MLB Best Pitched Games - 2005
Year:
| AL Best Pitched Games | |||||||||||||
| RK | PITCHER | DATE | OPP | SCORE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PIT | DEC | GSC |
| 1 | Roy Halladay, TOR | 5/29 | MIN | W 4-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 99 | W | 93 |
| 2 | Rich Harden, OAK | 7/14 | TEX | W 6-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 80 | W | 91 |
| 3 | Roy Halladay, TOR | 4/29 | @ NYY | W 2-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 115 | W | 89 |
| Randy Johnson, NYY | 7/26 | MIN | W 4-0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 97 | W | 89 | |
| Brad Radke, MIN | 5/5 | CLE | W 9-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 117 | W | 89 | |
| Johan Santana, MIN | 8/12 | @ OAK | W 1-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 110 | W | 89 | |
| 7 | Mark Buehrle, CWS | 4/16 | SEA | W 2-1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 106 | W | 88 |
| Kevin Millwood, CLE | 5/9 | @ LAA | W 3-0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 99 | W | 88 | |
| Johan Santana, MIN | 6/8 | @ ARI | W 10-0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 107 | W | 88 | |
| 10 | Paul Byrd, LAA | 7/1 | @ KC | W 5-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 105 | W | 87 |
| NL Best Pitched Games | |||||||||||||
| RK | PITCHER | DATE | OPP | SCORE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PIT | DEC | GSC |
| 1 | Chris Carpenter, STL | 6/14 | @ TOR | W 7-0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 95 | W | 94 |
| 2 | John Patterson, WAS | 8/4 | LAD | W 7-0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 116 | W | 92 |
| Tom Glavine, NYM | 9/29 | COL | W 11-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 122 | W | 92 | |
| 4 | Pedro Martinez, NYM | 6/7 | HOU | W 3-1 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 110 | W | 90 |
| Chris Carpenter, STL | 6/25 | PIT | W 8-0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 103 | W | 90 | |
| Chris Carpenter, STL | 7/17 | HOU | W 3-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 114 | W | 90 | |
| Jake Peavy, SD | 6/20 | LAD | W 1-0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 124 | W | 90 | |
| Derek Lowe, LAD | 8/31 | @ CHC | W 7-0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 115 | W | 90 | |
| 9 | Aaron Heilman, NYM | 4/15 | FLA | W 4-0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 107 | W | 89 |
| Carlos Zambrano, CHC | 7/22 | @ STL | L 1-2 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 118 | ND | 89 | |
| AL Top Strikeout Performances (starters only) | |||||||||||||
| RK | PITCHER | DATE | OPP | SCORE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PIT | DEC | GSC |
| 1 | Johan Santana, MIN | 6/2 | CLE | W 4-3 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 109 | ND | 75 |
| 2 | Johan Santana, MIN | 9/17 | CWS | W 5-0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 113 | W | 85 |
| 3 | Erik Bedard, BAL | 5/4 | TOR | W 5-1 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 126 | W | 80 |
| Tim Wakefield, BOS | 9/11 | @ NYY | L 0-1 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 113 | L | 83 | |
| Mark Buehrle, CWS | 4/16 | SEA | W 2-1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 106 | W | 88 | |
| 6 | Daniel Cabrera, BAL | 5/9 | MIN | W 3-0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 110 | W | 85 |
| Randy Johnson, NYY | 6/16 | PIT | W 6-1 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 110 | W | 84 | |
| Randy Johnson, NYY | 7/26 | MIN | W 4-0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 97 | W | 89 | |
| Tim Wakefield, BOS | 8/7 | @ MIN | W 11-7 | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 118 | W | 68 | |
| Scott Downs, TOR | 9/2 | TB | W 4-3 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 98 | ND | 60 | |
| NL Top Strikeout Performances (starters only) | |||||||||||||
| RK | PITCHER | DATE | OPP | SCORE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PIT | DEC | GSC |
| 1 | John Smoltz, ATL | 4/10 | NYM | L 1-6 | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 113 | L | 69 |
| 2 | A.J. Burnett, FLA | 7/6 | MIL | W 5-4 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 124 | ND | 57 |
| 3 | A.J. Burnett, FLA | 4/22 | CIN | W 4-2 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 115 | ND | 64 |
| John Patterson, WAS | 8/4 | LAD | W 7-0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 116 | W | 92 | |
| Jake Peavy, SD | 6/20 | LAD | W 1-0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 124 | W | 90 | |
| 6 | Pedro Martinez, NYM | 4/4 | @ CIN | L 6-7 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 103 | ND | 64 |
| Pedro Martinez, NYM | 6/7 | HOU | W 3-1 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 110 | W | 90 | |
| Brett Myers, PHI | 10/1 | @ WAS | W 8-4 | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 127 | W | 61 | |
| Dontrelle Willis, FLA | 10/2 | ATL | W 7-6 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 120 | ND | 57 | |
| Chris Carpenter, STL | 4/27 | MIL | W 6-3 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 118 | W | 63 | |
| 2005 No-Hitters | ||||||
| DATE | PITCHER | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE | LEAGUE | NOTES |
| No no-hitters for 2005. | ||||||