What Major League pitcher holds the record for most career losses?

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That would be John Coleman of the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers who lost 48 games (w/l record was 12-48). Since 1900, the most losses in a season by a pitcher is 29 by Hall of Famer Vic Willis of the Boston Braves in 1905 (w/l record was 12-29). Since 1950, the most losses in a season by a pitcher is 24 by Roger Craig of the 1962 New York Mets (w/l record was 10-24) and Jack Fisher of the 1965 New York Mets (w/l record was 8-24).

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Cy Young lost 316 games, but he also won 511  Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:  CAREER  LOSSES L  1 Cy Young 316  2 Pud Galvin 308  3 Nolan Ryan  292  4 Walter Johnson 279  5 Phil Niekro 274  6 Gaylord Perry 265  T7 Jack Powell 256  T7 Don Sutton 256  9 Eppa Rixey 251  10 Bert Blyleven 250  T11 Robin Roberts 245  T11 Warren Spahn 245  T13 Steve Carlton 244  T13 Early Wynn 244  15 Jim Kaat 237  16 Frank Tanana 236  17 Gus Weyhing 232  18 Tommy John 231  T19 Ted Lyons 230  T19 Bob Friend 230  21 Ferguson Jenkins 226  T22 Red Ruffing 225  T22 Tim Keefe 225  24 Bobo Newsom 222  25 Tony Mullane 220  26 Jack Quinn 218  27 Sad Sam Jones 217  28 Charlie Hough 216  T29 Jim McCormick 214  T29 Greg Maddux 214  T31 Chick Fraser 213  T31 Red Faber 213  T33 Paul Derringer 212  T33 Burleigh Grimes 212  35 Mickey Welch 211  36 Jerry Koosman 209  T37 Kid Nichols 208  T37 Grover C Alexander 208  T39 Tom Seaver 205  T39 Vic Willis 205  T41 Jim Whitney 204  T41 Joe Niekro 204  43 Tom Glavine 199  T44 George Mullin 196  T44 Adonis Terry 196  T46 Old Hoss Radbourn 195  T46 Claude Osteen 195  48 Eddie Plank 194  49 Dennis Martinez 193  T50 Jerry Reuss 191  T50 Tom Zachary 191  T50 Mickey Lolich 191  T50 Rick Reuschel 191  54 Al Orth 189  55 Christy Mathewson 188  T56 Mike Morgan 186  T56 Jack Morris 186  T56 Mel Harder 186  59 Earl Whitehill 185  T60 Jim Bunning 184  T60 Roger Clemens 184  T62 Curt Simmons 183  T62 Joe Bush 183  T62 Larry Jackson 183  T65 Hooks Dauss 182  T65 Waite Hoyt 182  T65 Danny Darwin 182  T68 Dutch Leonard 181  T68 Rick Wise 181  T68 Murry Dickson 181  71 Lee Meadows 180  T72 Dolf Luque 179  T72 Pink Hawley 179  T74 Jamie Moyer 178  T74 Wilbur Cooper 178  T76 John Clarkson 177  T76 Bill Dinneen 177  T76 Rube Marquard 177  79 Mike Moore 176  80 Red Donahue 175  T81 Bob Gibson 174  T81 Doyle Alexander 174  T81 Amos Rusie 174  T81 Long Tom Hughes 174  T81 Jim Perry 174  86 Chuck Finley 173  87 Luis Tiant 172  T88 Dennis Eckersley 171  T88 Larry French 171  T90 Ted Breitenstein 170  T90 Camilo Pascual 170  92 Billy Pierce 169  T93 Jim Clancy 167  T93 Red Ehret 167  T93 Red Ames 167  T93 Bert Cunningham 167  T97 Don Drysdale 166  T97 Howard Ehmke 166  T97 George Uhle 166  T97 Will White 166  T97 Catfish Hunter 166  T102 Si Johnson 165  T102 Mark Baldwin 165  T102 