20 Game Losers
Pitchers who win 20 games in a season are considered good pitchers. The flip side of this is logic that claims “it takes a good pitcher to lose 20 games.” We provide this list of 20 game losers throughout history and let you be the judge.
Donahue, Francis L.1897St. Louis Browns10356.131.698
Galvin, James FrancisPud1880Buffalo Bisons20352.711.221
Devlin, James Alexander1876Louisville Grays30351.560.969
Ewing, JohnLong Jong1889Louisville Colonels6304.871.674
Ehret, Philip SydneyRed1889Louisville Colonels10294.81.527- Galvin, James FrancisPud1883Buffalo Bisons46292.721.106
Esper, Charles H.1893Washington Senators12284.711.789
Fraser, Charles CarroltonChick1896Louisville Colonels12274.871.609
Daily, HughOne Arm1884Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)27272.431.034- Galvin, James FrancisPud1879Buffalo Bisons37272.281.039
Groom, Robert1909Washington Senators7262.871.239
Derby, George HenryJonah1881Detroit Wolverines29262.21.195- Dean, Charles Wilson1876Cincinnati Reds4263.731.603
Derringer, Samuel PaulDuke1933Cincinnati Reds7253.231.26
Dorner, Augustus1906Boston Beaneaters8253.651.343- Glade, Frederick MonroeLucky1905St. Louis Browns6252.811.145
Flaherty, Patrick Joseph1903Chicago White Sox11253.741.321
Getzien, Charles H.Pretzels1888Detroit Wolverines19253.051.151- Galvin, James FrancisPud1888Pittsburg Alleghenys23252.631.141
- Getzien, Charles H.Pretzels1885Detroit Wolverines12253.031.37
Ferguson, Charles J.1884Philadelphia Quakers21253.541.286- Devlin, James Alexander1877Louisville Grays35252.251.177
Fisher, John HowardFat Jack1965New York Mets8243.941.261
Gray, Samuel DavidSad Sam1931St. Louis Browns11245.091.461- Fraser, Charles CarroltonChick1904Philadelphia Phillies14243.251.281
- Donahue, Francis L.1896St. Louis Browns7245.81.775
Gleason, William J.Kid1892St. Louis Browns20243.331.35- Galvin, James FrancisPud1881Buffalo Bisons28242.371.249
Ferguson, Cecil Benoni1909Boston Doves5233.731.403
Gruber, Henry John1890Cleveland Infants22234.271.743
Daily, Edward M.1885Philadelphia Quakers26232.211.045- Galvin, James FrancisPud1882Buffalo Bisons28233.171.159
Fisher, William Charles1874Hartford Dark Blues13232.321.331
Ellsworth, Richard Clark1966Chicago Cubs8223.981.381
Ditmar, Arthur John1956Kansas City Athletics12224.421.423
Griner, Donald DexterRusty1913St. Louis Cardinals10225.081.533
Dowling, Henry James PeterPete1901Cleveland Blues11223.861.455- Gleason, William J.Kid1893St. Louis Browns21224.611.638
- Gleason, William J.Kid1891Philadelphia Phillies24223.511.426
- Gruber, Henry John1891Cleveland Spiders17224.131.509
- Getzien, Charles H.Pretzels1889Indianapolis Hoosiers18224.541.418
- Galvin, James FrancisPud1884Buffalo Bisons46221.990.988
Dickson, Murry Monroe1952Pittsburgh Pirates14213.571.275- Derringer, Samuel PaulDuke1934Cincinnati Reds15213.591.364
Dauss, George AugustHooks1920Detroit Tigers13213.561.45
Fillingim, Dana1920Boston Braves12213.111.364
Ford, Russell WilliamFather of the Emory Ball1912New York Highlanders13213.551.358- Fraser, Charles CarroltonChick1905Boston Beaneaters14213.281.403
Eason, Malcolm WayneKid1905Brooklyn Superbas5214.31.459
Dinneen, William HenryBig Bill1902Boston Americans21212.931.204
Dunn, John Joseph1898Brooklyn Bridegrooms16213.61.345
Dwyer, John Francis1894Cincinnati Reds19215.071.658- Ehret, Philip SydneyRed1894Pittsburgh Pirates19215.141.641
Foreman, Francis IsaiahMonkey1889Baltimore Orioles23213.521.21- Galvin, James FrancisPud1887Pittsburg Alleghenys28213.291.264
- Galvin, James FrancisPud1886Pittsburg Alleghenys29212.671.224
- Driscoll, John F.1883Pittsburg Alleghenys18213.991.386
Farrell, Richard Joseph1962Houston Colt .45's10203.021.097- Ellsworth, Richard Clark1962Chicago Cubs9205.091.524
- Dickson, Murry Monroe1954Philadelphia Phillies10203.781.454
Gaston, Nathaniel Milton1930Boston Red Sox13203.921.355
Ehmke, Howard John1925Boston Red Sox9203.731.419
Doak, William LeopoldSpittin' Bill1917St. Louis Cardinals16203.11.216
Douglas, Phillip BrooksShufflin' Phil1917Chicago Cubs14202.551.088- Groom, Robert1914St. Louis Terriers13203.241.268
- Fraser, Charles CarroltonChick1906Cincinnati Reds10202.671.275
Falkenberg, Frederick Peter1906Washington Senators14202.861.289
Garvin, Virgil LeeThe Navasota Tarantula1901Milwaukee Brewers8203.461.352- Dinneen, William HenryBig Bill1899Washington Senators14203.931.567
- Dowling, Henry James PeterPete1898Louisville Colonels13204.161.414
- German, Lester Stanley1896Washington Senators2206.321.884
- Ehret, Philip SydneyRed1892Pittsburgh Pirates16202.651.18
- Foreman, Francis IsaiahMonkey1891Washington Statesmen18203.731.514
Gilmore, Franklin T.Shadow1887Washington Nationals7203.871.445- Ferguson, Charles J.1885Philadelphia Quakers26202.221.052
- Derby, George HenryJonah1882Detroit Wolverines17203.261.29
- Fisher, William Charles1876Cincinnati Reds4203.021.308