List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
American League

List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders

Section Title: American League
Table Section Text: None

Year	Leader	W	Team	Runner-up	W	Ref

1901	Cy Young†	33	Boston Americans	Joe McGinnity†	26

1902	Cy Young†	32	Boston Americans	Rube Waddell†	24

1903	Cy Young†	28	Boston Americans	Eddie Plank†	23

1904	Jack Chesbro†	41	New York Highlanders	Eddie Plank† Cy Young†	26

1905	Rube Waddell†	27	Philadelphia Athletics	Eddie Plank†	24

1906	Al Orth	27	New York Highlanders	Jack Chesbro†	23

1907	Addie Joss† Doc White	27	Cleveland Naps Chicago White Sox	Bill Donovan Ed Killian	25

1908	Ed Walsh†	40	Chicago White Sox	Addie Joss† Ed Summers	24

1909	George Mullin	29	Detroit Tigers	Frank Smith	25

1910	Jack Coombs	31	Philadelphia Athletics	Russ Ford	26

1911	Jack Coombs	28	Philadelphia Athletics	Ed Walsh†	27

1912	Joe Wood	34	Boston Red Sox	Walter Johnson†	33

1913	Walter Johnson†	36	Washington Senators	Cy Falkenberg	23

1914	Walter Johnson†	28	Washington Senators	Stan Coveleski†	22

1915	Walter Johnson†	27	Washington Senators	Hooks Dauss Red Faber† Jim Scott	24

1916	Walter Johnson†	25	Washington Senators	Bob Shawkey	24

1917	Eddie Cicotte	28	Chicago White Sox	Babe Ruth†	24

1918	Walter Johnson†	23	Washington Senators	Stan Coveleski†	22

1919	Eddie Cicotte	29	Chicago White Sox	Stan Coveleski†	24

1920	Jim Bagby	31	Cleveland Indians	Carl Mays	26

1921	Carl Mays Urban Shocker	27	New York Yankees St. Louis Browns	Red Faber†	25

1922	Eddie Rommel	27	Philadelphia Athletics	Joe Bush	26

1923	George Uhle	26	Cleveland Indians	Hooks Dauss Sam Jones	21

1924	Walter Johnson†	23	Washington Senators	Herb Pennock†	21

1925	Ted Lyons† Eddie Rommel	21	Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics	Stan Coveleski† Walter Johnson†	20

