Since 1920, 9 pitchers are tied for winning the most games by a rookie starting pitcher, with 20 wins. The first three are Tom Browning in 1985, Harvey Haddix in 1953 and Gene Bearden in 1948.
| 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 |  | T. Browning | 20 | 1985 | 9 | .690 | 38 | 38 | 3.55 | 155 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 261.1 | 242 | 103 | 111 | 29 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1,083 | 2 | 5.34 | 2.51 | 2.12 | 1.00 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .259 | 3.82 | 8.33 | |
| 2 | | H. Haddix | 20 | 1953 | 9 | .690 | 33 | 33 | 3.12 | 158 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 248.1 | 217 | 86 | 97 | 24 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 1,010 | 9 | 5.73 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 0.87 | 15.6 | 6.5 | 1.14 | .255 | 3.52 | 7.86 | ||
| 3 | | G. Bearden | 20 | 1948 | 6 | .769 | 29 | 29 | 2.42 | 79 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 223.1 | 184 | 60 | 67 | 8 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 904 | 5 | 3.18 | 3.95 | 0.81 | 0.32 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 1.26 | .245 | 2.70 | 7.41 | ||
| 4 | | L. Jansen | 20 | 1947 | 4 | .833 | 30 | 30 | 2.94 | 92 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 232.1 | 215 | 76 | 89 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 942 | 2 | 3.56 | 1.98 | 1.80 | 0.66 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .254 | 3.45 | 8.33 | ||
| 5 | | D. Ferriss | 20 | 1945 | 10 | .667 | 31 | 31 | 2.98 | 93 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 259.2 | 256 | 86 | 99 | 6 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 1,080 | 4 | 3.22 | 2.91 | 1.11 | 0.21 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 1.31 | .281 | 3.43 | 8.87 | ||
| 6 | | B. Voiselle | 20 | 1944 | 16 | .556 | 41 | 41 | 3.02 | 160 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 309.2 | 273 | 104 | 137 | 31 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 1,315 | 7 | 4.65 | 3.34 | 1.39 | 0.90 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 1.25 | .241 | 3.98 | 7.93 | ||
| 7 | | J. Turner | 20 | 1937 | 10 | .667 | 30 | 30 | 2.31 | 67 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 249.1 | 220 | 64 | 76 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1,001 | 0 | 2.42 | 1.84 | 1.31 | 0.43 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.09 | .239 | 2.74 | 7.94 | ||
| 8 | | L. Fette | 20 | 1937 | 9 | .690 | 33 | 33 | 2.96 | 69 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 252.2 | 234 | 83 | 89 | 5 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 1,042 | 2 | 2.46 | 2.74 | 0.90 | 0.18 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 1.23 | .258 | 3.17 | 8.34 | ||
| 9 | | M. Weaver | 20 | 1932 | 8 | .714 | 30 | 30 | 3.80 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 208.2 | 206 | 88 | 106 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 906 | 1 | 3.36 | 4.01 | 0.84 | 0.39 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .271 | 4.57 | 8.88 | ||
| 10 | | M. Fidrych | 19 | 1976 | 9 | .679 | 29 | 29 | 2.35 | 96 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 249.1 | 214 | 65 | 76 | 12 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 990 | 6 | 3.47 | 1.91 | 1.81 | 0.43 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 1.07 | .245 | 2.74 | 7.72 | |
| 11 | | J. Koosman | 19 | 1968 | 12 | .613 | 34 | 34 | 2.08 | 178 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 263.2 | 221 | 61 | 72 | 16 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1,057 | 8 | 6.08 | 2.36 | 2.58 | 0.55 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 1.10 | .260 | 2.46 | 7.54 | |
| 12 | | W. Bunker | 19 | 1964 | 5 | .792 | 29 | 29 | 2.69 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 214.0 | 161 | 64 | 72 | 17 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 850 | 3 | 4.04 | 2.61 | 1.55 | 0.71 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 1.04 | .214 | 3.03 | 6.77 | |
| 13 | | G. Peters | 19 | 1963 | 6 | .760 | 30 | 30 | 2.17 | 162 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 224.1 | 174 | 54 | 60 | 8 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 895 | 5 | 6.50 | 2.41 | 2.70 | 0.32 | 18.1 | 6.7 | 1.04 | .252 | 2.41 | 6.98 | |
