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Most Losses of the 1980s (MLB)

Every MLB season from 1980 to 1989, added up. Games lost

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Jim Clancy recorded more losses than any other MLB player in the 1980s, with 126, 4 clear of Frank Tanana (122). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 16 in 1980. The top ten runs from 126 down to 104.

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Jim Clancy MLB leader, 1980s Jim Clancy 1980–1989 · 10 seasons
126 Losses 4 clear of Frank Tanana
# Player Seasons L Best year
1 Jim Clancy Jim Clancy 1980–1989 (10) 126 16 (1980)
2 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana 1980–1989 (10) 122 18 (1982)
3 Jack Morris Jack Morris 1980–1989 (10) 119 16 (1982)
4 Bob Knepper Bob Knepper 1980–1989 (10) 118 17 (1987)
5 Charlie Hough Charlie Hough 1980–1989 (10) 114 16 (1988)
6 Dave Stieb Dave Stieb 1980–1989 (10) 109 15 (1980)
7 Floyd Bannister Floyd Bannister 1980–1989 (10) 109 14 (1986)
8 Richard Dotson Richard Dotson 1980–1989 (10) 109 17 (1986)
9 Mike Moore Mike Moore 1982–1989 (8) 107 19 (1987)
10 Mike Witt Mike Witt 1981–1989 (9) 104 16 (1988)
11 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 1980–1989 (10) 104 16 (1987)
12 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven 1980–1989 (10) 103 17 (1988)
13 Fernando Valenzuela Fernando Valenzuela 1980–1989 (10) 103 17 (1984)
14 Danny Darwin 1980–1989 (10) 101 18 (1985)
15 Rick Honeycutt 1980–1989 (10) 101 17 (1982)
16 Rick Mahler Rick Mahler 1980–1989 (10) 101 18 (1986)
17 Rick Rhoden Rick Rhoden 1980–1989 (10) 100 15 (1985)
18 Shane Rawley Shane Rawley 1980–1989 (10) 100 16 (1988)
19 Frank Viola Frank Viola 1982–1989 (8) 98 17 (1989)
20 Doyle Alexander Doyle Alexander 1980–1989 (10) 98 18 (1989)
21 Joe Niekro Joe Niekro 1980–1988 (9) 96 14 (1983)
22 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan 1980–1989 (10) 94 13 (1988)
23 Bob Welch Bob Welch 1980–1989 (10) 93 13 (1984)
24 Rick Sutcliffe Rick Sutcliffe 1980–1989 (10) 93 14 (1988)
25 Ed Whitson Ed Whitson 1980–1989 (10) 91 13 (1987)
26 Mike Krukow Mike Krukow 1980–1989 (10) 91 15 (1980)
27 Mike Scott Mike Scott 1980–1989 (10) 90 13 (1987)
28 Walt Terrell 1982–1989 (8) 89 18 (1989)
29 Tommy John Tommy John 1980–1989 (10) 89 13 (1984)
30 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley 1980–1989 (10) 88 14 (1980)
31 Dan Petry Dan Petry 1980–1989 (10) 87 13 (1985)
32 Dennis Martinez Dennis Martinez 1980–1989 (10) 87 16 (1983)
33 Mike Boddicker Mike Boddicker 1980–1989 (10) 87 17 (1985)
34 Bill Gullickson Bill Gullickson 1980–1987 (8) 86 14 (1982)
35 Mike Smithson Mike Smithson 1982–1989 (8) 86 14 (1986)
36 Don Sutton Don Sutton 1980–1988 (9) 86 13 (1983)
37 Larry McWilliams Larry McWilliams 1980–1989 (10) 85 14 (1980)
38 Mario Soto Mario Soto 1980–1988 (9) 84 15 (1985)
39 Steve Carlton Steve Carlton 1980–1988 (9) 84 16 (1983)
40 Bruce Hurst Bruce Hurst 1980–1989 (10) 84 13 (1985)
41 Steve Trout Steve Trout 1980–1989 (10) 84 16 (1980)
42 Neal Heaton Neal Heaton 1982–1989 (8) 83 17 (1985)
43 Phil Niekro Phil Niekro 1980–1987 (8) 83 18 (1980)
44 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor 1980–1988 (9) 83 15 (1986)
45 Jerry Reuss Jerry Reuss 1980–1989 (10) 83 11 (1983)
46 Rick Reuschel Rick Reuschel 1980–1989 (9) 82 16 (1986)
47 Joaquin Andujar Joaquin Andujar 1980–1988 (9) 81 16 (1983)
48 Eric Show Eric Show 1981–1989 (9) 79 16 (1987)
49 Scott Sanderson Scott Sanderson 1980–1989 (10) 79 12 (1982)
50 Kevin Gross 1983–1989 (7) 78 16 (1987)
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