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.
White, William HenryWhoop-La1880Cincinnati Reds18422.141.171
Weidman, George EdwardStump1886Kansas City Cowboys12364.521.546
Terry, William H.1884Brooklyn Atlantics19353.551.172
Whitney, James EvansGrasshopper Jim1881Boston Red Caps31332.481.155- Whitney, James EvansGrasshopper Jim1886Kansas City Cowboys12324.491.323
- Whitney, James EvansGrasshopper Jim1885Boston Beaneaters18322.981.224
- White, William HenryWhoop-La1879Cincinnati Reds43311.991.094
Weaver, Samuel H.1878Milwaukee Grays12311.951.023
Welch, Michael FrancisSmiling Mickey1880Troy Trojans34302.541.141
Willis, Victor Gazaway1905Boston Beaneaters12293.211.307
Taylor, John BessonBrewery Jack1898St. Louis Browns15293.91.379
Weyhing, AugustCannonball1887Philadelphia Athletics26284.271.355
Taylor, Luther HadenDummy1901New York Giants18273.181.384- Townsend, John1904Washington Senators5263.581.438
- Weyhing, AugustCannonball1898Washington Senators15264.511.418
- Willis, Victor Gazaway1904Boston Beaneaters18252.851.331
- Weidman, George EdwardStump1885Detroit Wolverines14243.141.23
- Weidman, George EdwardStump1883Detroit Wolverines20243.531.26
Ward, John Montgomery1880Providence Grays39241.740.918
Wilhelm, Irvin Key1905Boston Beaneaters3234.531.494- Welch, Michael FrancisSmiling Mickey1883New York Gothams25232.731.167
- Wyckoff, John Weldon1915Philadelphia Athletics10223.521.46
Tyler, George AlbertLefty1912Boston Braves12224.181.514- Wilhelm, Irvin Key1908Brooklyn Superbas16221.871.051
- Welch, Michael FrancisSmiling Mickey1886New York Giants33222.991.354
- White, William HenryWhoop-La1883Cincinnati Red Stockings43222.091
- Weaver, Samuel H.1883Louisville Eclipse24223.711.213
Tobin, James AnthonyAbba Dabba1942Boston Braves12213.971.317
Walters, William Henry1936Philadelphia Phillies11214.261.547
Taylor, John WilliamJack1905St. Louis Cardinals15213.441.252- Weyhing, AugustCannonball1899Washington Senators17214.541.464
- Taylor, John WilliamJack1899Chicago Orphans18213.761.308
- Taylor, John BessonBrewery Jack1896Philadelphia Phillies20214.791.591
- Weyhing, AugustCannonball1892Philadelphia Phillies32212.661.233
- Vickery, Thomas GillVinegar Tom1890Philadelphia Phillies24213.441.542
- Weyhing, AugustCannonball1889Philadelphia Athletics30212.951.323
- Whitney, James EvansGrasshopper Jim1888Washington Nationals18213.051.142
- Whitney, James EvansGrasshopper Jim1887Washington Nationals24213.221.166
- Welch, Michael FrancisSmiling Mickey1884New York Gothams39212.51.209
- Weidman, George EdwardStump1884Detroit Wolverines4213.721.476
- Whitney, James EvansGrasshopper Jim1883Boston Beaneaters37212.241.025
- Whitney, James EvansGrasshopper Jim1882Boston Red Caps24212.641.06
- White, William HenryWhoop-La1878Cincinnati Reds30211.791.115
Wood, Wilbur ForresterWilbah1975Chicago White Sox16204.111.376
Wright, ClydeSkeeter1974Milwaukee Brewers9204.421.371- Wood, Wilbur ForresterWilbah1973Chicago White Sox24203.461.314
Tiant, Luis ClementeEl Tiante1969Cleveland Indians9203.711.434
Wight, William RobertLefty1948Chicago White Sox9204.81.67- Wilkinson, Roy Hamilton1921Chicago White Sox4205.131.699
Weilman, Carl EdwardZeke1913St. Louis Browns10203.41.279
Walsh, Edward AugustineBig Ed1910Chicago White Sox18201.270.82- Wilhelm, Irvin Key1904Boston Beaneaters14203.691.354
White, Guy HarrisDoc1902Philadelphia Phillies16202.531.141- Willis, Victor Gazaway1902Boston Beaneaters27202.21.154
- Taylor, John BessonBrewery Jack1897Philadelphia Phillies16204.231.424
- Weyhing, AugustCannonball1891Philadelphia Athletics31203.181.309
Widner, William Waterfield1889Columbus Solons12205.21.541
Viau, Leon A.1889Cincinnati Red Stockings22203.791.381- Weidman, George EdwardStump1882Detroit Wolverines25202.631.046