Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year Award

Annual award given to the league's best pitcher

Pacific Coast League
Pitcher of the Year AwardSport| Baseball

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League| Pacific Coast League
Awarded for| Best regular-season pitcher in the Pacific Coast League
Country| United States
Canada
Presented by| Pacific Coast League
History
First award| Leo Kiely (1957)
Most wins| Charlie Hough (2)
Most recent| Jack Leiter (2024)

The Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best pitcher in Minor League Baseball's Pacific Coast League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers.[1] Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well.[2] Though the league was established in 1903,[3] the award was not created until 1957.[4] It was issued sporadically through 1974 before being discontinued from 1975 to 2000.[4] After the cancellation of the 2020 season,[5] the league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022.[6][7]

From 1927 to 2000, pitchers were eligible to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP). Eleven pitchers won the MVP Award: Bobo Newsom (1933), Willie Ludolph (1936), Fred Hutchinson (1938), Yank Terry (1941), Bob Joyce (1945), Johnny Lindell (1952), Dick Hall (1959), Dennis Lewallyn (1980), Mike Campbell (1987), Donne Wall (1995), and Steve Mintz (1996).[4] Five pitchers have also won the league's Top MLB Prospect Award (formerly the Rookie of the Year Award): George O'Donnell (1953), Lino Donoso (1954), Bob Garber (1955), Bob Anderson (1956), and Félix Hernández (2005). Hernández is the only pitcher to win both awards in the same season.[4] Charlie Hough, the winner in 1970 and 1972, is the only pitcher to win the award on multiple occasions.

Five pitchers from the Tacoma Rainiers have been selected for the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Round Rock Express (4); the Nashville Sounds and Oklahoma City Comets (3); the Albuquerque Dukes, Iowa Cubs, and Sugar Land Space Cowboys (2); and the Albuquerque Isotopes, Denver Bears, Edmonton Trappers, Fresno Grizzlies, Hawaii Islanders, Memphis Redbirds, New Orleans Zephyrs, Omaha Storm Chasers, Phoenix Giants, Sacramento River Cats, Salt Lake Bees, San Francisco Seals, Spokane Indians, and Vancouver Mounties (1).

Seven players from the Houston Astros Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization (5); the Chicago Cubs organization (4); the Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers organizations (3); the Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Nationals organizations (1).

## Winners

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Gaylord Perry, the 1961 winner, won two Cy Young Awards (1972 & 1978) and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.[8] Charlie Hough, the 1970 and 1972 Pitcher of the Year, is the only player to win the award twice. Félix Hernández, the 2005 winner, won the American League Cy Young Award in 2010.[9] R. A. Dickey, the 2007 winner, won the National League Cy Young Award in 2012.[10] Key  Record | The pitcher's win–loss record during the regular season

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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
(#) | Number of wins by pitchers who won the award multiple times
Winners  Year  | Winner  | Team  | Organization  | Record  | Saves  | ERA | SO | Ref(s).

