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1962 Major League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Don Drysdale
LAN
SP
25.9
14
5.3
22.9
12.7
2 Jack Sanford
SFN
SP
33.1
4
3.5
20.1
11.4
3 Billy Pierce
SFN
SP
35.2
1
2.4
12.6
7.3
4 Bob Purkey
CIN
SP
33.0
1
7.3
26.4
17.1
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Bob Purkey
CIN
SP
33.0
1
7.3
26.4
17.1
2 Hank Aguirre
DET
SP
31.4
7.3
23.1
15.5
3 Turk Farrell
HOU
SP
28.2
7.0
18.6
10.4
4 Ernie Broglio
SLN
SP
26.8
6.2
18.1
10.8
5 Bob Friend
PIT
SP
31.6
5.9
21.4
12.8
6 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
26.6
5.6
19.9
12.3
7 Warren Spahn
ML1
SP
41.2
5.6
21.9
13.2
8 Dick Radatz *
BOS
RP
25.2
5.5
20.4
14.4
9 Jim Kaat
MIN
SP
23.7
5.4
21.3
12.6
10 Camilo Pascual
MIN
SP
28.4
5.3
20.6
12.3
11 Don Drysdale
LAN
SP
25.9
14
5.3
22.9
12.7
12 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
33.7
5.2
19.8
11.5
13 Bob Shaw
ML1
SP
29.0
5.0
19.8
12.4
14 Jim Bunning
DET
SP
30.7
4.7
19.9
11.4
15 Ray Herbert
CHA
SP
32.5
4.7
19.3
11.7
16 Joey Jay
CIN
SP
26.9
4.6
18.8
9.9
17 Jim O'Toole
CIN
SP
25.5
4.4
17.0
8.8
18 Robin Roberts
BAL
SP
35.8
4.4
14.9
8.7
19 Sandy Koufax
LAN
SP
26.5
4.4
15.0
9.0
20 Dean Chance *
LAA
SP
21.1
4.1
16.5
9.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1962 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 Bob Purkey
CIN
SP
33.0
1
7.3
26.4
17.1
2 Turk Farrell
HOU
SP
28.2
7.0
18.6
10.4
3 Ernie Broglio
SLN
SP
26.8
6.2
18.1
10.8
4 Bob Friend
PIT
SP
31.6
5.9
21.4
12.8
5 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
26.6
5.6
19.9
12.3
6 Warren Spahn
ML1
SP
41.2
5.6
21.9
13.2
7 Don Drysdale
LAN
SP
25.9
14
5.3
22.9
12.7
8 Bob Shaw
ML1
SP
29.0
5.0
19.8
12.4
9 Joey Jay
CIN
SP
26.9
4.6
18.8
9.9
10 Jim O'Toole
CIN
SP
25.5
4.4
17.0
8.8
11 Sandy Koufax
LAN
SP
26.5
4.4
15.0
9.0
12 Earl Francis
PIT
SP
27.0
4.1
13.5
7.6
13 Roy Face
PIT
RP
34.4
4.0
19.0
14.9
14 Don McMahon
MULT
RP
32.5
3.8
11.8
8.2
15 Juan Marichal
SFN
SP
24.7
3.5
18.4
9.8
16 Jack Sanford
SFN
SP
33.1
4
3.5
20.1
11.4
17 Cal Koonce *
CHN
SP
21.6
3.3
12.0
5.7
18 Art Mahaffey
PHI
SP
24.1
3.2
16.8
7.9
19 Billy O'Dell
SFN
SP
30.4
3.1
17.9
8.7
20 Roger Craig
NYN
SP
32.4
3.0
8.9
1.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1962 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 Hank Aguirre
DET
SP
31.4
7.3
23.1
15.5
2 Dick Radatz *
BOS
RP
25.2
5.5
20.4
14.4
3 Jim Kaat
MIN
SP
23.7
5.4
21.3
12.6
4 Camilo Pascual
MIN
SP
28.4
5.3
20.6
12.3
5 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
33.7
5.2
19.8
11.5
6 Jim Bunning
DET
SP
30.7
4.7
19.9
11.4
7 Ray Herbert
CHA
SP
32.5
4.7
19.3
11.7
8 Robin Roberts
BAL
SP
35.8
4.4
14.9
8.7
9 Dean Chance *
LAA
SP
21.1
4.1
16.5
9.2
10 Ralph Terry
NYA
SP
26.5
4.0
20.9
11.2
11 Bill Monbouquette
BOS
SP
25.9
3.8
17.0
9.4
12 Tom Cheney
WS2
SP
27.7
3.8
13.0
7.1
13 Terry Fox
DET
RP
26.9
3.6
11.7
8.9
14 Dave Stenhouse *
WS2
SP
28.8
3.5
13.1
6.5
15 Dick Donovan
CLE
SP
34.6
3.3
19.1
11.0
16 Dick Hall
BAL
SW
31.8
3.3
12.6
7.7
17 Eddie Fisher
CHA
SW
26.0
3.2
14.8
7.6
18 Claude Osteen
WS2
SP
22.9
3.0
10.1
5.1
19 Earl Wilson
BOS
SP
27.7
2.9
12.2
6.0
20 Don Lee
MULT
SP
28.3
2.9
12.7
6.0
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