most wins in first 40 games to start a season in history

Cy Young had the most wins in starts in a season in his first 40 games, with 30 wins in 1901.

NAMEWGSSEASONTMLW%GERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Cy Young
C. Young
30
40
1901
BSA BSA
10
.750
40
1.70
151
37
5
0
355.2
312
67
109
6
38
8
0
1
3.82
0.96
3.97
0.15
2.9
0.98
.276
2.76
7.90
2Russ Ford
R. Ford
26
33
1910
NYH NYH
6
.813
33
206
29
8
0
287.0
190
66
4
67
8
0
1,093
5
6.46
2.10
3.07
0.13
18.8
6.1
0.90
.230
2.07
5.96
3Larry Cheney
L. Cheney
24
37
1912
CHC CHC
10
.706
37
2.80
134
28
4
0
289.2
252
90
114
5
101
7
0
1,206
16
4.16
3.14
1.33
0.16
11.1
8.4
1.22
.258
3.54
7.83
4Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
24
37
1911
PHN PHN
11
.686
37
0.27
205
31
7
0
332.2
259
118
5
114
8
0
1,339
4
5.55
3.08
1.80
0.14
15.3
8.5
1.12
.252
3.19
7.01
5Jeff Pfeffer
J. Pfeffer
23
34
1914
BKN BKN
10
.697
34
1.85
125
28
3
0
292.1
242
60
86
9
83
7
0
1,171
3
3.85
2.56
1.51
0.28
10.7
7.1
1.11
.246
2.65
7.45
6Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
23
38
1901
BKN BKN
14
.622
38
2.77
215
36
2
0
331.1
303
102
140
1
142
6
0
9
5.84
3.86
1.51
0.03
10.5
1.34
.306
3.80
8.23
7Vida Blue
V. Blue
22
30
1971
OAK OAK
4
.846
30
1.70
245
20
8
0
248.1
165
47
53
11
71
4
0
3
956
9
8.88
2.57
3.45
0.40
25.6
7.4
0.95
.246
1.92
5.98
8Tex Hughson
T. Hughson
22
30
1942
BSA BSA
6
.786
30
2.65
105
22
4
0
261.1
240
77
86
10
67
1
0
1,065
1
3.62
2.31
1.57
0.34
9.9
6.3
1.17
.261
2.96
8.27
9Nick Maddox
N. Maddox
22
32
1908
PIT PIT
8
.733
32
69
22
4
0
255.0
209
89
5
88
12
0
1,044
3
2.44
3.11
0.78
0.18
6.6
8.4
1.16
.234
3.14
7.38
10Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
22
40
1901
BAL BAL
18
.550
40
3.62
67
36
1
0
338.0
365
136
196
7
88
21
0
5
1.78
2.34
0.76
0.19
6.3
1.34
.296
5.22
9.72
11Roscoe Miller
R. Miller
22
36
1901
DET DET
13
.629
36
2.99
77
35
3
0
325.0
337
108
167
1
96
13
0
4
2.13
2.66
0.80
0.03
6.9
1.33
.280
4.62
9.33
12Jack Harper
J. Harper
22
37
1901
STL STL
12
.647
37
3.50
124
28
1
0
301.0
284
117
151
6
92
16
0
13
3.71
2.75
1.35
0.18
8.8
1.25
.343
4.51
8.49
13Gene Bearden
G. Bearden
21
30
1948
CLE CLE
6
.778
30
2.32
83
16
7
0
232.1
189
60
67
8
98
2
0
934
5
3.22
3.80
0.85
0.31
8.9
10.5
1.24
.244
2.60
7.32
14Lon Warneke
L. Warneke
21
33
1932
CHC CHC
6
.778
33
2.47
115
26
4
0
280.1
254
77
88
12
67
2
0
1,135
4
3.69
2.15
1.72
0.39
10.1
5.9
1.15
.258
2.83
8.15
15Clark Griffith
C. Griffith
21
30
1901
CWS CWS
7
.750
30
2.66
66
26
5
0
250.2
261
74
107
4
46
4
0
2
2.37
1.65
1.43
0.14
4.9
1.22
.310
3.84
9.37
16Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
21
37
1901
PHA PHA
16
.568
37
3.63
114
35
2
0
317.2
325
128
195
5
128
32
0
11
3.23
3.63
0.89
0.14
9.5
1.43
.301
5.52
9.21
17Noodles Hahn
N. Hahn
21
40
1901
CIN CIN
18
.538
40
2.74
226
39
2
0
358.0
355
109
155
12
69
8
0
10
5.68
1.73
3.28
0.30
4.6
1.18
.293
3.90
8.92
18Pat Hentgen
P. Hentgen
20
34
1993
TOR TOR
9
.690
34
4.01
126
3
0
0
217.2
222
97
107
27
72
7
0
0
934
11
5.21
2.98
1.75
1.12
13.5
7.7
1.35
.278
4.42
9.18
19Tom Browning
T. Browning
20
37
1985
CIN CIN
9
.690
37
3.54
149
6
4
0
254.1
234
100
108
29
72
3
0
8
1,054
2
5.27
2.55
2.07
1.03
14.1
6.8
1.20
.256
3.82
8.28
20Harvey Haddix
H. Haddix
20
33
1953
SLN SLN
9
.690
33
3.12
158
19
6
0
248.1
217
86
97
24
66
4
0
1,010
9
5.73
2.39
2.39
0.87
15.6
6.5
1.14
.255
3.52
7.86
21Larry Jansen
L. Jansen
20
30
1947
NYG NYG
4
.833
30
2.94
92
20
1
0
232.1
215
76
89
17
51
1
0
942
2
3.56
1.98
1.80
0.66
9.8
5.4
1.14
.254
3.45
8.33
22Johnny Sain
J. Sain
20
34
1946
BSN BSN
14
.588
34
2.16
127
24
3
0
262.2
220
63
78
8
86
2
0
1,074
3
4.35
2.95
1.48
0.27
11.8
8.0
1.16
.249
2.67
7.54
23Dave Ferriss
D. Ferriss
20
31
1945
BSA BSA
10
.667
31
2.98
93
26
5
0
259.2
256
86
99
6
84
7
0
1,080
4
3.22
2.91
1.11
0.21
8.6
7.8
1.31
.281
3.43
8.87
24Jim Turner
J. Turner
20
30
1937
BSN BSN
10
.667
30
2.31
67
24
5
0
249.1
220
64
76
12
51
0
0
1,001
0
2.42
1.84
1.31
0.43
6.7
5.1
1.09
.239
2.74
7.94
25Lou Fette
L. Fette
20
33
1937
BSN BSN
9
.690
33
2.96
69
23
5
0
252.2
234
83
89
5
77
4
0
1,042
2
2.46
2.74
0.90
0.18
6.6
7.4
1.23
.258
3.17
8.34
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