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 GeorgeG. WalkerWalker X 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1940	KCM	5	1	1.21	9	4	3	3	0	--	52.0	31	7	7	2	2	7	40	0.73	.169
2 PedroP MartínezMartínez P 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	BOS	18	6	1.74	29	29	7	4	0	0	217.0	128	44	42	17	14	32	284	0.74	.167
3 KentaK MaedaMaeda P 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	2020	MIN	6	1	2.70	11	11	0	0	0	0	66.2	40	20	20	9	0	10	80	0.75	.168
4 WalterW JohnsonJohnson P 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1913	WAS	36	7	1.14	48	36	29	11	2	--	346.0	232	56	44	9	9	38	243	0.78	.187
5 TrevorT BauerBauer P 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	2020	CIN	5	4	1.73	11	11	2	2	0	0	73.0	41	17	14	9	3	17	100	0.79	.159
6 TimT KeefeKeefe P 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1880	TRO	6	6	0.86	12	12	12	0	0	--	105.0	68	27	10	0		16	39	0.80	--
7 JustinJ VerlanderVerlander P 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	2019	HOU	21	6	2.58	34	34	2	1	0	0	223.0	137	66	64	36	6	42	300	0.80	.172
8 AddieA JossJoss P 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	CLE	24	11	1.16	42	35	29	9	2	--	325.0	232	77	42	2	2	30	130	0.81	.197
9 GregG MadduxMaddux P 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1995	ATL	19	2	1.63	28	28	10	3	0	0	209.2	147	39	38	8	4	23	181	0.81	.197
10 CharlieC SweeneySweeney P 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1884	STL	41	15	1.70	60	56	53	6	1	--	492.0	360	182	93	6		42	337	0.82	--
11 EdE WalshWalsh P 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1910	CWS	18	20	1.27	45	36	33	7	5	--	369.2	242	87	52	5	4	61	258	0.82	.187
12 SatchelS PaigePaige P 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1933	PC	4	6	1.94	12	10	8	0	1	--	78.2	49	23	17	2	0	16	77	0.83	.175
13 ChristyC MathewsonMathewson P 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1909	NYG	25	6	1.14	37	33	26	8	2	--	275.1	192	57	35	2	0	36	149	0.83	.200
14 JustinJ VerlanderVerlander P 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	2022	HOU	18	4	1.75	28	28	0	0	0	0	175.0	116	43	34	12	6	29	185	0.83	.186
15 DanD BankheadBankhead P 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1941	BBB	7	1	1.95	11	7	5	2	0	--	69.1	41	18	15	1	5	17	38	0.84	.170
16 GeorgeG BradleyBradley P 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1880	PRO	13	8	1.38	28	20	16	4	2	--	196.0	158	66	30	2		6	54	0.84	--
17 ChristyC MathewsonMathewson P 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	NYG	37	11	1.43	56	44	34	11	5	--	390.2	285	86	62	5	3	42	259	0.84	.200
18 MordecaiM BrownBrown P 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	CHC	29	9	1.47	44	31	27	9	5	--	312.1	214	64	51	1	5	49	123	0.84	.195
19 GroverG AlexanderAlexander P 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1915	PHI	31	10	1.22	49	42	36	12	3	--	376.1	253	86	51	3	10	64	241	0.84	.191
20 DaveD McNallyMcNally P 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1968	BAL	22	10	1.95	35	35	18	5	0	--	273.0	175	67	59	24	10	55	202	0.84	.182
21 ZackZ GreinkeGreinke P 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	2015	LAD	19	3	1.66	32	32	1	0	0	0	222.2	148	43	41	14	5	40	200	0.84	.187
22 ElbertE. WilliamsWilliams X 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	MON	9	6	2.18	22	13	9	3	3	--	115.1	67	33	28	0	5	31	59	0.85	.167
23 BobB GibsonGibson P 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1968	STL	22	9	1.12	34	34	28	13	0	--	304.2	198	49	38	11	7	62	268	0.85	.184
24 SandyS KoufaxKoufax P 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1965	LA	26	8	2.04	43	41	27	8	2	--	335.2	216	90	76	26	5	71	382	0.86	.179
25 DinelsonD LametLamet P 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	2020	SD	3	1	2.09	12	12	0	0	0	0	69.0	39	18	16	5	4	20	93	0.86	.161

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