All-Time MLB Player Pitching Stat Leaders by Season

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PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	W	L	ERA	G	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG
1 FranciscoF RodríguezRodríguez P 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	2008	LAA	2	3	2.24	76	62	69	68.1	54	21	17	4	2	34	77	1.29	.216
2 BobbyB ThigpenThigpen P 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1990	CWS	4	6	1.83	77	57	57	88.2	60	20	18	5	1	32	70	1.04	.195
2 EdwinE DíazDíaz P 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	2018	SEA	0	4	1.96	73	57	61	73.1	41	17	16	5	6	17	124	0.79	.160
4 JohnJ SmoltzSmoltz P 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	2002	ATL	3	2	3.25	75	55	59	80.1	59	30	29	4	0	24	85	1.03	.206
4 EricE GagneGagne P 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	2003	LA	2	3	1.20	77	55	55	82.1	37	12	11	2	3	20	137	0.69	.133
6 RandyR MyersMyers P 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1993	CHC	2	4	3.11	73	53	53	75.1	65	26	26	7	1	26	86	1.21	.230
6 MarianoM RiveraRivera P 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	2004	NYY	4	2	1.94	74	53	57	78.2	65	17	17	3	5	20	66	1.08	.225
6 TrevorT HoffmanHoffman P 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1998	SD	4	2	1.48	66	53	53	73.0	41	12	12	2	1	21	86	0.85	.165
9 EricE GagneGagne P 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	2002	LA	4	1	1.97	77	52	56	82.1	55	18	18	6	2	16	114	0.86	.189
10 DennisD EckersleyEckersley P 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1992	OAK	7	1	1.91	69	51	51	80.0	62	17	17	5	1	11	93	0.91	.211
10 JeurysJ FamiliaFamilia P 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	2016	NYM	3	4	2.55	78	51	56	77.2	63	25	22	1	1	31	84	1.21	.220
10 JimJ JohnsonJohnson P 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	2012	BAL	2	1	2.49	71	51	54	68.2	55	21	19	3	3	15	41	1.02	.220
10 MarkM MelanconMelancon P 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	2015	PIT	3	2	2.23	78	51	53	76.2	57	22	19	4	2	14	62	0.93	.207
10 RodR BeckBeck P 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1998	CHC	3	4	3.02	81	51	51	80.1	86	33	27	11	2	20	81	1.32	.269
15 CraigC KimbrelKimbrel P 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	2013	ATL	4	3	1.21	68	50	54	67.0	39	10	9	4	3	20	98	0.88	.166
15 JimJ JohnsonJohnson P 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	2013	BAL	3	8	2.94	74	50	59	70.1	72	26	23	5	7	18	56	1.28	.273
15 MarianoM RiveraRivera P 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	NYY	4	6	2.34	71	50	57	80.2	61	24	21	5	1	12	83	0.90	.209
18 FranciscoF CorderoCordero P 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	2004	TEX	3	4	2.13	67	49	54	71.2	60	19	17	1	1	32	79	1.28	.226
18 JoseJ ValverdeValverde P 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	2011	DET	2	4	2.24	75	49	49	72.1	52	21	18	5	3	34	69	1.19	.198
20 BrianB WilsonWilson P 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	2010	SF	3	3	1.81	70	48	53	74.2	62	16	15	3	1	26	93	1.18	.220
20 FernandoF RodneyRodney P 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	2014	SEA	1	6	2.85	69	48	51	66.1	61	24	21	3	3	28	76	1.34	.244
20 FernandoF RodneyRodney P 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	2012	TB	2	2	0.60	76	48	50	74.2	43	9	5	2	3	15	76	0.78	.167
20 RodR BeckBeck P 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1993	SF	3	1	2.16	76	48	48	79.1	57	20	19	11	3	13	86	0.88	.201
20 TrevorT RosenthalRosenthal P 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	2015	STL	2	4	2.10	68	48	51	68.2	62	16	16	3	1	25	83	1.27	.238
20 DennisD EckersleyEckersley P 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1990	OAK	4	2	0.61	63	48	48	73.1	41	9	5	2	0	4	73	0.61	.160

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