List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders

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In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.

Mariano Rivera{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riverma01.shtml|title=Mariano Rivera Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mariano-rivera|last=Cohen|first=Alan|title=Mariano Rivera Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/rivera-mariano|title=Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} is the all-time leader in games finished with 952. Rivera is the only pitcher in MLB history to finish more than 900 career games. Trevor Hoffman{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoffmtr01.shtml|title=Trevor Hoffman Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} and Lee Smith{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithle02.shtml|title=Lee Smith Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.