Aces High: Best Pitching Seasons

Picking Greg Maddux's best season from 1992-1995, during which he won four Cy Young awards, is a bit like trying to choose Picasso's best painting: each one was a masterpiece. But even by Maddux's high standards, it would be hard to top his 1995 campaign. In a strike-shortened season, Maddux went 19-2 to lead the league in winning percentage, WHIP, fewest walks per nine, complete games, innings and shutouts. His 1.63 ERA was the second consecutive season in which he achieved an ERA below 1.80, the only player to do so since Walter Johnson in 1919.