Games pitched

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In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by Games G in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher. The statistic is also referred to as appearances, especially to refer to the number of games a relief pitcher has pitched in.

Normally, a pitcher must face at least one batter (or three batters in some relief situations), but exceptions are made in the case of injury.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/three-batter-minimum |title=Three Batter Minimum |website=MLB.com |accessdate=April 26, 2023}} A notable example was Larry Yount, who suffered an injury while throwing warmup pitches after being summoned as a reliever in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game on September 15, 1971.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20566686/astros_rookie_in_brief_stint/ |title=Astros' Rookie in 'Brief' Stint |agency=AP |newspaper=Odessa American |location=Odessa, Texas |page=1-B |date=September 16, 1971 |access-date=May 31, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}} He did not face a batter, but was credited with an appearance because he had been announced as a substitute.{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09150HOU1971.htm |title=Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2 |website=Retrosheet |date=September 15, 1971 |access-date=May 31, 2018}} Yount never appeared in (or actually played in) any other MLB game.