1928 Season
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1928 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 Dazzy Vance
BRO
SP
37.3
10.0
30.9
21.1
2 Larry Benton
NY1
SP
30.6
6.6
29.8
19.0
3 Sheriff Blake
CHN
SP
28.8
5.6
24.3
15.9
4 Burleigh Grimes
PIT
SP
34.9
5.5
27.6
16.1
5 Bill Sherdel
SLN
SP
31.9
5.5
22.8
14.1
6 Jesse Haines
SLN
SP
34.9
4.6
19.4
11.1
7 Watty Clark
BRO
SP
26.1
4.6
17.4
10.6
8 Doug McWeeny
BRO
SP
31.9
4.5
17.6
9.1
9 Eppa Rixey
CIN
SP
37.2
4.3
22.1
12.0
10 Pat Malone *
CHN
SP
25.8
4.1
22.4
13.7
11 Art Nehf
CHN
SP
35.9
3.6
17.0
10.9
12 Joe Genewich
MULT
SP
31.5
3.6
17.1
8.8
13 Pete Alexander
SLN
SP
41.3
3.4
18.0
9.5
14 Ray Kolp
CIN
SP
33.8
3.3
17.5
10.2
15 Carmen Hill
PIT
SP
32.8
3.2
17.3
9.1
16 Clarence Mitchell
MULT
SP
37.4
3.2
10.9
5.5
17 Red Lucas
CIN
SP
26.2
2.8
13.4
7.6
18 Jesse Petty
BRO
SP
33.6
2.6
13.0
4.8
19 Freddie Fitzsimmons
NY1
SP
26.9
2.5
18.0
8.9
20 Joe Dawson
PIT
SW
31.3
2.5
10.4
5.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1928 American 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 Lefty Grove
PHA
SP
28.3
6.9
27.8
18.4
2 Tommy Thomas
CHA
SP
28.5
6.6
24.4
14.2
3 Garland Braxton
WS1
SP
28.1
6.0
22.1
14.3
4 Herb Pennock
NYA
SP
34.4
5.8
19.4
11.7
5 Sam Jones
WS1
SP
35.9
5.5
19.9
11.8
6 Ownie Carroll
DET
SP
25.6
5.0
18.1
9.7
7 George Pipgras
NYA
SP
28.5
4.8
20.9
10.0
8 Dolly Gray
SLA
SP
30.7
4.8
23.8
14.3
9 Alvin Crowder
SLA
SP
29.5
4.7
21.1
12.3
10 Waite Hoyt
NYA
SP
28.8
4.7
21.0
11.1
11 Ed Morris *
BOS
SP
28.6
4.4
21.4
12.1
12 Bump Hadley
WS1
SP
24.0
4.0
15.6
7.2
13 Jack Ogden *
SLA
SP
30.7
3.8
16.5
7.8
14 Eddie Rommel
PHA
SW
30.8
3.6
16.2
10.0
15 Jack Quinn
PHA
SP
45.0
3.6
18.7
11.1
16 Red Ruffing
BOS
SP
23.2
3.4
17.0
6.5
17 Willis Hudlin
CLE
SP
22.1
3.2
15.3
7.4
18 Grady Adkins *
CHA
SP
31.0
3.2
13.8
5.7
19 Rube Walberg
PHA
SP
31.9
3.2
17.0
8.5
20 Red Faber
CHA
SP
39.8
3.2
13.8
6.5
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