All-Time MLB Player Pitching Stat Leaders by Season

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PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG
1 SandyS KoufaxKoufax P 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1965	LA	26	8	2.04	43	41	27	8	2	--	335.2	216	90	76	26	5	71	382	0.86	.179
2 HideoH NomoNomo P 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1995	LA	13	6	2.54	28	28	4	3	0	0	191.1	124	63	54	14	5	78	236	1.06	.182
3 YoshinobuY YamamotoYamamoto P 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	2025	LAD	12	8	2.49	30	30	0	0	0	0	173.2	113	53	48	14	3	59	201	0.99	.183
4 ZackZ GreinkeGreinke P 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	2015	LAD	19	3	1.66	32	32	1	0	0	0	222.2	148	43	41	14	5	40	200	0.84	.187
5 SandyS KoufaxKoufax P 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1963	LA	25	5	1.88	40	40	20	11	0	--	311.0	214	68	65	18	3	58	306	0.87	.189
5 DonD SuttonSutton P 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1972	LA	19	9	2.08	33	33	18	9	0	0	272.2	186	78	63	13	4	63	207	0.91	.189
7 SandyS KoufaxKoufax P 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1964	LA	19	5	1.74	29	28	15	7	1	--	223.0	154	49	43	13	0	53	223	0.93	.191
8 ClaytonC KershawKershaw P 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	2015	LAD	16	7	2.13	33	33	4	3	0	0	232.2	163	62	55	15	5	42	301	0.88	.194
9 ClaytonC KershawKershaw P 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	2013	LAD	16	9	1.83	33	33	3	2	0	0	236.0	164	55	48	11	3	52	232	0.92	.195
10 ClaytonC KershawKershaw P 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	2014	LAD	21	3	1.77	27	27	6	2	0	0	198.1	139	42	39	9	2	31	239	0.86	.196
11 SandyS KoufaxKoufax P 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1962	LA	14	7	2.54	28	26	11	2	1	--	184.1	134	61	52	13	2	57	216	1.04	.197
12 LarryL CheneyCheney P 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1916	BRO	18	12	1.92	41	32	15	5	0	--	253.0	178	91	54	5	10	105	166	1.12	.198
13 JulioJ UríasUrías P 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	2022	LAD	17	7	2.16	31	31	0	0	0	0	175.0	127	51	42	23	5	41	166	0.96	.199
13 WalkerW BuehlerBuehler P 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	2021	LAD	16	4	2.47	33	33	0	0	0	0	207.2	149	61	57	19	6	52	212	0.97	.199
15 ClaytonC KershawKershaw P 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	2009	LAD	8	8	2.79	31	30	0	0	0	0	171.0	119	55	53	7	1	91	185	1.23	.200
16 SandyS KoufaxKoufax P 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1966	LA	27	9	1.73	41	41	27	5	0	--	323.0	241	74	62	19	0	77	317	0.98	.205
16 FernandoF ValenzuelaValenzuela P 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1981	LA	13	7	2.48	25	25	11	8	0	0	192.1	140	55	53	11	1	61	180	1.05	.205
18 OrelO HershiserHershiser P 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1985	LA	19	3	2.03	36	34	9	5	0	0	239.2	179	72	54	8	6	68	157	1.03	.206
19 DonD DrysdaleDrysdale P 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1964	LA	18	16	2.18	40	40	21	5	0	--	321.1	242	91	78	15	10	68	237	0.96	.207
19 ClaytonC KershawKershaw P 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	2011	LAD	21	5	2.28	33	33	5	2	0	0	233.1	174	66	59	15	3	54	248	0.98	.207
19 WhitW WyattWyatt P 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1943	BRO	14	5	2.49	26	26	13	3	0	--	180.2	139	55	50	5	0	43	80	1.01	.207
19 SandyS KoufaxKoufax P 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1960	LA	8	13	3.91	37	26	7	2	1	--	175.0	133	83	76	20	1	100	197	1.33	.207
23 DonD SuttonSutton P 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1973	LA	18	10	2.42	33	33	14	3	0	0	256.1	196	78	69	18	5	56	200	0.98	.209
24 BillB SingerSinger P 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1969	LA	20	12	2.34	41	40	16	2	1	1	315.2	244	96	82	22	10	74	247	1.01	.210
24 ClaytonC KershawKershaw P 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	2012	LAD	14	9	2.53	33	33	2	2	0	0	227.2	170	70	64	16	5	63	229	1.02	.210

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