American League
| Year | Leader | W | Team | Runner-up | W | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Young, CyCy Young† | 33 | Boston Americans | McGinnity, JoeJoe McGinnity† | 26 | |
| 1902 | Young, CyCy Young† | 32 | Boston Americans | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell† | 24 | |
| 1903 | Young, CyCy Young† | 28 | Boston Americans | Plank, EddieEddie Plank† | 23 | |
| 1904 | Chesbro, JackJack Chesbro† | 41 | New York Yankees | Plank, Eddie; Young, Cy !Eddie Plank† Cy Young† |
26 | |
| 1905 | Waddell, RubeRube Waddell† | 27 | Philadelphia Athletics | Plank, EddieEddie Plank† | 24 | |
| 1906 | Orth, AlAl Orth | 27 | New York Yankees | Chesbro, JackJack Chesbro† | 23 | |
| 1907 | Joss, Addie; White, Doc !Addie Joss† Doc White |
27 | Cleveland Naps Chicago White Sox |
Donovan, Bill; Killian, Ed !Bill Donovan Ed Killian |
25 | |
| 1908 | Walsh, EdEd Walsh† | 40 | Chicago White Sox | Joss, Addie; Summers, Ed !Addie Joss† Ed Summers |
24 | |
| 1909 | Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin | 29 | Detroit Tigers | Smith, FrankFrank Smith | 25 | |
| 1910 | Coombs, JackJack Coombs | 31 | Philadelphia Athletics | Ford, RussRuss Ford | 26 | |
| 1911 | Coombs, JackJack Coombs | 28 | Philadelphia Athletics | Walsh, EdEd Walsh† | 27 | |
| 1912 | Wood, JoeJoe Wood | 34 | Boston Red Sox | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† | 33 | |
| 1913 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† | 36 | Washington Senators | Falkenberg, CyCy Falkenberg | 23 | |
| 1914 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† | 28 | Washington Senators | Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski† | 22 | |
| 1915 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† | 27 | Washington Senators | Dauss, Hooks; Faber, Red; Scott, Jim !Hooks Dauss Red Faber† Jim Scott |
24 | |
| 1916 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† | 25 | Washington Senators | Shawkey, BobBob Shawkey | 24 | |
| 1917 | Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte | 28 | Chicago White Sox | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† | 24 | |
| 1918 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† | 23 | Washington Senators | Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski† | 22 | |
| 1919 | Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte | 29 | Chicago White Sox | Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski† | 24 | |
| 1920 | Bagby, JimJim Bagby | 31 | Cleveland Indians | Mays, CarlCarl Mays | 26 | |
| 1921 | Mays, Carl; Shocker, Urban !Carl Mays Urban Shocker |
27 | New York Yankees St. Louis Browns |
Faber, RedRed Faber† | 25 | |
| 1922 | Rommel, EddieEddie Rommel | 27 | Philadelphia Athletics | Bush, JoeJoe Bush | 26 | |
| 1923 | Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle | 26 | Cleveland Indians | Dauss, Hooks; Jones, Sam !Hooks Dauss Sam Jones |
21 | |
| 1924 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson† | 23 | Washington Senators | Pennock, HerbHerb Pennock† | 21 | |
| 1925 | Lyons, Ted; Rommel, Eddie !Ted Lyons† Eddie Rommel |
21 | Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics |
Coveleski, Stan; Johnson, Walter !Stan Coveleski† Walter Johnson† |
20 | |
| 1926 | Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle | 27 | Cleveland Indians | Pennock, HerbHerb Pennock† | 23 | |
| 1927 | Hoyt, Waite; Lyons, Ted !Waite Hoyt† Ted Lyons† |
22 | New York Yankees Chicago White Sox |
Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† | 20 | |
| 1928 | Grove, Lefty; Pipgras, George !Lefty Grove† George Pipgras |
24 | Philadelphia Athletics New York Yankees |
Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt† | 23 | |
| 1929 | Earnshaw, GeorgeGeorge Earnshaw | 24 | Philadelphia Athletics | Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | 21 | |
| 1930 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† | 28 | Philadelphia Athletics | Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | 25 | |
