Most Games Pitched of the 1940s (MLB)

Hal Newhouser recorded more games pitched than any other MLB player in the 1940s, with 377, 3 clear of Dizzy Trout (374). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 47 in 1944. The top ten runs from 377 down to 290.

Negro League seasons over these years ran roughly 25 to 70 games against 154 or more in the American and National Leagues. This is a raw ten-year total, so it counts opportunity as well as performance.

MLB leader, 1940s Hal Newhouser 1940–1949 · 10 seasons

377 Games Pitched 3 clear of Dizzy Trout

#	Player	Seasons	G	Best year
1	Hal Newhouser	1940–1949 (10)	377	47 (1944)
2	Dizzy Trout	1940–1949 (10)	374	49 (1944)
3	Kirby Higbe	1940–1949 (8)	354	56 (1948)
4	Harry Gumbert	1940–1949 (9)	354	61 (1948)
5	Rip Sewell	1940–1949 (10)	316	40 (1942)
6	Clyde Shoun	1940–1949 (9)	315	54 (1940)
7	AA Ace Adams	1941–1946 (6)	302	70 (1943)
8	Bobo Newsom	1940–1948 (9)	302	43 (1941)
9	Dutch Leonard	1940–1949 (10)	294	35 (1940)
10	Hugh Casey	1940–1949 (7)	290	50 (1942)
11	Bob Muncrief	1941–1949 (9)	283	47 (1949)
12	Al Benton	1940–1949 (8)	280	42 (1940)
13	Joe Haynes	1940–1949 (10)	277	40 (1942)
14	Nels Potter	1940–1949 (9)	272	41 (1949)
15	Bob Feller	1940–1949 (7)	266	48 (1946)
16	Hank Borowy	1942–1949 (8)	261	40 (1947)
17	Claude Passeau	1940–1947 (8)	258	46 (1940)
18	Joe Dobson	1940–1949 (8)	258	40 (1940)
19	Murry Dickson	1940–1949 (7)	248	47 (1946)
20	Ted Wilks	1944–1949 (6)	247	59 (1949)
21	Allie Reynolds	1942–1949 (8)	247	44 (1945)
22	Bucky Walters	1940–1948 (9)	246	37 (1941)
23	Mort Cooper	1940–1949 (9)	246	38 (1940)
24	Ken Raffensberger	1940–1949 (9)	245	43 (1940)
25	Red Barrett	1940–1949 (8)	244	45 (1945)
26	George Caster	1940–1946 (7)	242	42 (1944)
27	Joe Page	1944–1949 (6)	241	60 (1949)
28	Russ Christopher	1942–1948 (7)	241	45 (1948)
29	Jim Bagby	1940–1947 (8)	239	38 (1942)
30	Sid Hudson	1940–1949 (7)	236	40 (1949)
31	Johnny Vander Meer	1940–1949 (8)	232	36 (1943)
32	Denny Galehouse	1940–1949 (9)	231	32 (1942)
33	Tiny Bonham	1940–1949 (10)	231	33 (1947)
34	Mickey Haefner	1943–1949 (7)	229	37 (1945)
35	Bill Voiselle	1942–1949 (8)	226	43 (1944)
36	TH Tex Hughson	1941–1949 (8)	225	39 (1946)
37	Joe Beggs	1940–1948 (8)	224	43 (1947)
38	Jack Kramer	1940–1949 (9)	224	33 (1947)
39	Bill Lee	1940–1947 (8)	222	37 (1940)
40	Tom Ferrick	1941–1949 (6)	219	50 (1949)
41	Ken Heintzelman	1940–1949 (7)	219	39 (1940)
42	Walt Masterson	1940–1949 (8)	219	35 (1947)
43	Alex Carrasquel	1940–1949 (7)	218	43 (1944)
44	EK Ed Klieman	1943–1949 (7)	217	58 (1947)
45	Steve Gromek	1941–1949 (9)	217	38 (1948)
46	KT Ken Trinkle	1943–1949 (5)	216	62 (1947)
47	Harry Brecheen	1940–1949 (8)	216	36 (1946)
48	Virgil Trucks	1941–1949 (8)	215	43 (1948)
49	Early Wynn	1941–1949 (8)	214	37 (1943)
50	PE Paul Erickson	1941–1948 (8)	207	40 (1947)

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