Southern League Pitcher of the Year Award

[2] Though the league was established in 1964,[3] the Most Outstanding Pitcher Award, as it was originally known, was not created until 1972.

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 and Mobile BayBears (2); and the Carolina Mudcats, Charlotte Hornets, Huntsville Stars, Mississippi Braves, Montgomery Biscuits, 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, and Washington Nationals organizations (2); and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, and Tampa Bay Rays organizations (1).

Active Southern League teams appear in bold.

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

A man in a light baseball jersey and dark cap
Bill Campbell won the first Most Outstanding Pitcher Award in 1972 and won two American League Rolaids Relief Man Awards . [ 8 ]
A man in a red baseball jersey, white pants, and blue cap
Geoff Combe, the 1979 winner, was one of five Nashville Sounds pitchers to win the award over a five-year period (1978–1982).
A man in a black baseball jersey, gray pants, and black cap
Francisco Cordero , who won in 1999, was selected to play in three MLB All-Star Games . [ 9 ]
A man in a black baseball jersey, gray pants, and black cap
Mark Buehrle , the 2000 winner, became a five-time MLB All-Star and pitched a perfect game . [ 10 ]
A man in a white baseball uniform and blue cap
Travis Wood , winner in 2009, is one of five pitchers in the Cincinnati Reds system to win the Most Outstanding Pitcher Award.