| 14 | | J. Sanford | 19 | 1957 | 8 | .704 | 33 | 33 | 3.08 | 188 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 236.2 | 194 | 81 | 94 | 22 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 989 | 12 | 7.15 | 3.57 | 2.00 | 0.84 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 1.22 | .252 | 3.57 | 7.38 | |
| 15 | | C. Morton | 18 | 1970 | 11 | .621 | 37 | 37 | 3.61 | 150 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 277.0 | 275 | 111 | 120 | 26 | 118 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1,185 | 1 | 4.87 | 3.83 | 1.27 | 0.84 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 1.42 | .281 | 3.90 | 8.94 | |
| 16 | | H. Pillette | 18 | 1922 | 12 | .600 | 37 | 37 | 2.90 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 269.2 | 268 | 87 | 112 | 6 | 93 | 15 | 0 | 1,166 | 6 | 2.30 | 3.10 | 0.74 | 0.20 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 1.34 | .267 | 3.74 | 8.94 | ||
| 17 | | D. Vance | 18 | 1922 | 10 | .643 | 31 | 31 | 3.45 | 127 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 234.2 | 236 | 90 | 106 | 9 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 1,009 | 4 | 4.87 | 3.41 | 1.43 | 0.35 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 1.38 | .292 | 4.07 | 9.05 | ||
| 18 | | L. Lynn | 17 | 2012 | 5 | .773 | 29 | 29 | 3.67 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.0 | 157 | 69 | 70 | 15 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 710 | 3 | 9.27 | 3.30 | 2.81 | 0.80 | 24.5 | 8.7 | 1.30 | .316 | 3.73 | 8.36 | |
| 19 |  | J. Verlander | 17 | 2006 | 9 | .654 | 30 | 30 | 3.63 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 186.0 | 187 | 75 | 78 | 21 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 776 | 5 | 6.00 | 2.90 | 2.07 | 1.02 | 16.0 | 7.7 | 1.33 | .294 | 3.77 | 9.05 | |
| 20 |  | CC Sabathia | 17 | 2001 | 5 | .773 | 33 | 33 | 4.39 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180.1 | 149 | 88 | 93 | 19 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 763 | 7 | 8.53 | 4.74 | 1.80 | 0.95 | 22.4 | 12.5 | 1.35 | .276 | 4.64 | 7.44 | |
| 21 | | F. Garcia | 17 | 1999 | 8 | .680 | 33 | 33 | 4.07 | 170 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 201.1 | 205 | 91 | 96 | 18 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 888 | 12 | 7.60 | 4.02 | 1.89 | 0.80 | 19.1 | 10.1 | 1.47 | .312 | 4.29 | 9.16 | |
| 22 | | D. Fleming | 17 | 1992 | 10 | .630 | 33 | 33 | 3.39 | 112 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 228.1 | 225 | 86 | 95 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 946 | 8 | 4.41 | 2.36 | 1.87 | 0.51 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.74 | 8.87 | |
| 23 | | D. Gooden | 17 | 1984 | 9 | .654 | 31 | 31 | 2.60 | 276 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 218.0 | 161 | 63 | 72 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 879 | 3 | 11.39 | 3.01 | 3.78 | 0.29 | 31.4 | 8.3 | 1.07 | .296 | 2.97 | 6.65 | |
| 24 | | S. Bahnsen | 17 | 1968 | 11 | .607 | 34 | 34 | 2.03 | 156 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 261.1 | 211 | 59 | 70 | 12 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1,047 | 4 | 5.37 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 0.41 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 1.06 | .246 | 2.41 | 7.27 | |
| 25 | | D. Newcombe | 17 | 1949 | 8 | .680 | 31 | 31 | 2.94 | 145 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 239.0 | 211 | 78 | 80 | 15 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 977 | 4 | 5.46 | 2.75 | 1.99 | 0.56 | 14.8 | 7.5 | 1.19 | .265 | 3.01 | 7.95 | ||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
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77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
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| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
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| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
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 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
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76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
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