# International League Pitcher of the Year Award

The International League Pitcher of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best pitcher in Minor League Baseball's International League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, members of the media, coaches, and other representatives from the league's clubs have previously voted as well. Though the circuit was founded in 1884, it did not become known as the International League on a consistent basis until 1912. The first Most Valuable Pitcher Award, as it was originally known, was not issued until 1953. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was called the Triple-A East in 2021 before reverting to the International League name in 2022. The award became known as the Pitcher of the Year Award in 2021.
From 1932 to 1952, pitchers were eligible to win the International League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) as no award was designated for pitchers. Four pitchers won the MVP Award: Mike Ryba (1940), Fred Hutchinson (1941), Red Barrett (1942), and Tom Poholsky (1950). Nine pitchers have also won the league's Top MLB Prospect Award (formerly the Rookie of the Year Award): Bob Trice (1953), Jim Owens (1954), Fred Kipp (1956), Walt Craddock (1957), Jason Isringhausen (1995), Brian Rose (1997), Brandon Duckworth (2001), Francisco Liriano (2005), and Julio Teherán (2011). Trice, Isringhausen, Rose, Duckworth, and Teherán each won the Most Valuable Pitcher and Rookie of the Year Awards in the same season.
Seven players from the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings have each been selected for the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Columbus Clippers, Norfolk Tides, and Syracuse Mets (6); the Indianapolis Indians and Toronto Maple Leafs (5); the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (4); the Charlotte Knights, Columbus Jets, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (3); the Durham Bulls, Nashville Sounds, Richmond Braves, Richmond Virginians, and Toledo Mud Hens (2); and the Charleston Charlies, Gwinnett Stripers, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Louisville Bats, Montreal Royals, Omaha Storm Chasers, and Ottawa Athletics (1).
Twelve players from the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Boston Red Sox organization (8); the Pittsburgh Pirates organization (7); the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies organizations (6); the Baltimore Orioles organization (5); the Chicago White Sox organization (4); the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (3); the Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, and Tampa Bay Rays organizations (2); and the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (1). Three 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 |
Winners :
| Year | Winner | Team | Organization | Record | Saves | ERA | SO |
| 1953 | Bob Trice | Ottawa Athletics | Philadelphia Athletics | 21–10 | 0 | 3.10 | 57 |
| 1954 | Tony Jacobs | Rochester Red Wings | St. Louis Cardinals | 13–1 | 0 | 2.91 | 48 |
| 1955 | Jack Crimian | Toronto Maple Leafs | — | 19–6 | 0 | 2.10 | 84 |
| 1956 | Lynn Lovenguth | Toronto Maple Leafs | — | 24–12 | 0 | 2.68 | 153 |
| 1957 | Don Johnson | Toronto Maple Leafs | — | 17–7 | 0 | 2.96 | 92 |
| 1958 | Tommy Lasorda | Montreal Royals | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18–6 | 0 | 2.50 | 126 |
| 1959 | Bill Short | Richmond Virginians | New York Yankees | 17–6 | 0 | 2.48 | 133 |
| 1960 | Al Cicotte | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cleveland Indians | 16–7 | 0 | 1.79 | 158 |
| 1961 | Diomedes Olivo | Columbus Jets | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11–7 | 0 | 2.01 | 118 |
| 1962 | Joe Schaffernoth | Jacksonville Suns | Cleveland Indians | 18–11 | 0 | 2.67 | 160 |
| 1963 | Fritz Ackley | Indianapolis Indians | Chicago White Sox | 18–5 | 0 | 2.76 | 138 |
| 1964 | Mel Stottlemyre | Richmond Virginians | New York Yankees | 13–3 | 0 | 1.42 | 95 |
| 1965 | Sam Jones | Columbus Jets | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12–4 | 0 | 3.04 | 65 |
| 1966 | Gary Waslewski | Toronto Maple Leafs | Boston Red Sox | 18–11 | 0 | 2.52 | 165 |
| 1967 | Dave Leonhard | Rochester Red Wings | Baltimore Orioles | 15–3 | 0 | 2.61 | 108 |
| 1968 | Dave Roberts | Columbus Jets | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18–5 | 0 | 3.17 | 133 |
| 1969 | Ron Klimkowski | Syracuse Chiefs | New York Yankees | 15–7 | 0 | 2.18 | 57 |
| 1970 | Rob Gardner | Syracuse Chiefs | New York Yankees | 16–5 | 2 | 2.53 | 126 |
| 1971 | Roric Harrison | Rochester Red Wings | Baltimore Orioles | 15–5 | 0 | 2.81 | 182 |
| 1972 | Gene Garber | Charleston Charlies | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14–3 | 0 | 2.26 | 103 |
| 1973 | Dick Pole | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 12–9 | 0 | 2.03 | 158 |
