List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders
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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. Mariano Rivera is the all-time leader in games finished with 952. Rivera is the only pitcher in MLB history to finish more than 900 career games. Trevor Hoffman and Lee Smith are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.
Key
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career games finished. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of the player |
GF | Total career games finished |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
Career leaders in games finished
- Stats updated as of 2015 Major League Baseball season
Rank | Player | GF |
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51 | Mike Henneman | 432 |
Dave Smith | 432 | |
53 | Roger McDowell | 430 |
54 | Mike Jackson | 422 |
Dan Plesac | 422 | |
56 | Willie Hernández | 419 |
Mitch Williams | 419 | |
58 | Darold Knowles | 417 |
59 | Ted Abernathy | 416 |
60 | Greg Minton | 415 |
61 | Ugueth Urbina | 408 |
62 | Keith Foulke | 406 |
Stu Miller | 406 | |
64 | Eddie Guardado | 401 |
65 | Gary Lavelle | 399 |
66 | Jeff Shaw | 384 |
67 | Kevin Gregg | 382 |
68 | Brian Fuentes | 381 |
Dave LaRoche | 381 | |
70 | Dave Giusti | 380 |
71 | Jeff Brantley | 379 |
72 | Bob Stanley | 377 |
73 | Clay Carroll | 373 |
LaTroy Hawkins | 373 | |
75 | Tom Burgmeier | 370 |
76 | Brad Lidge | 368 |
77 | John Hiller | 363 |
Mike Stanton | 363 | |
79 | Danny Graves | 360 |
Jay Howell | 360 | |
81 | J.J. Putz | 357 |
82 | Bobby Thigpen | 356 |
83 | Jim Brewer | 351 |
84 | Tom Gordon | 347 |
85 | Eddie Fisher | 344 |
86 | Rafael Soriano | 343 |
87 | Frank Linzy | 342 |
88 | Ron Davis | 340 |
Jeff Russell | 340 | |
90 | Ron Kline | 338 |
91 | Mark Clear | 337 |
92 | Elias Sosa | 330 |
93 | Billy Koch | 325 |
Joakim Soria | 325 | |
95 | Jack Aker | 321 |
96 | Tippy Martinez | 320 |
97 | Terry Forster | 318 |
98 | Braden Looper | 315 |
99 | Al Worthington | 314 |
100 | Steve Farr | 313 |
Notes
- ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.