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1880 MLB Winning Percentage Leaders

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Fred Goldsmith led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1880 with .875, 121 points ahead of Larry Corcoran (.754). It stands 43rd among all single seasons in MLB history.

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Led all of MLB in 1880 Fred Goldsmith Chicago White Stockings
.875 Winning Percentage .121 clear of Larry Corcoran
Showing Winning Percentage and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team W-L% W L ERA IP
1 Fred Goldsmith CHN .875 21 3 1.75 210.1
2 Larry Corcoran Larry Corcoran CHN .754 43 14 1.95 536.1
3 John Ward John Ward PRO .619 39 24 1.74 595.0
4 George Bradley George Bradley PRO .619 13 8 1.38 196.0
5 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick CL2 .616 45 28 1.85 657.2
6 Mickey Welch Mickey Welch TRN .531 34 30 2.54 574.0
7 Lee Richmond Lee Richmond WOR .500 32 32 2.15 590.2
8 Curry Foley Curry Foley BSN .500 14 14 3.89 238.0
9 Tim Keefe Tim Keefe TRN .500 6 6 0.86 105.0
10 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond BSN .473 26 29 2.67 493.0
11 Fred Corey WOR .471 8 9 2.43 148.1
12 Pud Galvin Pud Galvin BFN .364 20 35 2.71 458.2
13 Will White Will White CN1 .300 18 42 2.14 517.1
14 Tom Poorman Tom Poorman BFN +1 .273 3 8 3.87 100.0
15 Blondie Purcell Blondie Purcell CN1 .150 3 17 3.21 196.0
16 George Weidman George Weidman BFN .000 0 9 3.40 113.2