In [[baseball statistics]], '''games in relief''' (denoted by '''GIR''') are the number of games in which a [[pitcher]] appears but is not the [[starting pitcher]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
[[Hoyt Wilhelm]] holds the Major League career record with 124 games in relief.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press/159929345/|title=Wilhelm's a man who persevered|first=Elliott|last=Denman|work=[[Asbury Park Press]]|date=July 30, 1985|access-date=November 28, 2024|page=71|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-whos-t/159929398/|title=Who's the all-time best: Mariano or Eck?|first=Peter|last=Abraham|work=[[Home News Tribune]]|date=April 4, 2004|access-date=November 28, 2024|page=107|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
