NL Cy Young Award Winners

Bill Sullivan
November 11, 2008

Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants is the 2008 National League Cy Young Award Winner, an honor given to the league’s best pitcher.

In balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America, Lincecum received 23 first place votes and totalled 137 points. Arizona’s Brandon Webb was second with four first place votes and 73 points overall.

Lincecum finished with an 18-5 record and 265 strikeouts while making 26 quality starts.

Here’s a list of Cy Young Award winners since 1967. Prior to that, only one award was given for both leagues.

2008: Tim Lincecum, San Francisco
2007: Jake Peavy*, San Diego
2006: Brandon Webb, Arizona
2005: Chris Carpenter, St. Louis
2004: Roger Clemens, Houston
2003: Eric Gagne, Los Angeles
2002: Randy Johnson, Arizona
2001: Randy Johnson, Arizona
2000: Randy Johnson, Arizona
1999: Randy Johnson, Arizona
1998: Tom Glavine, Atlanta
1997: Pedro Martinez, Montreal
1996: John Smoltz, Atlanta
1995: Greg Maddux*, Atlanta
1994: Greg Maddux*, Atlanta
1993: Greg Maddux, Atlanta
1992: Greg Maddux, Chicago
1991: Tom Glavine, Atlanta
1990: Doug Drabek, Pittsburgh
1989: Mark Davis, San Diego
1988: Orel Hershiser*, Los Angeles
1987: Steve Bedrosian, Philadelphia
1986: Mike Scott, Houston
1985: Dwight Gooden, New York
1984: Rick Sutcliffe*, Chicago
1983: John Denny, Philadelphia
1982: Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1981: Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles
1980: Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1979: Bruce Sutter, Chicago
1978: Gaylord Perry, San Diego
1977: Steve Carlton*, Philadelphia
1976: Randy Jones, San Diego
1975: Tom Seaver, New York
1974: Mike Marshall, Los Angeles
1973: Tom Seaver, New York
1972: Steve Carlton*, Philadelphia
1971: Ferguson Jenkins, Chicago
1970: Bob Gibson, St. Louis
1969: Tom Seaver, New York
1968: Bob Gibson*, St. Louis
1967: Mike McCormick, San Francisco