best single season winning percentage by starting pitcher

49 pitchers are tied for the best win percentage by a starting pitcher in a season, at 1.000. The first three are Stephen Kolek, Spencer Strider and Chase Dollander this season.

NAMEW%SEASONTMWLGGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Stephen Kolek
S. Kolek
1.000
2026
1
0
1
1
4.50
3
0
0
0
6.0
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
22
1
4.50
0.00
1.50
13.6
0.0
0.67
.167
4.50
6.00
2Trevor McDonald
T. McDonald
1.000
2026
1
0
2
2
2.92
12
0
0
0
12.1
11
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
50
0
8.76
1.46
6.00
1.46
24.0
4.0
1.05
.273
2.92
8.03
3Spencer Strider
S. Strider
1.000
2026
1
0
2
2
2.89
14
0
0
0
9.1
5
3
3
1
7
0
0
0
40
0
13.50
6.75
2.00
0.96
35.0
17.5
1.29
.222
2.89
4.82
4Chase Dollander
C. Dollander
1.000
2026
1
0
2
2
1.42
12
0
0
0
12.2
8
2
2
1
7
0
0
0
50
0
8.53
4.97
1.71
0.71
24.0
14.0
1.18
.233
1.42
5.68
5Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1.000
2026
1
0
3
3
3.12
18
0
0
0
17.1
11
6
6
1
6
0
0
0
68
0
9.35
3.12
3.00
0.52
26.5
8.8
0.98
.233
3.12
5.71
6JR Ritchie
JR Ritchie
1.000
2026
1
0
3
3
3.63
13
0
0
0
17.1
14
7
8
4
12
1
0
0
75
0
6.75
6.23
1.08
2.08
17.3
16.0
1.50
.222
4.15
7.27
7Max Meyer
M. Meyer
1.000
2026
2
0
8
8
2.79
45
0
0
0
42.0
31
13
14
2
15
3
0
0
176
1
9.64
3.21
3.00
0.43
25.6
8.5
1.10
.261
3.00
6.64
8Tatsuya Imai
T. Imai
1.000
2026
1
0
3
3
7.27
13
0
0
0
8.2
7
7
7
0
11
1
0
0
44
1
13.50
11.42
1.18
0.00
29.5
25.0
2.08
.368
7.27
7.27
9Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
1.000
2026
3
0
7
7
2.72
49
0
0
0
39.2
20
12
12
5
13
0
0
1
148
0
11.12
2.95
3.77
1.13
33.1
8.8
0.83
.185
2.72
4.54
10Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1.000
2026
4
0
8
8
2.25
33
0
0
0
48.0
36
12
13
4
22
0
0
0
200
0
6.19
4.13
1.50
0.75
16.5
11.0
1.21
.227
2.44
6.75
11Cade Horton
C. Horton
1.000
2026
1
0
2
2
2.45
4
0
0
0
7.1
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
26
0
4.91
2.45
2.00
1.23
15.4
7.7
0.82
.158
2.45
4.91
12Hunter Brown
H. Brown
1.000
2026
1
0
2
2
0.84
17
0
0
0
10.2
5
1
1
0
6
0
0
0
43
0
14.34
5.06
2.83
0.00
39.5
14.0
1.03
.250
0.84
4.22
13José De León
J. De León
1.000
2025
1
0
1
1
4.05
8
0
0
0
6.2
8
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
28
0
10.80
4.05
2.67
1.35
28.6
10.7
1.65
.438
4.05
10.80
14Trevor McDonald
T. McDonald
1.000
2025
1
0
2
2
0.69
13
0
0
0
13.0
10
1
4
1
1
0
0
0
50
1
9.00
0.69
13.00
0.69
26.0
2.0
0.85
.257
2.77
6.92
15José Suarez
J. Suarez
1.000
2025
1
0
1
1
2.57
9
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
11.57
2.57
4.50
0.00
31.0
6.9
1.14
.333
2.57
7.71
16Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
1.000
2025
1
0
3
3
3.21
16
0
0
0
14.0
13
5
5
0
7
0
0
0
62
0
10.29
4.50
2.29
0.00
25.8
11.3
1.43
.333
3.21
8.36
17Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
1.000
2025
1
0
2
2
3.52
7
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
28
0
8.22
1.17
7.00
2.35
25.0
3.6
0.52
.059
3.52
3.52
18Nabil Crismatt
N. Crismatt
1.000
2025
2
0
5
5
3.12
17
0
0
0
26.0
27
9
13
3
4
1
0
0
109
1
5.88
1.38
4.25
1.04
15.6
3.7
1.19
.286
4.50
9.35
19Thomas Hatch
T. Hatch
1.000
2025
1
0
1
1
1.80
4
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
20
0
7.20
5.40
1.33
0.00
20.0
15.0
1.20
.231
1.80
5.40
20Wade Miley
W. Miley
1.000
2025
1
0
2
2
4.50
7
0
0
0
10.0
9
5
5
2
6
1
0
0
42
0
6.30
5.40
1.17
1.80
16.7
14.3
1.50
.269
4.50
8.10
21Jacob Latz
J. Latz
1.000
2025
1
0
8
8
2.72
34
0
0
0
39.2
28
12
12
3
15
0
0
0
151
0
7.71
3.40
2.27
0.68
22.5
9.9
1.08
.253
2.72
6.35
22Logan Henderson
L. Henderson
1.000
2025
3
0
5
5
1.78
33
0
0
0
25.1
17
5
5
3
8
0
0
0
99
0
11.72
2.84
4.13
1.07
33.3
8.1
0.99
.255
1.78
6.04
23Steven Matz
S. Matz
1.000
2025
1
0
2
2
1.00
11
0
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
11.00
0.00
0.00
32.4
0.0
0.78
.304
1.00
7.00
24Sean Burke
S. Burke
1.000
2024
2
0
3
3
1.69
19
0
0
0
16.0
9
3
3
2
6
0
0
0
62
0
10.69
3.38
3.17
1.13
30.6
9.7
0.94
.200
1.69
5.06
25Brant Hurter
B. Hurter
1.000
2024
1
0
1
1
3.60
4
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
21
0
7.20
3.60
2.00
0.00
19.0
9.5
1.20
.267
3.60
7.20
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.683
19
22
.463
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19
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.463
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.463
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20
20
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25
.390
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13
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16
.619
2.0
19
23
.452
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18
23
.439
9.5
17
23
.425
10.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
22
21
.512
19
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.475
1.5
19
22
.463
2.0
19
22
.463
2.0
18
23
.439
3.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
21
19
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2.0
19
22
.463
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16
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