Year by Year Leaders for Wins

Ever wonder who had the most wins the year you were born? How about pitchers from you favorite team — have they ever led the league in wins? Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a year-by-year leaderboard in Major League games won for every season since 1901. 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!" - Wins Leader (1913-1916, 1918 & 1924) / Hall of Famer Walter Johnson
Wins
Year-By-Year Leaders

'1901 to 1901'

Year American League W Team(s) Year National League W Team(s)
1901

Cy Young

33

Boston

1901

Bill Donovan

25

Brooklyn

1902

Cy Young

32

Boston

1902

Jack Chesbro

28

Pittsburgh

1903

Cy Young

28

Boston

1903

Joe McGinnity

31

New York

1904

Jack Chesbro

41

New York

1904

Joe McGinnity

35

New York

1905

Rube Waddell

27

Philadelphia

1905

Christy Mathewson

31

New York

1906

Al Orth

27

New York

1906

Joe McGinnity

27

New York

1907

Addie Joss

27

Cleveland

1907

Christy Mathewson

24

New York

Doc White

Chicago

1908

Ed Walsh

40

Chicago

1908

Christy Mathewson

37

New York

1909

George Mullin

29

Detroit

1909

Mordecai Brown

27

Chicago

1910

Jack Coombs

31

Philadelphia

1910

Christy Mathewson

27

New York

1911

Jack Coombs

28

Philadelphia

1911

Grover Alexander

28

Philadelphia

1912

Joe Wood

34

Boston

1912

Larry Cheney

26

Chicago

Rube Marquard

New York

1913

Walter Johnson

36

Washington

1913

Tom Seaton

27

Philadelphia

1914

Walter Johnson

28

Washington

1914

Grover Alexander

27

Philadelphia

1915

Walter Johnson

27

Washington

1915

Grover Alexander

31

Philadelphia

1916

Walter Johnson

25

Washington

1916

Grover Alexander

33

Philadelphia

1917

Eddie Cicotte

28

Chicago

1917

Grover Alexander

30

Philadelphia

1918

Walter Johnson

23

Washington

1918

Hippo Vaughn

22

Chicago

1919

Eddie Cicotte

29

Chicago

1919

Jim Barnes

25

New York

1920

Jim Bagby

31

Cleveland

1920

Grover Alexander

27

Chicago

1921

Carl Mays

27

New York

1921

Mort Cooper

22

Pittsburgh

Urban Shocker

St. Louis

Burleigh Grimes

Brooklyn

1922

Eddie Rommel

27

Philadelphia

1922

Eppa Rixey

25

Cincinnati

1923

George Uhle

26

Cleveland

1923

Dolf Luque

27

Cincinnati

1924

Walter Johnson

23

Washington

1924

Dazzy Vance

28

Brooklyn

1925

Ted Lyons

21

Chicago

1925

Dazzy Vance

22

Brooklyn

Eddie Rommel

Philadelphia

1926

George Uhle

27

Cleveland

1926

Deacon Donahue

20

Cincinnati

Ray Kremer

Pittsburgh

Lee Meadows

Flint Rhem

St. Louis

1927

Waite Hoyt

22

New York

1927

Charlie Root

26

Chicago

Ted Lyons

Chicago

1928

Lefty Grove

24

Philadelphia

1928

Larry Benton

25

New York

George Pipgras

New York

Burleigh Grimes

Pittsburgh

1929

George Earnshaw

24

Philadelphia

1929

Pat Malone

22

Chicago

1930

Lefty Grove

28

Philadelphia

1930

Ray Kremer

20

Pittsburgh

Pat Malone

Chicago

1931

Lefty Grove

31

Philadelphia

1931

Jumbo Elliott

19

Philadelphia

Bill Hallahan

St. Louis

Heinie Meine

Pittsburgh

1932

Alvin Crowder

26

Washington

1932

Lon Warneke

22

Chicago

1933

Alvin Crowder

24

Washington

1933

Carl Hubbell

23

New York

Lefty Grove

Philadelphia

1934

Lefty Gomez

26

New York

1934

Dizzy Dean

30

St. Louis

1935

Wes Ferrell

25

Boston

1935

Dizzy Dean

28

St. Louis

1936

Tommy Bridges

23

Detroit

1936

Carl Hubbell

26

New York

1937

Lefty Gomez

21

New York

1937

Carl Hubbell

22

New York

1938

Red Ruffing

21

New York

1938

Bill Lee

22

Chicago

1939

Bob Feller

24

Cleveland

1939

Bucky Walters

27

Cincinnati

1940

Bob Feller

27

Cleveland

1940

Bucky Walters

22

Cincinnati

1941

Bob Feller

25

Cleveland

1941

Kirby Higbe

22

Brooklyn

Whit Wyatt

1942

Tex Hughson

22

Boston

1942

Mort Cooper

22

St. Louis

1943

Spud Chandler

20

New York

1943

Mort Cooper

21

St. Louis

John Riddle

Cincinnati

Dizzy Trout

Detroit

Rip Sewell

Pittsburgh

1944

Hal Newhouser

29

Detroit

1944

Bucky Walters

23

Cincinnati

1945

Hal Newhouser

25

Detroit

1945

Dick Barrett

23

Boston

St. Louis

1946

Bob Feller

26

Cleveland

1946

Howie Pollett

21

St. Louis

Hal Newhouser

Detroit

1947

Bob Feller

20

Cleveland

1947

Ewell Blackwell

22

Cincinnati

1948

Hal Newhouser

21

Detroit

1948

Johnny Sain

24

Boston

1949

Mel Parnell

25

