# Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year Award

The Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best pitcher in Minor League Baseball's Pacific Coast League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1903, the award was not created until 1957. It was issued sporadically through 1974 before being discontinued from 1975 to 2000. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022.
From 1927 to 2000, pitchers were eligible to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP). Eleven pitchers won the MVP Award: Bobo Newsom (1933), Willie Ludolph (1936), Fred Hutchinson (1938), Yank Terry (1941), Bob Joyce (1945), Johnny Lindell (1952), Dick Hall (1959), Dennis Lewallyn (1980), Mike Campbell (1987), Donne Wall (1995), and Steve Mintz (1996). Five pitchers have also won the league's Top MLB Prospect Award (formerly the Rookie of the Year Award): George O'Donnell (1953), Lino Donoso (1954), Bob Garber (1955), Bob Anderson (1956), and Félix Hernández (2005). Hernández is the only pitcher to win both awards in the same season. Charlie Hough, the winner in 1970 and 1972, is the only pitcher to win the award on multiple occasions.
Five pitchers from the Tacoma Rainiers have been selected for the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Round Rock Express (4); the Nashville Sounds and Oklahoma City Comets (3); the Albuquerque Dukes, Iowa Cubs, and Sugar Land Space Cowboys (2); and the Albuquerque Isotopes, Denver Bears, Edmonton Trappers, Fresno Grizzlies, Hawaii Islanders, Memphis Redbirds, New Orleans Zephyrs, Omaha Storm Chasers, Phoenix Giants, Sacramento River Cats, Salt Lake Bees, San Francisco Seals, Spokane Indians, and Vancouver Mounties (1).
Seven players from the Houston Astros Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization (5); the Chicago Cubs organization (4); the Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers organizations (3); the Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Nationals organizations (1).

## Winners

Key :
| Record | The pitcher's win–loss record during the regular season |
| Saves | The number of saves earned by the pitcher, if any, during the regular season |
| ERA | The pitcher's earned run average (ERA) during the regular season |
| SO | The number of strikeouts recorded by the pitcher during the regular season |
| (#) | Number of wins by pitchers who won the award multiple times |
Winners :
| Year | Winner | Team | Organization | Record | Saves | ERA | SO |
| 1957 | Leo Kiely | San Francisco Seals | Boston Red Sox | 21–6 | 0 | 2.22 | 38 |
| 1958–1959: None selected | 1958–1959: None selected | 1958–1959: None selected | 1958–1959: None selected | 1958–1959: None selected | 1958–1959: None selected | 1958–1959: None selected | 1958–1959: None selected |
| 1960 | Chet Nichols Jr. | Vancouver Mounties | Baltimore Orioles | 18–6 | 0 | 3.65 | 109 |
| 1961 | Gaylord Perry | Tacoma Giants | San Francisco Giants | 16–10 | 0 | 2.55 | 95 |
| 1962 | Dick Egan | Hawaii Islanders | Los Angeles Angels | 17–11 | 0 | 3.45 | 201 |
| 1963–1965: None selected | 1963–1965: None selected | 1963–1965: None selected | 1963–1965: None selected | 1963–1965: None selected | 1963–1965: None selected | 1963–1965: None selected | 1963–1965: None selected |
| 1966 | Jim Ollom | Denver Bears | Minnesota Twins | 20–8 | 0 | 3.43 | 137 |
| 1967 | Howie Reed | Oklahoma City 89ers | Houston Astros | 19–8 | 0 | 2.73 | 128 |
| 1968 | Rich Robertson | Phoenix Giants | San Francisco Giants | 18–9 | 0 | 2.36 | 216 |
| 1969 | Dick LeMay | Tacoma Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 10–8 | 14 | 2.82 | 82 |
| 1970 | Charlie Hough (1) | Spokane Indians | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12–8 | 18 | 1.95 | 90 |
| 1971 | Roberto Rodríguez | Tacoma Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 15–8 | 1 | 4.01 | 153 |
| 1972 | Charlie Hough (2) | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14–5 | 14 | 2.38 | 95 |
| 1973: None selected | 1973: None selected | 1973: None selected | 1973: None selected | 1973: None selected | 1973: None selected | 1973: None selected | 1973: None selected |
| 1974 | Rex Hudson | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | 16–4 | 0 | 3.80 | 99 |
| 1975–2000: None selected | 1975–2000: None selected | 1975–2000: None selected | 1975–2000: None selected | 1975–2000: None selected | 1975–2000: None selected | 1975–2000: None selected | 1975–2000: None selected |
| 2001 | Denny Stark | Tacoma Rainiers | Seattle Mariners | 14–2 | 0 | 2.37 | 130 |
| 2002 | Jeriome Robertson | New Orleans Zephyrs | Houston Astros | 12–8 | 0 | 2.55 | 114 |
| 2003 | Justin Duchscherer | Sacramento River Cats | Oakland Athletics | 14–2 | 0 | 3.25 | 117 |
| 2004 | Scott Downs | Edmonton Trappers | Montreal Expos | 10–6 | 0 | 3.52 | 67 |
| 2005 | Félix Hernández | Tacoma Rainiers | Seattle Mariners | 9–4 | 0 | 2.25 | 100 |
| 2006 | Jason Hirsh | Round Rock Express | Houston Astros | 13–2 | 0 | 2.10 | 118 |
| 2007 | R. A. Dickey | Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers | 13–6 | 0 | 3.72 | 119 |
| 2008 | Shane Loux | Salt Lake Bees | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 12–6 | 0 | 3.98 | 77 |
| 2009 | Bud Norris | Round Rock Express | Houston Astros | 4–9 | 0 | 2.63 | 112 |
| 2010 | Michael Kirkman | Oklahoma City RedHawks | Texas Rangers | 13–3 | 0 | 3.09 | 130 |
| 2011 | Luis Mendoza | Omaha Storm Chasers | Kansas City Royals | 12–5 | 2 | 2.18 | 81 |
| 2012 | John Ely | Albuquerque Isotopes | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14–7 | 0 | 3.20 | 165 |
| 2013 | Johnny Hellweg | Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers | 12–5 | 0 | 3.15 | 89 |
| 2014 | Jimmy Nelson | Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers | 10–2 | 0 | 1.46 | 114 |
| 2015 | Carlos Pimentel | Iowa Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 12–6 | 0 | 2.95 | 118 |
| 2016 | Brady Rodgers | Fresno Grizzlies | Houston Astros | 12–4 | 0 | 2.86 | 116 |
| 2017 | Wilmer Font | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10–8 | 0 | 3.42 | 178 |
| 2018 | Dakota Hudson | Memphis Redbirds | St. Louis Cardinals | 13–3 | 0 | 2.50 | 87 |
| 2019 | Colin Rea | Iowa Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 14–4 | 0 | 3.95 | 120 |
| 2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | 2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | 2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | 2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | 2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | 2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | 2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | 2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) |
| 2021 | Peter Solomon | Sugar Land Skeeters | Houston Astros | 8–1 | 1 | 4.70 | 112 |
| 2022 | Hunter Brown | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Houston Astros | 9–4 | 1 | 2.55 | 134 |
| 2023 | Cody Bradford | Round Rock Express | Texas Rangers | 9–2 | 0 | 3.63 | 65 |
| 2024 | Jack Leiter | Round Rock Express | Texas Rangers | 6–4 | 0 | 3.51 | 110 |

