1953 Season
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1953 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
The Cy Young Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Robin Roberts
PHI
SP
26.8
9.8
34.8
23.0
2 Warren Spahn
ML1
SP
32.2
8.9
29.4
20.4
3 Harvey Haddix *
SLN
SP
27.8
6.4
23.6
15.0
4 Curt Simmons
PHI
SP
24.1
4.4
19.6
11.5
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell
SLN
SP
22.9
4.4
17.5
9.9
6 Ruben Gomez *
NY1
SP
26.0
4.3
14.5
7.5
7 Carl Erskine
BRO
SP
26.6
4.3
19.5
11.1
8 Warren Hacker
CHN
SP
28.6
3.8
14.2
6.6
9 Hoyt Wilhelm
NY1
RP
30.9
3.6
13.6
7.9
10 Lew Burdette
ML1
SP
26.6
3.4
15.1
8.8
11 Bob Buhl *
ML1
SP
24.9
3.2
12.6
7.3
12 Jerry Staley
SLN
SP
32.9
3.0
16.0
8.2
13 Paul Minner
CHN
SP
29.9
3.0
13.8
7.0
14 Fred Baczewski *
MULT
SP
27.1
2.9
12.6
7.5
15 Clem Labine
BRO
SW
26.9
2.8
12.4
8.4
16 Larry Jansen
NY1
SP
33.0
2.2
9.8
3.5
17 Bob Rush
CHN
SP
27.5
2.1
9.4
3.8
18 Max Surkont
ML1
SP
31.0
2.1
8.8
3.0
19 Don Liddle *
ML1
SP
28.1
2.0
9.4
4.9
20 Bob Miller
PHI
SP
27.0
2.0
10.1
4.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1953 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
The Cy Young Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Billy Pierce
CHA
SP
26.2
6.3
23.9
15.3
2 Virgil Trucks
MULT
SP
36.2
6.1
24.2
15.9
3 Ellis Kinder
BOS
RP
38.9
4.5
22.4
18.1
4 Mel Parnell
BOS
SP
31.1
4.4
22.8
15.2
5 Bob Porterfield
WS1
SP
29.9
4.0
17.8
9.8
6 Mike Garcia
CLE
SP
29.6
3.8
18.9
10.4
7 Mickey McDermott
BOS
SP
24.2
3.6
19.6
13.1
8 Ed Lopat
NYA
SP
35.0
3.4
15.5
9.9
9 Alex Kellner
PHA
SP
28.8
3.3
13.8
7.5
10 Bob Lemon
CLE
SP
32.8
3.0
19.0
10.0
11 Johnny Sain
NYA
SP
35.8
3.0
15.2
9.0
12 Marion Fricano *
PHA
SP
30.0
3.0
13.7
6.9
13 Satchel Paige
SLA
RP
47.0
3.0
11.2
6.8
14 Sandy Consuegra
MULT
SW
32.8
2.9
11.8
7.5
15 Sid Hudson
BOS
SP
38.5
2.8
12.2
7.1
16 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
24.7
2.7
15.2
8.7
17 Harry Brecheen
SLA
SP
38.7
2.7
9.4
5.6
18 Don Larsen *
SLA
SP
23.9
2.6
11.6
5.4
19 Harry Dorish
CHA
RP
32.0
2.5
14.1
8.8
20 Ned Garver
DET
SP
27.5
2.1
7.5
1.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James