What pitcher lost the most games in a single season since 1900?

Answer 1

Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:

SEASON

MODERN (1900-)

LOSSES YEAR L

1 Vic Willis 1905 29

T2 Luther Taylor 1901 27

T2 George Bell 1910 27

T2 Paul Derringer 1933 27

T5 Pete Dowling 1901 26

T5 Gus Dorner 1906 26

T5 Bob Groom 1909 26

T5 Jack Townsend 1904 26

T9 Irv Young 1906 25

T9 Bugs Raymond 1908 25

T9 Oscar Jones 1904 25

T9 Vic Willis 1904 25

T9 Walter Johnson 1909 25

T9 Patsy Flaherty 1903 25

T9 Scott Perry 1920 25

T9 Harry McIntire 1905 25

T9 Fred Glade 1905 25

T9 Red Ruffing 1928 25

T9 Stoney McGlynn 1907 25

T9 Ben Cantwell 1935 25

T21 Sam Gray 1931 24

T21 Jack Fisher 1965 24

T21 Long Tom Hughes 1904 24

T21 Roger Craig 1962 24

T21 Chick Fraser 1904 24

T21 Joe Bush 1916 24

T21 Cliff Curtis 1910 24

T21 Pat Caraway 1931 24

T29 Lee Meadows 1916 23

T29 Eddie Rommel 1921 23

T29 Elmer Myers 1916 23

T29 Irv Young 1907 23

T29 George Mullin 1904 23

T29 Red Ames 1914 23

T29 Rollie Naylor 1920 23

T29 Dolf Luque 1922 23

T29 Long Tom Hughes 1901 23

T29 Vive Lindaman 1906 23

T29 Jack Cronin 1904 23

T29 Kaiser Wilhelm 1905 23

T29 George Ferguson 1909 23

T29 Orval Overall 1905 23

T29 Casey Patten 1904 23

T29 Buster Brown 1910 23

T29 Beany Jacobson 1904 23

T46 Steve Rogers 1974 22

T46 Dick Ellsworth 1966 22

T46 Joe Lake 1908 22

T46 Lefty Tyler 1912 22

T46 Dan Griner 1913 22

T46 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1906 22

T46 Al Orth 1903 22

T46 Denny McLain 1971 22

T46 Bill Carrick 1900 22

T46 Robin Roberts 1957 22

T46 Roger Craig 1963 22

T46 Hugh Mulcahy 1940 22

T46 Bill Carrick 1901 22

T46 Art Ditmar 1956 22

T46 Harry Howell 1905 22

T46 Kaiser Wilhelm 1908 22

T46 Red Ruffing 1929 22

T46 Casey Patten 1905 22

T46 John Wyckoff 1915 22

T46 Randy Jones 1974 22

T46 Jack Quinn 1915 22

T46 Rube Marquard 1914 22

T46 Si Johnson 1934 22

T46 Togie Pittinger 1903 22

T46 Bill Bonham 1974 22

T46 Casey Patten 1903 22

T46 Eppa Rixey 1920 22

T73 Dana Fillingim 1920 21

T73 Mike Maroth 2003 21

T73 Ted Lyons 1933 21

T73 Ed Brandt 1928 21

T73 Irv Young 1905 21

T73 Stan Yerkes 1902 21

T73 Larry Jackson 1965 21

T73 Bucky Walters 1936 21

T73 Russ Ford 1912 21

T73 Fred Beebe 1909 21

T73 Nap Rucker 1912 21

T73 Joe Oeschger 1922 21

T73 Bump Hadley 1932 21

T73 Hooks Dauss 1920 21

T73 Bob Harmon 1913 21

T73 Mickey Lolich 1974 21

T73 George Mullin 1905 21

T73 Al Orth 1907 21

T73 Mal Eason 1905 21

T73 Slim Harriss 1927 21

T73 Don Larsen 1954 21

T73 Cy Young 1906 21

T73 Jack Taylor 1905 21

T73 Fred Sanford 1948 21

T73 Stan Bahnsen 1973 21

T73 Harry Harper 1919 21

T73 Bill Dinneen 1902 21

T73 Walt Dickson 1914 21

T73 Harry Kelley 1937 21

T73 Harry Howell 1904 21

T73 Jesse Barnes 1917 21

