Nolan Ryan was a World Series champion, an eight-time All-Star, an 11-time strikeout leader, a two-time ERA leader, and has his number retired with three different organizations. For the second straight year, Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom is the National League Cy Young Award winner.
Scherzer, Porcello take home NL, AL Cy Young awards.
And yet, somehow, the one thing that eluded him in 27 years was the highest honor a … The Cy Young award is handed out in both the American and National League at the conclusion of each Major League Baseball season. He was 81. New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom won his first Cy Young Award on Wednesday, taking home the National League edition after leading the majors in … He received 29 of 30 first-place votes, becoming the 11th pitcher to win Cy Youngs in consecutive years. He won the Cy Young Award, and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer man.” McCormick pitched in three games for the New York Giants at 17 in 1956 … A three-peat in Cy Young Awards has only been done by Greg Maddux and Randy Johnson \-- two Hall of Fame starters who were just as dominant.
ESPN.com's MLB Cy Young Predictor ranks the top pitchers of 2020 by calculating wins, ERA, saves, strikeouts, and more. Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello are the winners of the 2016 National and American League … Win-loss record hasn't mattered as much recently for this award as advanced statistics are more meaningful such as earned run average, WHIP (walks/hits per inning pitched), and K/9 (strikeouts per nine innings). Note: During the first eleven years (1956-1966), only one winner from each league was selected. Verlander is the fourth Astros pitcher to win a Cy Young Award and the second since Houston moved to the American League. Baseball Almanac presents a Cy Young Award vote analysis with year-by-year point totals for every American League pitcher in history. June 16 (UPI) --Longtime San Francisco Giants pitcher Mike McCormick, who was the first player in franchise history to win the Cy Young Award, has died, the team announced Tuesday. Immediately after Commissioner Frick retired, the rules were changed to honor the best pitcher from each league. The honor goes to the top pitcher in each league. Blake Snell, Jacob deGrom named Cy Young Award winners.
He and Verlander are the 20th and 21st players to win the award multiple times.
Blake Snell was named the 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner, while Jacob deGrom picked up the NL Cy Young.