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Cy Young [1] [2] [3] holds the MLB win record with 511; Walter Johnson [4] is second with 417. Young and Johnson are the only players to earn 400 or more wins. Among pitchers whose entire careers were in the post-1920 live-ball era, Warren Spahn [5] has the most wins with 363. Only 24 pitchers have accumulated 300 or more wins in their careers. [6]
Nichols' and Radbourn's streaks date from the start of their careers; the only pitchers to start their careers with streaks of seven consecutive seasons of 20 wins. Winning percentage is generally computed to the thousandths place. When necessary, the percentage is computed to greater precision to establish a true order.
The most recent tie in the American League was in 2012, when Jered Weaver and David Price tied for the lead with 20 wins each, and the most recent tie in the National League was in 2011, when Ian Kennedy and Clayton Kershaw tied with 21 wins each. The most pitchers to share the title in a single season is six, accomplished in 2006 when Aaron ...
Forget about the 300-win pitcher that was the gold standard for Hall of Fame career excellence over the past century — even 200 career wins might be out of the question soon. Forget 300 career wins.
The most wins by a pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era is Warren Spahn's 363. For a player to accomplish this, he would have to average 25 wins in 20 seasons just to attain 500. Since 1978, only three pitchers (Ron Guidry in 1978, Steve Stone in 1980, and Bob Welch in 1990 [7]) have had one season with 25 wins. [8]
List of best Major League Baseball season win–loss records; ... List of Major League Baseball leaders in home runs by pitchers; Runs batted in
In Major League Baseball, the 300-win club is the group of pitchers who have won 300 or more games. Twenty-four pitchers have reached this milestone. Twenty-four pitchers have reached this milestone. This list does not include Bobby Mathews who won 297 in the major leagues plus several more in 1869 and 1870 before the major leagues were ...
Charles Radbourn [3] holds the record for the most wins in a single-season, winning 59 games in 1884. [4] John Clarkson [5] (53 in 1885) and Guy Hecker [6] (52 in 1884) are the only other pitchers to win more than 50 games in a single-season. [7]