Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year Award

Pacific Coast League
Pitcher of the Year Award
Awarded for Pacific Coast League's Regular Season Pitcher of the Year
Country United States
First awarded 2001
Currently held by Dakota Hudson

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. Managers from the 16 Pacific Coast League teams and media representatives in each city across the league vote for the winner of the award.[1] From 1927 to 2000, PCL pitchers were eligible to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) as no award was designated for pitchers. A total of 10 pitchers have won the MVP Award. In 2001, Denny Stark won the first ever Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year Award.

Three pitchers each from the Edmonton Trappers/Round Rock Express and Nashville Sounds have been selected for the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Oklahoma City RedHawks/Dodgers and Tacoma Rainiers (2); and the Albuquerque Isotopes, Fresno Grizzlies, Iowa Cubs, Memphis Redbirds, New Orleans Zephyrs, Omaha Storm Chasers, Sacramento River Cats, and Salt Lake Bees (1).

Four players from the Houston Astros Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Milwaukee Brewers organization (3); the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Rangers organizations (1).

Winners

Jimmy Nelson, 2014 PCL Pitcher of the Year
Dakota Hudson, 2018 PCL Pitcher of the Year
YearWinnerTeamOrganizationRecordSavesERAKsRef
2001 Denny Stark Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners 14–2 0 2.37 130 [2]
2002 Jeriome Robertson New Orleans Zephyrs Houston Astros 12–8 0 2.55 114 [3]
2003 Justin Duchscherer Sacramento River Cats Oakland Athletics 14–2 0 3.25 117 [4]
2004 Scott Downs Edmonton Trappers Montreal Expos 10–6 0 3.52 67 [5]
2005 Félix Hernández Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners 9–4 0 2.25 100 [6]
2006 Jason Hirsh Round Rock Express Houston Astros 13–2 0 2.10 118 [7]
2007 R.A. Dickey Nashville Sounds Milwaukee Brewers 13–6 0 3.72 119 [8]
2008 Shane Loux Salt Lake Bees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 12–6 0 3.98 77 [9]
2009 Bud Norris Round Rock Express Houston Astros 4–9 0 2.62 112 [10]
2010 Michael Kirkman Oklahoma City RedHawks Texas Rangers 13–3 0 3.09 130 [11]
2011 Luis Mendoza Omaha Storm Chasers Kansas City Royals 12–5 2 2.18 81 [12]
2012 John Ely Albuquerque Isotopes Los Angeles Dodgers 14–7 0 3.20 165 [13]
2013 Johnny Hellweg Nashville Sounds Milwaukee Brewers 12–5 0 3.15 89 [14]
2014 Jimmy Nelson Nashville Sounds Milwaukee Brewers 10–2 0 1.46 114 [15]
2015 Carlos Pimentel Iowa Cubs Chicago Cubs 12–6 0 2.95 118 [16]
2016 Brady Rodgers Fresno Grizzlies Houston Astros 12–4 0 2.86 116 [17]
2017 Wilmer Font Oklahoma City Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers 10–8 0 3.42 178 [18]
2018 Dakota Hudson Memphis Redbirds St. Louis Cardinals 13–3 0 2.50 87 [19]

References

General
  • "Pacific Coast League Pitchers of the Year". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  • "Pacific Coast League Special Award Winners". Triple-A Baseball.com. Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Jimmy Nelson Named PCL Pitcher Of The Year". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. August 27, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Denny Stark Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jeriome Robertson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Justin Duchscherer Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Scott Downs Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Félix Hernández Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jason Hirsh Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "R.A. Dickey Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Shane Loux Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bud Norris Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Michael Kirkman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Luis Mendoza Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ "John Ely Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Johnny Hellweg Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Jimmy Nelson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Carlos Pimentel Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Brady Rodgers Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Wilmer Font Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Dakota Hudson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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