Cy Young Award National League Vote Analysis by Baseball Almanac

Cy Young Award National League Vote Analysis

Baseball Almanac presents a Cy Young Award vote analysis with year-by-year point totals for every National League pitcher in history.

Note: During the first eleven years (1956-1966), only one winner from each league was selected. Immediately after Commissioner Frick retired, the rules were changed to honor the best pitcher from each league.

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Cy Young Award Vote Analysis Single Winner Years (1956-1966)
Year	Names	Lg	Team	Points
1956	Don Newcombe Sal Maglie Warren Spahn Whitey Ford	NL NL NL AL	Brooklyn Brooklyn Milwaukee New York	10 4 1 1
1957	Warren Spahn Dick Donovan	NL AL	Milwaukee Chicago	15 1
1958	Bob Turley Warren Spahn Bob Friend Lew Burdette	AL NL NL NL	New York Milwaukee Pittsburgh Milwaukee	5 4 3 3
1959	Early Wynn Sam Jones Bob Shaw	AL NL NL	Chicago San Francisco Chicago	13 2 1
1960	Vern Law Warren Spahn Ernie Broglio Lindy McDaniel	NL NL NL NL	Pittsburgh Milwaukee St. Louis St. Louis	8 4 1 1
1961	Whitey Ford Warren Spahn Frank Lary	AL NL AL	New York Milwaukee Detroit	9 6 2
1962	Don Drysdale Jack Sanford Bob Purkey Billy Pierce	NL NL NL NL	Los Angeles San Francisco Cincinnati San Francisco	14 4 1 1
1963	Sandy Koufax	NL	Los Angeles	20
1964	Dean Chance Larry Jackson Sandy Koufax	AL NL NL	Los Angeles Chicago Los Angeles	17 2 1
1965	Sandy Koufax	NL	Los Angeles	20
1966	Sandy Koufax	NL	Los Angeles	20
Year	Names	Lg	Team	Points

