1905 NL Winning Percentage Leaders
Wins per decision
Sam Leever led the NL in winning percentage in 1905 with .800, 25 points ahead of Christy Mathewson (.775).
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Led the NL in 1905
Sam Leever
Pittsburgh Pirates
.800
Winning Percentage
.025 clear of Christy Mathewson
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| # | Player | Team | W-L% | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sam Leever
|
PIT | .800 | 20 | 5 | 2.70 | 229.2 |
| 2 |
 Christy Mathewson
|
NY1 | .775 | 31 | 9 | 1.28 | 338.2 |
| 3 |
 Red Ames
|
NY1 | .733 | 22 | 8 | 2.74 | 262.2 |
| 4 |
 Carl Lundgren
|
CHN | .722 | 13 | 5 | 2.23 | 169.1 |
| 5 |
 Hooks Wiltse
|
NY1 | .714 | 15 | 6 | 2.47 | 197.0 |
| 6 |
 Bob Wicker
|
CHN | .684 | 13 | 6 | 2.02 | 178.0 |
| 7 | Mike Lynch | PIT | .680 | 17 | 8 | 3.79 | 206.1 |
| 8 |
 Bob Ewing
|
CIN | .645 | 20 | 11 | 2.51 | 311.2 |
| 9 |
 Luther Taylor
|
NY1 | .640 | 16 | 9 | 2.66 | 213.1 |
| 10 |
 Togie Pittinger
|
PHI | .622 | 23 | 14 | 3.09 | 337.1 |
| 11 |
 Deacon Phillippe
|
PIT | .606 | 20 | 13 | 2.19 | 279.0 |
| 12 |
 Jake Weimer
|
CHN | .600 | 18 | 12 | 2.26 | 250.1 |
| 13 |
 Mordecai Brown
|
CHN | .600 | 18 | 12 | 2.17 | 249.0 |
| 14 |
 Joe McGinnity
|
NY1 | .583 | 21 | 15 | 2.87 | 320.1 |
| 15 |
 Ed Reulbach
|
CHN | .563 | 18 | 14 | 1.42 | 291.2 |
| 16 |
 Tully Sparks
|
PHI | .560 | 14 | 11 | 2.18 | 259.2 |
| 17 |
 Doc Scanlan
|
BRO | .538 | 14 | 12 | 2.92 | 249.2 |
| 18 |
 Bill Duggleby
|
PHI | .514 | 18 | 17 | 2.46 | 289.1 |
| 19 | Charlie Chech | CIN | .500 | 14 | 14 | 2.89 | 267.2 |
| 20 | Charlie Case | PIT | .500 | 11 | 11 | 2.57 | 217.0 |
| 21 |
 Patsy Flaherty
|
PIT | .500 | 10 | 10 | 3.50 | 187.2 |
| 22 |
 Kid Nichols
|
PHI +1 | .500 | 11 | 11 | 3.12 | 190.1 |
| 23 | Buttons Briggs | CHN | .500 | 8 | 8 | 2.14 | 168.0 |
| 24 |
 Irv Young
|
BSN | .488 | 20 | 21 | 2.90 | 378.0 |
| 25 | Jake Thielman | SLN | .484 | 15 | 16 | 3.50 | 242.0 |
| 26 |
 Frank Corridon
|
PHI | .455 | 10 | 12 | 3.48 | 212.0 |
| 27 |
 Orval Overall
|
CIN | .439 | 18 | 23 | 2.86 | 318.0 |
| 28 |
 Buster Brown
|
SLN | .421 | 8 | 11 | 2.97 | 178.2 |
| 29 |
 Jack Taylor
|
SLN | .417 | 15 | 21 | 3.44 | 309.0 |
| 30 |
 Jack Harper
|
CIN | .409 | 9 | 13 | 3.86 | 179.1 |
| 31 |
 Chick Fraser
|
BSN | .400 | 14 | 21 | 3.28 | 334.1 |
| 32 |
 Oscar Jones
|
BRO | .348 | 8 | 15 | 4.66 | 174.0 |
| 33 |
 Elmer Stricklett
|
BRO | .333 | 9 | 18 | 3.34 | 237.1 |
| 34 | Chappie McFarland | SLN | .308 | 8 | 18 | 3.81 | 250.1 |
| 35 |
 Vic Willis
|
BSN | .293 | 12 | 29 | 3.21 | 342.0 |
| 36 | Wish Egan | SLN | .286 | 6 | 15 | 3.57 | 171.1 |
| 37 |
 Harry McIntire
|
BRO | .242 | 8 | 25 | 3.70 | 308.2 |
| 38 | Mal Eason | BRO | .192 | 5 | 21 | 4.30 | 207.0 |
| 39 |
 Kaiser Wilhelm
|
BSN | .115 | 3 | 23 | 4.53 | 242.1 |