List of top 100 Major League Baseball Leaders in innings pitched

This is a list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers who have accumulated the most Innings pitched of all time.

Active players are denoted in bold text.

The List

Rank Player (2011 IP) IP
1 Cy Young 7,356
2 Pud Galvin 6,003.1
3 Walter Johnson 5,914.1
4 Phil Niekro 5,404.1
5 Nolan Ryan 5,386
6 Gaylord Perry 5,350.1
7 Don Sutton 5,282.1
8 Warren Spahn 5,243.2
9 Steve Carlton 5,217.1
10 Grover Cleveland Alexander 5,190
11 Kid Nichols 5,056.1*
12 Tim Keefe 5,049.2
13 Greg Maddux 5,008.1
14 Bert Blyleven 4,970
15 Bobby Mathews 4,956
16 Roger Clemens 4,916.2
17 Mickey Welch 4,802
18 Tom Seaver 4,782.2
19 Christy Mathewson 4,780.2*
20 Tommy John 4,710.1
21 Robin Roberts 4,688.2
22 Early Wynn 4,564
23 John Clarkson 4,536.1
24 Charles Radbourn 4,535.1*
25 Tony Mullane 4,531.1
26 Jim Kaat 4,530.1
27 Ferguson Jenkins 4,500.2
28 Eddie Plank 4,495.2
29 Eppa Rixey 4,494.2
30 Tom Glavine 4,413.1
31 Jack Powell 4,389
32 Red Ruffing 4,344
33 Gus Weyhing 4,324.1*
34 Jim McCormick 4,275.2
35 Frank Tanana 4,188.1
36 Burleigh Grimes 4,179.2*
37 Ted Lyons 4,161
38 Randy Johnson 4,135.1
39 Red Faber 4,086.2
40 Jamie Moyer 4,020.1
41 Dennis Martinez 3,999.2
42 Vic Willis 3,996
43 Jim Palmer 3,948
44 Lefty Grove 3,940.2
45 Jack Quinn 3,920.1
46 Bob Gibson 3,884.1
47 Sad Sam Jones 3,883
48 Jerry Koosman 3,839.1
49 Bob Feller 3,827
50 Jack Morris 3,824
51 Charlie Hough 3,801.1
52 Amos Rusie 3,778.2
53 Waite Hoyt 3,762.1
54 Jim Bunning 3,760.1
55 Bobo Newsom 3,759.1
56 George Mullin 3,686.2
57 Jerry Reuss 3,669.2
58 Paul Derringer 3,645
59 Mickey Lolich 3,638.1
60 Tommy Bond 3,628.2
61 Bob Friend 3,611
62 Carl Hubbell 3,590.1
63 Joe Niekro 3,584*
64 Herb Pennock 3,571.2
65 Earl Whitehill 3,564.2
66 Mike Mussina 3,562.2
67 Rick Reuschel 3,548.1
68 Will White 3,542.2
69 Adonis Terry 3,514.1
70 Juan Marichal 3,507.1
71 Jim Whitney 3,496.1
72 Luis Tiant 3,486.1
73 Wilbur Cooper 3,480
74 John Smoltz 3,473
75 Claude Osteen 3,460.1*
76 Catfish Hunter 3,449.1
77 Joe McGinnity 3,441.1
78 David Wells 3,439
79 Don Drysdale 3,432
80 Mel Harder 3,426.1
81 Charlie Buffinton 3,404
82 Hooks Dauss 3,390.2
83 Clark Griffith 3,385.2
84 Doyle Alexander 3,367.2
85 Chick Fraser 3,356*
86 Al Orth 3,354.2
87 Curt Simmons 3,348.1
88 Vida Blue 3,343.1
89 Rube Marquard 3,306.2
Billy Pierce 3,306.2
91 Kenny Rogers 3,302.2
92 Dennis Eckersley 3,285.2
Jim Perry 3,285.2
94 Larry Jackson 3,262.2
95 Curt Schilling 3,261
96 Kevin Brown 3,256.1
97 Tim Wakefield (154.2) 3,226.1
98 Eddie Cicotte 3,226
99 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3,223.2
100 Dolf Luque 3,220.1


See also

References

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