1987 Season
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1987 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Steve Bedrosian
PHI
RP
29.6
57
2.3
15.1
10.4
2 Rick Sutcliffe
CHN
SP
31.0
55
6.1
18.8
12.0
3 Rick Reuschel
MULT
SP
38.1
54
3.9
17.2
10.7
4 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
28.8
14
6.4
20.2
12.5
5 Dwight Gooden
NYN
SP
22.6
12
3.7
13.5
8.4
6 Nolan Ryan
HOU
SP
40.4
12
5.4
15.9
9.9
7 Mike Scott
HOU
SP
32.2
9
5.9
18.4
11.4
8 Bob Welch
LAN
SP
30.7
3
7.1
19.6
12.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Bob Welch
LAN
SP
30.7
3
7.1
19.6
12.4
2 Orel Hershiser
LAN
SP
28.8
14
6.4
20.2
12.5
3 Rick Sutcliffe
CHN
SP
31.0
55
6.1
18.8
12.0
4 Mike Scott
HOU
SP
32.2
9
5.9
18.4
11.4
5 Nolan Ryan
HOU
SP
40.4
12
5.4
15.9
9.9
6 Tim Burke
MON
RP
28.4
4.3
19.1
14.3
7 Fernando Valenzuela
LAN
SP
26.7
4.1
13.1
5.9
8 Rick Reuschel
MULT
SP
38.1
54
3.9
17.2
10.7
9 Dennis Martinez
MON
SP
32.1
3.8
11.5
7.4
10 Dwight Gooden
NYN
SP
22.6
12
3.7
13.5
8.4
11 Greg Mathews
SLN
SP
25.1
3.4
12.1
6.4
12 Andy McGaffigan
MON
RP
30.7
3.2
15.1
8.8
13 Todd Worrell
SLN
RP
27.8
3.2
16.2
11.2
14 Danny Darwin
HOU
SP
31.7
3.1
11.4
5.7
15 Zane Smith
ATL
SP
26.5
2.9
14.1
7.2
16 Dave Smith
HOU
RP
32.4
2.9
13.6
10.4
17 Lee Smith
CHN
RP
29.6
2.8
14.1
9.7
18 Pascual Perez
MON
SP
30.1
2.7
7.7
5.7
19 Scott Sanderson
CHN
SP
30.9
2.7
9.1
4.7
20 Joe Magrane *
SLN
SP
23.0
2.7
10.9
6.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1987 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Roger Clemens
BOS
SP
24.9
124
9.4
28.3
19.4
2 Jimmy Key
TOR
SP
26.2
64
7.4
23.6
15.4
3 Dave Stewart
OAK
SP
30.4
32
4.3
16.9
8.7
4 Doyle Alexander
MULT
SP
36.8
8
6.5
18.9
12.7
5 Mark Langston
SEA
SP
26.9
7
5.9
20.7
12.1
6 Teddy Higuera
ML4
SP
28.6
5
6.5
19.6
11.4
7 Frank Viola
MIN
SP
27.2
5
8.1
24.8
16.8
8 Jeff Reardon
MIN
RP
31.8
4
0.7
11.7
7.5
9 Jack Morris
DET
SP
32.1
3
5.1
21.4
13.0
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Roger Clemens
BOS
SP
24.9
124
9.4
28.3
19.4
2 Frank Viola
MIN
SP
27.2
5
8.1
24.8
16.8
3 Bret Saberhagen
KCA
SP
23.2
8.0
23.4
15.3
4 Jimmy Key
TOR
SP
26.2
64
7.4
23.6
15.4
5 Teddy Higuera
ML4
SP
28.6
5
6.5
19.6
11.4
6 Charlie Leibrandt
KCA
SP
30.7
6.0
20.1
12.5
7 Mark Langston
SEA
SP
26.9
7
5.9
20.7
12.1
8 Jack Morris
DET
SP
32.1
3
5.1
21.4
13.0
9 Mark Gubicza
KCA
SP
24.9
5.0
16.3
8.6
10 Jim Clancy
TOR
SP
31.5
5.0
17.5
9.9
11 Bill Wegman
ML4
SP
24.5
4.7
14.1
6.9
12 Bert Blyleven
MIN
SP
36.2
4.4
18.1
9.7
13 Dave Stewart
OAK
SP
30.4
32
4.3
16.9
8.7
14 Floyd Bannister
CHA
SP
32.1
3.8
17.1
9.9
15 Bruce Hurst
BOS
SP
29.3
3.8
14.9
7.4
16 Danny Jackson
KCA
SP
25.5
3.6
13.2
6.0
17 Mike Boddicker
BAL
SP
29.9
3.3
13.8
6.7
18 Tom Henke
TOR
RP
29.5
3.3
18.1
13.1
19 Charlie Hough
TEX
SP
39.5
3.2
16.9
7.9
20 Dale Mohorcic
TEX
RP
31.4
3.2
13.1
7.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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