mlb pitcher most losses with quality start

Nolan Ryan has the most career quality-start losses, with 107 games.

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MLB pitcher most regular-season losses with quality start

	NAME	L	QS	W	L%	G	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	107	481	283	.274	481	.726	481	1.61	4,145	199	61	0	3805.1	2,234	679	835	120	1,683	93	0	41	15,096	150	9.80	3.98	2.46	0.28	27.5	11.1	1.03	.233	1.97	5.28
2	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	102	453	279	.268	453	.732	453	1.63	2,483	271	53	0	3807.1	2,855	688	868	165	854	71	0	97	14,861	85	5.87	2.02	2.91	0.39	16.7	5.7	0.97	.238	2.05	6.75
3	Eppa Rixey E. Rixey	102	343	213	.324	343	.676	343	1.61	909	246	37	0	2955.1	2,541	529	755	28	591	43	0		11,701	54	2.77	1.80	1.54	0.09	7.8	5.1	1.06	.248	2.30	7.74
4	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	101	442	260	.280	442	.720	442	1.78	2,218	211	45	0	3554.1	2,712	702	871	205	1,016	74	0	45	14,106	123	5.62	2.57	2.18	0.52	15.7	7.2	1.05	.237	2.21	6.87
5	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	100	447	288	.258	447	.742	447	1.67	2,899	228	55	0	3648.0	2,669	676	833	171	1,119	35	0	83	14,376	109	7.15	2.76	2.59	0.42	20.2	7.8	1.04	.246	2.06	6.58
6	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	99	429	251	.283	429	.717	429	1.73	2,616	205	60	0	3426.2	2,648	660	797	176	824	86	0	36	13,475	62	6.87	2.16	3.17	0.46	19.4	6.1	1.01	.253	2.09	6.95
7	Don Sutton D. Sutton	98	483	282	.258	483	.742	483	1.71	2,580	164	58	0	3786.1	2,728	718	832	201	812	39	0	45	14,707	67	6.13	1.93	3.18	0.48	17.5	5.5	0.93	.228	1.98	6.48
8	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	96	454	273	.260	454	.740	454	1.70	2,842	212	61	0	3697.1	2,591	700	810	189	949	54	0	73	14,371	81	6.92	2.31	2.99	0.46	19.8	6.6	0.96	.232	1.97	6.31
9	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	94	369	230	.290	369	.710	369	1.79	1,616	246	45	0	3122.0	2,454	621	724	197	540	34	0	29	12,129	21	4.66	1.56	2.99	0.57	13.3	4.5	0.96	.232	2.09	7.07
10	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	91	427	310	.227	427	.773	427	1.65	1,871	335	63	0	3728.1	2,802	682	795	190	879	19	0	30	14,553	41	4.52	2.12	2.13	0.46	12.9	6.0	0.99	.225	1.92	6.76
11	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	88	480	291	.232	480	.768	480	1.75	2,425	104	34	0	3581.2	2,763	698	827	157	599	94	0	96	13,856	41	6.09	1.51	4.05	0.39	17.5	4.3	0.94	.246	2.08	6.94
12	Tommy John T. John	88	431	258	.254	431	.746	431	1.72	1,597	151	46	0	3374.0	2,781	644	794	141	749	56	0	52	13,288	82	4.26	2.00	2.13	0.38	12.0	5.6	1.05	.246	2.12	7.42
13	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	87	320	179	.327	320	.673	320	1.86	1,208	130	40	0	2557.1	2,147	529	620	122	583	29	0	56	10,121	42	4.25	2.05	2.07	0.43	11.9	5.8	1.07	.248	2.18	7.56
14	Bob Friend B. Friend	87	296	169	.340	296	.660	296	1.85	1,178	151	36	0	2394.2	2,027	493	585	112	507	30	0	63	9,532	30	4.43	1.91	2.32	0.42	12.4	5.3	1.06	.249	2.20	7.62
15	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	87	407	302	.224	407	.776	407	1.32	1,566	348	89	0	3622.0	2,846	532	734	63	521	41	0		13,954	18	3.89	1.29	3.01	0.16	11.2	3.7	0.93	.237	1.82	7.07
16	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	87	357	262	.249	357	.751	357	1.19	1,792	317	90	0	3191.1	2,258	422	598	39	655	85	0		12,258	50	5.05	1.85	2.74	0.11	14.6	5.3	0.91	.229	1.69	6.37
17	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	85	365	204	.294	365	.706	365	1.92	1,893	134	34	0	2846.0	2,214	606	723	186	739	69	0	63	11,301	65	5.99	2.34	2.56	0.59	16.8	6.5	1.04	.241	2.29	7.00
18	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	83	358	237	.259	358	.741	358	1.67	2,120	226	49	0	2976.1	2,196	551	665	205	558	46	0	54	11,509	35	6.41	1.69	3.80	0.62	18.4	4.8	0.93	.232	2.01	6.64
19	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	81	337	179	.312	337	.688	337	1.81	1,462	92	26	0	2544.0	2,151	512	610	90	571	43	0	69	10,114	56	5.17	2.02	2.56	0.32	14.5	5.6	1.07	.259	2.16	7.61
20	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	80	365	222	.265	365	.735	365	1.83	1,642	169	31	0	2927.1	2,454	596	755	175	523	68	0	40	11,567	75	5.05	1.61	3.14	0.54	14.2	4.5	1.02	.249	2.32	7.54
21	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	77	322	187	.292	322	.708	322	1.70	2,028	140	40	0	2616.0	1,938	494	597	160	604	99	0	57	10,310	27	6.98	2.08	3.36	0.55	19.7	5.9	0.97	.240	2.05	6.67
22	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	75	328	216	.258	328	.742	328	1.58	2,282	228	56	0	2802.1	1,974	491	596	115	833	66	0	61	11,067	68	7.33	2.68	2.74	0.37	20.6	7.5	1.00	.239	1.91	6.34
23	Early Wynn E. Wynn	74	358	262	.220	358	.780	358	1.67	1,604	251	49	0	3055.2	2,238	566	682	125	1,012	31	0	15	12,171	26	4.72	2.98	1.58	0.37	13.2	8.3	1.06	.225	2.01	6.59
24	Lee Meadows L. Meadows	74	232	140	.346	232	.654	232	1.59	682	179	24	0	2003.2	1,689	353	517	39	505	51	0		7,980	21	3.06	2.27	1.35	0.18	8.5	6.3	1.09	.246	2.32	7.59
25	Wilbur Cooper W. Cooper	74	255	168	.306	255	.694	255	1.52	831	228	34	0	2285.2	1,855	385	543	37	489	56	0		9,026	22	3.27	1.93	1.70	0.15	9.2	5.4	1.03	.239	2.14	7.30

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