Bump Hadley 165  T105 Win Mercer 164  T105 Tom Candiotti 164  T105 Milt Gaston 164  T105 Milt Pappas 164  109 Bill Hutchison 163  T110 Bob Feller 162  T110 Herb Pennock 162  T112 Vida Blue 161  T112 Dizzy Trout 161  T114 Bucky Walters 160  T114 Charlie Root 160  T114 Pedro Ramos 160  T114 Mike Torrez 160  T118 Danny MacFayden 159  T118 Brickyard Kennedy 159  T120 Jim Slaton 158  T120 Jesse Haines 158  T120 Mark Langston 158  T120 Kevin Gross 158  T124 Bill Lee 157  T124 Bill Doak 157  T124 Bobby Witt 157  T124 David Wells 157  T124 Ned Garver 157  T129 Stump Wiedman 156  T129 Wilbur Wood 156  T129 Willis Hudlin 156  T129 Rudy May 156  T129 Doc White 156  T134 Woodie Fryman 155  T134 Bob Knepper 155  T136 Ken Raffensberger 154  T136 Earl Moore 154  T136 Carl Hubbell 154  T136 Steve Trachsel 154  T140 Silver King 153  T140 Fernando Valenzuela 153  T142 Jim Palmer 152  T142 Steve Rogers 152  T142 Bob Rush 152  T142 Charlie Buffinton 152  T142 Sid Hudson 152  T142 Frank Dwyer 152  T148 Bob Shawkey 150  T148 Ken Holtzman 150  T148 Hal Newhouser 150  T148 Orel Hershiser 150  T148 Frank Viola 150  T148 Claude Passeau 150  T148 Jesse Barnes 150  T148 Randy Johnson 150  T148 Bob Groom 150  T157 Eddie Cicotte 149  T157 Jimmy Ring 149  T157 Stan Bahnsen 149  T160 Vern Law 147  T160 Earl Hamilton 147  T162 Curt Schilling 146  T162 Bob Welch 146  T162 Tim Wakefield 146  T162 Steve Renko 146  T162 Guy Hecker 146  T162 Ed Brandt 146  T162 Harry Howell 146  T162 Freddie Fitzsimmons 146  T162 Clark Griffith 146  T162 Bill Sherdel 146  T172 John Smoltz 145  T172 Rube Benton 145  T174 Lew Burdette 144  T174 Ron Kline 144  T174 Mike Mussina 144  T174 Kevin Brown 144  T178 Floyd Bannister 143  T178 Kenny Rogers  143  T178 Rube Waddell 143  T178 Rick Honeycutt 143  T178 Slim Sallee 143  T178 Mike Flanagan 143  T178 Scott Sanderson 143  T178 Paul Splittorff 143  T186 Terry Mulholland 142  T186 Stan Coveleski 142  T186 Juan Marichal 142  T186 Joe McGinnity 142  T190 Rube Walberg 141  T190 Lefty Grove 141  T190 Jack Russell 141  T193 Dazzy Vance 140  T193 Ron Reed 140  T193 Tim Belcher 140  T193 Babe Adams 140  T197 Wild Bill Donovan 139  T197 Charlie Getzien 139  T197 Bob Smith 139  T197 Jack Fisher 139  T197 Andy Benes 139  T197 Jack Taylor 139  T197 Mel Stottlemyre 139  T197 Brad Radke 139  T197 Rick Sutcliffe 139  T197 Clarence Mitchell 139  T207 Tommy Bridges 138  T207 Don Cardwell 138  T207 Kid Carsey 138  T210 Kevin Appier 137  T210 Dave Stieb 137  T210 Jim Lonborg 137  T210 Hippo Vaughn 137  T210 Dick Ellsworth 137  T215 John Burkett 136  T215 Mark Gubicza 136  T215 Guy Bush 136  T215 Egyptian Healy 136  T215 Bobby Mathews 136  T215 Scott Erickson 136  T215 Tully Sparks 136  T215 Bill Gullickson 136  T215 Bob Forsch 136  T215 Burt Hooton 136  T225 Red Lucas 135  T225 Slim Harriss 135  T225 Joe Coleman 135  T225 Virgil Trucks 135  T229 Doug Drabek 134  T229 Nap Rucker 134  T229 Ray Burris 134  T229 Sam McDowell 134  T229 Willie