1978 American League Cy Young Award

Award Voting[edit]

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes	W - L	SV	G	GS	CG	SHO	RA	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ER	ERA	WHIP	K/IP
Ron Guidry	New York Yankees ^	140	1.000 (140)	28	25 - 3	0	35	35	16	9	0	273.2	187	13	72	248	53	1.74	0.946	0.91
Mike Caldwell	Milwaukee Brewers	76	0.543 (140)	0	22 - 9	1	37	34	23	6	3	293.1	258	14	54	131	77	2.36	1.063	0.45
Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	14	0.100 (140)	0	21 - 12	0	38	38	19	6	0	296.0	246	19	97	138	81	2.46	1.159	0.47
Dennis Eckersley	Boston Red Sox	10	0.071 (140)	0	20 - 8	0	35	35	16	3	0	268.1	258	30	71	162	89	2.99	1.226	0.60
Rich Gossage	New York Yankees	4	0.029 (140)	0	10 - 11	27	63	0	0	0	63	134.1	87	9	59	122	30	2.01	1.087	0.91
Fergie Jenkins	Texas Rangers	2	0.014 (140)	0	18 - 8	0	34	30	16	4	4	249.0	228	21	41	157	84	3.04	1.080	0.63
Mike Marshall	Minnesota Twins	1	0.007 (140)	0	10 - 12	21	54	0	0	0	54	99.0	80	3	37	56	27	2.45	1.182	0.57
Bob Stanley	Boston Red Sox	1	0.007 (140)	0	15 - 2	10	52	3	0	0	49	141.2	142	5	34	38	41	2.60	1.242	0.27
Larry Gura	Kansas City Royals	1	0.007 (140)	0	16 - 4	0	35	26	8	2	9	221.2	183	13	60	81	67	2.72	1.096	0.37
Ed Figueroa	New York Yankees	1	0.007 (140)	0	20 - 9	0	35	35	12	2	0	253.0	233	22	77	92	84	2.99	1.225	0.36
Dennis Leonard	Kansas City Royals	1	0.007 (140)	0	21 - 17	0	40	40	20	4	0	294.2	283	27	78	183	109	3.33	1.225	0.62
Paul Splittorff	Kansas City Royals	1	0.007 (140)	0	19 - 13	0	39	38	13	2	1	262.0	244	22	60	76	99	3.40	1.160	0.29

Preceded by
1977

Cy Young Award
National
1978

Succeeded by
1979