For single seasons, From 1961 to 2015, (requiring wpa_def≥6 and At least 60% games started), sorted by greatest Win Probability Added (WPA): Results
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Rk | Player | WPA | 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 | 9.927 | 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 | Dean Chance | 8.423 | 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 | ||
3 | Sandy Koufax | 8.341 | 1965 | 29 | LAD | NL | 43 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 335.2 | 216 | 90 | 76 | 71 | 382 | 2.04 | 1.93 | 160 | 26 | 1297 | 1205 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .179 | .227 | .280 | .507 | 52 | ||
4 | Steve Carlton | 8.312 | 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 | ||
5 | Pedro Martinez | 8.140 | 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 |
6 | Greg Maddux | 8.069 | 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 | ||
7 | Bob Gibson | 8.014 | 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 | ||
8 | Sandy Koufax | 7.984 | 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 | ||
9 | Sandy Koufax | 7.846 | 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 | Bob Gibson | 7.678 | 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 | ||
11 | Juan Marichal | 7.671 | 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 | ||
12 | Denny McLain | 7.217 | 1969 | 25 | DET | AL | 42 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 0 | 325.0 | 288 | 105 | 101 | 67 | 181 | 2.80 | 3.05 | 134 | 25 | 1304 | 1215 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .237 | .278 | .348 | .626 | 76 | ||
13 | Roger Clemens | 7.128 | 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 | ||
14 | Gaylord Perry | 7.059 | 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 | ||
15 | Roger Clemens | 7.052 | 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 | ||
16 | Zack Greinke | 6.903 | 2015 | 31 | LAD | NL | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 0 | 222.2 | 148 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 200 | 1.66 | 2.76 | 225 | 14 | 843 | 790 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .187 | .231 | .276 | .507 | 45 | 3239 | 2078 |
17 | Pedro Martinez | 6.860 | 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 | ||
18 | Orel Hershiser | 6.746 | 1988 | 29 | LAD | NL | 35 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 8 | .742 | 1 | 267.0 | 208 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 178 | 2.26 | 3.18 | 149 | 18 | 1068 | 975 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | .213 | .269 | .310 | .579 | 73 | ||
19 | Mike Norris | 6.733 | 1980 | 25 | OAK | AL | 33 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 0 | 284.1 | 215 | 88 | 80 | 83 | 180 | 2.53 | 3.25 | 149 | 18 | 1135 | 1030 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .209 | .270 | .302 | .572 | 62 | ||
20 | Tom Seaver | 6.688 | 1969 | 24 | NYM | NL | 36 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 7 | .781 | 0 | 273.1 | 202 | 75 | 67 | 82 | 208 | 2.21 | 3.11 | 165 | 24 | 1089 | 975 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .207 | .272 | .331 | .603 | 72 | ||
21 | Jim Palmer | 6.643 | 1975 | 29 | BAL | AL | 39 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 1 | 323.0 | 253 | 87 | 75 | 80 | 193 | 2.09 | 2.96 | 169 | 20 | 1268 | 1172 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .216 | .266 | .316 | .582 | 68 | ||
22 | Vida Blue | 6.595 | 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 | ||
23 | Warren Spahn | 6.575 | 1963 | 42 | MLN | NL | 33 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0 | 259.2 | 241 | 85 | 75 | 49 | 102 | 2.60 | 3.41 | 124 | 23 | 1037 | 973 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .248 | .282 | .365 | .647 | 93 | ||
24 | Nolan Ryan | 6.547 | 1973 | 26 | CAL | AL | 41 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 1 | 326.0 | 238 | 113 | 104 | 162 | 383 | 2.87 | 2.49 | 123 | 18 | 1355 | 1172 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 15 | .203 | .302 | .303 | .605 | 78 | ||
25 | Greg Maddux | 6.505 | 1994 | 28 | ATL | NL | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 0 | 202.0 | 150 | 44 | 35 | 31 | 156 | 1.56 | 2.39 | 271 | 4 | 774 | 726 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .207 | .243 | .259 | .502 | 34 | ||
Rk | Player | WPA | 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 | |||||||||
26 | Randy Johnson | 6.464 | 1995 | 31 | SEA | AL | 30 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 0 | 214.1 | 159 | 65 | 59 | 65 | 294 | 2.48 | 2.08 | 193 | 12 | 866 | 792 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .201 | .266 | .303 | .569 | 48 | ||
27 | Luis Tiant | 6.414 | 1968 | 27 | CLE | AL | 34 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 0 | 258.1 | 152 | 53 | 46 | 73 | 264 | 1.60 | 2.04 | 186 | 16 | 987 | 905 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .168 | .233 | .262 | .495 | 56 | ||
28 | Jerry Koosman | 6.408 | 1969 | 26 | NYM | NL | 32 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 241.0 | 187 | 66 | 61 | 68 | 180 | 2.28 | 2.67 | 160 | 14 | 957 | 864 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .216 | .275 | .308 | .583 | 67 | ||
29 | Tom Seaver | 6.394 | 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 | ||
30 | Pedro Martinez | 6.375 | 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 | ||
31 | Juan Marichal | 6.352 | 1969 | 31 | SFG | NL | 37 | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 0 | 299.2 | 244 | 90 | 70 | 54 | 205 | 2.10 | 2.39 | 168 | 15 | 1176 | 1098 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .222 | .261 | .293 | .554 | 61 | ||
32 | Larry Dierker | 6.301 | 1969 | 22 | HOU | NL | 39 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0 | 305.1 | 240 | 97 | 79 | 72 | 232 | 2.33 | 2.47 | 152 | 18 | 1207 | 1122 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .214 | .261 | .316 | .578 | 68 | ||
33 | Randy Johnson | 6.241 | 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 |
34 | Greg Maddux | 6.235 | 1997 | 31 | ATL | NL | 33 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 0 | 232.2 | 200 | 58 | 57 | 20 | 177 | 2.20 | 2.43 | 189 | 9 | 893 | 849 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .256 | .311 | .567 | 50 | ||
35 | Juan Marichal | 6.199 | 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 | ||
36 | Kevin Appier | 6.191 | 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 | ||
37 | John Tudor | 6.132 | 1985 | 31 | STL | NL | 36 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .724 | 0 | 275.0 | 209 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 169 | 1.93 | 2.71 | 185 | 14 | 1062 | 1001 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .209 | .249 | .285 | .533 | 54 | ||
38 | Mike Caldwell | 6.127 | 1978 | 29 | MIL | AL | 37 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 1 | 293.1 | 258 | 90 | 77 | 54 | 131 | 2.36 | 2.94 | 160 | 14 | 1176 | 1102 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .234 | .273 | .305 | .578 | 62 | ||
39 | Roger Clemens | 6.032 | 2005 | 42 | HOU | NL | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 211.1 | 151 | 51 | 44 | 62 | 185 | 1.87 | 2.87 | 226 | 11 | 838 | 761 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .198 | .261 | .284 | .544 | 46 | 3200 | 2036 |
40 | Tom Seaver | 6.009 | 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 | ||
41 | Randy Johnson | 6.008 | 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 |
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