Purple cap winners in IPL - in each edition so far:
| Year | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Average | Strike rate | Economy | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 17 | 27 | 19.51 | 15.11 | 7.75 | May-40 |
| 2021 | Harshal Patel | RCB | 15 | 32 | 14.34 | 10.56 | 8.14 | May-27 |
| 2020 | Kagiso Rabada | DC | 17 | 30 | 18.26 | 13.3 | 8.34 | Apr-24 |
| 2019 | Imran Tahir | CSK | 17 | 26 | 16.57 | 14.84 | 6.69 | 04-Dec |
| 2018 | Andrew Tye | KXIP | 14 | 24 | 18.66 | 14 | 8 | Apr-16 |
| 2017 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 14 | 26 | 14.19 | 12 | 7.05 | May-19 |
| 2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 17 | 23 | 21.3 | 17.2 | 7.42 | Apr-29 |
| 2015 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 17 | 26 | 16.38 | 12 | 8.14 | Mar-22 |
| 2014 | Mohit Sharma | CSK | 16 | 23 | 19.65 | 14 | 8.39 | Apr-14 |
| 2013 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 18 | 32 | 15.53 | 11.7 | 7.95 | Apr-42 |
| 2012 | Morne Morkel | DD | 16 | 25 | 18.12 | 15.1 | 7.19 | Apr-20 |
| 2011 | Lasith Malinga | MI | 16 | 28 | 13.39 | 13.5 | 5.95 | May-13 |
| 2010 | Pragyan Ojha | DC | 16 | 21 | 20.42 | 16.8 | 7.29 | Mar-26 |
| 2009 | RP Singh | DC | 16 | 23 | 18.13 | 15.5 | 6.98 | Apr-22 |
| 2008 | Sohail Tanvir | RR | 11 | 22 | 12.09 | 11.22 | 6.46 | Jun-14 |