1887 Season
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1887 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
The Cy Young Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 John Clarkson
CHN
SP
26.0
14.9
48.5
30.4
2 Dan Casey
PHI
SP
24.6
10.4
31.7
18.1
3 Charlie Ferguson
PHI
SP
24.2
7.7
24.0
13.8
4 Jim Whitney
WS8
SP
29.6
7.6
28.3
14.3
5 Tim Keefe
NY1
SP
30.5
7.1
35.1
18.5
6 Pud Galvin
PIT
SP
30.5
6.8
32.0
16.8
7 Mark Baldwin *
CHN
SP
23.7
6.0
26.5
15.0
8 Henry Boyle
IN3
SP
26.8
5.5
14.9
3.5
9 Charlie Getzien
DTN
SP
23.4
4.7
24.9
12.3
10 Mickey Welch
NY1
SP
28.0
4.7
24.1
12.1
11 Charlie Buffinton
PHI
SP
26.0
3.8
20.4
8.9
12 Kid Madden *
BSN
SP
20.7
3.7
19.5
8.4
13 Jim McCormick
PIT
SP
30.7
2.6
16.7
5.6
14 George Van Haltren *
CHN
RF
21.3
2.2
12.1
6.6
15 Frank Gilmore
WS8
SP
23.2
2.1
12.1
3.9
16 Charley Radbourn
BSN
SP
32.6
1.8
20.4
5.6
17 Lady Baldwin
DTN
SP
28.2
1.8
12.7
5.4
18 Ed Morris
PIT
SP
24.8
1.7
15.8
4.8
19 Henry Gruber *
DTN
SP
23.5
1.5
5.1
3.0
20 Hank O'Day
WS8
SP
25.0
1.5
11.9
3.1
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1887 American Association Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
The Cy Young Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Matt Kilroy
BL2
SP
21.0
10.8
48.7
27.8
2 Elmer Smith
CN2
SP
19.3
10.1
47.7
31.8
3 Toad Ramsey
LS2
SP
22.9
8.2
44.2
24.4
4 Ed Seward *
PH4
SP
20.0
7.4
31.8
15.2
5 Tony Mullane
CN2
SP
28.4
7.1
40.8
26.1
6 Bob Caruthers
SL4
RF
23.5
6.8
33.4
21.3
7 Silver King *
SL4
SP
19.5
6.2
35.1
21.3
8 Gus Weyhing *
PH4
SP
20.8
3.1
27.6
11.1
9 Bob Gilks *
CL3
SP
23.0
2.7
5.8
1.9
10 Al Mays
NY4
SP
22.1
2.6
15.6
0.0
11 Adonis Terry
BR3
SP
22.9
2.2
18.8
7.6
12 Elton Chamberlain *
LS2
SP
19.7
2.2
21.2
10.2
13 Steve Toole
BR3
SP
28.2
1.9
11.6
4.7
14 Dave Foutz
SL4
RF
30.8
1.8
26.1
14.1
15 Guy Hecker
LS2
1B
31.2
1.6
19.0
8.9
16 Hugh Daily
CL3
SP
40.0
1.6
5.6
0.7
17 Phenomenal Smith
BL2
SP
22.6
1.1
28.9
11.5
18 Henry Porter
BR3
SP
29.1
1.0
17.1
5.1
19 Billy Crowell *
CL3
SP
21.7
0.7
11.8
-2.0
20 Jack Lynch
NY4
SP
30.4
0.7
6.0
-0.6
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James