20 Wins Club National League Pitchers 1890

20 Wins Club : 1890 - 1900

Twenty wins in a single season is a truly a magical plateau. Jim Bouton wrote in his classic book Ball Four, "If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher twenty wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it."

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the pitchers from 1890 through 1900 who are members of the National League 20 Wins Club. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season. Quantities are cumulative, consecutive and include instances from other major leagues also.

"Gosh, all a kid has to do these days is spit straight and he gets forty-thousand dollars to sign." - Cy Young

Twenty Wins Club '1890 to 1900' In Chronological Order
Name^(Quantity)	Team	Wins	Losses	Year	Top 25
Bill Hutchison⁽¹⁾	Chicago	42	25	1890	Top 25
Kid Gleason⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	38	17
Tom Lovett⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	30	11
Amos Rusie⁽¹⁾	New York	29	34
Billy Rhines⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	28	17
Kid Nichols⁽¹⁾	Boston	27	19
John Clarkson⁽⁶⁾	Boston	26	18
Adonis Terry⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	26	16
Tom Vickery⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	24	22
Bob Caruthers⁽⁶⁾	Brooklyn	23	11
Charlie Getzien⁽³⁾	Boston	23	17
Ed Beatin⁽²⁾	Cleveland	22	30
Pat Luby⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	9
Bill Hutchison⁽²⁾	Chicago	44	19	1891	Top 25
John Clarkson⁽⁷⁾	Boston	33	19
Amos Rusie⁽²⁾	New York	33	20
Kid Nichols⁽²⁾	Boston	30	17
Cy Young⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	27	22
Kid Gleason⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	24	22
Tom Lovett⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	23	19
Tony Mullane⁽⁷⁾	Cincinnati	23	26
Mark Baldwin⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	22	28
John Ewing⁽¹⁾	New York	21	8
Duke Esper⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	15
Harry Staley⁽³⁾	Philadelphia	20	8
Bill Hutchison⁽³⁾	Chicago	37	36	1892	Top 25
Cy Young⁽²⁾	Cleveland	36	12
Kid Nichols⁽³⁾	Boston	35	16
Jack Stivetts⁽³⁾	Boston	35	16
Gus Weyhing⁽⁶⁾	Philadelphia	32	21
Amos Rusie⁽³⁾	New York	31	31
George Haddock⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	29	13
Frank Killen⁽¹⁾	Washington	29	26
Nig Cuppy⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	28	13
Ed Stein⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	27	16
Mark Baldwin⁽⁴⁾	Pittsburgh	26	27
Silver King⁽⁵⁾	New York	23	24
Ad Gumbert⁽²⁾	Chicago	22	19
Harry Staley⁽⁴⁾	Boston	22	10
Tony Mullane⁽⁸⁾	Cincinnati	21	13
Scott Stratton⁽²⁾	Louisville	21	19
Kid Gleason⁽³⁾	St. Louis	20	24
Frank Killen⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	36	14	1893	Top 25
Kid Nichols⁽⁴⁾	Boston	34	14
Cy Young⁽³⁾	Cleveland	34	16
Amos Rusie⁽⁴⁾	New York	33	21
Brickyard Kennedy⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	25	20
Sadie McMahon⁽²⁾	Baltimore	23	18
Gus Weyhing⁽⁷⁾	Philadelphia	23	16
Kid Gleason⁽⁴⁾	St. Louis	21	22
Kid Carsey⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	20	15
Jack Stivetts⁽⁴⁾	Boston	20	12
Amos Rusie⁽⁵⁾	New York	36	13	1894	Top 25
Jouett Meekin⁽¹⁾	New York	33	9
Kid Nichols⁽⁵⁾	Boston	32	13
Ted Breitenstein⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	27	23
Ed Stein⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	26	14
Jack Stivetts⁽⁵⁾	Boston	26	14
Cy Young⁽⁴⁾	Cleveland	26	21
Sadie McMahon⁽³⁾	Baltimore	25	8
Nig Cuppy⁽²⁾	Cleveland	24	15
Brickyard Kennedy⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	24	20
Jack Taylor⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	23	13
Clark Griffith⁽¹⁾	Chicago	21	14
Cy Young⁽⁵⁾	Cleveland	35	10	1895	Top 25
Pink Hawley⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	31	22
Bill Hoffer⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	31	6
Nig Cuppy⁽³⁾	Cleveland	26	14
Clark Griffith⁽²⁾	Chicago	26	14
Kid Nichols⁽⁶⁾	Boston	26	16
Jack Taylor⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	26	14