T73 Harry Howell 1901 21

T73 Steve Arlin 1972 21

T73 Sad Sam Jones 1925 21

T73 Joe Harris 1906 21

T73 Jim Tobin 1942 21

T73 Jack Powell 1901 21

T73 Lum Harris 1943 21

T73 Jack Scott 1927 21

T73 Murry Dickson 1952 21

T73 Togie Pittinger 1904 21

T73 Jack Scott 1920 21

T73 Rube Benton 1912 21

T73 Barney Pelty 1907 21

T73 Harry McIntire 1906 21

T73 Al Mattern 1909 21

T73 Chick Fraser 1905 21

T73 Eppa Rixey 1917 21

T73 Paul Derringer 1934 21

T122 Henry Keupper 1914 20

T122 Jim Pastorius 1908 20

T122 Dick Ellsworth 1962 20

T122 Ed Scott 1900 20

T122 Boom-Boom Beck 1933 20

T122 Rube Melton 1942 20

T122 Jim Scott 1913 20

T122 Glen Hobbie 1960 20

T122 Lee Meadows 1919 20

T122 Jack Russell 1930 20

T122 George Mullin 1907 20

T122 Turk Farrell 1962 20

T122 Jesse Haines 1920 20

T122 Roscoe Miller 1902 20

T122 Bump Hadley 1933 20

T122 Ted Lyons 1929 20

T122 Chuck Stobbs 1957 20

T122 Carl Weilman 1913 20

T122 Jack Nabors 1916 20

T122 Wilbur Wood 1975 20

T122 Steve Carlton 1973 20

T122 Jack Chesbro 1908 20

T122 Wilbur Wood 1973 20

T122 Bill Wight 1948 20

T122 Brian Kingman 1980 20

T122 Slim Harriss 1922 20

T122 Ned Garvin 1901 20

T122 Mel Stottlemyre 1966 20

T122 Luis Tiant 1969 20

T122 Cy Falkenberg 1906 20

T122 Clyde Wright 1974 20

T122 Harry Byrd 1953 20

T122 Vern Kennedy 1939 20

T122 Walter Johnson 1916 20

T122 Kaiser Wilhelm 1904 20

T122 Ed Walsh 1910 20

T122 Long Tom Hughes 1905 20

T122 Jesse Barnes 1924 20

T122 Bobo Newsom 1945 20

T122 Joe McGinnity 1901 20

T122 Bobo Newsom 1934 20

T122 Ken Raffensberger 1944 20

T122 Bobo Newsom 1941 20

T122 Bob Rush 1950 20

T122 Jerry Koosman 1977 20

T122 Hugh Mulcahy 1938 20

T122 Art Houtteman 1952 20

T122 Sad Sam Jones 1919 20

T122 Milt Gaston 1930 20

T122 Pedro Ramos 1961 20

T122 Bill Reidy 1901 20

T122 Ed Killian 1904 20

T122 Sam Jones 1955 20

T122 Joe McGinnity 1903 20

T122 Vic Willis 1902 20

T122 Charlie Smith 1907 20

T122 Gordon Rhodes 1936 20

T122 Dick Barrett 1945 20

T122 Phil Niekro 1977 20

T122 Harry McIntire 1908 20

T122 Phil Niekro 1979 20

T122 Eddie Smith 1942 20

T122 Clay Kirby 1969 20

T122 Orlando Pena 1963 20

T122 Joe Bowman 1936 20

T122 Noodles Hahn 1900 20

T122 Nate Andrews 1943 20

T122 Willie Sudhoff 1905 20

T122 Phil Douglas 1917 20

T122 George Caster 1938 20

T122 George Smith 1921 20

T122 Howard Ehmke 1925 20

T122 Alex Kellner 1950 20

T122 Bill Doak 1917 20

T122 Howie Camnitz 1913 20

T122 Chick Fraser 1906 20

T122 Bob Groom 1914 20

T122 Murry Dickson 1954 20

T122 Tracy Stallard 1964 20

T122 Al Jackson 1965 20

T122 Al Jackson 1962 20

T122 Bill Bailey 1915 20

T122 Doc White 1902 20

T122 Roy Wilkinson 1921 20

T206 Roy Evans 1902 19

T206 Mickey Lolich 1970 19

T206 Jay Hook 1962 19

T206 Sammy Ellis 1966 19

