most wins by a rookie pitcher in a season since 1890

Since 1890, Bill Hoffer has won the most games by a rookie, with 31 wins in 1895.

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	NAME	W	SEASON	TM	L	W%	G	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Bill Hoffer B. Hoffer	31	1895	BAL	6	.838	41	38	3.21	80	32	4	0	314.0	296	112	146	9	124	19	3	1,349	3	2.29	3.55	0.65	0.26	5.9	9.2	1.34	.257	4.18	67	4.81	101	8.48	-1.3
2	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	28	1911	PHN	13	.683	48	37	2.57	227	31	7	3	367.0	285	105	133	5	129	8	11	1,440	4	5.57	3.16	1.76	0.12	15.8	9.0	1.13	.261	3.26	74	2.83	78	6.99	33.6
3	Joe McGinnity J. McGinnity	28	1899	BAL	16	.636	48	41	2.68	74	38	4	2	366.1	358	109	164	3	93	26	7	1,519	4	1.82	2.28	0.80	0.07	4.9	6.1	1.23	.268	4.03	70	3.61	94	8.80	9.5
4	Nig Cuppy N. Cuppy	28	1892	CLE	13	.683	47	42	2.51	103	38	1	1	376.0	333	105	175	9	121	10	5	1,591	6	2.47	2.90	0.85	0.22	6.5	7.6	1.21	.240	4.19	74	3.24	96	7.97	8
5	Billy Rhines B. Rhines	28	1890	CIN	17	.622	46	45	1.95	182	45	6	0	401.1	337	87	163	6	113	15	1	1,656	14	4.08	2.53	1.61	0.13	11.0	6.8	1.12	.247	3.66	55	3.16	83	7.56	29.2
6	Kid Nichols K. Nichols	27	1890	BSN	19	.587	48	47	2.23	222	47	7	0	424.0	374	105	175	8	112	11	1	1,755	30	4.71	2.38	1.98	0.17	12.6	6.4	1.15	.261	3.71	60	2.98	75	7.94	51
7	Larry Cheney L. Cheney	26	1912	CHC	10	.722	42	37	2.85	140	28	4	0	303.1	262	96	122	5	111	7	4	1,267	18	4.15	3.29	1.26	0.15	11.0	8.8	1.23	.256	3.62	85	3.31	95	7.77	4.9
8	Russ Ford R. Ford	26	1910	NYH	6	.813	36	33	1.65	209	29	8	1	299.2	194	55	69	4	70	8	3	1,112	5	6.28	2.10	2.99	0.12	18.8	6.3	0.88	.231	2.07	63	1.88	69	5.83	28.3
9	Vic Willis V. Willis	25	1898	BSN	13	.658	41	38	2.84	160	29	1	0	311.0	264	98	143	5	148	29	2	1,333	9	4.63	4.28	1.08	0.14	12.0	11.1	1.32	.261	4.14	74	3.65	96	7.64	8.4
10	Ed Summers E. Summers	24	1908	DET	12	.667	40	32	1.64	103	23	5	1	301.0	271	55	112	3	55	20	8	1,195	5	3.08	1.64	1.87	0.09	8.6	4.6	1.08	.264	3.35	66	2.29	99	8.10	2.4
11	Wiley Piatt W. Piatt	24	1898	PHI	14	.632	39	37	3.18	121	33	6	0	306.0	285	108	156	2	97	19	2	1,279	6	3.56	2.85	1.25	0.06	9.5	7.6	1.25	.272	4.59	90	3.20	91	8.38	10.5
12	Tom Vickery T. Vickery	24	1890	PHN	21	.533	46	46	3.44	162	41	2	0	382.0	405	146	250	8	184	29	0	1,752	23	3.82	4.34	0.88	0.19	9.2	10.5	1.54	.290	5.89	94	4.01	102	9.54	-0.6
13	Jeff Pfeffer J. Pfeffer	23	1914	BKN	12	.657	43	34	1.97	135	27	3	4	315.0	264	69	99	9	91	7	11	1,268	3	3.86	2.60	1.48	0.26	10.6	7.2	1.13	.249	2.83	69	2.88	95	7.54	5.4
