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1988 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
29.8
120
7.2
25.1
17.0
2 Danny Jackson
CIN
SP
26.5
54
5.0
22.2
14.4
3 David Cone
NYN
SP
25.5
42
5.6
19.6
12.3
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
29.8
120
7.2
25.1
17.0
2 David Cone
NYN
SP
25.5
42
5.6
19.6
12.3
3 John Tudor
MULT
SP
34.4
5.2
16.7
10.7
4 Greg Maddux
CHN
SP
22.2
5.2
19.3
11.8
5 Danny Jackson
CIN
SP
26.5
54
5.0
22.2
14.4
6 Mike Scott
HOU
SP
33.2
4.7
14.3
7.8
7 Pascual Perez
MON
SP
31.1
4.5
14.6
9.0
8 Jose Rijo
CIN
SP
23.1
3.8
14.8
9.0
9 Joe Magrane
SLN
SP
24.0
3.7
12.8
7.8
10 Rick Reuschel
SFN
SP
39.1
3.7
15.2
7.9
11 Kevin Gross
PHI
SP
27.1
3.6
11.4
4.4
12 Jim Deshaies
HOU
SP
28.0
3.5
11.5
5.3
13 Dwight Gooden
NYN
SP
23.6
3.5
13.4
5.9
14 Jamie Moyer
CHN
SP
25.6
3.4
12.2
6.0
15 Rick Sutcliffe
CHN
SP
32.0
3.4
13.0
6.2
16 Eric Show
SDN
SP
32.1
3.4
15.1
8.1
17 Pete Smith *
ATL
SP
22.3
3.3
9.4
3.5
18 Bob Walk
PIT
SP
31.6
3.2
14.8
8.4
19 Mark Davis
SDN
RP
27.7
3.1
17.3
11.9
20 Dennis Martinez
MON
SP
33.1
3.0
14.9
7.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1988 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Frank Viola
MIN
SP
28.2
138
7.7
25.1
17.3
2 Dennis Eckersley
OAK
RP
33.7
52
2.2
14.9
10.8
3 Mark Gubicza
KCA
SP
25.9
26
7.7
24.5
16.2
4 Dave Stewart
OAK
SP
31.4
16
4.4
17.7
9.2
5 Bruce Hurst
BOS
SP
30.3
12
3.4
14.5
7.9
6 Roger Clemens
BOS
SP
25.9
8
7.1
21.6
13.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Mark Gubicza
KCA
SP
25.9
26
7.7
24.5
16.2
2 Frank Viola
MIN
SP
28.2
138
7.7
25.1
17.3
3 Teddy Higuera
ML4
SP
29.6
7.4
22.3
15.3
4 Roger Clemens
BOS
SP
25.9
8
7.1
21.6
13.5
5 Greg Swindell
CLE
SP
23.5
5.9
19.6
12.2
6 Tom Candiotti
CLE
SP
30.8
5.7
17.3
10.7
7 Mark Langston
SEA
SP
27.9
5.6
18.9
10.9
8 Allan Anderson
MIN
SP
24.5
5.2
18.8
12.6
9 Charlie Leibrandt
KCA
SP
31.7
5.2
17.5
10.0
10 Dave Stewart
OAK
SP
31.4
16
4.4
17.7
9.2
11 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
30.9
4.2
16.4
10.0
12 Mike Boddicker
MULT
SP
30.9
4.2
15.5
8.3
13 Charlie Hough
TEX
SP
40.5
3.9
17.4
9.7
14 Jeff Robinson
DET
SP
26.5
3.8
14.3
9.0
15 Bret Saberhagen
KCA
SP
24.2
3.8
14.5
6.5
16 Mike Moore
SEA
SP
28.6
3.7
13.5
6.3
17 Scott Bankhead
SEA
SP
24.9
3.5
10.1
6.0
18 Bruce Hurst
BOS
SP
30.3
12
3.4
14.5
7.9
19 Mike Henneman
DET
RP
26.6
3.3
17.2
12.0
20 Doug Jones
CLE
RP
31.0
3.2
17.7
13.0
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