MLB Single-Season (Post 1900) Pitching Leaders - Starts | |||||||||||||||
PLAYER | YR | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
1 | Jack Chesbro | 1904 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 6 | 454.2 | 338 | 92 | 88 | 239 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 1.82 |
2 | Ed Walsh | 1908 | 66 | 49 | 42 | 11 | 464.0 | 343 | 73 | 56 | 269 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 1.42 |
Wilbur Wood | 1972 | 49 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 376.2 | 325 | 105 | 74 | 193 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 2.51 | |
4 | Joe McGinnity | 1903 | 55 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 434.0 | 391 | 117 | 109 | 171 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 2.43 |
Wilbur Wood | 1973 | 49 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 359.1 | 381 | 138 | 91 | 199 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 3.46 | |
6 | Dave Davenport | 1915 | 55 | 46 | 30 | 10 | 392.2 | 300 | 96 | 96 | 229 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 2.20 |
Christy Mathewson | 1904 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 4 | 367.2 | 306 | 83 | 78 | 212 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 2.03 | |
Rube Waddell | 1904 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 8 | 383.0 | 307 | 69 | 91 | 349 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 1.62 | |
Ed Walsh | 1907 | 56 | 46 | 37 | 5 | 422.1 | 341 | 75 | 87 | 206 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 1.60 | |
Vic Willis | 1902 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 4 | 410.0 | 372 | 100 | 101 | 225 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 2.20 | |
PLAYER | YR | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
11 | Pete Alexander | 1916 | 48 | 45 | 38 | 16 | 389.0 | 323 | 67 | 50 | 167 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1.55 |
Mickey Lolich | 1971 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 4 | 376.0 | 336 | 122 | 92 | 308 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 2.92 | |
Jack Powell | 1904 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 390.1 | 340 | 106 | 92 | 202 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2.44 | |
14 | Phil Niekro | 1979 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 342.0 | 311 | 129 | 113 | 208 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 3.39 |
Pete Alexander | 1917 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 388.0 | 336 | 79 | 56 | 200 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 1.83 | |
George Uhle | 1923 | 54 | 44 | 29 | 1 | 357.2 | 378 | 150 | 102 | 109 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3.77 | |
Christy Mathewson | 1908 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 11 | 390.2 | 285 | 62 | 42 | 259 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1.43 | |
Joe McGinnity | 1904 | 51 | 44 | 38 | 9 | 408.0 | 307 | 73 | 86 | 144 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 1.61 | |
George Mullin | 1904 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 382.1 | 345 | 102 | 131 | 161 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 2.40 | |
20 | Phil Niekro | 1977 | 44 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 330.1 | 315 | 148 | 164 | 262 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 4.03 |
PLAYER | YR | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
Dummy Taylor | 1901 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 353.1 | 377 | 125 | 112 | 136 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 3.18 | |
Cy Falkenberg | 1914 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 377.1 | 332 | 93 | 89 | 236 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 2.22 | |
Joe McGinnity | 1901 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 1 | 382.0 | 412 | 151 | 96 | 75 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 3.56 | |
Eddie Plank | 1904 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 7 | 357.1 | 311 | 86 | 86 | 201 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 2.17 | |
Dick Rudolph | 1915 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 341.1 | 304 | 90 | 64 | 147 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2.37 | |
Vic Willis | 1904 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 2 | 350.0 | 357 | 111 | 109 | 196 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 2.85 | |
Wilbur Wood | 1975 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 291.1 | 309 | 133 | 92 | 140 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 4.11 | |
Cy Young | 1902 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 384.2 | 350 | 92 | 53 | 160 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 2.15 | |
29 | Stan Bahnsen | 1973 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 282.1 | 290 | 112 | 117 | 120 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3.57 |
Jim Kaat | 1965 | 45 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 264.1 | 267 | 83 | 63 | 154 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2.83 | |
PLAYER | YR | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
Phil Niekro | 1978 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 334.1 | 295 | 107 | 102 | 248 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2.88 | |
Fergie Jenkins | 1969 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 311.1 | 284 | 111 | 71 | 273 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3.21 | |
Pete Alexander | 1915 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 12 | 376.1 | 253 | 51 | 64 | 241 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1.22 | |
Fred Toney | 1917 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 7 | 339.2 | 300 | 83 | 77 | 123 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 2.20 | |
Jack Chesbro | 1906 | 49 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 325.0 | 314 | 107 | 75 | 152 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2.96 | |
Bill Dinneen | 1902 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 2 | 371.1 | 348 | 121 | 99 | 136 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2.93 | |
Don Drysdale | 1963 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 315.1 | 287 | 92 | 57 | 251 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2.63 | |
Don Drysdale | 1965 | 44 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 308.1 | 270 | 95 | 66 | 210 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 2.77 | |
Bob Feller | 1946 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 10 | 371.1 | 277 | 90 | 153 | 348 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 2.18 | |
Bob Friend | 1956 | 49 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 314.1 | 310 | 121 | 85 | 166 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3.46 | |
PLAYER | YR | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
Noodles Hahn | 1901 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 375.1 | 370 | 113 | 69 | 239 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 2.71 | |
Walter Johnson | 1910 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 370.0 | 262 | 56 | 76 | 313 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 1.36 | |
Mickey Lolich | 1973 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 308.2 | 315 | 131 | 79 | 214 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 3.82 | |
Christy Mathewson | 1903 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 366.1 | 321 | 92 | 100 | 267 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2.26 | |
George McQuillan | 1908 | 48 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 359.2 | 263 | 61 | 91 | 114 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1.53 | |
George Mullin | 1907 | 46 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 357.1 | 346 | 103 | 106 | 146 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2.59 | |
Jack Quinn | 1914 | 46 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 342.2 | 335 | 99 | 65 | 164 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 2.60 | |
Jack Sanford | 1963 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 284.1 | 273 | 111 | 76 | 158 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3.51 | |
Pete Schneider | 1917 | 46 | 42 | 24 | 0 | 333.2 | 311 | 78 | 117 | 138 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2.10 | |
Wilbur Wood | 1971 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 334.0 | 272 | 71 | 62 | 210 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1.91 |