Pitchers
| Season | Pitcher | Decision | Final score |
Opponent | Location | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | L | 00 !0–8 | San Francisco Giants | Seals Stadium | |
| 1959† | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | L | 01 !1–6 | Chicago Cubs | Wrigley Field | |
| 1960 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | W | 03 !3–2 | Chicago Cubs | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 1961 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | W | 06 !6–2 | Philadelphia Phillies | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 1962† | Podres, JohnnyJohnny Podres | L | 03 !3–6 | Cincinnati Reds | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1963 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | W | 05 !5–1 | Chicago Cubs | Wrigley Field | |
| 1964 | Koufax, SandySandy Koufax | W | 04 !4–0 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1965† | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | W | 06 !6–1 | New York Mets | Shea Stadium | |
| 1966** | Osteen, ClaudeClaude Osteen | W | 03 !3–2 | Houston Astros | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1967 | Miller, BobBob Miller | L | 01 !1–6 | Cincinnati Reds | Crosley Field | |
| 1968 | Osteen, ClaudeClaude Osteen | L | 00 !0–2 | Philadelphia Phillies | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1969 | Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale | W | 03 !3–2 | Cincinnati Reds | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1970 | Osteen, ClaudeClaude Osteen | L | 00 !0–4 | Cincinnati Reds | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1971 | Singer, BillBill Singer | L | 02 !2–5 | Houston Astros | Astrodome | |
| 1972 | Sutton, DonDon Sutton | W | 03 !3–1 | Cincinnati Reds | Riverfront Stadium | |
| 1973 | Sutton, DonDon Sutton | L | 02 !2–4 | San Diego Padres | San Diego Stadium | |
| 1974** | Sutton, DonDon Sutton | W | 01 !1–2 | San Diego Padres | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1975 | Sutton, DonDon Sutton | ND (L) | 01 !1–2 | Cincinnati Reds | Riverfront Stadium | |
| 1976 | Sutton, DonDon Sutton | L | 02 !2–4 | San Francisco Giants | Candlestick Park | |
| 1977** | Sutton, DonDon Sutton | W | 05 !5–1 | San Francisco Giants | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1978** | Sutton, DonDon Sutton | W | 13 !13–4 | Atlanta Braves | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | |
| 1979 | Hooton, BurtBurt Hooton | ND (L) | 03 !3–4 | San Diego Padres | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1980 | Hooton, BurtBurt Hooton | L | 02 !2–3 | Houston Astros | Astrodome | |
| 1981† | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | W | 02 !2–0 | Houston Astros | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1982 | Reuss, JerryJerry Reuss | ND (W) | 04 !4–3 | San Francisco Giants | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1983* | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | ND (W) | 16 !16–7 | Houston Astros | Astrodome | |
| 1984 | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | L | 07 !7–11 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1985* | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | L | 01 !1–2 | Houston Astros | Astrodome | |
| 1986 | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | W | 02 !2–1 | San Diego Padres | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1987 | Hershiser, OrelOrel Hershiser | L | 03 !3–4 | Houston Astros | Astrodome | |
| 1988† | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | L | 01 !1–5 | San Francisco Giants | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1989 | Belcher, TimTim Belcher | L | 04 !4–6 | Cincinnati Reds | Riverfront Stadium | |
| 1990 | Hershiser, OrelOrel Hershiser | ND (W) | 04 !4–2 | San Diego Padres | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1991 | Belcher, TimTim Belcher | W | 06 !6–4 | Atlanta Braves | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | |
| 1992 | Martínez, RamónRamón Martínez | L | 01 !1–8 | San Francisco Giants | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1993 | Hershiser, OrelOrel Hershiser | L | 03 !3–6 | Florida Marlins | Dolphin Stadium | |
| 1994 | Hershiser, OrelOrel Hershiser | ND (W) | 04 !4–3 | Florida Marlins | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1995* | Martínez, RamónRamón Martínez | W | 08 !8–7 | Florida Marlins | Dolphin Stadium | |
| 1996* | Martínez, RamónRamón Martínez | W | 04 !4–3 | Houston Astros | Astrodome | |
| 1997 | Martínez, RamónRamón Martínez | L | 00 !0–3 | Philadelphia Phillies | Dodger Stadium | |
| 1998 | Martínez, RamónRamón Martínez | L | 00 !0–6 | St. Louis Cardinals | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
| 1999 | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | ND (W) | 08 !8–6 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Dodger Stadium | |
| 2000 | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | W | 10 !10–4 | Montreal Expos | Olympic Stadium | |
| 2001 | Park, Chan HoChan Ho Park | W | 01 !1–0 | Milwaukee Brewers | Dodger Stadium | |
| 2002 | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | L | 02 !2–9 | San Francisco Giants | Dodger Stadium | |
| 2003 | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | W | 08 !8–0 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Chase Field | |
| 2004* | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | L | 02 !2–8 | San Diego Padres | Dodger Stadium | |
| 2005 | Lowe, DerekDerek Lowe | L | 02 !2–4 | San Francisco Giants | AT&T Park | |
| 2006* | Lowe, DerekDerek Lowe | L | 10 !10–11 | Atlanta Braves | Dodger Stadium | |
| 2007 | Lowe, DerekDerek Lowe | L | 01 !1–7 | Milwaukee Brewers | Miller Park | |
| 2008* | Penny, BradBrad Penny | W | 05 !5–0 | San Francisco Giants | Dodger Stadium | |
| 2009* | Kuroda, HirokiHiroki Kuroda | W | 04 !4–1 | San Diego Padres | Petco Park | |
| 2010 | Padilla, VicenteVicente Padilla | L | 05 !5–11 | Pittsburgh Pirates | PNC Park | |
| 2011 | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | W | 02 !2–1 | San Francisco Giants | Dodger Stadium | |
| 2012 | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | ND (W) | 05 !5–3 | San Diego Padres | Petco Park | |
| 2013 | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | W | 04 !4–0 | San Francisco Giants | Dodger Stadium |
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