best record through 16 games to start season

Tony Gonsolin has the best record in starts with 16+ games pitched in a season, with a record of 16-1 in 2022.

Interpreted as:
best record through 16 or more games to start by a player season
NAMERECGGSSEASONTMW%WLERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Tony Gonsolin
T. Gonsolin
16-1
24
24
2022
LAD LAD
.941
16
1
2.14
119
0
0
0
130.1
79
31
32
11
35
4
0
1
498
5
8.22
2.42
3.40
0.76
23.9
7.0
0.87
.207
2.21
5.46
2Johnny Allen
J. Allen
15-1
20
20
1937
CLE CLE
.938
15
1
2.64
83
14
0
0
163.2
154
48
54
3
57
4
0
682
1
4.56
3.13
1.46
0.16
12.2
8.4
1.29
.282
2.97
8.47
3Clay Buchholz
C. Buchholz
12-1
16
16
2013
BOS BOS
.923
12
1
1.74
96
1
1
0
108.1
75
21
23
4
36
1
0
0
416
1
7.98
2.99
2.67
0.33
23.1
8.7
1.02
.254
1.91
6.23
4Jim Nash
J. Nash
12-1
17
17
1966
KCA KCA
.923
12
1
2.10
94
5
0
0
124.1
94
29
32
6
47
0
0
3
507
4
6.80
3.40
2.00
0.43
18.5
9.3
1.13
.244
2.32
6.80
5Clarence Mitchell
C. Mitchell
10-1
17
17
1930
TOT
.909
10
1
4.22
27
5
0
0
108.2
133
51
60
8
29
1
0
474
0
2.24
2.40
0.93
0.66
5.7
6.1
1.49
.306
4.97
11.02
6Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
19-2
28
28
1995
ATL ATL
.905
19
2
1.63
181
10
3
0
209.2
147
38
39
8
23
4
0
3
785
1
7.77
0.99
7.87
0.34
23.1
2.9
0.81
.244
1.67
6.31
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
18-2
30
30
1995
SEA SEA
.900
18
2
2.48
294
6
3
0
214.1
159
59
65
12
65
6
0
1
866
5
12.35
2.73
4.52
0.50
33.9
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
6.68
8Lefty Grove
L. Grove
27-3
30
30
1931
PHA PHA
.900
27
3
1.94
144
27
4
0
260.1
223
56
73
9
57
1
0
1,044
2
4.98
1.97
2.53
0.31
13.8
5.5
1.08
.257
2.52
7.71
9Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
25-3
35
35
1978
NYY NYY
.893
25
3
1.74
248
16
9
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
6.15
10Lefty Gomez
L. Gomez
25-3
33
33
1934
NYY NYY
.893
25
3
2.26
150
25
6
0
275.1
216
69
82
12
91
0
0
1,112
3
4.90
2.97
1.65
0.39
13.5
8.2
1.12
.237
2.68
7.06
11Chief Bender
C. Bender
16-2
23
23
1914
PHA PHA
.889
16
2
1.96
99
14
7
0
165.1
140
36
39
3
49
1
0
663
3
5.39
2.67
2.02
0.16
14.9
7.4
1.14
.268
2.12
7.62
12Lefty Grove
L. Grove
23-3
32
32
1930
PHA PHA
.885
23
3
2.66
170
22
2
0
250.2
242
74
91
6
49
4
0
1,032
1
6.10
1.76
3.47
0.22
16.5
4.7
1.16
.294
3.27
8.69
13Aaron Sanchez
A. Sanchez
15-2
30
30
2016
TOR TOR
.882
15
2
3.00
161
0
0
0
192.0
161
64
69
15
63
5
0
0
790
5
7.55
2.95
2.56
0.70
20.4
8.0
1.17
.267
3.23
7.55
14Freddie Fitzsimmons
F. Fitzsimmons
15-2
18
18
1940
BKN BKN
.882
15
2
2.82
33
11
4
0
130.2
117
41
42
5
25
1
0
529
2
2.27
1.72
1.32
0.34
6.2
4.7
1.09
.241
2.89
8.06
15Cliff Lee
C. Lee
22-3
31
31
2008
CLE CLE
.880
22
3
2.54
170
4
2
0
223.1
214
63
68
12
34
5
0
1
891
4
6.85
1.37
5.00
0.48
19.1
3.8
1.11
.301
2.74
8.62
16Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
21-3
27
27
2014
LAD LAD
.875
21
3
1.77
239
6
2
0
198.1
139
39
42
9
31
2
0
0
749
7
10.85
1.41
7.71
0.41
31.9
4.1
0.86
.278
1.91
6.31
17Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
21-3
32
32
2013
DET DET
.875
21
3
2.90
240
0
0
0
214.1
152
69
73
18
56
4
0
0
836
6
10.08
2.35
4.29
0.76
28.7
6.7
0.97
.259
3.07
6.38
18Brian Anderson
B. Anderson
7-1
19
19
1999
ARI ARI
.875
7
1
4.27
66
2
1
0
111.2
124
53
56
15
24
0
0
2
471
0
5.32
1.93
2.75
1.21
14.0
5.1
1.33
.298
4.51
9.99
19Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
14-2
23
23
1981
CIN CIN
.875
14
2
2.54
87
6
1
0
166.1
120
47
51
10
66
3
0
8
671
5
4.71
3.57
1.32
0.54
13.0
9.8
1.12
.218
2.76
6.49
20Preacher Roe
P. Roe
21-3
33
33
1951
BKN BKN
.875
21
3
3.03
113
19
2
0
255.2
245
86
90
29
63
0
0
1,028
2
3.98
2.22
1.79
1.02
11.0
6.1
1.20
.262
3.17
8.62
21Julio Urías
J. Urías
20-3
32
32
2021
LAD LAD
.870
20
3
2.96
195
0
0
0
185.2
151
61
67
19
38
7
0
3
745
2
9.45
1.84
5.13
0.92
26.2
5.1
1.02
.272
3.25
7.32
22Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
20-3
33
33
2001
NYY NYY
.870
20
3
3.51
213
0
0
0
220.1
205
86
94
19
72
5
0
1
918
14
8.70
2.94
2.96
0.78
23.2
7.8
1.26
.305
3.84
8.37
23Joe Wood
J. Wood
33-5
38
38
1912
BSA BSA
.868
33
5
0.27
249
35
10
0
334.1
258
98
2
81
12
0
1,323
7
6.70
2.18
3.07
0.05
18.8
6.1
1.01
.261
2.64
6.95
24Sal Maglie
S. Maglie
13-2
16
16
1950
NYG NYG
.867
13
2
2.51
57
12
5
0
132.2
111
37
42
10
48
5
0
542
3
3.87
3.26
1.19
0.68
10.5
8.9
1.20
.239
2.85
7.53
25Firpo Marberry
F. Marberry
13-2
22
22
1930
WSH WSH
.867
13
2
3.96
36
9
2
0
157.0
156
69
75
13
40
0
0
651
0
2.06
2.29
0.90
0.75
5.5
6.1
1.25
.254
4.30
8.94
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