Boston

1949

Warren Spahn

21

Boston

1950

Bob Lemon

23

Cleveland

1950

Warren Spahn

21

Boston

1951

Bob Feller

22

Cleveland

1951

Larry Jansen

23

New York

Sal Maglie

1952

Bobby Shantz

24

Philadelphia

1952

Robin Roberts

28

Philadelphia

1953

Bob Porterfield

22

Washington

1953

Robin Roberts

23

Philadelphia

Warren Spahn

Milwaukee

1954

Bob Lemon

23

Cleveland

1954

Robin Roberts

23

Philadelphia

Early Wynn

1955

Whitey Ford

18

New York

1955

Robin Roberts

23

Philadelphia

Bob Lemon

Cleveland

Frank Sullivan

Boston

1956

Frank Lary

21

Detroit

1956

Don Newcombe

27

Brooklyn

1957

Jim Bunning

20

Detroit

1957

Warren Spahn

21

Milwaukee

Billy Pierce

Chicago

1958

Bob Turley

21

New York

1958

Bob Friend

22

Pittsburgh

Warren Spahn

Milwaukee

1959

Early Wynn

22

Chicago

1959

Lew Burdette

21

Milwaukee

Sam Jones

San Francisco

Warren Spahn

Milwaukee

1960

Chuck Estrada

18

Baltimore

1960

Ernie Broglio

21

St. Louis

Jim Perry

Cleveland

Warren Spahn

Milwaukee

1961

Whitey Ford

25

New York

1961

Joey Jay

21

Cincinnati

Warren Spahn

Milwaukee

1962

Ralph Terry

23

New York

1962

Don Drysdale

25

Los Angeles

1963

Whitey Ford

24

New York

1963

Sandy Koufax

25

Los Angeles

Juan Marichal

San Francisco

1964

Dean Chance

20

Los Angeles

1964

Larry Jackson

24

Chicago

Gary Peters

Chicago

1965

Mudcat Grant

21

Minnesota

1965

Sandy Koufax

26

Los Angeles

1966

Jim Kaat

25

Minnesota

1966

Sandy Koufax

27

Los Angeles

1967

Jim Lonborg

22

Boston

1967

Mike McCormick

22

San Francisco

Earl Wilson

Detroit

1968

Denny McLain

31

Detroit

1968

Juan Marichal

26

San Francisco

1969

Denny McLain

24

Detroit

1969

Tom Seaver

25

New York

1970

Mike Cuellar

24

Baltimore

1970

Bob Gibson

23

St. Louis

Dave McNally

Jim Perry

Minnesota

Gaylord Perry

San Francisco

1971

Mickey Lolich

25

Detroit

1971

Fergie Jenkins

24

Chicago

1972

Gaylord Perry

24

Cleveland

1972

Steve Carlton

27

Philadelphia

Wilbur Wood 

Chicago

1973

Wilbur Wood

24

Chicago

1973

Ron Bryant

24

San Francisco

1974

Catfish Hunter

25

Oakland

1974

Andy Messersmith

20

Los Angeles

Fergie Jenkins

Texas

Phil Niekro

Atlanta

1975

Catfish Hunter

23

New York

1975

Tom Seaver

22

New York

Jim Palmer

Baltimore

1976

Jim Palmer

22

Baltimore

1976

Randy Jones

22

San Diego

1977

David Goltz

20

Minnesota

1977

Steve Carlton

23

Philadelphia

Dennis Leonard

Kansas City

Jim Palmer

Baltimore

1978

Ron Guidry

25

New York

1978

Gaylord Perry

21

San Diego

1979

Mike Flanagan

23

Baltimore

1979

Joe Niekro

21

Houston

Phil Niekro

Atlanta

1980

Steve Stone

25

Baltimore

1980

Steve Carlton

24

Philadelphia

1981

Dennis Martinez

14

Baltimore

1981

Tom Seaver

14

Cincinnati

Steve McCatty

Oakland

Jack Morris

Detroit

Pete Vuckovich

Milwaukee

1982

La Marr Hoyt

19

Chicago

1982

Steve Carlton

23

Philadelphia

1983

La Marr Hoyt

24

Chicago

1983

John Denny

19

Philadelphia

1984

Mike Boddicker

20

Baltimore

1984

Juaquin Andujar

20

St. Louis

1985

Ron Guidry

22

New York

1985

Dwight Gooden

24

New York

1986

Roger Clemens

24

Boston

1986

Fernando Valenzuela

21

Los Angeles

1987

Roger Clemens

20

Boston

1987

Rick Sutcliffe

18

Chicago

Dave Stewart

Oakland

1988

Frank Viola

24

Minnesota

1988

Orel Hershiser

23

Los Angeles

Danny Jackson

Cincinnati

1989

Bret Saberhagen

23

Kansas City

1989

Mike Scott

20

Houston

1990

Bob Welch

27

Oakland

1990

Doug Drabek

22

Pittsburgh

1991

Scott Erickson

20

Minnesota

1991

Tom Glavine

20

Atlanta

Bill Gullickson

Detroit

John Smiley

Pittsburgh

1992

Kevin Brown

21

Texas

1992

Tom Glavine

20

Atlanta

Jack Morris

Toronto

Greg Maddux

Chicago

1993

Jack McDowell

22

Chicago

1993

John Burkett

22

San Francisco

Tom Glavine

Atlanta

1994

Jimmy Key

17

New York

1994

Ken Hill

16

Montreal

Greg Maddux

Atlanta

1995

Mike Mussina

19

Baltimore

1995

Greg Maddux

19

Atlanta

1996

Andy Pettitte

21

New York

1996

John Smoltz

24

Atlanta

1997

Roger Clemens

21

Toronto

1997

Denny Neagle

20

Atlanta

1998

David Cone

20

New York

1998

Tom Glavine

20

Atlanta

Roger Clemens

Toronto

Rick Helling

Texas

1999

Pedro Martinez

23

Boston

1999

Mike Hampton

22