Viva Los Vanquished Detroit Tigers

60 Lefty Grove (5/15/1925-9/10/1940)
44 Red Ruffing (8/11/1925-6/22/1946)
41 Bob Feller (9/27/1936-8/19/1954[g1])
40 Early Wynn (7/15/1942-9/3/1960)
39 Red Faber (4/22/1920-8/29/1931)
37 Sad Sam Jones (8/17/1920[g1]-9/28/1935[g1])
34 Ted Lyons (9/2/1924[g2]-8/4/1942)
28 Wes Ferrell (4/19/1929-7/20/1938)
28 Bob Lemon (8/5/1947-4/29/1956[g2])
28 Luis Tiant (8/2/1964[g2]-5/22/1979)
27 Waite Hoyt (8/1/1920-7/15/1931[g1])
27 Jack Quinn (5/25/1920-7/23/1930)
26 Roger Clemens (8/6/1984[g2]-8/18/2007)
25 Lefty Gomez (5/10/1930-7/13/1942)
25 Herb Pennock (5/20/1920-7/9/1932[g1])
24 Bobo Newsom (9/23/1934[g1]-8/31/1953[g2])
23 Clint Brown (4/21/1930-8/11/1940[g2])
23 Mel Harder (6/1/1930-4/28/1944)
23 Camilo Pascual (6/25/1956-4/28/1969)
23 Rube Walberg (6/9/1925-9/13/1936)

Most wins, relief

10 Gary Bell (8/14/1958-5/26/1966)
10 Johnny Murphy (9/15/1935-6/23/1946)
9 Sparky Lyle (5/4/1969-4/14/1979)
9 Wilcy Moore (7/8/1927[g2]-8/29/1933)
8 Garland Braxton (6/9/1926-9/28/1930)
8 Clint Brown (7/31/1934[g1]-8/11/1940[g2])
8 Rich Gossage (7/15/1974-5/15/1991)
8 Joe Heving (5/31/1937[g2]-6/15/1944)
8 Lindy McDaniel (4/11/1969-6/9/1975)
8 Al Worthington (9/4/1960[g2]-9/7/1968)

Most wins, 1920s
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

35 Red Faber 5 3 6 3 2 2 5 2 5 2

26 Waite Hoyt 1 2 2 4 2 3 1 2 7 2

26 Jack Quinn 3 3 2 2 3 2 4 5 2

23 Sad Sam Jones 1 5 2 1 1 1 4 5 3

21 Herb Pennock 5 3 1 2 1 4 3 1 1

20 Tom Zachary 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2

19 Eddie Rommel 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 2

19 George Uhle 2 6 1 1 2 5 2

Most wins, 1920s	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
35 Red Faber	5	3	6	3	2	2	5	2	5	2
26 Waite Hoyt	1	2	2	4	2	3	1	2	7	2
26 Jack Quinn	3	3		2	2	3	2	4	5	2
23 Sad Sam Jones	1	5	2	1		1	1	4	5	3
21 Herb Pennock	5	3		1	2	1	4	3	1	1
20 Tom Zachary	2	3	3	2	3	3	2		2
19 Eddie Rommel	3	4	3	2	2	2	1	2
19 George Uhle		2	6	1	1	2	5		2

Most wins, 1930s
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

43 Lefty Grove 6 5 5 3 2 5 5 4 4 4

29 Red Ruffing 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 4 4 6

24 Lefty Gomez 1 3 3 3 4 1 2 4 3

23 Wes Ferrell 3 3 5 1 2 4 2 3

22 Clint Brown 3 4 4 4 1 1 2 3

15 Johnny Allen 1 2 4 2 2 4

14 Mel Harder 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 2

14 Oral Hildebrand 1 4 1 2 2 1 2 1

14 Sad Sam Jones 2 1 3 4 1 3

14 Rube Walberg 2 3 4 1 2 1 1

Most wins, 1930s	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
43 Lefty Grove	6	5	5	3	2	5	5	4	4	4
29 Red Ruffing	2	1	3	2	3	1	3	4	4	6
24 Lefty Gomez	1	3	3	3	4	1	2	4	3
23 Wes Ferrell	3	3	5	1		2	4	2	3
22 Clint Brown	3	4	4	4	1		1	2		3
15 Johnny Allen			1	2		4	2	2	4
14 Mel Harder	1		1		4	1	1	1	3	2
14 Oral Hildebrand		1		4	1	2	2	1	2	1
14 Sad Sam Jones	2	1	3	4	1	3
14 Rube Walberg	2	3	4	1	2	1	1

