Southern League Pitcher of the Year Award

Southern League
Pitcher of the Year Award

Sport	Baseball
League	Southern League
Awarded for	Best regular-season pitcher in the Southern League
Country	United States
Presented by	Southern League
History
First award	Bill Campbell (1972)
Most recent	Ty Johnson (2025)

The Southern League Pitcher of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best pitcher in Minor League Baseball's Southern League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. ^[1] League broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. ^[2] Though the league was established in 1964, ^[3] the Most Outstanding Pitcher Award, as it was originally known, was not created until 1972. ^[4] After the cancellation of the 2020 season, ^[5] the league was known as the Double-A South in 2021 before reverting to the Southern League name in 2022. ^{[6] [7]} The award became known as the Pitcher of the Year Award in 2021.

Eight players from the Jacksonville Suns have been selected for the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Birmingham Barons (6); the Nashville Sounds (5); the Biloxi Shuckers (4); the Charlotte Knights, Columbus Astros, Greenville Braves, Knoxville Smokies, Orlando Twins, and Jackson Generals (3); the Chattanooga Lookouts, Mobile BayBears, and Montgomery Biscuits (2); and the Carolina Mudcats, Charlotte Hornets, Huntsville Stars, Mississippi Braves, Nashville Xpress, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and Rocket City Trash Pandas (1).

Five players from the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, and Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have each won the award, more than any others, followed by the Atlanta Braves organization (4); the Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (3); the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Washington Nationals organizations (2); and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres organizations (1).

Winners

Bill Campbell won the first Most Outstanding Pitcher Award in 1972 and won two American League Rolaids Relief Man Awards.

Geoff Combe, the 1979 winner, was one of five Nashville Sounds pitchers to win the award over a five-year period (1978–1982).

Francisco Cordero, who won in 1999, was selected to play in three MLB All-Star Games.

Mark Buehrle, the 2000 winner, became a five-time MLB All-Star and pitched a perfect game.

Travis Wood, winner in 2009, is one of five pitchers in the Cincinnati Reds system to win the Most Outstanding Pitcher Award.

Key

Record	The pitcher's win–loss record during the regular season
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
^	Indicates multiple award winners in the same year

