Major League Baseball Pitcher of the Month Award should not be confused with Major League Baseball Reliever of the Month Award.
| Major League Baseball Pitcher of the Month Award | |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| League: | Major League Baseball |
| Givenfor: | Best pitcher of the month in National League and American League |
| Country: | United States, Canada |
| First: | 1975 (NL) 1979 (AL) |
| Mostwins: | Roger Clemens (15) |
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the Pitcher of the Month Award is given monthly during the regular season to two outstanding pitchers, one each in the National League (NL) and American League (AL). The NL began awarding the honor in, and the AL followed in . Upon the introduction of each league's pitcher award, pitchers became ineligible for the position players' monthly award.
Players listed with multiple occurrences are denoted by parentheses containing the ordinal.
The most Pitcher of the Month awards won by a single player is 15 by Roger Clemens. He is followed by Greg Maddux (10), Pedro Martínez (8), Randy Johnson (8), and Johan Santana (8).
| Year | Month | National League | American League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player(s) | Team(s) | Player(s) | Team(s) | ||
1975 to 1979 | |||||
| April | |||||
| May | Don Sutton (2) | ||||
| June | New York Mets | ||||
| July | St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
| August | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
| September | Burt Hooton (2) | ||||
| April | San Diego Padres | ||||
| May | Randy Jones (2) | ||||
| June | Atlanta Braves | ||||
| July | New York Mets | ||||
| August | Chicago Cubs | ||||
| September | Don Sutton (3) | Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| April | Tom Seaver (2) | New York Mets | |||
| May | Chicago Cubs | ||||
| June | |||||
| July | Rick Reuschel (2) | ||||
| August | Tom Seaver (3) | Cincinnati Reds | |||
| September | Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
| April | Montreal Expos | ||||
| May | San Francisco Giants | ||||
| June | San Francisco Giants | ||||
| July | Houston Astros | ||||
| August | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||
| September | San Diego Padres | ||||
| April | Houston Astros | New York Yankees | |||
| May | Texas Rangers | ||||
| June | California Angels | ||||
| July | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | |||
| August | Rick Reuschel (3) | Oakland Athletics | |||
| September | J. R. Richard (2) | Houston Astros | New York Yankees | ||
1980 to 1989 | |||||
| April | J. R. Richard (3) | Houston Astros | |||
| May | Philadelphia Phillies | Boston Red Sox | |||
| June | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| July | New York Mets | Kansas City Royals | |||
| August | Rick Reuschel (4) | Chicago Cubs | Boston Red Sox | ||
| September | Philadelphia Phillies | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| April | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics | |||
| May | Montreal Expos | Mark Clear (2) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| June | 1981 Major League Baseball strike | ||||
| July | |||||
| August | Atlanta Braves San Francisco Giants | New York Yankees | |||
| September | Tom Seaver (4) | Cincinnati Reds | Dennis Martínez Larry Gura (2) | Baltimore Orioles Kansas City Royals | |
| April | Montreal Expos | California Angels | |||
| May | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago White Sox | |||
| June | Los Angeles Dodgers | Seattle Mariners | |||
| July | Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| August | Houston Astros | ||||
| September | Joaquín Andújar (2) | St. Louis Cardinals | Cleveland Indians | ||
| April | Atlanta Braves | Texas Rangers | |||
| May | San Francisco Giants | Dave Stieb (2) | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| June | Burt Hooton (3) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Texas Rangers | ||
| July | Cincinnati Reds | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| August | New York Mets | Detroit Tigers | |||
| September | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago White Sox | |||
| April | Rick Honeycutt (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Jack Morris (2) | Detroit Tigers | |
