1981 (short season) 6.5 Nolan Ryan 6.2 Steve Carlton 6.0 Steve McCatty 5.2 Fernando Valenzuela 5.1 Bob Knepper 5.0 threshold
1982 9.2 Steve Rogers 8.4 Joaquin Andujar 8.2 Dave Stieb 7.4 Joe Niekro 6.8 Mario Soto 6.2 threshold
1983 8.3 Dave Stieb 8.2 Mario Soto 7.9 John Denny 6.5 threshold
1984 8.2 Dave Stieb 7.5 Mike Boddicker 7.3 Bert Blyleven 6.8 Doyle Alexander 6.6 Frank Viola 6.5 Bud Black 6.4 threshold
1985 (Is there any reason that great seasons should happen simultaneously? Remember, PWAR rates pitchers relative to the league, so weather-related depression of scoring should even out unless the weather is very different from one place to another. Here, seasons in New York, St. Louis, Toronto, and Los Angeles were all significantly better than anyone had done the previous year.) 13.4 Dwight Gooden 11.3 John Tudor 10.2 Dave Stieb 9.3 Orel Hersheiser 8.2 Fernando Valenzuela 8.0 Bert Blyleven 8.0 Charlie Liebrandt 7.7 threshold
