1872 MLB Winning Percentage Leaders
Wins per decision
Cherokee Fisher led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1872 with .909, 83 points ahead of Al Spalding (.826). It stands 24th among all single seasons in MLB history.
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Led all of MLB in 1872
Cherokee Fisher
Baltimore Canaries
.909
Winning Percentage
.083 clear of Al Spalding
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| # | Player | Team | W-L% | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Cherokee Fisher
|
BL1 | .909 | 10 | 1 | 1.80 | 110.0 |
| 2 |
 Al Spalding
|
BS1 | .826 | 38 | 8 | 1.85 | 404.2 |
| 3 |
 Dick McBride
|
PH1 | .682 | 30 | 14 | 2.85 | 419.1 |
| 4 |
 Candy Cummings
|
NY2 | .623 | 33 | 20 | 3.01 | 497.0 |
| 5 |
 Frank Buttery
|
MID | .600 | 3 | 2 | 4.27 | 59.0 |
| 6 |
 Bobby Mathews
|
BL1 | .581 | 25 | 18 | 3.19 | 406.0 |
| 7 |
 George Zettlein
|
TRO +1 | .484 | 15 | 16 | 2.57 | 263.0 |
| 8 |
 Rynie Wolters
|
CL1 | .333 | 3 | 6 | 6.09 | 75.1 |
| 9 |
 Phonney Martin
|
BR1 +1 | .250 | 3 | 9 | 4.19 | 122.1 |
| 10 | Jim Britt | BR2 | .243 | 9 | 28 | 4.53 | 336.0 |
| 11 |
 Al Pratt
|
CL1 | .182 | 2 | 9 | 5.79 | 105.2 |
| 12 |
 Asa Brainard
|
WS3 +1 | .182 | 2 | 9 | 6.31 | 87.0 |
| 13 | Cy Bentley | MID | .118 | 2 | 15 | 6.06 | 144.0 |
| 14 | Bill Stearns | WS4 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 6.18 | 99.0 |
| 15 | James McDermott | BR1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8.14 | 63.0 |