| 1974 | Scott McGregor | Syracuse Chiefs | New York Yankees | 13–10 | 0 | 3.44 | 124 |
| 1975 | Craig Swan | Tidewater Tides | New York Mets | 13–7 | 2 | 2.24 | 111 |
| 1976 | Dennis Martínez | Rochester Red Wings | Baltimore Orioles | 14–8 | 0 | 2.50 | 140 |
| 1977 | Mike Parrott | Rochester Red Wings | Baltimore Orioles | 15–7 | 0 | 3.42 | 146 |
| 1978 | Juan Berenguer | Tidewater Tides | New York Mets | 10–7 | 0 | 3.67 | 130 |
| 1979 | Rick Anderson | Columbus Clippers | New York Yankees | 13–3 | 21 | 1.63 | 72 |
| 1980 | Bob Kammeyer | Columbus Clippers | New York Yankees | 15–7 | 0 | 2.91 | 72 |
| 1981 | Bob Ojeda | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 12–9 | 0 | 2.13 | 113 |
| 1982 | Craig McMurtry | Richmond Braves | Atlanta Braves | 17–9 | 0 | 3.81 | 96 |
| 1983 | Walt Terrell | Tidewater Tides | New York Mets | 10–1 | 0 | 3.12 | 58 |
| 1984 | Brad Havens | Toledo Mud Hens | Minnesota Twins | 11–10 | 0 | 2.61 | 169 |
| 1985 | Tom Henke | Syracuse Chiefs | Toronto Blue Jays | 2–1 | 18 | 0.88 | 60 |
| 1986 | John Mitchell | Tidewater Tides | New York Mets | 12–9 | 0 | 3.39 | 83 |
| 1987 | Brad Arnsberg | Columbus Clippers | New York Yankees | 12–5 | 0 | 2.88 | 83 |
| 1988 | Steve Searcy | Toledo Mud Hens | Detroit Tigers | 13–7 | 0 | 2.59 | 176 |
| 1989 | Alex Sanchez | Syracuse Chiefs | Toronto Blue Jays | 13–7 | 0 | 3.13 | 141 |
| 1990 | Dave Eiland | Columbus Clippers | New York Yankees | 16–5 | 0 | 2.87 | 96 |
| 1991 | Mike Mussina | Rochester Red Wings | Baltimore Orioles | 10–4 | 0 | 2.87 | 107 |
| 1992 | Sam Militello | Columbus Clippers | New York Yankees | 12–2 | 0 | 2.29 | 152 |
| 1993 | Aaron Sele | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 8–2 | 0 | 2.19 | 87 |
| 1994 | Brad Woodall | Richmond Braves | Atlanta Braves | 15–6 | 0 | 2.42 | 137 |
| 1995 | Jason Isringhausen | Norfolk Tides | New York Mets | 9–1 | 0 | 1.55 | 75 |
| 1996 | Mike Fyhrie | Norfolk Tides | New York Mets | 15–6 | 0 | 3.04 | 103 |
| 1997 | Brian Rose | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 17–5 | 0 | 3.02 | 116 |
| 1998 | Shannon Withem | Syracuse SkyChiefs | Toronto Blue Jays | 17–5 | 0 | 3.27 | 113 |
| 1999 | Ed Yarnall | Columbus Clippers | New York Yankees | 13–4 | 0 | 3.47 | 146 |
| 2000 | Jon Garland | Charlotte Knights | Chicago White Sox | 9–2 | 0 | 2.26 | 63 |
| 2001 | Brandon Duckworth | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | Philadelphia Phillies | 13–2 | 0 | 2.63 | 150 |
| 2002 | Joe Roa | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | Philadelphia Phillies | 14–0 | 0 | 1.86 | 74 |
| 2003 | Bronson Arroyo | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 12–6 | 0 | 3.43 | 155 |
| 2004 | Ben Hendrickson | Indianapolis Indians | Milwaukee Brewers | 11–3 | 0 | 2.02 | 93 |
| 2005 | Zach Duke | Indianapolis Indians | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12–3 | 0 | 2.92 | 66 |
| 2006 | Heath Phillips | Charlotte Knights | Chicago White Sox | 13–5 | 0 | 2.96 | 102 |
| 2007 | Kevin Slowey | Rochester Red Wings | Minnesota Twins | 10–5 | 0 | 1.89 | 107 |
| 2008 | Charlie Zink | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 14–6 | 0 | 2.84 | 106 |
| 2009 | Justin Lehr | Lehigh Valley IronPigs Louisville Bats | Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds | 13–3 | 0 | 3.31 | 60 |
| 2010 | Jeremy Hellickson | Durham Bulls | Tampa Bay Rays | 12–3 | 0 | 2.45 | 123 |
| 2011 | Julio Teherán | Gwinnett Braves | Atlanta Braves | 15–3 | 0 | 2.55 | 122 |
| 2012 | Tyler Cloyd | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Philadelphia Phillies | 12–1 | 0 | 2.35 | 93 |
| 2013 | J. D. Martin | Durham Bulls | Tampa Bay Rays | 16–4 | 0 | 2.75 | 116 |
| 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 14–4 | 0 | 2.61 | 111 |
| 2015 | Erik Johnson | Charlotte Knights | Chicago White Sox | 11–8 | 0 | 2.37 | 136 |
| 2016 | Jake Thompson | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Philadelphia Phillies | 11–5 | 0 | 2.50 | 87 |
| 2017 | Steven Brault | Indianapolis Indians | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10–5 | 0 | 1.94 | 109 |
| 2018 | Cole Irvin | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Philadelphia Phillies | 14–4 | 0 | 2.57 | 131 |
| 2019 | Mitch Keller | Indianapolis Indians | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7–5 | 0 | 3.56 | 123 |
| 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 | Jackson Kowar | Omaha Storm Chasers | Kansas City Royals | 9–4 | 0 | 3.46 | 115 |
| 2022 | Greg Weissert | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | New York Yankees | 2–1 | 18 | 1.69 | 70 |
| 2023 | Robert Gasser | Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers | 9–1 | 0 | 3.79 | 166 |
| 2024 | Chad Patrick | Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers | 14–1 | 0 | 2.90 | 145 |

