1874 MLB Winning Percentage Leaders
Wins per decision
Al Spalding led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1874 with .765, 109 points ahead of Bobby Mathews (.656).
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Led all of MLB in 1874
Al Spalding
Boston Red Stockings
.765
Winning Percentage
.109 clear of Bobby Mathews
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| # | Player | Team | W-L% | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Al Spalding
|
BS1 | .765 | 52 | 16 | 1.92 | 617.1 |
| 2 |
 Bobby Mathews
|
NY2 | .656 | 42 | 22 | 1.90 | 578.0 |
| 3 |
 Dick McBride
|
PH1 | .600 | 33 | 22 | 1.64 | 487.0 |
| 4 |
 Candy Cummings
|
PH2 | .519 | 28 | 26 | 1.96 | 483.0 |
| 5 |
 George Zettlein
|
CH2 | .474 | 27 | 30 | 2.43 | 515.2 |
| 6 |
 Tommy Bond
|
BR2 | .407 | 22 | 32 | 2.03 | 497.0 |
| 7 |
 Cherokee Fisher
|
HR1 | .361 | 13 | 23 | 2.32 | 322.1 |
| 8 |
 Jack Manning
|
BL1 | .200 | 4 | 16 | 2.09 | 176.2 |
| 9 |
 Asa Brainard
|
BL1 | .185 | 5 | 22 | 3.71 | 240.0 |
| 10 | Bill Stearns | HR1 | .176 | 3 | 14 | 2.95 | 158.2 |