Through the 2009 season:
1) Dennis Martinez - played between 1976-1998 with 245 career wins - most wins in a season was 16 with the Baltimore Orioles in 1978 and 1982 and the Montreal Expos in 1989 and 1992.
2) Frank Tanana - played between 1973-1993 with 240 career wins - most wins in a season was 19 with the California Angels in 1976.
3) Jerry Reuss - played between 1969-1990 with 220 career wins - most wins in a season was 19 with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1975 and Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980 and 1982.
4) Kenny Rogers - played between 1989-2008 with 219 career wins - most wins in a season was 18 for the Texas Rangers in 2004.
5) Charlie Hough - played between 1970-1994 with 216 career wins - most wins in a season was 18 for the Texas Rangers in 1987.
6) Milt Pappas - played between 1957-1973 with 209 career wins - most wins in a season was 17 with the Chicago Cubs in 1971 and 1972.
7) Chuck Finley - played between 1986-2002 with 200 career wins - most wins in a season was 18 with the California Angels in both 1990 and 1991.
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Good question! The answer is Dennis Martinez, who won 245 games with a career high of just 16 wins in his best season.
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John Franco. Franco had 424 career saves which is 4th most in MLB history. He led the National League in saves in 3 seasons (1988, 1990, 1994) but was never the MLB season leader.
Yes.The most wins a pitcher in MLB has had in a season without a loss is 12. That was by Tom Zachary of the 1929 New York Yankees who pitched in 26 games and threw 119 2/3 innings.
Steve Carlton with 90 balks.
A save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game with a certain number of saves or percentage of save opportunities. Mariano Rivera is the MLB's leader in one season's saves with 652.