Cy Young has won the most career wins with a whopping 511 career victories. Although undocumented, it is said that Satchel Paige, a Negro Leaguer had upwards of 1,500 wins throughout his career in the Negro Leagues and short Major League Baseball career.
Spahn retired after the 1965 season with the San Francisco Giants, with 382 complete games out of 665 starts. He also pitched in 85 games as a relief pitcher.
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That is Will White of the 1879 Cincinnati Reds who pitched in 680 innings. He started 75 games and had a record of 43-31 with a 1.99 ERA, gave up 676 hits, walked 68, and struckout 232. He pitched 75 complete games, every game he started he completed.
because cy young consistently won 20+ games in a season a pitched more innings in a season consistently than any pitcher nowadays could even dream of and he has the most wins of all time 511 as well as games started innings pitched and complete games and he lead the Boston Americans to the first ever world series win pitched the first world series pitch and had the first perfect game in the American league
852 complete games were pitched in 1970. There were 470 complete games in the National League with the Chicago Cubs staff pitching the most at 59. The Los Angeles Dodgers led the league in complete game shutouts with 13. The team with the fewest complete games was the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres tied at 24. Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs led the National League in complete games with 24. There were 971 games played in the National League in 1970. That means there were 1942 opportunities for a complete game. The percentage of complete games in the NL in 1970 was 24.20. There were 382 complete games in the American League with the Baltimore Orioles staff pitching the most at 60. The Orioles also threw 12 complete game shutouts which led the league. The team with the fewest complete games was the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox tied at 20. Mike Cuellar of the Orioles led the American League in complete games with 21. There were 972 games played in the American League in 1970. That means there were 1944 opportunities for a complete game. The percentage of complete games in the AL in 1970 was 19.65. Compare this with the 2007 season when 112 complete games were thrown in MLB, 64 in the American League and 48 in the National League. There were 2,268 chances for a complete game in the American League. The percentage of complete games in the AL in 2007 was 2.82. There were 2,594 chances for a complete game in the National League (there are usually 2,592 but 2 extra are added for the one game playoff between the Rockies and Padres). The percentage of complete games in the NL in 2007 was 1.85.
cy young with 749 complete games
Spahn retired after the 1965 season with the San Francisco Giants, with 382 complete games out of 665 starts. He also pitched in 85 games as a relief pitcher.
Through the 2008 season, that is Paul Quantrill who pitched in 86 games in the 2004 season.
Jim 'Catfish' Hunter who pitched 30 complete games for the 1975 New York Yankees. In the last 50 years other than Hunter, Steve Carlton pitched 30 complete games for the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies, Ferguson Jenkins pitched 30 complete games for the 1971 Chicago Cubs, and Juan Marichal pitched 30 for the 1968 San Francisco Giants.
No, nobody has ever pitched 2 perfect games in one season. The closest is probably Roy Halladay. In 2010 Halladay pitched a regular-season perfect game and then a post-season no-hitter.
Through the 2008 season, that is Ken Sanders of the 1971 Brewers who pitched in 83 games. He led the American League in saves that year with 31.
The most innings pitched in a season by a rookie is 378 by Irv Young of the Boston Beaneaters (now Atlanta Braves) in 1905. Young pitched in 43 games, had 41 complete games, 7 shutouts, and a record of 20-21 with a 2.90 ERA.
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That is Will White of the 1879 Cincinnati Reds who pitched in 680 innings. He started 75 games and had a record of 43-31 with a 1.99 ERA, gave up 676 hits, walked 68, and struckout 232. He pitched 75 complete games, every game he started he completed.
32. Young went 32-11 in the 1902 season and led the American League in wins, games (45), games started (43), complete games (41), and innings pitched (384 2/3).
The NBA player who holds the record for the most 40-point games in a single season is Wilt Chamberlain, with 63 such games during the 1961-1962 season.