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Progressive Leaders & Records for Win-Loss %


Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:  Single-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Yearly League 

+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.

Minimum of 3.1 PA/G, 1.0 IP/G, and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. Explanation of min. requirements

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This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year CareerW-L%  Single-SeasonW-L%  ActiveW-L%  YearlyW-L%
1871 Dick McBride .7826 Dick McBride .7826
1872 Cherokee Fisher .9091 Cherokee Fisher .9091
1873 Al Spalding+ .7538 Cherokee Fisher .9091 Al Spalding+ .7538 Al Spalding+ .7454
1874 Al Spalding+ .7576 Cherokee Fisher .9091 Al Spalding+ .7576 Al Spalding+ .7647
1875 Al Spalding+ .7946 Al Spalding+ .9167 Al Spalding+ .7946 Al Spalding+ .9167
1876 Al Spalding+ .7950 Al Spalding+ .7966 Al Spalding+ .7950 Al Spalding+ .7966
1877 Al Spalding+ .7956 Al Spalding+ .7966 Al Spalding+ .7956 Tommy Bond .7018
1878 Al Spalding+ .7956 Harry Wheeler .8571 Tommy Bond .6104 Harry Wheeler .8571
1879 Al Spalding+ .7956 Harry Wheeler .8571 John Ward+ .6832 John Ward+ .7121
1880 Al Spalding+ .7956 Fred Goldsmith .8750 John Ward+ .6585 Fred Goldsmith .8750
1881 Al Spalding+ .7956 Fred Goldsmith .8750 Larry Corcoran .7255 Charley Radbourn+ .6944
1882 Al Spalding+ .7956 Fred Goldsmith .8750 Larry Corcoran .7163 Will White .7692
1883 Al Spalding+ .7956 Fred Goldsmith .8750 Larry Corcoran .6923 Tony Mullane .7000
1884 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Charley Radbourn+ .7082 Perry Werden .9231
1885 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Charley Radbourn+ .6844 Mickey Welch+ .8000
1886 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bob Caruthers .7264 Jocko Flynn .7931
1887 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bob Caruthers .7361 Bob Caruthers .7632
1888 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bob Caruthers .7181 Tim Keefe+ .7447
1889 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bob Caruthers .7322 Bob Caruthers .7843
1890 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bob Caruthers .7253 Tom Lovett .7317
1891 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bob Caruthers .7082 Charlie Buffinton .7632
1892 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Dave Foutz .6901 Cy Young+ .7500
1893 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Dave Foutz .6901 Hank Gastright .7500
1894 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Dave Foutz .6901 Jouett Meekin .7857
1895 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Kid Nichols+ .6595 Bill Hoffer .8378
1896 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Kid Nichols+ .6625 Bill Hoffer .7812
1897 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bill Hoffer .7647 Fred Klobedanz .7879
1898 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bill Hoffer .7431 Ted Lewis .7647
1899 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bill Hoffer .7008 Al Orth .8235
1900 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bill Hoffer .7008 Joe McGinnity+ .7778
1901 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Bill Hoffer .6667 Clark Griffith+ .7742
1902 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Jay Hughes .6694 Jack Chesbro+ .8235
1903 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Cy Young+ .6546 Sam Leever .7812
1904 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Jack Chesbro+ .6701 Joe McGinnity+ .8139
1905 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Jack Chesbro+ .6537 Sam Leever .8000
1906 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Sam Leever .6594 Ed Reulbach .8261
1907 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Sam Leever .6548 Bill Donovan .8621
1908 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Ed Reulbach .7290 Ed Reulbach .7742
1909 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Ed Reulbach .7132 Christy Mathewson+ .8064
1910 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Ed Reulbach .6987 Deacon Phillippe .8750
1911 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Ed Reulbach .6906 Rube Marquard+ .7742
1912 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Ed Reulbach .6853 Joe Wood .8718
1913 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Christy Mathewson+ .6822 Walter Johnson+ .8372
1914 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Christy Mathewson+ .6798 Chief Bender+ .8500
1915 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Joe Wood .6763 Pete Alexander+ .7561
1916 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Pete Alexander+ .6809 Tom Hughes .8421
1917 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Pete Alexander+ .6835 Ed Klepfer .7778
1918 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Pete Alexander+ .6833 Sam Jones .7619
1919 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Pete Alexander+ .6753 Eddie Cicotte .8056
1920 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Pete Alexander+ .6734 Jim Bagby .7209
1921 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6667 Carl Mays .7500
1922 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6667 Joe Bush .7879
1923 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6667 Dolf Luque .7714
1924 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6667 Emil Yde .8421
1925 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6667 Stan Coveleski+ .8000
1926 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6667 Ray Kremer .7692
1927 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Ray Kremer .6981 Waite Hoyt+ .7586
1928 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6667 Alvin Crowder .8077
1929 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6667 Lefty Grove+ .7692
1930 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Babe Ruth+ .6691 Lefty Grove+ .8485
1931 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Lefty Grove+ .7053 Lefty Grove+ .8857
1932 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Lefty Grove+ .7066 Johnny Allen .8095
1933 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Lefty Grove+ .7117 Russ Van Atta .7500
1934 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Lefty Gomez+ .7120 Lefty Gomez+ .8387
1935 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Lefty Grove+ .6925 Bill Lee .7692
1936 Al Spalding+ .7956 Perry Werden .9231 Lefty Grove+ .6838 Carl Hubbell+ .8125
1937 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Johnny Allen .7391 Johnny Allen .9375
