2018-40
Cleanup
Stuff I promised to do before I finished the series. . .
Some notable pitchers whose career won-lost records ARE a fair representation of their performance. The numbers on the left are the actual won-lost records; on the right are the deserved wins and losses.
First
Last
W
L
WPct
Wins
Losses
Johnny
Antonelli
126
110
.534
124
103
.545
Bronson
Arroyo
145
131
.525
142
136
.510
Pedro
Astacio
129
133
121
.523
Stan
Bahnsen
146
149
.495
140
148
.485
Jesse
Barnes
152
150
.503
147
.502
Josh
Beckett
138
106
.566
105
.563
Tim
Belcher
143
.512
Andy
Benes
155
139
.527
151
137
Buddy
Black
116
.511
118
117
.504
Mike
Boddicker
134
.536
112
.540
Tiny
Bonham
72
.589
104
75
.581
Tommy
Bridges
194
.584
192
.590
Madison
Bumgarner
100
67
.599
97
68
A.J.
Burnett
164
157
168
153
Ray
Caldwell
120
.526
Kid
Carsey
.457
114
.455
Elton
Chamberlin
.567
158
125
.558
Larry
Cheney
.537
102
.517
Eddie
Cicotte
208
.583
207
.569
Watty
Clark
111
109
93
Reggie
Cleveland
.498
Wilbur
Cooper
216
178
.548
219
179
.550
Coveleski
215
.602
209
.591
Cueto
.603
77
.601
Bert
Cunningham
167
.460
144
162
.470
R.A.
Dickey
108
.505
113
Dierker
123
.531
128
.521
Bill
Dietrich
.458
Doak
169
.518
163
154
.515
Pat
Dobson
122
.486
.497
Doug
Drabek
Howard
Ehmke
166
.500
Scott
Erickson
Duke
Esper
101
95
Red
Faber
254
213
.544
255
Cy
Falkenberg
130
.514
.509
Alex
Fernandez
107
87
.552
89
.557
Fisher
94
.520
French
197
171
.535
Charlie
Getzien
141
Gleason
.513
135
Steve
Gromek
.532
Harvey
Haddix
.546
WildBill
Hallahan
99
.508
Dan
Haren
.539
Guy
Hecker
173
.542
Claude
Hendrix
Hentgen
127
.529
Herbert
.493
Ken
Hill
119
.528
Hough
220
214
.507
Hutchison
184
.530
187
159
SadSam
Jones
229
217
225
221
Addie
Joss
160
.623
.605
Kazmir
96
Kellner
.474
.475
Darryl
Kile
Ellis
Kinder
71
69
.592
Silver
King
203
.570
.579
Klippstein
.461
Bob
Knepper
John
Lackey
176
Frank
Lary
.541
Bill 1
Lee
170
Leibrandt
Dutch
Leonard
.554
.564
Jon
Lester
84
.635
91
.614
Lieber
Lincecum
.553
.547
Kyle
Lohse
Mickey
Lolich
191
Jack
Lynch
Rube
Marquard
201
177
199
Rudy
May
156
.494
Jim
McCormick
265
266
Meadows
188
180
183
Kevin
Millwood
Clarence
Mitchell
.473
.472
George
Mogridge
.506
Monbouquette
Earl
Moore
.524
Ed
Morris
172
.571
Morrison
80
Don
Mossi
98
78
Jaime
Navarro
.479
.467
Hideo
Nomo
Ojeda
115
Darren
Oliver
Osteen
196
195
.501
200
Roy
Oswalt
.615
165
.624
Orval
Overall
.600
70
.594
Casey
Patten
.451
.442
Marty
Pattin
Carl
Pavano
Togie
Pittinger
.490
Howie
Pollet
Purkey
Renko
Shane
Reynolds
.543
Robinson
Dick
Rudolph
Ruffing
273
276
.551
Ruthven
.492
Jason
Schmidt
.575
.561
.488
Shaw
.519
Bryn
Smith
Harry
Staley
.533
.522
Lefty
Stewart
Suggs
Tapani
Taylor
.516
Jack B.
Walt
Terrell
Tewksbury
Luis
Tiant
Tidrow
Tobin
.484
Virgil
Trucks
175
Tyler
Fernando
Valenzuela
174
161
Hippo
Vaughn
.565
.568
Veale
Justin
Verlander
.620
.609
Walberg
Jake
Westbrook
.489
Doc
White
Whitson
Williams
Vic
Willis
249
205
251
Wilson
92
Whit
Wyatt
Young
511
316
.618
509
319
Geoff
Zahn
Carlos
Zambrano
132
Barry
Zito
These are the 50 top pitchers of all time in terms of deserved career winning percentages, minimum 100 career wins:
Deserved
Rank
1
Clayton
Kershaw
60
.677
61
.704
2
Martinez
.687
231
.703
3
Roger
Clemens
354
.658
381
186
.672
4
Grove
300
.680
298
.655
5
Johan
Santana
.641
.647
6
Randy
Johnson
303
.646
310
7
Curt
Schilling
.597
243
.644
8
Halladay
.659
206
.637
9
Walter
417
279
428
244
10
Sandy
Koufax
.631
11
12
Greg
Maddux
355
227
.610
360
.622
13
Nichols
361
.634
14
Joe
Wood
57
.671
.621
15
Walsh
.607
16
Bret
Saberhagen
.588
181
.617
17
Noodles
Hahn
.580
88
18
Smoltz
247
19
Christy
Mathewson
373
.665
332
.616
20
Adam
Wainwright
76
.638
21
22
Max
Scherzer
23
24
Mussina
270
253
25
Brecheen
85
.613
26
Cole
Hamels
.586
27
Gibson
271
28
Pete
Alexander
.642
362
230
.612
29
3 Finger
Brown
239
.649
.611
30
Tom
Seaver
311
333
31
32
Waddell
193
.574
33
Hal
Newhouser
34
Dizzy
Dean
83
.606
35
Spud
Chandler
43
.717
36
37
David
Price
65
.651
38
Dazzy
Vance
.585
39
Zack
Greinke
.608
40
41
211
42
Gomez
189
Appier
44
Felix
Hernandez
45
Whitey
Ford
236
.690
46
Babe
Adams
.596
47
Cliff
48
Ron
Guidry
49
Jose
Rijo
.560
.595
50
Lanier
82