
Walter Johnson has the most career losses when pitching at least 6 innings and allowing at most 3 runs, with 102 games.
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pitcher most regular-season losses with 6+ ip, 3- r, all-time| NAME | L | IP | R | W | L% | G | W% | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. Johnson | 102 | 3981.0 | 623 | 333 | .234 | 445 | .766 | 437 | 0.78 | 2,459 | 394 | 110 | 0 | 2,685 | 37 | 784 | 116 | 8 | 85 | 5.56 | 1.77 | 3.14 | 0.08 | 5.2 | 0.87 | .227 | 1.41 | 6.07 | |||||
| 2 | N. Ryan | 87 | 3555.1 | 688 | 275 | .240 | 448 | .760 | 448 | 1.50 | 3,876 | 190 | 61 | 0 | 2,025 | 591 | 112 | 1,548 | 83 | 0 | 33 | 13,989 | 129 | 9.81 | 3.92 | 2.50 | 0.28 | 27.7 | 11.1 | 1.00 | .229 | 1.74 | 5.13 | |
| 3 | G. Perry | 86 | 3550.1 | 711 | 271 | .241 | 420 | .759 | 417 | 1.56 | 2,300 | 259 | 53 | 0 | 2,591 | 614 | 155 | 772 | 61 | 1 | 83 | 13,730 | 73 | 5.83 | 1.96 | 2.98 | 0.39 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 0.95 | .233 | 1.80 | 6.57 | |
| 4 | D. Sutton | 85 | 3630.2 | 727 | 277 | .235 | 460 | .765 | 460 | 1.63 | 2,464 | 162 | 58 | 0 | 2,571 | 656 | 185 | 760 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 14,008 | 62 | 6.11 | 1.88 | 3.24 | 0.46 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 0.92 | .226 | 1.80 | 6.37 | |
| 5 | P. Niekro | 83 | 3253.1 | 692 | 248 | .251 | 402 | .749 | 402 | 1.67 | 2,033 | 202 | 45 | 0 | 2,421 | 604 | 176 | 899 | 69 | 0 | 38 | 12,794 | 109 | 5.62 | 2.49 | 2.26 | 0.49 | 15.9 | 7.0 | 1.02 | .233 | 1.91 | 6.70 | |
| 6 | T. Seaver | 81 | 3507.0 | 695 | 269 | .231 | 428 | .769 | 428 | 1.62 | 2,718 | 208 | 61 | 0 | 2,410 | 630 | 174 | 886 | 49 | 0 | 69 | 13,550 | 73 | 6.98 | 2.27 | 3.07 | 0.45 | 20.1 | 6.5 | 0.94 | .230 | 1.78 | 6.18 | |
| 7 | R. Roberts | 81 | 2941.2 | 604 | 224 | .266 | 346 | .734 | 343 | 1.71 | 1,518 | 235 | 45 | 0 | 2,245 | 558 | 182 | 503 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 11,334 | 18 | 4.64 | 1.54 | 3.02 | 0.56 | 13.4 | 4.4 | 0.93 | .227 | 1.85 | 6.87 | |
| 8 | B. Blyleven | 77 | 3155.0 | 634 | 245 | .239 | 393 | .761 | 393 | 1.64 | 2,422 | 193 | 60 | 0 | 2,381 | 574 | 150 | 739 | 77 | 0 | 27 | 12,302 | 53 | 6.91 | 2.11 | 3.28 | 0.43 | 19.7 | 6.0 | 0.99 | .250 | 1.81 | 6.79 | |
| 9 | B. Friend | 75 | 2253.2 | 494 | 163 | .315 | 278 | .685 | 274 | 1.77 | 1,106 | 144 | 36 | 0 | 1,876 | 442 | 102 | 468 | 25 | 2 | 57 | 8,910 | 25 | 4.42 | 1.87 | 2.36 | 0.41 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 1.04 | .246 | 1.97 | 7.49 | |
| 10 | W. Spahn | 75 | 3522.1 | 679 | 303 | .198 | 401 | .802 | 401 | 1.57 | 1,773 | 326 | 63 | 0 | 2,577 | 614 | 169 | 826 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 13,658 | 35 | 4.53 | 2.11 | 2.15 | 0.43 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 0.97 | .222 | 1.73 | 6.58 | |
| 11 | S. Carlton | 74 | 3355.1 | 657 | 281 | .208 | 407 | .792 | 407 | 1.57 | 2,684 | 219 | 55 | 0 | 2,371 | 584 | 140 | 1,009 | 33 | 0 | 70 | 13,093 | 99 | 7.20 | 2.71 | 2.66 | 0.38 | 20.5 | 7.7 | 1.01 | .242 | 1.76 | 6.36 | |
| 12 | G. Alexander | 73 | 3416.1 | 583 | 292 | .200 | 381 | .800 | 378 | 1.18 | 1,491 | 330 | 89 | 0 | 2,586 | 50 | 499 | 39 | 3 | 13,031 | 16 | 3.93 | 1.31 | 2.99 | 0.13 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 0.90 | .232 | 1.54 | 6.81 | |||
| 13 | G. Maddux | 70 | 3376.2 | 699 | 285 | .197 | 451 | .803 | 451 | 1.68 | 2,296 | 99 | 34 | 0 | 2,546 | 631 | 140 | 552 | 84 | 0 | 85 | 12,972 | 36 | 6.12 | 1.47 | 4.16 | 0.37 | 17.7 | 4.3 | 0.92 | .243 | 1.86 | 6.79 | |
| 14 | C. Osteen | 70 | 2386.2 | 515 | 174 | .287 | 296 | .713 | 295 | 1.78 | 1,113 | 128 | 40 | 0 | 1,958 | 472 | 112 | 537 | 29 | 0 | 52 | 9,381 | 36 | 4.20 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 0.42 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 1.05 | .243 | 1.94 | 7.38 | |
