Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1901 to 2008, (requiring ERAp≤100 and At least 2000 Innings Pitched), sorted by greatest WLperc
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Cnt Player **W-L%** ERA IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L SV H R ER BB SO ERA HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams ----+-----------------+---------+----+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+---+-----+---+---+---+---+----------- 1 Jack Coombs .590 99 2320 1906 1920 23-37 354 270 187 35 68 158 110 8 2034 925 717 841 1052 2.78 38 8814 88 1 54 PHA-BRO-DET 2 Lew Burdette .585 98 3067.1 1950 1967 23-40 626 373 158 33 128 203 144 31 3186 1400 1246 628 1074 3.66 289 12745 63 56 7 23 NYY-BSN-MLN-TOT-CAL 3 Jack Sanford .576 98 2049.1 1956 1967 27-38 388 293 76 14 42 137 101 11 1907 952 840 737 1182 3.69 174 8659 59 46 21 59 PHI-SFG-TOT-CAL 4 Dave Stewart .566 100 2629.2 1978 1995 21-38 523 348 55 9 87 168 129 19 2499 1259 1154 1034 1741 3.95 264 11251 46 62 23 118 LAD-TOT-TEX-OAK-TOR 5 Jack Billingham .562 94 2230.2 1968 1980 25-37 476 305 74 27 83 145 113 15 2272 1069 949 750 1141 3.83 176 9487 97 98 4 84 LAD-HOU-CIN-DET-TOT 6 Scott McGregor .561 98 2140.2 1976 1988 22-34 356 309 83 23 24 138 108 5 2245 1031 949 518 904 3.99 235 8982 26 26 12 28 BAL 7 Ross Grimsley .556 92 2039.1 1971 1982 21-32 345 295 79 15 17 124 99 3 2105 947 863 559 750 3.81 202 8544 49 15 9 40 CIN-BAL-MON-TOT 8 Bob Forsch .553 98 2794.2 1974 1989 24-39 498 422 67 19 19 168 136 3 2777 1319 1169 832 1133 3.76 216 11715 84 45 18 93 STL-TOT-HOU 9 Rick Sutcliffe .552 97 2697.2 1976 1994 20-38 457 392 72 18 30 171 139 6 2662 1324 1223 1081 1679 4.08 236 11548 75 46 38 100 LAD-CLE-TOT-CHC-BAL-STL 10 John Burkett .550 99 2648.1 1987 2003 22-38 445 423 21 6 8 166 136 1 2866 1374 1268 700 1766 4.31 257 11324 59 90 8 33 SFG-FLA-TOT-TEX-ATL-BOS 11 Mudcat Grant .549 100 2441.2 1958 1971 22-35 571 293 89 18 160 145 119 53 2292 1105 985 849 1267 3.63 292 10293 59 33 3 60 CLE-TOT-MIN-LAD 12 Bill Gullickson .544 98 2560 1979 1994 20-35 398 390 54 11 3 162 136 0 2659 1228 1118 622 1279 3.93 282 10744 82 34 8 56 MON-CIN-TOT-HOU-DET 13 Ron Darling .540 95 2360.1 1983 1995 22-34 382 364 37 13 5 136 116 0 2244 1139 1016 906 1590 3.87 239 10032 40 59 24 97 NYM-TOT-OAK 14 Mike Flanagan .539 100 2770 1975 1992 23-40 526 404 101 19 49 167 143 4 2806 1301 1199 890 1491 3.90 251 11684 41 41 12 84 BAL-TOT-TOR-BAL 15 Mike Torrez .536 98 3044 1967 1984 20-37 494 458 117 15 13 185 160 0 3043 1501 1340 1371 1404 3.96 223 13179 84 59 11 103 STL-TOT-MON-BAL-OAK-BOS-NYM 16 Jerry Reuss .535 100 3669.2 1969 1990 20-41 628 547 127 39 41 220 191 11 3734 1700 1483 1127 1907 3.64 245 15582 118 59 23 107 STL-HOU-PIT-LAD-TOT-CHW-PIT 17 Mike Scott .534 100 2068.2 1979 1991 24-36 347 319 45 22 13 124 108 3 1858 908 813 627 1469 3.54 173 