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Most Games Started of the 1940s (MLB)

Every MLB season from 1940 to 1949, added up. Starts made

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Hal Newhouser recorded more games started than any other MLB player in the 1940s, with 305, 32 clear of Dutch Leonard (273). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 36 in 1947. The top ten runs from 305 down to 208.

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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.

Hal Newhouser MLB leader, 1940s Hal Newhouser 1940–1949 · 10 seasons
305 Games Started 32 clear of Dutch Leonard
# Player Seasons GS Best year
1 Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser 1940–1949 (10) 305 36 (1947)
2 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard 1940–1949 (10) 273 35 (1940)
3 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom 1940–1948 (9) 261 36 (1941)
4 Dizzy Trout Dizzy Trout 1940–1949 (10) 239 40 (1944)
5 Bucky Walters Bucky Walters 1940–1948 (9) 238 36 (1940)
6 Bob Feller Bob Feller 1940–1949 (7) 231 42 (1946)
7 Rip Sewell Rip Sewell 1940–1949 (10) 231 33 (1942)
8 Johnny Vander Meer Johnny Vander Meer 1940–1949 (8) 219 36 (1943)
9 Mort Cooper Mort Cooper 1940–1949 (9) 210 35 (1942)
10 Hank Borowy Hank Borowy 1942–1949 (8) 208 32 (1945)
11 Claude Passeau Claude Passeau 1940–1947 (8) 207 34 (1942)
12 Kirby Higbe Kirby Higbe 1940–1949 (8) 207 39 (1941)
13 Tiny Bonham Tiny Bonham 1940–1949 (10) 193 27 (1942)
14 Allie Reynolds Allie Reynolds 1942–1949 (8) 192 31 (1948)
15 Early Wynn Early Wynn 1941–1949 (8) 188 33 (1943)
16 Sid Hudson Sid Hudson 1940–1949 (7) 183 33 (1941)
17 Bill Voiselle Bill Voiselle 1942–1949 (8) 183 41 (1944)
18 Denny Galehouse Denny Galehouse 1940–1949 (9) 183 28 (1942)
19 Joe Dobson Joe Dobson 1940–1949 (8) 182 32 (1948)
20 Bill Lee Bill Lee 1940–1947 (8) 178 30 (1940)
21 Harry Brecheen Harry Brecheen 1940–1949 (8) 172 31 (1949)
22 Jack Kramer Jack Kramer 1940–1949 (9) 171 31 (1944)
23 Eddie Lopat Eddie Lopat 1944–1949 (6) 170 31 (1948)
24 Mickey Haefner Mickey Haefner 1943–1949 (7) 168 28 (1944)
25 Jim Tobin Jim Tobin 1940–1945 (6) 167 36 (1944)
26 Bob Muncrief Bob Muncrief 1941–1949 (9) 164 27 (1943)
27 Jim Bagby Jim Bagby 1940–1947 (8) 162 35 (1942)
28 Phil Marchildon Phil Marchildon 1940–1949 (8) 162 35 (1947)
29 Paul Derringer Paul Derringer 1940–1945 (6) 160 37 (1940)
30 Virgil Trucks Virgil Trucks 1941–1949 (8) 159 32 (1949)
31 Johnny Niggeling Johnny Niggeling 1940–1946 (7) 156 27 (1942)
32 Tex Hughson 1941–1949 (8) 156 35 (1946)
33 Ken Raffensberger Ken Raffensberger 1940–1949 (9) 154 38 (1949)
34 Bill Dietrich Bill Dietrich 1940–1948 (9) 153 36 (1944)
35 Thornton Lee Thornton Lee 1940–1948 (9) 152 34 (1941)
36 Orval Grove Orval Grove 1940–1949 (10) 152 33 (1944)
37 Spud Chandler Spud Chandler 1940–1947 (8) 151 32 (1946)
38 Ken Heintzelman Ken Heintzelman 1940–1949 (7) 150 32 (1949)
39 Johnny Sain Johnny Sain 1942–1949 (5) 147 39 (1948)
40 Al Smith Al Smith 1940–1945 (6) 147 27 (1943)
41 Al Javery Al Javery 1940–1946 (7) 147 37 (1942)
42 Mel Harder Mel Harder 1940–1947 (8) 147 29 (1942)
43 Red Barrett Red Barrett 1940–1949 (8) 147 34 (1945)
44 Howie Pollet Howie Pollet 1941–1949 (7) 145 32 (1946)
45 Whit Wyatt Whit Wyatt 1940–1945 (6) 144 35 (1941)
46 Eddie Smith Eddie Smith 1940–1947 (6) 143 33 (1941)
47 Nels Potter Nels Potter 1940–1949 (9) 143 32 (1945)
48 Max Butcher Max Butcher 1940–1945 (6) 142 32 (1941)
49 Preacher Roe Preacher Roe 1944–1949 (6) 137 31 (1945)
50 Dick Fowler Dick Fowler 1941–1949 (7) 136 31 (1947)
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