Texas League Pitcher of the Year Award

[4] The Texas League suspended operations during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

[6][7] Eleven players from the San Antonio Missions have been selected for the Pitcher of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Arkansas Travelers (8); the Dallas Rangers (7); the Shreveport Captains (6); the Tulsa Drillers (5); the Corpus Christi Hooks, El Paso Diablos, and Jackson Mets (4); the Albuquerque Dodgers and Frisco RoughRiders (3); the Amarillo Giants, Austin Braves, Round Rock Express, Springfield Cardinals, and Tulsa Oilers (2); and the Alexandria Aces, Beaumont Exporters, Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs, Fort Worth Cats, Galveston Buccaneers, Houston Buffaloes, Midland RockHounds, Shreveport Sports, Victoria Rosebuds, and Wichita Wranglers (1).

Ten players from the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization (9); the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (8); the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers organizations (4); the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, and Seattle Mariners organizations (3); the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics organizations (1).

Five award winners played for teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

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

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George Darrow won the first Pitcher of the Year Award in 1933.
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Bob Turley , the 1951 winner, won the Cy Young Award in 1958. [ 8 ]
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Frank Tanana , the 1973 winner, was selected to play in three MLB All-Star Games (1976–1978). [ 9 ]
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Dennis Eckersley , the 1974 recipient, won the 1992 Amiercan League Cy Young Award and AL Most Valuable Player Award and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. [ 10 ]
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Sid Fernandez , the winner in 1983, was selected for two MLB All-Star Games (1986 and 1987). [ 11 ]
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Andy Benes , the winner in 1989, was selected to play in the 1993 MLB All-Star Game . [ 12 ]
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Éric Gagné , the 1999 winner, won the 2003 National League Cy Young Award . [ 13 ]
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Tyler Anderson , the winner in 2014, was selected to play in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game . [ 14 ]