## Wins by team

Active Pacific Coast League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Tacoma Rainiers (Tacoma Giants/Cubs/Rainiers) | 5 | 1961, 1969, 1971, 2001, 2005 |
| Round Rock Express | 4 | 2006, 2009, 2023, 2024 |
| Nashville Sounds | 3 | 2007, 2013, 2014 |
| Oklahoma City Comets (Oklahoma City 89ers/RedHawks/Dodgers) | 3 | 1967, 2010, 2017 |
| Albuquerque Dukes | 2 | 1972, 1974 |
| Iowa Cubs | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
| Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Sugar Land Skeeters) | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 1 | 2012 |
| Denver Bears | 1 | 1966 |
| Edmonton Trappers | 1 | 2004 |
| Fresno Grizzlies | 1 | 2016 |
| Hawaii Islanders | 1 | 1962 |
| Memphis Redbirds | 1 | 2018 |
| New Orleans Zephyrs | 1 | 2002 |
| Omaha Storm Chasers | 1 | 2011 |
| Phoenix Giants | 1 | 1968 |
| Sacramento River Cats | 1 | 2003 |
| Salt Lake Bees | 1 | 2008 |
| San Francisco Seals | 1 | 1957 |
| Spokane Indians | 1 | 1970 |
| Vancouver Mounties | 1 | 1960 |

## Wins by organization

Active Pacific Coast League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Houston Astros | 7 | 1967, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2021, 2022 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 1970, 1972, 1974, 2012, 2017 |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | 1969, 1971, 2015, 2019 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 2007, 2013, 2014 |
| Texas Rangers | 3 | 2010, 2023, 2024 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 2 | 1962, 2008 |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 | 1961, 1968 |
| Seattle Mariners | 2 | 2001, 2005 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 1960 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 1957 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 2011 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 1966 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 2003 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 2018 |
| Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) | 1 | 2004 |