1926	George Uhle	27	Cleveland Indians	Herb Pennock†	23

1927	Waite Hoyt† Ted Lyons†	22	New York Yankees Chicago White Sox	Lefty Grove†	20

1928	Lefty Grove† George Pipgras	24	Philadelphia Athletics New York Yankees	Waite Hoyt†	23

1929	George Earnshaw	24	Philadelphia Athletics	Wes Ferrell	21

1930	Lefty Grove†	28	Philadelphia Athletics	Wes Ferrell	25

1931	Lefty Grove†	31	Philadelphia Athletics	Wes Ferrell	22

1932	Alvin Crowder	26	Washington Senators	Lefty Grove†	25

1933	Alvin Crowder Lefty Grove†	24	Washington Senators Philadelphia Athletics	Earl Whitehill	22

1934	Lefty Gomez†	26	New York Yankees	Schoolboy Rowe	24

1935	Wes Ferrell	25	Boston Red Sox	Mel Harder	22

1936	Tommy Bridges	23	Detroit Tigers	Vern Kennedy	21

1937	Lefty Gomez†	21	New York Yankees	Red Ruffing†	20

1938	Red Ruffing†	21	New York Yankees	Bobo Newsom	20

1939	Bob Feller†	24	Cleveland Indians	Red Ruffing†	21

1940	Bob Feller†	27	Cleveland Indians	Bobo Newsom	21

1941	Bob Feller†	25	Cleveland Indians	Thornton Lee	22

1942	Tex Hughson	22	Boston Red Sox	Tiny Bonham	21

1943	Spud Chandler Dizzy Trout	20	New York Yankees Detroit Tigers	Early Wynn†	18

1944	Hal Newhouser†	29	Detroit Tigers	Dizzy Trout	27

1945	Hal Newhouser†	25	Detroit Tigers	Dave Ferriss	21

1946	Bob Feller† Hal Newhouser†	26	Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers	Dave Ferriss	25

1947	Bob Feller†	20	Cleveland Indians	Phil Marchildon Allie Reynolds	19

1948	Hal Newhouser†	21	Detroit Tigers	Gene Bearden Bob Lemon†	20

1949	Mel Parnell	25	Boston Red Sox	Ellis Kinder	23

1950	Bob Lemon†	23	Cleveland Indians	Vic Raschi	21

1951	Bob Feller†	22	Cleveland Indians	Ed Lopat Vic Raschi	21

1952	Bobby Shantz	24	Philadelphia Athletics	Early Wynn†	23

1953	Bob Porterfield	22	Washington Senators	Bob Lemon† Mel Parnell	21

1954	Bob Lemon† Early Wynn†	23	Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians	Bob Grim	20

1955	Whitey Ford† Bob Lemon† Frank Sullivan	18	New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox	Bob Turley Early Wynn†	17

1956	Frank Lary	21	Detroit Tigers	Billy Hoeft Bob Lemon† Billy Pierce Herb Score Early Wynn†	20

1957	Jim Bunning† Billy Pierce	20	Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox	Tom Brewer Dick Donovan Tom Sturdivant	16

1958	Bob Turley	21	New York Yankees	Billy Pierce	17

1959	Early Wynn†	22	Chicago White Sox	Cal McLish	19

1960	Chuck Estrada Jim Perry	18	Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians	Bud Daley	16

1961	Whitey Ford†	25	New York Yankees	Frank Lary	23

1962	Ralph Terry	23	New York Yankees	Dick Donovan Ray Herbert Camilo Pascual	20

1963	Whitey Ford†	24	New York Yankees	Jim Bouton Camilo Pascual	21

1964	Dean Chance Gary Peters	20	Los Angeles Angels Chicago White Sox	Wally Bunker Juan Pizarro Dave Wickersham	19

1965	Mudcat Grant	21	Minnesota Twins	Mel Stottlemyre	20

1966	Jim Kaat	25	Minnesota Twins	Denny McLain	20

1967	Jim Lonborg Earl Wilson	22	Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers	Dean Chance	20

1968	Denny McLain	31	Detroit Tigers	Dave McNally	22

1969	Denny McLain	24	Detroit Tigers	Mike Cuellar	23

1970	Mike Cuellar Dave McNally Jim Perry	24	Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles Minnesota Twins	Clyde Wright	22

1971	Mickey Lolich	25	Detroit Tigers	Vida Blue	24

1972	Gaylord Perry† Wilbur Wood	24	Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox	Mickey Lolich	22

1973	Wilbur Wood	24	Chicago White Sox	Joe Coleman	23

1974	Catfish Hunter† Ferguson Jenkins†	25	Oakland Athletics Texas Rangers	Steve Busby Mike Cuellar Nolan Ryan† Luis Tiant	22

1975	Catfish Hunter† Jim Palmer†	23	New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles	Vida Blue	22

1976	Jim Palmer†	22	Baltimore Orioles	Luis Tiant	21

1977	Dave Goltz Dennis Leonard Jim Palmer†	20	Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals Baltimore Orioles	Nolan Ryan†	19

1978	Ron Guidry	25	New York Yankees	Mike Caldwell	22

1979	Mike Flanagan	23	Baltimore Orioles	Tommy John	21

1980	Steve Stone	25	Baltimore Orioles	Tommy John Mike Norris	22

1981	Dennis Martínez Steve McCatty Jack Morris† Pete Vuckovich	14	Baltimore Orioles Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers Milwaukee Brewers	Dennis Leonard Scott McGregor	13

