1881 MLB Losses Leaders

Jim Whitney led all of MLB in losses in 1881 with 33, 3 ahead of Jim McCormick (30). It stands 25th among all single seasons in MLB history.

Led all of MLB in 1881 Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps

33 Losses 3 clear of Jim McCormick

Showing Losses and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	L	W	ERA	IP
1	Jim Whitney	BSN	33	31	2.48	552.1
2	Jim McCormick	CL2	30	26	2.45	526.0
3	Tim Keefe	TRN	27	18	3.24	403.0
4	George Derby	DTN	26	29	2.20	494.2
5	Lee Richmond	WOR	26	25	3.39	462.1
6	Pud Galvin	BFN	24	28	2.37	474.0
7	Mickey Welch	TRN	18	21	2.67	368.0
8	John Ward	PRO	18	18	2.13	330.0
9	FC Fred Corey	WOR	15	6	3.72	188.2
10	Larry Corcoran	CHN	14	31	2.31	396.2
11	The Only Nolan	CL2	14	8	3.05	180.0
12	FG Fred Goldsmith	CHN	13	24	2.59	330.0
13	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO	11	25	2.43	325.1
14	Jack Lynch	BFN	9	10	3.59	165.2
15	Bobby Mathews	PRO +1	8	5	3.02	125.1
16	JF John Fox	BSN	8	6	3.33	124.1
17	Harry McCormick	WOR	8	1	3.56	78.1
18	George Weidman	DTN	5	8	1.80	115.0
19	Curry Foley	BFN	4	3	5.27	41.0
20	Frank Mountain	DTN	4	3	5.25	60.0
21	George Bradley	CL2	4	2	3.88	51.0
22	Tony Mullane	DTN	4	1	4.91	44.0
23	Tommy Bond	BSN	3	0	4.26	25.1
24	JL Jack Leary	DTN	2	0	4.15	13.0
25	Will White	DTN	2	0	5.00	18.0
26	Blondie Purcell	BFN	1	4	2.77	61.2
27	John Morrill	BSN	1	0	6.35	5.2
28	Ed Williamson	CHN	1	1	2.00	18.0
29	Billy Taylor	WOR +1	1	0	5.73	11.0