Year-by-Year Top-Tens Leaders & Records for Losses

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Top 10 Yearly Leaders

1952
1. Murry Dickson 21
2. Art Houtteman 20
3. Virgil Trucks 19
Warren Spahn 19
5. Ted Gray 17
Bob Friend 17
7. Howie Pollet 16
8. Harry Byrd 15
Bob Hooper 15
Karl Drews 15
1942
1. Jim Tobin 21
2. Eddie Smith 20
Rube Melton 20
4. Si Johnson 19
Bobo Newsom 19
6. Dizzy Trout 18
Tommy Hughes 18
8. Sid Hudson 17
9. Early Wynn 16
Lefty Hoerst 16
Al Javery 16
1928
1. Red Ruffing 25
2. Ed Brandt 21
3. Ray Benge 18
Eppa Rixey 18
Charlie Root 18
6. Joe Shaute 17
George Uhle 17
Art Delaney 17
Jimmy Ring 17
Bob Smith 17
1910
1. George Bell 27
2. Cliff Curtis 24
3. Buster Brown 23
4. Ed Walsh 20
5. Dolly Gray 19
Al Mattern 19
Sam Frock 19
8. Bill Bailey 18
Jim Scott 18
Nap Rucker 18
1907
1. Stoney McGlynn 25
2. Irv Young 23
3. Al Orth 21
Barney Pelty 21
5. George Mullin 20
Charlie Smith 20
7. Fred Beebe 19
Bob Ewing 19
Ed Karger 19
10. Ed Walsh 18
Joe McGinnity 18
Lew Moren 18
1892
1. George Cobb 37
2. Bill Hutchison 36
3. Amos Rusie 31
4. Mark Baldwin 27
5. Frank Killen 26
6. Sadie McMahon 25
7. Silver King 24
Kid Gleason 24
Ed Crane 24
10. Ice Box Chamberlain 23
1889
1. Mark Baldwin 34
2. John Ewing 30
3. Red Ehret 29
4. Park Swartzel 27
5. Harry Staley 26
6. Matt Kilroy 25
7. Henry Boyle 23
8. Jersey Bakley 22
Pretzels Getzien 22
10. Frank Foreman 21
Gus Weyhing 21
1887
1. Al Mays 34
2. Billy Crowell 31
3. Phenomenal Smith 30
4. Egyptian Healy 29
5. Gus Weyhing 28
6. Toad Ramsey 27
7. Mike Morrison 25
Ed Seward 25
9. Henry Boyle 24
Henry Porter 24
1886
1. George Weidman 36
2. Matt Kilroy 34
3. Jim Whitney 32
4. Old Hoss Radbourn 31
Dupee Shaw 31
6. Jack Lynch 30
7. Al Mays 27
Tony Mullane 27
Toad Ramsey 27
10. John Kirby 26
1882
1. Lee Richmond 33
2. Jim McCormick 30
3. Doc Landis 29
4. Tim Keefe 26
5. Tony Mullane 24
6. Pud Galvin 23
7. Frank Mountain 22
8. Jim Whitney 21
9. George Derby 20
George Weidman 20
1881
1. Jim Whitney 33
2. Jim McCormick 30
3. Tim Keefe 27
4. George Derby 26
Lee Richmond 26
6. Pud Galvin 24
7. John Ward 18
Mickey Welch 18
9. Fred Corey 15
10. Larry Corcoran 14
The Only Nolan 14
1880
1. Will White 42
2. Pud Galvin 35
3. Lee Richmond 32
4. Mickey Welch 30
5. Tommy Bond 29
6. Jim McCormick 28
7. John Ward 24
8. Blondie Purcell 17
9. Larry Corcoran 14
Curry Foley 14
1879
1. George Bradley 40
Jim McCormick 40
3. Harry McCormick 33
4. Will White 31
5. Pud Galvin 27
6. Terry Larkin 23
7. John Ward 19
Tommy Bond 19
9. Blondie Purcell 17
10. Bobby Mitchell 15
1878
1. Sam Weaver 31
2. Terry Larkin 26
3. The Only Nolan 22
4. Will White 21
5. Tommy Bond 19
6. Mike Golden 13
John Ward 13
8. Jim McCormick 8
9. Tom Healey 7
Tricky Nichols 7
1877
1. Jim Devlin 25
Terry Larkin 25
3. Tricky Nichols 23
George Bradley 23
5. Tommy Bond 17
6. Candy Cummings 14
7. Bobby Mathews 12
8. Joe Blong 9
9. Cal McVey 8
10. Amos Booth 7
1876
1. Jim Devlin 35
2. Bobby Mathews 34
3. Dory Dean 26
4. Lon Knight 22
5. George Zettlein 20
Cherokee Fisher 20
7. George Bradley 19
8. Tommy Bond 13
9. Al Spalding 12
Joe Borden 12
1873
1. Jim Britt 36
2. Bill Stearns 25
3. Bobby Mathews 23
4. Dick McBride 19
5. Hugh Campbell 16
6. George Zettlein 15
7. Al Spalding 14
Candy Cummings 14
9. Asa Brainard 7
10. John Greason 6