2016 American League Cy Young Award

The winner of the 2016 American League Cy Young Award was Rick Porcello of the Boston Red Sox.

Award Voting

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
Rick Porcello	Boston Red Sox	137	0.65 (210)	8		22 - 4	0	33	33	3	0	85	223.0	193	23	32	189	78	3.15	1.009	0.85
Justin Verlander	Detroit Tigers	132	0.63 (210)	14		16 - 9	0	34	34	2	0	81	227.2	171	30	57	254	77	3.04	1.001	1.12
Corey Kluber	Cleveland Indians	98	0.47 (210)	3		18 - 9	0	32	32	3	2	82	215.0	170	22	57	227	75	3.14	1.056	1.06
Zach Britton	Baltimore Orioles	72	0.34 (210)	5		2 - 1	47	69	0	0	0	7	67.0	38	1	18	74	4	0.54	0.836	1.10
Chris Sale	Chicago White Sox	40	0.19 (210)	0		17 - 10	0	32	32	6	1	88	226.2	190	27	45	233	84	3.34	1.037	1.03
J.A. Happ	Toronto Blue Jays	14	0.07 (210)	0		20 - 4	0	32	32	0	0	72	195.0	168	22	60	163	69	3.18	1.169	0.84
Aaron Sanchez	Toronto Blue Jays	6	0.03 (210)	0		15 - 2	0	30	30	0	0	69	192.0	161	15	63	161	64	3.00	1.167	0.84
Masahiro Tanaka	New York Yankees	6	0.03 (210)	0		14 - 4	0	31	31	0	0	75	199.2	179	22	36	165	68	3.07	1.077	0.83
Andrew Miller	New York/Cleveland	3	0.01 (210)	0		10 - 1	12	70	0	0	0	13	74.1	42	8	9	123	12	1.45	0.686	1.65
Michael Fulmer	Detroit Tigers	1	0.00 (210)	0		11 - 7	0	26	26	1	1	57	159.0	136	16	42	132	54	3.06	1.19	0.83
Jose Quintana	Chicago White Sox	1	0.00 (210)	0		13 - 12	0	32	32	0	0	76	208.0	192	22	50	181	74	3.20	1.163	0.87

Further Reading

• Ian Browne: "Porcello wins AL Cy Young Award", mlb.com, November 16, 2016. [1]
• Richard Justice: "AL Cy Young Award voters faced tough task: Red Sox's Porcello edges Tigers' Verlander by razor-thin margin", mlb.com, November 16, 2016. [2]
• Jorge L. Ortiz: "Red Sox's Rick Porcello wins tight race AL Cy Young Award", USA Today Sports, November 16, 2016. [3]

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