All you need to know about MLB's Cy Young Award, including past winners, when the award is announced, and more.
MLB Cy Young Award Winners
| Year | American League winner | National League Winner |
| 2023 | Gerrit Cole | Blake Snell |
| 2022 | Justin Verlander | Sandy Alcantara |
| 2021 | Robbie Ray | Corbin Burnes |
| 2020 | Shane Bieber | Trevor Bauer |
| 2019 | Justin Verlander | Jacob deGrom |
| 2018 | Blake Snell | Jacob deGrom |
| 2017 | Corey Kluber | Max Scherzer |
| 2016 | Rick Porcello | Max Scherzer |
| 2015 | Dallas Keuchel | Jake Arrieta |
| 2014 | Corey Kluber | Clayton Kershaw |
| 2013 | Max Scherzer | Clayton Kershaw |
| 2012 | David Price | RA Dickey |
| 2011 | Justin Verlander | Clayton Kershaw |
| 2010 | Felix Hernandez | Roy Halladay |
| 2009 | Zack Greinke | Tim Lincecum |
| 2008 | Cliff Lee | Tim Lincecum |
| 2007 | CC Sabathia | Jake Peavy |
| 2006 | Johan Santana | Brandon Webb |
| 2005 | Bartolo Colon | Chris Carpenter |
| 2004 | Johan Santana | Roger Clemens |
| 2003 | Roy Halladay | Eric Gagne |
| 2002 | Barry Zito | Randy Johnson |
| 2001 | Roger Clemens | Randy Johnson |
| 2000 | Pedro Martinez | Randy Johnson |
| 1999 | Pedro Martinez | Randy Johnson |
| 1998 | Roger Clemens | Tom Glavine |
| 1997 | Roger Clemens | Pedro Martinez |
| 1996 | Pat Hentgen | John Smoltz |
| 1995 | Randy Johnson | Greg Maddux |
| 1994 | David Cone | Greg Maddux |
| 1993 | Jack McDowell | Greg Maddux |
| 1992 | Dennis Eckersley | Greg Maddux |
| 1991 | Roger Clemens | Tom Glavine |
| 1990 | Bob Welch | Doug Drabek |
| 1989 | Bret Saberhagen | Mark Davis |
| 1988 | Frank Viola | Orel Hershiser |
| 1987 | Roger Clemens | Steve Bedrosian |
| 1986 | Roger Clemens | Mike Scott |
| 1985 | Bret Saberhagen | Dwight Gooden |
| 1984 | Willie Hernandez | Rick Sutcliffe |
| 1983 | LaMarr Hoyt | John Denny |
| 1982 | Pete Vuckovich | Steve Carlton |
| 1981 | Rollie Fingers | Fernando Valenzuela |
| 1980 | Steve Stone | Steve Carlton |
| 1979 | Mike Flanagan | Bruce Sutter |
| 1978 | Ron Guidry | Gaylord Perry |
| 1977 | Sparky Lyle | Steve Carlton |
| 1976 | Jim Palmer | Randy Jones |
| 1975 | Jim Palmer | Tom Seaver |
| 1974 | Catfish Hunter | Mike Marshall |
| 1973 | Jim Palmer | Tom Seaver |
| 1972 | Gaylord Perry | Steve Carlton |
| 1971 | Vida Blue | Fergie Jenkins |
| 1970 | Jim Perry | Bob Gibson |
| 1969 | Mike Cuellar | Tom Seaver |
| 1968 | Denny McLain | Bob Gibson |
| 1967 | Jim Lonborg | Mike McCormick |
| 1966 | Sandy Koufax* | Sandy Koufax* |
| 1965 | Sandy Koufax* | Sandy Koufax* |
| 1964 | Dean Chance* | Dean Chance* |
| 1963 | Sandy Koufax* | Sandy Koufax* |
| 1962 | Don Drysdale* | Don Drysdale* |
| 1961 | Whitey Ford* | Whitey Ford* |
| 1960 | Vern Law* | Vern Law* |
| 1959 | Early Wynn* | Early Wynn* |
| 1958 | Bob Turley* | Bob Turley* |
| 1957 | Warren Spahn* | Warren Spahn* |
| 1956 | Don Newcombe* | Don Newcombe* |
* = one award for both leagues
When are MLB Cy Young Awards announced?
The Cy Young Award winners are announced around two weeks after the World Series concludes as part of MLB's awards season. In 2023. the winners were announced on Nov. 15.
Who votes on the MLB Cy Young Award?
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) votes on the winners of the Cy Young Award. Two writers in each MLB city get to vote, and votes must be submitted before the postseason begins. Voters get a first-, second-, and third-place vote which are worth five, three, and one point respectively. The player with the most points, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.
MLB Cy Young Award trophy
Winners of the Cy Young Award receive a plaque with a black background that features a hand holding a baseball in the center, with the phrase 'Cy Young Award' across the top.
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