20 Wins Club American League Pitchers 1901

20 Wins Club : 1901 - 1925

Twenty wins in a single season is a truly a magical plateau. Jim Bouton wrote in his classic book Ball Four, "If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher twenty wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it."

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the pitchers from 1901 through 1925 who are members of the American League 20 Wins Club. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"Listen mister, no man alive can throw harder than Smoky Joe Wood!" - Walter Johnson (twelve time American League twenty-plus game winner)

Twenty Wins Club '1901 to 1925' In Chronological Order
Name	Team	Wins	Losses	Year	Top 25
Cy Young⁽¹⁰⁾	Boston	33	10	1901	Top 25
Joe McGinnity⁽³⁾	Baltimore	26	21
Clark Griffith⁽⁷⁾	Chicago	24	7
Roscoe Miller⁽¹⁾	Detroit	23	13
Chick Fraser⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	20	15
Cy Young⁽¹¹⁾	Boston	32	11	1902	Top 25
Rube Waddell⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	23	7
Red Donahue⁽³⁾	St. Louis	22	11
Jack Powell⁽³⁾	St. Louis	22	17
Bill Dinneen⁽²⁾	Boston	21	21
* Joe McGinnity⁽⁴⁾	Baltimore⁽¹³⁾ & New York^{(N.L. 8)}	21	18
Roy Patterson⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	12
Eddie Plank⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	20	15
Cy Young⁽¹²⁾	Boston	28	9	1903	Top 25
Eddie Plank⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	23	16
Jack Chesbro⁽³⁾	New York	21	15
Bill Dinneen⁽³⁾	Boston	21	13
Willie Sudhoff⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	21	15
Rube Waddell⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	21	16
Tom Hughes⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	7
Jack Chesbro⁽⁴⁾	New York	41	13	1904	Top 25
Eddie Plank⁽³⁾	Philadelphia	26	17
Cy Young⁽¹³⁾	Boston	26	16
Rube Waddell⁽³⁾	Philadelphia	25	19
Bill Bernhard⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	23	13
Bill Dinneen⁽⁴⁾	Boston	23	14
Jack Powell⁽⁴⁾	New York	23	19
Frank Owen⁽¹⁾	Chicago	21	15
Jesse Tannehill⁽⁵⁾	Boston	21	11
Rube Waddell⁽⁴⁾	Philadelphia	27	11	1905	Top 25
Eddie Plank⁽⁴⁾	Philadelphia	25	12
Nick Altrock⁽¹⁾	Chicago	24	12
Ed Killian⁽¹⁾	Detroit	23	13
Jesse Tannehill⁽⁶⁾	Boston	22	9
George Mullin⁽¹⁾	Detroit	21	20
Frank Owen⁽²⁾	Chicago	21	13
Addie Joss⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	20	11
Al Orth⁽²⁾	New York	27	17	1906	Top 25
Jack Chesbro⁽⁵⁾	New York	24	16
Frank Owen⁽³⁾	Chicago	22	13
Bob Rhoads⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	22	10
Addie Joss⁽²⁾	Cleveland	21	9
George Mullin⁽²⁾	Detroit	21	18
Nick Altrock⁽²⁾	Chicago	20	13
Otto Hess⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	20	17
Addie Joss⁽³⁾	Cleveland	27	10	1907	Top 25
Doc White⁽¹⁾	Chicago	27	13
Bill Donovan⁽²⁾	Detroit	25	4
Ed Killian⁽²⁾	Detroit	25	13
Eddie Plank⁽⁵⁾	Philadelphia	24	16
Ed Walsh⁽¹⁾	Chicago	24	18
Frank Smith⁽¹⁾	Chicago	22	11
Cy Young⁽¹⁴⁾	Boston	22	15
Jimmy Dygert⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	20	9
George Mullin⁽³⁾	Detroit	20	20
Ed Walsh⁽²⁾	Chicago	40	15	1908	Top 25
Addie Joss⁽⁴⁾	Cleveland	24	11
Ed Summers⁽¹⁾	Detroit	24	12
Cy Young⁽¹⁵⁾	Boston	21	11
George Mullin⁽⁴⁾	Detroit	29	8	1909	Top 25
Frank Smith⁽²⁾	Chicago	25	17
Ed Willett⁽¹⁾	Detroit	22	9
Jack Coombs⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	31	9	1910	Top 25
Russ Ford⁽¹⁾	New York	26	6
Walter Johnson⁽¹⁾	Washington	25	17
Chief Bender⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	23	5
George Mullin⁽⁵⁾	Detroit	21	12
Jack Coombs⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	28	12	1911	Top 25
Ed Walsh⁽³⁾	Chicago	28	18
Walter Johnson⁽²⁾	Washington	25	13
Vean Gregg⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	23	7
Joe Wood⁽¹⁾	Boston	23	17
Russ Ford⁽²⁾	New York	22	11
Eddie Plank⁽⁶⁾	Philadelphia	22	8
Joe Wood⁽²⁾	Boston	34	5	1912	Top 25