| May | Nolan Ryan (2) | Houston Astros | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| June | New York Mets | Charlie Hough (2) | Texas Rangers | ||
| July | Los Angeles Dodgers | Detroit Tigers | |||
| August | Rick Sutcliffe (2) | Chicago Cubs | Boston Red Sox | ||
| September | New York Mets | Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| April | Fernando Valenzuela (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kansas City Royals | ||
| May | San Diego Padres | Dave Stieb (3) | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| June | St. Louis Cardinals | Oakland Athletics | |||
| July | Fernando Valenzuela (3) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kansas City Royals | ||
| August | Philadelphia Phillies | New York Yankees | |||
| September | Dwight Gooden (2) | New York Mets | Charlie Leibrandt (2) | Kansas City Royals | |
| April | Dwight Gooden (3) | Roger Clemens (2) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| May | Montreal Expos | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| June | Pittsburgh Pirates | Roger Clemens (3) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| July | St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Morris (3) | Detroit Tigers | ||
| August | Cincinnati Reds | California Angels | |||
| September | San Francisco Giants | Boston Red Sox | |||
| April | New York Mets | Bret Saberhagen (2) | Kansas City Royals | ||
| May | Philadelphia Phillies | Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| June | Orel Hershiser (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics | ||
| July | Montreal Expos | Minnesota Twins | |||
| August | Pittsburgh Pirates | Seattle Mariners | |||
| September | Pascual Pérez (2) | Montreal Expos | Doyle Alexander (2) | Detroit Tigers | |
| April | Orel Hershiser (3) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics | ||
| May | New York Mets | Frank Viola (2) | Minnesota Twins | ||
| June | Chicago Cubs | Kansas City Royals | |||
| July | Cincinnati Reds | Roger Clemens (4) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| August | Mark Langston (2) | Seattle Mariners | |||
| September | Orel Hershiser (4) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Bruce Hurst (2) | Boston Red Sox | |
| April | San Diego Padres | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| May | Rick Reuschel (5) | San Francisco Giants | California Angels | ||
| June | Houston Astros | Mark Gubicza (2) | Kansas City Royals | ||
| July | Mark Langston (3) | Montreal Expos | Oakland Athletics | ||
| August | Cincinnati Reds | Bret Saberhagen (3) | Kansas City Royals | ||
| September | Los Angeles Dodgers | Bret Saberhagen (4) | |||
1990 to 1999 | |||||
| April | John Tudor (2) | St. Louis Cardinals | Dave Stewart (2) | Oakland Athletics | |
| May | Jack Armstrong | Cincinnati Reds | Chicago White Sox | ||
| June | Los Angeles Dodgers | Seattle Mariners | |||
| July | Danny Darwin Doug Drabek (2) | Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates | California Angels Texas Rangers | ||
| August | Doug Drabek (3) | Pittsburgh Pirates | Roger Clemens (5) | Boston Red Sox | |
| September | Dwight Gooden (4) | New York Mets | Dave Stewart (3) | Oakland Athletics | |
| April | St. Louis Cardinals | Roger Clemens (6) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| May | Atlanta Braves | Minnesota Twins | |||
| June | Cincinnati Reds | Jack Morris (4) | |||
| July | Dennis Martínez (2) | Montreal Expos | Seattle Mariners | ||
| August | Philadelphia Phillies | Minnesota Twins | |||
| September | Montreal Expos | Roger Clemens (7) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| April | San Francisco Giants | Bill Krueger (2) | Minnesota Twins | ||
| May | Chicago Cubs | Roger Clemens (8) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| June | Pittsburgh Pirates | Minnesota Twins | |||
| July | Tom Glavine (2) | Atlanta Braves | Kansas City Royals | ||
| August | Dennis Martínez (3) | Montreal Expos | Roger Clemens (9) | Boston Red Sox | |
| September | Cincinnati Reds | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| April | Montreal Expos | New York Yankees | |||
| May | Philadelphia Phillies | Danny Darwin (2) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| June | Minnesota Twins | ||||
| July | Bill Swift (2) | San Francisco Giants | Fernando Valenzuela (4) | Baltimore Orioles | |