Cy Young Points Breakdown Vote Analysis (1967-2002)
Year	Names	Team	Points
1967	Mike McComick Fergie Jenkins Jim Bunning	San Francisco Chicago Philadelphia	18 1 1
1968	Bob Gibson	St. Louis	20
1969	Tom Seaver Phil Niekro	New York Atlanta	23 1
1970	Bob Gibson Gaylord Perry Fergie Jenkins Dave Giusti Jim Merritt Gary Nolan Tom Seaver Wayne Granger Carl Morton Luke Walker	St. Louis San Francisco Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cincinnati New York Cincinnati Montreal Pittsburgh	118 51 16 8 8 5 4 3 2 1
1971	Fergie Jenkins Tom Seaver Al Downing Dock Ellis Bob Gibson Jerry Johnson Dave Roberts Juan Marichal Bill Stoneman	Chicago New York Los Angeles Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco San Diego San Francisco Montreal	97 61 40 9 3 2 2 1 1
1972	Steve Carlton Steve Blass Fergie Jenkins Mike Marshall Gary Nolan Tom Seaver Clay Carroll Don Sutton Bob Gibson Milt Pappas	Philadlephia Pittsburgh Chicago Montreal Cincinnati New York Cincinnati Los Angeles St. Louis Chicago	120 35 23 8 6 6 6 6 3 3
1973	Tom Seaver Mike Marshall Ron Bryant Jack Billingham Don Sutton Fred Norman Dave Giusti	New York Montreal San Francisco Cincinnati Los Angeles San Diego / Cincinnati Pittsburgh	71 54 50 30 7 3 1
1974	Mike Marshall Andy Messersmith Phil Niekro Don Sutton Al Hrabosky Jack Billingham Don Gullett Clay Carroll Dave Giusti Buzz Capra Lynn McGlothen	Los Angeles Los Angeles Atlanta Los Angeles St. Louis Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Pittsburgh Atlanta St. Louis	96 66 15 12 9 8 5 2 1 1 1
1975	Tom Seaver Randy Jones Al Hrabosky John Montefusco Don Gullett Andy Messersmith Don Sutton	New York San Diego St. Louis San Francisco Cincinnati Los Angeles Los Angeles	98 80 33 2 1 1 1
1976	Randy Jones Jerry Koosman Don Sutton Steve Carlton Rawly Eastwick Jon Matlack J.R. Richard Tom Seaver	San Diego New York Los Angeles Philadelphia Cincinnati New York Houston New York	96 69½ 25½ 11 6 5 2 1
1977	Steve Carlton Tommy John Tom Seaver Rick Reuschel John Candelaria Bruce Sutter	Philadlephia Los Angeles Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Chicago	104 54 18 18 17 5
1978	Gaylord Perry Burt Hooton Vida Blue J.R. Richard Kent Tekulve Phil Niekro Ross Grimsley Rollie Fingers Tommy John Don Robinson	San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco Houston Pittsburgh Atlanta Montreal San Diego Los Angeles Pittsburgh	116 38 17 13 12 10 7 1 1 1
1979	Bruce Sutter Joe Niekro J.R. Richard Tom Seaver Kent Tekulve Phil Niekro	Chicago Houston Houston Cincinnati Pittsburgh Atlanta	72 66 41 20 14 3
1980	Steve Carlton Jerry Reuss Jim Bibby Joe Niekro Tug McGraw Steve Rogers Joe Sambito Mario Soto	Philadelphia Los Angeles Pittsburgh Houston Philadelphia Montreal Houston Cincinnati	118 55 28 11 1 1 1 1
1981	Fernando Valenzuela Tom Seaver Steve Carlton Nolan Ryan Bruce Sutter	Los Angeles Cincinnati Philadelphia Houston St. Louis	70 67 50 28 1
1982	Steve Carlton Steve Rogers Fernando Valenzuela Bruce Sutter Phil Niekro Greg Minton Joaquin Andujar Gene Garber Mario Soto	Philadelphia Montreal Los Angeles St. Louis Atlanta San Francisco St. Louis Atlanta Cincinnati	112 29 25½ 25 18 4 1 1 ½
1983	John Denny Mario Soto Jesse Orosco Steve Rogers Larry McWilliams Al Holland Craig McMurtry Bob Welch Nolan Ryan Lee Smith	Philadelphia Cincinnati New York Montreal Pittsburgh Philadelphia Atlanta Los Angeles Houston Chicago	103 61 19 15 7 4 3 2 1 1
1984	Rick Sutcliffe Dwight Gooden Bruce Sutter Joaquin Andujar Goose Gossage Mario Soto	Chicago New York St. Louis St. Louis San Diego Cincinnati	120 45 33½ 12½ 3 2
1985	Dwight Gooden John Tudor Orel Hershiser Joaquin Andujar Fernando Valenzuela Tom Browning Jeff Reardon	New York St. Louis Los Angeles St. Louis Los Angeles Cincinnati Montreal	120 65 17 6 4 3 1
