most losses in a season by a starting pitcher

Vic Willis has lost the most games by a starting pitcher in a season, with 29 games in 1905.

	NAME	L	SEASON	TM	W	L%	G	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Vic Willis V. Willis	29	1905	BSN	12	.707	41	.293	41		150	36	4	0	340.1	340		174	7	109	13	0	1,401	12	3.97	2.88	1.38	0.19	10.7	7.8	1.32	.297	4.60	8.99
2	Paul Derringer P. Derringer	26	1933	TOT	7	.788	33	.212	33	3.31	87	17	2	0	242.1	256	89	111	4	59	6	0	1,021	7	3.23	2.19	1.47	0.15	8.5	5.8	1.30	.291	4.12	9.51
3	Happy Townsend H. Townsend	26	1904	WSH	5	.839	34	.161	34	3.44	133	31	2	0	277.1	300	106	153	3	94	10	0		18	4.32	3.05	1.41	0.10		8.3	1.42	.334	4.97	9.74
4	Dummy Taylor D. Taylor	26	1901	NYG	16	.619	43	.381	43	3.08	135	37	4	0	344.1	359	118	182	7	109	16	0		5	3.53	2.85	1.24	0.18		8.0	1.36	.320	4.76	9.38
5	Bob Groom B. Groom	25	1909	WSH	5	.833	31	.167	31		97	17	1	0	215.0	193		103	2	85	12	0	908	9	4.06	3.56	1.14	0.08	10.7	9.4	1.29	.268	4.31	8.08
6	Gus Dorner G. Dorner	25	1906	TOT	8	.758	33	.242	33		100	30	0	0	280.1	273		154	5	104	16	0	1,160	4	3.21	3.34	0.96	0.16	8.6	9.0	1.34	.287	4.94	8.76
7	Fred Glade F. Glade	25	1905	SLA	6	.806	32	.194	32		125	28	2	0	275.1	259		112	3	59	11	0		4	4.09	1.93	2.12	0.10		5.5	1.15	.294	3.66	8.47
8	Vic Willis V. Willis	25	1904	BSN	18	.581	43	.419	43		196	39	2	0	351.1	351		174	7	110	14	0	1,486	11	5.02	2.82	1.78	0.18	13.2	7.4	1.31	.297	4.46	8.99
9	Scott Perry S. Perry	24	1920	PHA	8	.750	34	.250	34	3.64	72	20	1	0	242.0	284	98	140	13	59	6	0	1,044	3	2.68	2.19	1.22	0.48	6.9	5.7	1.42	.303	5.21	10.56
10	Bugs Raymond B. Raymond	24	1908	SLN	12	.667	37	.333	37		129	23	5	0	271.2	215		104	3	87	13	0	1,124	8	4.27	2.88	1.48	0.10	11.5	7.7	1.11	.238	3.45	7.12
11	Stoney McGlynn S. McGlynn	24	1907	SLN	12	.667	39	.333	39		106	33	3	0	319.1	298		142	5	104	4	0	1,321	9	2.99	2.93	1.02	0.14	8.0	7.9	1.26	.266	4.00	8.40
12	Irv Young I. Young	24	1906	BSN	16	.600	41	.400	41		147	37	4	0	350.0	333		148	6	81	7	0	1,376	8	3.78	2.08	1.81	0.15	10.7	5.9	1.18	.288	3.81	8.56
13	Harry McIntire H. McIntire	24	1905	BKN	8	.750	35	.250	35		119	29	1	0	284.0	316		167	6	90	21	0	1,212	1	3.77	2.85	1.32	0.19	9.8	7.4	1.43	.318	5.29	10.01
14	Patsy Flaherty P. Flaherty	24	1903	CWS	9	.727	34	.273	34	3.87	65	29	2	0	272.1	318	117	165	9	45	15	0		4	2.15	1.49	1.44	0.30		4.2	1.33	.325	5.45	10.51
15	Sam Gray S. Gray	23	1931	SLA	10	.697	37	.303	37	5.27	87	13	0	0	244.0	312	143	184	19	50	4	0	1,089	4	3.21	1.84	1.74	0.70	8.0	4.6	1.48	.315	6.79	11.51
16	Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	23	1928	BSA	10	.697	34	.303	34	4.03	105	25	1	0	270.1	284	121	138	8	90	10	0	1,169	3	3.50	3.00	1.17	0.27	9.0	7.7	1.38	.289	4.59	9.45
17	Rollie Naylor R. Naylor	23	1920	PHA	8	.742	36	.258	36	3.49	86	19	0	0	239.2	291	93	142	7	84	6	0	1,051	11	3.23	3.15	1.02	0.26	8.2	8.0	1.56	.327	5.33	10.93
18	George Bell G. Bell	23	1910	BKN	10	.697	36	.303	36		99	24	4	0	290.1	254		118	4	70	4	0	1,143	1	3.07	2.17	1.41	0.12	8.7	6.1	1.12	.259	3.66	7.87
19	Cliff Curtis C. Curtis	23	1910	BSN	6	.793	37	.207	37		68	12	2	0	229.0	230		137	8	118	11	0	973	7	2.67	4.64	0.58	0.31	7.0	12.1	1.52	.289	5.38	9.04
20	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	23	1909	WSH	12	.657	36	.343	36		165	27	4	0	283.2	228		106	1	80	14	0	1,148	12	5.24	2.54	2.06	0.03	14.4	7.0	1.09	.256	3.36	7.23
21	Vive Lindaman V. Lindaman	23	1906	BSN	12	.657	36	.343	36		114	32	2	0	300.1	288		127	4	86	10	0	1,237	7	3.42	2.58	1.33	0.12	9.2	7.0	1.25	.278	3.81	8.63
22	Kaiser Wilhelm K. Wilhelm	23	1905	BSN	3	.885	28	.115	28		67	23	0	0	213.0	265		155	7	73	4	0	937	9	2.83	3.08	0.92	0.30	7.2	7.8	1.59	.328	6.55	11.20
23	Chick Fraser C. Fraser	23	1904	PHN	12	.657	36	.343	36		126	32	2	0	295.0	291		157	5	97	11	0	1,259	9	3.84	2.96	1.30	0.15	10.0	7.7	1.32	.280	4.79	8.88
24	Oscar Jones O. Jones	23	1904	BKN	16	.590	41	.410	41		89	38	0	0	360.2	359		157	7	89	13	0	1,501	6	2.22	2.22	1.00	0.17	5.9	5.9	1.24	.270	3.92	8.96
25	George Mullin G. Mullin	23	1904	DET	16	.590	44	.410	44	2.38	161	42	7	0	381.1	344	101	153	1	129	10	0		8	3.80	3.04	1.25	0.02		8.5	1.24	.280	3.61	8.12

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