There was a two year stretch in Sandy Koufax career where he was 18-4 in games in which his teammates scored 2 or FEWER runs. He won 18 games by scores of 2-1, 2-0 or 1-0.
When Bob Gibson had his season for eternity with an ERA of 1.12, he pitched 13 complete game shutouts, but in his other starts, when his ERA was "only" 1.89, he lost 9 of those games, going 9-9.
When Bob Gibson had his season for eternity with an ERA of 1.12, he pitched 13 complete game shutouts, but in his other starts, when his ERA was "only" 1.89, he lost 9 of those games, going 9-9.