fewest wins by a hof starting pitcher

Lee Smith has won the fewest career games by a starting pitcher Hall of Famer, with 0 wins.

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fewest regular-season wins by a hof starting pitcher
NAMEWHOFLW%GGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Lee Smith
L. Smith
0
2019
5
.000
6
6
4.62
26
0
0
0
37.0
38
19
19
2
12
1
0
0
158
1
6.32
2.92
2.17
0.49
16.5
7.6
1.35
.308
4.62
9.24
2Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
1
1951
0
1.000
2
2
3.12
6
0
0
0
8.2
7
3
3
0
5
1
0
37
0
6.23
5.19
1.20
0.00
16.2
13.5
1.38
.280
3.12
7.27
3Sam Rice
S. Rice
1
1963
0
1.000
3
3
1.83
8
1
0
0
19.2
16
4
9
0
15
0
0
82
0
3.66
6.86
0.53
0.00
9.8
18.3
1.58
.271
4.12
7.32
4Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
3
2019
3
.500
10
10
5.94
38
0
0
0
50.0
64
33
35
8
20
2
0
0
233
0
6.84
3.60
1.90
1.44
16.3
8.6
1.68
.339
6.30
11.52
5George Sisler
G. Sisler
4
1939
5
.444
12
12
2.34
45
9
1
0
92.1
79
24
31
0
36
6
0
389
2
4.39
3.51
1.25
0.00
11.6
9.3
1.25
.262
3.02
7.70
6Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
7
1992
17
.292
37
37
4.32
116
4
2
0
195.2
198
94
114
26
63
10
0
4
836
3
5.34
2.90
1.84
1.20
13.9
7.5
1.33
.277
5.24
9.11
7Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
8
1946
6
.571
20
20
33
7
5
0
143.1
152
54
7
33
6
0
591
2
2.07
2.07
1.00
0.44
5.6
5.6
1.29
.283
3.39
9.54
8Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
9
2008
22
.290
37
37
4.49
162
16
0
0
252.2
262
126
133
21
104
9
0
3
1,099
7
5.77
3.70
1.56
0.75
14.7
9.5
1.45
.300
4.74
9.33
9Satchel Paige
S. Paige
10
1971
9
.526
26
26
3.71
97
7
4
0
160.0
154
66
73
12
54
4
0
0
680
2
5.46
3.04
1.80
0.68
14.3
7.9
1.30
.277
4.11
8.66
10Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
11
1946
25
.306
36
36
118
22
3
0
274.0
273
130
7
62
16
0
1,132
10
3.88
2.04
1.90
0.23
10.4
5.5
1.22
.286
4.27
8.97
11Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
19
1985
19
.500
52
52
2.68
250
20
5
0
383.1
320
114
136
25
115
11
0
5
1,554
9
5.87
2.70
2.17
0.59
16.1
7.4
1.13
.256
3.19
7.51
12Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
29
1946
27
.518
66
66
357
41
10
0
486.2
419
171
1
141
15
0
1,955
9
6.60
2.61
2.53
0.02
18.3
7.2
1.15
.290
3.16
7.75
13Addie Joss
A. Joss
41
1978
28
.594
75
75
231
62
14
0
629.2
488
162
4
70
7
0
2,415
8
3.30
1.00
3.30
0.06
9.6
2.9
0.89
.230
2.32
6.98
14Vic Willis
V. Willis
49
1995
33
.598
96
96
239
61
12
0
742.0
641
254
10
194
11
0
2,977
11
2.90
2.35
1.23
0.12
8.0
6.5
1.13
.250
3.08
7.77
15Cy Young
C. Young
54
1937
44
.551
105
105
0.01
375
86
9
0
870.0
769
306
11
144
18
0
3,417
21
3.88
1.49
2.60
0.11
11.0
4.2
1.05
.264
3.17
7.96
16Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
92
1936
43
.681
147
147
2.23
475
107
17
0
1166.2
929
289
375
9
421
29
0
4,752
25
3.66
3.25
1.13
0.07
10.0
8.9
1.16
.241
2.89
7.17
17Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
121
1949
69
.637
202
202
1.27
690
160
31
0
1657.0
1,443
542
23
346
33
0
25
3.75
1.88
1.99
0.12
5.6
1.08
.277
2.94
7.84
18Chief Bender
C. Bender
122
1953
61
.667
207
207
1.26
912
146
26
0
1663.0
1,470
547
18
363
42
0
35
4.94
1.96
2.51
0.10
5.6
1.10
.283
2.96
7.96
19Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
122
1946
78
.610
217
217
0.40
1,094
174
40
0
1835.1
1,442
505
16
376
31
0
7,201
39
5.36
1.84
2.91
0.08
15.2
5.2
0.99
.251
2.48
7.07
20Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
138
1953
65
.680
230
230
3.05
1,039
154
26
0
1811.0
1,771
613
714
90
415
27
0
7,539
10
5.16
2.06
2.50
0.45
13.8
5.5
1.21
.282
3.55
8.80
21Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
149
2004
130
.534
361
361
3.71
1,609
100
20
0
2478.1
2,396
1,023
1,104
268
612
56
0
61
10,330
24
5.84
2.22
2.63
0.97
15.6
5.9
1.21
.273
4.01
8.70
22Eddie Plank
E. Plank
150
1946
88
.630
276
276
1.12
1,036
192
40
0
2119.0
1,831
676
17
521
63
0
33
4.40
2.21
1.99
0.07
6.2
1.11
.271
2.87
7.78
23Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
159
1972
85
.652
314
314
2.71
2,274
137
40
0
2202.1
1,655
663
751
194
742
17
0
46
8,959
76
9.29
3.03
3.06
0.79
25.4
8.3
1.09
.255
3.07
6.76
24Rube Marquard
R. Marquard
177
1971
164
.519
408
408
2.70
1,428
196
30
0
2974.2
2,934
1,306
98
735
32
0
12,284
66
4.32
2.22
1.94
0.30
11.6
6.0
1.23
.284
3.95
8.88
25Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
179
1936
87
.673
284
284
1.26
1,051
213
37
0
2330.2
2,138
756
55
266
10
0
9,187
30
4.06
1.03
3.95
0.21
11.4
2.9
1.03
.267
2.92
8.26
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