20 Wins Club National League Pitchers 1901

20 Wins Club : 1901 - 1925

Twenty wins in a single season is a truly a magical plateau. Jim Bouton wrote in his classic book Ball Four, "If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher twenty wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it."

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the pitchers from 1901 through 1925 who are members of the National League 20 Wins Club. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season. Quantities are cumulative, consecutive and include instances from other major leagues also.

"I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching." - Christy Mathewson

Twenty Wins Club '1901 to 1925' In Chronological Order
Name	Team	Wins	Losses	Year	Top 25
Bill Donovan⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	25	15	1901	Top 25
Jack Harper⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	23	13
Noodles Hahn⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	22	19
Deacon Phillippe⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	22	12
Jack Chesbro⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	21	10
Red Donahue⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	21	13
Christy Mathewson⁽¹⁾	New York	20	17
Al Orth⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	20	12
Vic Willis⁽³⁾	Boston	20	17
Jack Chesbro⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	28	6	1902	Top 25
Togie Pittinger⁽¹⁾	Boston	27	16
Vic Willis⁽⁴⁾	Boston	27	20
Noodles Hahn⁽³⁾	Cincinnati	23	12
Jack Taylor⁽¹⁾	Chicago	23	11
* Joe McGinnity⁽⁴⁾	Baltimore^{(A.L. 13)} & New York⁽⁸⁾	21	18
Jesse Tannehill⁽⁴⁾	Pittsburgh	20	6
Deacon Phillippe⁽⁴⁾	Pittsburgh	20	9
Joe McGinnity⁽⁵⁾	New York	31	20	1903	Top 25
Christy Mathewson⁽²⁾	New York	30	13
Sam Leever⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	25	7
Deacon Phillippe⁽⁵⁾	Pittsburgh	25	9
Noodles Hahn⁽⁴⁾	Cincinnati	22	12
Henry Schmidt⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	22	13
Jack Taylor⁽²⁾	Chicago	21	14
Jake Weimer⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	8
Bob Wicker⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	9
Joe McGinnity⁽⁶⁾	New York	35	8	1904	Top 25
Christy Mathewson⁽³⁾	New York	33	12
Jack Harper⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	23	9
Kid Nichols⁽¹¹⁾	St. Louis	21	13
Dummy Taylor⁽¹⁾	New York	21	15
Jack Taylor⁽³⁾	St. Louis	20	19
Jake Weimer⁽²⁾	Chicago	20	14
Christy Mathewson⁽⁴⁾	New York	31	9	1905	Top 25
Togie Pittinger⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	23	14
Red Ames⁽¹⁾	New York	22	8
Joe McGinnity⁽⁷⁾	New York	21	15
Bob Ewing⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	20	11
Sam Leever⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	20	5
Deacon Phillippe⁽⁶⁾	Pittsburgh	20	13
Irv Young⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	21
Joe McGinnity⁽⁸⁾	New York	27	12	1906	Top 25
Mordecai Brown⁽¹⁾	Chicago	26	6
Vic Willis⁽⁵⁾	Pittsburgh	23	13
Sam Leever⁽⁴⁾	Pittsburgh	22	7
Christy Mathewson⁽⁵⁾	New York	22	12
Jack Pfiester⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	8
Jack Taylor⁽⁴⁾	St. Louis ⁽⁸⁾ & Chicago ⁽¹²⁾	20	12
Jake Weimer⁽³⁾	Cincinnati	20	14
Christy Mathewson⁽⁶⁾	New York	24	12	1907	Top 25
Orval Overall⁽¹⁾	Chicago	23	7
Tully Sparks⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	22	8
Vic Willis⁽⁶⁾	Pittsburgh	21	11
Mordecai Brown⁽²⁾	Chicago	20	6
Lefty Leifield⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	20	16
Christy Mathewson⁽⁷⁾	New York	37	11	1908	Top 25
Mordecai Brown⁽³⁾	Chicago	29	9
Ed Reulbach⁽¹⁾	Chicago	24	7
Nick Maddox⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	23	8
George McQuillan⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	23	17
Vic Willis⁽⁷⁾	Pittsburgh	23	11
Hooks Wiltse⁽¹⁾	New York	23	14
Mordecai Brown⁽⁴⁾	Chicago	27	9	1909	Top 25
Howie Camnitz⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	25	6
Christy Mathewson⁽⁸⁾	New York	25	6
Vic Willis⁽⁸⁾	Pittsburgh	22	11
Orval Overall⁽²⁾	Chicago	20	11
Hooks Wiltse⁽²⁾	New York	20	11
Christy Mathewson⁽⁹⁾	New York	27	9	1910	Top 25
Mordecai Brown⁽⁵⁾	Chicago	25	14
Earl Moore⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	22	15
King Cole⁽¹⁾	Chicago	20	4
George Suggs⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	20	12
Grover Alexander⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	28	13	1911	Top 25
Christy Mathewson⁽¹⁰⁾	New York	26	13
