Triple Crown (pitching)

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Triple Crown (pitching) is a rare baseball achievement awarded to a pitcher who leads a league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average (ERA) in a single season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball statistical achievement
pitching award
abbreviation pitching Triple Crown
appliesToRole pitcher
category baseball pitching statistics
baseball terminology
sports achievements
categoryType traditional pitching statistics
comparisonBasis within the same league
componentCount 3
context single season
criterion league leader in earned run average
league leader in strikeouts
league leader in wins
evaluationType quantitative
hasAspect individual performance
league leadership
season-long consistency
hasOpposite failure to lead in any major pitching category
isDifferentFrom Triple Crown
surface form: Triple Crown (batting)
language English term
leagueScope American League
Major League Baseball
National League
major professional baseball league
measurementERA earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched
rarity rare
recognition informal statistical honor
requires dominance in earned run average
dominance in strikeouts
dominance in wins
requiresLeadingIn three major pitching categories
requiresQualification pitcher must qualify for ERA title
sport baseball
statCategoryStatus traditional counting and rate stats
statistic1 wins
statistic2 strikeouts
statistic3 earned run average
strikeoutsDefinition batters retired by strikeout
timeFrame regular season
usedBy baseball historians
sports media
statisticians
usedIn historical pitching comparisons
player accomplishment discussions
winsDefinition games won as credited to the pitcher of record

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Clayton Kershaw awardReceived Triple Crown (pitching)
Louisville Colonels notableAchievement Triple Crown (pitching)
this entity surface form: Guy Hecker won American Association pitching Triple Crown in 1884 while with Louisville
Justin Verlander awardReceived Triple Crown (pitching)
Johan Santana awardReceived Triple Crown (pitching)
this entity surface form: Pitching Triple Crown
American League batting Triple Crown isDifferentFrom Triple Crown (pitching)
this entity surface form: pitching Triple Crown