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MLB Single-Season (Post-1900) Pitching Leaders

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MLB Single-Season (Post 1900) Pitching Leaders - Starts
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
1	Jack Chesbro	1904	55	51	48	6	454.2	338	92	88	239	41	12	0	1.82
2	Ed Walsh	1908	66	49	42	11	464.0	343	73	56	269	40	15	6	1.42
	Wilbur Wood	1972	49	49	20	8	376.2	325	105	74	193	24	17	0	2.51
4	Joe McGinnity	1903	55	48	44	3	434.0	391	117	109	171	31	20	2	2.43
	Wilbur Wood	1973	49	48	21	4	359.1	381	138	91	199	24	20	0	3.46
6	Dave Davenport	1915	55	46	30	10	392.2	300	96	96	229	22	18	1	2.20
	Christy Mathewson	1904	48	46	33	4	367.2	306	83	78	212	33	12	1	2.03
	Rube Waddell	1904	46	46	39	8	383.0	307	69	91	349	25	19	0	1.62
	Ed Walsh	1907	56	46	37	5	422.1	341	75	87	206	24	18	4	1.60
	Vic Willis	1902	51	46	45	4	410.0	372	100	101	225	27	20	3	2.20
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
11	Pete Alexander	1916	48	45	38	16	389.0	323	67	50	167	33	12	3	1.55
	Mickey Lolich	1971	45	45	29	4	376.0	336	122	92	308	25	14	0	2.92
	Jack Powell	1904	47	45	38	3	390.1	340	106	92	202	23	19	0	2.44
14	Phil Niekro	1979	44	44	23	1	342.0	311	129	113	208	21	20	0	3.39
	Pete Alexander	1917	45	44	34	8	388.0	336	79	56	200	30	13	0	1.83
	George Uhle	1923	54	44	29	1	357.2	378	150	102	109	26	16	5	3.77
	Christy Mathewson	1908	56	44	34	11	390.2	285	62	42	259	37	11	5	1.43
	Joe McGinnity	1904	51	44	38	9	408.0	307	73	86	144	35	8	5	1.61
	George Mullin	1904	45	44	42	7	382.1	345	102	131	161	17	23	0	2.40
20	Phil Niekro	1977	44	43	20	2	330.1	315	148	164	262	16	20	0	4.03
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
	Dummy Taylor	1901	45	43	37	4	353.1	377	125	112	136	18	27	0	3.18
	Cy Falkenberg	1914	49	43	33	9	377.1	332	93	89	236	25	16	3	2.22
	Joe McGinnity	1901	48	43	39	1	382.0	412	151	96	75	26	20	1	3.56
	Eddie Plank	1904	44	43	37	7	357.1	311	86	86	201	26	17	0	2.17
	Dick Rudolph	1915	44	43	30	3	341.1	304	90	64	147	22	19	1	2.37
	Vic Willis	1904	43	43	39	2	350.0	357	111	109	196	18	25	0	2.85
	Wilbur Wood	1975	43	43	14	2	291.1	309	133	92	140	16	20	0	4.11
	Cy Young	1902	45	43	41	3	384.2	350	92	53	160	32	11	0	2.15
29	Stan Bahnsen	1973	42	42	14	4	282.1	290	112	117	120	18	21	0	3.57
	Jim Kaat	1965	45	42	7	2	264.1	267	83	63	154	18	11	2	2.83
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
	Phil Niekro	1978	44	42	22	4	334.1	295	107	102	248	19	18	1	2.88
	Fergie Jenkins	1969	43	42	23	7	311.1	284	111	71	273	21	15	1	3.21
	Pete Alexander	1915	49	42	36	12	376.1	253	51	64	241	31	10	3	1.22
	Fred Toney	1917	43	42	31	7	339.2	300	83	77	123	24	16	1	2.20
	Jack Chesbro	1906	49	42	24	4	325.0	314	107	75	152	23	17	1	2.96
	Bill Dinneen	1902	42	42	39	2	371.1	348	121	99	136	21	21	0	2.93
	Don Drysdale	1963	42	42	17	3	315.1	287	92	57	251	19	17	0	2.63
	Don Drysdale	1965	44	42	20	7	308.1	270	95	66	210	23	12	1	2.77
	Bob Feller	1946	48	42	36	10	371.1	277	90	153	348	26	15	4	2.18
	Bob Friend	1956	49	42	19	4	314.1	310	121	85	166	17	17	3	3.46
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
	Noodles Hahn	1901	42	42	41	2	375.1	370	113	69	239	22	19	0	2.71
	Walter Johnson	1910	45	42	38	8	370.0	262	56	76	313	25	17	1	1.36
	Mickey Lolich	1973	42	42	17	3	308.2	315	131	79	214	16	15	0	3.82
	Christy Mathewson	1903	45	42	37	3	366.1	321	92	100	267	30	13	2	2.26
	George McQuillan	1908	48	42	32	7	359.2	263	61	91	114	23	17	2	1.53
	George Mullin	1907	46	42	35	5	357.1	346	103	106	146	20	20	3	2.59
	Jack Quinn	1914	46	42	27	4	342.2	335	99	65	164	26	14	1	2.60
	Jack Sanford	1963	42	42	11	0	284.1	273	111	76	158	16	13	0	3.51
	Pete Schneider	1917	46	42	24	0	333.2	311	78	117	138	20	19	0	2.10
	Wilbur Wood	1971	44	42	22	7	334.0	272	71	62	210	22	13	1	1.91

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