14	Vean Gregg V. Gregg	23	1911	CLE	7	.767	34	26	1.80	125	22	5	0	244.2	172	49	67	2	86	10	8	937	8	4.60	3.16	1.45	0.07	13.3	9.2	1.05	.238	2.46	53	3.03	93	6.33	6.7
15	George McQuillan G. McQuillan	23	1908	PHN	17	.575	48	42	1.53	114	32	7	2	359.2	263	61	88	1	91	6	6	1,367	5	2.85	2.28	1.25	0.03	8.3	6.7	0.98	.227	2.20	66	2.31	95	6.58	4.5
16	Jack Harper J. Harper	23	1901	STL	13	.639	39	37	3.62	128	28	1	0	308.2	294	124	158	7	99	16	0	1,294	19	3.73	2.89	1.29	0.20	9.9	7.7	1.27	.275	4.61	110	3.51	107	8.57	-8.6
17	Roscoe Miller R. Miller	23	1901	DET	13	.639	38	36	2.95	79	35	3	1	332.0	339	109	168	1	98	13	1	1,408	4	2.14	2.66	0.81	0.03	5.6	7.0	1.32	.278	4.55	80	3.49	94	9.19	8.5
18	Noodles Hahn N. Hahn	23	1899	CIN	8	.742	38	34	2.68	145	32	4	0	309.0	280	92	128	3	68	10	3	1,237	3	4.22	1.98	2.13	0.09	11.7	5.5	1.13	.274	3.73	69	2.88	74	8.16	34.7
19	Jim Hughes J. Hughes	23	1898	BAL	12	.657	38	35	3.20	81	31	5	0	300.2	268	107	152	4	100	18	3	1,248	7	2.42	2.99	0.81	0.12	6.5	8.0	1.22	.253	4.55	89	3.58	99	8.02	0.8
20	Monte Weaver M. Weaver	22	1932	WSH	10	.688	43	30	4.08	83	13	1	2	234.0	236	106	126	9	112	0	9	1,027	4	3.19	4.31	0.74	0.35	8.1	10.9	1.49	.276	4.85	93	4.24	99	9.08	0.6
21	Reb Russell R. Russell	22	1913	CWS	16	.579	52	36	1.90	122	26	8	4	316.2	250	67	89	2	79	7	10	1,221	6	3.47	2.25	1.54	0.06	10.0	6.5	1.04	.245	2.53	67	2.68	92	7.11	7.1
22	Henry Schmidt H. Schmidt	22	1903	BKN	13	.629	40	36	3.83	96	29	5	2	301.0	321	128	167	5	120	21	4	1,288	8	2.87	3.59	0.80	0.15	7.5	9.3	1.47	.302	4.99	117	3.74	114	9.60	-15.1
23	Phil Knell P. Knell	22	1890	PHP	11	.667	35	31	3.83	99	30	2	0	286.2	287	122	199	10	166	28	4	1,345	16	3.11	5.21	0.60	0.31	7.4	12.3	1.58	.266	6.25	90	4.71	111	9.01	-14
24	Larry Jansen L. Jansen	21	1947	NYG	5	.808	42	30	3.16	104	20	1	1	248.0	241	87	102	22	57	1	5	985	2	3.77	2.07	1.82	0.80	10.6	5.8	1.20	.273	3.70	77	3.51	87	8.75	14.4
25	Dave Ferriss D. Ferriss	21	1945	BSA	10	.677	35	31	2.96	94	26	5	2	264.2	263	87	101	6	85	7	4	1,103	4	3.20	2.89	1.11	0.20	8.5	7.7	1.31	.282	3.43	85	3.17	89	8.94	12

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Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
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Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
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Since 1890, Bill Hoffer has won the most games by a rookie, with 31 wins in 1895.

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