Sudhoff 134  T234 Bob Harmon 133  T234 Jouett Meekin 133  T234 Matt Kilroy 133  T237 Jack Stivetts 132  T237 Al Leiter 132  T237 Jack Chesbro 132  T237 Chris Short 132  T237 Vern Kennedy 132  T237 Bob Buhl 132  T243 Fritz Peterson 131  T243 Danny Jackson 131  T243 Curt Davis 131  T243 Kid Gleason 131  T243 Ray Sadecki 131  T243 Frank Killen 131  T249 Ray Benge 130  T249 Mike Caldwell 130  T249 Chuck Stobbs 130  T249 George Mogridge 130  T249 Mike Cuellar 130  T254 Three Finger Brown 129  T254 Dave Stewart 129  T254 Pat Dobson 129  T257 Livan Hernandez 128  T257 Bill Dietrich 128  T257 Larry Benton 128  T257 Mike McCormick 128  T257 Casey Patten 128  T257 Tommy Thomas 128  T257 Bob Lemon 128  T257 Wes Ferrell 128  T265 Bill Singer 127  T265 Chief Bender 127  T265 Dick Ruthven 127  T265 Sadie McMahon 127  T269 Jon Matlack 126  T269 Carl Mays 126  T269 David Cone 126  T269 Ed Walsh 126  T269 Jaime Navarro 126  T274 Dave Roberts 125  T274 George Bradley 125  T274 Rick Rhoden 125  T274 Jersey Bakely 125  T274 George Blaeholder 125  T274 Kevin Tapani 125  T280 Toad Ramsey 124  T280 Pedro Astacio 124  T280 Jeff Fassero 124  T280 Walt Terrell 124  T280 Thornton Lee 124  T285 Larry Dierker 123  T285 Ed Whitson 123  T285 Randy Jones 123  T285 Cy Falkenberg 123  T289 Greg Swindell 122  T289 Hoyt Wilhelm 122  T289 Ed Morris 122  T289 John Candelaria 122  T293 Hardie Henderson 121  T293 Dupee Shaw 121  T293 Tom Gordon 121  T293 Todd Stottlemyre 121  T293 Johnny Vander Meer 121  T293 Lon Warneke 121  T293 Jon Lieber 121  T293 Hal Schumacher 121  T301 Elton Chamberlin 120  T301 Art Nehf 120  T301 Bill Hart 120  T301 Ray Caldwell 120  T301 Hal Carlson 120  T306 Dave McNally 119  T306 Charlie Leibrandt 119  T306 Mudcat Grant 119  T306 Eddie Rommel 119  T306 Lindy McDaniel 119  T306 Harry Staley 119  T306 Darryl Kile 119  T306 Dock Ellis 119  T306 Jose DeLeon 119  T315 Pete Donohue 118  T315 Bob Ewing 118  T315 Rollie Fingers 118  T315 Denny Galehouse 118  T315 Sherry Smith 118  T315 Shane Rawley 118  T315 Joaquin Andujar 118  T315 Johnny Klippstein 118  T323 Urban Shocker 117  T323 Dick Drago 117  T323 Frank Kitson 117  T323 Claude Hendrix 117  T323 Mike Krukow 117  T323 Joe Horlen 117  T323 Jimmy Key 117  T323 Bret Saberhagen 117  T323 Barney Pelty 117  T323 Jack Taylor 117  T323 Harry McIntire 117  T323 Gary Bell 117  T323 Syl Johnson 117  T323 Joe Nuxhall 117  T337 Woody Williams 116  T337 Jesse Tannehill 116  T337 Johnny Podres 116  T337 Howie Pollet 116  T337 Johnny Sain 116  T337 Frank Lary 116  T337 Bud Black 116  T337 Lefty Tyler 116  T337 Ron Darling 116  T337 Mike Witt 116  T337 Joe Oeschger 116  T337 Mike Boddicker 116  T349 Sam Gray 115  T349 Scott Stratton 115  T349 Tommy Bond 115  T349 Zane Smith 115  T349 General Crowder 115  T349 Bob Purkey 115  T349 Fritz Ostermueller 115  T349 Dean Chance 115  T349 Van Lingle Mungo 115  T358 Johnny Schmitz 114  T358 Jeff Weaver 114  T358 Sonny Siebert 114  T361 Rich