| August | Greg Maddux (2) | Atlanta Braves | Bill Gullickson (2) | Detroit Tigers | |
| September | Montreal Expos | Chicago White Sox | |||
| April | St. Louis Cardinals | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| May | Doug Drabek (4) | Houston Astros | David Cone (2) | Kansas City Royals | |
| June | Philadelphia Phillies | Cal Eldred (2) | Milwaukee Brewers | ||
| July | Bret Saberhagen (5) | New York Mets | Chicago White Sox | ||
| August | 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike | ||||
| September | |||||
| April | |||||
| May | Philadelphia Phillies | Texas Rangers | |||
| June | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kevin Appier (2) | Kansas City Royals | ||
| July | Greg Maddux (3) | Atlanta Braves | Boston Red Sox | ||
| August | Sid Fernandez (2) | Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| September | Greg Maddux (4) | Atlanta Braves | Seattle Mariners | ||
| April | Toronto Blue Jays | ||||
| May | John Smoltz (2) | Cleveland Indians | |||
| June | Montreal Expos | Orel Hershiser (5) | |||
| July | Jeff Fassero (2) | Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| August | Florida Marlins | Pat Hentgen (2) | |||
| September | Hideo Nomo (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Charles Nagy (2) | Cleveland Indians | |
| April | Tom Glavine (3) | Atlanta Braves | New York Yankees | ||
| May | New York Mets | Roger Clemens (10) | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| June | Cincinnati Reds | Randy Johnson (2) | Seattle Mariners | ||
| July | Darryl Kile (2) | Houston Astros | Anaheim Angels Minnesota Twins | ||
| August | Montreal Expos | Roger Clemens (11) | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| September | Cincinnati Reds | Jeff Fassero (3) | Seattle Mariners | ||
| April | Tom Glavine (4) | Atlanta Braves | Chuck Finley (4) | Anaheim Angels | |
| May | Orel Hershiser (6) | San Francisco Giants | New York Yankees | ||
| June | Greg Maddux (5) | Atlanta Braves | Cleveland Indians | ||
| July | Los Angeles Dodgers | David Cone (3) | New York Yankees | ||
| August | Randy Johnson (3) | Houston Astros | Roger Clemens (12) | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| September | Randy Johnson (4) | Texas Rangers | |||
| April | John Smoltz (3) | Atlanta Braves | Pedro Martínez (2) | Boston Red Sox | |
| May | Philadelphia Phillies | Pedro Martínez (3) | |||
| June | New York Mets | Pedro Martínez (4) | |||
| July | Randy Johnson (5) | Hideki Irabu (2) | New York Yankees | ||
| August | Greg Maddux (6) | Atlanta Braves | |||
| September | Cincinnati Reds | Pedro Martínez (5) | Boston Red Sox | ||
2000 to 2009 | |||||
| April | Randy Johnson (6) | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pedro Martínez (6) | Boston Red Sox | |
| May | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago White Sox | |||
| June | Al Leiter (2) | New York Mets | Cal Eldred (3) | ||
| July | Milwaukee Brewers | Roger Clemens (13) | New York Yankees | ||
| August | San Francisco Giants | Detroit Tigers | |||
| September | Greg Maddux (7) | Atlanta Braves | Oakland Athletics | ||
| April | Houston Astros | Brad Radke (2) | Minnesota Twins | ||
| May | Curt Schilling (2) | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pedro Martínez (7) | Boston Red Sox | |
| June | Greg Maddux (8) | Atlanta Braves | Roger Clemens (14) | New York Yankees | |
| July | Greg Maddux (9) | Oakland Athletics | |||
| August | Montreal Expos | ||||
| September | St. Louis Cardinals | Barry Zito (2) | |||
| April | Randy Johnson (7) | Arizona Diamondbacks | Boston Red Sox | ||
| May | Curt Schilling (3) | Bartolo Colón (2) | Cleveland Indians | ||
| June | Los Angeles Dodgers | Mark Mulder (2) | Oakland Athletics | ||
| July | Curt Schilling (4) | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pedro Martínez (8) | Boston Red Sox | |
| August | Houston Astros | Oakland Athletics | |||
| September | Randy Johnson (8) | Arizona Diamondbacks | Andy Pettitte (2) | New York Yankees | |
| April | Chicago White Sox | ||||
| May | Kevin Brown (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| June | Seattle Mariners | ||||
| July | Montreal Expos | Kansas City Royals | |||
| August | Chicago Cubs | Minnesota Twins | |||