8571 53 33 19 39 NYM-HOU 18 Jim Lonborg .534 95 2464.1 1965 1979 23-37 425 368 90 15 24 157 137 4 2400 1170 1056 823 1475 3.86 233 10498 71 105 9 73 BOS-MIL-PHI 19 Todd Stottlemyre .533 100 2191.2 1988 2002 23-37 372 339 25 6 12 138 121 1 2200 1130 1042 816 1587 4.28 246 9441 49 83 10 64 TOR-OAK-STL-TOT-ARI 20 Earl Wilson .526 99 2051.2 1959 1970 24-35 338 310 69 13 15 121 109 0 1863 934 842 796 1452 3.69 236 8677 35 30 5 79 BOS-TOT-DET 21 Ray Caldwell .526 99 2242 1910 1921 22-33 343 260 184 21 62 133 120 9 2089 992 802 738 1006 3.22 59 9095 64 2 29 NYY-TOT-CLE 22 Esteban Loaiza .525 98 2099 1995 2008 23-36 377 333 14 6 16 126 114 1 2352 1170 1084 604 1382 4.65 259 9106 40 75 9 32 PIT-TOT-TEX-TOR-CHW-WSN-OAK 23 Joe Niekro .520 97 3584 1967 1988 22-43 702 500 107 29 93 221 204 16 3466 1620 1431 1262 1747 3.59 276 15166 71 65 8 172 CHC-TOT-DET-ATL-HOU-NYY-MIN 24 Joaquin Andujar .518 99 2153 1976 1988 23-35 405 305 68 19 37 127 118 9 2016 955 857 731 1032 3.58 155 9008 65 51 33 33 HOU-TOT-STL-OAK-HOU 25 Joe Bush .516 99 3087.1 1912 1928 19-35 489 366 225 35 93 195 183 20 2992 1443 1205 1263 1319 3.51 96 13185 62 1 90 PHA-BOS-NYY-SLB-TOT-PHA ----+-----------------+---------+----+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+---+-----+---+---+---+---+----------- Cnt Player **W-L%** ERA IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L SV H R ER BB SO ERA HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams ----+-----------------+---------+----+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+---+-----+---+---+---+---+----------- 26 Mike Krukow .515 96 2190.1 1976 1989 24-37 369 355 41 10 4 124 117 1 2188 1069 949 767 1478 3.90 196 9393 84 47 22 71 CHC-PHI-SFG 27 Livan Hernandez .514 98 2510.2 1996 2008 21-33 374 373 45 7 0 144 136 0 2748 1299 1204 859 1600 4.32 289 10887 65 66 12 33 FLA-TOT-SFG-MON-WSN-ARI-MIN 28 Milt Wilcox .513 97 2016.2 1970 1986 20-36 394 283 73 10 53 119 113 6 1991 1013 913 770 1137 4.07 204 8635 66 74 11 51 CIN-CLE-CHC-DET-SEA 29 Mike Caldwell .513 99 2408.2 1971 1984 22-35 475 307 98 23 77 137 130 18 2581 1182 1020 597 939 3.81 218 10156 62 35 9 65 SDP-SFG-TOT-MIL 30 Joe Coleman .513 97 2569.1 1965 1979 18-32 484 340 94 18 70 142 135 7 2416 1202 1055 1003 1728 3.70 234 10948 65 90 7 118 WSA-DET-TOT-OAK 31 Scott Erickson .511 98 2360.2 1990 2006 22-38 389 364 51 17 10 142 136 0 2586 1306 1203 865 1252 4.59 228 10284 32 103 3 68 MIN-TOT-BAL-LAD-NYY 32 Mike McCormick .511 96 2380.1 1956 1971 17-32 484 333 91 23 69 134 128 12 2281 1100 986 795 1321 3.73 255 10058 101 24 6 75 NYG-SFG-BAL-WSA-TOT-KCR 33 Pedro Astacio .510 97 2196.2 1992 2006 22-36 392 343 31 12 11 129 124 0 2292 1213 1140 726 1664 4.67 291 9472 54 111 18 59 LAD-TOT-COL-NYM-BOS-WSN 34 Ray Sadecki .508 98 2500.2 1960 1977 19-36 563 328 85 20 75 135 131 7 2456 1206 1051 922 1614 3.78 240 10694 82 41 6 94 