For single seasons, From 1961 to 2014, (requiring WAR_pitch≥9), sorted by greatest WAR for Pitchers: Results
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Rk | Player | WAR ▾ | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | PO | BK | WP | Pit | Str | |||||||||
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1 | Dwight Gooden | 12.1 | 1985 | 20 | NYM | NL | 35 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 0 | 276.2 | 198 | 51 | 47 | 69 | 268 | 1.53 | 2.13 | 229 | 13 | 1065 | 986 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .201 | .254 | .270 | .524 | 52 | ||
2 | Steve Carlton | 12.1 | 1972 | 27 | PHI | NL | 41 | 41 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 10 | .730 | 0 | 346.1 | 257 | 84 | 76 | 87 | 310 | 1.97 | 2.01 | 182 | 17 | 1351 | 1244 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .207 | .257 | .291 | .548 | 60 | ||
3 | Roger Clemens | 11.9 | 1997 | 34 | TOR | AL | 34 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 0 | 264.0 | 204 | 65 | 60 | 68 | 292 | 2.05 | 2.25 | 222 | 9 | 1044 | 957 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .213 | .273 | .290 | .564 | 48 | ||
4 | Pedro Martinez | 11.7 | 2000 | 28 | BOS | AL | 29 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 0 | 217.0 | 128 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 284 | 1.74 | 2.17 | 291 | 17 | 817 | 768 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .213 | .259 | .473 | 18 | 3164 | 2136 |
5 | Wilbur Wood | 11.7 | 1971 | 29 | CHW | AL | 44 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 1 | 334.0 | 272 | 95 | 71 | 62 | 210 | 1.91 | 2.63 | 189 | 21 | 1316 | 1224 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .222 | .263 | .306 | .568 | 64 | ||
6 | Bob Gibson | 11.2 | 1968 | 32 | STL | NL | 34 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 0 | 304.2 | 198 | 49 | 38 | 62 | 268 | 1.12 | 1.77 | 258 | 11 | 1161 | 1075 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .184 | .233 | .236 | .469 | 47 | ||
7 | Gaylord Perry | 11.0 | 1972 | 33 | CLE | AL | 41 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1 | 342.2 | 253 | 79 | 73 | 82 | 234 | 1.92 | 2.50 | 168 | 17 | 1345 | 1235 | 43 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .205 | .261 | .296 | .556 | 68 | ||
8 | Randy Johnson | 10.9 | 2002 | 38 | ARI | NL | 35 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 0 | 260.0 | 197 | 78 | 67 | 71 | 334 | 2.32 | 2.66 | 195 | 26 | 1035 | 945 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .208 | .273 | .346 | .619 | 59 | 3991 | 2620 |
9 | Sandy Koufax | 10.7 | 1963 | 27 | LAD | NL | 40 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 0 | 311.0 | 214 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 306 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 159 | 18 | 1210 | 1135 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .189 | .230 | .271 | .501 | 54 | ||
10 | Wilbur Wood | 10.7 | 1972 | 30 | CHW | AL | 49 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 17 | .585 | 0 | 376.2 | 325 | 119 | 105 | 74 | 193 | 2.51 | 2.99 | 126 | 28 | 1490 | 1384 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 11 | .235 | .276 | .343 | .620 | 87 | ||
11 | Roger Clemens | 10.6 | 1990 | 27 | BOS | AL | 31 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 0 | 228.1 | 193 | 59 | 49 | 54 | 209 | 1.93 | 2.18 | 211 | 7 | 920 | 847 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .228 | .278 | .306 | .584 | 61 | ||
12 | Tom Seaver | 10.6 | 1973 | 28 | NYM | NL | 36 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 0 | 290.0 | 219 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 251 | 2.08 | 2.57 | 175 | 23 | 1147 | 1064 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .206 | .252 | .313 | .565 | 62 | ||