| 1931 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† | 31 | Philadelphia Athletics | Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | 22 | |
| 1932 | Crowder, AlvinAlvin Crowder | 26 | Washington Senators | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove† | 25 | |
| 1933 | Crwoder, Alvin; Grove, Lefty !Alvin Crowder Lefty Grove† |
24 | Washington Senators Philadelphia Athletics |
Whitehill, EarlEarl Whitehill | 22 | |
| 1934 | Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez† | 26 | New York Yankees | Rowe, SchoolboySchoolboy Rowe | 24 | |
| 1935 | Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | 25 | Boston Red Sox | Harder, MelMel Harder | 22 | |
| 1936 | Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges | 23 | Detroit Tigers | Kennedy, VernVern Kennedy | 21 | |
| 1937 | Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez† | 21 | New York Yankees | Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing† | 20 | |
| 1938 | Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing† | 21 | New York Yankees | Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | 20 | |
| 1939 | Feller, BobBob Feller† | 24 | Cleveland Indians | Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing† | 21 | |
| 1940 | Feller, BobBob Feller† | 27 | Cleveland Indians | Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | 21 | |
| 1941 | Feller, BobBob Feller† | 25 | Cleveland Indians | Lee, ThorntonThornton Lee | 22 | |
| 1942 | Hughson, TexTex Hughson | 22 | Boston Red Sox | Bonham, TinyTiny Bonham | 21 | |
| 1943 | Chandler, Spud; Trout, Dizzy !Spud Chandler Dizzy Trout |
20 | New York Yankees Detroit Tigers |
Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn† | 18 | |
| 1944 | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser† | 29 | Detroit Tigers | Trout, DizzyDizzy Trout | 27 | |
| 1945 | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser† | 25 | Detroit Tigers | Ferriss, DaveDave Ferriss | 21 | |
| 1946 | Feller, Bob; Newhouser, Hal !Bob Feller† Hal Newhouser† |
26 | Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers |
Ferriss, DaveDave Ferriss | 25 | |
| 1947 | Feller, BobBob Feller† | 20 | Cleveland Indians | Marchildon, Phil; Reynolds, Allie !Phil Marchildon Allie Reynolds |
19 | |
| 1948 | Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser† | 21 | Detroit Tigers | Bearden, Gene; Lemon, Bob !Gene Bearden Bob Lemon† |
20 | |
| 1949 | Parnell, MelMel Parnell | 25 | Boston Red Sox | Kinder, EllisEllis Kinder | 23 | |
| 1950 | Lemon, BobBob Lemon† | 23 | Cleveland Indians | Raschi, VicVic Raschi | 21 | |
| 1951 | Feller, BobBob Feller† | 22 | Cleveland Indians | Lpoat, Ed; Raschi, Vic !Ed Lopat Vic Raschi |
21 | |
| 1952 | Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz | 24 | Philadelphia Athletics | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn† | 23 | |
| 1953 | Porterfield, BobBob Porterfield | 22 | Washington Senators | Lemon, Bob; Parnell, Mel !Bob Lemon† Mel Parnell |
21 | |
| 1954 | Lemon, Bob; Wynn, Early !Bob Lemon† Early Wynn† |
23 | Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians |
Grim, BobBob Grim | 20 | |
| 1955 | Ford, Whitey; Lemon, Bob; Sullivan, Frank; !Whitey Ford† Bob Lemon† Frank Sullivan |
18 | New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox |
Turley, Bob; Wynn, Early !Bob Turley Early Wynn† |
17 | |
| 1956 | Lary, FrankFrank Lary | 21 | Detroit Tigers | Hoeft, Billy; Lemon, Bob; Pierce, Billy; Score, Herb; Wynn, Early !Billy Hoeft Bob Lemon† Billy Pierce Herb Score Early Wynn† |
20 | |
| 1957 | Bunning, Jim; Pierce, Billy !Jim Bunning† Billy Pierce |
20 | Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox |
Brewer, Tom; Donovan, Dick; Sturdivant, Tom !Tom Brewer Dick Donovan Tom Sturdivant |
16 | |
| 1958 | Turley, BobBob Turley | 21 | New York Yankees | Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce | 17 | |
