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The Top 20 Pitching Seasons in the Last 25 Years

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14. John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves (1996)

We already mentioned Greg Maddux, so why stop at just one of the Atlanta Braves greats? After all, in '96, John Smoltz led the league with a WAR of 8.4 on a FIP of 2.64 with 9.79 strikeouts per nine. He won 24 games in his 35 starts.

Naturally, Smoltz won the Cy Young and was voted to the fourth All-Star Game of his career.