The Best Cy Young Award Winners
Who are the best Cy Young Award winners in MLB history? To win the Cy Young Award, pitchers must be among the best in Major League Baseball. The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who played for teams that were precursors to the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals around the turn of the 19th century. One Cy Young Award is handed out annually for each the American League (AL) and National League (NL). So, who is the best Cy Young Award winner of all time? Which Cy Young winners did you love watching on the mound?
When it comes to best MLB Cy Young winners, legendary pitcher Roger Clemens won the award a record 7 times. He won the award on three different teams for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees. As far as the best NL Cy Young winners ever, Arizona's Randy Johnson and Atlanta's Greg Maddux are up there with the best pitchers of all time. Among the best AL Cy Young winners Houston's Justin Verlander and Boston's Pedro Martinez were both multiple Cy Young Award winners.
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- 1Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox
Years Won: 1997, 1999, 2000
W/L Record(s): 17-8, 23-4, 18-6
ERA(s): 1.90, 2.07, 1.74
Strikeouts: 305, 313, 284Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25, 1971) is a Dominican former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2009, for five teams—most notably the ...more - 2Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners
Years Won: 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
W/L Record(s): 18-2, 17-9, 19-7, 21-6, 24-5
ERA(s): 2.48, 2.49, 2.64, 2.49, 2.32
Strikeouts: 294, 364, 347, 372, 334Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1988 to 2009, ...more - 3Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves
Years Won: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
W/L Record(s): 20-11, 20-10, 16-6, 19-2
ERA(s): 2.18, 2.36, 1.56, 1.63
Strikeouts: 199, 197, 156, 181Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago ...more - 4Los Angeles Dodgers
Years Won: 2011, 2013, 2014
W/L Record(s): 21-5, 16-9, 21-3
ERA(s): 2.28, 1.83, 1.77
Strikeouts:248, 232, 239Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw has ...more - 5Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals
Years Won: 2013, 2016, 2017
W/L Record(s): 21-3, 20-7, 16-6
ERA(s): 2.90, 2.96, 2.51
Strikeouts: 240, 284, 268Maxwell Martin Scherzer (born July 27, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Arizona ...more - 6Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees
Years Won: 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004
W/L Record(s): 24–4, 20–9, 18–10, 21–7, 20–6, 20–3, 18–4
ERA(s): 2.48, 2.97, 2.62, 2.05, 2.65, 3.51, 2.98
Strikeouts: 238, 256, 241, 292, 271, 213, 218William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams. Clemens was one of the ...more