Walter Johnson⁽³⁾	Washington	32	12
Ed Walsh⁽⁴⁾	Chicago	27	17
Eddie Plank⁽⁷⁾	Philadelphia	26	6
Bob Groom⁽¹⁾	Washington	24	13
Jack Coombs⁽³⁾	Philadelphia	21	10
Hugh Bedient⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	9
Vean Gregg⁽²⁾	Cleveland	20	13
Buck O'Brien⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	13
Walter Johnson⁽⁴⁾	Washington	36	7	1913	Top 25
Cy Falkenberg⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	23	10
Reb Russell⁽¹⁾	Chicago	22	16
Chief Bender⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	21	10
Vean Gregg⁽³⁾	Cleveland	20	13
Jim Scott⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	20
Walter Johnson⁽⁵⁾	Washington	28	18	1914	Top 25
Harry Coveleski⁽¹⁾	Detroit	22	12
Ray Collins⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	13
Walter Johnson⁽⁶⁾	Washington	27	13	1915	Top 25
Hooks Dauss⁽¹⁾	Detroit	24	13
Red Faber⁽¹⁾	Chicago	24	14
Jim Scott⁽²⁾	Chicago	24	11
Harry Coveleski⁽²⁾	Detroit	22	13
Walter Johnson⁽⁷⁾	Washington	25	20	1916	Top 25
Bob Shawkey⁽¹⁾	New York	24	14
Babe Ruth⁽¹⁾	Boston	23	12
Harry Coveleski⁽³⁾	Detroit	21	11
Eddie Cicotte⁽¹⁾	Chicago	28	12	1917	Top 25
Babe Ruth⁽²⁾	Boston	24	13
Jim Bagby⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	23	13
Walter Johnson⁽⁸⁾	Washington	23	16
Carl Mays⁽¹⁾	Boston	22	9
Walter Johnson⁽⁹⁾	Washington	23	13	1918	Top 25
Stan Coveleski⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	22	13
Carl Mays⁽²⁾	Boston	21	13
Scott Perry⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	20	19
Eddie Cicotte⁽²⁾	Chicago	29	7	1919	Top 25
Stan Coveleski⁽²⁾	Cleveland	23	12
Lefty Williams⁽¹⁾	Chicago	23	11
Hooks Dauss⁽²⁾	Detroit	21	9
Allen Sothoron⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	21	11
Walter Johnson⁽¹⁰⁾	Washington	20	14
Bob Shawkey⁽²⁾	New York	20	13
Jim Bagby⁽²⁾	Cleveland	31	12	1920	Top 25
Carl Mays⁽³⁾	New York	26	11
Stan Coveleski⁽³⁾	Cleveland	24	14
Red Faber⁽²⁾	Chicago	23	13
Lefty Williams⁽²⁾	Chicago	22	14
Eddie Cicotte⁽³⁾	Chicago	21	10
Dickie Kerr⁽¹⁾	Chicago	21	9
Ray Caldwell⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	20	10
Bob Shawkey⁽³⁾	New York	20	13
Urban Shocker⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	20	10
Carl Mays⁽⁴⁾	New York	27	9	1921	Top 25
Urban Shocker⁽²⁾	St. Louis	27	12
Red Faber⁽³⁾	Chicago	25	15
Stan Coveleski⁽⁴⁾	Cleveland	23	13
Sam Jones⁽¹⁾	Boston	23	16
Eddie Rommel⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	27	13	1922	Top 25
Joe Bush⁽¹⁾	New York	26	7
Urban Shocker⁽³⁾	St. Louis	24	17
George Uhle⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	22	16
Red Faber⁽⁴⁾	Chicago	21	17
Bob Shawkey⁽⁴⁾	New York	20	12
George Uhle⁽²⁾	Cleveland	26	16	1923	Top 25
Hooks Dauss⁽³⁾	Detroit	21	13
Sam Jones⁽²⁾	New York	21	8
Urban Shocker⁽⁴⁾	St. Louis	20	12
Howard Ehmke⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	17
Walter Johnson⁽¹¹⁾	Washington	23	7	1924	Top 25
Herb Pennock⁽¹⁾	New York	21	9
Joe Shaute⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	20	17
Sloppy Thurston⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	14
Ted Lyons⁽¹⁾	Chicago	21	11	1925	Top 25
Eddie Rommel⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	21	10
Stan Coveleski⁽⁵⁾	Washington	20	5
Walter Johnson⁽¹²⁾	Washington	20	7
Name	Team	Wins	Losses	Year	Top 25
Twenty Wins Club

Walter Johnson holds the American League record for most twenty (20) win seasons by a right-handed pitcher with twelve (12).

Did you know that Lefty Grove holds the American League record for most twenty (20) win seasons by a left-handed pitcher with eight (8)?

In 1911, Vean Gregg entered the big leagues and won twenty-three (23) games. He won more than twenty (20) the next two (2) consecutive seasons setting the American League record for consecutive twenty (20) win seasons from the start of a career with three.

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