# Texas League Pitcher of the Year Award

The Texas League Pitcher of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best pitcher in Minor League Baseball's Texas League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. League broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1888, the award was not created until 1933. The Texas League suspended operations during World War II from 1943 to 1945. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Double-A Central in 2021 before reverting to the Texas League name in 2022.
Eleven players from the San Antonio Missions have been selected for the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Arkansas Travelers (8); the Dallas Rangers (7); the Shreveport Captains (6); the Tulsa Drillers (5); the Corpus Christi Hooks, El Paso Diablos, and Jackson Mets (4); the Albuquerque Dodgers and Frisco RoughRiders (3); the Amarillo Giants, Austin Braves, Round Rock Express, Springfield Cardinals, and Tulsa Oilers (2); and the Alexandria Aces, Beaumont Exporters, Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs, Fort Worth Cats, Galveston Buccaneers, Houston Buffaloes, Midland RockHounds, Shreveport Sports, Victoria Rosebuds, and Wichita Wranglers (1).
Ten players from the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization (9); the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (8); the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers organizations (4); the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, and Seattle Mariners organizations (3); the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics organizations (1). Five award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

## 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 |
| ^ | Indicates multiple award winners in the same year |
Winners :
| Year | Winner | Team | Organization | Record | Saves | ERA | SO |
| 1933 | George Darrow | Galveston Buccaneers | — | 22–7 | — | 2.61 | — |
| 1934 | Ash Hillin | San Antonio Missions | St. Louis Browns | 24–12 | — | 3.66 | — |
| 1935 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1936 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1937 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1938 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1939 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1940 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1941 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1942 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1943 | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) |
| 1944 | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) |
| 1945 | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) | None selected (season cancelled due to World War II) |
| 1946 | Prince Oana | Dallas Rebels | Detroit Tigers | 24–10 | — | 2.54 | 123 |
| 1947 | Clarence Beers | Houston Buffaloes | St. Louis Cardinals | 25–8 | — | 2.40 | 156 |
| 1948 | Harry Perkowski | Tulsa Oilers | Cincinnati Reds | 22–10 | — | 2.98 | 163 |
| 1949 | Joe Landrum | Fort Worth Cats | Brooklyn Dodgers | 19–11 | — | 2.53 | 121 |
| 1950 | Wayne McLeland | Dallas Eagles | — | 21–8 | — | 2.49 | — |
| 1951 | Bob Turley | San Antonio Missions | St. Louis Browns | 20–8 | — | 2.96 | — |
| 1952 | Hal Erickson | Dallas Eagles | Cleveland Indians | 20–14 | — | 2.59 | — |
| 1953 | Don Fracchia | Beaumont Exporters | — | 15–12 | — | 3.68 | 76 |
| 1954 | John André | Shreveport Sports | — | 21–9 | — | 3.05 | 142 |
| 1955 | Red Murff | Dallas Eagles | New York Giants | 27–11 | — | 1.99 | 157 |
| 1956 | Bert Thiel | Dallas Eagles | New York Giants | 18–11 | — | 3.11 | 113 |
| 1957 | Tom Bowers | Dallas Eagles | New York Giants | 20–8 | — | 3.06 | 90 |
| 1958 | Joe Kotrany | Dallas Rangers | — | 19–10 | — | 2.99 | 128 |
| 1959 | Carroll Beringer | Victoria Rosebuds | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19–5 | — | 3.35 | 109 |
| 1960 | Jack Curtis | San Antonio Missions | Chicago Cubs | 19–8 | — | 3.57 | 144 |
| 1961 | Larry Maxie | Austin Senators | Milwaukee Braves | 17–7 | — | 2.08 | 47 |
| 1962 | Gordie Richardson | Tulsa Oilers | St. Louis Cardinals | 13–6 | — | 3.18 | 153 |
| 1963 | Camilo Estevis | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | 16–12 | — | 3.74 | 196 |
| 1964 | Chris Zachary | San Antonio Bullets | Houston Colt .45's | 16–6 | — | 3.20 | 188 |
| 1965 | Ken Nixon | Austin Braves | Milwaukee Braves | 19–8 | — | 3.10 | 132 |
| 1966 | Don Wilson | Amarillo Sonics | Houston Astros | 18–6 | — | 2.21 | 197 |
| 1967 | John Duffie | Albuquerque Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers | 16–9 | — | 2.40 | 171 |
| 1968 | Santiago Guzmán | Arkansas Travelers | St. Louis Cardinals | 13–8 | — | 3.16 | 133 |
| 1969 | William Frost | Amarillo Giants | San Francisco Giants | 16–6 | 0 | 3.28 | 104 |
| 1970 | Jim Flynn | Albuquerque Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19–4 | 0 | 2.64 | 135 |