T206 George Winter 1908 19

T206 Paul Splittorff 1974 19

T206 Carl Weilman 1915 19

T206 Jesse Haines 1924 19

T206 Warren Spahn 1952 19

T206 Elmer Jacobs 1917 19

T206 Darrell May 2004 19

T206 Ownie Carroll 1932 19

T206 Jose DeLeon 1990 19

T206 Dave Koslo 1946 19

T206 Wayne Garland 1977 19

T206 George Brunet 1967 19

T206 Wilbur Wood 1974 19

T206 Jose DeLeon 1985 19

T206 Jack Warhop 1912 19

T206 Scott Erickson 1993 19

T206 Nap Rucker 1909 19

T206 Fred Beebe 1907 19

T206 Al Schulz 1916 19

T206 Steve Carlton 1970 19

T206 Wayne LaMaster 1937 19

T206 Eddie Rommel 1923 19

T206 Ed Brandt 1935 19

T206 Nap Rucker 1908 19

T206 Chappie McFarland 1903 19

T206 Lerrin LaGrow 1974 19

T206 Watty Clark 1929 19

T206 Don Rudolph 1963 19

T206 Bill Steele 1911 19

T206 Jack Taylor 1904 19

T206 Frank Tanana 1974 19

T206 Rick Langford 1977 19

T206 Sam Frock 1910 19

T206 Galen Cisco 1964 19

T206 Clyde Wright 1973 19

T206 Jack Taylor 1901 19

T206 Cowboy Jones 1900 19

T206 Rube Vickers 1908 19

T206 Joe Benz 1914 19

T206 Lefty Stewart 1932 19

T206 Jim Bibby 1974 19

T206 Dolly Gray 1910 19

T206 Dolly Gray 1909 19

T206 Dolf Luque 1921 19

T206 Wilbur Cooper 1923 19

T206 Cy Young 1905 19

T206 Cy Young 1900 19

T206 Steve Arlin 1971 19

T206 Eddie Cicotte 1918 19

T206 Kirby Higbe 1940 19

T206 Ken Raffensberger 1950 19

T206 Milt Gaston 1934 19

T206 Virgil Trucks 1952 19

T206 Frank Miller 1917 19

T206 Milt Gaston 1929 19

T206 Allen Sothoron 1917 19

T206 Bill Duggleby 1906 19

T206 Lou Brissie 1950 19

T206 Chief Hogsett 1937 19

T206 Pedro Ramos 1959 19

T206 Snake Wiltse 1902 19

T206 Dutch Leonard 1940 19

T206 Jim Tobin 1945 19

T206 Jim Tobin 1944 19

T206 Bill Greif 1974 19

T206 George Kahler 1912 19

T206 George Baumgardner 1913 19

T206 Rube Waddell 1904 19

T206 Rick Wise 1978 19

T206 Gus Dorner 1908 19

T206 Art Mahaffey 1961 19

T206 Bob Friend 1959 19

T206 Bob Friend 1961 19

T206 Jeremy Bonderman 2003 19

T206 Tim Leary 1990 19

T206 Gaylord Perry 1973 19

T206 Bob Ewing 1907 19

T206 Ken Chase 1939 19

T206 Bobo Newsom 1942 19

T206 Walt Dickson 1912 19

T206 Van Lingle Mungo 1936 19

T206 Joe Genewich 1924 19

T206 Bill Stoneman 1969 19

T206 Pete Schneider 1915 19

T206 Bill Dinneen 1906 19

T206 Pete Schneider 1916 19

T206 Gene Krapp 1915 19

T206 Omar Daal 2000 19

T206 Ed Karger 1907 19

T206 Jack Sutthoff 1904 19

T206 Pete Schneider 1917 19

T206 Ed Karger 1906 19

T206 Early Wynn 1948 19

T206 Paul Derringer 1936 19

T206 Al Milnar 1941 19

T206 Noodles Hahn 1901 19

T206 Warren Hacker 1953 19

T206 Herman Pillette 1923 19

T206 Wes Ferrell 1937 19

T206 Scott Perry 1918 19

T206 Al Mattern 1910 19

T206 Earl Moore 1911 19

T206 Bob Groom 1917 19

T206 Jack Powell 1904 19

T206 Larry French 1938 19

T206 Vida Blue 1977 19