Rube Marquard⁽¹⁾	New York	24	7
Bob Harmon⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	23	16
Babe Adams⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	22	12
Nap Rucker⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	22	18
Mordecai Brown⁽⁶⁾	Chicago	21	11
Howie Camnitz⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	20	15
Larry Cheney⁽¹⁾	Chicago	26	10	1912	Top 25
Rube Marquard⁽²⁾	New York	26	11
Claude Hendrix⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	24	9
Christy Mathewson⁽¹¹⁾	New York	23	12
Howie Camnitz⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	22	12
Tom Seaton⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	27	12	1913	Top 25
Christy Mathewson⁽¹²⁾	New York	25	11
Rube Marquard⁽³⁾	New York	23	10
Grover Alexander⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	22	8
Jeff Tesreau⁽¹⁾	New York	22	13
Babe Adams⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	21	10
Larry Cheney⁽²⁾	Chicago	21	14
Grover Alexander⁽³⁾	Philadelphia	27	15	1914	Top 25
Bill James⁽¹⁾	Boston	26	7
Dick Rudolph⁽¹⁾	Boston	26	10
Jeff Tesreau⁽²⁾	New York	26	10
Christy Mathewson⁽¹³⁾	New York	24	13
Jeff Pfeffer⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	23	12
Erskine Mayer⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	21	19
Hippo Vaughn⁽¹⁾	Chicago	21	13
Larry Cheney⁽³⁾	Chicago	20	18
Grover Alexander⁽⁴⁾	Philadelphia	31	10	1915	Top 25
Dick Rudolph⁽²⁾	Boston	22	19
Al Mamaux⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	21	8
Erskine Mayer⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	21	15
Hippo Vaughn⁽²⁾	Chicago	20	12
Grover Alexander⁽⁵⁾	Philadelphia	33	12	1916	Top 25
Jeff Pfeffer⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	25	11
Eppa Rixey⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	22	10
Al Mamaux⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	21	15
Grover Alexander⁽⁶⁾	Philadelphia	30	13	1917	Top 25
Fred Toney⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	24	16
Hippo Vaughn⁽³⁾	Chicago	23	13
Ferdie Schupp⁽¹⁾	New York	21	7
Pete Schneider⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	20	19
Hippo Vaughn⁽⁴⁾	Chicago	22	10	1918	Top 25
Claude Hendrix⁽³⁾	Chicago	20	7	1918	Top 25
Jesse Barnes⁽¹⁾	New York	25	9	1919	Top 25
Slim Sallee⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	21	7
Hippo Vaughn⁽⁵⁾	Chicago	21	14
Grover Alexander⁽⁷⁾	Chicago	27	14	1920	Top 25
Wilbur Cooper⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	24	15
Burleigh Grimes⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	23	11
Art Nehf⁽¹⁾	New York	21	12
Fred Toney⁽²⁾	New York	21	11
Jesse Barnes⁽²⁾	New York	20	15
Bill Doak⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	20	12
Wilbur Cooper⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	22	14	1921	Top 25
Burleigh Grimes⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	22	13
Art Nehf⁽²⁾	New York	20	10
Joe Oeschger⁽¹⁾	Boston	20	14
Eppa Rixey⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	25	13	1922	Top 25
Wilbur Cooper⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	23	14
Dutch Ruether⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	21	12
Dolf Luque⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	27	8	1923	Top 25
Johnny Morrison⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	25	13
Grover Alexander⁽⁸⁾	Chicago	22	12
Pete Donohue⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	21	15
Burleigh Grimes⁽³⁾	Brooklyn	21	18
Jesse Haines⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	20	13
Eppa Rixey⁽³⁾	Cincinnati	20	15
Dazzy Vance⁽¹⁾	Brooklyn	28	6	1924	Top 25
Burleigh Grimes⁽⁴⁾	Brooklyn	22	13
Wilbur Cooper⁽⁴⁾	Pittsburgh	20	14
Carl Mays⁽⁵⁾	Cincinnati	20	9
Dazzy Vance⁽²⁾	Brooklyn	22	9	1925	Top 25
Pete Donohue⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	21	14
Eppa Rixey⁽⁴⁾	Cincinnati	21	11
Name	Team	Wins	Losses	Year	Top 25
Twenty Wins Club

Did you know that Will White set the National League record for complete games by a twenty (20) game winner in 1879 with seventy-five (75)?

More than one-hundred years later Bill Swift in 1993 pitched only one (1) complete game which is the least tossed by a National League twenty (20) game winner.

In 1916 Grover Alexander tossed sixteen (16) shutouts. Those shutouts tied the National League record for twenty (20) game winners set by George Bradley in 1876.

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