Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
Year Player Team League ERA W K Rating
1913 Walter Johnson ( 1 ) Washington Senators AL 1.14* 36* 243* 12.71
1915 Grover Cleveland Alexander Philadelphia Phillies NL 1.22* 31* 241* 12.62
1918 Walter Johnson ( 2 ) Washington Senators AL 1.27* 23* 162* 10.00
1924 Dazzy Vance Brooklyn Robins NL 2.16* 28* 262* 9.80
1930 Lefty Grove ( 1 ) Philadelphia Athletics AL 2.54* 28* 209* 8.47
1931 Lefty Grove ( 2 ) Philadelphia Athletics AL 2.06* 31* 175* 9.09
1945 Hal Newhouser Detroit Tigers AL 1.81* 25* 212* 9.62
1963 Sandy Koufax ( 1 ) Los Angeles Dodgers NL 1.88* 25* 306* 10.41
1965 Sandy Koufax ( 2 ) Los Angeles Dodgers NL 2.04* 26* 382* 11.39
1966 Sandy Koufax ( 3 ) Los Angeles Dodgers NL 1.73* 27* 317* 11.15
1985 Dwight Gooden New York Mets NL 1.53* 24* 268* 9.88
2006 Johan Santana Minnesota Twins AL 2.77* 19* 245* 6.96
Players -- MLB Triple Crown
Only four Pitcher of the Year Award winners have led the major leagues in wins , ERA and strikeouts which is commonly called Major League Pitching Triple Crown . [ 42 ] Below is a complete list including individuals before the award was created . Sandy Koufax is the only player to achieve it more than once . Koufax achieved it three times in a four-year period . Hal Newhouser , age 24 and Dwight Gooden , age 20 were the youngest individuals . Johan Santana , age 27 , is the fourth individual . [ 10 ] [ 24 ] [ 28 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] Walter Johnson and Lefty Grove achieved it twice before the award began .
Sporting News established the Pitcher of the Year Award in 1944 to recognize the most outstanding pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB). Until the award was replaced by two separate ones in 2013, it was given annually to one pitcher each in the American League and National League. No awards were given in 1946 or 1947. This award was established before there was a Cy Young Award, MLB's official honor for the best pitcher in each league. The Cy Young Award is voted by baseball writers from each city, and critics claim that the writers who follow a particular team or player throughout a season are naturally inclined to vote for him. In 2013, the Pitcher of the Year Award was split into the Starting Pitcher of the Year Award and Relief Pitcher of the Year Award, which are given annually to a starting pitcher and relief pitchers in each league, as judged by Sporting News baseball experts.