The all time losers — or are they? The following pitchers have all lost more games than their counterparts and each of them has amassed more than seventy lost games. Why did they still pitch? Because many of them also lead in victories, strikeouts, saves, and other statistics!
The top 1,000 all-time games lost career leaders in Major League Baseball history, as researched by Baseball Almanac. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"Too many pitchers, that's all, there are just too many pitchers." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Cy Young (#1 Ranked Games Lost Leader)
Did you know that hall of fame pitcher Cy Young, who is number one on the top one-thousand games lost research above, is also the all time wins leader?
Nolan Ryan, who is third in games lost over the course of a Major League career, has also walked more ballplayers than any other pitcher in Major League history.
During the 1883 season John Coleman set the Major League single season record with forty-eight games lost — more than some early teams lost during a full year!