13 | Bob Gibson | 10.4 | 1969 | 33 | STL | NL | 35 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0 | 314.0 | 251 | 84 | 76 | 95 | 269 | 2.18 | 2.30 | 164 | 12 | 1270 | 1146 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .219 | .283 | .288 | .571 | 66 | ||
14 | Zack Greinke | 10.4 | 2009 | 25 | KCR | AL | 33 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 229.1 | 195 | 64 | 55 | 51 | 242 | 2.16 | 2.33 | 205 | 11 | 915 | 849 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .230 | .276 | .336 | .611 | 62 | 3477 | 2206 |
15 | Fergie Jenkins | 10.3 | 1971 | 28 | CHC | NL | 39 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 0 | 325.0 | 304 | 114 | 100 | 37 | 263 | 2.77 | 2.38 | 141 | 29 | 1299 | 1236 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .246 | .269 | .373 | .642 | 77 | ||
16 | Juan Marichal | 10.3 | 1965 | 27 | SFG | NL | 39 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 1 | 295.1 | 224 | 78 | 70 | 46 | 240 | 2.13 | 2.59 | 169 | 27 | 1153 | 1092 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .239 | .318 | .557 | 59 | ||
17 | Sandy Koufax | 10.3 | 1966 | 30 | LAD | NL | 41 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 9 | .750 | 0 | 323.0 | 241 | 74 | 62 | 77 | 317 | 1.73 | 2.07 | 190 | 19 | 1274 | 1178 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .205 | .252 | .294 | .545 | 62 | ||
18 | Dick Ellsworth | 10.2 | 1963 | 23 | CHC | NL | 37 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 0 | 290.2 | 223 | 75 | 68 | 75 | 185 | 2.11 | 2.63 | 167 | 14 | 1160 | 1063 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .210 | .262 | .281 | .543 | 58 | ||
19 | Steve Carlton | 10.2 | 1980 | 35 | PHI | NL | 38 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 0 | 304.0 | 243 | 87 | 79 | 90 | 286 | 2.34 | 2.42 | 162 | 15 | 1228 | 1114 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 17 | .218 | .276 | .327 | .603 | 69 | ||
20 | Tom Seaver | 10.1 | 1971 | 26 | NYM | NL | 36 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0 | 286.1 | 210 | 61 | 56 | 61 | 289 | 1.76 | 1.93 | 194 | 18 | 1103 | 1021 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .206 | .252 | .297 | .549 | 61 | ||
21 | Phil Niekro | 10.0 | 1978 | 39 | ATL | NL | 44 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 1 | 334.1 | 295 | 129 | 107 | 102 | 248 | 2.88 | 2.76 | 142 | 16 | 1389 | 1254 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .235 | .298 | .323 | .621 | 71 | ||
22 | Randy Johnson | 10.0 | 2001 | 37 | ARI | NL | 35 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 0 | 249.2 | 181 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 372 | 2.49 | 2.13 | 188 | 19 | 994 | 890 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .203 | .274 | .309 | .583 | 50 | 4076 | 2638 |
23 | Bert Blyleven | 9.9 | 1973 | 22 | MIN | AL | 40 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 17 | .541 | 0 | 325.0 | 296 | 109 | 91 | 67 | 258 | 2.52 | 2.32 | 156 | 16 | 1321 | 1221 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .242 | .284 | .334 | .618 | 71 | ||
24 | Bret Saberhagen | 9.7 | 1989 | 25 | KCR | AL | 36 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | .793 | 0 | 262.1 | 209 | 74 | 63 | 43 | 193 | 2.16 | 2.45 | 180 | 13 | 1021 | 961 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .217 | .251 | .317 | .568 | 59 | ||
25 | Greg Maddux | 9.7 | 1995 | 29 | ATL | NL | 28 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 0 | 209.2 | 147 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 181 | 1.63 | 2.26 | 260 | 8 | 785 | 748 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .197 | .224 | .258 | .482 | 29 | ||
26 | Pedro Martinez | 9.7 | 1999 | 27 | BOS | AL | 31 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 0 | 213.1 | 160 | 56 | 49 | 37 | 313 | 2.07 | 1.39 | 243 | 9 | 835 | 780 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .205 | .248 | .288 | .536 | 35 | ||
