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1998 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Tom Glavine
ATL
SP
32.3
99
6.1
23.1
16.7
2 Trevor Hoffman
SDN
RP
30.7
88
4.1
19.6
15.7
3 Kevin Brown
SDN
SP
33.3
76
8.6
24.7
17.4
4 Greg Maddux
ATL
SP
32.2
10
6.6
24.8
17.8
5 John Smoltz
ATL
SP
31.1
10
3.3
15.6
10.9
6 Al Leiter
NYN
SP
32.7
3
6.8
21.1
15.8
7 Randy Johnson
MULT
SP
34.8
2
5.8
19.8
12.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Kevin Brown
SDN
SP
33.3
76
8.6
24.7
17.4
2 Al Leiter
NYN
SP
32.7
3
6.8
21.1
15.8
3 Greg Maddux
ATL
SP
32.2
10
6.6
24.8
17.8
4 Curt Schilling
PHI
SP
31.6
6.2
22.4
14.9
5 Tom Glavine
ATL
SP
32.3
99
6.1
23.1
16.7
6 Francisco Cordova
PIT
SP
26.2
5.5
15.8
9.7
7 Pete Harnisch
CIN
SP
31.8
5.1
16.0
10.1
8 Andy Ashby
SDN
SP
31.0
4.7
16.3
10.0
9 Rick Reed
NYN
SP
33.9
4.5
16.4
10.5
10 Omar Daal
ARI
SP
26.3
4.2
12.4
7.6
11 Trevor Hoffman
SDN
RP
30.7
88
4.1
19.6
15.7
12 Jose Lima
HOU
SP
25.8
3.9
14.4
7.9
13 Kerry Wood *
CHN
SP
21.0
3.9
13.2
8.5
14 Shane Reynolds
HOU
SP
30.3
3.7
15.7
9.2
15 Matt Morris
SLN
SP
23.9
3.5
9.7
6.5
16 Mike Hampton
HOU
SP
25.8
3.4
13.1
7.2
17 Robb Nen
SFN
RP
28.6
3.4
18.3
13.6
18 Jason Schmidt
PIT
SP
25.4
3.4
11.3
5.3
19 John Smoltz
ATL
SP
31.1
10
3.3
15.6
10.9
20 Jeff Shaw
MULT
RP
32.0
3.3
15.9
11.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1998 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Roger Clemens
TOR
SP
35.9
140
8.1
25.2
18.2
2 Pedro Martinez
BOS
SP
26.7
65
7.2
21.2
14.2
3 David Wells
NYA
SP
35.1
31
4.8
17.9
11.5
4 David Cone
NYA
SP
35.5
16
4.0
16.9
10.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Roger Clemens
TOR
SP
35.9
140
8.1
25.2
18.2
2 Kenny Rogers
OAK
SP
33.6
7.5
19.0
11.8
3 Pedro Martinez
BOS
SP
26.7
65
7.2
21.2
14.2
4 Chuck Finley
ANA
SP
35.6
7.2
17.6
10.9
5 Jamie Moyer
SEA
SP
35.6
5.7
18.3
11.3
6 Brad Radke
MIN
SP
25.7
5.2
13.9
7.5
7 Mike Mussina
BAL
SP
29.6
5.0
15.5
9.3
8 David Wells
NYA
SP
35.1
31
4.8
17.9
11.5
9 Bartolo Colon
CLE
SP
25.1
4.4
16.0
9.9
10 Scott Erickson
BAL
SP
30.4
4.3
15.2
7.7
11 Brian Moehler
DET
SP
26.5
4.2
16.7
10.0
12 Jeff Fassero
SEA
SP
35.5
4.2
14.2
7.4
13 Rolando Arrojo *
TBA
SP
30.0
4.1
16.3
10.3
14 David Cone
NYA
SP
35.5
16
4.0
16.9
10.7
15 Omar Olivares
ANA
SP
31.0
3.8
11.6
5.8
16 Mike Jackson
CLE
RP
33.5
3.8
16.2
12.4
17 Dave Burba
CLE
SP
32.0
3.7
14.3
8.2
18 Rick Helling
TEX
SP
27.5
3.7
15.6
9.1
19 Orlando Hernandez *
NYA
SP
32.7
3.6
12.7
8.4
20 Tim Belcher
KCA
SP
36.7
3.3
16.6
9.6
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