| 15 | R. Reuschel | 69 | 2400.0 | 517 | 174 | .284 | 316 | .716 | 315 | 1.72 | 1,378 | 90 | 26 | 0 | 2,003 | 459 | 81 | 528 | 38 | 1 | 66 | 9,485 | 51 | 5.17 | 1.98 | 2.61 | 0.30 | 14.5 | 5.6 | 1.05 | .258 | 1.94 | 7.51 | |
| 16 | E. Rixey | 69 | 2526.0 | 503 | 198 | .258 | 290 | .742 | 285 | 1.44 | 777 | 223 | 37 | 0 | 2,041 | 404 | 22 | 489 | 29 | 2 | 9,821 | 39 | 2.77 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 0.08 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 1.00 | .237 | 1.79 | 7.27 | ||
| 17 | F. Jenkins | 68 | 2803.2 | 566 | 230 | .228 | 336 | .772 | 335 | 1.59 | 2,000 | 215 | 49 | 0 | 2,032 | 496 | 178 | 522 | 44 | 1 | 49 | 10,788 | 35 | 6.42 | 1.68 | 3.83 | 0.57 | 18.5 | 4.8 | 0.91 | .230 | 1.82 | 6.52 | |
| 18 | T. John | 68 | 3119.2 | 641 | 250 | .214 | 396 | .786 | 396 | 1.61 | 1,481 | 145 | 46 | 0 | 2,498 | 558 | 126 | 675 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 12,184 | 76 | 4.27 | 1.95 | 2.19 | 0.36 | 12.2 | 5.5 | 1.02 | .241 | 1.85 | 7.21 | |
| 19 | F. Tanana | 66 | 2609.0 | 577 | 198 | .250 | 333 | .750 | 332 | 1.78 | 1,728 | 125 | 34 | 0 | 1,967 | 516 | 160 | 675 | 65 | 1 | 55 | 10,274 | 63 | 5.96 | 2.33 | 2.56 | 0.55 | 16.8 | 6.6 | 1.01 | .236 | 1.99 | 6.79 | |
| 20 | J. Powell | 66 | 1785.0 | 330 | 129 | .338 | 201 | .662 | 197 | 0.56 | 727 | 184 | 33 | 1 | 1,303 | 16 | 348 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 3.67 | 1.75 | 2.09 | 0.08 | 5.2 | 0.92 | .232 | 1.66 | 6.57 | |||||
| 21 | C. Mathewson | 64 | 3177.0 | 521 | 283 | .184 | 364 | .816 | 357 | 0.44 | 1,718 | 310 | 78 | 1 | 2,327 | 33 | 491 | 32 | 6 | 60 | 4.87 | 1.39 | 3.50 | 0.09 | 4.1 | 0.89 | .235 | 1.48 | 6.59 | |||||
| 22 | J. Bunning | 63 | 2455.2 | 494 | 183 | .256 | 300 | .744 | 299 | 1.62 | 1,912 | 137 | 40 | 0 | 1,760 | 441 | 145 | 558 | 91 | 0 | 50 | 9,606 | 24 | 7.01 | 2.05 | 3.43 | 0.53 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 0.94 | .234 | 1.81 | 6.45 | |
| 23 | J. Kaat | 62 | 2615.0 | 564 | 210 | .228 | 323 | .772 | 319 | 1.70 | 1,471 | 156 | 31 | 0 | 2,118 | 495 | 151 | 465 | 64 | 3 | 37 | 10,229 | 63 | 5.06 | 1.60 | 3.16 | 0.52 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 0.99 | .244 | 1.94 | 7.29 | |
| 24 | E. Plank | 61 | 3000.0 | 513 | 263 | .188 | 339 | .812 | 325 | 0.64 | 1,565 | 301 | 68 | 1 | 2,144 | 20 | 635 | 110 | 13 | 38 | 4.70 | 1.90 | 2.46 | 0.06 | 5.7 | 0.93 | .240 | 1.54 | 6.43 | |||||
| 25 | S. Rogers | 60 | 1949.1 | 411 | 137 | .305 | 241 | .695 | 241 | 1.69 | 1,127 | 119 | 37 | 0 | 1,479 | 366 | 66 | 513 | 27 | 0 | 41 | 7,622 | 42 | 5.20 | 2.37 | 2.20 | 0.30 | 14.8 | 6.7 | 1.02 | .240 | 1.90 | 6.83 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | 41 | .586 | ||
56 | 45 | .554 | 3.0 | |
52 | 48 | .520 | 6.5 | |
50 | 50 | .500 | 8.5 | |
42 | 58 | .420 | 16.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
62 | 37 | .626 | ||
56 | 43 | .566 | 6.0 | |
51 | 47 | .520 | 10.5 | |
52 | 49 | .515 | 11.0 | |
45 | 53 | .459 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 38 | .624 | ||
51 | 48 | .515 | 11.0 | |
49 | 51 | .490 | 13.5 | |
42 | 58 | .420 | 20.5 | |
40 | 61 | .396 | 23.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | 42 | .576 | ||
56 | 44 | .560 | 1.5 | |
51 | 48 | .515 | 6.0 | |
49 | 52 | .485 | 9.0 | |
46 | 54 | .460 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
52 | 46 | .531 | ||
53 | 48 | .525 | 0.5 | |
49 | 52 | .485 | 4.5 | |
46 | 53 | .465 | 6.5 | |
41 | 60 | .406 | 12.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
50 | 49 | .505 | ||
50 | 50 | .500 | 0.5 | |
47 | 54 | .465 | 4.0 | |
42 | 57 | .424 | 8.0 | |
39 | 61 | .390 | 11.5 |