Dotson 113  T361 Eddie Smith 113  T361 Javier Vazquez 113  T361 Jim Scott 113  T361 Bruce Hurst 113  T361 Jeff Suppan 113  T361 Togie Pittinger 113  T361 Harry Gumbert 113  T361 Andy Pettitte 113  T361 Ken Forsch 113  T361 Gene Garber 113  T361 Jack Billingham 113  T361 Harvey Haddix 113  T361 Milt Wilcox 113  T375 Nelson Briles 112  T375 Jim Tobin 112  T375 Dutch Leonard 112  T375 Jim Barr 112  T375 Frank Smith 112  T375 Aaron Sele 112  T375 Pat Hentgen 112  T375 Dwight Gooden 112  T375 Mike Marshall 112  T375 Esteban Loaiza 112  T375 Jeff Pfeffer 112  T375 Bill Monbouquette 112  T375 Ed Lopat 112  T375 Alex Kellner 112  T389 Turk Farrell 111  T389 Gerry Staley 111  T389 Henry Boyle 111  T389 Rick Mahler 111  T389 Diego Segui 111  T389 Clyde Wright 111  T395 Johnny Antonelli 110  T395 Bill Hands 110  T395 Hank O'Day 110  T395 Jack Coombs 110  T395 Andy Ashby 110  T400 Joe Shaute 109  T400 Deacon Phillippe 109  T400 Ken Hill 109  T400 Marty Pattin 109  T400 Jim Rooker 109  T400 Geoff Zahn 109  T400 Dave Goltz 109  T400 Jose Mesa 109  T400 Earl Wilson 109  T400 Hideo Nomo 109  T400 Jack Scott 109  T411 John Denny 108  T411 Herm Wehmeier 108  T411 Jim Abbott 108  T411 Steve Gromek 108  T411 Kirk McCaskill 108  T411 Scott McGregor 108  T411 Dick Rudolph 108  T411 Ben Cantwell 108  T411 Mike Scott 108  T420 Dave Koslo 107  T420 Al Downing 107  T420 Henry Porter 107  T420 Howie Camnitz 107  T420 Allie Reynolds 107  T420 Ray Herbert 107  T420 Steve Hargan 107  T420 Goose Gossage 107  T428 Reggie Cleveland 106  T428 Ken Johnson 106  T428 Steve Barber 106  T428 Dennis Leonard 106  T428 Max Butcher 106  T428 Whitey Ford  106  T428 Ed Reulbach 106  T428 Luther Taylor 106  T428 Rick Langford 106  T428 Don Robinson 106  T438 Kaiser Wilhelm 105  T438 Denny Lemaster 105  T438 Juan Pizarro 105  T438 Ismael Valdes 105  T438 Tim Leary 105  T438 Charles Nagy 105  T438 Moe Drabowsky 105  T438 Lloyd Brown 105  T438 Doc Medich 105  T438 Jack Lynch 105

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Righthander John Coleman lost 48 games for Philadelphia in 1883, which was the final season that a pitcher had to release the ball at a point below the hip ... basically underhanded.

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Cy Young with 316 career losses. * Cleveland (NL) 135 losses * St. Louis  35 losses * Boston (NL) 5 losses * Boston (AL) 112 losses * Cleveland (AL) 29 losses

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According to this article, it is Tim Wakefield: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/54919-tim-wakefield-500-appearances-for-red-sox-and-counting

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Mel Stottlemyre   lost the most games as a New York Yankees  pitcher. Mel lost 139  games from 1964-1974.

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Cy Young, 316 losses. He also had the most wins all-time, 511.

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