## Wins by team

Active International League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Pawtucket Red Sox | 7 | 1973, 1981, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2014 |
| Rochester Red Wings | 7 | 1954, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1991, 2007 |
| Columbus Clippers | 6 | 1979, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1999 |
| Norfolk Tides (Tidewater Tides) | 6 | 1975, 1978, 1983, 1896, 1995, 1996 |
| Syracuse Mets (Syracuse Chiefs/SkyChiefs) | 6 | 1969, 1970, 1974, 1985, 1989, 1998 |
| Indianapolis Indians | 5 | 1963, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2019 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1966 |
| Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 4 | 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018 |
| Charlotte Knights | 3 | 2000, 2006, 2015 |
| Columbus Jets | 3 | 1961, 1965, 1968 |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons) | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2022 |
| Durham Bulls | 2 | 2010, 2013 |
| Nashville Sounds | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Richmond Braves | 2 | 1982, 1994 |
| Richmond Virginians | 2 | 1969, 1964 |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 1984, 1988 |
| Charleston Charlies | 1 | 1972 |
| Gwinnett Stripers (Gwinnett Braves) | 1 | 2011 |
| Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Jacksonville Suns) | 1 | 1962 |
| Louisville Bats | 1 | 2009 |
| Montreal Royals | 1 | 1958 |
| Omaha Storm Chasers | 1 | 2021 |
| Ottawa Athletics | 1 | 1953 |

## Wins by organization

Active International League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| New York Yankees | 12 | 1959, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2022 |
| Boston Red Sox | 8 | 1966, 1973, 1981, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2014 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 1961, 1965, 1968, 1972, 2005, 2017, 2019 |
| New York Mets | 6 | 1975, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1996 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 2001, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 1967, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1991 |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | 1963, 2000, 2006, 2015 |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | 1982, 1994, 2011 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 2004, 2023, 2024 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | 1985, 1989, 1998 |
| Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians) | 2 | 1960, 1962 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 | 1984, 2007 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 2 | 2010, 2013 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 2009 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1988 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1958 |
| Oakland Athletics (Philadelphia Athletics) | 1 | 1953 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1954 |