most wins by a pitcher with fewer than 100 strikeouts in a season

Jack Chesbro has the most wins with fewer than 100 strikeouts in a season, with 41 wins in 1904.

NAME W SO SEASON TM L W% G GS ERA 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 Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
41
240
1904
NYH NYH
12
.774
55
51
1.82
48
6
0
454.2
338
92
128
4
88
7
3
9
4.75
1.74
2.73
0.08
5.2
0.94
.249
2.53
6.69
2 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
40
271
1908
CWS CWS
15
.727
66
49
42
11
6
464.1
343
111
2
56
11
16
1,774
10
5.25
1.09
4.84
0.04
15.3
3.2
0.86
.238
2.15
6.65
3 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
37
261
1908
NYG NYG
11
.771
56
44
34
11
3
391.0
282
85
5
42
3
10
1,485
2
6.01
0.97
6.21
0.12
17.6
2.8
0.83
.236
1.96
6.49
4 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
36
243
1913
WSH WSH
7
.837
48
36
1.14
29
11
2
346.1
232
44
56
9
40
8
11
1,286
2
6.31
1.04
6.08
0.23
18.9
3.1
0.79
.226
1.46
6.03
5 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
35
147
1904
NYG NYG
8
.814
51
44
38
9
3
408.1
308
103
8
87
13
7
1,613
2
3.24
1.92
1.69
0.18
9.1
5.4
0.97
.221
2.27
6.79
6 Joe Wood
J. Wood
34
258
1912
BSA BSA
5
.872
43
38
0.26
35
10
1
344.0
266
104
2
83
12
5
1,360
7
6.75
2.17
3.11
0.05
19.0
6.1
1.01
.263
2.72
6.96
7 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
33
169
1916
PHN PHN
12
.733
48
45
1.55
38
16
3
390.0
323
67
90
6
50
10
3
1,500
3
3.90
1.15
3.38
0.14
11.3
3.3
0.96
.251
2.08
7.45
8 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
33
305
1912
WSH WSH
12
.733
50
37
0.15
34
7
2
369.1
260
89
2
77
16
13
1,427
11
7.43
1.88
3.96
0.05
21.4
5.4
0.91
.251
2.17
6.34
9 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
33
211
1904
NYG NYG
12
.733
48
46
33
4
0
366.1
306
120
7
78
4
2
1,469
10
5.18
1.92
2.71
0.17
14.4
5.3
1.05
.256
2.95
7.52
10 Cy Young
C. Young
33
160
1901
BSA BSA
10
.767
43
41
1.62
38
5
0
371.2
324
67
112
6
39
8
2
1
3.87
0.94
4.10
0.15
2.9
0.98
.280
2.71
7.85
11 Cy Young
C. Young
32
165
1902
BSA BSA
11
.744
45
43
2.15
41
3
0
385.2
350
92
136
6
53
11
1
3
3.85
1.24
3.11
0.14
3.6
1.04
.279
3.17
8.17
12 Denny McLain
D. McLain
31
280
1968
DET DET
6
.838
41
41
1.96
28
6
0
336.0
241
73
86
31
63
6
0
2
1,288
3
7.50
1.69
4.44
0.83
21.7
4.9
0.90
.231
2.30
6.46
13 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
31
175
1931
PHA PHA
4
.886
41
30
2.06
27
4
5
288.2
249
66
84
10
62
1
10
1,159
2
5.46
1.93
2.82
0.31
15.1
5.3
1.08
.262
2.62
7.76
14 Jim Bagby
J. Bagby
31
75
1920
CLE CLE
12
.721
48
38
2.89
30
3
0
339.2
339
109
122
9
82
5
9
1,405
6
1.99
2.17
0.91
0.24
5.3
5.8
1.24
.267
3.23
8.98
15 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
31
241
1915
PHN PHN
10
.756
49
42
1.22
36
12
4
376.1
253
51
86
3
64
9
7
1,435
2
5.76
1.53
3.77
0.07
16.8
4.5
0.84
.224
2.06
6.05
16 Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
31
226
1910
PHA PHA
9
.775
45
38
35
13
1
352.2
249
74
0
119
7
6
1,386
10
5.77
3.04
1.90
0.00
16.3
8.6
1.04
.241
1.89
6.35
17 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
31
212
1905
NYG NYG
9
.775
43
37
32
8
3
339.2
252
85
4
63
1
6
1,294
6
5.62
1.67
3.37
0.11
16.4
4.9
0.93
.245
2.25
6.68
18 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
31
171
1903
NYG NYG
20
.608
55
48
44
3
2
433.0
391
162
4
112
15
6
1,786
5
3.55
2.33
1.53
0.08
9.6
6.3
1.16
.261
3.37
8.13
19 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
30
195
1934
SLN SLN
7
.811
50
33
2.66
24
7
7
311.2
288
92
110
14
73
6
14
1,291
2
5.63
2.11
2.67
0.40
15.1
5.7
1.16
.273
3.18
8.32
20 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
30
200
1917
PHN PHN
13
.698
45
44
1.84
35
8
0
387.0
336
79
107
4
56
6
0
1,529
2
4.65
1.30
3.57
0.09
13.1
3.7
1.01
.263
2.49
7.81
21 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
30
267
1903
NYG NYG
13
.698
45
42
37
3
1
367.0
322
136
4
102
10
3
1,502
18
6.55
2.50
2.62
0.10
17.8
6.8
1.16
.284
3.34
7.90
22 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
29
187
1944
DET DET
9
.763
47
34
2.22
25
6
2
312.1
264
77
94
6
102
1
10
1,270
4
5.39
2.94
1.83
0.17
14.7
8.0
1.17
.265
2.71
7.61
23 Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
29
110
1919
CWS CWS
7
.806
40
35
1.82
30
5
1
306.2
256
62
77
5
49
3
5
1,199
1
3.23
1.44
2.24
0.15
9.2
4.1
0.99
.243
2.26
7.51
24 Claude Hendrix
C. Hendrix
29
189
1914
CHF CHF
11
.725
49
37
1.69
34
6
5
362.0
262
68
91
6
83
6
12
7
4.70
2.06
2.28
0.15
7.0
0.95
.285
2.26
6.51
25 George Mullin
G. Mullin
29
131
1909
DET DET
8
.784
40
35
29
3
1
304.2
259
96
1
79
9
5
1,225
5
3.87
2.33
1.66
0.03
10.7
6.4
1.11
.257
2.84
7.65
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