oldest pitcher ever to win 18 games in a single season

Jack Quinn is the oldest with 18+ pitcher wins in a season. He was 45 years old in 1928.

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oldest pitcher ever to win 18 or more games in a single season

	NAME	Age	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Jack Quinn J. Quinn	45	18	1928	PHA	7	.720	31	28	2.90	43	18	4	1	211.1	239	68	92	3	34	7	2		898	0	1.83	1.45	1.26	0.13	4.8	3.8	1.29	.291	3.92	71	3.27	83	10.18	16.1
2	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	42	23	1963	MIL	7	.767	33	33	2.60	102	22	7	0	259.2	241	75	85	23	49	0	0	4	1,037	4	3.54	1.70	2.08	0.80	9.8	4.7	1.12	.253	2.95	81	3.41	106	8.35	-6.4
3	Cy Young C. Young	42	19	1909	CLE	15	.559	35	34	2.26	109	30	3	0	294.1	267	74	110	4	59	8	1		1,137	6	3.33	1.80	1.85	0.12	9.6	5.2	1.11	.275	3.36	92	2.34	98	8.16	1
4	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	41	18	2004	HOU	4	.818	33	33	2.98	218	0	0	0	214.1	169	71	76	15	79	6	0	5	878	5	9.15	3.32	2.76	0.63	24.8	9.0	1.16	.275	3.19	69	3.11	70	7.10	31.7
5	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	41	18	1962	MIL	14	.563	34	34	3.04	118	22	0	0	269.1	248	91	97	25	55	3	0	4	1,088	4	3.94	1.84	2.15	0.84	10.8	5.1	1.13	.251	3.24	80	3.59	98	8.29	2.2
6	Cy Young C. Young	41	21	1908	BOS	11	.656	36	33	1.26	150	30	3	2	299.0	230	42	68	1	37	1	3		1,116	4	4.52	1.11	4.05	0.03	13.4	3.3	0.89	.247	2.05	52	1.52	67	6.92	25.4
7	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	40	18	2013	OAK	6	.750	30	30	2.65	117	3	3	0	190.1	193	56	60	14	29	0	0	0	769	1	5.53	1.37	4.03	0.66	15.2	3.8	1.17	.294	2.84	68	3.23	83	9.13	14
8	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	40	21	2003	SEA	7	.750	33	33	3.27	129	1	0	0	215.0	199	78	83	19	66	8	0	3	897	0	5.40	2.76	1.95	0.80	14.4	7.4	1.23	.267	3.47	76	4.01	92	8.33	8.7
9	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	40	21	1979	ATL	20	.512	44	44	3.39	208	23	1	0	342.0	311	129	160	41	113	11	0	8	1,436	18	5.47	2.97	1.84	1.08	14.5	7.9	1.24	.254	4.21	84	4.15	101	8.18	0.1
10	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	40	21	1961	MIL	13	.618	38	34	3.02	115	21	4	0	262.2	236	88	96	24	64	4	3	1	1,064	4	3.94	2.19	1.80	0.82	10.8	6.0	1.14	.247	3.29	79	3.66	98	8.09	1.6
11	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	40	21	1927	SLN	10	.677	37	30	2.52	48	22	2	3	268.0	261	75	94	11	38	1	5		1,082	1	1.61	1.28	1.26	0.37	4.4	3.5	1.12	.254	3.16	64	3.64	91	8.76	10.6
12	Cy Young C. Young	40	21	1907	BSA	15	.583	43	37	1.99	147	33	6	2	343.1	286	76	101	3	51	7	5		1,308	6	3.85	1.34	2.88	0.08	11.2	3.9	0.98	.257	2.65	77	1.94	80	7.50	18.8
13	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	39	18	2022	HOU	4	.818	28	28	1.75	185	0	0	0	175.0	116	34	43	12	29	6	0	0	666	3	9.51	1.49	6.38	0.62	27.8	4.4	0.83	.240	2.21	46	2.48	64	5.97	27.7
14	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	39	20	2008	NYY	9	.690	34	34	3.37	150	0	0	0	200.1	214	75	85	17	31	8	0	3	819	4	6.74	1.39	4.84	0.76	18.3	3.8	1.22	.321	3.82	78	3.31	77	9.61	22.3
15	Kenny Rogers K. Rogers	39	18	2004	TEX	9	.667	35	35	4.76	126	2	1	0	211.2	248	112	117	24	66	9	0	0	935	2	5.36	2.81	1.91	1.02	13.5	7.1	1.48	.315	4.97	96	4.39	94	10.54	6.4
