For perspective:
https://stathead.com/tiny/kqG2o
For single games, in 2025, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Innings Pitched >= 9, sorted by descending Innings Pitched.
| Rk | Player | App,Dec | IP | Date | Age | Team | Opp | Result | App,Dec | H | R | ER | UER | HR | BB | SO | BF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Eovaldi | SHO, W | 9.0 | 2025-04-01 | 35-047 | TEX | @ | CIN | W, 1-0 | SHO, W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Erick Fedde | SHO, W | 9.0 | 2025-05-09 | 32-073 | STL | @ | WSN | W, 10-0 | SHO, W | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | Michael King | SHO, W | 9.0 | 2025-04-13 | 29-323 | SDP | COL | W, 6-0 | SHO, W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 29 | |
| 4 | Stephen Kolek | SHO, W | 9.0 | 2025-05-10 | 28-022 | SDP | @ | COL | W, 21-0 | SHO, W | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Tarik Skubal | SHO, W | 9.0 | 2025-05-25 | 28-186 | DET | CLE | W, 5-0 | SHO, W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
Most recent to go more than 9 innings was in 2012:
| Rk | Player | App,Dec | IP | Date | Age | Team | Opp | Result | App,Dec | H | R | ER | UER | HR | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliff Lee | GS-10 | 10.0 | 2012-04-18 | 33-232 | PHI | @ | SFG | L, 0-1 (11) | GS-10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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For single games, since 1950, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Innings Pitched >= 12, sorted by descending Innings Pitched.
290 records found.
12 is 33% more than 9.
95 year old Vern Law, who spent his entire MLB career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, had the most innings in a game between 1950 and 2024: 18.
Vern Law
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)
Attendance: 7,953
Venue: Forbes Field
Game Duration: 4:44
Night Game, on grass
Pirates 4, Braves 3
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | GSc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2.97 | 64 | 118 |
| Bob Friend, W (6-5) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 6 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0.95 | 70 | 118 |
The Braves used 6 pitchers; Lew Burdette started and went 8 innings.
In 1960 Vern Law won the Cy Young award and led Pittsburgh to a World Series victory over the New York Yankees 4-3.
The most recent 12 inning pitchers did it between 1980 and 1986:
| Rk | Player | App,Dec | IP | Date ▼ | Age | Team | Opp | Result | App,Dec | H | R | ER | UER | HR | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Hough | GS-13 | 13.0 | 1986-06-11 | 38-157 | TEX | @ | MIN | W, 6-2 (16) | GS-13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Tommy John | GS-13 | 13.0 | 1983-09-14 | 40-115 | CAL | KCR | L, 0-1 (14) | GS-13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Charlie Hough | CG(12), W | 12.0 | 1982-05-22 | 34-137 | TEX | @ | KCR | W, 3-1 (12) | CG(12), W | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Steve McCatty | CG(14), L | 14.0 | 1980-08-10 (1) | 26-143 | OAK | SEA | L, 1-2 (14) | CG(14), L | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Rick Langford | CG(14), W | 14.0 | 1980-07-20 | 28-122 | OAK | CLE | W, 6-5 (14) | CG(14), W | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Mike Norris | CG(14), W | 14.0 | 1980-06-11 | 25-084 | OAK | BAL | W, 6-2 (14) | CG(14), W | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 | Larry Gura | GS-13 | 13.0 | 1980-05-21 | 32-177 | KCR | OAK | L, 2-4 (14) | GS-13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | Matt Keough | CG(14), W | 14.0 | 1980-05-17 | 24-319 | OAK | @ | TOR | W, 4-2 (14) | CG(14), W | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
Charlie Hough had 2 of the 8 and he threw knuckleballs.
