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Rk | Player | 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 | Cy Young | 1.26 | 1908 | 41 | BOS | AL | 36 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2 | 299.0 | 230 | 68 | 42 | 37 | 150 | 193 | 1 | 1116 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Roger Clemens | 1.87 | 2005 | 42 | HOU | NL | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 211.1 | 151 | 51 | 44 | 62 | 185 | 226 | 11 | 838 | 761 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .198 | .261 | .284 | .544 | 46 | 3200 | 2036 |
3 | Cy Young | 1.99 | 1907 | 40 | BOS | AL | 43 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 2 | 343.1 | 286 | 101 | 76 | 51 | 147 | 129 | 3 | 1308 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Ted Lyons | 2.10 | 1942 | 41 | CHW | AL | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 180.1 | 167 | 52 | 42 | 26 | 50 | 171 | 11 | 720 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Cy Young | 2.26 | 1909 | 42 | CLE | AL | 35 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 0 | 294.1 | 267 | 110 | 74 | 59 | 109 | 114 | 4 | 1137 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Johnny Niggeling | 2.32 | 1944 | 40 | WSH | AL | 24 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 206.0 | 164 | 65 | 53 | 88 | 121 | 141 | 5 | 848 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Eddie Plank | 2.33 | 1916 | 40 | SLB | AL | 37 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3 | 235.2 | 203 | 78 | 61 | 67 | 88 | 117 | 2 | 930 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Pete Alexander | 2.52 | 1927 | 40 | STL | NL | 37 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 3 | 268.0 | 261 | 94 | 75 | 38 | 48 | 160 | 11 | 1082 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Cy Young | 2.53 | 1910 | 43 | CLE | AL | 21 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 163.1 | 149 | 62 | 46 | 27 | 58 | 103 | 0 | 623 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Randy Johnson | 2.60 | 2004 | 40 | ARI | NL | 35 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 0 | 245.2 | 177 | 88 | 71 | 44 | 290 | 176 | 18 | 964 | 898 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .197 | .241 | .315 | .557 | 44 | 3632 | 2507 |
11 | Warren Spahn | 2.60 | 1963 | 42 | MLN | NL | 33 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0 | 259.2 | 241 | 85 | 75 | 49 | 102 | 124 | 23 | 1037 | 973 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .248 | .282 | .365 | .647 | 93 | ||
12 | Bartolo Colon | 2.65 | 2013 | 40 | OAK | AL | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 0 | 190.1 | 193 | 60 | 56 | 29 | 117 | 141 | 14 | 769 | 731 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .290 | .369 | .659 | 85 | 2777 | 1909 |
13 | Nolan Ryan | 2.76 | 1987 | 40 | HOU | NL | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 0 | 211.2 | 154 | 75 | 65 | 87 | 270 | 142 | 14 | 873 | 771 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .200 | .284 | .292 | .576 | 60 | ||
14 | Connie Marrero | 2.88 | 1952 | 41 | WSH | AL | 22 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 184.1 | 175 | 68 | 59 | 53 | 77 | 124 | 9 | 771 | 703 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .305 | .333 | .638 | 85 | |||
15 | Jack Quinn | 2.90 | 1928 | 44 | PHA | AL | 31 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 1 | 211.1 | 239 | 92 | 68 | 34 | 43 | 138 | 3 | 898 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Nolan Ryan | 2.91 | 1991 | 44 | TEX | AL | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 173.0 | 102 | 58 | 56 | 72 | 203 | 140 | 12 | 683 | 594 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .172 | .263 | .285 | .548 | 53 | ||
17 | Rick Reuschel | 2.94 | 1989 | 40 | SFG | NL | 32 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 208.1 | 195 | 75 | 68 | 54 | 111 | 115 | 18 | 860 | 790 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .294 | .380 | .674 | 100 | ||
18 | Roger Clemens | 2.98 | 2004 | 41 | HOU | NL | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 0 | 214.1 | 169 | 76 | 71 | 79 | 218 | 145 | 15 | 878 | 778 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .292 | .329 | .621 | 64 | 3431 | 2182 |
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