T206 Jack Powell 1903 19

T206 Kirk McCaskill 1991 19

T206 Jack Powell 1911 19

T206 Bobby Jones 2001 19

T206 Ted Wingfield 1925 19

T206 Mike Moore 1987 19

T206 Matt Young 1985 19

T206 George Blaeholder 1933 19

T206 Burleigh Grimes 1925 19

T206 Si Johnson 1942 19

T206 Jimmy Ring 1921 19

T206 Tully Sparks 1902 19

T206 George Caster 1937 19

T206 Albie Lopez 2001 19

T206 Dick Rudolph 1915 19

T206 George Caster 1940 19

T206 Si Johnson 1931 19

T206 Al Javery 1944 19

T206 Howie Fox 1949 19

T206 Murry Dickson 1953 19

T206 Al Gerheauser 1943 19

T206 Erskine Mayer 1914 19

T338 Russ Ford 1913 18

T338 Ferguson Jenkins 1975 18

T338 Tom Candiotti 1987 18

T338 Doc Newton 1901 18

T338 Claude Passeau 1937 18

T338 Claude Passeau 1938 18

T338 Jack Russell 1929 18

T338 Jim Abbott 1996 18

T338 Lee Meadows 1922 18

T338 Dick Coffman 1930 18

T338 Bob Bruce 1965 18

T338 Herm Wehmeier 1950 18

T338 Tanyon Sturtze 2002 18

T338 Larry Cheney 1914 18

T338 Mickey Lolich 1975 18

T338 Carl Weilman 1916 18

T338 George Winter 1906 18

T338 Ray Francis 1922 18

T338 Red Barrett 1943 18

T338 Arnie Portocarrero 1954 18

T338 Bob Smith 1935 18

T338 Tommy Thomas 1929 18

T338 Dave Morehead 1965 18

T338 Dick Ellsworth 1964 18

T338 Johnny Lush 1909 18

T338 Jack Russell 1931 18

T338 Johnny Lush 1908 18

T338 Danny Darwin 1985 18

T338 Dizzy Dean 1933 18

T338 Jay Hook 1960 18

T338 Danny Jackson 1987 18

T338 Bob Smith 1927 18

T338 Larry Jackson 1963 18

T338 Kip Wells 2005 18

T338 Jim Scott 1910 18

T338 George Mullin 1906 18

T338 Joe Oeschger 1918 18

T338 Hugh Bedient 1915 18

T338 Steve Barber 1967 18

T338 Jim Scott 1914 18

T338 Jim Slaton 1975 18

T338 Win Mercer 1902 18

T338 Pink Hawley 1900 18

T338 Ron Kline 1956 18

T338 Jack Fisher 1967 18

T338 Luther Taylor 1902 18

T338 Nap Rucker 1911 18

T338 Nap Rucker 1910 18

T338 Joe Lake 1912 18

T338 Jack Knott 1937 18

T338 Bob Harmon 1912 18

T338 Benny Frey 1930 18

T338 Johnny Rigney 1940 18

T338 Bob Purkey 1959 18

T338 Pat Dobson 1972 18

T338 Frank Tanana 1982 18

T338 Grover Lowdermilk 1915 18

T338 Chappie McFarland 1905 18

T338 Chappie McFarland 1904 18

T338 Rick Mahler 1986 18

T338 Steve Trachsel 1999 18

T338 Frank Allen 1913 18

T338 Joey Jay 1963 18

T338 Ray Benge 1931 18

T338 Ray Benge 1928 18

T338 Dolf Luque 1925 18

T338 Ned Garvin 1900 18

T338 Ned Garvin 1903 18

T338 Rollie Naylor 1919 18

T338 Al Orth 1902 18

T338 Doyle Alexander 1989 18

T338 Grant Jackson 1969 18

T338 Bill Phillips 1901 18

T338 Mel Stottlemyre 1972 18

T338 Harry Howell 1908 18

T338 Pat Ragan 1912 18

T338 Ed Walsh 1911 18

T338 Bob Friend 1964 18

T338 Ray Scarborough 1950 18

T338 Pat Ragan 1913 18

T338 Sheriff Blake 1925 18

T338 Don Sutton 1969 18

T338 Camilo Pascual 1956 18

T338 Joe McGinnity 1902 18

