Led AL in wins (2006) Led AL in strikeouts (2004, 2005, 2006) Led AL in ERA (2004, 2006) Led NL in ERA (2008), finishing the season at (2.53). He also set a career high in IP (234.1) Led American League in winning percentage in 2003, finishing the season at 12–3 (.800) Threw 15 career complete games Top 10 Cy Young Award (7th, ; Winner, ; 3rd, ; Winner, ; 5th, ; 3rd ) Top 10 MVP Award (7th, 2006) Fanned former teammate David Ortiz for his 1,000th career strikeout (June 13, 2006). Set a Minnesota Twins record with 17 strikeouts over eight innings against the Rangers.(August 19, 2007) Signed the biggest contract for a pitcher in the history of baseball (February 1, 2008). Threw the first no-hitter in New York Mets history on June 1, 2012, against the St. Louis Cardinals. See also List of Major League Baseball career Jaffe Wins Above Replacement Score as a starting pitcher leaders List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball career WHIP leaders List of Major League Baseball career Wins Above Replacement leaders List of Major League Baseball no-hitters List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela List of Minnesota Twins team records Major League Baseball titles leaders Minnesota Twins award winners and league leaders New York Mets award winners and league leaders References External links , or Retrosheet, or Venezuelan Professional Baseball League 1979 births Living people American League All-Stars American League ERA champions American League Pitching Triple Crown winners American League strikeout champions American League wins champions Auburn Doubledays players Brooklyn Cyclones players Cy Young Award winners Edmonton Trappers players Gold Glove Award winners Gulf Coast Astros players Luis Aparicio Award winners Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Michigan Battle Cats players Minnesota Twins players National League All-Stars National League ERA champions Navegantes del Magallanes players New York Mets players People from Tovar, Mérida Quad City River Bandits players St. Lucie Mets players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States World Baseball Classic players of Venezuela 2006 World Baseball Classic players