| 1959 | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn† | 22 | Chicago White Sox | McLish, CalCal McLish | 19 | |
| 1960 | Estrada, Chuck; Perry, Jim !Chuck Estrada Jim Perry |
18 | Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians |
Daley, BudBud Daley | 16 | |
| 1961 | Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford† | 25 | New York Yankees | Lary, FrankFrank Lary | 23 | |
| 1962 | Terry, RalphRalph Terry | 23 | New York Yankees | Donovan, Dick; Herbert, Ray; Pascual, Camilo !Dick Donovan Ray Herbert Camilo Pascual |
20 | |
| 1963 | Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford† | 24 | New York Yankees | Bouton, Jim; Pascual, Camilo !Jim Bouton Camilo Pascual |
21 | |
| 1964 | Chance, Dean; Peters, Gary !Dean Chance Gary Peters |
20 | Los Angeles Angels Chicago White Sox |
Bunker, Wally; Pizarro, Juan; Wickersham, Dave !Wally Bunker Juan Pizarro Dave Wickersham |
19 | |
| 1965 | Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant | 21 | Minnesota Twins | Stottlemyre, MelMel Stottlemyre | 20 | |
| 1966 | Kaat, JimJim Kaat | 25 | Minnesota Twins | McLain, DennyDenny McLain | 20 | |
| 1967 | Lonborg, Jim; Wilson, Earl !Jim Lonborg Earl Wilson |
22 | Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers |
Chance, DeanDean Chance | 20 | |
| 1968 | McLain, DennyDenny McLain | 31 | Detroit Tigers | McNally, DaveDave McNally | 22 | |
| 1969 | McLain, DennyDenny McLain | 24 | Detroit Tigers | Cuellar, MikeMike Cuellar | 23 | |
| 1970 | Cuellar, Mike; McNally, Dave; Perry, Jim !Mike Cuellar Dave McNally Jim Perry |
24 | Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins |
Wright, ClydeClyde Wright | 22 | |
| 1971 | Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich | 25 | Detroit Tigers | Blue, VidaVida Blue | 24 | |
| 1972 | Perry, Gaylord; Wood, Wilbur !Gaylord Perry† Wilbur Wood |
24 | Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox |
Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich | 22 | |
| 1973 | Wood, WilburWilbur Wood | 24 | Chicago White Sox | Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman | 23 | |
| 1974 | Hunter, Catfish; Jenkins, Ferguson !Catfish Hunter† Ferguson Jenkins† |
25 | Oakland Athletics Texas Rangers |
Busby, Steve; Cuellar, Mike; Ryan, Nolan; Tiant, Luis !Steve Busby Mike Cuellar Nolan Ryan† Luis Tiant |
22 | |
| 1975 | Hunter, Catfish; Palmer, Jim !Catfish Hunter† Jim Palmer† |
23 | New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles |
Blue, VidaVida Blue | 22 | |
| 1976 | Palmer, JimJim Palmer† | 22 | Baltimore Orioles | Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant | 21 | |
| 1977 | Goltz, Dave; Leonard, Dennis; Palmer, Jim !Dave Goltz Dennis Leonard Jim Palmer† |
20 | Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals Baltimore Orioles |
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan† | 19 | |
| 1978 | Guidry, RonRon Guidry | 25 | New York Yankees | Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell | 22 | |
| 1979 | Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan | 23 | Baltimore Orioles | John, TommyTommy John | 21 | |
| 1980 | Stone, SteveSteve Stone | 25 | Baltimore Orioles | John, Tommy; Norris, Mike !Tommy John Mike Norris |
22 | |
| 1981 | Martinez, Dennis; McCatty, Steve; Morris, Jack; Vuckovich, Pete !Dennis Martínez Steve McCatty Jack Morris Pete Vuckovich |
14 | Baltimore Orioles Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers Milwaukee Brewers |
Leonard, Dennis; McGregor, Scott !Dennis Leonard Scott McGregor |
13 | |
| 1982 | Hoyt, LaMarrLaMarr Hoyt | 19 | Chicago White Sox | Gura, Larry; Vuckovich, Pete; Zahn, Geoff !Larry Gura Pete Vuckovich Geoff Zahn |
18 | |
| 1983 | Hoyt, LaMarrLaMarr Hoyt | 24 | Chicago White Sox | Dotson, RichardRichard Dotson | 22 | |
| 1984 | Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker | 20 | Baltimore Orioles | Blyleven, Bert; Morris, Jack !Bert Blyleven Jack Morris |
19 | |
