most losses by a starting pitcher last 55 seasons

Since 1972, Nolan Ryan lost the most games by a starting pitcher, with 254 games.

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	NAME	L	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	254	294	.464	699	.536	699	3.15	5,216	209	59	0	4872.0	3,548	1,704	1,944	285	2,449	134	0	64	20,329	253	9.64	4.52	2.13	0.53	25.7	12.0	1.23	.266	3.59	6.55
2	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	236	236	.500	616	.500	616	3.67	2,734	143	34	0	4136.1	4,019	1,688	1,893	445	1,227	128	0	110	17,413	114	5.95	2.67	2.23	0.97	15.7	7.0	1.27	.278	4.12	8.74
3	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	226	355	.389	740	.611	740	3.15	3,366	109	35	0	5001.0	4,717	1,750	1,974	351	996	137	0	177	20,388	70	6.06	1.79	3.38	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.55	8.49
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	225	261	.463	622	.537	622	3.35	3,339	220	54	0	4521.0	4,211	1,682	1,864	392	1,212	148	0	61	18,656	107	6.65	2.41	2.75	0.78	17.9	6.5	1.20	.282	3.71	8.38
5	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	206	262	.440	638	.560	638	4.27	2,353	33	10	0	3947.1	4,107	1,872	2,020	509	1,104	142	0	64	16,812	52	5.36	2.52	2.13	1.16	14.0	6.6	1.32	.283	4.61	9.36
6	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	203	305	.400	682	.600	682	3.54	2,607	56	25	0	4413.1	4,298	1,734	1,900	356	1,500	66	0	145	18,604	65	5.32	3.06	1.74	0.73	14.0	8.1	1.31	.280	3.87	8.76
7	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	199	231	.463	558	.537	558	3.50	2,427	171	28	0	3968.0	3,770	1,544	1,768	355	1,429	91	0	55	16,780	146	5.50	3.24	1.70	0.81	14.5	8.5	1.31	.274	4.01	8.55
8	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	189	208	.476	529	.524	529	3.36	1,990	102	26	0	3503.2	3,537	1,308	1,472	219	915	87	0	112	14,690	88	5.11	2.35	2.17	0.56	13.5	6.2	1.27	.289	3.78	9.09
9	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	187	246	.432	552	.568	552	4.12	2,502	38	13	0	3434.0	3,565	1,571	1,705	436	944	63	0	47	14,541	45	6.56	2.47	2.65	1.14	17.2	6.5	1.31	.295	4.47	9.34
10	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	184	354	.342	707	.658	707	3.12	4,671	118	46	0	4913.2	4,182	1,706	1,884	363	1,579	159	0	63	20,227	143	8.56	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	7.66
11	Jack Morris J. Morris	182	251	.420	527	.580	527	3.90	2,443	175	28	0	3746.1	3,501	1,624	1,779	383	1,356	56	0	94	15,791	201	5.87	3.26	1.80	0.92	15.5	8.6	1.30	.270	4.27	8.41
12	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	182	230	.442	562	.558	562	3.66	1,984	122	30	0	3730.2	3,631	1,517	1,701	349	1,067	113	0	60	15,613	70	4.79	2.57	1.86	0.84	12.7	6.8	1.26	.271	4.10	8.76
13	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	180	250	.419	537	.581	537	3.23	3,175	188	39	0	3926.1	3,473	1,408	1,609	318	1,370	36	0	106	16,254	130	7.28	3.14	2.32	0.73	19.5	8.4	1.23	.278	3.69	7.96
14	Mike Morgan M. Morgan	178	127	.584	411	.416	411	4.30	1,246	46	10	0	2482.2	2,661	1,186	1,308	242	828	67	0	64	10,648	92	4.52	3.00	1.50	0.88	11.7	7.8	1.41	.293	4.74	9.65
15	Livan Hernandez L. Hernandez	176	174	.503	474	.497	474	4.40	1,926	50	9	0	3118.2	3,438	1,524	1,638	347	1,048	77	0	82	13,511	39	5.56	3.02	1.84	1.00	14.3	7.8	1.44	.306	4.73	9.92
16	Mike Moore M. Moore	176	160	.524	440	.476	440	4.40	1,660	79	16	0	2820.0	2,849	1,379	1,514	290	1,154	55	0	61	12,159	135	5.30	3.68	1.44	0.93	13.7	9.5	1.42	.284	4.83	9.09
17	Charlie Hough C. Hough	173	174	.499	440	.501	440	3.82	1,801	107	13	0	2998.2	2,655	1,274	1,459	319	1,227	124	0	22	12,722	131	5.41	3.68	1.47	0.96	14.2	9.6	1.29	.253	4.38	7.97
18	Don Sutton D. Sutton	171	239	.417	544	.583	544	3.25	2,416	121	39	0	3788.2	3,340	1,367	1,513	354	951	53	0	55	15,480	76	5.74	2.26	2.54	0.84	15.6	6.1	1.13	.255	3.59	7.93
19	Tim Wakefield T. Wakefield	166	190	.466	463	.534	463	4.49	1,895	33	6	0	2912.2	2,876	1,452	1,645	379	1,089	168	0	27	12,622	123	5.86	3.36	1.74	1.17	15.0	8.6	1.36	.275	5.08	8.89
20	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	166	301	.355	603	.645	603	3.30	4,818	100	37	0	4103.0	3,320	1,504	1,692	408	1,491	188	0	37	16,937	109	10.57	3.27	3.23	0.89	28.4	8.8	1.17	.290	3.71	7.28
21	Chuck Finley C. Finley	166	195	.460	467	.540	467	3.84	2,516	63	15	0	3073.1	2,944	1,312	1,456	296	1,276	73	0	32	13,099	124	7.37	3.74	1.97	0.87	19.2	9.7	1.37	.296	4.26	8.62
22	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	163	190	.462	491	.538	491	3.55	1,623	115	35	0	3194.2	3,252	1,261	1,452	215	907	47	0	88	13,485	87	4.57	2.56	1.79	0.61	12.0	6.7	1.30	.284	4.09	9.16
23	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	163	162	.502	405	.498	405	3.63	1,888	98	19	0	2797.2	2,733	1,127	1,258	219	877	53	0	75	11,733	53	6.07	2.82	2.15	0.70	16.1	7.5	1.29	.289	4.05	8.79
24	CC Sabathia	161	251	.391	560	.609	560	3.74	3,091	38	12	0	3576.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,986	74	7.78	2.77	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	8.57
25	Tom Candiotti T. Candiotti	161	146	.524	410	.476	410	3.72	1,680	68	11	0	2656.1	2,597	1,099	1,262	245	856	82	0	29	11,273	118	5.69	2.90	1.96	0.83	14.9	7.6	1.30	.280	4.28	8.80

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