most single season wins by a pitcher since 1980

Since 1980, Bob Welch has won the most games in a season, with 27 wins in 1990.

NAMEWSEASONTMLW%GGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bob Welch
B. Welch
27
1990
OAK OAK
6
.818
35
35
2.95
127
2
2
0
238.0
214
78
90
26
77
5
0
4
979
2
4.80
2.91
1.65
0.98
13.0
7.9
1.22
.253
3.40
79
4.19
110
8.09
-11.1
2Steve Stone
S. Stone
25
1980
BAL BAL
7
.781
37
37
3.23
149
9
1
0
250.2
224
90
103
22
101
6
0
3
1,048
7
5.35
3.63
1.48
0.79
14.2
9.6
1.30
.262
3.70
83
3.98
101
8.04
-1.1
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
24
2011
DET DET
5
.828
34
34
2.40
250
4
2
0
251.0
174
67
73
24
57
3
0
0
969
7
8.96
2.04
4.39
0.86
25.8
5.9
0.92
.236
2.62
58
2.99
74
6.24
29.4
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
24
2002
ARI ARI
5
.828
35
35
2.32
334
8
4
0
260.0
197
67
78
26
71
13
0
1
1,035
3
11.56
2.46
4.70
0.90
32.3
6.9
1.03
.289
2.70
54
2.65
61
6.82
47
5John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
24
1996
ATL ATL
8
.750
35
35
2.94
276
6
2
0
253.2
199
83
93
19
55
2
0
3
995
10
9.79
1.95
5.02
0.67
27.7
5.5
1.00
.280
3.30
69
2.63
60
7.06
48.4
6Frank Viola
F. Viola
24
1988
MIN MIN
7
.774
35
35
2.64
193
7
2
0
255.1
236
75
80
20
54
3
0
2
1,031
5
6.80
1.90
3.57
0.70
18.7
5.2
1.14
.284
2.82
64
2.94
74
8.32
28.7
7Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
24
1986
BOS BOS
4
.857
33
33
2.48
238
10
1
0
254.0
179
70
77
21
67
4
0
0
997
11
8.43
2.37
3.55
0.74
23.9
6.7
0.97
.237
2.73
58
2.80
69
6.34
36.3
8Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
24
1985
NYM NYM
4
.857
35
35
1.53
268
16
8
0
276.2
198
47
51
13
69
2
0
4
1,065
6
8.72
2.24
3.88
0.42
25.2
6.5
0.97
.259
1.66
44
2.12
59
6.44
45.6
9LaMarr Hoyt
L. Hoyt
24
1983
CWS CWS
10
.706
36
36
3.66
148
11
1
0
260.2
236
106
115
27
31
1
0
4
1,034
1
5.11
1.07
4.77
0.93
14.3
3.0
1.02
.253
3.97
88
3.32
82
8.15
20.5
10Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
24
1980
PHI PHI
9
.727
38
38
2.34
286
13
3
0
304.0
243
79
87
15
90
2
0
12
1,228
17
8.47
2.66
3.18
0.44
23.3
7.3
1.10
.273
2.58
64
2.41
66
7.19
42.3
11Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
23
2002
ARI ARI
7
.767
36
35
3.23
316
5
1
0
259.1
218
93
95
29
33
3
0
1
1,017
6
10.97
1.15
9.58
1.01
31.1
3.2
0.97
.297
3.30
75
2.39
55
7.57
54.3
12Barry Zito
B. Zito
23
2002
OAK OAK
5
.821
35
35
2.75
182
1
0
0
229.1
182
70
79
24
78
9
0
2
939
2
7.14
3.06
2.33
0.94
19.4
8.3
1.13
.245
3.10
63
3.86
89
7.14
12.6
13Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
23
1999
BOS BOS
4
.852
31
29
2.07
313
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
13.20
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
14Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
23
1989
KCR KCR
6
.793
36
35
2.16
193
12
4
0
262.1
209
63
74
13
43
2
0
6
1,021
8
6.62
1.48
4.49
0.45
18.9
4.2
0.96
.255
2.54
56
2.44
66
7.17
36.9
15Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
23
1988
LAD LAD
8
.742
35
34
2.26
178
15
8
1
267.0
208
67
73
18
73
4
1
10
1,068
6
6.00
2.46
2.44
0.61
16.7
6.8
1.05
.239
2.46
68
3.17
93
7.01
6.7
16Danny Jackson
D. Jackson
23
1988
CIN CIN
8
.742
35
35
2.73
161
15
6
0
260.2
206
79
86
13
71
2
0
6
1,034
5
5.56
2.45
2.27
0.45
15.6
6.9
1.06
.245
2.97
77
3.01
83
7.11
18.1
17Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
23
1982
PHI PHI
11
.676
38
38
3.10
286
19
6
0
295.2
253
102
114
17
86
1
0
5
1,193
9
8.71
2.62
3.33
0.52
24.0
7.2
1.15
.294
3.47
85
2.40
67
7.70
38.3
18Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
22
2016
BOS BOS
4
.846
33
33
3.15
189
3
0
0
223.0
193
78
85
23
32
13
0
0
890
3
7.63
1.29
5.91
0.93
21.2
3.6
1.01
.269
3.43
71
3.39
81
7.79
20.1
19Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
22
2015
CHC CHC
6
.786
33
33
1.77
236
4
3
0
229.0
150
45
52
10
48
6
0
2
870
6
9.28
1.89
4.92
0.39
27.1
5.5
0.86
.246
2.04
45
2.34
60
5.90
39
20Cliff Lee
C. Lee
22
2008
CLE CLE
3
.880
31
31
2.54
170
4
2
0
223.1
214
63
68
12
34
5
0
1
891
4
6.85
1.37
5.00
0.48
19.1
3.8
1.11
.301
2.74
59
2.82
67
8.62
35.4
21Brandon Webb
B. Webb
22
2008
ARI ARI
7
.759
34
34
3.30
183
3
1
0
226.2
206
83
95
13
65
12
0
5
944
8
7.27
2.58
2.82
0.52
19.4
6.9
1.20
.288
3.77
73
3.27
74
8.18
28
22Dontrelle Willis
D. Willis
22
2005
FLA FLA
10
.688
34
34
2.63
170
7
5
0
236.1
213
69
79
11
55
8
0
3
960
2
6.47
2.09
3.09
0.42
17.7
5.7
1.13
.282
3.01
64
2.98
71
8.11
31.6
23Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
22
2003
TOR TOR
7
.759
36
36
3.25
204
9
2
0
266.0
253
96
111
26
32
9
0
1
1,071
6
6.90
1.08
6.38
0.88
19.0
3.0
1.07
.284
3.76
70
3.22
71
8.56
38.6
24Matt Morris
M. Morris
22
2001
STL STL
8
.733
34
34
3.16
185
2
1
0
216.1
218
76
86
13
54
13
0
3
909
5
7.70
2.25
3.43
0.54
20.4
5.9
1.26
.318
3.58
74
3.04
69
9.07
32.6
25Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
22
2001
ARI ARI
6
.786
35
35
2.98
293
6
1
0
256.2
237
85
86
37
39
1
0
0
1,021
4
10.27
1.37
7.51
1.30
28.7
3.8
1.08
.307
3.02
66
3.10
70
8.31
38
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Cardinals Cardinals
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21
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22
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24
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