1982	LaMarr Hoyt	19	Chicago White Sox	Larry Gura Pete Vuckovich Geoff Zahn	18

1983	LaMarr Hoyt	24	Chicago White Sox	Richard Dotson	22

1984	Mike Boddicker	20	Baltimore Orioles	Bert Blyleven† Jack Morris†	19

1985	Ron Guidry	22	New York Yankees	Bret Saberhagen	20

1986	Roger Clemens	24	Boston Red Sox	Jack Morris†	21

1987	Roger Clemens Dave Stewart	20	Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics	Mark Langston	19

1988	Frank Viola	24	Minnesota Twins	Dave Stewart	21

1989	Bret Saberhagen	23	Kansas City Royals	Dave Stewart	21

1990	Bob Welch	27	Oakland Athletics	Dave Stewart	22

1991	Scott Erickson Bill Gullickson	20	Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers	Mark Langston	19

1992	Kevin Brown Jack Morris†	21	Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays	Jack McDowell	20

1993	Jack McDowell	22	Chicago White Sox	Pat Hentgen Randy Johnson†	19

1994	Jimmy Key	17	New York Yankees	David Cone Mike Mussina†	16

1995	Mike Mussina†	19	Baltimore Orioles	David Cone Randy Johnson†	18

1996	Andy Pettitte	21	New York Yankees	Pat Hentgen	20

1997	Roger Clemens	21	Toronto Blue Jays	Randy Johnson† Brad Radke	20

1998	Roger Clemens David Cone Rick Helling	20	Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees Texas Rangers	Pedro Martínez† Aaron Sele	19

1999	Pedro Martínez†	23	Boston Red Sox	Bartolo Colón Mike Mussina† Aaron Sele	18

2000	Tim Hudson David Wells	20	Oakland Athletics Toronto Blue Jays	Andy Pettitte	19

2001	Mark Mulder	21	Oakland Athletics	Roger Clemens Jamie Moyer	20

2002	Barry Zito	23	Oakland Athletics	Derek Lowe	21

2003	Roy Halladay†	22	Toronto Blue Jays	Esteban Loaiza Jamie Moyer Andy Pettitte	21

2004	Curt Schilling	21	Boston Red Sox	Johan Santana	20

2005	Bartolo Colón	21	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Jon Garland Cliff Lee	18

2006	Johan Santana Chien-Ming Wang	19	Minnesota Twins New York Yankees	Jon Garland	18

2007	Josh Beckett	20	Boston Red Sox	Fausto Carmona John Lackey CC Sabathia Chien-Ming Wang	19

2008	Cliff Lee	22	Cleveland Indians	Roy Halladay† Mike Mussina†	20

2009	Félix Hernández CC Sabathia Justin Verlander	19	Seattle Mariners New York Yankees Detroit Tigers	Josh Beckett Scott Feldman Roy Halladay†	17

2010	CC Sabathia	21	New York Yankees	Jon Lester David Price	19

2011	Justin Verlander	24	Detroit Tigers	CC Sabathia	19

2012	David Price Jered Weaver	20	Tampa Bay Rays Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Matt Harrison	18

2013	Max Scherzer	21	Detroit Tigers	Bartolo Colón	18

2014	Corey Kluber Max Scherzer Jered Weaver	18	Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Wei-Yin Chen Phil Hughes Jon Lester Matt Shoemaker	16

2015	Dallas Keuchel	20	Houston Astros	Collin McHugh	19

2016	Rick Porcello	22	Boston Red Sox	J. A. Happ	20

2017	Carlos Carrasco Corey Kluber Jason Vargas	18	Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals	Trevor Bauer Drew Pomeranz Chris Sale	17

2018	Blake Snell	21	Tampa Bay Rays	Corey Kluber	20

Sentence(s)

In 2016, Rick Porcello leads the AL in wins.

final_sentence: In 2016, Rick Porcello leads the AL in wins.