Between January 1, 1995 and June 30, 2025, Justin Verlander, Randy Johnson and John Smoltz were tied for winning the most games in a season, with 24 wins.
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single season record for most wins by a player before july since 1995| 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 |  | 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 | |
| 2 |  | 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 | |
| 3 |  | 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 | 7.06 | |
| 4 |  | B. Zito | 23 | 2002 | 5 | .821 | 35 | 35 | 2.75 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 229.1 | 182 | 70 | 79 | 24 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 939 | 2 | 7.14 | 3.06 | 2.33 | 0.94 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 1.13 | .245 | 3.10 | 7.14 | |
| 5 | | 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 | 7.57 | |
| 6 |  | P. Martinez | 23 | 1999 | 4 | .852 | 31 | 29 | 2.07 | 313 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 213.1 | 160 | 49 | 56 | 9 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 835 | 6 | 13.20 | 1.56 | 8.46 | 0.38 | 37.5 | 4.4 | 0.92 | .323 | 2.36 | 6.75 | |
| 7 | | R. Porcello | 22 | 2016 | 4 | .846 | 33 | 33 | 3.15 | 189 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 223.0 | 193 | 78 | 85 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 890 | 3 | 7.63 | 1.29 | 5.91 | 0.93 | 21.2 | 3.6 | 1.01 | .269 | 3.43 | 7.79 | |
| 8 |  | J. Arrieta | 22 | 2015 | 6 | .786 | 33 | 33 | 1.77 | 236 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 229.0 | 150 | 45 | 52 | 10 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 870 | 6 | 9.28 | 1.89 | 4.92 | 0.39 | 27.1 | 5.5 | 0.86 | .246 | 2.04 | 5.90 | |
| 9 | | C. Lee | 22 | 2008 | 3 | .880 | 31 | 31 | 2.54 | 170 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 223.1 | 214 | 63 | 68 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 891 | 4 | 6.85 | 1.37 | 5.00 | 0.48 | 19.1 | 3.8 | 1.11 | .301 | 2.74 | 8.62 | |
| 10 | | B. Webb | 22 | 2008 | 7 | .759 | 34 | 34 | 3.30 | 183 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 226.2 | 206 | 83 | 95 | 13 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 944 | 8 | 7.27 | 2.58 | 2.82 | 0.52 | 19.4 | 6.9 | 1.20 | .288 | 3.77 | 8.18 | |
| 11 | | D. Willis | 22 | 2005 | 10 | .688 | 34 | 34 | 2.63 | 170 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 236.1 | 213 | 69 | 79 | 11 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 960 | 2 | 6.47 | 2.09 | 3.09 | 0.42 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 1.13 | .282 | 3.01 | 8.11 | |
| 12 | | R. Halladay | 22 | 2003 | 7 | .759 | 36 | 36 | 3.25 | 204 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 266.0 | 253 | 96 | 111 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1,071 | 6 | 6.90 | 1.08 | 6.38 | 0.88 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 1.07 | .284 | 3.76 | 8.56 | |
| 13 | | M. Morris | 22 | 2001 | 8 | .733 | 34 | 34 | 3.16 | 185 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 216.1 | 218 | 76 | 86 | 13 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 909 | 5 | 7.70 | 2.25 | 3.43 | 0.54 | 20.4 | 5.9 | 1.26 | .318 | 3.58 | 9.07 | |
| 14 | | C. Schilling | 22 | 2001 | 6 | .786 | 35 | 35 | 2.98 | 293 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 256.2 | 237 | 85 | 86 | 37 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,021 | 4 | 10.27 | 1.37 | 7.51 | 1.30 | 28.7 | 3.8 | 1.08 | .307 | 3.02 | 8.31 | |
| 15 | | M. Hampton | 22 | 1999 | 4 | .846 | 34 | 34 | 2.90 | 177 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 239.0 | 206 | 77 | 86 | 12 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 979 | 9 | 6.67 | 3.80 | 1.75 | 0.45 | 18.1 | 10.3 | 1.28 | .284 | 3.24 | 7.76 | |
| 16 | | K. Wright | 21 | 2022 | 5 | .808 | 30 | 30 | 3.19 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180.1 | 156 | 64 | 67 | 19 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 738 | 7 | 8.68 | 2.65 | 3.28 | 0.95 | 23.6 | 7.2 | 1.16 | .284 | 3.34 | 7.79 | |
| 17 |  | J. Verlander | 21 | 2019 | 6 | .778 | 34 | 34 | 2.58 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 223.0 | 137 | 64 | 66 | 36 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 847 | 4 | 12.11 | 1.70 | 7.14 | 1.45 | 35.4 | 5.0 | 0.80 | .218 | 2.66 | 5.53 | |
| 18 |  | B. Snell | 21 | 2018 | 5 | .808 | 31 | 31 | 1.89 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180.2 | 112 | 38 | 41 | 16 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 700 | 13 | 11.01 | 3.19 | 3.45 | 0.80 | 31.6 | 9.1 | 0.97 | .241 | 2.04 | 5.58 | |
| 19 |  | C. Kershaw | 21 | 2014 | 3 | .875 | 27 | 27 | 1.77 | 239 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 198.1 | 139 | 39 | 42 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 7 | 10.85 | 1.41 | 7.71 | 0.41 | 31.9 | 4.1 | 0.86 | .278 | 1.91 | 6.31 | |
| 20 |  | M. Scherzer | 21 | 2013 | 3 | .875 | 32 | 32 | 2.90 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214.1 | 152 | 69 | 73 | 18 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 836 | 6 | 10.08 | 2.35 | 4.29 | 0.76 | 28.7 | 6.7 | 0.97 | .259 | 3.07 | 6.38 | |
| 21 | | G. Gonzalez | 21 | 2012 | 8 | .724 | 32 | 32 | 2.89 | 207 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 199.1 | 149 | 64 | 69 | 9 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 822 | 10 | 9.35 | 3.43 | 2.72 | 0.41 | 25.2 | 9.2 | 1.13 | .267 | 3.12 | 6.73 | |
| 22 | | I. Kennedy | 21 | 2011 | 4 | .840 | 33 | 33 | 2.88 | 198 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 222.0 | 186 | 71 | 73 | 19 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 11 | 8.03 | 2.23 | 3.60 | 0.77 | 22.0 | 6.1 | 1.09 | .270 | 2.96 | 7.54 | |
| 23 | | C. Kershaw | 21 | 2011 | 5 | .808 | 33 | 33 | 2.28 | 248 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 233.1 | 174 | 59 | 66 | 15 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 912 | 5 | 9.57 | 2.08 | 4.59 | 0.58 | 27.2 | 5.9 | 0.98 | .269 | 2.55 | 6.71 | |
| 24 | | R. Halladay | 21 | 2010 | 10 | .677 | 33 | 33 | 2.44 | 219 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 250.2 | 231 | 68 | 74 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 993 | 5 | 7.86 | 1.08 | 7.30 | 0.86 | 22.1 | 3.0 | 1.04 | .290 | 2.66 | 8.29 | |
| 25 |  | CC Sabathia | 21 | 2010 | 7 | .750 | 34 | 34 | 3.18 | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 237.2 | 209 | 84 | 92 | 20 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 970 | 8 | 7.46 | 2.80 | 2.66 | 0.76 | 20.3 | 7.6 | 1.19 | .281 | 3.48 | 7.91 | |
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