Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Most pitchers in a season

The 2012 Toronto Blue Jays have used 32 different pitchers as of August 14, 2012.  Which teams have used the most pitchers in a season?

Since 1910, 17 teams have used as many as 30 pitchers in a season:

Team
Year
lgId
num_pitchers
Pitchers
Games
SDN
2002
NL
37
Jason Kershner,Mike Holtz,Clay Condrey,Jose Antonio Nunez,David Lundquist,Rodney Myers,Bobby Jones,Doug Nickle,Kevin Jarvis,Alan Embree,Adam Eaton,Jason Middlebrook,Kevin Pickford,D'Angelo Jimenez,Matt DeWitt,Tom Davey,Jeremy Fikac,Jake Peavy,Mike Bynum,Eric Cyr,Kevin Walker,Brandon Villafuerte,Brian Tollberg,Trevor Hoffman,J.J. Trujillo,Jason Pearson,Brett Tomko,Steve Reed,Jason Shiell,Brian Lawrence,Dennis Tankersley,Ben Howard,Jonathan Johnson,Jason Boyd,Oliver Perez,Juan Moreno
621
SDN
2009
NL
33
Cesar Carrillo,Edwin Moreno,Joe Thatcher,Ernesto Frieri,Heath Bell,Luke Gregerson,Cesar Ramos,Jake Peavy,Josh Wilson,Clayton Richard,Greg Burke,Duaner Sanchez,Eulogio De La Cruz,Walter Silva,Tim Stauffer,Josh Geer,Mike Adams,Aaron Poreda,Kevin Correia,Edward Mujica,Arturo Lopez,Cla Meredith,Josh Banks,Sean Gallagher,Ryan Webb,Chris Young,Luis Perdomo,Chad Gaudin,Shawn Hill,Mat Latos,Adam Russell,Michael Ekstrom,Wade LeBlanc
689
CLE
2000
AL
32
Jaime Navarro,Bartolo Colon,Willie Martinez,Justin Speier,Paul Rigdon,Chris Nichting,Cam Cairncross,Charles Nagy,Dave Burba,Andrew Lorraine,Tom Martin,Kane Davis,Tim Drew,Steve Reed,Steve Karsay,Jim Brower,Chuck Finley,Scott Kamieniecki,Sean Depaula,Alan Newman,Jaret Wright,Bobby Witt,Mike Mohler,Chris Haney,Jason Bere,Paul Shuey,Jamie Brewington,Bob Wickman,Steve Woodard,Ricardo Rincon,Brian Williams,Mark Watson
624
SDN
2008
NL
32
Jared Wells,Justin Germano,Brett Tomko,Scott Patterson,Justin Hampson,Charlie Haeger,Josh Geer,Trevor Hoffman,Mike Adams,Cla Meredith,Josh Banks,Sean Henn,Chris Young,Carlos Guevara,Shawn Estes,Chad Reineke,Bryan Corey,Michael Ekstrom,Wade LeBlanc,Enrique Gonzalez,Randy Wolf,Brian Falkenborg,Joe Thatcher,Cha Seung Baek,Kevin Cameron,Heath Bell,Clay Hensley,Greg Maddux,Glendon Rusch,Jake Peavy,Dirk Hayhurst,Wilfredo Ledezma
653
CLE
2002
AL
31
Ricardo Rodriguez,C.C. Sabathia,Sean Depaula,Jason Davis,Brian Tallet,Charles Nagy,Nerio Rodriguez,Jerrod Riggan,Terry Mulholland,Jason Beverlin,Jake Westbrook,Chuck Finley,David Riske,Jaret Wright,Carl Sadler,Chad Paronto,Jason Phillips,Heath Murray,Mark Wohlers,Ryan Drese,Paul Shuey,Dave Burba,Danys Baez,Bob Wickman,Ricardo Rincon,Alex Herrera,Dave Elder,Bartolo Colon,Dave Maurer,Cliff Lee,Roy Smith
583
FLO
2010
NL
31
