Editing Games started

{{Short description|Number of games that a baseball pitcher has started for his team}}
In [[baseball statistics]], '''games started''' (denoted by GS) indicates the number of [[games pitched|games]] that a [[pitcher]] has [[starting pitcher|started]] for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he throws the first pitch to the first opposing batter. If a player is listed in the starting lineup as the team's pitcher, but is replaced before facing an opposing batter, the player is credited with a game pitched but not a game started; there have been instances in [[Major League Baseball|major league]] history in which a starting pitcher was removed before his first pitch due to an injury, perhaps suffered while [[batting (baseball)|batting]] or [[baserunning|running the bases]] during the top half of the first inning. 

The all-time leader for games started is [[Cy Young]] with 815 over a 22-year career. The players with the most starts in a single season are [[Pud Galvin]] and [[Will White]], with 75 games started each.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pigstar1.shtml|title=Games Started All Time Leaders by Baseball Almanac|website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}</ref>

For [[position player]]s, ''games started'' is also used to denote the number of times their names appear in a team's starting lineup during the season.

The statistic is also used in other sports including [[American football|football]] and [[basketball]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Baseball}}
*[[List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders]]
*[[Complete game]]
*[[Shutouts in baseball]]

==References==
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[[Category:Pitching statistics]]


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