Most wins, 1940s
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

18 Bob Feller 3 4 2 1 1 3 4

15 Dutch Leonard 3 5 1 4 2

14 Tex Hughson 1 3 3 2 4 1

14 Jack Kramer 1 3 1 3 4 2

13 Dave Ferriss 4 6 1 2

12 Sid Hudson 1 6 2 2 1

12 Phil Marchildon 4 3 1 3 1

12 Nels Potter 2 3 2 1 2 2

12 Allie Reynolds 1 2 3 1 2 2 1

Most wins, 1940s	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
18 Bob Feller	3	4				2	1	1	3	4
15 Dutch Leonard	3	5			1	4	2
14 Tex Hughson		1	3		3		2	4		1
14 Jack Kramer		1			3	1		3	4	2
13 Dave Ferriss						4	6	1	2
12 Sid Hudson	1	6	2				2	1
12 Phil Marchildon		4	3				1	3	1
12 Nels Potter	2			3	2	1	2	2
12 Allie Reynolds				1	2	3	1	2	2	1

Most wins, 1950s
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

29 Early Wynn 3 4 5 2 4 2 3 1 2 3

22 Bob Lemon 4 3 4 3 4 2 2

15 Mike Garcia 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1

15 Billy Pierce 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2

14 Tom Brewer 4 1 4 3 2

14 Tom Morgan 3 2 5 1 3

14 Willard Nixon 1 1 2 5 3 1 1

14 Bobby Shantz 1 4 3 1 2 2 1

14 Frank Sullivan 3 4 4 1 2

Most wins, 1950s	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
29 Early Wynn	3	4	5	2	4	2	3	1	2	3
22 Bob Lemon	4	3	4	3	4	2	2
15 Mike Garcia	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1		1
15 Billy Pierce	1	2	2	2		2	1	3	2
14 Tom Brewer					4	1	4	3	2
14 Tom Morgan		3	2		5	1		3
14 Willard Nixon	1	1		2	5	3	1	1
14 Bobby Shantz	1	4	3				1	2	2	1
14 Frank Sullivan					3	4	4	1	2

Most wins, 1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

15 Dave McNally 1 2 4 1 3 4

15 Camilo Pascual 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 1

15 Gary Peters 3 4 1 3 1 1 2

13 Dean Chance 1 1 4 1 1 4 1

13 Whitey Ford 1 3 2 4 3

13 Jim Perry 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2

12 Sam McDowell 1 2 5 2 2

12 Bill Monbouquette 3 3 1 1 1 2 1

Most wins, 1960s	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
15 Dave McNally				1		2	4	1	3	4
15 Camilo Pascual	2	1	2	2	2		1	3	1	1
15 Gary Peters				3	4	1	3	1	1	2
13 Dean Chance			1	1	4	1	1		4	1
13 Whitey Ford	1	3	2	4		3
13 Jim Perry	2	2	2	1		2	1	1		2
12 Sam McDowell				1	2	5		2		2
12 Bill Monbouquette	3	3	1	1	1	2			1

Most wins, 1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

17 Jim Palmer 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 4 2

17 Luis Tiant 2 2 2 2 4 1 3 1

12 Doyle Alexander 2 1 3 1 4 1

12 Nolan Ryan 2 4 1 2 1 1 1

11 Vida Blue 3 2 2 1 1 2

11 Rudy May 1 1 4 2 3

11 Gaylord Perry 2 3 2 2 1 1

11 Wilbur Wood 1 3 1 3 1 1 1

Most wins, 1970s	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
17 Jim Palmer	1	1	3	1	2	2	1	4	2
17 Luis Tiant	2		2		2	2	4	1	3	1
12 Doyle Alexander			2	1	3	1	4	1
12 Nolan Ryan			2	4	1		2	1	1	1
11 Vida Blue		3		2	2	1	1	2
11 Rudy May			1		1	4	2	3
11 Gaylord Perry			2	3	2	2	1	1
11 Wilbur Wood	1	3	1		3	1	1		1

Most wins, 1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

13 Mike Flanagan 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 2

12 Bret Saberhagen 3 4 1 2 1 1

12 Dave Stieb 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3

11 Dennis Lamp 3 3 1 1 1 1 1

10 Floyd Bannister 1 1 2 1 2 2 1

10 Ron Guidry 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

8 Frank Viola 2 1 2 3

8 Mike Witt 1 1 2 2 1 1

Most wins, 1980s	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
13 Mike Flanagan	2	1	1		3	1		1	2	2
12 Bret Saberhagen					3	4	1	2	1	1
12 Dave Stieb	1	1		1	1	2	1	1	1	3
11 Dennis Lamp			3	3		1	1	1	1	1
10 Floyd Bannister		1		1	2	1	2	2	1
10 Ron Guidry	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
8 Frank Viola					2	1	2		3
8 Mike Witt					1	1	2	2	1	1