Hunter Jones,Jose Ceda,Burke Badenhop,Jorge Sosa,Steve Cishek,Rick VandenHurk,Anibal Sanchez,Jose Veras,Ricky Nolasco,Sandy Rosario,Clay Hensley,Sean West,Renyel Pinto,Juan Oveida,Taylor Tankersley,Josh Johnson,Andrew Miller,Jhan Marinez,Brian Sanches,Alejandro Sanabia,Scott Strickland,Tim Wood,James Houser,Christopher Leroux,Jay Buente,Nate Robertson,Adalberto Mendez,Brett Sinkbeil,Chris Volstad,Will Ohman,Dan Meyer
643
KCA
2006
AL
31
Jorge de la Rosa,Elmer Dessens,Joe Mays,Runelvys Hernandez,Mark Redman,Scott Dohmann,Adam Bernero,Jose Diaz,Scott Elarton,Steve Stemle,Seth Etherton,Zack Greinke,Andrew Sisco,Bobby Keppel,Denny Bautista,Ryan Braun,Mike MacDougal,Mike Wood,Luke Hudson,Odalis Perez,Juan Oveida,Jeremy Affeldt,Todd Wellemeyer,Steve Andrade,Kyle Snyder,Jimmy Gobble,Ambiorix Burgos,Joe Nelson,Joel Peralta,Brandon Duckworth,Chris Booker
635
CIN
2003
NL
30
Jose Acevedo,Ryan Wagner,Felix Heredia,Joey Hamilton,Jimmy Anderson,Chris Reitsma,Todd Van Poppel,Paul Wilson,Aaron Harang,Danny Graves,Dan Serafini,Josh Hall,Seth Etherton,Scott Williamson,Jeff Austin,Brian Reith,Jimmy Haynes,Gabe White,Scott Randall,John Riedling,Phil Norton,Kent Mercker,Ryan Dempster,Mark Watson,Juan Cerros,Scott Sullivan,Joe Valentine,Matt Belisle,John Bale,Josias Manzanillo
637
CLE
2004
AL
30
Chad Durbin,Rick White,Bob Wickman,Lou Pote,Kyle Denney,Matt Miller,Jeriome Robertson,Fernando Cabrera,Joey Dawley,Jake Westbrook,Jake Robbins,Jeff D'Amico,David Riske,Francisco Cruceta,Kazuhito Tadano,Scott Elarton,Jack Cressend,Cliff Bartosh,Bobby Howry,Jose Jimenez,Rafael Betancourt,Jeremy Guthrie,Tim Laker,David Lee,Cliff Lee,Jason Stanford,Jason Anderson,C.C. Sabathia,Jason Davis,Scott Stewart
641
COL
2007
NL
30
Manuel Corpas,Ryan Speier,Rodrigo Lopez,Jason Hirsh,Alberto Arias,Ramon Ortiz,Elmer Dessens,Taylor Buchholz,Juan Morillo,Denny Bautista,Franklin Morales,Matt Herges,Brian Fuentes,Jeremy Affeldt,Jeff Francis,Tim Harikkala,Ubaldo Jimenez,Jorge Julio,Zach McClellan,Josh Newman,Tom Martin,Ramon Ramirez,LaTroy Hawkins,Josh Fogg,Dan Serafini,Darren Clarke,Bobby Keppel,Byung-Hyun Kim,Mark Redman,Aaron Cook
692
DET
2002
AL
30
Eric Eckenstahler,Shane Loux,Terry Pearson,Juan Acevedo,Adam Bernero,Julio Santana,Kris Keller,Mike Maroth,Danny Patterson,Jamie Walker,Jeff Farnsworth,Steve Sparks,Erik Sabel,Fernando Rodney,Jose Paniagua,Matt Perisho,Mark Redman,Matt Anderson,Franklyn German,Jose Lima,Brian Powell,Andy Van Hekken,Jason Beverlin,Nate Cornejo,Matt Miller,Oscar Henriquez,Seth Greisinger,Jason Jimenez,Brian Moehler,Jeff Weaver
533
FLO
2007
NL
30
