best start to a season in first 51 games

Joe McGinnity and Dummy Taylor were tied for starting the most games in a season in their first 51 games, with 43 starts in 1901.

Interpreted as:
best start by a player to a season in first 51 games
NAMEGSSEASONTMGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
43
1901
BAL BAL
48
26
20
.565
3.56
76
39
1
1
382.0
412
151
219
7
97
21
4
5
1.79
2.29
0.78
0.16
6.5
1.33
.313
5.16
9.71
2Dummy Taylor
D. Taylor
43
1901
NYG NYG
45
17
27
.386
3.18
136
37
4
0
353.1
377
125
193
8
111
17
2
5
3.46
2.83
1.23
0.20
8.1
1.38
.337
4.92
9.60
3Irv Young
I. Young
42
1905
BSN BSN
43
20
21
.488
159
41
7
0
377.1
337
146
6
70
9
1
1,477
6
3.79
1.67
2.27
0.14
10.8
4.7
1.08
.268
3.48
8.04
4Noodles Hahn
N. Hahn
42
1901
CIN CIN
42
22
19
.537
2.71
238
41
2
0
375.1
370
113
159
12
70
8
0
10
5.71
1.68
3.40
0.29
4.5
1.17
.292
3.81
8.87
5Bill Voiselle
B. Voiselle
41
1944
NYG NYG
43
21
16
.568
3.03
161
25
1
0
312.0
276
105
138
31
119
4
1
1,329
7
4.64
3.43
1.35
0.89
12.1
9.0
1.27
.242
3.98
7.96
6Cy Young
C. Young
41
1901
BSA BSA
43
33
10
.767
1.62
160
38
5
0
371.2
324
112
6
39
8
2
1
3.87
0.94
4.10
0.15
2.9
0.98
.280
2.71
7.85
7George McQuillan
G. McQuillan
39
1908
PHN PHN
45
22
15
.595
108
30
7
3
341.2
250
78
1
78
6
6
1,317
5
2.84
2.05
1.38
0.03
8.2
5.9
0.96
.222
2.05
6.59
8Orval Overall
O. Overall
39
1905
CIN CIN
42
18
23
.439
173
32
2
0
318.0
290
146
4
149
13
3
1,313
18
4.90
4.22
1.16
0.11
13.2
11.3
1.38
.294
4.13
8.21
9Tom Browning
T. Browning
38
1985
CIN CIN
38
20
9
.690
3.55
155
6
4
0
261.1
242
103
111
29
73
3
0
8
1,083
2
5.34
2.51
2.12
1.00
14.3
6.7
1.21
.259
3.82
8.33
10Stoney McGlynn
S. McGlynn
38
1907
SLN SLN
44
13
25
.342
107
32
3
0
339.1
323
156
6
110
3
6
11
2.84
2.92
0.97
0.16
7.8
1.28
.267
4.14
8.57
11Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
38
1901
NYG NYG
40
20
17
.541
2.41
221
36
5
0
336.0
288
131
3
97
12
2
17
5.92
2.60
2.28
0.08
7.3
1.15
.287
3.51
7.71
12Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
38
1901
BKN BKN
45
27
14
.659
2.77
232
36
2
1
351.0
324
151
1
152
8
7
10
5.95
3.90
1.53
0.03
11.3
1.36
.337
3.87
8.31
13Roger Erickson
R. Erickson
37
1978
MIN MIN
37
14
13
.519
3.96
121
14
0
0
265.2
268
117
129
19
79
8
0
1
1,120
8
4.10
2.68
1.53
0.64
10.8
7.1
1.31
.279
4.37
9.08
14Steve Busby
S. Busby
37
1973
KCR KCR
37
16
15
.516
4.23
174
7
1
0
238.1
246
112
125
18
105
6
0
7
1,037
9
6.57
3.97
1.66
0.68
16.8
10.1
1.47
.311
4.72
9.29
15Carl Morton
C. Morton
37
1970
MON MON
43
18
11
.621
3.60
154
10
4
0
284.2
281
114
123
27
125
4
1
17
1,218
2
4.87
3.95
1.23
0.85
12.6
10.3
1.43
.280
3.89
8.88
16Gary Gentry
G. Gentry
37
1969
NYM NYM
37
14
12
.538
3.38
159
6
3
0
242.1
200
91
96
25
87
5
0
5
1,002
9
5.91
3.23
1.83
0.93
15.9
8.7
1.18
.241
3.57
7.43
17Herman Pillette
H. Pillette
37
1922
DET DET
40
19
12
.613
2.85
71
18
4
1
274.2
270
87
112
6
95
15
3
1,184
6
2.33
3.11
0.75
0.20
6.0
8.0
1.33
.265
3.67
8.85
18Jesse Haines
J. Haines
37
1920
SLN SLN
47
13
20
.394
2.98
120
19
4
2
302.1
303
136
9
80
9
9
1,258
5
3.57
2.38
1.50
0.27
9.5
6.4
1.27
.283
4.05
9.02
19Larry Cheney
L. Cheney
37
1912
CHC CHC
42
26
10
.722
2.85
140
28
4
1
303.1
262
96
122
5
111
7
4
1,267
18
4.15
3.29
1.26
0.15
11.0
8.8
1.23
.256
3.62
7.77
20Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
37
1911
PHN PHN
48
28
13
.683
0.39
230
31
7
3
365.0
285
133
5
129
8
11
4
5.67
3.18
1.78
0.12
8.8
1.13
.256
3.28
7.03
21Bill Carrick
B. Carrick
37
1901
WSH WSH
42
14
22
.389
3.75
69
34
0
0
324.0
367
135
198
12
90
20
5
6
1.92
2.50
0.77
0.33
7.2
1.41
.336
5.50
10.19
22Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
37
1901
PHA PHA
40
22
16
.579
3.81
116
35
2
0
331.0
344
210
6
135
32
3
11
3.15
3.67
0.86
0.16
10.1
1.45
.321
5.71
9.35
23Jack Harper
J. Harper
37
1901
STL STL
39
23
12
.657
3.62
127
28
1
0
308.2
294
124
158
7
99
16
0
16
3.70
2.89
1.28
0.20
9.4
1.27
.359
4.61
8.57
24Jack Powell
J. Powell
37
1901
STL STL
45
19
21
.475
3.54
132
33
2
3
338.1
351
133
168
14
49
12
8
8
3.51
1.30
2.69
0.37
4.0
1.18
.332
4.47
9.34
25Daisuke Matsuzaka
D. Matsuzaka
36
2007
BOS BOS
36
17
13
.567
4.45
218
1
0
0
224.1
213
111
111
26
88
14
0
1
963
8
8.75
3.53
2.48
1.04
22.6
9.1
1.34
.303
4.45
8.55
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