Since 1940, Denny McLain has won the most games by a starting pitcher in a season, with 31 wins in 1968.
| NAME | W | SEASON | TM | L | W% | G | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | D. McLain | 31 | 1968 | 6 | .838 | 41 | 41 | 1.96 | 280 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 336.0 | 241 | 73 | 86 | 31 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1,288 | 3 | 7.50 | 1.69 | 4.44 | 0.83 | 21.7 | 4.9 | 0.90 | .231 | 2.30 | 6.46 | |
| 2 | | R. Roberts | 28 | 1952 | 7 | .800 | 37 | 37 | 2.64 | 146 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 327.0 | 292 | 96 | 104 | 22 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1,300 | 3 | 4.02 | 1.24 | 3.24 | 0.61 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 1.03 | .250 | 2.86 | 8.04 | ||
| 3 | | B. Welch | 27 | 1990 | 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 | 8.09 | |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 27 | 1972 | 10 | .730 | 41 | 41 | 1.97 | 310 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 346.1 | 257 | 76 | 84 | 17 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1,351 | 8 | 8.06 | 2.26 | 3.56 | 0.44 | 22.9 | 6.4 | 0.99 | .256 | 2.18 | 6.68 | |
| 5 |  | S. Koufax | 27 | 1966 | 9 | .750 | 41 | 41 | 1.73 | 317 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 323.0 | 241 | 62 | 74 | 19 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,274 | 7 | 8.83 | 2.15 | 4.12 | 0.53 | 24.9 | 6.0 | 0.98 | .258 | 2.06 | 6.72 | |
| 6 | | J. Marichal | 26 | 1968 | 9 | .743 | 38 | 38 | 2.43 | 217 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 325.2 | 295 | 88 | 106 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1,307 | 8 | 6.00 | 1.27 | 4.72 | 0.58 | 16.6 | 3.5 | 1.05 | .269 | 2.93 | 8.15 | |
| 7 | | S. Koufax | 26 | 1965 | 8 | .765 | 41 | 41 | 2.05 | 380 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 333.2 | 215 | 76 | 90 | 26 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1,290 | 11 | 10.25 | 1.92 | 5.35 | 0.70 | 29.5 | 5.5 | 0.86 | .234 | 2.43 | 5.80 | |
| 8 | | B. Feller | 26 | 1946 | 15 | .634 | 42 | 42 | 2.11 | 333 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 359.0 | 271 | 84 | 95 | 11 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 1,462 | 2 | 8.35 | 3.71 | 2.25 | 0.28 | 22.8 | 10.1 | 1.17 | .269 | 2.38 | 6.79 | ||
| 9 | | H. Newhouser | 26 | 1946 | 8 | .765 | 34 | 34 | 1.87 | 268 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 289.0 | 212 | 60 | 74 | 8 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 1,158 | 8 | 8.35 | 2.93 | 2.85 | 0.25 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 1.06 | .259 | 2.30 | 6.60 | ||
| 10 | | B. Feller | 26 | 1940 | 10 | .722 | 37 | 37 | 2.61 | 256 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 314.0 | 241 | 91 | 100 | 13 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 1,277 | 8 | 7.34 | 3.24 | 2.27 | 0.37 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 1.13 | .256 | 2.87 | 6.91 | ||
| 11 | | S. Stone | 25 | 1980 | 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 | 8.04 | |
| 12 | | R. Guidry | 25 | 1978 | 3 | .893 | 35 | 35 | 1.74 | 248 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 273.2 | 187 | 53 | 61 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,057 | 7 | 8.16 | 2.37 | 3.44 | 0.43 | 23.5 | 6.8 | 0.95 | .241 | 2.01 | 6.15 | |
| 13 | | F. Jenkins | 25 | 1974 | 12 | .676 | 41 | 41 | 2.82 | 225 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 328.1 | 286 | 103 | 117 | 27 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1,305 | 4 | 6.17 | 1.23 | 5.00 | 0.74 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 1.01 | .259 | 3.21 | 7.84 | |
| 14 | | C. Hunter | 25 | 1974 | 12 | .676 | 41 | 41 | 2.49 | 143 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 318.1 | 268 | 88 | 97 | 25 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1,240 | 1 | 4.04 | 1.30 | 3.11 | 0.71 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 0.99 | .238 | 2.74 | 7.58 | |
| 15 | | M. Lolich | 25 | 1971 | 14 | .641 | 45 | 45 | 2.92 | 308 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 376.0 | 336 | 122 | 133 | 36 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1,538 | 7 | 7.37 | 2.20 | 3.35 | 0.86 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 1.14 | .274 | 3.18 | 8.04 | |
| 16 |  | T. Seaver | 25 | 1969 | 7 | .781 | 35 | 35 | 2.21 | 207 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 273.0 | 202 | 67 | 75 | 24 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1,087 | 8 | 6.82 | 2.67 | 2.56 | 0.79 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 1.04 | .232 | 2.47 | 6.66 | |
| 17 | | J. Kaat | 25 | 1966 | 13 | .658 | 41 | 41 | 2.75 | 205 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 304.1 | 271 | 93 | 114 | 29 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1,228 | 12 | 6.06 | 1.63 | 3.73 | 0.86 | 16.7 | 4.5 | 1.07 | .259 | 3.37 | 8.01 | |
| 18 | | S. Koufax | 25 | 1963 | 5 | .833 | 40 | 40 | 1.88 | 306 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 311.0 | 214 | 65 | 68 | 18 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1,210 | 6 | 8.86 | 1.68 | 5.28 | 0.52 | 25.3 | 4.8 | 0.87 | .238 | 1.97 | 6.19 | |
| 19 | | D. Drysdale | 25 | 1962 | 8 | .758 | 41 | 41 | 2.82 | 231 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 313.0 | 270 | 98 | 121 | 21 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1,282 | 8 | 6.64 | 2.21 | 3.00 | 0.60 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 1.11 | .264 | 3.48 | 7.76 | |
| 20 | | W. Ford | 25 | 1961 | 4 | .862 | 39 | 39 | 3.21 | 210 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 283.0 | 242 | 101 | 108 | 23 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1,159 | 8 | 6.68 | 2.93 | 2.28 | 0.73 | 18.1 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .263 | 3.43 | 7.70 | |
| 21 | | D. Newcombe | 25 | 1956 | 7 | .781 | 36 | 36 | 3.11 | 138 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 260.2 | 213 | 90 | 99 | 33 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1,024 | 3 | 4.76 | 1.59 | 3.00 | 1.14 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0.99 | .224 | 3.42 | 7.35 | |
| 22 | | H. Newhouser | 25 | 1944 | 7 | .781 | 34 | 34 | 2.43 | 170 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 281.2 | 246 | 76 | 89 | 6 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 1,154 | 4 | 5.43 | 2.94 | 1.85 | 0.19 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1.20 | .271 | 2.84 | 7.86 | ||
| 23 | | B. Feller | 25 | 1941 | 12 | .676 | 40 | 40 | 3.16 | 254 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 335.2 | 279 | 118 | 127 | 13 | 190 | 5 | 0 | 1,435 | 6 | 6.81 | 5.09 | 1.34 | 0.35 | 17.7 | 13.2 | 1.40 | .273 | 3.41 | 7.48 | ||
| 24 |  | J. Verlander | 24 | 2011 | 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 | 6.24 | |
| 25 |  | R. Johnson | 24 | 2002 | 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 | 6.82 | |
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