Wilbur Wood of the 1972 Chicago White Sox with 376 2/3 innings pitched ... next is Mickey Lolich of the 1971 Detroit Tigers with 376.
The major league pitcher with the highest ERA in a single season who pitched 100 or more innings was Bill Chamberlain. He recorded an ERA of 7.74 in the 1893 season while playing for the St. Louis Browns.
Through the 2009 season, that was Livan Hernandez of the Montreal Expos with 255 innings pitched in 2004.
The most innings pitched by a pitcher in a single game is 26 and is held by Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves on May 1, 1920. The game went 26 innings and wound up in a 1-1 tie. Both Cadore and Oeschger pitched the entire 26 innings. It is the longest game, innings wise, in MLB history.
The New York Yankees Mariano Rivera holds the all time Post season record of 33 1/3 scoreless innings pitched. Whitey Ford holds the World Series record with 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Christy Mathewson pitched 27 consecutive scoreless innings in a single post season as he threw 3 shutouts in the 1905 World Series.
In MLB, for pitchers that threw at least 162 innings in a season, that would be Dutch Leonard who had an ERA of 0.96 for the Boston Red Sox in the 1914 season. Leonard pitched 224 2/3 innings and gave up 24 earned runs. For pitchers that threw at least 100 innings in a season it is Tim Keefe who had an ERA of 0.86 for the Troy Trojans in 1880. Keefe pitched 105 innings and gave up 10 earned runs.
Through the 2008 season, that is Paul Quantrill who pitched in 86 games in the 2004 season.
Through the 2009 season, for starting pitchers that pitched at least 162 innings and qualified for the ERA title, that was Allan Anderson with a 2.45 ERA in 1988.
Walter Johnson pitched an 18 inning shutout over the Chicago White Sox on May 15, 1918. Lefty Williams was the opposing pitcher, who also went the full 18 innings, and the score was 1-0.
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One answer is ,.... Jack Billingham pitched 13 innings while with Colorado of the Mid-West Winter League in 1975 I seem to recall a pitcher for Victoria BC , pitching 23 innings in first game of a double header back about 1951. This was a AA league I believe W.I.L or P.C.L. Leagues changed names a few times over the years .... lol If anyone can verify the correct answer please email me at jaca56.com The most innings pitched by a pitcher in a single game is 26 and is held by Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves on May 1, 1920. The game went 26 innings and wound up in a 1-1 tie. Both Cadore and Oeschger pitched the entire 26 innings. It is the longest game, innings wise, in MLB history.
Are there any limits on how many innings a pitcher can pitch, in one game? Not in any official rules. In a MLB game on 1920 May 5, both pitchers threw for 26 innings. The game was called due to darkness with the score still 1 to 1.
The record for the most home runs hit by a pitcher in a single season is 9, achieved by Wes Ferrell in 1931.