1881 MLB Winning Percentage Leaders
Wins per decision
Old Hoss Radbourn led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1881 with .694, 5 points ahead of Larry Corcoran (.689).
Showing pitchers with at least 85.0 innings — the standard 1.0 inning per team game. Show all players
Led all of MLB in 1881
Old Hoss Radbourn
Providence Grays
.694
Winning Percentage
.005 clear of Larry Corcoran
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| # | Player | Team | W-L% | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Old Hoss Radbourn
|
PRO | .694 | 25 | 11 | 2.43 | 325.1 |
| 2 |
 Larry Corcoran
|
CHN | .689 | 31 | 14 | 2.31 | 396.2 |
| 3 | Fred Goldsmith | CHN | .649 | 24 | 13 | 2.59 | 330.0 |
| 4 |
 George Weidman
|
DTN | .615 | 8 | 5 | 1.80 | 115.0 |
| 5 |
 Pud Galvin
|
BFN | .538 | 28 | 24 | 2.37 | 474.0 |
| 6 |
 Mickey Welch
|
TRN | .538 | 21 | 18 | 2.67 | 368.0 |
| 7 |
 George Derby
|
DTN | .527 | 29 | 26 | 2.20 | 494.2 |
| 8 |
 Jack Lynch
|
BFN | .526 | 10 | 9 | 3.59 | 165.2 |
| 9 |
 John Ward
|
PRO | .500 | 18 | 18 | 2.13 | 330.0 |
| 10 |
 Lee Richmond
|
WOR | .490 | 25 | 26 | 3.39 | 462.1 |
| 11 |
 Jim Whitney
|
BSN | .484 | 31 | 33 | 2.48 | 552.1 |
| 12 |
 Jim McCormick
|
CL2 | .464 | 26 | 30 | 2.45 | 526.0 |
| 13 | John Fox | BSN | .429 | 6 | 8 | 3.33 | 124.1 |
| 14 |
 Tim Keefe
|
TRN | .400 | 18 | 27 | 3.24 | 403.0 |
| 15 |
 Bobby Mathews
|
PRO +1 | .385 | 5 | 8 | 3.02 | 125.1 |
| 16 |
 The Only Nolan
|
CL2 | .364 | 8 | 14 | 3.05 | 180.0 |
| 17 | Fred Corey | WOR | .286 | 6 | 15 | 3.72 | 188.2 |