http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/2767 This and that about baseball stats. Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/2767/comment-page-1#comment-9293 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:23:57 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=2767#comment-9293 In 1881, rookie pitcher Grasshopper Jim Whitney led the NL with 31 wins. But he lost 33, putting him at .484 for the year.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/2767/comment-page-1#comment-9291 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:04:58 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=2767#comment-9291 Phil Niekro led the NL in wins in 1979, with 21. He also led in losses, with 20, for a .512 mark. I don't know whether anyone has done worse.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/2767/comment-page-1#comment-9287 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:20:48 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=2767#comment-9287 On a related toppic, what has the worst winning percentage been for a league leader in wins?
is there a way to find this on PI?

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/2767/comment-page-1#comment-9276 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:09:36 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=2767#comment-9276 In 1925, Lefty Grove led the AL in ERA and strikeouts, and was 13-13. I looked at the years 1901 through 1945, and that was as close as anyone came.

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