Erasmo Ramirez,Henry Owens,Byung-Hyun Kim,Renyel Pinto,Josh Johnson,Scott Olsen,Jorge Julio,Chris Seddon,Kevin Gregg,Harvey Garcia,Sergio Mitre,Dontrelle Willis,Taylor Tankersley,Wes Obermueller,Daniel Barone,Logan Kensing,Marcos Carvajal,Randy Messenger,Lee Gardner,Justin Miller,Matt Lindstrom,Ross Wolf,Armando Benitez,Rick VandenHurk,Anibal Sanchez,Mauro Zarate,Jason Wood,Carlos Martinez,Ricky Nolasco,Nate Field
722
TEX
2004
AL
30
Nick Bierbrodt,Jay Powell,Joaquin Benoit,Michael Tejera,Jeff Nelson,Nick Regilio,Frank Francisco,R.A. Dickey,Colby Lewis,Travis Hughes,Brian Shouse,Chan Ho Park,Ron Mahay,Mickey Callaway,John Wasdin,Sam Narron,Ryan Drese,Francisco Cordero,Doug Brocail,Carlos Almanzar,Kenny Rogers,Ryan Snare,Rosman Garcia,Mike Bacsik,Juan Dominguez,Erasmo Ramirez,Chris Young,Kameron Loe,Ricardo Rodriguez,Scott Erickson
630
TEX
2005
AL
30
Steve Karsay,Justin Thompson,Josh Rupe,Matt Riley,Juan Dominguez,Pedro Astacio,Erasmo Ramirez,Chris Young,Kameron Loe,Ricardo Rodriguez,Edinson Volquez,Joaquin Benoit,Michael Tejera,Nick Regilio,Kevin Gryboski,R.A. Dickey,James Baldwin,Brian Shouse,Chan Ho Park,Ron Mahay,C.J. Wilson,John Wasdin,Ryan Drese,Francisco Cordero,Doug Brocail,Carlos Almanzar,Kenny Rogers,Scott Feldman,Ryan Bukvich,Jason Standridge
616
TEX
2008
AL
30
Bill White,Dustin Nippert,Luis Mendoza,Matt Harrison,Scott Feldman,Brandon McCarthy,Doug Mathis,Kevin Millwood,Vicente Padilla,Eddie Guardado,Frank Francisco,Brian Gordon,Wes Littleton,Kameron Loe,Warner Madrigal,Jamey Wright,Kazuo Fukumori,Franklyn German,Sidney Ponson,Jose Diaz,Joaquin Benoit,Elizardo Ramirez,Kason Gabbard,A.J. Murray,Tommy Hunter,C.J. Wilson,Eric Hurley,Josh Rupe,Jason Jennings,Robinson Tejeda
619
TOR
2011
AL
30
Jason Frasor,Mike McCoy,Brandon Morrow,Kyle Drabek,Chad Beck,Trever Miller,Rommie Lewis,Danny Farquhar,Luis Perez,Ricky Romero,Henderson Alvarez,Scott Richmond,Carlos Villanueva,Brad Mills,Jesse Litsch,P.J. Walters,Joel Carreno,Wilfredo Ledezma,Frank Francisco,Jo-Jo Reyes,Octavio Dotel,Casey Janssen,Zach Stewart,Shawn Camp,Brian Tallet,David Purcey,Brett Cecil,Jon Rauch,Dustin McGowan,Marc Rzepczynski
636
WAS
2009
NL
30
Joel Hanrahan,Victor Garate,Jay Bergmann,Steven Shell,Kip Wells,Mike Hinckley,Joe Beimel,Julian Tavarez,Garrett Mock,Saul Rivera,Jordan Zimmermann,Daniel Cabrera,Shairon Martis,Zack Segovia,Marco Estrada,Collin Balester,Mike MacDougal,Ron Villone,Jesus Colome,Sean Burnett,Jorge Sosa,John Lannan,Livan Hernandez,Wilfredo Ledezma,Logan Kensing,Craig Stammen,J.D. Martin,Ross Detwiler,Scott Olsen,Tyler Clippard
694


The Padres apparently love it.

Interesting that even though I went back to 1910, all of the teams that hit 30 are in the past 12 years.


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