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2008 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Tim Lincecum
SFN
SP
24.0
137
7.9
25.3
18.8
2 Brandon Webb
ARI
SP
29.1
73
5.7
20.8
14.4
3 Johan Santana
NYN
SP
29.3
55
7.1
21.2
14.6
4 Brad Lidge
PHI
RP
31.5
10
2.4
14.9
11.2
5 C.C. Sabathia
MULT
SP
27.9
9
6.8
23.4
16.0
6 Ryan Dempster
CHN
SP
31.2
4
7.0
18.3
12.4
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Tim Lincecum
SFN
SP
24.0
137
7.9
25.3
18.8
2 Johan Santana
NYN
SP
29.3
55
7.1
21.2
14.6
3 Ryan Dempster
CHN
SP
31.2
4
7.0
18.3
12.4
4 Dan Haren
ARI
SP
27.8
6.1
19.0
12.9
5 Brandon Webb
ARI
SP
29.1
73
5.7
20.8
14.4
6 Edinson Volquez
CIN
SP
25.0
4.8
16.4
10.8
7 Chad Billingsley
LAN
SP
23.9
4.8
16.3
10.6
8 Matt Cain
SFN
SP
23.8
4.6
14.7
8.5
9 Derek Lowe
LAN
SP
35.1
4.4
15.7
9.7
10 Cole Hamels
PHI
SP
24.5
4.4
17.8
11.4
11 Ben Sheets
MIL
SP
30.0
4.3
16.0
10.4
12 Carlos Zambrano
CHN
SP
27.1
4.3
12.6
7.2
13 Aaron Cook
COL
SP
29.4
4.3
14.5
8.5
14 Ricky Nolasco
FLO
SP
25.6
4.2
14.8
8.8
15 Ted Lilly
CHN
SP
32.5
4.0
13.0
7.2
16 Paul Maholm
PIT
SP
26.0
4.0
10.3
4.5
17 Jake Peavy
SDN
SP
27.1
3.9
12.4
7.5
18 Roy Oswalt
HOU
SP
30.8
3.8
15.8
9.9
19 Ubaldo Jimenez
COL
SP
24.4
3.8
12.6
7.0
20 Mike Pelfrey
NYN
SP
24.5
3.2
12.4
6.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

2008 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Cliff Lee
CLE
SP
29.8
132
6.9
23.6
16.7
2 Roy Halladay
TOR
SP
31.1
71
6.2
22.9
15.4
3 Francisco Rodriguez
LAA
RP
26.5
32
2.4
16.0
12.0
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka
BOS
SP
27.8
10
5.3
16.2
11.1
5 Mariano Rivera
NYA
RP
38.6
3
4.3
19.5
15.3
6 Mike Mussina
NYA
SP
39.6
2
5.2
17.0
10.9
7 Ervin Santana
LAA
SP
25.6
2
5.0
18.6
11.9
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Cliff Lee
CLE
SP
29.8
132
6.9
23.6
16.7
2 John Danks
CHA
SP
23.2
6.4
17.0
11.1
3 Roy Halladay
TOR
SP
31.1
71
6.2
22.9
15.4
4 Jon Lester
BOS
SP
24.5
6.1
17.7
11.2
5 Zack Greinke
KCA
SP
24.7
5.4
15.2
9.0
6 Daisuke Matsuzaka
BOS
SP
27.8
10
5.3
16.2
11.1
7 Mike Mussina
NYA
SP
39.6
2
5.2
17.0
10.9
8 Ervin Santana
LAA
SP
25.6
2
5.0
18.6
11.9
9 Gil Meche
KCA
SP
29.8
5.0
13.8
7.4
10 Joe Saunders
LAA
SP
27.0
4.6
17.4
11.4
11 Mark Buehrle
CHA
SP
29.3
4.4
15.7
9.0
12 Scott Baker
MIN
SP
26.8
4.4
13.0
7.7
13 Mariano Rivera
NYA
RP
38.6
3
4.3
19.5
15.3
14 Armando Galarraga *
DET
SP
26.5
4.1
12.8
7.3
15 Jeremy Guthrie
BAL
SP
29.2
4.0
13.0
7.2
16 Felix Hernandez
SEA
SP
22.2
3.9
13.0
6.9
17 Justin Duchscherer
OAK
SP
30.6
3.9
13.4
9.1
18 James Shields
TBA
SP
26.5
3.8
14.9
8.3
19 Scott Kazmir
TBA
SP
24.4
3.8
11.6
6.9
20 Joakim Soria
KCA
RP
24.1
3.7
16.5
12.6
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