Single Season Pitching Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
updated 1/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Player | Year | Tm | W | Player | Year | Tm | Sv | Player | Year | Tm | ERA | |||||||||||
1 | Mathewson,Christy | 1909 | CL | 35 | 1 | Mota,Guillermo | 2005 | BN | 53 | 1 | Mathewson,Christy | 1909 | CL | 0.90 | ||||||||
2 | Young,Cy | 1904 | SO | 35 | 2 | Wetteland,John | 1994 | LI | 46 | 2 | Hughson,Tex | 1945 | SM | 0.97 | ||||||||
3 | Waddell,Rube | 1903 | NB | 34 | 3 | Hoffman,Trevor | 2010 | SI | 46 | 3 | Gibson,Bob | 1969 | SO | 1.00 | ||||||||
4 | Spahn,Warren | 1948 | BR | 34 | 4 | Wagner,Billy | 2006 | FR | 44 | 4 | Wyatt,Whit | 1944 | LI | 1.04 | ||||||||
5 | Bunning,Jim | 1967 | NP | 32 | 5 | Adams,Mike | 2012 | LI | 44 | 5 | Joss,Addie | 1909 | WA | 1.05 | ||||||||
6 | Taylor,Jack | 1903 | CL | 32 | 6 | Holland,Greg | 2015 | SI | 44 | 6 | Chandler,Spud | 1944 | HP | 1.10 | ||||||||
7 | Sain,Johnny | 1949 | SO | 31 | 7 | Rivera,Mariano | 2000 | EB | 44 | 7 | Overall,Orval | 1910 | BR | 1.12 | ||||||||
8 | Niekro,Phil | 1980 | NP | 31 | 8 | Melancon,Mark | 2014 | RO | 44 | 8 | Hoyt,Waite | 1928 | BE | 1.15 | ||||||||
9 | Newhouser,Hal | 1946 | SX | 31 | 9 | Cook,Ryan | 2013 | FF | 43 | 9 | Hubbell,Carl | 1934 | MI | 1.21 | ||||||||
10 | Luque,Dolf | 1924 | BE | 30 | 10 | Allen,Cody | 2017 | FR | 43 | 10 | Patterson,Roy | 1907 | BS | 1.22 | ||||||||
11 | Hughson,Tex | 1943 | SO | 30 | 11 | Hernandez,Roberto M | 1993 | LI | 43 | 11 | Young,Cy | 1909 | TU | 1.22 | ||||||||
12 | Leever,Sam | 1904 | NB | 30 | 12 | Hughes,Jared | 2019 | ID | 43 | 12 | Passeau,Claude | 1946 | LI | 1.25 | ||||||||
13 | McLain,Denny | 1970 | CS | 30 | 13 | Betances,Dellin | 2015 | RO | 41 | 13 | Newhouser,Hal | 1947 | SX | 1.27 | ||||||||
14 | Drysdale,Don | 1963 | CS | 30 | 14 | Clase,Emmanuel | 2022 | FR | 41 | 14 | Hershiser,Orel | 1986 | HZ | 1.28 | ||||||||
15 | Donohue,Pete | 1926 | SO | 30 | 15 | Devine,Joey | 2009 | LI | 41 | 15 | Hollingsworth,Al | 1943 | LI | 1.29 | ||||||||
16 | Faber,Red | 1922 | FG | 30 | 16 | Mesa,Jose | 1996 | BT | 41 | 16 | Brown,Three Finger | 1909 | BE | 1.30 | ||||||||
17 | Sudhoff,Willie | 1902 | MI | 30 | 17 | Rivera,Mariano | 2011 | EB | 41 | 17 | Walsh,Ed | 1909 | CS | 1.30 | ||||||||
18 | Perry,Gaylord | 1971 | LI | 30 | 18 | Nen,Robb | 2001 | NP | 41 | 18 | Krause,Harry | 1910 | HP | 1.32 | ||||||||
19 | Niekro,Joe | 1982 | BE | 30 | 19 | Otero,Dan | 2017 | LI | 40 | 19 | Pearson,Monte | 1934 | ME | 1.32 | ||||||||
20 | Rijo,Jose | 1994 | BC | 30 | 20 | Eleven tied with | 39 | 20 | Bender,Chief | 1910 | BU | 1.34 | ||||||||||
Orth,Al | 1902 | HP | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vance,Dazzy | 1929 | LI | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Player | Year | Tm | ShO | Player | Year | Tm | IP | Player | Year | Tm | SO | |||||||||||
1 | Mathewson,Christy | 1909 | CL | 16 | 1 | Mathewson,Christy | 1909 | CL | 380.1 | 1 | Koufax,Sandy | 1967 | SX | 402 | ||||||||
2 | McLain,Denny | 1970 | CS | 15 | 2 | Mathewson,Christy | 1904 | CL | 380.0 | 2 | Koufax,Sandy | 1966 | SX | 375 | ||||||||
3 | Blyleven,Bert | 1974 | NP | 14 | 3 | Walsh,Ed | 1909 | CS | 379.2 | 3 | Ryan,Nolan | 1973 | ME | 357 | ||||||||
4 | Newhouser,Hal | 1946 | SX | 12 | 4 | Young,Cy | 1902 | SO | 379.0 | 4 | Johnson,Randy | 1996 | HO | 356 | ||||||||
5 | Ford,Whitey | 1957 | NP | 12 | 5 | Chesbro,Jack | 1905 | BE | 378.2 | 5 | McDowell,Sam | 1971 | SX | 347 | ||||||||
6 | Bunning,Jim | 1967 | NP | 12 | 6 | Walsh,Ed | 1908 | WM | 376.0 | 6 | Clemens,Roger | 1998 | SS | 345 | ||||||||
7 | Guidry,Ron | 1979 | BE | 12 | 7 | Plank,Eddie | 1906 | TU | 375.1 | 7 | Martinez,Pedro | 1998 | FR | 341 | ||||||||