STL-TOT-SFG-NYM 35 Gary Bell .508 98 2015 1958 1969 21-32 519 233 71 9 163 121 117 51 1794 932 825 842 1378 3.68 206 8561 64 54 2 70 CLE-TOT-BOS 36 Ed Whitson .506 97 2240.1 1977 1991 22-36 452 333 35 12 48 126 123 8 2240 1045 944 698 1266 3.79 211 9479 54 29 14 32 PIT-TOT-SFG-CLE-SDP-NYY 37 Larry Benton .498 98 2297 1923 1935 25-37 455 258 122 13 113 127 128 22 2559 1190 1029 691 670 4.03 109 9864 25 1 47 BSN-TOT-NYG-CIN-BSN 38 Stan Bahnsen .495 97 2529 1966 1982 21-37 574 327 73 16 90 146 149 20 2440 1127 1013 924 1359 3.60 223 10701 59 34 3 89 NYY-CHW-TOT-OAK-MON-TOT 39 Dick Ruthven .492 92 2109 1973 1986 22-35 355 332 61 17 12 123 127 1 2155 1075 970 767 1145 4.14 165 9047 72 38 22 53 PHI-ATL-TOT-PHI-CHC 40 Al Orth .490 98 2131.2 1901 1909 28-36 282 254 205 23 26 124 129 3 2127 989 743 379 681 3.14 47 6493 49 1 34 PHI-WSH-TOT-NYY 41 Jim Slaton .489 94 2683.2 1971 1986 21-36 496 360 86 22 71 151 158 14 2773 1335 1202 1004 1191 4.03 277 11535 65 48 6 97 MIL-DET-CAL-TOT 42 Hal Carlson .487 99 2002 1917 1930 25-38 377 238 121 17 96 114 120 19 2256 1013 883 498 590 3.97 93 8522 36 2 18 PIT-PHI-TOT-CHC 43 Bob Knepper .485 95 2708 1976 1990 22-36 445 413 78 30 10 146 155 1 2737 1258 1106 857 1473 3.68 228 11488 78 47 13 60 SFG-HOU-TOT-SFG 44 Bill Singer .482 99 2174 1964 1977 20-33 322 308 94 24 7 118 127 2 1952 944 819 781 1515 3.39 132 9143 50 63 11 67 LAD-CAL-TOT-TOR 45 Jaime Navarro .479 90 2055.1 1989 2000 22-33 361 309 32 8 16 116 126 2 2313 1206 1078 690 1113 4.72 214 9021 44 67 6 92 MIL-CHC-CHW-TOT 46 Steve Renko .479 97 2494 1969 1983 24-38 451 365 57 9 36 134 146 6 2438 1233 1107 1010 1455 3.99 248 10704 86 22 4 73 MON-TOT-OAK-BOS-CAL-KCR 47 Mike Moore .478 95 2831.2 1982 1995 22-35 450 440 79 16 6 161 176 2 2858 1516 1381 1156 1667 4.39 291 12203 61 55 11 135 SEA-OAK-DET 48 Woodie Fryman .476 96 2411.1 1966 1983 26-43 625 322 68 27 160 141 155 58 2367 1136 1010 890 1587 3.77 187 10291 79 68 16 68 PIT-PHI-TOT-DET-MON-CIN-TOT-MON 49 Bobby Witt .475 91 2465 1986 2001 22-37 430 397 47 11 13 142 157 0 2493 1449 1324 1375 1955 4.83 252 11003 37 39 26 128 TEX-TOT-OAK-TEX-TBD-CLE-ARI 50 Steve Trachsel .474 99 2501 1993 2008 22-37 420 417 20 7 1 143 159 0 2587 1327 1219 943 1591 4.39 348 10799 63 52 16 64 CHC-TOT-NYM-BAL ----+-----------------+---------+----+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+---+-----+---+---+---+---+----------- Cnt Player **W-L%** ERA IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L SV H R ER BB SO ERA HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams ----+-----------------+---------+----+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+---+-----+---+---+---+---+----------- 51 Kevin Gross .473 95 2487.2 1983 1997 22-36 474 368 42 14 38 142 158 5 2519 1245 1137 986 1727 4.11 230 10791 76 79 35 53 PHI-MON-LAD-TEX-ANA 52 Clarence Mitchell .473 95 2217 1911 1932 20-41 