| September | Mark Prior (2) | Roy Halladay (2) | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| April | Roger Clemens (15) | Houston Astros | Kevin Brown (3) | New York Yankees | |
| May | San Francisco Giants | Chicago White Sox | |||
| June | Florida Marlins | Mark Mulder (3) | Oakland Athletics | ||
| July | Russ Ortiz (2) | Atlanta Braves | Johan Santana (2) | Minnesota Twins | |
| August | San Diego Padres | Johan Santana (3) | |||
| September | Chicago Cubs | Johan Santana (4) | |||
| April | Dontrelle Willis (2) | Florida Marlins | Chicago White Sox | ||
| May | San Diego Padres | Kenny Rogers (2) | Texas Rangers | ||
| June | Mark Buehrle (2) | Chicago White Sox | |||
| July | Andy Pettitte (3) | Houston Astros | Barry Zito (3) | Oakland Athletics | |
| August | San Francisco Giants | Bartolo Colón (3) | Los Angeles Angels | ||
| September | Andy Pettitte (4) | Houston Astros | Chicago White Sox | ||
| April | Greg Maddux (10) | Chicago Cubs | José Contreras (2) | ||
| May | Jason Schmidt (2) | San Francisco Giants | Cleveland Indians | ||
| June | San Diego Padres | Johan Santana (5) | Minnesota Twins | ||
| July | Carlos Zambrano (2) | Chicago Cubs | Los Angeles Angels | ||
| August | Derek Lowe (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Esteban Loaiza (2) | Oakland Athletics | |
| September | Roy Oswalt (2) | Houston Astros | Johan Santana (6) | Minnesota Twins | |
| April | New York Mets | Roy Halladay (3) | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| May | Jake Peavy (2) | San Diego Padres | Oakland Athletics | ||
| June | Milwaukee Brewers | Seattle Mariners | |||
| July | Carlos Zambrano (3) | Chicago Cubs | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| August | Jake Peavy (3) | San Diego Padres | Andy Pettitte (5) | New York Yankees | |
| September | Jake Peavy (4) | Cleveland Indians | |||
| April | Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||
| May | St. Louis Cardinals | Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| June | Dan Haren (2) | Arizona Diamondbacks | John Lackey (2) | Los Angeles Angels | |
| July | CC Sabathia (2) | Milwaukee Brewers | Boston Red Sox | ||
| August | CC Sabathia (3) | Cliff Lee (2) | Cleveland Indians | ||
| September | Johan Santana (7) | New York Mets | Jon Lester (2) | Boston Red Sox | |
| April | Johan Santana (8) | Kansas City Royals | |||
| May | Trevor Hoffman (2) | Milwaukee Brewers | Detroit Tigers | ||
| June | San Francisco Giants | Seattle Mariners | |||
| July | Houston Astros | ||||
| August | St. Louis Cardinals | CC Sabathia (4) | New York Yankees | ||
| September | Atlanta Braves | Félix Hernández (2) | Seattle Mariners | ||
2010 to 2019 | |||||
| April | Colorado Rockies | Minnesota Twins | |||
| May | Ubaldo Jiménez (2) | Jon Lester (3) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| June | Florida Marlins | Cliff Lee (3) | Seattle Mariners | ||
| July | Roy Halladay (4) | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago White Sox | ||
| August | Tim Hudson (2) | Atlanta Braves | Boston Red Sox | ||
| September | Derek Lowe (3) | Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| April | Josh Johnson (2) | Florida Marlins | Los Angeles Angels | ||
| May | Jair Jurrjens (2) | Atlanta Braves | Tampa Bay Rays | ||
| June | Cliff Lee (4) | Philadelphia Phillies | Justin Verlander (2) | Detroit Tigers | |
| July | Los Angeles Dodgers | CC Sabathia (5) | New York Yankees | ||
| August | Cliff Lee (5) | Philadelphia Phillies | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| September | Javier Vázquez (2) | Florida Marlins | Detroit Tigers | ||
| April | Washington Nationals | Jake Peavy (5) | Chicago White Sox | ||
| May | |||||
| June | New York Mets | Texas Rangers | |||
| July | Washington Nationals | Seattle Mariners | |||
| August | Atlanta Braves | Félix Hernández (3) | |||
| September | Kris Medlen (2) | Justin Verlander (3) | Detroit Tigers | ||
| April | New York Mets | Clay Buchholz (2) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| May | Arizona Diamondbacks | Jason Vargas (2) | Los Angeles Angels | ||
| June | St. Louis Cardinals | Bartolo Colón (4) | Oakland Athletics | ||
| July | Clayton Kershaw (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Tampa Bay Rays | ||
| August | Zack Greinke (2) | New York Yankees | |||
| September | Kris Medlen (3) | Atlanta Braves | Ubaldo Jiménez (3) | Cleveland Indians | |
