Tampa Bay Rays Games Started Leaders

Career totals with the Rays and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 27: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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James Shields holds the Rays career record with 217 games started. The single-season record is 34, by Chris Archer in 2015.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

All-time Rays leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	GS	G
1	James Shields	2006–2012	217	218
2	Chris Archer	2012–2021	182	185
3	David Price	2008–2014	170	175
4	Scott Kazmir	2004–2009	144	145
5	Jake Odorizzi	2013–2017	124	127
6	Alex Cobb	2011–2017	115	115
7	Drew Rasmussen	2021–2026	111	133
8	Jeremy Hellickson	2010–2014	108	115
8	Blake Snell	2016–2020	108	108
10	Shane McClanahan	2021–2026	98	98
11	Matt Garza	2008–2010	94	95
11	Matt Moore	2011–2016	94	96
13	Jeff Niemann	2008–2012	92	97
14	Ryan Rupe	1999–2002	83	85
15	Andy Sonnanstine	2007–2011	80	132
16	Bryan Rekar	1998–2001	79	98
17	Mark Hendrickson	2004–2006	74	76
18	Joe Kennedy	2001–2003	72	82
19	Tyler Glasnow	2018–2023	71	71
20	Taj Bradley	2023–2025	67	69
21	Zack Littell	2023–2025	65	77
21	Tanyon Sturtze	2000–2002	65	91
23	Wade Davis	2009–2012	64	118
24	Wilson Alvarez	1998–2002	63	76
24	Edwin Jackson	2006–2008	63	87

Single-season Rays records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	GS	G
1	Chris Archer	2015	34	34
1	Chris Archer	2017	34	34
1	Scott Kazmir	2007	34	34
1	David Price	2011	34	34
5	Chris Archer	2016	33	33
5	Charlie Morton	2019	33	33
5	Jake Odorizzi	2016	33	33
5	James Shields	2009	33	33
5	James Shields	2011	33	33
5	James Shields	2008	33	33
5	James Shields	2010	33	34
5	James Shields	2012	33	33
5	Tanyon Sturtze	2002	33	33
14	Chris Archer	2014	32	32
14	Rolando Arrojo	1998	32	32
14	Matt Garza	2010	32	33
14	Matt Garza	2009	32	32
14	Scott Kazmir	2005	32	32
14	Andy Sonnanstine	2008	32	32
14	Bobby Witt	1999	32	32
21	Shane Baz	2025	31	31
21	Zach Eflin	2023	31	31
21	Jeremy Hellickson	2013	31	32
21	Jeremy Hellickson	2012	31	31
21	Mark Hendrickson	2005	31	31