1979 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
Mike Flanagan	Baltimore Orioles	136	0.971 (140)	26	23 - 9	0	39	38	16	5	1	265.2	245	23	70	190	91	3.08	1.186	0.72
Tommy John	New York Yankees	51	0.364 (140)	1	21 - 9	0	37	36	17	3	1	276.1	268	9	65	111	91	2.96	1.205	0.40
Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	26	0.186 (140)	1	18 - 8	2	33	30	15	2	3	236.1	203	20	71	201	73	2.78	1.159	0.85
Jim Kern	Texas Rangers	25	0.179 (140)	0	13 - 5	29	71	0	0	0	71	143.0	99	5	62	136	25	1.57	1.126	0.95
Mike Marshall	Minnesota Twins	7	0.050 (140)	0	10 - 15	32	90	1	0	0	89	142.2	132	8	48	81	42	2.65	1.262	0.57
Jerry Koosman	Minnesota Twins	5	0.036 (140)	0	20 - 13	0	37	36	10	2	1	263.2	268	19	83	157	99	3.38	1.331	0.60
Aurelio Lopez	Detroit Tigers	1	0.007 (140)	0	10 - 5	21	61	0	0	0	61	127.0	95	12	51	106	34	2.41	1.150	0.83
Dennis Eckersley	Boston Red Sox	1	0.007 (140)	0	17 - 10	0	33	33	17	2	0	246.2	234	29	59	150	82	2.99	1.188	0.61

Preceded by
1978

Cy Young Award
National
1979

Succeeded by
1980