27 | Mark Fidrych | 9.6 | 1976 | 21 | DET | AL | 31 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 0 | 250.1 | 217 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 97 | 2.34 | 3.15 | 159 | 12 | 996 | 923 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .235 | .277 | .301 | .579 | 67 | ||
28 | Ron Guidry | 9.6 | 1978 | 27 | NYY | AL | 35 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 0 | 273.2 | 187 | 61 | 53 | 72 | 248 | 1.74 | 2.19 | 208 | 13 | 1057 | 969 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .193 | .249 | .279 | .528 | 50 | ||
29 | Rick Reuschel | 9.4 | 1977 | 28 | CHC | NL | 39 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1 | 252.0 | 233 | 84 | 78 | 74 | 166 | 2.79 | 3.03 | 158 | 13 | 1030 | 944 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .247 | .304 | .335 | .639 | 69 | ||
30 | Roger Clemens | 9.4 | 1987 | 24 | BOS | AL | 36 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 281.2 | 248 | 100 | 93 | 83 | 256 | 2.97 | 2.91 | 154 | 19 | 1157 | 1055 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .235 | .295 | .348 | .643 | 68 | ||
31 | Teddy Higuera | 9.4 | 1986 | 28 | MIL | AL | 34 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 248.1 | 226 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 207 | 2.79 | 3.40 | 156 | 26 | 1031 | 936 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 | .296 | .379 | .675 | 80 | ||
32 | Dean Chance | 9.3 | 1964 | 23 | LAA | AL | 46 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 4 | 278.1 | 194 | 56 | 51 | 86 | 207 | 1.65 | 2.39 | 200 | 7 | 1093 | 994 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .195 | .260 | .244 | .505 | 53 | ||
33 | Jose Rijo | 9.3 | 1993 | 28 | CIN | NL | 36 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 0 | 257.1 | 218 | 76 | 71 | 62 | 227 | 2.48 | 2.93 | 162 | 19 | 1029 | 949 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .278 | .342 | .620 | 70 | ||
34 | Greg Maddux | 9.2 | 1992 | 26 | CHC | NL | 35 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 268.0 | 201 | 68 | 65 | 70 | 199 | 2.18 | 2.58 | 166 | 7 | 1061 | 959 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .210 | .272 | .279 | .552 | 59 | ||
35 | Kevin Appier | 9.2 | 1993 | 25 | KCR | AL | 34 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 0 | 238.2 | 183 | 74 | 68 | 81 | 186 | 2.56 | 2.90 | 179 | 8 | 953 | 863 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .212 | .279 | .292 | .571 | 50 | ||
36 | Randy Johnson | 9.2 | 1999 | 35 | ARI | NL | 35 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 271.2 | 207 | 86 | 75 | 70 | 364 | 2.48 | 2.76 | 184 | 30 | 1079 | 993 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .208 | .266 | .335 | .601 | 55 | ||
37 | Jon Matlack | 9.1 | 1974 | 24 | NYM | NL | 34 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 265.1 | 221 | 82 | 71 | 76 | 195 | 2.41 | 2.42 | 149 | 8 | 1076 | 980 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .226 | .283 | .289 | .572 | 66 | ||
38 | Juan Marichal | 9.1 | 1966 | 28 | SFG | NL | 37 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | .806 | 0 | 307.1 | 228 | 88 | 76 | 36 | 222 | 2.23 | 2.86 | 167 | 32 | 1180 | 1128 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .202 | .230 | .312 | .542 | 51 | ||
39 | Pedro Martinez | 9.0 | 1997 | 25 | MON | NL | 31 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 241.1 | 158 | 65 | 51 | 67 | 305 | 1.90 | 2.39 | 219 | 16 | 947 | 860 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .184 | .250 | .277 | .526 | 42 | ||
40 | Vida Blue | 9.0 | 1971 | 21 | OAK | AL | 39 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 312.0 | 209 | 73 | 63 | 88 | 301 | 1.82 | 2.20 | 183 | 19 | 1207 | 1103 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .189 | .251 | .272 | .523 | 55 |
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