1978 National 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
Gaylord Perry	San Diego Padres	116	0.967 (120)	22	21 - 6	0	37	37	5	2	0	260.2	241	9	66	154	79	2.73	1.178	0.59
Burt Hooton	Los Angeles Dodgers	38	0.317 (120)	0	19 - 10	0	32	32	10	3	0	236.0	196	17	61	104	71	2.71	1.089	0.44
Vida Blue	San Francisco Giants	17	0.142 (120)	1	18 - 10	0	35	35	9	4	0	258.0	233	12	70	171	80	2.79	1.174	0.66
J.R. Richard	Houston Astros	13	0.108 (120)	1	18 - 11	0	36	36	16	3	0	275.1	192	12	141	303	95	3.11	1.209	1.10
Kent Tekulve	Pittsburgh Pirates	12	0.100 (120)	0	8 - 7	31	91	0	0	0	91	135.0	115	5	55	77	35	2.33	1.259	0.57
Phil Niekro	Atlanta Braves	10	0.083 (120)	0	19 - 18	1	44	42	22	4	2	334.1	295	16	102	248	107	2.88	1.187	0.74
Ross Grimsley	Montreal Expos	7	0.058 (120)	0	20 - 11	0	36	36	19	3	0	263.0	237	17	67	84	89	3.05	1.156	0.32
Rollie Fingers	San Diego Padres	1	0.008 (120)	0	6 - 13	37	67	0	0	0	67	107.1	84	4	29	72	30	2.52	1.053	0.67
Tommy John	Los Angeles Dodgers	1	0.008 (120)	0	17 - 10	1	33	30	7	0	3	213.0	230	11	53	124	78	3.30	1.329	0.58
Don Robinson	Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0.008 (120)	0	14 - 6	1	35	32	9	1	3	228.1	203	20	57	135	88	3.47	1.139	0.59

Preceded by
1977

Cy Young Award
American
1978

Succeeded by
1979