1986	Mike Scott Fernando Valenzuela Mike Krukow Bob Ojeda Ron Darling Rich Rhoden Dwight Gooden Sid Fernandez	Houston Los Angeles San Francisco New York New York Pittsburgh New York New York	98 88 15 9 2 2 1 1
1987	Steve Bedrosian Rick Sutcliffe Rick Reuschel Orel Hershiser Dwight Gooden Nolan Ryan Mike Scott Bob Welch	Philadelphia Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles New York Houston Houston Los Angeles	57 55 54 14 12 12 9 3
1988	Orel Hershiser Danny Jackson David Cone	Los Angeles Cincinnati New York	120 54 42
1989	Mark Davis Mike Scott Greg Maddux Orel Hershiser Joe Magrane Tim Belcher Scott Garrelts Rick Reuschel Mike Bielecki Mitch Williams	San Diego Houston Chicago Los Angeles St. Louis Los Angeles San Francisco San Francisco Chicago Chicago	107 65 17 7 7 4 4 3 1 1
1990	Doug Drabek Ramon Martinez Frank Viola Dwight Gooden Randy Myers	Pittsburgh Los Angeles New York New York Cincinnati	118 70 19 8 1
1991	Tom Glavine Lee Smith John Smiley Jose Rijo Dennis Martinez Steve Avery Andy Benes Mitch Williams	Atlanta St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Montreal Atlanta San Diego Philadelphia	110 60 26 13 4 1 1 1
1992	Greg Maddux Tom Glavine Bob Tewksbury Lee Smith Doug Drabek	Chicago Atlanta St. Louis St. Louis Pittsburgh	112 78 22 3 1
1993	Greg Maddux Bill Swift Tom Glavine John Burkett Jose Rijo Tommy Greene Mark Portugal Bryan Harvey Randy Myers	Atlanta San Francisco Atlanta San Francisco Cincinnati Philadelphia Houston Florida Chicago	119 61 49 9 8 2 2 1 1
1994	Greg Maddux Ken Hill Bret Saberhagen Marvin Freeman Doug Drabek Danny Jackson John Franco Rod Beck	Atlanta Montreal New York Colorado Houston Philadelphia New York San Francisco	140 56 42 4 4 3 2 1
1995	Greg Maddux Pete Schourek Tom Glavine Hideo Nomo Ramon Martinez	Atlanta Cincinnati Atlanta Los Angeles Los Angeles	140 55 30 18 8
1996	John Smoltz Kevin Brown Andy Benes Hideo Nomo Trevor Hoffman Greg Maddux Todd Worrell	Atlanta Florida St. Louis Los Angeles San Diego Atlanta Los Angeles	136 88 9 5 3 3 3
1997	Pedro Martinez Greg Maddux Denny Neagle Curt Schilling Darryl Kile	Montreal Atlanta Atlanta Philadelphia Houston	134 75 24 12 7
1998	Tom Glavine Trevor Hoffman Kevin Brown Greg Maddux John Smoltz Al Leiter Randy Johnson	Atlanta San Diego San Diego Atlanta Atlanta New York Houston	99 88 76 10 10 3 2
1999	Randy Johnson Mike Hampton Kevin Millwood Jose Lima Billy Wagner Kevin Brown Trevor Hoffman	Arizona Houston Atlanta Houston Houston Los Angeles San Diego	134 110 36 3 3 1 1
2000	Randy Johnson Tom Glavine Greg Maddux Robb Nen Darryl Kile Kevin Brown	Arizona Atlanta Atlanta San Francisco St. Louis Los Angeles	133 64 59 20 8 4
2001	Randy Johnson Curt Schilling Matt Morris Jon Lieber Roy Oswalt	Arizona Arizona St. Louis Chicago Houston	156 98 31 2 1
2002	Randy Johnson Curt Schilling John Smoltz Eric Gagne Roy Oswalt Bartolo Colon	Arizona Arizona Atlanta Los Angeles Houston Montreal	160 90 21 8 8 1
Year	Names	Teams	Points

Cy Young Award "How Votes Are Totalled" 2002 Season / Votes
Name	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Randy Johnson	32	0	0	160
Curt Schilling	0	29	3	90
John Smoltz	0	1	18	21
Eric Gagne	0	2	2	8
Roy Oswalt	0	0	8	8
Bartolo Colon	0	0	1	1
5 points for a 1st place vote. 3 points for a 2nd place vote. 1 point for a 3rd place vote. ALL 1st place votes = Unanimous winner.

Cy Young Award winners with the lowest earned run averages? The American League record is 1.04 set by Rollie Fingers in 1981, and the National League record is 1.12 set by Bob Gibson in 1968!

Cy Young Award winners with the highest earned run averages? The American League record is 3.66 set by LaMarr Hoyt in 1983, and the National League record is 3.12 set by Bob Gibson in 1970!

This chart can be used to answer and create team specific trivia questions as it contains every pitcher from every team to ever receive a single point!

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