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List of Major League Baseball career records; List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records; List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable; List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season; List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks; List of Major League Baseball longest losing streaks; List of best Major League Baseball season win–loss records; List of worst Major League Baseball season win–loss records; List of Major League Baseball umpiring leaders
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
The longest winning streak consisting only of playoff games stands at 12 consecutive wins, by the 1927, 1928 and 1932 New York Yankees (who swept the World Series all three seasons) and tied by the 1998–99 Yankees. According to Major League Baseball's policy on winning streaks, tie games do not end a team's winning streak. [1]
The following is a list of records for a game, season, or career that were broken in each Major League Baseball season by players, teams, or others. This does not include dates when additional stats were recorded by the same player above one's own record set (unless broken by someone else in between) or records by a team that do not lead the majors.
Gibson is considered one of the greatest postseason pitchers in baseball history. Across three World Series and nine games started, he had a record of 7–2 with a 1.89 ERA and 92 strikeouts. [78] He became the second player, after Sandy Koufax, to win two World Series MVP awards, receiving the honor in 1964 and 1967. [79]
Consecutive seasons winning Triple Crown (lowest ERA, most wins, and most strikeouts in league - starting pitchers only) 2 - (4 tied) - Grover Cleveland Alexander, Philadelphia Phillies (National League) - 1915–1916 - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics (American League) - 1930–1931 (led both leagues in both seasons)
The following is a listing of pitching win and winning percentage records in Major League Baseball. All teams are considered to be members of the American or National Leagues, unless noted. Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted. An (r) denotes a player's rookie season.