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1957  | Leo Kiely | San Francisco Seals | Boston Red Sox | 21–6  | 0  | 2.22  | 38  | [11]
1958–1959: None selected | [4]
1960  | Chet Nichols Jr. | Vancouver Mounties | Baltimore Orioles | 18–6  | 0  | 3.65  | 109  | [12]
1961  | Gaylord Perry | Tacoma Giants | San Francisco Giants | 16–10  | 0  | 2.55  | 95  | [13]
1962  | Dick Egan | Hawaii Islanders | Los Angeles Angels | 17–11  | 0  | 3.45  | 201  | [14]
1963–1965: None selected | [4]
1966  | Jim Ollom | Denver Bears | Minnesota Twins | 20–8  | 0  | 3.43  | 137  | [15]
1967  | Howie Reed | Oklahoma City 89ers | Houston Astros | 19–8  | 0  | 2.73  | 128  | [16]
1968  | Rich Robertson | Phoenix Giants | San Francisco Giants | 18–9  | 0  | 2.36  | 216  | [17]
1969  | Dick LeMay | Tacoma Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 10–8  | 14  | 2.82  | 82  | [18]
1970  | Charlie Hough (1) | Spokane Indians | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12–8  | 18  | 1.95  | 90  | [19]
1971  | Roberto Rodríguez | Tacoma Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 15–8  | 1  | 4.01  | 153  | [20]
1972  | Charlie Hough (2) | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14–5  | 14  | 2.38  | 95  | [19]
1973: None selected | [4]
1974  | Rex Hudson | Albuquerque Dukes | Los Angeles Dodgers | 16–4  | 0  | 3.80  | 99  | [21]
1975–2000: None selected | [4]
2001  | Denny Stark | Tacoma Rainiers | Seattle Mariners | 14–2  | 0  | 2.37  | 130  | [22]
2002  | Jeriome Robertson | New Orleans Zephyrs | Houston Astros | 12–8  | 0  | 2.55  | 114  | [23]
2003  | Justin Duchscherer | Sacramento River Cats | Oakland Athletics | 14–2  | 0  | 3.25  | 117  | [24]
2004  | Scott Downs | Edmonton Trappers | Montreal Expos | 10–6  | 0  | 3.52  | 67  | [25]
2005  | Félix Hernández | Tacoma Rainiers | Seattle Mariners | 9–4  | 0  | 2.25  | 100  | [26]
2006  | Jason Hirsh | Round Rock Express | Houston Astros | 13–2  | 0  | 2.10  | 118  | [27]
2007  | R. A. Dickey | Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers | 13–6  | 0  | 3.72  | 119  | [28]
2008  | Shane Loux | Salt Lake Bees | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 12–6  | 0  | 3.98  | 77  | [29]
2009  | Bud Norris | Round Rock Express | Houston Astros | 4–9  | 0  | 2.63  | 112  | [30]
2010  | Michael Kirkman | Oklahoma City RedHawks | Texas Rangers | 13–3  | 0  | 3.09  | 130  | [31]
2011  | Luis Mendoza | Omaha Storm Chasers | Kansas City Royals | 12–5  | 2  | 2.18  | 81  | [32]
2012  | John Ely | Albuquerque Isotopes | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14–7  | 0  | 3.20  | 165  | [33]
2013  | Johnny Hellweg | Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers | 12–5  | 0  | 3.15  | 89  | [34]
2014  | Jimmy Nelson | 10–2  | 0  | 1.46  | 114  | [35]
2015  | Carlos Pimentel | Iowa Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 12–6  | 0  | 2.95  | 118  | [36]
2016  | Brady Rodgers | Fresno Grizzlies | Houston Astros | 12–4  | 0  | 2.86  | 116  | [37]
2017  | Wilmer Font | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10–8  | 0  | 3.42  | 178  | [38]
2018  | Dakota Hudson | Memphis Redbirds | St. Louis Cardinals | 13–3  | 0  | 2.50  | 87  | [39]
2019  | Colin Rea | Iowa Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 14–4  | 0  | 3.95  | 120  | [40]
2020: None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | [5]
2021  | Peter Solomon | Sugar Land Skeeters | Houston Astros | 8–1  | 1  | 4.70  | 112  | [41][42]
2022  | Hunter Brown | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Houston Astros | 9–4  | 1  | 2.55  | 134  | [1][43]
2023  | Cody Bradford | Round Rock Express | Texas Rangers | 9–2  | 0  | 3.63  | 65  | [44][45]
2024  | Jack Leiter | 6–4  | 0  | 3.51  | 110  | [46][47]

## Wins by team

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Active Pacific Coast League teams appear in bold.

Team  | Award(s)  | Year(s)

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Tacoma Rainiers (Tacoma Giants/Cubs/Rainiers)  | 5  | 1961, 1969, 1971, 2001, 2005
Round Rock Express | 4  | 2006, 2009, 2023, 2024
Nashville Sounds | 3  | 2007, 2013, 2014
Oklahoma City Comets (Oklahoma City 89ers/RedHawks/Dodgers)  | 1967, 2010, 2017
Albuquerque Dukes | 2  | 1972, 1974
Iowa Cubs | 2015, 2019
Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Sugar Land Skeeters)  | 2021, 2022
Albuquerque Isotopes | 1  | 2012
Denver Bears | 1966
Edmonton Trappers | 2004
Fresno Grizzlies | 2016
Hawaii Islanders | 1962
Memphis Redbirds | 2018
New Orleans Zephyrs | 2002
Omaha Storm Chasers | 2011
Phoenix Giants | 1968
Sacramento River Cats | 2003
Salt Lake Bees | 2008
San Francisco Seals | 1957
Spokane Indians | 1970
Vancouver Mounties | 1960

## Wins by organization

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Active Pacific Coast League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

Organization  | Award(s)  | Year(s)

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Houston Astros | 7  | 1967, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2021, 2022
Los Angeles Dodgers | 5  | 1970, 1972, 1974, 2012, 2017
Chicago Cubs | 4  | 1969, 1971, 2015, 2019
Milwaukee Brewers | 3  | 2007, 2013, 2014
Texas Rangers | 2010, 2023, 2024
Los Angeles Angels | 2  | 1962, 2008
San Francisco Giants | 1961, 1968
Seattle Mariners | 2001, 2005
Baltimore Orioles | 1  | 1960
Boston Red Sox | 1957
Kansas City Royals | 2011
Minnesota Twins | 1966
Oakland Athletics | 2003
St. Louis Cardinals | 2018
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)  | 2004

## References

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33. ^ "John Ely Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
34. ^ "Johnny Hellweg Minor, Fall, Independent, Winter & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
35. ^ "Jimmy Nelson Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
36. ^ "Carlos Pimentel Minor, Winter, Mexican & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
37. ^ "Brady Rodgers Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
38. ^ "Wilmer Font Minor, Winter, Independent & Korean Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
39. ^ "Dakota Hudson College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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General

* "Pacific Coast League Award Winners". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

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