John Franco†	774	Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Houston Astros	1984-Present
3	Rollie Fingers*	709	Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers	1968-1985
4	Jeff Reardon	695	New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees	1979-1994
5	Goose Gossage	681	Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners	1972-1994
6	Hoyt Wilhelm*	651	New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers	1952 -1972
7	Doug Jones	640	Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics	1982-2000
8	Kent Tekulve	638	Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds	1974-1989
9	Sparky Lyle	634	Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox	1967-1982
10	Trevor Hoffman†	632	Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres	1993-present