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Active Leaders & Records for Losses
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
Single-Season
Career
Active
Progressive
Year-by-Year Top-Tens
Yearly League
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Losses
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Losses | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 162 | R |
| 2. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 143 | R |
| 3. | CC Sabathia (16, 35) | 141 | L |
| 4. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 135 | R |
| 5. | Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 131 | R |
| 6. | Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 126 | R |
| 7. | Ervin Santana (12, 33) | 116 | R |
| James Shields (11, 34) | 116 | R | |
| 9. | Edwin Jackson (14, 32) | 114 | R |
| 10. | Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 109 | R |
| 11. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 108 | R |
| Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 108 | R | |
| Jeremy Guthrie (12, 37) | 108 | R | |
| 14. | Matt Cain (12, 31) | 107 | R |
| 15. | Ubaldo Jimenez (11, 32) | 106 | R |
| Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 106 | R | |
| 17. | John Danks (10, 31) | 104 | L |
| 18. | Ricky Nolasco (11, 33) | 103 | R |
| 19. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 100 | R |
| 20. | Roberto Hernandez (11, 35) | 99 | R |
| 21. | Matt Garza (11, 32) | 97 | R |
| 22. | Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 96 | L |
| Scott Kazmir (12, 32) | 96 | L | |
| 24. | Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 93 | R |
| Jered Weaver (11, 33) | 93 | R | |
| 26. | Chris Capuano (12, 37) | 92 | L |
| Francisco Liriano (11, 32) | 92 | L | |
| 28. | Mike Pelfrey (11, 32) | 91 | R |
| 29. | Tim Lincecum (10, 32) | 89 | R |
| 30. | Jason Hammel (11, 33) | 87 | R |
| Anibal Sanchez (11, 32) | 87 | R | |
| 32. | Oliver Perez (14, 34) | 86 | L |
| 33. | Zach Duke (12, 33) | 84 | L |
| Jon Lester (11, 32) | 84 | L | |
| Jorge De La Rosa (13, 35) | 84 | L | |
| 36. | Yovani Gallardo (10, 30) | 83 | R |
| 37. | Rick Porcello (8, 27) | 82 | R |
| 38. | Kyle Kendrick (9, 31) | 81 | R |
| 39. | Ian Kennedy (10, 31) | 79 | R |
| Edinson Volquez (12, 32) | 79 | R | |
| 41. | Bud Norris (8, 31) | 78 | R |
| 42. | Scott Feldman (12, 33) | 77 | R |
| Gio Gonzalez (9, 30) | 77 | L | |
| 44. | Trevor Cahill (8, 28) | 76 | R |
| Doug Fister (8, 32) | 76 | R | |
| Gavin Floyd (13, 33) | 76 | R | |
| Phil Hughes (10, 30) | 76 | R | |
| Adam Wainwright (11, 34) | 76 | R | |
| 49. | Johnny Cueto (9, 30) | 75 | R |
| Ryan Vogelsong (12, 38) | 75 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Losses | Throws |
| 51. | Justin Masterson (8, 31) | 74 | R |
| 52. | Colby Lewis (11, 36) | 72 | R |
| Jeff Samardzija (9, 31) | 72 | R | |
| 54. | Charlie Morton (9, 32) | 71 | R |
| 55. | Jason Vargas (11, 33) | 70 | L |
| C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 70 | L | |
| 57. | Max Scherzer (9, 31) | 69 | R |
| 58. | Brandon McCarthy (11, 32) | 68 | R |
| Jon Niese (9, 29) | 68 | L | |
| 60. | Madison Bumgarner (8, 26) | 67 | L |
| Jose Contreras (11, 44) | 67 | R | |
| Chris Young (12, 37) | 67 | R | |
| 63. | Kyle Farnsworth (16, 40) | 66 | R |
| Jerome Williams (11, 34) | 66 | R | |
| 65. | J.A. Happ (10, 33) | 65 | L |
| Luke Hochevar (9, 32) | 65 | R | |
| David Price (9, 30) | 65 | L | |
| 68. | Mike Leake (7, 28) | 64 | R |
| 69. | Clay Buchholz (10, 31) | 61 | R |
| 70. | Clayton Kershaw (9, 28) | 60 | L |
| 71. | Wade Miley (6, 29) | 59 | L |
| Fernando Rodney (14, 39) | 59 | R | |
| 73. | Jeremy Hellickson (7, 29) | 58 | R |
| John Lannan (8, 31) | 58 | L | |
| Mat Latos (8, 28) | 58 | R | |
| 76. | Jhoulys Chacin (8, 28) | 57 | R |
| Jordan Zimmermann (8, 30) | 57 | R | |
| 78. | Matt Belisle (13, 36) | 55 | R |
| Carlos Villanueva (11, 32) | 55 | R | |
| 80. | Homer Bailey (10, 30) | 54 | R |
| 81. | Andrew Cashner (7, 29) | 53 | R |
| Tom Gorzelanny (12, 33) | 53 | L | |
| Clayton Richard (8, 32) | 53 | L | |
| Tyson Ross (7, 29) | 53 | R | |
| 85. | Travis Wood (7, 29) | 52 | L |
| 86. | Chris Archer (5, 27) | 51 | R |
| Chris Volstad (7, 29) | 51 | R | |
| 88. | Derek Holland (8, 29) | 50 | L |
| Chris Sale (7, 27) | 50 | L | |
| 90. | Tom Koehler (5, 30) | 48 | R |
| Wily Peralta (5, 27) | 48 | R | |
| Francisco Rodriguez (15, 34) | 48 | R | |
| Chris Tillman (8, 28) | 48 | R | |
| 94. | Luis Ayala (9, 38) | 47 | R |
| Dallas Keuchel (5, 28) | 47 | L | |
| Shelby Miller (5, 25) | 47 | R | |
| Chad Qualls (13, 37) | 47 | R | |
| Alfredo Simon (9, 35) | 47 | R | |
| 99. | Jake Arrieta (7, 30) | 46 | R |
| Carlos Carrasco (7, 29) | 46 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Losses | Throws |
| Nathan Eovaldi (6, 26) | 46 | R | |
| Dillon Gee (7, 30) | 46 | R | |
| Jose Quintana (5, 27) | 46 | L |
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