1964 Season
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1964 Major League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Dean Chance
LAA
SP
23.1
17
9.3
32.1
23.3
2 Larry Jackson
CHN
SP
33.1
2
6.0
25.2
15.3
3 Sandy Koufax
LAN
SP
28.5
1
7.4
23.5
16.1
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Dean Chance
LAA
SP
23.1
17
9.3
32.1
23.3
2 Don Drysdale
LAN
SP
27.9
8.0
25.9
15.3
3 Sandy Koufax
LAN
SP
28.5
1
7.4
23.5
16.1
4 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
35.7
6.7
23.3
15.8
5 Juan Marichal
SFN
SP
26.7
6.4
24.6
15.8
6 Chris Short
PHI
SP
26.8
6.1
20.8
13.3
7 Dick Radatz
BOS
RP
27.2
6.1
23.4
15.1
8 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
28.6
6.0
23.7
14.1
9 Larry Jackson
CHN
SP
33.1
2
6.0
25.2
15.3
10 Bob Veale
PIT
SP
28.7
5.8
21.0
11.8
11 Gaylord Perry
SFN
SP
25.8
5.5
18.5
11.0
12 Jim Bunning
PHI
SP
32.7
5.4
22.3
12.9
13 Jim O'Toole
CIN
SP
27.5
5.4
19.5
12.3
14 Joe Horlen
CHA
SP
26.9
5.1
19.3
12.8
15 Bob Bruce
HOU
SP
31.1
5.0
17.2
10.4
16 Sam McDowell
CLE
SP
21.8
4.7
14.1
8.7
17 Jim Maloney
CIN
SP
24.1
4.6
18.0
10.9
18 Gary Peters
CHA
SP
27.2
4.3
21.5
13.3
19 Bob Lee *
LAA
RP
26.6
4.3
19.8
13.4
20 Wes Stock
MULT
RP
30.2
4.2
12.3
6.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1964 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 Don Drysdale
LAN
SP
27.9
8.0
25.9
15.3
2 Sandy Koufax
LAN
SP
28.5
1
7.4
23.5
16.1
3 Juan Marichal
SFN
SP
26.7
6.4
24.6
15.8
4 Chris Short
PHI
SP
26.8
6.1
20.8
13.3
5 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
28.6
6.0
23.7
14.1
6 Larry Jackson
CHN
SP
33.1
2
6.0
25.2
15.3
7 Bob Veale
PIT
SP
28.7
5.8
21.0
11.8
8 Gaylord Perry
SFN
SP
25.8
5.5
18.5
11.0
9 Jim Bunning
PHI
SP
32.7
5.4
22.3
12.9
10 Jim O'Toole
CIN
SP
27.5
5.4
19.5
12.3
11 Bob Bruce
HOU
SP
31.1
5.0
17.2
10.4
12 Jim Maloney
CIN
SP
24.1
4.6
18.0
10.9
13 Turk Farrell
HOU
SP
30.2
3.8
12.5
5.9
14 Bob Friend
PIT
SP
33.6
3.5
13.6
5.7
15 Curt Simmons
SLN
SP
35.1
3.2
17.2
9.2
16 Al McBean
PIT
RP
26.1
3.2
15.6
11.4
17 Sammy Ellis *
CIN
RP
23.4
3.1
15.4
10.3
18 Bob Buhl
CHN
SP
35.9
3.0
14.0
6.5
19 Bob Purkey
CIN
SP
35.0
2.9
13.7
7.1
20 Ken Johnson
HOU
SP
31.0
2.8
10.2
3.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1964 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 Dean Chance
LAA
SP
23.1
17
9.3
32.1
23.3
2 Whitey Ford
NYA
SP
35.7
6.7
23.3
15.8
3 Dick Radatz
BOS
RP
27.2
6.1
23.4
15.1
4 Joe Horlen
CHA
SP
26.9
5.1
19.3
12.8
5 Sam McDowell
CLE
SP
21.8
4.7
14.1
8.7
6 Gary Peters
CHA
SP
27.2
4.3
21.5
13.3
7 Bob Lee *
LAA
RP
26.6
4.3
19.8
13.4
8 Wes Stock
MULT
RP
30.2
4.2
12.3
6.3
9 Jim Bouton
NYA
SP
25.3
4.1
18.6
10.4
10 Luis Tiant *
CLE
SP
23.6
3.8
11.1
7.1
11 Claude Osteen
WS2
SP
24.9
3.7
16.5
8.8
12 Juan Pizarro
CHA
SP
27.4
3.7
18.7
11.6
13 Mickey Lolich
DET
SP
23.8
3.7
17.7
10.4
14 Robin Roberts
BAL
SP
37.8
3.6
15.6
9.4
15 Milt Pappas
BAL
SP
25.1
3.6
18.7
11.1
16 Jack Kralick
CLE
SP
29.1
3.5
12.6
6.8
17 Wally Bunker *
BAL
SP
19.4
3.5
18.5
12.1
18 Dick Hall
BAL
RP
33.8
3.0
12.9
8.3
19 Jim Kaat
MIN
SP
25.7
3.0
14.3
7.0
20 Don McMahon
CLE
RP
34.5
2.9
13.3
8.0
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