| 1985 | Guidry, RonRon Guidry | 22 | New York Yankees | Saberhagen, BretBret Saberhagen | 20 | |
| 1986 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 24 | Boston Red Sox | Morris, JackJack Morris | 21 | |
| 1987 | Clemens, Roger; Stewart, Dave !Roger Clemens Dave Stewart |
20 | Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics |
Langston, MarkMark Langston | 19 | |
| 1988 | Viola, FrankFrank Viola | 24 | Minnesota Twins | Stewart, DaveDave Stewart | 21 | |
| 1989 | Saberhagen, BretBret Saberhagen | 23 | Kansas City Royals | Stewart, DaveDave Stewart | 21 | |
| 1990 | Welch, BobBob Welch | 27 | Oakland Athletics | Stewart, DaveDave Stewart | 22 | |
| 1991 | Erickson, Scott; Gullickson, Bill !Scott Erickson Bill Gullickson |
20 | Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers |
Langston, MarkMark Langston | 19 | |
| 1992 | Brown, Kevin; Morris, Jack !Kevin Brown Jack Morris |
21 | Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays |
McDowell, JackJack McDowell | 20 | |
| 1993 | McDowell, JackJack McDowell | 22 | Chicago White Sox | Hentgen, Pat; Johnson, Randy !Pat Hentgen Randy Johnson |
19 | |
| 1994 | Key, JimmyJimmy Key | 17 | New York Yankees | Cone, David; Mussina, Mike !David Cone Mike Mussina |
16 | |
| 1995 | Mussina, MikeMike Mussina | 19 | Baltimore Orioles | Cone, David; Johnson, Randy !David Cone Randy Johnson |
18 | |
| 1996 | Pettitte, AndyAndy Pettitte | 21 | New York Yankees | Hentgen, PatPat Hentgen | 20 | |
| 1997 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 21 | Toronto Blue Jays | Johnson, Randy; Radke, Brad !Randy Johnson Brad Radke |
20 | |
| 1998 | Clemens, Roger; Cone, David; Helling, Rick !Roger Clemens David Cone Rick Helling |
20 | Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees Texas Rangers |
Martinez, Pedro; Sele, Aaron !Pedro Martínez Aaron Sele |
19 | |
| 1999 | Martinez, PedroPedro Martínez | 23 | Boston Red Sox | Colon, Bartolo; Mussina, Mike; Sele, Aaron !Bartolo Colón Mike Mussina Aaron Sele |
18 | |
| 2000 | Hudson, Tim; Wells, David !Tim Hudson David Wells |
20 | Oakland Athletics Toronto Blue Jays |
Pettitte, AndyAndy Pettitte | 19 | |
| 2001 | Mulder, MarkMark Mulder | 21 | Oakland Athletics | Clemens, Roger; Moyer, Jamie !Roger Clemens Jamie Moyer |
20 | |
| 2002 | Zito, BarryBarry Zito | 23 | Oakland Athletics | Lowe, DerekDerek Lowe | 21 | |
| 2003 | Halladay, RoyRoy Halladay | 22 | Toronto Blue Jays | Loaiza, Esteban; Moyer, Jamie; Pettitte, Andy !Esteban Loaiza Jamie Moyer Andy Pettitte |
21 | |
| 2004 | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | 21 | Boston Red Sox | Santana, JohanJohan Santana | 20 | |
| 2005 | Colón, BartoloBartolo Colón | 21 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Garland, Jon; Lee, Cliff !Jon Garland Cliff Lee |
18 | |
| 2006 | Santana, Johan; Wang, Chien-Ming !Johan Santana Chien-Ming Wang |
19 | Minnesota Twins New York Yankees |
Garland, JonJon Garland | 18 | |
| 2007 | Beckett, JoshJosh Beckett | 20 | Boston Red Sox | Carmona, Fausto; Lackey, John; Sabathia, C. C.; Wang, Chien-Ming !Fausto Carmona John Lackey C. C. Sabathia Chien-Ming Wang |
19 | |
| 2008 | Lee, CliffCliff Lee | 22 | Cleveland Indians | Halladay, Roy; Mussina, Mike !Roy Halladay Mike Mussina |
20 | |
| 2009 | Hernandez, Felix; Sabathia, CC; Verlander, Justin !Félix Hernández CC Sabathia Justin Verlander |
19 | Seattle Mariners New York Yankees Detroit Tigers |
Beckett, Josh; Feldman, Scott; Halladay, Roy !Josh Beckett Scott Feldman Roy Halladay |
17 | |
| 2010 | Sabathia, CCCC Sabathia | 21 | New York Yankees | Lester, Jon; Price, David !Jon Lester David Price |
19 | |
| 2011 | Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander | 24 | Detroit Tigers | Sabathia, CCCC Sabathia | 19 | |
| 2012 | Price, David; Weaver, Jered !David Price Jered Weaver |
20 | Tampa Bay Rays Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
Harrison, MattMatt Harrison | 18 |
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