9 pitchers are tied for the fewest losses with 20+ pitcher wins in a season, with 3 games. The first three are Julio Urías in 2021, Clayton Kershaw in 2014 and Max Scherzer in 2013.

fewest l in a season by a pitcher with 20+ w
2021 Urías 2014 Kershaw 2013 Scherzer 2008 Lee 2001 Clemens 1988 Cone 1978 Guidry 1951 Roe 1880 Goldsmith 2016 Happ 2016 Porcello 2011 Kennedy 2002 Martinez 1999 Hampton 1999 Martinez 1997 Johnson 1986 Clemens 1985 Gooden 1961 Ford 1943 Chandler 1931 Grove 1910 Cole 1907 Donovan 2022 Wright 2019 Cole 2018 Snell 2012 Price 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 20 21 21 22 20 20 25 22 21 20 22 21 20 22 23 20 24 24 25 20 31 20 25 21 20 21 20
NAME SEASON TM G W L L% W% GS CG GF SHO SV IP H TBF R ER HR BB IBB HBP SO WP ERA WHIP K/9 H/9 BB/9 K/BB ERA- FIP FIP- PRAA
Julio Urías illustration Julio Urías
2021
LAD logo LAD
32 20 3 .130 .870 32 0 0 0 0 185.2 151 745 67 61 19 38 3 7 195 2 2.96 1.02 9.45 7.32 1.84 5.13 74 3.12 74 22.4
Clayton Kershaw illustration Clayton Kershaw
2014
LAD logo LAD
27 21 3 .125 .875 27 6 0 2 0 198.1 139 749 42 39 9 31 0 2 239 7 1.77 0.86 10.85 6.31 1.41 7.71 51 1.81 50 40.5
Max Scherzer illustration Max Scherzer
2013
DET logo DET
32 21 3 .125 .875 32 0 0 0 0 214.1 152 836 73 69 18 56 0 4 240 6 2.90 0.97 10.08 6.38 2.35 4.29 72 2.74 69 29.2
Cliff Lee illustration Cliff Lee
2008
CLE logo CLE
31 22 3 .120 .880 31 4 0 2 0 223.1 214 891 68 63 12 34 1 5 170 4 2.54 1.11 6.85 8.62 1.37 5.00 59 2.82 67 35.4
Roger Clemens illustration Roger Clemens
2001
NYY logo NYY
33 20 3 .130 .870 33 0 0 0 0 220.1 205 918 94 86 19 72 1 5 213 14 3.51 1.26 8.70 8.37 2.94 2.96 80 3.28 74 28.1
David Cone illustration David Cone
1988
NYM logo NYM
35 20 3 .130 .870 28 8 0 4 0 231.1 178 936 67 57 10 80 7 4 213 10 2.22 1.12 8.29 6.93 3.11 2.66 68 2.57 75 22.5
Ron Guidry illustration Ron Guidry
1978
NYY logo NYY
35 25 3 .107 .893 35 16 0 9 0 273.2 187 1,057 61 53 13 72 1 1 248 7 1.74 0.95 8.16 6.15 2.37 3.44 48 2.18 58 48.5
Preacher Roe illustration Preacher Roe
1951
BKN logo BKN
34 22 3 .120 .880 33 19 1 2 0 257.2 247 1,031 91 87 30 64 0 113 2 3.04 1.21 3.95 8.63 2.24 1.77 76 3.86 94 6.8
Fred Goldsmith illustration Fred Goldsmith
1880
CWS logo CWS
26 21 3 .125 .875 24 22 1 4 1 210.1 189 837 80 41 2 18 90 10 1.75 0.98 3.85 8.09 0.77 5.00 72 2.06 84 10.4
J.A. Happ illustration J.A. Happ
2016
TOR logo TOR
32 20 4 .167 .833 32 0 0 0 0 195.0 168 796 72 69 22 60 0 6 163 3 3.18 1.17 7.52 7.75 2.77 2.72 76 3.96 93 6.3
Rick Porcello illustration Rick Porcello
2016
BOS logo BOS
