Randy Jones is the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to win a Cy Young Award and finish his career with a losing win–loss record.
December 31, 1982
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Win–loss record is the cumulative count of a pitcher's credited wins versus losses over their career.
Randy Jones won the National League Cy Young Award in 1976.
January 01, 1976
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Major League Baseball annual pitching award given to the best pitcher in the National League for the season.
In 1976, Randy Jones led Major League Baseball with 315.1 innings pitched and 22 wins; he also led the majors with 25 complete games and had the National League's best WHIP at 1.03.
January 01, 1976
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Season-level pitching statistics measuring workload (innings), effectiveness (wins, WHIP), and durability (complete games).
In 1975, Randy Jones led the National League with a 2.24 earned run average (ERA) and finished second in National League Cy Young Award voting.
January 01, 1975
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ERA is a standard pitching metric representing earned runs allowed per nine innings; Cy Young voting ranks top pitchers in the league each season.