T338 Joe McGinnity 1907 18

T338 Johnny Antonelli 1957 18

T338 Danny MacFayden 1929 18

T338 Robin Roberts 1956 18

T338 Larry Gura 1983 18

T338 Walter Johnson 1914 18

T338 Phil Huffman 1979 18

T338 Dean Chance 1963 18

T338 Mark Gubicza 1987 18

T338 Dizzy Trout 1942 18

T338 Pedro Ramos 1960 18

T338 Socks Seibold 1931 18

T338 Ed Walsh 1907 18

T338 Dave Davenport 1915 18

T338 Highball Wilson 1903 18

T338 Max Surkont 1954 18

T338 Elmer Stricklett 1905 18

T338 Elmer Stricklett 1906 18

T338 Ken Chase 1941 18

T338 Bob Rush 1949 18

T338 Matt Keough 1982 18

T338 Bobo Newsom 1935 18

T338 Pedro Ramos 1958 18

T338 Earl Moseley 1914 18

T338 John O'Donoghue 1965 18

T338 Carl Morton 1971 18

T338 Bill Monbouquette 1965 18

T338 Milt Gaston 1926 18

T338 Joe McClain 1961 18

T338 Claude Osteen 1968 18

T338 Nolan Ryan 1976 18

T338 Jerry Garvin 1977 18

T338 Lew Krausse 1970 18

T338 Andy Coakley 1908 18

T338 John Buzhardt 1961 18

T338 LaMarr Hoyt 1984 18

T338 Bill Dinneen 1901 18

T338 Jesse Petty 1927 18

T338 Vic Willis 1903 18

T338 Hal Wiltse 1927 18

T338 Ray Sadecki 1968 18

T338 Doug Drabek 1993 18

T338 Bob Friend 1957 18

T338 Hugh Mulcahy 1937 18

T338 Patsy Flaherty 1908 18

T338 Phil Douglas 1914 18

T338 Burleigh Grimes 1923 18

T338 Johnny Schmitz 1947 18

T338 Jimmy Ring 1922 18

T338 Buster Brown 1911 18

T338 Barney Pelty 1904 18

T338 Red Ruffing 1925 18

T338 Earl Hamilton 1914 18

T338 Ed Reulbach 1914 18

T338 Howie Camnitz 1914 18

T338 Bob Shirley 1977 18

T338 Ned Garver 1950 18

T338 Jack Morris 1990 18

T338 George Smith 1920 18

T338 Rodrigo Lopez 2006 18

T338 Jerry Augustine 1977 18

T338 Bill Bailey 1910 18

T338 Jim Turner 1938 18

T338 Bill Hands 1971 18

T338 Joe Coleman 1975 18

T338 Al Hollingsworth 1938 18

T338 Ham Iburg 1902 18

T338 Phil Collins 1934 18

T338 Howard Ehmke 1920 18

T338 Paul Zahniser 1926 18

T338 Bill Doak 1915 18

T338 Walt Terrell 1989 18

T338 Si Johnson 1933 18

T338 Eppa Rixey 1921 18

T338 Jim Wilson 1955 18

T338 Daniel Cabrera 2007 18

T338 George Blaeholder 1934 18

T338 Eppa Rixey 1928 18

T338 Rube Marquard 1918 18

T338 Jim Shaw 1920 18

T338 Phil Niekro 1978 18

T338 Phil Niekro 1980 18

T338 Dick Barrett 1944 18

T338 Charlie Root 1928 18

T338 Bruce Berenyi 1982 18

T338 Joe Niekro 1969 18

T338 Larry French 1934 18

T338 Charlie Robertson 1923 18

T338 Tommy Hughes 1942 18

T338 Nick Cullop 1914 18

T338 Noodles Hahn 1904 18

T338 Fredie Arroyo 1977 18

T338 Larry French 1930 18

T338 Dick Rudolph 1919 18

T338 Clay Kirby 1973 18

T338 Geoff Zahn 1980 18

T338 Jeff Russell 1984 18

T338 Art Fromme 1912 18

T338 Pol Perritt 1915 18

T338 Matt Young 1990 18

T338 Lew Moren 1907 18

T338 Allan Anderson 1990 18

T338 Phil Niekro 1970 18

T338 Rube Benton 1914 18

T338 Rube Benton 1915 18