2009-2011: Roy Halladay 21.2 J Verlander 18.3 2008-2010: Roy Halladay 20.3 Tim Lincecum 16.8 2007-2009: CC Sabathia 18.2 Roy Halladay 16.8 2006-2008: CC Sabathia 18.6 Johan Santana 18.1 2005-2007: Johan Santana 18 Brandon Webb 16.4 2004-2006: Johan Santana 20.7 Roger Clemens 15.4 2003-2005: Pedro Martinez 17.7 Johan Santana 17.7 2002-2004: Pedro Martinez 17.9 Curt Schilling 17.8 2001-2003: Curt Schilling 18.7 Randy Johnson 18.2 2000-2002: Randy Johnson 24.8 Pedro Martinez 20.4 1999-2001: Randy Johnson 24.2 Pedro Martinez 23.1 1998-2000: Pedro Martinez 25.1 Randy Johnson 21.3 1997-1999: Pedro Martinez 23.2 Randy Johnson 21.4 1996-1998: Roger Clemens 25.5 Kevin Brown 22.3 1995-1997: Greg Maddux 22.4 Roger Clemens 19.8 1994-1996: Greg Maddux 22.9 Roger Clemens 15.4 1993-1995: Greg Maddux 22.8 Randy Johnson 19 1992-1994: Greg Maddux 22.4 Kevin Appier 20.4 1991-1993: Kevin Appier 19.3 Jose Rijo 18.5 1990-1992: Roger Clemens 24.9 Greg Maddux 15.7 1989-1991: Roger Clemens 22.3 B Saberhagen 16.9 1988-1990: Roger Clemens 21.5 Frank Viola 16.9 1987-1989: Orel Hershiser 20.9 Roger Clemens 20.4 1986-1988: Roger Clemens 23 Teddy Higuera 21.5 1985-1987: Dwight Gooden 19.9 Roger Clemens 18.7 1984-1986: Dwight Gooden 21.5 Bert Blyleven 16 1983-1985: Dave Stieb 20.6 Dwight Gooden 17.1 1982-1984: Dave Stieb 20.9 Mario Soto 18.3 1981-1983: Dave Stieb 17.4 Steve Carlton 16.6 1980-1982: Steve Carlton 20.5 Dave Stieb 15.9 1979-1981: Steve Carlton 17.4 Rick Reuschel 13.6 1978-1980: Phil Niekro 19.1 Ron Guidry 17.9 1977-1979: Phil Niekro 24.3 Rick Reuschel 19.3 1976-1978: Phil Niekro 24 Jim Palmer 20.4 1975-1977: Frank Tanana 22.7 Jim Palmer 21.9 1974-1976: Phil Niekro 20.7 Frank Tanana 19.9 1973-1975: Tom Seaver 22.9 Bert Blyleven 22.2 1972-1974: Gaylord Perry 26.1 Wilbur Wood 21.8 1971-1973: Wilbur Wood 27.4 Tom Seaver 24.5 1970-1972: Fergie Jenkins 22.5 Wilbur Wood 22.4 1969-1971: Bob Gibson 24.4 Fergie Jenkins 23.8 1968-1970: Bob Gibson 31.6 Gaylord Perry 22.1 1967-1969: Bob Gibson 25.9 Tom Seaver 21.5 1966-1968: Bob Gibson 21.3 Gaylord Perry 18.3 1965-1967: Jim Bunning 25.4 Juan Marichal 20.5 1964-1966: Sandy Koufax 26.8 Juan Marichal 24.8 1963-1965: Sandy Koufax 26.8 Juan Marichal 23.9 1962-1964: Sandy Koufax 23 Don Drysdale 18.9 1961-1963: Sandy Koufax 20.8 Don Drysdale 15.8 1960-1962: Don Drysdale 17.8 Jim Bunning 14.2 1959-1961: Don Drysdale 18.8 Larry Jackson 16.1 1958-1960: Don Drysdale 16.6 Larry Jackson 15.7 1957-1959: Sam Jones 15.6 Don Drysdale 15.4 1956-1958: Frank Lary 15.3 Billy Pierce 14.9 1955-1957: Billy Pierce 16.6 Bob Friend 15.9 1954-1956: Early Wynn 19.4 J Antonelli 18.1 1953-1955: Robin Roberts 22.5 Warren Spahn 19.3 1952-1954: Robin Roberts 26.3 Warren Spahn 21 1951-1953: Robin Roberts 24.4 Warren Spahn 22.3 1950-1952: Robin Roberts 21.8 Warren Spahn 18.1 1949-1951: Mel Parnell 17.8 Warren Spahn 17.5 1948-1950: Mel Parnell 17.8 Preacher Roe 15.6 1947-1949: Hal Newhouser 18.1 Warren Spahn 16.7 1946-1948: Hal Newhouser 21.2 Bob Feller 18.7 1945-1947: Hal Newhouser 23.8 Bob Feller 17 1944-1946: Hal Newhouser 25 Dizzy Trout 17 1943-1945: Hal Newhouser 17.2 Dizzy Trout 14.4 1942-1944: Mort Cooper 16.9 Dizzy Trout 15.8 1941-1943: Mort Cooper 13.1 Whit Wyatt 12.3 1940-1942: Bob Feller 16.9 Bucky Walters 13.7 1939-1941: Bob Feller 25.5 Bucky Walters 19.7 1938-1940: Bob Feller 23.3 Bobo Newsom 19 1937-1939: Lefty Grove 19.3 Lefty Gomez 17.3 1936-1938: Lefty Grove 21.7 Red Ruffing 16.5 1935-1937: Lefty Grove 24.6 Dizzy Dean 17.9 1934-1936: Dizzy Dean 21.5 Carl Hubbell 21.3 1933-1935: Carl Hubbell 20.5 Dizzy Dean 19.8 1932-1934: Carl Hubbell 22.4 Lon Warneke 18.3 1931-1933: Lefty Grove 24.8 Carl Hubbell 19.7 1930-1932: Lefty Grove 27 Wes Ferrell 18.2 1929-1931: Lefty Grove 25.3 Wes Ferrell 17.4 1928-1930: Lefty Grove 22.2 Dazzy Vance 21 1927-1929: Dazzy Vance 20 Lefty Grove 18.1 1926-1928: Lefty Grove 17.4 Dazzy Vance 17.4 1925-1927: Ted Lyons 16.6 Ray Kremer 14.9 1924-1926: Dazzy Vance 16.9 Herb Pennock 15.2 1923-1925: Dazzy Vance 19.1 Dolf Luque 18.2 1922-1924: Dazzy Vance 16.7 Urban Shocker 15.3 1921-1923: Red Faber 20.2 Urban Shocker 18.1 1920-1922: Red Faber 23 Stan Coveleski 18.8 1919-1921: Pete Alexander 19.9 Stan Coveleski 19.8 1918-1920: Stan Coveleski 20.8 Walter Johnson 19.9 1917-1919: Walter Johnson 23.1 Eddie Cicotte 21.1 1916-1918: Walter Johnson 21.7 Pete Alexander 18.8 1915-1917: Pete Alexander 28 Walter Johnson 22.5 1914-1916: Walter Johnson 27.2 Pete Alexander 26.6 1913-1915: Walter Johnson 31.8 Pete Alexander 23.3 1912-1914: Walter Johnson 34.1 Pete Alexander 19.2 1911-1913: Walter Johnson 31.4 C Mathewson 21.3 1910-1912: Walter Johnson 28.1 Ed Walsh 26.8 1909-1911: C Mathewson 23 Ed Walsh 22 1908-1910: C Mathewson 25.8 Ed Walsh 23.3 1907-1909: C Mathewson 25.2 Mordecai Brown 21.7 1906-1908: Ed Walsh 20.7 Mordecai Brown 20.2 1905-1907: C Mathewson 18 Ed Reulbach 16.1 1904-1906: Rube Waddell 21.3 C Mathewson 17.5 1903-1905: C Mathewson 24.1 Joe McGinnity 23.6 1902-1904: Joe McGinnity 27.3 Rube Waddell 23.9 1901-1903: Cy Young 26.6 Joe McGinnity 23 1900-1902: Cy Young 26.5 Noodles Hahn 19.6
Notes:
- The overall WAR totals are a lot less than for batters. This might reflect differences in how WAR is determined, or might reflect that pitching is just a lot harder in terms of staying consistently dominating.
- Dave Stieb had a 4-year run in first or second place
- Frank Tanana!
- Roger Clemens appears in 1985 and 2006!
- Mort Cooper fills the World War II gap.
- Kevin Appier!
Here's a random piece of trivia I learned while writing this. If you put "The Urban" in the B-R.com search box, you don't get Urban Shocker, but you get another guy whose name appears in this post.
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