16	David Wells D. Wells	39	19	2002	NYY	7	.731	31	31	3.75	137	2	1	0	206.1	210	86	100	21	45	5	0	2	873	4	5.98	1.96	3.04	0.92	15.7	5.2	1.24	.284	4.36	85	3.68	84	9.16	15.7
17	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	39	19	1988	SFG	11	.633	36	36	3.12	92	7	2	0	245.0	242	85	88	11	42	6	0	8	1,000	4	3.38	1.54	2.19	0.40	9.2	4.2	1.16	.272	3.23	93	3.18	91	8.89	8.9
18	Charlie Hough C. Hough	39	18	1987	TEX	13	.581	40	40	3.79	223	13	0	0	285.1	238	120	159	36	124	19	0	1	1,231	12	7.03	3.91	1.80	1.14	18.1	10.1	1.27	.244	5.02	83	4.44	99	7.51	2.1
19	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	39	19	1978	ATL	18	.514	44	42	2.88	248	22	4	1	334.1	295	107	129	16	102	13	1	5	1,389	11	6.68	2.75	2.43	0.43	17.9	7.3	1.19	.276	3.47	73	2.74	72	7.94	38.1
20	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	39	21	1978	SDP	6	.778	37	37	2.73	154	5	2	0	260.2	241	79	96	9	66	2	0	8	1,055	4	5.32	2.28	2.33	0.31	14.6	6.3	1.18	.282	3.31	82	2.62	77	8.32	23.5
21	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	39	21	1960	MIL	10	.677	40	33	3.50	154	18	4	2	267.2	254	104	114	24	74	4	5	9	1,110	1	5.18	2.49	2.08	0.81	13.9	6.7	1.23	.269	3.83	100	3.42	101	8.54	-2.1
22	Early Wynn E. Wynn	39	22	1959	CWS	10	.688	37	37	3.17	179	14	5	0	255.2	202	90	106	20	119	9	0	5	1,076	5	6.30	4.19	1.50	0.70	16.6	11.1	1.26	.243	3.73	84	3.66	95	7.11	5.5
23	Eddie Plank E. Plank	39	21	1915	SLF	11	.656	42	31	2.08	147	23	6	3	268.1	212	62	75	1	54	3	10		1,028	4	4.93	1.81	2.72	0.03	14.3	5.3	0.99	.256	2.52	67	2.00	66	7.11	30.8
24	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	38	24	2002	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
25	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	38	20	2001	NYY	3	.870	33	33	3.51	213	0	0	0	220.1	205	86	94	19	72	5	0	1	918	14	8.70	2.94	2.96	0.78	23.2	7.8	1.26	.305	3.84	80	3.28	74	8.37	28.1

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	42	41	.506
Rangers	41	42	.494	1.0
Athletics	40	42	.488	1.5
Astros	41	44	.482	2.0
Angels	34	49	.410	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/27	ATH	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sun 6/28	ATH	@	LAA	3:15 PM
Mon 6/29	LAD	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Tue 6/30	LAD	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Wed 7/1	LAD	@	ATH	9:40 PM

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Cease

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Braves	49	31	.613
Phillies	46	36	.561	4.0
Marlins	43	39	.524	7.0
Nationals	41	42	.494	9.5
Mets	34	48	.415	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	50	29	.633
Cubs	44	38	.537	7.5
Cardinals	42	37	.532	8.0
Pirates	41	41	.500	10.5
Reds	38	42	.475	12.5
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Fri 6/12	TEX	@	BOS	1-10
Fri 6/12	ATL	@	NYM	5-7

Schedule

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Sat 6/27	LAD	@	SDP	8:40 PM
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Jack Quinn is the oldest with 18+ pitcher wins in a season. He was 45 years old in 1928.

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