Between the 1960 and 1969 seasons, Dick Ellsworth won the most games by a Cubs starting pitcher, with 81 wins.
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most regular-season wins as a cubs starting pitcher 1960s| NAME | W | L | W% | G | 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 |  | D. Ellsworth | 81 | 107 | .431 | 235 | 235 | 3.67 | 882 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 1584.2 | 1,636 | 647 | 752 | 152 | 443 | 23 | 0 | 44 | 6,706 | 52 | 5.01 | 2.52 | 1.99 | 0.86 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 1.31 | .285 | 4.27 | 9.29 |
| 2 | | F. Jenkins | 65 | 46 | .586 | 132 | 132 | 2.87 | 837 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 1000.1 | 843 | 319 | 352 | 92 | 240 | 17 | 0 | 31 | 4,034 | 15 | 7.53 | 2.16 | 3.49 | 0.83 | 20.7 | 5.9 | 1.08 | .264 | 3.17 | 7.58 |
| 3 | | L. Jackson | 52 | 51 | .505 | 116 | 116 | 3.23 | 434 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 832.0 | 795 | 299 | 349 | 58 | 171 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 3,419 | 12 | 4.69 | 1.85 | 2.54 | 0.63 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 1.16 | .269 | 3.78 | 8.60 |
| 4 | | B. Buhl | 51 | 52 | .495 | 131 | 131 | 3.85 | 413 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 837.2 | 825 | 358 | 406 | 96 | 276 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 3,527 | 24 | 4.44 | 2.97 | 1.50 | 1.03 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 1.31 | .267 | 4.36 | 8.86 |
| 5 | | K. Holtzman | 48 | 43 | .527 | 116 | 116 | 3.48 | 556 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 784.0 | 718 | 303 | 341 | 73 | 279 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 3,303 | 26 | 6.38 | 3.20 | 1.99 | 0.84 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 1.27 | .271 | 3.91 | 8.24 |
| 6 | | B. Hands | 44 | 38 | .537 | 112 | 112 | 3.06 | 437 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 749.2 | 685 | 255 | 291 | 69 | 176 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 3,056 | 12 | 5.25 | 2.11 | 2.48 | 0.83 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 1.15 | .261 | 3.49 | 8.22 |
| 7 | | G. Hobbie | 31 | 55 | .360 | 116 | 116 | 4.25 | 375 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 715.1 | 753 | 338 | 396 | 86 | 233 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 3,087 | 21 | 4.72 | 2.93 | 1.61 | 1.08 | 12.1 | 7.5 | 1.38 | .281 | 4.98 | 9.47 |
| 8 | | D. Cardwell | 29 | 41 | .414 | 93 | 93 | 4.39 | 380 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 605.1 | 596 | 295 | 327 | 66 | 210 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 2,607 | 13 | 5.65 | 3.12 | 1.81 | 0.98 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 1.33 | .275 | 4.86 | 8.86 |
| 9 | | J. Niekro | 22 | 17 | .564 | 54 | 54 | 3.96 | 134 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 331.2 | 363 | 146 | 160 | 34 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1,419 | 4 | 3.64 | 2.52 | 1.44 | 0.92 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 1.37 | .285 | 4.34 | 9.85 |
| 10 | | C. Koonce | 22 | 26 | .458 | 73 | 73 | 4.11 | 206 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 418.2 | 447 | 191 | 220 | 42 | 168 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1,836 | 4 | 4.43 | 3.61 | 1.23 | 0.90 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 1.47 | .288 | 4.73 | 9.61 |
| 11 | | R. Nye | 20 | 26 | .435 | 57 | 57 | 3.69 | 198 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 351.2 | 338 | 144 | 164 | 37 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1,468 | 3 | 5.07 | 2.38 | 2.13 | 0.95 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.23 | .265 | 4.20 | 8.65 |
| 12 | | B. Anderson | 13 | 18 | .419 | 46 | 46 | 4.32 | 166 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 281.0 | 293 | 135 | 153 | 39 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1,218 | 10 | 5.32 | 3.20 | 1.66 | 1.25 | 13.6 | 8.2 | 1.40 | .280 | 4.90 | 9.38 |
| 13 | | J. Curtis | 10 | 15 | .400 | 30 | 30 | 4.71 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 189.1 | 229 | 99 | 119 | 25 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 836 | 2 | 2.80 | 2.52 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 1.49 | .292 | 5.66 | 10.89 |
| 14 | | D. Selma | 8 | 7 | .533 | 25 | 25 | 4.03 | 138 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 149.2 | 129 | 67 | 73 | 13 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 632 | 7 | 8.30 | 4.09 | 2.03 | 0.78 | 21.8 | 10.8 | 1.32 | .283 | 4.39 | 7.76 |
| 15 | | L. Burdette | 8 | 10 | .444 | 20 | 20 | 4.46 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125.0 | 145 | 62 | 69 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 524 | 0 | 2.81 | 1.08 | 2.60 | 0.79 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.28 | .293 | 4.97 | 10.44 |
| 16 | | R. Culp | 7 | 10 | .412 | 22 | 22 | 3.78 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 131.0 | 118 | 55 | 58 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 557 | 3 | 6.32 | 3.30 | 1.92 | 1.10 | 16.5 | 8.6 | 1.27 | .256 | 3.98 | 8.11 |
| 17 | | B. Faul | 7 | 10 | .412 | 22 | 22 | 3.68 | 78 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 129.2 | 111 | 53 | 60 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 5 | 5.41 | 1.94 | 2.79 | 1.04 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 1.07 | .243 | 4.16 | 7.70 |
| 18 | | P. Toth | 7 | 9 | .438 | 20 | 20 | 3.52 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 127.2 | 118 | 50 | 54 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 528 | 2 | 3.52 | 2.40 | 1.47 | 0.85 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 1.19 | .247 | 3.81 | 8.32 |
| 19 | | E. Broglio | 6 | 16 | .273 | 33 | 33 | 5.18 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 179.0 | 198 | 103 | 111 | 27 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 786 | 7 | 4.53 | 3.97 | 1.14 | 1.36 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 1.55 | .290 | 5.58 | 9.96 |
| 20 | | C. Simmons | 5 | 12 | .294 | 24 | 24 | 4.29 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 144.2 | 152 | 69 | 78 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 619 | 1 | 3.05 | 2.49 | 1.23 | 0.93 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 1.33 | .268 | 4.85 | 9.46 |
| 21 | | B. Hendley | 3 | 5 | .375 | 16 | 16 | 4.71 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.1 | 95 | 42 | 49 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 3 | 5.94 | 3.70 | 1.61 | 0.90 | 14.6 | 9.1 | 1.59 | .323 | 5.49 | 10.64 |
| 22 | | S. Slaughter | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6 | 6 | 6.48 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 0 | 6.48 | 6.48 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 1.88 | .325 | 7.20 | 10.44 |
| 23 | | M. Freeman | 2 | 1 | .667 | 8 | 8 | 6.70 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 1 | 6.48 | 4.32 | 1.50 | 0.65 | 15.9 | 10.6 | 1.54 | .308 | 6.91 | 9.50 |
| 24 | | J. Colborn | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 4.66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1.86 | 4.66 | 0.40 | 1.86 | 4.4 | 11.1 | 1.97 | .333 | 4.66 | 13.03 |
| 25 | | G. Ross | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 6 | 4.00 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 4 | 5.67 | 5.33 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 1.52 | .286 | 4.00 | 8.33 |
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