Kid Carsey⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	24	16
Amos Rusie⁽⁶⁾	New York	23	23
Adonis Terry⁽³⁾	Chicago	21	14
George Hemming⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	20	13
Frank Killen⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	30	18	1896	Top 25
Kid Nichols⁽⁷⁾	Boston	30	14
Cy Young⁽⁶⁾	Cleveland	28	15
Jouett Meekin⁽²⁾	New York	26	14
Nig Cuppy⁽⁴⁾	Cleveland	25	14
Bill Hoffer⁽²⁾	Baltimore	25	7
Win Mercer⁽¹⁾	Washington	25	18
Frank Dwyer⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	24	11
Clark Griffith⁽³⁾	Chicago	23	11
Pink Hawley⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	22	21
Jack Stivetts⁽⁶⁾	Boston	22	14
Jack Taylor⁽³⁾	Philadelphia	20	21
Kid Nichols⁽⁸⁾	Boston	31	11	1897	Top 25
Amos Rusie⁽⁷⁾	New York	28	10
Fred Klobedanz⁽¹⁾	Boston	26	7
Joe Corbett⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	24	8
Ted Breitenstein⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	23	12
Bill Hoffer⁽³⁾	Baltimore	22	11
Clark Griffith⁽⁴⁾	Chicago	21	18
Ted Lewis⁽¹⁾	Boston	21	12
Billy Rhines⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	21	15
Cy Young⁽⁷⁾	Cleveland	21	19
Jouett Meekin⁽³⁾	New York	20	11
Win Mercer⁽²⁾	Washington	20	20
Jerry Nops⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	20	6
Kid Nichols⁽⁹⁾	Boston	31	12	1898	Top 25
Bert Cunningham⁽²⁾	Louisville	28	15
Pink Hawley⁽³⁾	Cincinnati	27	11
Doc McJames⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	27	15
Ted Lewis⁽²⁾	Boston	26	8
Cy Seymour⁽¹⁾	New York	25	19
Jesse Tannehill⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	25	13
Vic Willis⁽¹⁾	Boston	25	13
Cy Young⁽⁸⁾	Cleveland	25	13
Clark Griffith⁽⁵⁾	Chicago	24	10
Wiley Piatt⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	24	14
Jay Hughes⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	23	12
Jack Powell⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	23	15
Ted Breitenstein⁽³⁾	Cincinnati	20	14
Nixey Callahan⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	10
Al Maul⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	20	7
Amos Rusie⁽⁸⁾	New York	20	11
Jay Hughes⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	28	6	1899	Top 25
Joe McGinnity⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	28	16
Vic Willis⁽²⁾	Boston	27	8
Cy Young⁽⁹⁾	St. Louis	26	16
Jesse Tannehill⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	24	14
Jack Dunn⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	23	13
Noodles Hahn⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	23	8
Wiley Piatt⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	23	15
Jack Powell⁽²⁾	St. Louis	23	19
Clark Griffith⁽⁶⁾	Chicago	22	14
Brickyard Kennedy⁽³⁾	Brooklyn	22	9
Frank Kitson⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	22	16
Nixey Callahan⁽²⁾	Chicago	21	12
Red Donahue⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	21	8
Chick Fraser⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	21	12
Sam Leever⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	21	23
Kid Nichols⁽¹⁰⁾	Boston	21	19
Deacon Phillippe⁽¹⁾	Louisville	21	17
Joe McGinnity⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	28	8	1900	Top 25
Bill Dinneen⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	14
Brickyard Kennedy⁽⁴⁾	Brookyn	20	13
Deacon Phillippe⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	20	13
Jesse Tannehill⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	20	6
Name^(Quantity)	Team	Wins	Losses	Year	Top 25
Twenty Wins Club

Did you know that the two (1890 & 1891) forty-plus win seasons on this twenty (20) wins club page are the last two (2) in National League history?

During the 1879 season Jim McCormick won twenty (20) games, but also set the National League record for most losses by a twenty (20) game winner with forty (40).

In 1942 Johnny Beazley started twenty-three (23) games. He won twenty-one (21) of those games making it the least amount of games started by a National League twenty (20) game winner.

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