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Top 30 Cy Young Award Winners of all-time

By Jason Evans

Apr 10, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber (28) poses with the Cy Young Award before the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 10, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber (28) poses with the Cy Young Award before the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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11. Vida Blue 1971

MVP

24 wins

1.81 ERA

Like Dwight Gooden (more on him shortly), Vida Blue in 1971 didn’t have his ERA jump above 2.00 after his first start. Vida Blue had one of the great first halves of a season of all time, going 17-3 with a 1.42 ERA. In the second half, he only went 7-5, with a 2.40 ERA, but some of those losses were hard luck losses.

Blue’s 1.82 ERA led the American League. He won 24 games, which placed him second. He led the league in WHIP at 0.95. He was second in strikeouts with 301. His WAR was 8.6 which placed him third in the league and third among pitchers.

He led the league in FIP with 2.20 and WPA with 6.6. He only allowed six hits per nine innings.

Blue’s eight shutouts led the league and threw in over 300 innings. His ERA+ of 189 also led the league.

Not only did Blue win the Cy Young Award, but he was also given the MVP.

Blue would never win the Cy Young or MVP again, but he would win over 200 games and make multiple All-Star teams.

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