games played
{{Short description|Statistic used in team sports}}
Games played (GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.
Association football
In association football, a game played is counted if a player is in the starting 11, or if a reserve player enters the game before full-time.
Baseball
In baseball, the statistic applies to players, who prior to a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as an ex ante substitute, whether or not they play.[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/official_scorer_10.jsp Section 20 of the official scorer guidelines] For pitchers only, the statistic games pitched is used.
A notable example of the application of the above rule is pitcher 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.
Basketball
{{See also|List of NBA regular season records|List of NBA career games played leaders}}
Robert Parish has the NBA record for most regular season games played, with 1,611. A. C. Green has the NBA record for most consecutive games played, with 1,192.