Remarkable Win Totals

In major league history there have been 6 occasions when a pitcher started 15 or more games and won at least as many games as they had started. Quite a remarkable feat.

Player -------------- Year -- GS -- Wins

Walter Johnson ------ 1913 --- 36 --- 36

Chief Bender --------- 1913 --- 21 --- 21

Lefty Grove ---------- 1931 --- 30 --- 31

Sal Maglie ------------ 1950 --- 16 --- 18

Bob Grim ------------ 1954 --- 20 --- 20

Tom Gordon --------- 1989 --- 16 --- 17

The three who made more than 20 starts are among the greatest pitchers of all-time. Walter Johnson's 1913 season and Lefty Grove's 1931 season rank among the 20 greatest single seasons in major league history.