390 278 145 12 77 125 139 9 2613 1215 1016 624 543 4.12 116 9686 52 4 38 DET-CIN-BRO-PHI-TOT-STL-NYG 53 Terry Mulholland .466 93 2575.2 1986 2006 23-43 685 332 46 10 128 124 142 5 2833 1396 1262 681 1325 4.41 293 11060 65 70 3 64 SFG-TOT-PHI-NYY-SFG-CHC-ATL-CLE-MIN-ARI 54 Bill Dietrich .458 92 2003.2 1933 1948 23-38 366 253 92 17 72 108 128 11 2117 1146 997 890 660 4.48 128 8874 22 4 44 PHA-TOT-CHW-PHA 55 Jim Clancy .456 98 2517.1 1977 1991 21-35 472 381 74 11 38 140 167 10 2513 1304 1182 947 1422 4.23 244 10772 45 32 4 101 TOR-HOU-TOT 56 Dick Ellsworth .456 100 2155.2 1958 1971 18-31 407 310 87 9 36 115 137 5 2274 1033 890 595 1140 3.72 194 9156 71 45 1 72 CHC-PHI-BOS-TOT-MIL 57 Dave Roberts .452 97 2099 1969 1981 24-36 445 277 77 20 69 103 125 15 2188 979 882 615 957 3.78 155 8930 80 31 2 45 SDP-HOU-DET-TOT-CHC-NYM 58 Case Patten .451 88 2062.1 1901 1908 27-34 270 238 206 17 27 105 128 5 2154 1079 770 557 757 3.36 40 5294 75 2 30 WSH-TOT 59 Ray Burris .446 92 2188.1 1973 1987 22-36 480 302 47 10 65 108 134 4 2310 1133 1015 764 1065 4.17 221 9441 76 54 14 69 CHC-TOT-NYM-MON-OAK-MIL-STL 60 Bob Harmon .446 90 2054 1909 1918 21-30 321 240 143 15 61 107 133 12 1966 957 761 762 634 3.33 43 8526 38 2 39 STL-PIT 61 Jimmy Ring .442 96 2354.1 1917 1928 22-33 389 294 154 9 55 118 149 11 2545 1326 1079 953 835 4.12 104 10295 30 7 88 CIN-PHI-NYG-STL 62 Bob Groom .442 95 2336.1 1909 1918 24-33 367 288 157 22 47 119 150 13 2205 1068 806 783 1159 3.10 49 9537 55 1 59 WSH-SLM-SLB-CLE 63 Vern Kennedy .441 94 2025.2 1934 1945 27-38 344 263 126 7 56 104 132 5 2173 1202 1052 1049 691 4.67 130 9055 24 4 54 CHW-DET-TOT-SLB-CLE-TOT 64 Mike Morgan .431 97 2772.1 1978 2002 18-42 597 411 46 10 56 141 186 8 2943 1431 1303 938 1403 4.23 270 11872 77 73 5 105 OAK-NYY-TOR-SEA-BAL-LAD-CHC-TOT-CIN-TEX-ARI 65 Tom Hughes .428 93 2623 1901 1913 22-34 396 310 224 25 73 130 174 16 2579 1277 897 846 1356 3.08 51 6974 103 3 83 CHC-TOT-BOS-WSH 66 Don Cardwell .425 95 2122.2 1957 1970 21-34 410 301 72 17 44 102 138 7 2009 1044 924 671 1211 3.92 225 8949 80 98 8 69 PHI-TOT-CHC-PIT-NYM 67 Pedro Ramos .422 95 2355.2 1955 1970 20-35 582 268 73 13 182 117 160 55 2364 1210 1068 724 1305 4.08 315 10048 76 68 7 32 WSH-MIN-CLE-TOT-NYY-PHI-WSA 68 Sid Hudson .406 95 2181 1940 1954 25-39 380 279 123 11 67 104 152 13 2384 1212 1036 835 734 4.28 136 9593 48 3 28 WSH-TOT-BOS 69 Si Johnson .380 92 2281.1 1928 1947 21-40 492 272 108 13 115 101 165 15 2510 1226 1036 687 840 4.09 120 9903 36 3 26 CIN-TOT-STL-PHI-BSN 70 Jack Russell .376 96 2050.2 1926 1940 20-34 557 182 71 3 209 85 141 38 2454 1187 1017 571 418 4.46 83 9020 29 5 22 BOS-TOT-WSH-DET-CHC-STL 71 Milt Gaston .372 96 2105 1924 1934 28-38 355 271 127 10 62 97 164 8 2338 1277 1064 836 615 4.55 114 9276 24 7 78 NYY-SLB-WSH-BOS-CHW Seasons/Careers found: 71.
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