In
baseball statistics,
games pitched (denoted by
GP, or Games
G in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a
pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must
face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while
batting or
running the bases in the top of the first inning, before the opposing team comes to bat. The statistic is also referred to as
appearances, usually to refer to the number of games a
relief pitcher has pitched in.