most wins in a season since 1970

Since 1970, Bob Welch and Steve Carlton are tied for winning the most games in a season, with 27 wins.

Interpreted as:
most wins by a player in a season since 1970
NAMEWSEASONTMLW%GGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bob Welch
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
79
4.19
110
8.09
-11.1
2Steve Carlton
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
56
2.00
59
6.68
53.5
3Steve Stone
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
83
3.98
101
8.04
-1.1
4Ron Guidry
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
48
2.18
58
6.15
48.5
5Catfish Hunter
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
73
3.16
86
7.58
17.6
6Fergie Jenkins
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
79
2.75
77
7.84
29.4
7Mickey Lolich
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
83
2.84
78
8.04
32.5
8Justin Verlander
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
58
2.99
74
6.24
29.4
9Randy Johnson
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
54
2.65
61
6.82
47
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
24
1996
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
11Frank Viola
F. Viola
24
1988
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
12Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
24
1986
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
13Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
24
1985
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
14LaMarr Hoyt
L. Hoyt
24
1983
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
15Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
24
1980
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
16Ron Bryant
R. Bryant
24
1973
12
.667
41
39
3.53
143
8
0
0
270.0
240
106
125
23
115
9
1
12
1,165
8
4.77
3.83
1.24
0.77
12.3
9.9
1.31
.248
4.17
94
3.98
105
8.00
-5.3
17Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
24
1973
20
.545
49
48
3.46
199
21
4
0
359.1
381
138
166
25
91
7
1
3
1,531
7
4.98
2.28
2.19
0.63
13.0
5.9
1.31
.294
4.16
89
3.17
82
9.54
27.9
18Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
24
1972
16
.600
41
40
1.92
234
29
5
1
342.2
253
73
79
17
82
12
1
16
1,345
11
6.15
2.15
2.85
0.45
17.4
6.1
0.98
.236
2.07
60
2.49
74
6.64
31.9
19Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
24
1972
17
.585
49
49
2.51
193
20
8
0
376.2
325
105
119
28
74
7
0
5
1,490
11
4.61
1.77
2.61
0.67
13.0
5.0
1.06
.250
2.84
80
2.98
91
7.77
13.1
20Vida Blue
V. Blue
24
1971
8
.750
39
39
1.82
301
24
8
0
312.0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
56
2.19
66
6.03
41.4
21Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
24
1971
13
.649
39
39
2.77
263
30
3
0
325.0
304
100
114
29
37
5
0
6
1,299
3
7.28
1.02
7.11
0.80
20.2
2.8
1.05
.285
3.16
73
2.38
64
8.42
45.3
22Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
24
1970
8
.750
40
40
3.48
190
21
4
0
297.2
273
115
126
34
69
1
0
5
1,214
6
5.74
2.09
2.75
1.03
15.7
5.7
1.15
.260
3.81
95
3.55
91
8.25
11.1
23Dave McNally
D. McNally
24
1970
9
.727
40
40
3.22
185
16
1
0
296.0
277
106
114
29
78
7
0
3
1,218
8
5.63
2.37
2.37
0.88
15.2
6.4
1.20
.270
3.47
88
3.52
91
8.42
12
24Jim Perry
J. Perry
24
1970
12
.667
40
40
3.04
168
13
4
0
278.2
258
94
112
20
57
9
0
10
1,141
3
5.43
1.84
2.95
0.65
14.7
5.0
1.13
.268
3.62
79
3.07
76
8.33
29.6
25Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
23
2002
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

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.487
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