Most Career Games Started, Zero Plate Appearances
- Mike Flanagan, 401
- Mark Gubicza, 329
- Ron Guidry, 323*
- Scott McGregor, 309
- Mike Boddicker, 309*
- Dennis Leonard, 302
- Mike Witt, 299
- Richard Dotson, 295*
- Jack McDowell, 275
- Moose Haas, 252
- Chris Bosio, 246
- Kirk McCaskill, 242
- Bill Wegman, 216*
- Glenn Abbott, 206
- Teddy Higuera, 205
- Mike Smithson, 204
- Melido Perez, 201
- Jim Beattie, 182
- Ed Figueroa, 179
- Steve McCatty, 161
- Britt Burns, 161
- Luis Leal, 151
- Ken Schrom, 137
- Dave Rozema, 132
- Bob Milacki, 125
- Roger Pavlik, 125
A footnote: Teddy Higuera batted once in the 1986 All-Star Game, striking out.
Update: Commenter NaOH notes that Flanagan, Guidry, McGregor, and Boddicker batted during the playoffs, so they didn't really go their entire career without batting.
Update: Commenter NaOH notes that Flanagan, Guidry, McGregor, and Boddicker batted during the playoffs, so they didn't really go their entire career without batting.
3 comments:
That's a stat I hadn't thought about before. Makes me wonder... what position players have appeared in the most games without starting?
Considering how the post is written, namely that "it was entirely possible for a starter to spend his entire career in the American League and never bat," I would subtract the following names simply because they did get at bats in the playoffs.
Mike Flanagan
Ron Guidry
Scott McGregor
Mike Boddicker
Either way, interesting post.
Fair enough. I've updated the post to note your point.
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