Winners

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Record	Saves	ERA	SO	Ref(s).
1972	Bill Campbell	Charlotte Hornets	Minnesota Twins	13–10	0	2.42	204	[11]
1973	Doug Konieczny	Columbus Astros	Houston Astros	12–12	0	2.66	222	[12]
1974	Paul Siebert			15–7	0	2.56	120	[13]
1975	Bob Maneely	Orlando Twins	Minnesota Twins	14–8	0	2.78	91	[14]
1976	Dave Ford	Charlotte O's	Baltimore Orioles	17–7	0	2.50	121	[15]
1977	Greg Field	Orlando Twins	Minnesota Twins	14–7	0	2.78	103	[16]
1978	Bruce Berenyi	Nashville Sounds	Cincinnati Reds	10–5	0	2.47	103	[17]
1979	Geoff Combe			5–5	27	2.07	84	[18]
1980	Andy McGaffigan		New York Yankees	15–5	0	2.38	125	[19]
1981	Jamie Werly			13–11	0	2.59	193	[20]
1982	Stefan Wever			16–6	0	2.78	191	[21]
1983	Don Heinkel	Birmingham Barons	Detroit Tigers	19–6	0	3.39	113	[22]
1984	Ken Dixon	Charlotte O's	Baltimore Orioles	16–8	1	2.85	211	[23]
1985	Steve Davis	Knoxville Blue Jays	Toronto Blue Jays	17–6	1	2.45	107	[24]
1986	Anthony Kelley	Columbus Astros	Houston Astros	14–4	0	3.63	126	[25]
1987	Brian Holman	Jacksonville Expos	Montreal Expos	14–5	0	2.50	115	[26]
1988	Germán González	Orlando Twins	Minnesota Twins	2–1	31	1.02	69	[27]
1989	Laddie Renfroe	Charlotte Knights	Chicago Cubs	19–7	15	3.14	85	[28]
1990	Brian Barnes	Jacksonville Expos	Montreal Expos	13–7	0	2.77	213	[29]
1991	Mark Wohlers	Greenville Braves	Atlanta Braves	0–0	21	0.57	44	[30]
1992^	Jim Converse	Jacksonville Suns	Seattle Mariners	12–7	0	2.66	157	[31]
	Jerry Spradlin	Chattanooga Lookouts	Cincinnati Reds	3–3	34	1.38	35	[32]
1993	Oscar Múñoz	Nashville Xpress	Minnesota Twins	11–4	0	3.08	139	[33]
1994	Brad Clontz	Greenville Braves	Atlanta Braves	1–2	27	1.20	49	[34]
1995	Luis Andújar	Birmingham Barons	Chicago White Sox	14–8	0	2.85	146	[35]
1996	Curt Lyons	Chattanooga Lookouts	Cincinnati Reds	13–4	0	2.41	176	[36]
1997	Scott Eyre	Birmingham Barons	Chicago White Sox	13–5	0	3.84	127	[37]
1998	Bruce Chen	Greenville Braves	Atlanta Braves	13–7	0	3.29	164	[38]
1999	Francisco Cordero	Jacksonville Suns	Detroit Tigers	4–1	27	1.38	58	[39]
2000	Mark Buehrle	Birmingham Barons	Chicago White Sox	8–4	0	2.28	68	[40]
2001	Chris Baker	Tennessee Smokies	Toronto Blue Jays	15–6	1	3.37	121	[41]
2002	Vinnie Chulk			13–5	1	2.96	108	[42]
2003	Joel Hanrahan	Jacksonville Suns	Los Angeles Dodgers	10–4	0	2.43	130	[43]
2004	Brad Baker	Mobile BayBears	San Diego Padres	2–1	30	1.57	68	[44]
2005	Ricky Nolasco	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Chicago Cubs	14–3	0	2.89	173	[45]
2006	Spike Lundberg	Jacksonville Suns	Los Angeles Dodgers	15–2	0	2.27	110	[46]
2007	Chris Mason	Montgomery Biscuits	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	15–4	0	2.57	136	[47]
2008	Todd Redmond	Mississippi Braves	Atlanta Braves	13–5	0	3.52	133	[48]
2009	Travis Wood	Carolina Mudcats	Cincinnati Reds	9–3	0	1.21	103	[49]
2010	Tom Koehler	Jacksonville Suns	Florida Marlins	16–2	0	2.61	145	[50]
2011	Wily Peralta	Huntsville Stars	Milwaukee Brewers	9–7	0	3.46	117	[51]
2012	Brandon Maurer	Jackson Generals	Seattle Mariners	9–2	0	3.20	117	[52]
2013	Archie Bradley	Mobile BayBears	Arizona Diamondbacks	12–5	0	1.97	119	[53]
2014	Justin Nicolino	Jacksonville Suns	Miami Marlins	14–4	0	2.85	81	[54]
2015	Jorge López	Biloxi Shuckers	Milwaukee Brewers	12–5	0	2.26	137	[55]
2016	Ryan Yarbrough	Jackson Generals	Seattle Mariners	12–4	0	2.95	99	[56]
2017	Michael Kopech	Birmingham Barons	Chicago White Sox	8–7	0	2.87	155	[57]
2018	Zack Brown	Biloxi Shuckers	Milwaukee Brewers	9–1	0	2.44	116	[58]
2019	Trey Supak			11–4	0	2.20	91	[59]
2020	None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)							[5]
2021	Max Meyer	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Miami Marlins	6–3	0	2.41	113	[60] [61]
2022	Chase Silseth	Rocket City Trash Pandas	Los Angeles Angels	7–0	0	2.28	110	[1] [62]
2023	Carlos Rodríguez	Biloxi Shuckers	Milwaukee Brewers	9–6	0	2.77	152	[63] [64]
2024	Noah Schultz	Birmingham Barons	Chicago White Sox	0–3	0	1.48	73	[65] [66]
2025	Ty Johnson	Montgomery Biscuits	Tampa Bay Rays	7–6	0	2.61	149	[67] [68]

Wins by team

Active Southern League teams appear in bold.

Team	Award(s)	Year(s)
Jacksonville Suns (Jacksonville Expos)	8	1987, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2014
Birmingham Barons	6	1983, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2017, 2024
Nashville Sounds	5	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Biloxi Shuckers	4	2015, 2018, 2019, 2023
Charlotte Knights (Charlotte O's)	3	1976, 1984, 1989
Columbus Astros		1973, 1974, 1986
Greenville Braves		1991, 1994, 1998
Knoxville Smokies (Knoxville Blue Jays/Tennessee Smokies)		1985, 2001, 2002
Orlando Twins		1975, 1977, 1988
Jackson Generals (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx)		2005, 2012, 2016
Chattanooga Lookouts	2	1992, 1996
Mobile BayBears		2004, 2013
Montgomery Biscuits		2007, 2025
Carolina Mudcats	1	2009
Charlotte Hornets		1972
Huntsville Stars		2011
Mississippi Braves		2008
Nashville Xpress		1993
Pensacola Blue Wahoos		2021
Rocket City Trash Pandas		2022

Wins by organization

Active Southern League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

Organization	Award(s)	Year(s)
Chicago White Sox	5	1995, 1997, 2000, 2017, 2024
Cincinnati Reds		1978, 1979, 1992, 1996, 2009
Milwaukee Brewers		2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023
Minnesota Twins		1972, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1993
Atlanta Braves	4	1991, 1994, 1998, 2008
Houston Astros	3	1973, 1974, 1986
Miami Marlins (Florida Marlins)		2010, 2014, 2021
New York Yankees		1980, 1981, 1982
Seattle Mariners		1992, 2012, 2016
Toronto Blue Jays		1985, 2001, 2002
Baltimore Orioles	2	1976, 1984
Chicago Cubs		1989, 2005
Detroit Tigers		1983, 1999
Los Angeles Dodgers		2003, 2006
Tampa Bay Rays (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)		2007, 2025
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)		1987, 1990
Arizona Diamondbacks	1	2013
Los Angeles Angels		2022
San Diego Padres		2004

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General

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