26 times since 1950 a pitcher threw at least 15 innings in a game:
| Rk | Player | App,Dec | IP | Date | Age | Team | Opp | Result | App,Dec | H | R | ER | UER | HR | BB | SO | BF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vern Law | GS-18 | 18.0 | 1955-07-19 | 25-129 | PIT | MLN | W, 4-3 (19) | GS-18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 64 | |
| 2 | Mickey McDermott | GS-17 | 17.0 | 1951-07-13 | 22-075 | BOS | @ | CHW | L, 4-5 (19) | GS-17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 68 |
| 3 | Robin Roberts | CG(17), W | 17.0 | 1952-09-06 (1) | 25-342 | PHI | BSN | W, 7-6 (17) | CG(17), W | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 71 | |
| 4 | Saul Rogovin | CG(17), L | 17.0 | 1951-07-12 (2) | 29-110 | CHW | BOS | L, 4-5 (17) | CG(17), L | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 63 | |
| 5 | Johnny Antonelli | CG(16), W | 16.0 | 1955-05-01 | 25-019 | NYG | CIN | W, 2-1 (16) | CG(16), W | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 57 | |
| 6 | Tom Cheney | CG(16), W | 16.0 | 1962-09-12 | 27-333 | WSA | @ | BAL | W, 2-1 (16) | CG(16), W | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 62 |
| 7 | Jack Harshman | SHO(16), W | 16.0 | 1954-08-13 | 27-032 | CHW | DET | W, 1-0 (16) | SHO(16), W | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 65 | |
| 8 | Juan Marichal | SHO(16), W | 16.0 | 1963-07-02 | 25-255 | SFG | MLN | W, 1-0 (16) | SHO(16), W | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 59 | |
| 9 | Mickey McDermott | CG(16), W | 16.0 | 1951-07-28 | 22-090 | BOS | CLE | W, 8-4 (16) | CG(16), W | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 61 | |
| 10 | Gaylord Perry | GS-16 | 16.0 | 1967-09-01 | 28-351 | SFG | @ | CIN | W, 1-0 (21) | GS-16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 59 |
| 11 | Billy Pierce | GS-16 | 16.0 | 1959-08-06 | 32-126 | CHW | @ | BAL | T, 1-1 (18) | GS-16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 61 |
| 12 | Jerry Walker | SHO(16), W | 16.0 | 1959-09-11 (2) | 20-211 | BAL | CHW | W, 1-0 (16) | SHO(16), W | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 55 | |
| 13 | Warren Spahn | CG(16), L | 15.2 | 1951-04-23 | 30-000 | BSN | @ | BRO | L, 1-2 (16) | CG(16), L | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 56 |
| 14 | Al Aber | CG(16), L | 15.1 | 1954-08-13 | 27-013 | DET | @ | CHW | L, 0-1 (16) | CG(16), L | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 57 |
| 15 | Bob Rush | CG(16), L | 15.1 | 1957-08-23 | 31-245 | CHC | @ | NYG | L, 2-3 (16) | CG(16), L | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 58 |
| 16 | Warren Spahn | CG(16), L | 15.1 | 1963-07-02 | 42-070 | MLN | @ | SFG | L, 0-1 (16) | CG(16), L | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
| 17 | Rob Gardner | GS-15 | 15.0 | 1965-10-02 (2) | 20-287 | NYM | PHI | T, 0-0 (18) | GS-15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 53 | |
| 18 | Al Jackson | CG(15), L | 15.0 | 1962-08-14 | 26-231 | NYM | PHI | L, 1-3 (15) | CG(15), L | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 57 | |
| 19 | Alex Kellner | CG(15), W | 15.0 | 1950-04-22 | 25-239 | PHA | BOS | W, 6-5 (15) | CG(15), W | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 63 | |
| 20 | Clay Kirby | GS-15 | 15.0 | 1971-09-24 (1) | 23-091 | SDP | HOU | L, 1-2 (21) | GS-15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 55 | |
| 21 | Ray Moore | GS-15 | 15.0 | 1957-05-21 | 30-354 | BAL | DET | L, 1-2 (16) | GS-15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 59 | |
| 22 | Gaylord Perry | GS-15 | 15.0 | 1974-04-17 | 35-214 | CLE | @ | MIL | L, 4-5 (16) | GS-15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 55 |
| 23 | Robin Roberts | CG(15), W | 15.0 | 1954-06-17 | 27-260 | PHI | STL | W, 3-2 (15) | CG(15), W | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 54 | |
| 24 | Saul Rogovin | GS-15 | 15.0 | 1952-09-14 | 30-174 | CHW | BOS | W, 4-3 (17) | GS-15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 57 | |
| 25 | Chris Short | GS-15 | 15.0 | 1965-10-02 (2) | 28-013 | PHI | @ | NYM | T, 0-0 (18) | GS-15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 56 |
| 26 | Warren Spahn | CG(15), L | 15.0 | 1952-06-14 | 31-052 | BSN | CHC | L, 1-3 (15) | CG(15), L | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 57 |
Tom Cheney had 21 SO in his 1962 game. That's the record:
For single games, in the regular season, requiring Strikeouts >= 20, sorted by descending Strikeouts.