8 | Reulbach,Ed | 1906 | MI | 11 | 8 | Young,Cy | 1904 | SO | 374.1 | 8 | McDowell,Sam | 1966 | SX | 340 | ||||||||
9 | McQuillan,George | 1909 | PR | 11 | 9 | Wood,Wilbur | 1974 | BR | 370.2 | 9 | Mathewson,Christy | 1909 | CL | 335 | ||||||||
10 | Grimes,Burleigh | 1921 | KI | 11 | 10 | Plank,Eddie | 1904 | TU | 370.1 | 10 | Blue,Vida | 1972 | GL | 335 | ||||||||
11 | Hubbell,Carl | 1934 | MI | 11 | 11 | Mathewson,Christy | 1905 | CL | 369.0 | 11 | Arrieta,Jake | 2016 | SS | 331 | ||||||||
12 | Newhouser,Hal | 1947 | SX | 11 | 12 | Niekro,Phil | 1980 | NP | 367.0 | 12 | Scherzer,Max | 2017 | EB | 330 | ||||||||
13 | Martinez,Pedro | 1998 | FR | 11 | 13 | Wood,Wilbur | 1973 | BR | 367.0 | 13 | Hernandez,Felix | 2015 | LI | 327 | ||||||||
14 | Taylor,Jack | 1903 | CL | 10 | 14 | Taylor,Jack | 1903 | CL | 364.0 | 14 | McDowell,Sam | 1969 | SX | 326 | ||||||||
15 | Leever,Sam | 1904 | NB | 10 | 15 | Brown,Three Finger | 1910 | BE | 363.1 | 15 | Mathewson,Christy | 1904 | CL | 321 | ||||||||
16 | Chandler,Spud | 1944 | HP | 10 | 16 | McLain,Denny | 1970 | CS | 363.0 | 16 | Feller,Bob | 1947 | WW | 320 | ||||||||
17 | Pierce,Billy | 1953 | KI | 10 | 17 | Plank,Eddie | 1905 | TU | 363.0 | 17 | Nomo,Hideo | 1996 | MR | 320 | ||||||||
18 | Bunning,Jim | 1966 | NP | 10 | 18 | McGinnity,Joe | 1905 | WW | 362.0 | 18 | Richard,JR | 1979 | MI, WI | 319 | ||||||||
19 | Koufax,Sandy | 1966 | SX | 10 | 19 | Waddell,Rube | 1905 | NB | 361.1 | 19 | Santana,Johan | 2005 | PO | 318 | ||||||||
20 | Koufax,Sandy | 1967 | SX | 10 | 20 | Taylor,Jack | 1905 | CL | 360.1 | 20 | Koufax,Sandy | 1964 | SX | 317 | ||||||||
Gibson,Bob | 1969 | SO | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Odom,Blue Moon | 1969 | CS | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wainwright,Adam | 2015 | BR | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Player | Year | Tm | G | Player | Year | Tm | GS | |||||||||||||||
1 | P3-Leading Pitching Season Total - Games Pitched* | 1 | Wood,Wilbur | 1973 | BR | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Player | SName | Tms | G | 2 | Wood,Wilbur | 1974 | BR | 48 | |||||||||||||
3 | Lavelle,Gary | 1978 | LI | 104 | 3 | Plank,Eddie | 1904 | TU | 47 | |||||||||||||
4 | Brusstar,Warren | 1978 | RU | 100 | 4 | Plank,Eddie | 1905 | TU | 46 | |||||||||||||
5 | Fingers,Rollie | 1978 | BR | 99 | 5 | Young,Cy | 1908 | TU | 46 | |||||||||||||
6 | Farmer,Ed | 1980 | BZ | 87 | 6 | Boyd,Oil Can | 1985 | BK, HB | 46 | |||||||||||||
7 | Miller,Bob | 1957 | NP, PO, SO | 87 | 7 | Plank,Eddie | 1903 | TU | 45 | |||||||||||||
8 | Miller,Bob | 1955 | PO, SO | 86 | 8 | Plank,Eddie | 1906 | TU | 45 | |||||||||||||
9 | Sosa,Elias | 1978 | LI | 86 | 9 | Plank,Eddie | 1908 | TU | 45 | |||||||||||||
10 | Looper,Braden | 2003 | PO | 84 | 10 | Mathewson,Christy | 1904 | CL | 45 | |||||||||||||
11 | Campbell,Bill | 1977 | GG | 84 | 11 | Lolich,Mickey | 1972 | HP | 45 | |||||||||||||
12 | Collins,Tim | 2013 | GU | 83 | 12 | Waddell,Rube | 1905 | NB | 45 | |||||||||||||
13 | Monge,Sid | 1980 | CO | 83 | 13 | Young,Cy | 1904 | SO | 45 | |||||||||||||
14 | Garber,Gene | 1978 | RU | 82 | 14 | Walsh,Ed | 1908 | WM | 44 | |||||||||||||
15 | Proctor,Scott | 2007 | LI | 82 | 15 | Sain,Johnny | 1949 | SO | 44 | |||||||||||||
16 | Nine tied with | 81 | 16 | Chesbro,Jack | 1905 | BE | 44 | |||||||||||||||
17 | Niekro,Phil | 1978 | NP | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Niekro,Phil | 1980 | NP | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Mathewson,Christy | 1905 | CL | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Young,Cy | 1905 | SO | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||