| 1971 | Wayne Garland | Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs | Baltimore Orioles | 19–5 | 0 | 1.71 | 154 |
| 1972 | Dave Freisleben | Alexandria Aces | San Diego Padres | 17–9 | 0 | 2.32 | 163 |
| 1973 | Frank Tanana | El Paso Sun Kings | California Angels | 16–6 | 0 | 2.71 | 197 |
| 1974^ | Dennis Eckersley | San Antonio Brewers | Cleveland Indians | 14–3 | 0 | 3.40 | 163 |
| 1974^ | Randy Wiles | Arkansas Travelers | St. Louis Cardinals | 8–7 | 1 | 2.56 | 82 |
| 1975 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1976 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1977 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1978 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1979 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1980 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1981 | Alan Fowlkes | Shreveport Captains | San Francisco Giants | 14–10 | 0 | 2.79 | 152 |
| 1982 | Jeff Bittiger | Jackson Mets | New York Mets | 12–5 | 0 | 2.96 | 190 |
| 1983 | Sid Fernandez | San Antonio Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13–4 | 0 | 2.82 | 209 |
| 1984 | Calvin Schiraldi | Jackson Mets | New York Mets | 14–3 | 0 | 2.88 | 131 |
| 1985 | Juan Nieves | El Paso Diablos | Milwaukee Brewers | 8–2 | 0 | 3.53 | 91 |
| 1986 | George Ferran | Shreveport Captains | San Francisco Giants | 16–1 | 4 | 2.29 | 147 |
| 1987 | Dennis Cook | Shreveport Captains | San Francisco Giants | 9–2 | 0 | 2.13 | 98 |
| 1988 | Blaine Beatty | Jackson Mets | New York Mets | 16–8 | 0 | 2.46 | 103 |
| 1989 | Andy Benes | Wichita Wranglers | San Diego Padres | 8–4 | 0 | 2.16 | 115 |
| 1990 | Anthony Young | Jackson Mets | New York Mets | 15–3 | 0 | 1.65 | 95 |
| 1991 | Paul McClellan | Shreveport Captains | San Francisco Giants | 11–1 | 0 | 2.82 | 63 |
| 1992 | Dan Smith | Tulsa Drillers | Texas Rangers | 11–7 | 0 | 2.52 | 122 |
| 1993 | Ben Van Ryn | San Antonio Missions | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14–4 | 0 | 2.21 | 144 |
| 1994 | Sid Roberson | El Paso Diablos | Milwaukee Brewers | 15–8 | 0 | 2.83 | 119 |
| 1995 | Steve Bourgeois | Shreveport Captains | San Francisco Giants | 12–3 | 0 | 2.85 | 91 |
| 1996 | Keith Foulke | Shreveport Captains | San Francisco Giants | 12–7 | 0 | 2.76 | 129 |
| 1997 | Steve Woodard | El Paso Diablos | Milwaukee Brewers | 14–3 | 0 | 3.17 | 97 |
| 1998 | José Jiménez | Arkansas Travelers | St. Louis Cardinals | 15–6 | 0 | 3.11 | 88 |
| 1999 | Éric Gagné | San Antonio Missions | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12–4 | 0 | 2.63 | 185 |
| 2000 | Bud Smith | Arkansas Travelers | St. Louis Cardinals | 12–1 | 0 | 2.32 | 102 |
| 2001 | Tim Redding | Round Rock Express | Houston Astros | 10–2 | 0 | 2.18 | 113 |
| 2002 | Kirk Saarloos | Round Rock Express | Houston Astros | 10–1 | 0 | 1.40 | 82 |
| 2003 | Travis Blackley | San Antonio Missions | Seattle Mariners | 17–3 | 0 | 2.61 | 144 |
| 2004 | Jeff Francis | Tulsa Drillers | Colorado Rockies | 13–1 | 0 | 1.98 | 147 |
| 2005 | Jason Hirsh | Corpus Christi Hooks | Houston Astros | 13–8 | 0 | 2.87 | 165 |
| 2006 | Matt Albers | Corpus Christi Hooks | Houston Astros | 10–2 | 0 | 2.17 | 95 |
| 2007 | Josh Geer | San Antonio Missions | San Diego Padres | 16–6 | 0 | 3.20 | 102 |
| 2008 | Vin Mazzaro | Midland RockHounds | Oakland Athletics | 12–3 | 0 | 1.90 | 104 |
| 2009 | Samuel Deduno | Tulsa Drillers | Colorado Rockies | 12–4 | 0 | 2.57 | 123 |
| 2010 | Blake Beavan | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas Rangers | 10–5 | 0 | 2.78 | 68 |
| 2011 | Matt Shoemaker | Arkansas Travelers | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 12–5 | 0 | 2.48 | 129 |
| 2012 | Barret Loux | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas Rangers | 14–1 | 0 | 3.47 | 100 |
| 2013 | David Martínez | Corpus Christi Hooks | Houston Astros | 14–2 | 1 | 2.02 | 86 |
| 2014 | Tyler Anderson | Tulsa Drillers | Colorado Rockies | 7–4 | 0 | 1.98 | 106 |
| 2015 | Nate Smith | Arkansas Travelers | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 8–4 | 0 | 2.48 | 81 |
| 2016 | Chase De Jong | Tulsa Drillers | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14–5 | 0 | 2.86 | 125 |
| 2017 | Dakota Hudson | Springfield Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | 9–4 | 0 | 2.53 | 77 |
| 2018 | Logan Allen | San Antonio Missions | San Diego Padres | 10–6 | 0 | 2.75 | 125 |
| 2019 | Darren McCaughan | Arkansas Travelers | Seattle Mariners | 7–5 | 0 | 2.89 | 89 |
| 2020 | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) |
| 2021 | Cole Winn | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas Rangers | 3–3 | 0 | 2.31 | 97 |
| 2022 | Taylor Dollard | Arkansas Travelers | Seattle Mariners | 16–2 | 0 | 2.25 | 131 |
| 2023 | Rhett Kouba | Corpus Christi Hooks | Houston Astros | 7–5 | 0 | 3.27 | 118 |
| 2024 | Tink Hence | Springfield Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | 4–3 | 0 | 2.71 | 109 |

