Through the 2008 season: 1) 1969 - Tom Seaver - 25-7
2) 1971 - Tom Seaver - 20-10
3) 1972 - Tom Seaver - 21-12
4) 1975 - Tom Seaver - 22-9
5) 1976 - Jerry Koosman - 21-10
6) 1985 - Dwight Gooden - 24-4
7) 1988 - David Cone - 20-3
8) 1990 - Frank Viola - 20-12
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From 1960-2011 ...
1) Fergie Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs won 20 in 1967 and 1968, 21 in 1969, 22 in 1970, 24 in 1971, and 21 in 1972.
2) Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves won 20 in 1956, 21 in 1957, 22 in 1958, and 21 between 1959-1961.
3) Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles did it twice. Between 1970-1973 he won 20, 20, 21, and 22 and between 1975-1978 he won 23, 22, 20, and 21.
4) Jim 'Catfish' Hunter had 21 wins for the Oakland Athletics in 1971, 1972, and 1973, 25 for the A's in 1974, and 23 for the New York Yankees in 1975.
5) Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox won 22 in 1971, 24 in 1972 and 1973, and 20 in 1974.
6) Dave Stewart of the Oakland Athletics won 20 in 1987, 21 in 1988 and 1989, and 22 in 1990,
7) Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants won 25 in 1963, 21 in 1964, 22 in 1965, and 25 in 1966.
8) Dave McNally of the Baltimore Orioles won 22 in 1968, 20 in 1969, 24 in 1970, and 21 in 1971.
9) Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles won 23 in 1969, 24 in 1970, and 20 in 1971.
10) Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals won 22 in 1968, 20 in 1969, and 23 in 1970.
Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants holds the MLB record for most consecutive 20+ win seasons with 12 between 1903-1914. Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators is second with 10 (1910-1919) and Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics is third with 7 (1928-1933).
Six different pitchers have won 20 games or more for the New York Mets: Tom Seaver did it four times (25 in 1969, 20 in 1971, 21 in 1972, and 22 in 1975); Jerry Koosman (21 in 1976); Dwight Gooden (24 in 1985); David Cone (20 in 1988); Frank Viola (20 in 1990); and R.A. Dickey (20 in 2012); for a total of nine times that a New York Mets pitcher has won 20 or more games in a single season.
Warren Spahn.
Spahn won 23 games for the 1963 Milwaukee Braves at the age of 42.