This year's Cy Young Award Winners, Jake Peavy and C.C. Sabathia (photos from Major League Baseball)
The Cy Young Award was introduced to shed some light on the accomplishments of pitchers during the season, as they are often overlooked in MVP voting. The award is voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and based on a point system for first-, second-, and third-place votes (5-3-1).
Eight pitchers have been named the Most Valuable Player and have won the Cy Young in the same season: Don Newcombe (1956), Sandy Koufax (1963), Bob Gibson (1968), Denny McLain (1968), Vida Blue (1971), Rollie Fingers (1981), Roger Clemens (1986), and Dennis Eckersley (1992).
Unanimous winners of the Cy Young Award have been Sandy Koufax (NL, 1963, 1965, 1966), Bob Gibson (NL, 1968), Denny McLain (AL, 1968), Steve Carlton (NL, 1972), Ron Guidry (AL, 1978), Rick Sutcliffe (NL, 1984), Dwight Gooden (NL, 1985), Roger Clemens (AL, 1986, 1998), Orel Hershiser (NL, 1988), Greg Maddux (NL, 1994, 1995), Pedro Martinez (AL, 1999, 2000), Randy Johnson (NL, 2002), Johan Santana (AL, 2004, 2006), and Jake Peavy (NL, 2007).
| 1956 | Don Newcombe | Brooklyn | NL |
| 1957 | Warren Spahn | Milwaukee | NL |
| 1958 | Bob Turley | New York | AL |
| 1959 | Early Wynn | Chicago | AL |
| 1960 | Vernon Law | Pittsburgh | NL |
| 1961 | Whitey Ford | New York | AL |
| 1962 | Don Drysdale | Los Angeles | NL |
| 1963 | Sandy Koufax U | Los Angeles | NL |
| 1964 | Dean Chance | Los Angeles | AL |
| 1965 | Sandy Koufax U | Los Angeles | NL |
| 1966 | Sandy Koufax U | Los Angeles | NL |
| 1967 | Mike McCormick | San Francisco | NL |
| Jim Lonborg | Boston | AL | |
| 1968 | Bob Gibson U | St. Louis | NL |
| Denny McLain U | Detroit | AL | |
| 1969 | Tom Seaver | New York | NL |
| Mike Cuellar (co-winner) | Baltimore | AL | |
| Denny McLain (co-winner) | Detroit | AL | |
| 1970 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis | NL |
| Jim Perry | Minnesota | AL | |
| 1971 | Ferguson Jenkins | Chicago | NL |
| Vida Blue | Oakland | AL | |
| 1972 | Steve Carlton U | Philadelphia | NL |
| Gaylord Perry | Cleveland | AL | |
| 1973 | Tom Seaver | New York | NL |
| Jim Palmer | Baltimore | AL | |
| 1974 | Mike Marshall | Los Angeles | NL |
| Catfish Hunter | Oakland | AL | |
| 1975 | Tom Seaver | New York | NL |
| Jim Palmer | Baltimore | AL | |
| 1976 | Randy Jones | San Diego | NL |
| Jim Palmer | Baltimore | AL | |
| 1977 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia | NL |
| Sparky Lyle | New York | AL | |
| 1978 | Gaylord Perry | San Diego | NL |
| Ron Guidry U | New York | AL | |
| 1979 | Bruce Sutter | Chicago | NL |
| Mike Flanagan | Baltimore | AL | |
| 1980 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia | NL |
| Steve Stone | Baltimore | AL | |
| 1981 | Fernando Valenzuela | Los Angeles | NL |
| Rollie Fingers | Milwaukee | AL | |
| 1982 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia | NL |
| Pete Vuckovich | Milwaukee | AL | |
| 1983 | John Denny | Philadelphia | NL |
| La Marr Hoyt | Chicago | AL | |
| 1984 | Rick Sutcliffe U | Cleveland/Chicago | NL |
| Willie Hernandez | Detroit | AL | |
| 1985 | Dwight Gooden U | New York | NL |
| Bret Saberhagen | Kansas City | AL | |
| 1986 | Mike Scott | Houston | NL |
| Roger Clemens U | Boston | AL | |
| 1987 | Steve Bedrosian | Philadelphia | NL |
| Roger Clemens | Boston | AL | |
| 1988 | Orel Hershiser U | Los Angeles | NL |
| Frank Viola | Minnesota | AL | |
| 1989 | Mark Davis | San Diego | NL |
| Bret Saberhagen | Kansas City | AL | |
| 1990 | Doug Drabek | Pittsburgh | NL |
| Bob Welch | Oakland | AL | |
| 1991 | Tom Glavine | Atlanta | NL |
| Roger Clemens | Boston | AL | |
| 1992 | Greg Maddux | Chicago | NL |
| Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | AL | |
| 1993 | Greg Maddux | Atlanta | NL |
| Jack McDowell | Chicago | AL | |
| 1994 | Greg Maddux U | Atlanta | NL |
| David Cone | Kansas City | AL | |
| 1995 | Greg Maddux U | Atlanta | NL |
| Randy Johnson | Seattle | AL | |
| 1996 | John Smoltz | Atlanta | NL |
| Pat Hentgen | Toronto | AL | |
| 1997 | Pedro Martinez | Montreal | NL |
| Roger Clemens | Toronto | AL | |
| 1998 | Tom Glavine | Atlanta | NL |
| Roger Clemens U | Toronto | AL | |
| 1999 | Randy Johnson | Arizona | NL |
| Pedro Martinez U | Boston | AL | |
| 2000 | Randy Johnson | Arizona | NL |
| Pedro Martinez U | Boston | AL | |
| 2001 | Randy Johnson | Arizona | NL |
| Roger Clemens | New York | AL | |
| 2002 | Randy Johnson U | Arizona | NL |
| Barry Zito | Oakland | AL | |
| 2003 | Eric Gagne | Los Angeles | NL |
| Roy Halladay | Toronto | AL | |
| 2004 | Roger Clemens | Houston | NL |
| Johan Santana U | Minnesota | AL | |
| 2005 | Chris Carpenter | St. Louis | NL |
| Bartolo Colon | Anaheim | AL | |
| 2006 | Brandon Webb | Arizona | NL |
| Johan SantanaU | Minnesota | AL | |
| 2007 | Jake PeavyU | San Diego | NL |
| C.C. Sabathia | Cleveland | AL |
U - denotes Unanimous Selection
All-Century Team | Most Valuable Player | Cy Young Award | Rookie of the Year | World Series Champs | Team Nicknames | Manager of the Year
Man of the Year | Pitcher's Triple Crown | Batter's Triple Crown | Retired Numbers | Hank Aaron Award | Rolaids Relief Man of the Year