## Wins by team

Active Texas League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| San Antonio Missions (San Antonio Bullets/Brewers/Dodgers) | 11 | 1934, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1974, 1983, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2018 |
| Arkansas Travelers | 8 | 1968, 1974, 1998, 2000, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2022 |
| Dallas Rangers (Dallas Rebels/Eagles) | 7 | 1946, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 |
| Shreveport Captains | 6 | 1981, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1996 |
| Tulsa Drillers | 5 | 1992, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2016 |
| Corpus Christi Hooks | 4 | 2005, 2006, 2013, 2023 |
| El Paso Diablos (El Paso Sun Kings) | 4 | 1973, 1985, 1994, 1997 |
| Jackson Mets | 4 | 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990 |
| Albuquerque Dodgers (Albuquerque Dukes) | 3 | 1963, 1967, 1970 |
| Frisco RoughRiders | 3 | 2010, 2012, 2021 |
| Amarillo Giants (Amarillo Sonics) | 2 | 1966, 1969 |
| Austin Braves (Austin Senators) | 2 | 1961, 1965 |
| Round Rock Express | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Springfield Cardinals | 2 | 2017, 2024 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 2 | 1948, 1962 |
| Alexandria Aces | 1 | 1972 |
| Beaumont Exporters | 1 | 1953 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs | 1 | 1971 |
| Fort Worth Cats | 1 | 1949 |
| Galveston Buccaneers | 1 | 1933 |
| Houston Buffaloes | 1 | 1947 |
| Midland RockHounds | 1 | 2008 |
| Shreveport Sports | 1 | 1954 |
| Victoria Rosebuds | 1 | 1959 |
| Wichita Wranglers | 1 | 1989 |

## Wins by organization

Active Texas League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| San Francisco Giants (New York Giants) | 10 | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1996 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (Brooklyn Dodgers) | 9 | 1949, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1983, 1993, 1999, 2016 |
| Houston Astros (Houston Colt .45's) | 8 | 1964, 1966, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2023 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 1947, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1998, 2000, 2017, 2024 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990 |
| San Diego Padres | 4 | 1972, 1989, 2007, 2018 |
| Texas Rangers | 4 | 1992, 2010, 2012, 2021 |
| Baltimore Orioles (St. Louis Browns) | 3 | 1934, 1951, 1971 |
| Colorado Rockies | 3 | 2004, 2009, 2014 |
| Los Angeles Angels (California Angels) | 3 | 1973, 2011, 2015 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 1985, 1994, 1997 |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | 2003, 2019, 2022 |
| Atlanta Braves (Milwaukee Braves) | 2 | 1961, 1965 |
| Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians) | 2 | 1952, 1974 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1960 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 1948 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1946 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 2008 |