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Most Games Pitched of the 1870s (MLB)

Every MLB season from 1871 to 1879, added up. Appearances

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Bobby Mathews recorded more games pitched than any other MLB player in the 1870s, with 353, 6 clear of Al Spalding (347). He did it in 8 seasons, with a best year of 70 in 1875. Covers the 9 seasons the MLB played in the 1870s, 1871 to 1879. The top ten runs from 353 down to 157.

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The MLB played 9 seasons in the 1870s, 1871 to 1879. Totals cover those seasons only.

Bobby Mathews MLB leader, 1870s Bobby Mathews 1871–1879 · 8 seasons
353 Games Pitched 6 clear of Al Spalding
# Player Seasons G Best year
1 Bobby Mathews Bobby Mathews 1871–1879 (8) 353 70 (1875)
2 Al Spalding Al Spalding 1871–1877 (7) 347 72 (1875)
3 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond 1874–1879 (6) 321 64 (1879)
4 George Zettlein George Zettlein 1871–1876 (6) 250 57 (1874)
5 Candy Cummings Candy Cummings 1872–1877 (6) 242 55 (1872)
6 Dick McBride Dick McBride 1871–1876 (6) 237 60 (1875)
7 George Bradley George Bradley 1875–1879 (4) 228 64 (1876)
8 Terry Larkin Terry Larkin 1876–1879 (4) 171 58 (1879)
9 Cherokee Fisher Cherokee Fisher 1871–1878 (7) 165 41 (1875)
10 Jim Devlin Jim Devlin 1875–1877 (3) 157 68 (1876)
11 Will White Will White 1877–1879 (3) 131 76 (1879)
12 John Ward John Ward 1878–1879 (2) 107 70 (1879)
13 Jack Manning Jack Manning 1874–1878 (5) 96 34 (1876)
14 Jim Britt 1872–1873 (2) 91 54 (1873)
15 Tricky Nichols Tricky Nichols 1875–1878 (4) 88 42 (1877)
16 Asa Brainard Asa Brainard 1871–1874 (4) 85 30 (1874)
17 Bill Stearns 1871–1875 (5) 84 32 (1873)
18 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick 1878–1879 (2) 76 62 (1879)
19 Pud Galvin Pud Galvin 1875–1879 (2) 74 66 (1879)
20 Harry McCormick Harry McCormick 1879–1879 (1) 54 54 (1879)
21 Mike Golden Mike Golden 1875–1878 (2) 49 27 (1875)
22 Lon Knight Lon Knight 1875–1876 (2) 47 34 (1876)
23 Sam Weaver 1875–1878 (2) 46 45 (1878)
24 Rynie Wolters Rynie Wolters 1871–1873 (3) 45 32 (1871)
25 Bobby Mitchell 1877–1879 (3) 44 23 (1879)
26 Al Pratt Al Pratt 1871–1872 (2) 43 28 (1871)
27 Joe Blong Joe Blong 1875–1877 (3) 41 25 (1877)
28 The Only Nolan The Only Nolan 1878–1878 (1) 38 38 (1878)
29 John McMullin John McMullin 1871–1875 (4) 37 29 (1871)
30 Joe Borden 1875–1876 (2) 36 29 (1876)
31 Harry Wright Harry Wright 1871–1874 (4) 36 14 (1873)
32 Cal McVey Cal McVey 1875–1879 (4) 34 17 (1877)
33 John Cassidy John Cassidy 1875–1877 (2) 32 30 (1875)
34 Dory Dean Dory Dean 1876–1876 (1) 30 30 (1876)
35 George Bechtel George Bechtel 1871–1875 (4) 30 18 (1875)
36 Frank Hankinson Frank Hankinson 1878–1879 (2) 27 26 (1879)
37 Blondie Purcell Blondie Purcell 1879–1879 (1) 24 24 (1879)
38 Phonney Martin Phonney Martin 1872–1873 (2) 24 18 (1872)
39 Foghorn Bradley Foghorn Bradley 1876–1876 (1) 22 22 (1876)
40 Curry Foley Curry Foley 1879–1879 (1) 21 21 (1879)
41 Hugh Campbell 1873–1873 (1) 19 19 (1873)
42 Jim Clinton Jim Clinton 1872–1876 (3) 19 17 (1875)
43 Cy Bentley 1872–1872 (1) 18 18 (1872)
44 Bill Parks Bill Parks 1875–1875 (1) 16 16 (1875)
45 Amos Booth Amos Booth 1876–1877 (2) 15 12 (1877)
46 Bill McGunnigle 1879–1879 (1) 14 14 (1879)
47 Tom Healey 1878–1878 (1) 14 14 (1878)
48 Johnny Ryan Johnny Ryan 1874–1876 (3) 12 10 (1875)
49 Harry Luff 1875–1875 (1) 10 10 (1875)
50 Harry Salisbury 1879–1879 (1) 10 10 (1879)
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