Some teams have proven to be better than others at developing pitching talent over time. Some ballparks are certainly more favorable to pitchers than others. This leads us to a review of which teams have produced the most Cy Young Award winners.
Starting with the original Cy Young Award winner, Don Newcombe in 1956, the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have a large lead with 12 Cys from eight different winners: Newcombe, Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax, Mike Marshall, Fernando Valenzuela, Orel Hershiser, Eric Gagne, Clayton Kershaw.
Here is the rest of the franchise Cys leaderboard:
12
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers – 1956, 1962–1963, 1965–1966, 1974, 1981, 1988, 2003, 2011, 2013–2014
7
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves – 1957, 1991, 1993–1996, 1998
Philadelphia Phillies – 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982–1983, 1987, 2010
Boston Red Sox – 1967, 1986–1987, 1991, 1999–2000, 2016
New York Mets – 1969, 1973, 1975, 1985, 2012, 2018-2019
6
Baltimore Orioles – 1969, 1973, 1975–1976, 1979–1980
Cleveland Indians – 1972, 2007–2008, 2014, 2017, 2020
5
Arizona Diamondbacks – 1999–2002, 2006
Detroit Tigers – 1968–1969, 1984, 2011, 2013
New York Yankees – 1958, 1961, 1977–1978, 2001
Oakland Athletics – 1971, 1974, 1990, 1992, 2002
Chicago Cubs – 1971, 1979, 1984, 1992, 2015
4
Kansas City Royals – 1985, 1989, 1994, 2009
Minnesota Twins – 1970, 1988, 2004, 2006
San Diego Padres – 1976, 1978, 1989, 2007
Toronto Blue Jays – 1996–1998, 2003
Houston Astros – 1986, 2004, 2015, 2019
3
Chicago White Sox – 1959, 1983, 1993
San Francisco Giants – 1967, 2008–2009
St. Louis Cardinals – 1968, 1970, 2005
Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals – 1997, 2016–2017
2
Los Angeles Angels – 1964, 2005
Milwaukee Brewers – 1981–1982
Pittsburgh Pirates – 1960, 1990
Seattle Mariners – 1995, 2010
Tampa Bay Rays – 2012, 2018
1
Cincinnati Reds — 2020
0
Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Texas Rangers
Among the three teams with no Cy Young Award winners, here is their highest finisher:
- Miami (Dontrelle Willis 2nd, Kevin Brown 2nd)
- Colorado (Ubaldo Jimenez 3rd)
- Texas (Yu Darvish 2nd, Fergie Jenkins 2nd)
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