| Rk | Player | SO | Date | Age | Team | Opp | Result | App,Dec | IP | H | R | ER | UER | HR | BB | BF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cheney | 21 | 1962-09-12 | 27-333 | WSA | @ | BAL | W, 2-1 (16) | CG(16), W | 16.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
| 2 | Roger Clemens | 20 | 1986-04-29 | 23-268 | BOS | SEA | W, 3-1 | CG, W | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| 3 | Roger Clemens | 20 | 1996-09-18 | 34-045 | BOS | @ | DET | W, 4-0 | SHO, W | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | Randy Johnson | 20 | 2001-05-08 | 37-240 | ARI | CIN | W, 4-3 (11) | GS-9 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| 5 | Max Scherzer | 20 | 2016-05-11 | 31-289 | WSN | DET | W, 3-2 | CG, W | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | |
| 6 | Kerry Wood | 20 | 1998-05-06 | 20-324 | CHC | HOU | W, 2-0 | SHO, W | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Back to innings.
Notice the famous 16 inning duel between 25 year old Juan Marichal (25-8; 321 innings) and 42 year old Warren Spahn (23-7; 22 CG):
Attendance: 15,921
Venue: Candlestick Park
Game Duration: 4:10
Night Game, on grass
Giants 1, Braves 0
HR: Willie Mays (15, off Warren Spahn, 16th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
Willie Mays first career home run: 1951-05-28 NYG BSN Warren Spahn behind 0-3 b1
Marichal v. Spahn July 2, 1963: pitch counts. Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Other Hall of Fame players in that game:
Hank Aaron 0 for 6
Eddie Mathews 0 for 2
Willie McCovey 1 for 6
Orlando Cepeda 2 for 6
Hank Aaron 0 for 6
Eddie Mathews 0 for 2
Willie McCovey 1 for 6
Orlando Cepeda 2 for 6
bPCE - basic pitch count estimator: (3.3 x BIP + 4.8 x K + 5.5 x BB)
xPCE - more exact pitch count estimator
I played with it in 2008: Pitch Counts. You can read about season and career numbers.
For this legendary 16 inning game:
Pitches per batter faced:
Marichal 3.61
Spahn 3.07
xPCE:
Marichal 217
Spahn 172
Supposedly Marichal refused to leave the game as long as the 42 year old Spahn was still pitching. I'm guessing that Marichal did not know the pitch count.
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Among those 15 inning performances are these other pairs in the same game:
| 4 | Rob Gardner | GS-15 | 15.0 | 1965-10-02 (2) | 20-287 | NYM | PHI | T, 0-0 (18) | GS-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chris Short | GS-15 | 15.0 | 1965-10-02 (2) | 28-013 | PHI | @ | NYM | T, 0-0 (18) | GS-15 |
| 16 | Jack Harshman | SHO(16), W | 16.0 | 1954-08-13 | 27-032 | CHW | DET | W, 1-0 (16) | SHO(16), W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Al Aber | CG(16), L | 15.1 | 1954-08-13 | 27-013 | DET | @ | CHW | L, 0-1 (16) | CG(16), L |
Multiple 15 inning performances 1950-2024:
Three: Warren Spahn (1951, 1952, 1963)
Two:
Mickey McDermott: 15 days apart
Mickey McDermott: 15 days apart
Gaylord Perry
Robin Roberts
Saul Rogovin
Were they iron men? I'm guessing that they didn't throw as fast as often as current pitchers and they didn't throw as many Bugs Bunny pitches.
Take your pick:
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