That would be Will White of the 1879 Cincinnati Reds who pitched in 680 innings. Since 1900, the most innings pitched in a season is 464 by Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox in 1908. Since 1950, the most innings pitched in a season is 376 2/3 by Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox in 1972.
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As of the 2007 postseason, the record is held by John Smoltz who has pitched 207 innings in the postseason.
Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees with 34 2/3 scoreless playoff innings between 1998-2000.
The Red Sox record is 45 shutout innings by Cy Young of the 1904 team. During this streak he pitched 25 1/3 hitless innings, still a major league record. The American League record for shutout innings is 56 by Walter Johnson of the 1913 Washington Senators.
Cy Young had 316 career losses. He also had the most wins, complete games, innings pitched, and pretty much every other career record associated with longevity.
That is Will White of the 1879 Cincinnati Reds who pitched in 680 innings. He started 75 games and had a record of 43-31 with a 1.99 ERA, gave up 676 hits, walked 68, and struckout 232. He pitched 75 complete games, every game he started he completed.
I believe that almost every pitcher who has pitched for more than 30 innings has struck out someone in three pitches. It isn't very hard for a pitcher to strike someone out in three pitches, especially if they have pitched for 30 innings.