Most wins, 1990s
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

16 Scott Erickson 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 2

16 Charles Nagy 2 3 2 3 3 2 1

15 Mike Mussina 3 1 1 3 2 4 1

14 Roger Clemens 2 2 1 3 1 3 2

13 David Cone 3 3 1 2 3 1

11 Kevin Appier 1 2 2 2 2 1 1

10 Chuck Finley 1 2 1 1 2 1 2

10 Pat Hentgen 1 1 3 3 2

Most wins, 1990s	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
16 Scott Erickson	2	3	2	2		1	2	1	1	2
16 Charles Nagy		2			3	2	3	3	2	1
15 Mike Mussina			3	1	1	3	2		4	1
14 Roger Clemens	2	2			1		3	1	3	2
13 David Cone					3	3	1	2	3	1
11 Kevin Appier	1	2	2	2	2			1		1
10 Chuck Finley	1	2			1	1	2	1		2
10 Pat Hentgen				1		1	3	3		2

Most wins, 2000s
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

16 Brad Radke 1 4 4 2 2 2 1

13 Mark Buehrle 4 2 2 3 1 1

13 Jon Garland 1 2 2 1 3 3 1

13 CC Sabathia 1 3 2 2 2 3

12 Freddy Garcia 1 4 3 4

11 Johan Santana 1 3 1 2 3 1

10 Paul Byrd 1 3 1 1 2 2

9 Joe Mays 1 5 2 1

9 Tim Wakefield 2 1 2 2 2

Most wins, 2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
16 Brad Radke	1	4	4	2	2	2	1
13 Mark Buehrle		4	2	2		3		1	1
13 Jon Garland	1		2	2	1	3	3	1
13 CC Sabathia		1	3	2	2	2		3
12 Freddy Garcia				1	4	3	4
11 Johan Santana		1		3	1	2	3	1
10 Paul Byrd		1	3			1	1	2	2
9 Joe Mays	1	5	2	1
9 Tim Wakefield		2		1	2	2			2

Fewest days to win 8 games

373 Jim Bagby (4/19/1920-4/26/1921)
374 Dave Ferriss (7/4/1945[g1]-7/12/1946)
378 Lefty Grove (6/15/1930-6/27/1931)
379 Joe Dobson (5/10/1952-5/23/1953)
379 Lefty Grove (6/11/1935[g1]-6/23/1936)

Fewest days to win 7 games

139 Waite Hoyt (5/15/1928, 6/3/1928, 7/11/1928[g2], 7/26/1928[g1], 8/25/1928[g2], 9/27/1928[g1], 9/30/1928)
328 Dave Ferriss (9/10/1945[g1]-8/3/1946)
335 Carl Mays (6/10/1920-5/10/1921)
346 Lefty Grove (6/24/1937-6/4/1938)
351 Dave McNally (7/20/1968-7/5/1969)

Fewest days to win 6 games

95 Dave Ferriss (5/1/1946, 5/19/1946[g1], 6/9/1946[g2], 6/26/1946[g2], 7/12/1946, 8/3/1946)
96 Carl Mays (6/10/1920, 7/10/1920, 7/11/1920, 8/7/1920, 8/23/1920, 9/13/1920)
118 Red Ruffing (5/2/1939, 5/25/1939, 6/4/1939, 6/17/1939, 7/14/1939, 8/27/1939)
120 Waite Hoyt (6/3/1928, 7/11/1928[g2], 7/26/1928[g1], 8/25/1928[g2], 9/27/1928[g1], 9/30/1928)
131 Sid Hudson (5/7/1941, 5/13/1941, 6/15/1941[g1], 7/22/1941, 8/21/1941[g2], 9/14/1941)
132 Lefty Grove (5/1/1930, 6/15/1930, 7/1/1930, 7/20/1930, 8/20/1930, 9/9/1930)
136 Waite Hoyt (5/15/1928, 6/3/1928, 7/11/1928[g2], 7/26/1928[g1], 8/25/1928[g2], 9/27/1928[g1])
142 Red Faber (4/16/1922, 4/29/1922, 5/7/1922, 7/1/1922, 8/31/1922, 9/4/1922[g1])
142 Thornton Lee (5/10/1941, 5/25/1941, 7/4/1941[g1], 8/14/1941[g1], 9/20/1941, 9/28/1941)
164 Bob Feller (4/21/1939, 4/29/1939, 6/27/1939, 7/3/1939, 9/22/1939, 10/1/1939[g1])
167 Jim Bagby (4/19/1920, 5/2/1920, 5/31/1920[g2], 7/3/1920, 9/5/1920, 10/2/1920)
172 George Uhle (4/13/1922, 5/27/1922, 6/1/1922, 6/4/1922, 8/13/1922, 10/1/1922)