1938 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Johnny Allen .7226 Lefty Grove+ .7778
1939 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Johnny Allen .7059 Atley Donald .8125
1940 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Johnny Allen .6882 Freddie Fitzsimmons .8889
1941 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Lefty Grove+ .6803 Elmer Riddle .8261
1942 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Johnny Allen .6735 Howie Krist .8125
1943 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Spud Chandler .7290 Spud Chandler .8333
1944 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Spud Chandler .7290 Ted Wilks .8095
1945 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Spud Chandler .7273 Harry Brecheen .7895
1946 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Spud Chandler .7246 Dave Ferriss .8064
1947 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Spud Chandler .7171 Larry Jansen .8077
1948 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Harry Brecheen .6547 Rip Sewell .8125
1949 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Hugh Casey .6410 Ellis Kinder .7931
1950 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Bob Lemon+ .6400 Sal Maglie .8182
1951 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Vic Raschi .7054 Preacher Roe .8800
1952 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Vic Raschi .7086 Hoyt Wilhelm+ .8333
1953 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Vic Raschi .7059 Ed Lopat .8000
1954 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Sal Maglie .6992 Sandy Consuegra .8421
1955 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Sal Maglie .6835 Don Newcombe .8000
1956 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Whitey Ford+ .7407 Don Newcombe .7941
1957 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Whitey Ford+ .7339 Dick Donovan .7273
1958 Al Spalding+ .7956 Johnny Allen .9375 Whitey Ford+ .7241 Bob Turley .7500
1959 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .7076 Roy Face .9474
1960 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .6927 Jim Coates .8125
1961 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .7149 Whitey Ford+ .8621
1962 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .7114 Bob Purkey .8214
1963 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .7184 Ron Perranoski .8421
1964 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .7200 Wally Bunker .7917
1965 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .7052 Sandy Koufax+ .7647
1966 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .6964 Juan Marichal+ .8064
1967 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Whitey Ford+ .6901 Nelson Briles .7368
1968 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Juan Marichal+ .6883 Denny McLain .8378
1969 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Juan Marichal+ .6846 Bob Moose .8235
1970 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Juan Marichal+ .6744 Wayne Simpson .8235
1971 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Jim Palmer+ .6752 Dave McNally .8077
1972 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Jim Palmer+ .6757 Catfish Hunter+ .7500
1973 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Jim Palmer+ .6816 Catfish Hunter+ .8077
1974 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Jim Palmer+ .6515 Andy Messersmith .7692
1975 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Don Gullett .6612 Roger Moret .8235
1976 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Don Gullett .6741 Bill Campbell .7727
1977 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Don Gullett .6863 John Candelaria .8000
1978 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Don Gullett .6855 Ron Guidry .8929
1979 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Jim Palmer+ .6484 Tom Seaver+ .7273
1980 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Ron Guidry .7238 Steve Stone .7812
1981 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Ron Guidry .7190 Tom Seaver+ .8750
1982 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Ron Guidry .7063 Phil Niekro+ .8095
1983 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Ron Guidry .7052 John Montefusco .7778
1984 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Ron Guidry .6804 Rick Sutcliffe .7692
1985 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Ron Guidry .6937 Orel Hershiser .8636
1986 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Ron Guidry .6708 Roger Clemens .8571
1987 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Ron Guidry .6562 Jeff Musselman .7059
1988 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Dwight Gooden .7222 David Cone .8696
1989 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Dwight Gooden .7194 Bret Saberhagen .7931
1990 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Dwight Gooden .7212 Bob Welch .8182
1991 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Dwight Gooden .7135 Scott Erickson .7143
1992 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Dwight Gooden .6827 Mike Mussina .7826
1993 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Dwight Gooden .6553 Juan Guzman .8235
1994 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Roger Clemens .6491 Jason Bere .8571
1995 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Mike Mussina .7030 Greg Maddux .9048
1996 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Mike Mussina .6870 Charles Nagy .7727
1997 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Mike Mussina .6818 Randy Johnson .8333
1998 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Mike Mussina .6667 John Smoltz .8500
1999 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .6815 Pedro Martinez .8518
2000 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .6906 Tim Hudson .7692
2001 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .6911 Roger Clemens .8696
2002 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .7070 Pedro Martinez .8333
2003 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .7124 Pedro Martinez .7778
2004 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .7054 Roger Clemens .8182
2005 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .7011 Chris Carpenter .8077
2006 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Johan Santana .7156 Roy Halladay .7619
2007 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .6921 Brad Penny .8000
2008 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .6837 Cliff Lee .8800
2009 Al Spalding+ .7956 Roy Face .9474 Pedro Martinez .6865 Chris Carpenter .8095

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