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In your opinion what was the greatest single season pitching performance in MLB history?
For me it was Steve Carlton in 1972 pitching for a Phillies team that won a total of 59 games. He was 27-10 with a 1.97 era, 310 strikeouts, a sub 1 whip, 8 shutouts and 346.1 innings pitched. He won nearly a third of his teams victories.
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- Anonymous5 years agoFavorite Answer
Bob Gibson, St. Louis, 1968. He set the major league record, which he still holds, for ERA at 1.12. He started 34 games, completed 28 of them, and threw 13 shutouts. His WHIP over 304.67 innings was .853.
And he almost led the Birds to a World Series victory over Detroit.
MLB lowered the mound after Gibson's remarkable season; what he accomplished in '68 was a game-changer.
- ?Lv 75 years ago
In 1968, Denny McLain had a 31–6 record along with a 1.96 earned run average, as the Tigers led from start to finish to win the American League pennant. McLain also earned his second All-Star berth and won the 1968 American League Cy Young Award as well as the American League Most Valuable Player Award. He was the first pitcher in the history of the American League to win the Most Valuable Player Award and the Cy Young Award in the same season.
- 5 years ago
Season: Walter Johnson 1913 or Pedro Martinez 2000.
Reliever: Dennis Eckersley 1990.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Harvey Haddix
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- Anonymous5 years ago
Kerry Wood
- ?Lv 75 years ago
Bob Gibson in 1968 1.12 ERA, the lowest since before the "dead ball era" and the lowest since 1950 by over .40
