what pitcher had the most wins in a season since 1950

Since 1950, Denny McLain has won the most games in a season, with 31 wins in 1968.

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
2Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
28
1952
PHN PHN
7
.800
39
37
2.59
148
30
3
2
330.0
292
95
104
22
45
5
2
1,310
3
4.04
1.23
3.29
0.60
11.3
3.4
1.02
.248
2.84
72
2.82
78
7.96
28.9
3Bob 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
79
4.19
110
8.09
-11.1
4Steve 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
5Sandy 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
6Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
27
1956
BKN BKN
7
.794
38
36
3.06
139
18
5
0
268.0
219
91
101
33
46
3
2
8
1,052
4
4.67
1.54
3.02
1.11
13.2
4.4
0.99
.224
3.39
78
3.48
86
7.35
17.3
7Juan 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
8Sandy 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
9Steve 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
10Ron 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
11Catfish 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
12Fergie 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
13Mickey 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
14Tom 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
15Jim 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
16Juan 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
17Sandy 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
18Juan 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
19Don 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
20Whitey 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
21Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
24
2011
DET DET
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
58
2.99
74
6.24
29.4
22Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
24
2002
ARI 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
23John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
24
1996
ATL ATL
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
69
2.63
60
7.06
48.4
24Frank Viola
F. Viola
24
1988
MIN MIN
7
.774
35
35
2.64
193
7
2
0
255.1
236
75
80
20
54
3
0
2
1,031
5
6.80
1.90
3.57
0.70
18.7
5.2
1.14
.284
2.82
64
2.94
74
8.32
28.7
25Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
24
1986
BOS BOS
4
.857
33
33
2.48
238
10
1
0
254.0
179
70
77
21
67
4
0
0
997
11
8.43
2.37
3.55
0.74
23.9
6.7
0.97
.237
2.73
58
2.80
69
6.34
36.3
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