| April | Oakland Athletics | ||||
| May | San Francisco Giants | New York Yankees | |||
| June | Clayton Kershaw (3) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Félix Hernández (4) | Seattle Mariners | |
| July | Clayton Kershaw (4) | Sonny Gray (2) | Oakland Athletics | ||
| August | Madison Bumgarner (2) | San Francisco Giants | Los Angeles Angels | ||
| September | Adam Wainwright (2) | St. Louis Cardinals | Cleveland Indians | ||
| April | Pittsburgh Pirates | Houston Astros | |||
| May | Washington Nationals | Dallas Keuchel (2) | |||
| June | Max Scherzer (2) | Chris Sale (2) | Chicago White Sox | ||
| July | Clayton Kershaw (5) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Scott Kazmir (2) | Houston Astros/Oakland Athletics | |
| August | Chicago Cubs | Dallas Keuchel (3) | Houston Astros | ||
| September | Jake Arrieta (2) | Cleveland Indians | |||
| April | Jake Arrieta (3) | Jordan Zimmermann (2) | Detroit Tigers | ||
| May | Clayton Kershaw (6) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics | ||
| June | Jon Lester (4) | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | ||
| July | Stephen Strasburg (2) | Washington Nationals | Justin Verlander (4) | Detroit Tigers | |
| August | Chicago Cubs | Corey Kluber (2) | Cleveland Indians | ||
| September | Jon Lester (5) | Boston Red Sox | |||
| April | Iván Nova (2) | Pittsburgh Pirates | Dallas Keuchel (4) | Houston Astros | |
| May | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
| June | Max Scherzer (3) | Washington Nationals | Corey Kluber (3) | Cleveland Indians | |
| July | Rich Hill (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Seattle Mariners | ||
| August | Jake Arrieta (4) | Chicago Cubs | Corey Kluber (4) | Cleveland Indians | |
| September | Stephen Strasburg (3) | Washington Nationals | Corey Kluber (5) | ||
| April | Max Scherzer (4) | Oakland Athletics | |||
| May | Max Scherzer (5) | Justin Verlander (5) | Houston Astros | ||
| June | Jon Lester (6) | Chicago Cubs | Chris Sale (3) | Boston Red Sox | |
| July | Zack Greinke (3) | Arizona Diamondbacks | Chris Sale (4) | ||
| August | Chicago Cubs | Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| September | Colorado Rockies | Blake Snell (2) | |||
| April | Luis Castillo | Cincinnati Reds | |||
| May | Los Angeles Dodgers | Chicago White Sox | |||
| June | Max Scherzer (6) | Washington Nationals | Gerrit Cole (2) | Houston Astros | |
| July | Stephen Strasburg (4) | Gerrit Cole (3) | |||
| August | St. Louis Cardinals | Cleveland Indians | |||
| September | Jack Flaherty (2) | Gerrit Cole (4) | Houston Astros | ||
2020 to present | |||||
| July/August | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | |||
| September | Cincinnati Reds | Oakland Athletics | |||
| April | New York Mets | Gerrit Cole (5) | New York Yankees | ||
| May | San Francisco Giants | Rich Hill (3) | Tampa Bay Rays | ||
| June | Jacob deGrom (2) | New York Mets | Sean Manaea (2) | Oakland Athletics | |
| July | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Yankees | |||
| August | Adam Wainwright (3) | St. Louis Cardinals | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| September | Atlanta Braves | Oakland Athletics | |||
| April | Miami Marlins | Seattle Mariners | |||
| May | Philadelphia Phillies | Texas Rangers | |||
| June | Sandy Alcántara | Miami Marlins | Chicago White Sox | ||
| July | Arizona Diamondbacks | Dylan Cease (2) | |||
| August | Tampa Bay Rays | ||||
| September | Yu Darvish (2) | San Diego Padres | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
| April | Clayton Kershaw (7) | Los Angeles Dodgers | Gerrit Cole (6) | New York Yankees | |
| May | San Diego Padres | Texas Rangers | |||
| June | Blake Snell (3) | James Paxton (2) | Boston Red Sox | ||
| July | Milwaukee Brewers | Tyler Glasnow (2) | Tampa Bay Rays | ||
| August | Milwaukee Brewers | Kansas City Royals | |||
| September | Blake Snell (4) | San Diego Padres | Detroit Tigers | ||
| April | Philadelphia Phillies | Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| May | Chris Sale (5) | Atlanta Braves | New York Yankees | ||
| June | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago White Sox | |||
| July | Dylan Cease (3) | San Diego Padres | Tampa Bay Rays | ||
| August | |||||
| September | |||||