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Best Pitching Seasons of All-Time

1871-2020 (Regular Season).



Rank Name Year Team Lg W L SV IP ERA AGE PEVA-P
21 Cooper Mort 1942 SLN NL 22 7 0 278.7 1.78 29 47.763
22 Alexander Pete 1916 PHI NL 33 12 3 389.0 1.55 29 47.561
23 Nichols Kid 1897 BSN NL 31 11 3 368.0 2.64 28 47.498
24 Lee Cliff 2008 CLE AL 22 3 0 223.3 2.54 30 47.174
25 Maddux Greg 1997 ATL NL 19 4 0 232.7 2.20 31 47.132
26 Clemens Roger 1997 TOR AL 21 7 0 264.0 2.05 35 47.079
27 Maddux Greg 1998 ATL NL 18 9 0 251.0 2.22 32 46.792
28 Santana Johan 2006 MIN AL 19 6 0 233.7 2.77 27 46.748
29 Blackwell Ewell 1947 CIN NL 22 8 0 273.0 2.47 25 46.689
30 Feller Bob 1940 CLE AL 27 11 4 320.3 2.61 22 46.643
31 Grove Lefty 1931 PHA AL 31 4 5 288.7 2.06 31 46.335
32 Koufax Sandy 1965 LAN NL 26 8 2 335.7 2.04 30 46.321
33 Walsh Ed 1908 CHA AL 40 15 6 464.0 1.42 27 46.136
34 Halladay Roy 2008 TOR AL 20 11 0 246.0 2.78 31 46.107
35 Martinez Pedro 1999 BOS AL 23 4 0 213.3 2.07 28 45.790
36 Johnson Walter 1910 WS1 AL 25 17 1 370.0 1.36 23 45.752
37 Gooden Dwight 1985 NYN NL 24 4 0 276.7 1.53 21 45.645
38 Johnson Randy 2004 ARI NL 16 14 0 245.7 2.60 41 44.961
39 Scott Mike 1986 HOU NL 18 10 0 275.3 2.22 31 44.955
40 Vance Dazzy 1924 BRO NL 28 6 0 308.3 2.16 33 44.534

Best Pitching Seasons 41-60

  • What is PEVA?

    PEVA is the acronym for Stat Geek Baseball's New Player Rating value. This grade is given to each player and pitcher each season, rating their performance on a peer to peer review. Six components for pitchers and batters are melded together into the PEVA Rating, which ranges each year from 0.200 to 64.000. For more information on PEVA and the other new Stat Geek Baseball Stats, see our Definitions page. PEVA ratings are available for every pitcher and hitter in baseball history.

    PEVA Scale

    64.000 - Maximum
    32.000 - Cy Young/MVP Candidate
    20.000 - All League
    15.000 - All-Star Level
    10.000 - Very Good
    3.500 - Average
    0.200 - Minimum


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Notes: Photo Credits: Babe Ruth, Eddie Collins, Frank Baker, Ty Cobb, and Tris Speaker (Library of Congress).

Note: Age = Player age at the End of the Calendar Year. PEVA-B = PEVA Batting Player Rating.

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