The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award

The The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award was first given out by The Sporting News in 1944. The award is given annually to the pitcher in each league judged by TSN baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season. The award preceded the Cy Young Award by twelve years.

Award Winners

Year		American League			National League
		Player	Team		Player	Team
1944		Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers		Bill Voiselle	New York Giants
1945		Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers		Hank Borowy	Chicago Cubs
1946		None Awarded			None Awarded
1947		None Awarded			None Awarded
1948		Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians		Johnny Sain	Boston Braves
1949		Ellis Kinder	Boston Red Sox		Howie Pollet	St. Louis Cardinals
1950		Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians		Jim Konstanty	Philadelphia Phillies
1951		Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians		Preacher Roe	Brooklyn Dodgers
1952		Bobby Shantz	Philadelphia Athletics		Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies
1953		Bob Porterfield	Washington Senators		Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
1954		Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians		Johnny Antonelli	New York Giants
1955		Whitey Ford	New York Yankees		Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies
1956		Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox		Don Newcombe	Brooklyn Dodgers
1957		Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox		Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
1958		Bob Turley	New York Yankees		Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
1959		Early Wynn	Chicago White Sox		Toothpick Sam Jones	San Francisco Giants
1960		Chuck Estrada	Baltimore Orioles		Vern Law	Pittsburgh Pirates
1961		Whitey Ford	New York Yankees		Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
1962		Dick Donovan	Cleveland Indians		Don Drysdale	Los Angeles Dodgers
1963		Whitey Ford	New York Yankees		Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1964		Dean Chance	Los Angeles Angels		Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1965		Mudcat Grant	Minnesota Twins		Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1966		Jim Kaat	Minnesota Twins		Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1967		Jim Lonborg	Boston Red Sox		Mike McCormick	San Francisco Giants
1968		Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers		Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals
1969		Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers		Tom Seaver	New York Mets
1970		Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians		Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals
1971		Vida Blue	Oakland Athletics		Ferguson Jenkins	Chicago Cubs
1972		Wilbur Wood	Chicago White Sox		Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies
1973		Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles		Ron Bryant	San Francisco Giants
1974		Catfish Hunter	Oakland Athletics		Mike Marshall	Los Angeles Dodgers
1975		Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles		Tom Seaver	New York Mets
1976		Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles		Randy Jones	Houston Astros
1977		Nolan Ryan	California Angels		Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies
1978		Ron Guidry	New York Yankees		Vida Blue	San Francisco Giants
1979		Mike Flanagan	Baltimore Orioles		Joe Niekro	Houston Astros
1980		Steve Stone	Baltimore Orioles		Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies
1981		Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers		Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers
1982		Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays		Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies
1983		LaMarr Hoyt	Chicago White Sox		John Denny	Philadelphia Phillies
1984		Willie Hernández	Detroit Tigers		Rick Sutcliffe	Chicago Cubs
1985		Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals		Dwight Gooden	New York Mets
1986		Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox		Mike Scott	Houston Astros
1987		Jimmy Key	Toronto Blue Jays		Rick Sutcliffe	Chicago Cubs
1988		Frank Viola	Minnesota Twins		Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers
1989		Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals		Mark Davis	San Diego Padres
1990		Bob Welch	Oakland Athletics		Doug Drabek	Pittsburgh Pirates
1991		Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox		Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves
1992		Dennis Eckersley	Oakland Athletics		Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves
1993		Jack McDowell	Chicago White Sox		Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves
1994		Jimmy Key	New York Yankees		Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves
1995		Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners		Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves
1996		Pat Hentgen	Toronto Blue Jays		John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves
1997		Roger Clemens	Toronto Blue Jays		Pedro Martínez	Montreal Expos
1998		Roger Clemens	Toronto Blue Jays		Kevin Brown	San Diego Padres
1999		Pedro Martínez	Boston Red Sox		Mike Hampton	Houston Astros
2000		Pedro Martínez	Boston Red Sox		Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves
2001		Roger Clemens	New York Yankees		Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks
2002		Barry Zito	Oakland Athletics		Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks
2003		Roy Halladay	Toronto Blue Jays		Eric Gagné	Los Angeles Dodgers
2004		Johan Santana	Minnesota Twins		Jason Schmidt	San Francisco Giants
2005		Bartolo Colón	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		Chris Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals
2006	Johan Santana	Minnesota Twins	Chris Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals
2007	C.C. Sabathia	Cleveland Indians	Jake Peavy	San Diego Padres
2008	Cliff Lee	Cleveland Indians	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco Giants
2009	Zach Greinke	Kansas City Royals	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco Giants
2010	Felix Hernandez	Seattle Mariners	Roy Halladay	Philadelphia Phillies
2011	Justin Verlander	Detroit Tigers	Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers
2012	Justin Verlander & David Price	Detroit Tigers & Tampa Bay Rays	R.A. Dickey	New York Mets
2013	SP: Max Scherzer RP: Greg Holland	Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals	SP: Clayton Kershaw RP: Craig Kimbrel	Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves
2014	SP: Felix Hernandez RP: Dellin Betances	Seattle Mariners New York Yankees	SP: Clayton Kershaw RP: Craig Kimbrel	Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves
2015	SP: Dallas Keuchel RP: Dellin Betances	Houston Astros New York Yankees	SP: Zack Greinke RP: Mark Melancon	Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates
2016	SP: Corey Kluber RP: Zach Britton	Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles	SP: Max Scherzer RP: Kenley Jansen	Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers
2017	SP: Chris Sale RP: Craig Kimbrel	Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox	SP: Max Scherzer RP: Kenley Jansen	Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers
2018	SP: Chris Sale RP: Edwin Diaz	Boston Red Sox Seattle Mariners	SP: Jacob DeGrom RP: Josh Hader	New York Mets Milwaukee Brewers
2019	SP: Gerrit Cole RP: Liam Hendriks	Houston Astros Oakland Athletics	SP: Jacob DeGrom RP: Kirby Yates	New York Mets San Diego Padres
2020	SP: Shane Bieber RP: Liam Hendriks	Cleveland Indians Oakland Athletics	SP: Jacob DeGrom RP: Devin Williams	New York Mets Milwaukee Brewers
2021	SP: Gerrit Cole RP: Liam Hendriks	New York Yankees Chicago White Sox	SP: Max Scherzer RP: Josh Hader	Washington Nationals/Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers