In the Marlins game notes for Friday's Florida-Milwaukee game, it was noted that starting pitcher Scott Olsen ranks eleventh all-time on the list of most career games started without a complete game. That in itself is hardly surprising, since young pitchers aren't often allowed to go much beyond 100 pitches and this usually works out to six or seven innings. The expansion of the bullpen and relief roles in recent decades has also influenced the lesser number of complete games for all MLB teams compared to, say, the 1970's and before. Therefore, the list of most career starts without a complete game is, as expected, filled with active or recently retired pitchers.
Most Career Starts, Zero Complete Games, 1876-2008
(Players in MLB in 2008 italicized)
- Tony Armas Jr., 166 GS
- Shawn Chacon, 124
- Casey Fossum, 120
- Claudio Vargas, 110
- Chris Young, 104
- Tim Redding, 99
- Byung-Hyun Kim, 87
- Mike Thurman, 87
- Marvin Freeman, 78
- Brandon Duckworth, 77
- Scott Olsen, 73
- Dave Eiland, 70
- Dave Weathers, 69
- Wally Whitehurst, 66
- Scott Scudder, 64
- Pat Mahomes, 63
- Damian Moss, 61
- Gustavo Chacin, 58
- Brandon Claussen, 58
- Joaquin Benoit, 55
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