Winning Percentage: National League

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

National League

Multiple winners: Ed Reulbach and Tom Seaver (3); Larry Benton, Harry Brecheen, Jack Chesbro, Paul Derringer, Freddie Fitzsimmons, Don Gullett, Claude Hendrix, Carl Hubbell, Randy Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Bill Lee, Greg Maddux, Christy Mathewson, Don Newcombe, Preacher Roe and John Smoltz (2).

Year		W-L	Pct
1900	Jesse Tannehill, Pittsburgh	20-6	.769
1901	Jack Chesbro, Pittsburgh	21-10	.677
1902	Jack Chesbro, Pittsburgh	28-6	.824
1903	Sam Leever, Pittsburgh	25-7	.781
1904	Joe McGinnity, New York	35-8	.814
1905	Christy Mathewson, New York	31-8	.795
1906	Ed Reulbach, Chicago	19-4	.826
1907	Ed Reulbach, Chicago	17-4	.810
1908	Ed Reulbach, Chicago	24-7	.774
1909	Howie Camnitz, Pittsburgh	25-6	.806
	& Christy Mathewson, New York	25-6	.806

1910	King Cole, Chicago	20-4	.833
1911	Rube Marquard, New York	24-7	.774
1912	Claude Hendrix, Pittsburgh	24-9	.727
1913	Bert Humphries, Chicago	16-4	.800
1914	Bill James, Boston	26-7	.788
1915	Grover Alexander, Phila.	31-10	.756
1916	Tom Hughes, Boston	16-3	.842
1917	Ferdie Schupp, New York	21-7	.750
1918	Claude Hendrix, Chicago	19-7	.731
1919	Dutch Ruether, Cincinnati	19-6	.760

1920	Burleigh Grimes, Brooklyn	23-11	.676
1921	Bill Doak, St. Louis	15-6	.714
1922	Pete Donohue, Cincinnati	18-9	.667
1923	Dolf Luque, Cincinnati	27-8	.771
1924	Emil Yde, Pittsburgh	16-3	.842
1925	Bill Sherdel, St. Louis	15-6	.714
1926	Ray Kremer, Pittsburgh	20-6	.769
1927	Larry Benton, Boston-NY	17-7	.708
1928	Larry Benton, New York	25-9	.735
1929	Charlie Root, Chicago	19-6	.760

1930	Freddie Fitzsimmons, NY	19-7	.731
1931	Paul Derringer, St. Louis	18-8	.692
1932	Lon Warneke, Chicago	22-6	.786
1933	Ben Cantwell, Boston	20-10	.667
1934	Dizzy Dean, St. Louis	30-7	.811
1935	Bill Lee, Chicago	20-6	.769
1936	Carl Hubbell, New York	26-6	.813
1937	Carl Hubbell, New York	22-8	.733
1938	Bill Lee, Chicago	22-9	.710
1939	Paul Derringer, Cincinnati	25-7	.781

1940	Freddie Fitzsimmons, Bklyn	16-2	.889
1941	Elmer Riddle, Cincinnati	19-4	.826
1942	Larry French, Brooklyn	15-4	.789
1943	Mort Cooper, St. Louis	21-8	.724
1944	Ted Wilks, St. Louis	17-4	.810
1945	Harry Brecheen, St. Louis	14-4	.778
1946	Murray Dickson, St. Louis	15-6	.714
1947	Larry Jansen, New York	21-5	.808
1948	Harry Brecheen, St. Louis	20-7	.741
1949	Preacher Roe, Brooklyn	15-6	.714

1950	Sal Maglie, New York	18-4	.818
1951	Preacher Roe, Brooklyn	22-3	.880
1952	Hoyt Wilhelm, New York	15-3	.833
1953	Carl Erskine, Brooklyn	20-6	.769
1954	Johnny Antonelli, New York	21-7	.750
1955	Don Newcombe, Brooklyn	20-5	.800
1956	Don Newcombe, Brooklyn	27-7	.794
1957	Bob Buhl, Milwaukee	18-7	.720
1958	Warren Spahn, Milwaukee	22-11	.667
	& Lew Burdette, Milwaukee	20-10	.667
1959	Roy Face, Pittsburgh	18-1	.947

1960	Ernie Broglio, St. Louis	21-9	.700
1961	Johnny Podres, Los Angeles	18-5	.783
1962	Bob Purkey, Cincinnati	23-5	.821
1963	Ron Perranoski, Los Angeles	16-3	.842
1964	Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles	19-5	.792
1965	Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles	26-8	.765
1966	Juan Marichal, San Francisco	25-6	.806
1967	Dick Hughes, St. Louis	16-6	.727
1968	Steve Blass, Pittsburgh	18-6	.750
1969	Tom Seaver, New York	25-7	.781

1970	Bob Gibson, St. Louis	23-7	.767
1971	Don Gullett, Cincinnati	16-6	.727
1972	Gary Nolan, Cincinnati	15-5	.750
1973	Tommy John, Los Angeles	16-7	.696
1974	Andy Messersmith, Los Angeles	20-6	.769
1975	Don Gullett, Cincinnati	15-4	.789
1976	Steve Carlton, Philadelphia	20-7	.741
1977	John Candelaria, Pittsburgh	20-5	.800
1978	Gaylord Perry, San Diego	21-6	.778
1979	Tom Seaver, Cincinnati	16-6	.727

1980	Jim Bibby, Pittsburgh	19-6	.760
1981	Tom Seaver, Cincinnati	14-2	.875
1982	Phil Niekro, Atlanta	17-4	.810
1983	John Denny, Philadelphia	19-6	.760
1984	Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago	16-1	.941
1985	Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles	19-3	.864
1986	Bob Ojeda, New York	18-5	.783
1987	Dwight Gooden, New York	15-7	.682
1988	David Cone, New York	20-3	.870
1989	Mike Bielecki, Chicago	18-7	.720

1990	Doug Drabek, Pittsburgh	22-6	.786
1991	John Smiley, Pittsburgh	20-8	.714
	& Jose Rijo, Cincinnati	15-6	.714
1992	Bob Tewksbury, St. Louis	16-5	.762
1993	Mark Portugal, Houston	18-4	.818
1994	Marvin Freeman, Colorado	10-2	.833
1995	Greg Maddux, Atlanta	19-2	.905
1996	John Smoltz, Atlanta	24-8	.750
1997	Greg Maddux, Atlanta	19-4	.826
1998	John Smoltz, Atlanta	17-3	.850
1999	Mike Hampton, Houston	22-4	.846

2000	Randy Johnson, Arizona	19-7	.731
2001	Curt Schilling, Arizona	22-6	.786
2002	Randy Johnson, Arizona	24-5	.828
2003	Jason Schmidt, San Francisco	17-5	.773
2004	Roger Clemens, Houston	18-4	.818