What pitcher pitched the most years?

MLB TENURE AND AGE RECORDS

Tenure & Age Records in Major League Baseball Decade Specific MLB Records
Record	LG	Name(s)
Most Years Pitcher	NL	Greg Maddux
ML	Nolan Ryan
Most Years Second Base	AL	Eddie Collins

Who has pitched the most innings?

Cy Young+
Career Leaders & Records for Innings Pitched

Rank	Player (yrs, age)	Throws
1.	Cy Young+ (22)	R
2.	Pud Galvin+ (15)	R
3.	Walter Johnson+ (21)	R
4.	Phil Niekro+ (24)	R

Who is the longest playing baseball player?

Nolan Ryan
Most Seasons Played

Player	Years Played	Seasons
Nolan Ryan	1966-1993	27
Cap Anson	1871-1897	27
Deacon McGuire	1884-1912	26
Tommy John	1963-1989	26

Has anyone ever pitched a 27 pitch game?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished in the Class-D Appalachian League on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.

What does the H stand for in baseball?

hit
Definition. A hit occurs when a batter strikes the baseball into fair territory and reaches base without doing so via an error or a fielder’s choice. If a player is thrown out attempting to take an extra base (e.g., turning a single into a double), that still counts as a hit.

Who has the shortest MLB career?

Eddie Gaedel was the shortest (3′-7″) player both in stature and longevity in the big leagues. He was limited to one plate appearance, walked and was removed for a pinch runner. He was used as a gimmick by Bill Veeck in the second game of a St. Louis Browns doubleheader on August 19, 1951.

Who has the best lifetime ERA?

Ed Walsh+
Career Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average

Rank	Player (yrs, age)	Earned Run Average
1.	Ed Walsh+ (14)	1.816
2.	Addie Joss+ (9)	1.887
3.	Jim Devlin (5)	1.896
4.	Jack Pfiester (8)	2.024

Who is the youngest player in the MLB?

Putsy Caballero
Putsy Caballero still holds the distinction of being the youngest position player in MLB’s modern era. At 16 years old, Putsy made his debut for the Phillies on September 14, 1944.

Has there ever been a 3 pitch inning?

Major League Pitchers Who Threw a 3-Pitch Inning Completely unofficial and no record books have ever been kept.

Did Nolan Ryan throw 108 mph?

Nolan Ryan’s record 108 mph fastball. Nolan Ryan became baseball’s first pitcher to ‘light up” the radar at a major league park. On Aug. 20, 1974, in a game against the Detroit Tigers, then Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan pitched an 11-inning complete game 1-0 loss.

What does the R mean in baseball?

Run (R) Runs Batted In (RBI)

Is a ground out a hit?

A ground out is a method of putting out a batter in baseball. In such a play, a defensive player catches a batted ball hit on the ground by the batter and throws the ball to a defensive player at first base before the batter can successfully reach the base, or records an out elsewhere via a fielder’s choice.

What’s the record for most innings pitched in a season?

Mike Marshall set the Major League record for most innings pitched during a season (1974) by a relief pitcher when he appeared in two-hundred eight innings with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Who are the record holders in Major League Baseball?

Barry Bonds holds the most hitting records with ten, most notably the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler ‘s 84-year-old record for most hits in a season. Cy Young, the Major League record holder for most career wins, losses, innings pitched, and complete games.

What was the record of the worst pitcher in MLB history?

In over 700 games pitched, he compiled a losing record of 97-130 with a 4.81 ERA and a strikeout to walk ratio that was shockingly close to 1:1. He also led in hit batters, with 38, in back to back years from 2000-2001.

Who are the best pitchers of all time?

Pitching records (1876–present) Record Player # Most pickoffs Steve Carlton 144 Most innings pitched Cy Young 7,354⅔ Most hit batsmen Gus Weyhing 278 Most home runs allowed Jamie Moyer 522