most wins in a single season as a pitcher from 1961 to 1980

Between 1961 and 1980, Denny McLain won the most games in a season, with 31 wins in 1968.

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NAMEWSEASONTMLW%GGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Denny McLain
D. McLain
31
1968
DET DET
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
64
2.53
79
6.46
24.8
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
27
1972
PHI PHI
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
3Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
27
1966
LAD LAD
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
53
2.07
65
6.72
41.8
4Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
26
1968
SFG SFG
9
.743
38
38
2.43
218
30
5
0
325.2
295
88
106
21
46
6
0
9
1,307
8
6.02
1.27
4.74
0.58
16.7
3.5
1.05
.270
2.93
83
2.36
85
8.15
14.6
5Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
26
1965
LAD LAD
8
.765
43
41
2.04
382
27
8
2
335.2
216
76
90
26
71
5
2
4
1,297
11
10.24
1.90
5.38
0.70
29.5
5.5
0.86
.234
2.41
63
1.93
61
5.79
47.9
6Steve 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
7Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
25
1978
NYY NYY
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
8Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
25
1974
OAK OAK
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
9Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
25
1974
TEX TEX
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
10Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
25
1971
DET DET
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
11Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
25
1969
NYM NYM
7
.781
36
35
2.21
208
18
5
0
273.1
202
67
75
24
82
7
1
9
1,089
8
6.85
2.70
2.54
0.79
19.1
7.5
1.04
.232
2.47
62
3.10
91
6.65
9.4
12Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
25
1966
MIN MIN
13
.658
41
41
2.75
205
19
3
0
304.2
271
93
114
29
55
3
0
4
1,227
12
6.06
1.62
3.73
0.86
16.7
4.5
1.07
.259
3.37
77
3.02
82
8.01
22.7
13Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
25
1966
SFG SFG
6
.806
37
36
2.23
222
25
4
0
307.1
228
76
88
32
36
5
1
3
1,180
3
6.50
1.05
6.17
0.94
18.8
3.1
0.86
.221
2.58
62
2.86
82
6.68
21.3
14Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
25
1963
LAD LAD
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
62
1.85
62
6.19
41.9
15Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
25
1963
SFG SFG
8
.758
41
40
2.41
248
18
5
0
321.1
259
86
102
27
61
2
1
6
1,270
2
6.95
1.71
4.07
0.76
19.5
4.8
1.00
.249
2.86
73
2.62
80
7.25
23.3
16Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
25
1962
LAD LAD
9
.735
43
41
2.83
232
19
2
1
314.1
272
99
122
21
78
11
2
12
1,289
8
6.64
2.23
2.97
0.60
18.0
6.1
1.11
.265
3.49
78
2.86
81
7.79
23.9
17Whitey Ford
W. Ford
25
1961
NYY NYY
4
.862
39
39
3.21
209
11
3
0
283.0
242
101
108
23
92
1
0
3
1,159
8
6.65
2.93
2.27
0.73
18.0
7.9
1.18
.263
3.43
85
3.14
82
7.70
22.7
18Steve 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
19Ron Bryant
R. Bryant
24
1973
SFG SFG
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
20Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
24
1973
CWS CWS
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
21Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
24
1972
CLE CLE
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
22Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
24
1972
CWS CWS
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
23Vida Blue
V. Blue
24
1971
OAK OAK
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
24Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
24
1971
CHC CHC
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
25Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
24
1970
BAL BAL
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
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CLE CLE
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@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
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10/3
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
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MIL MIL
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MIL MIL
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