1888 Season
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1888 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 Charlie Buffinton
PHI
SP
27.0
12.1
41.2
26.9
2 Tim Keefe
NY1
SP
31.5
10.3
36.7
21.2
3 Mickey Welch
NY1
SP
29.0
8.0
31.2
16.0
4 Ben Sanders *
PHI
SP
23.4
7.8
28.0
18.2
5 Gus Krock *
CHN
SP
22.1
6.8
26.5
14.4
6 Pud Galvin
PIT
SP
31.5
6.6
27.5
11.9
7 Ed Morris
PIT
SP
25.8
6.4
32.3
15.1
8 Pete Conway
DTN
SP
21.7
5.6
26.0
12.0
9 John Clarkson
BSN
SP
27.0
4.3
31.4
14.1
10 Hank O'Day
WS8
SP
26.0
4.2
19.8
5.4
11 Bill Sowders *
BSN
SP
23.6
3.6
22.3
11.0
12 Henry Boyle
IN3
SP
27.8
3.0
16.3
4.8
13 Bill Burdick *
IN3
SP
28.7
2.7
10.8
4.5
14 Kid Madden
BSN
SP
21.7
2.4
9.9
4.1
15 Dan Casey
PHI
SP
25.6
2.1
17.5
7.3
16 Jim Whitney
WS8
SP
30.6
1.8
15.8
4.2
17 Cannonball Titcomb
NY1
SP
21.9
1.7
12.4
5.4
18 Henry Gruber
DTN
SP
24.5
1.7
13.2
4.7
19 Harry Staley *
PIT
SP
21.7
1.7
11.7
4.3
20 Mark Baldwin
CHN
SP
24.7
1.7
15.0
6.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1888 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 Silver King
SL4
SP
20.5
14.5
67.9
48.3
2 Ed Seward
PH4
SP
21.0
9.9
41.7
24.4
3 Bob Caruthers
BR3
SP
24.5
5.6
33.7
20.6
4 Mickey Hughes *
BR3
SP
21.7
5.2
31.9
19.8
5 Elton Chamberlain
MULT
SP
20.7
4.4
22.7
12.4
6 Elmer Smith
CN2
SP
20.3
4.4
26.5
14.8
7 Lee Viau *
CN2
SP
22.0
4.2
30.0
17.0
8 Nat Hudson
SL4
SP
29.5
4.0
31.3
20.2
9 Jersey Bakely
CL3
SP
24.2
3.9
23.7
5.8
10 Adonis Terry
BR3
SP
23.9
3.7
18.0
11.5
11 Gus Weyhing
PH4
SP
21.8
3.6
28.5
14.9
12 Tony Mullane
CN2
SP
29.4
3.6
28.3
15.6
13 John Ewing *
LS2
SP
25.1
2.5
8.0
1.6
14 Dave Foutz
BR3
RF
31.8
1.9
14.1
8.3
15 Al Mays
BR3
SP
23.1
1.4
11.5
6.1
16 John Weyhing *
CN2
SP
19.0
1.4
6.2
4.0
17 Darby O'Brien *
CL3
SP
21.2
1.3
10.4
1.7
18 Tom Sullivan
KC2
SP
28.3
0.9
11.4
4.2
19 Phenomenal Smith
MULT
SP
23.6
0.8
15.6
5.1
20 Red Ehret *
KC2
SP
19.8
0.7
3.1
1.4
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