1974 Season
1973 / 1975
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1974 National League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Mike Marshall
LAN
RP
31.5
3.1
20.7
10.6
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jon Matlack
NYN
SP
24.5
9.0
23.7
15.0
2 Phil Niekro
ATL
SP
35.3
7.8
28.4
18.4
3 Jim Barr
SFN
SP
26.4
6.3
21.2
13.0
4 Tom Seaver
NYN
SP
29.6
6.1
16.4
8.7
5 Buzz Capra
ATL
SP
26.8
5.3
21.0
13.6
6 Andy Messersmith
LAN
SP
28.9
5.3
22.1
12.5
7 Lynn McGlothen
SLN
SP
24.3
5.0
20.2
12.4
8 Jerry Koosman
NYN
SP
31.5
4.9
16.9
8.3
9 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
29.5
4.8
21.1
11.5
10 Jim Rooker
PIT
SP
31.8
4.7
18.2
9.6
11 Larry Dierker
HOU
SP
27.8
4.6
16.4
9.1
12 Jim Lonborg
PHI
SP
32.2
4.5
21.0
11.8
13 Rick Reuschel
CHN
SP
25.1
3.5
11.2
3.3
14 Carl Morton
ATL
SP
30.5
3.4
18.9
9.9
15 Dave Freisleben*
SDN
SP
22.7
3.3
10.9
3.9
16 Mike Caldwell
SFN
SP
25.4
3.3
15.0
8.7
17 Bill Bonham
CHN
SP
25.8
3.2
11.4
3.3
18 Chuck Taylor
MON
RP
32.2
3.2
14.1
8.9
19 Don Wilson
HOU
SP
29.4
3.1
13.2
6.3
20 Mike Marshall
LAN
RP
31.5
3.1
20.7
10.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1974 American League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Catfish Hunter
OAK
SP
28.2
6.9
26.8
16.6
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Gaylord Perry
CLE
SP
35.8
8.6
29.2
18.9
2 Bert Blyleven
MIN
SP
23.2
7.9
23.2
14.3
3 Luis Tiant
BOS
SP
33.6
7.8
28.5
18.6
4 Fergie Jenkins
TEX
SP
31.6
7.7
26.2
15.7
5 Jim Kaat
CHA
SP
35.7
7.1
21.5
12.6
6 Catfish Hunter
OAK
SP
28.2
6.9
26.8
16.6
7 Steve Busby
KCA
SP
24.8
6.5
21.2
11.9
8 Nolan Ryan
CAL
SP
27.4
5.9
21.1
10.5
9 Wilbur Wood
CHA
SP
32.7
5.6
18.7
8.5
10 Tom Murphy
ML4
RP
28.5
5.1
19.0
13.2
11 Joe Decker
MIN
SP
27.0
4.7
16.7
8.8
12 Frank Tanana*
CAL
SP
21.0
4.7
14.8
6.2
13 Al Fitzmorris
KCA
SP
28.3
4.5
15.9
9.6
14 Jim Perry
CLE
SP
38.7
4.3
19.3
11.3
15 Pat Dobson
NYA
SP
32.4
4.3
19.0
10.1
16 John Hiller
DET
RP
31.2
4.1
20.5
13.4
17 Ross Grimsley
BAL
SP
24.5
4.0
20.4
11.0
18 Bill Campbell
MIN
RP
25.9
4.0
15.3
9.6
19 Bart Johnson
CHA
SP
24.5
3.7
10.5
6.6
20 Bill Lee
BOS
SP
27.5
3.6
19.4
10.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James