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1886 MLB Winning Percentage Leaders

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Jocko Flynn led the majors in winning percentage with .793 in 1886, 24 points ahead of Charlie Ferguson (.769).

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Jocko Flynn Led all of MLB in 1886 Jocko Flynn Chicago White Stockings
.793 Winning Percentage .024 clear of Charlie Ferguson
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# Player Team W-L% W L ERA IP
1 Jocko Flynn Jocko Flynn CHN .793 23 6 2.24 257.0
2 Charlie Ferguson Charlie Ferguson PHI .769 30 9 1.98 395.2
3 Lady Baldwin Lady Baldwin DTN .764 42 13 2.24 487.0
4 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick CHN .738 31 11 2.82 347.2
5 Pretzels Getzien Pretzels Getzien DTN .732 30 11 3.03 386.2
6 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz SL4 .719 41 16 2.11 504.0
7 Bob Caruthers Bob Caruthers SL4 .682 30 14 2.32 387.1
8 John Clarkson John Clarkson CHN .679 36 17 2.41 466.2
9 Tim Keefe Tim Keefe NY1 .677 42 20 2.56 535.0
10 Ed Morris Ed Morris PT1 .672 41 20 2.45 555.1
11 Ed Daily Ed Daily PHI .640 16 9 3.06 218.0
12 Nat Hudson Nat Hudson SL4 .615 16 10 3.03 234.1
13 Mickey Welch Mickey Welch NY1 .600 33 22 2.99 500.0
14 Al Atkinson PH4 .595 25 17 3.95 396.2
15 Bobby Mathews Bobby Mathews PH4 .591 13 9 3.96 197.2
16 Henry Porter Henry Porter BR3 .587 27 19 3.42 424.0
17 Toad Ramsey Toad Ramsey LS2 .585 38 27 2.45 588.2
18 Pud Galvin Pud Galvin PT1 .580 29 21 2.67 434.2
19 Dan Casey Dan Casey PHI .571 24 18 2.41 369.0
20 Cyclone Miller Cyclone Miller PH4 .556 10 8 2.97 169.2
21 Tony Mullane Tony Mullane CN2 .550 33 27 3.70 529.2
22 Bill Stemmyer Bill Stemmyer BSN .550 22 18 3.02 348.2
23 Guy Hecker Guy Hecker LS2 .531 26 23 2.87 420.2
24 Adonis Terry Adonis Terry BR3 .529 18 16 3.09 288.1
25 John Harkins John Harkins BR3 .484 15 16 3.60 292.1
26 Jumbo McGinnis Jumbo McGinnis BL2 +1 .471 16 18 3.58 297.0
27 Old Hoss Radbourn Old Hoss Radbourn BSN .466 27 31 3.00 509.1
28 Matt Kilroy Matt Kilroy BL2 .460 29 34 3.37 583.0
29 Ed Cushman Ed Cushman NY4 .447 17 21 3.12 325.2
30 Larry McKeon CN2 +1 .444 8 10 5.75 177.0
31 Egyptian Healy SL5 .425 17 23 2.88 353.2
32 George Pechiney CN2 .417 15 21 4.14 330.1
33 Charlie Buffinton Charlie Buffinton BSN .412 7 10 4.59 151.0
34 Bill Hart Bill Hart PH4 .409 9 13 3.19 186.0
35 Hardie Henderson Hardie Henderson BL2 +1 .406 13 19 3.90 295.1
36 Jack Lynch Jack Lynch NY4 .400 20 30 3.95 432.2
37 Henry Boyle Henry Boyle SL5 .375 9 15 1.76 210.0
38 Pete Conway Pete Conway KCN +1 .355 11 20 4.95 271.0
39 John Kirby John Kirby SL5 .297 11 26 3.30 325.0
40 Dupee Shaw WS8 .295 13 31 3.34 385.2
41 Al Mays NY4 .289 11 27 3.39 350.0
42 Jim Whitney Jim Whitney KCN .273 12 32 4.49 393.0
43 George Weidman George Weidman KCN .250 12 36 4.52 427.2
44 Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy PH4 +1 .208 5 19 4.66 204.2
45 Bob Barr Bob Barr WS8 .143 3 18 4.41 191.2