what is the highest number of wins for a starting pitcher in a single season

Jack Chesbro has won the most games by a starting pitcher in a season, with 38 wins in 1904.

NAMEWSEASONTMLW%GGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
38
1904
NYH NYH
12
.760
51
51
1.82
232
48
6
0
444.0
328
90
122
4
85
7
0
8
4.70
1.72
2.73
0.08
5.1
0.93
.240
2.47
6.65
2Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
35
1908
CWS CWS
14
.714
49
49
236
42
11
0
426.1
315
93
1
55
11
0
1,634
10
4.98
1.16
4.29
0.02
14.4
3.4
0.87
.236
1.96
6.65
3Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
33
1916
PHN PHN
12
.733
45
45
1.55
169
38
16
0
388.1
322
67
90
6
50
10
0
1,496
3
3.92
1.16
3.38
0.14
11.3
3.3
0.96
.251
2.09
7.46
4Joe Wood
J. Wood
33
1912
BSA BSA
5
.868
38
38
0.27
249
35
10
0
334.1
258
98
2
81
12
0
1,323
7
6.70
2.18
3.07
0.05
18.8
6.1
1.01
.261
2.64
6.95
5Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
32
1908
NYG NYG
10
.762
44
44
238
34
11
0
363.0
267
80
5
36
2
0
1,380
2
5.90
0.89
6.61
0.12
17.2
2.6
0.83
.238
1.98
6.62
6Cy Young
C. Young
32
1902
BSA BSA
11
.744
43
43
2.04
161
41
3
0
374.2
338
85
129
4
52
10
0
3
3.87
1.25
3.10
0.10
3.5
1.04
.269
3.10
8.12
7Denny 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
6.46
8Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
31
1904
NYG NYG
8
.795
44
44
139
38
9
0
393.1
292
98
8
86
13
0
1,553
2
3.18
1.97
1.62
0.18
9.0
5.5
0.96
.217
2.24
6.68
9Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
31
1904
NYG NYG
12
.721
46
46
208
33
4
0
361.2
305
119
6
78
4
0
1,454
10
5.18
1.94
2.67
0.15
14.3
5.4
1.06
.258
2.96
7.59
10Cy Young
C. Young
31
1901
BSA BSA
10
.756
41
41
1.65
157
38
5
0
364.2
320
67
111
6
39
8
0
1
3.87
0.96
4.03
0.15
2.9
0.98
.276
2.74
7.90
11Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
30
1917
PHN PHN
13
.698
44
44
1.84
199
35
8
0
386.0
336
79
107
4
56
6
0
1,526
2
4.64
1.31
3.55
0.09
13.0
3.7
1.02
.263
2.49
7.83
12Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
30
1915
PHN PHN
9
.769
42
42
1.24
237
36
12
0
369.0
247
51
83
3
62
9
0
1,406
2
5.78
1.51
3.82
0.07
16.9
4.4
0.84
.223
2.02
6.02
13Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
29
1913
WSH WSH
7
.806
36
36
1.19
207
29
11
0
310.1
206
41
51
9
35
7
0
1,157
2
6.00
1.02
5.91
0.26
17.9
3.0
0.78
.219
1.48
5.97
14Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
29
1905
NYG NYG
8
.784
37
37
201
32
8
0
315.0
236
76
4
60
1
0
1,203
6
5.74
1.71
3.35
0.11
16.7
5.0
0.94
.248
2.17
6.74
15Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
29
1903
NYG NYG
18
.617
48
48
162
44
3
0
420.1
377
154
4
107
14
0
1,729
5
3.47
2.29
1.51
0.09
9.4
6.2
1.15
.259
3.30
8.07
16Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
28
1952
PHN PHN
7
.800
37
37
2.64
146
30
3
0
327.0
292
96
104
22
45
5
0
1,300
3
4.02
1.24
3.24
0.61
11.2
3.5
1.03
.250
2.86
8.04
17Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
28
1903
NYG NYG
13
.683
42
42
263
37
3
0
360.2
318
135
4
99
10
0
1,478
17
6.56
2.47
2.66
0.10
17.8
6.7
1.16
.285
3.37
7.94
18Bob Welch
B. Welch
27
1990
OAK OAK
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
8.09
19Steve 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
6.68
20Sandy 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
6.72
21Bucky Walters
B. Walters
27
1939
CIN CIN
8
.771
36
36
2.13
131
31
2
0
312.0
239
74
91
15
102
6
0
1,246
7
3.78
2.94
1.28
0.43
10.5
8.2
1.09
.226
2.63
6.89
22Lefty Grove
L. Grove
27
1931
PHA PHA
3
.900
30
30
1.94
144
27
4
0
260.1
223
56
73
9
57
1
0
1,044
2
4.98
1.97
2.53
0.31
13.8
5.5
1.08
.257
2.52
7.71
23Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
27
1924
BKN BKN
6
.818
34
34
2.19
256
30
3
0
304.0
237
74
88
11
76
7
0
1,207
4
7.58
2.25
3.37
0.33
21.2
6.3
1.03
.264
2.61
7.02
24Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
27
1919
CWS CWS
6
.818
35
35
1.82
106
30
5
0
297.1
248
60
75
5
46
3
0
1,164
1
3.21
1.39
2.30
0.15
9.1
4.0
0.99
.242
2.27
7.51
25Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
27
1912
WSH WSH
10
.730
37
37
0.17
271
34
7
0
318.0
228
80
2
66
14
0
1,238
9
7.67
1.87
4.11
0.06
21.9
5.3
0.92
.255
2.26
6.45
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