1873 MLB Winning Percentage Leaders
Wins per decision
Al Spalding led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1873 with .745, 39 points ahead of George Zettlein (.706).
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Led all of MLB in 1873
Al Spalding
Boston Red Stockings
.745
Winning Percentage
.039 clear of George Zettlein
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| # | Player | Team | W-L% | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Al Spalding
|
BS1 | .745 | 41 | 14 | 2.99 | 496.2 |
| 2 |
 George Zettlein
|
PH2 | .706 | 36 | 15 | 2.86 | 460.0 |
| 3 |
 Candy Cummings
|
BL1 | .667 | 28 | 14 | 2.80 | 382.0 |
| 4 |
 Dick McBride
|
PH1 | .558 | 24 | 19 | 3.34 | 382.2 |
| 5 |
 Bobby Mathews
|
NY2 | .558 | 29 | 23 | 2.58 | 443.0 |
| 6 |
 Cherokee Fisher
|
PH1 | .429 | 3 | 4 | 1.81 | 84.1 |
| 7 |
 Asa Brainard
|
BL1 | .417 | 5 | 7 | 4.14 | 108.2 |
| 8 | Jim Britt | BR2 | .321 | 17 | 36 | 4.08 | 480.2 |
| 9 | Bill Stearns | WS5 | .219 | 7 | 25 | 4.61 | 283.0 |
| 10 | John Greason | WS5 | .143 | 1 | 6 | 5.86 | 63.0 |
| 11 | Hugh Campbell | ELI | .111 | 2 | 16 | 2.95 | 165.0 |
| 12 | Frank Fleet | ELI | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5.25 | 24.0 |
| 13 | Ed Stratton | BL4 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8.33 | 27.0 |
| 14 | Bill French | BL4 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 9.0 |
| 15 | McDoolan | BL4 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Frank Sellman | BL4 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 9.0 |