Fewest days to win 5 games

62 George Earnshaw (6/1/1929, 7/19/1929, 7/21/1929, 7/30/1929, 8/1/1929)
66 Carl Mays (7/10/1920, 7/11/1920, 8/7/1920, 8/23/1920, 9/13/1920)
73 Dave Ferriss (5/1/1946, 5/19/1946[g1], 6/9/1946[g2], 6/26/1946[g2], 7/12/1946)
74 Red Ruffing (5/2/1939, 5/25/1939, 6/4/1939, 6/17/1939, 7/14/1939)
75 Carl Mays (6/10/1920, 7/10/1920, 7/11/1920, 8/7/1920, 8/23/1920)

Fewest days to win 4 games

14 George Earnshaw (7/19/1929, 7/21/1929, 7/30/1929, 8/1/1929)
34 Herb Pennock (7/14/1920[g1], 7/14/1920[g2], 8/3/1920, 8/16/1920)
37 Vic Frazier (8/1/1931, 8/4/1931, 8/30/1931, 9/6/1931)
39 George Brunet (5/29/1966, 6/4/1966, 6/29/1966, 7/6/1966)
44 General Crowder (8/4/1932, 8/6/1932, 8/27/1932, 9/16/1932)

Fewest days to win 3 games

4 Mike Marshall (5/3/1979, 5/4/1979, 5/6/1979)
9 George Uhle (5/27/1922, 6/1/1922, 6/4/1922)
12 George Earnshaw (7/19/1929, 7/21/1929, 7/30/1929)
12 George Earnshaw (7/21/1929, 7/30/1929, 8/1/1929)
17 Luis Arroyo (9/1/1961, 9/3/1961, 9/17/1961)

Fewest days to win 2 games

1 Jim Coates (5/14/1961[g1], 5/14/1961[g2])
1 Mike Naymick (6/17/1943[g1], 6/17/1943[g2])
1 Herb Pennock (7/14/1920[g1], 7/14/1920[g2])
1 Eddie Rommel (7/11/1922[g1], 7/11/1922[g2])
2 Jim Bagby (4/25/1921, 4/26/1921)
2 Jim Bagby (8/5/1938, 8/6/1938)
2 Gary Bell (7/4/1959[g2], 7/5/1959)
2 Charlie Bishop (6/3/1953, 6/4/1953[g2])
2 Jackie Brown (7/21/1973, 7/22/1973)
2 Danny Darwin (7/9/1982[g1], 7/10/1982[g1])
2 Dennis Eckersley (8/30/1991, 8/31/1991)
2 Bob Grim (7/27/1957, 7/28/1957[g2])
2 Joe Heving (5/10/1942[g2], 5/11/1942)
2 Grant Jackson (9/30/1974, 10/1/1974)
2 Benn Karr (8/18/1921[g1], 8/19/1921[g1])
2 Terry Leach (9/8/1992[g2], 9/9/1992)
2 Braden Looper (6/18/2004, 6/19/2004)
2 Mike Marshall (5/3/1979, 5/4/1979)
2 Tippy Martinez (6/22/1979, 6/23/1979[g1])
2 Carl Mays (7/10/1920, 7/11/1920)
2 Don Mossi (5/14/1958, 5/15/1958)
2 Jim Perry (7/11/1959, 7/12/1959[g2])
2 Jose Santiago (9/18/1967, 9/19/1967)
2 Sherry Smith (7/4/1923[g1], 7/5/1923)
2 Marlin Stuart (4/18/1953[g1], 4/19/1953)
2 John Wasdin (5/31/1999, 6/1/1999)
2 Sam Zoldak (9/8/1948, 9/9/1948)

Longest drought between wins

5213 Al Benton (5/8/1935-8/16/1949)
4361 Mike Morgan (4/28/1987-4/7/1999)
4282 Julian Tavarez (8/25/1995-5/17/2007[g1])
4007 Ken Brett (9/3/1970-8/24/1981)
3985 Bob Tewksbury (9/28/1986-8/27/1997)
3714 Nolan Ryan (6/9/1979-8/10/1989)
3678 Paul Mirabella (8/8/1978-9/3/1988)
3614 Jim Wilson (7/12/1945-6/5/1955[g2])
3569 Dennis Martinez (9/12/1984-6/22/1994)
3497 Mark Eichhorn (9/23/1986-4/21/1996)

Includes all games played between 1920 and 2006.
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