33 22 4 .154 .846 33 3 0 0 0 223.0 193 890 85 78 23 32 0 13 189 3 3.15 1.01 7.63 7.79 1.29 5.91 71 3.40 81 20.1
Ian Kennedy illustration Ian Kennedy
2011
ARI logo ARI
33 21 4 .160 .840 33 1 0 1 0 222.0 186 900 73 71 19 55 0 9 198 11 2.88 1.09 8.03 7.54 2.23 3.60 73 3.21 83 16.5
Pedro Martinez illustration Pedro Martinez
2002
BOS logo BOS
30 20 4 .167 .833 30 2 0 0 0 199.1 144 787 62 50 13 40 1 15 239 3 2.26 0.92 10.79 6.50 1.81 5.98 50 2.23 53 45.4
Mike Hampton illustration Mike Hampton
1999
HOU logo HOU
34 22 4 .154 .846 34 3 0 2 0 239.0 206 979 86 77 12 101 2 5 177 9 2.90 1.28 6.67 7.76 3.80 1.75 68 3.63 84 19.4
Pedro Martinez illustration Pedro Martinez
1999
BOS logo BOS
31 23 4 .148 .852 29 5 1 1 0 213.1 160 835 56 49 9 37 1 9 313 6 2.07 0.92 13.20 6.75 1.56 8.46 42 1.38 30 79.4
Randy Johnson illustration Randy Johnson
1997
SEA logo SEA
30 20 4 .167 .833 29 5 0 2 0 213.0 147 850 60 54 20 77 2 10 291 4 2.28 1.05 12.30 6.21 3.25 3.78 50 2.82 62 41.3
Roger Clemens illustration Roger Clemens
1986
BOS logo BOS
33 24 4 .143 .857 33 10 0 1 0 254.0 179 997 77 70 21 67 0 4 238 11 2.48 0.97 8.43 6.34 2.37 3.55 58 2.80 69 36.3
Dwight Gooden illustration Dwight Gooden
1985
NYM logo NYM
35 24 4 .143 .857 35 16 0 8 0 276.2 198 1,065 51 47 13 69 4 2 268 6 1.53 0.97 8.72 6.44 2.24 3.88 44 2.12 59 45.6
Whitey Ford illustration Whitey Ford
1961
NYY logo NYY
39 25 4 .138 .862 39 11 0 3 0 283.0 242 1,159 108 101 23 92 3 1 209 8 3.21 1.18 6.65 7.70 2.93 2.27 85 3.14 82 22.7
Spud Chandler illustration Spud Chandler
1943
NYY logo NYY
30 20 4 .167 .833 30 20 0 5 0 253.0 197 989 62 46 5 54 4 134 3 1.64 0.99 4.77 7.01 1.92 2.48 50 2.30 68 29.8
Lefty Grove illustration Lefty Grove
1931
PHA logo PHA
41 31 4 .114 .886 30 27 10 4 5 288.2 249 1,160 84 66 10 62 1 175 2 2.06 1.08 5.46 7.76 1.93 2.82 47 3.01 70 40.8
King Cole illustration King Cole
1910
CHC logo CHC
33 20 4 .167 .833 29 21 2 4 1 239.2 174 962 64 48 2 130 9 114 9 1.80 1.27 4.28 6.53 4.88 0.88 60 3.22 110 -8.3
Bill Donovan illustration Bill Donovan
1907
DET logo DET
32 25 4 .138 .862 28 27 4 3 1 271.0 222 1,073 96 66 3 82 8 123 2 2.19 1.12 4.08 7.37 2.72 1.50 84 2.41 98 2
Kyle Wright illustration Kyle Wright
2022
ATL logo ATL
30 21 5 .192 .808 30 0 0 0 0 180.1 156 738 67 64 19 53 0 9 174 7 3.19 1.16 8.68 7.79 2.65 3.28 78 3.58 91 7.4
Gerrit Cole illustration Gerrit Cole
2019
HOU logo HOU
33 20 5 .200 .800 33 0 0 0 0 212.1 142 817 66 59 29 48 0 3 326 4 2.50 0.89 13.82 6.02 2.03 6.79 57 2.63 59 44.2

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