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Fewest career wins for a pitcher who made at least 5 Opening Day starts since 1919

Posted by Andy
Since 1919 there have been 113 pitchers to start at least 5 Opening Day games. Those with the fewest career wins are:

Rk Player W From To Age L IP ERA+ Tm
1 Cy Blanton 68 1934 1942 25-33 71 1218.1 110 PIT-PHI
2 Rick Langford 73 1976 1986 24-34 106 1491.0 95 PIT-OAK
3 Ben Sheets 90 2001 2010 22-31 92 1547.1 113 MIL-OAK
4 Aaron Harang 95 2002 2011 24-33 94 1622.1 101 OAK-TOT-CIN-SDP
5 Rick Mahler 96 1979 1991 25-37 111 1951.1 96 ATL-CIN-TOT
6 Mario Soto 100 1977 1988 20-31 92 1730.1 108 CIN
7 Randy Jones 100 1973 1982 23-32 123 1933.0 101 SDP-NYM
8 Flint Rhem 105 1924 1936 23-35 97 1725.1 98 PHI-TOT-BSN-STL
9 J.R. Richard 107 1971 1980 21-30 71 1606.0 108 HOU
10 Pete Harnisch 111 1988 2001 21-34 103 1959.0 103 BAL-HOU-NYM-TOT-CIN
11 Shane Reynolds 114 1992 2004 24-36 96 1791.2 103 HOU-ATL-ARI
12 Mike Witt 117 1981 1993 20-32 116 2108.1 105 CAL-TOT-NYY
13 Jeff Fassero 121 1991 2006 28-43 124 2033.2 108 MON-SEA-BOS-CHC-STL-TOT-SFG
14 Larry Jansen 122 1947 1956 26-35 89 1765.2 112 NYG-CIN
15 Terry Mulholland 124 1986 2006 23-43 142 2575.2 94 SFG-TOT-PHI-NYY-CHC-ATL-CLE-MIN-ARI
16 Mike Scott 124 1979 1991 24-36 108 2068.2 100 NYM-HOU
17 Josh Beckett 125 2001 2011 21-31 81 1721.2 115 FLA-BOS
18 Carlos Zambrano 125 2001 2011 20-30 81 1826.2 122 CHC
19 Ned Garver 129 1948 1961 22-35 157 2477.1 113 SLB-TOT-DET-KCA-LAA
20 Jon Lieber 131 1994 2008 24-38 124 2198.0 103 PIT-CHC-NYY-PHI
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 12/14/2011.

Obviously a few of these guys are still active and will hopefully add wins to their total.