{"id":90073,"date":"2024-11-20T19:12:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T00:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=90073"},"modified":"2024-11-20T19:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T00:14:19","slug":"cy-young-award-winners-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/11\/20\/cy-young-award-winners-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sale, Skubal Join Elite Group with Triple Crown-Cy Young Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 season was makred by outstanding performances on the mound, with several pitchers dominating their respective leagues. Among them, two standout arms emerged as the best of the best, earning the highest honor in pitching: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngcy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cy Young<\/a> Award. In the American League, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/skubata01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tarik Skubal<\/a>&#8216;s historic campaign made him a clear frontrunner, while in the National League, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/salech01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Sale<\/a>&#8216;s remarkable resurgence led to his first Cy Young Award. Here&#8217;s a closer look at the impressive seasons that earned these two aces the top pitching honors.<\/p>\n<h2>2024 Cy Young Award Winners<\/h2>\n<h3>American League: Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers<\/h3>\n<p>Skubal led the AL with 18 wins, 228 strikeouts, and a 2.39 ERA. Skubal&#8217;s impressive statistics stand out in Tigers history. His 18 wins are the most by a Tiger since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scherma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Scherzer<\/a> in 2014. With a 2.39 ERA, Skubal boasts the lowest ERA by a qualified Detroit starter since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fidryma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Fidrych<\/a>&#8216;s rookie season in 1976 (2.34 ERA). His 5.9 fWAR is also notable, trailing only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/verlaju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Verlander<\/a>&#8216;s 2009 and 2010 seasons as the most by a Tigers pitcher in his age 27 season or younger since 1971.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UNANIMOUS<\/p>\n<p>2024 American League Cy Young Award Winner Tarik Skubal \ud83c\udfc6 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8D3paCfMlN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8D3paCfMlN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Detroit Tigers (@tigers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tigers\/status\/1859384941332635669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Skubal&#8217;s consistency was a hallmark of his outstanding season. He limited opponents to two runs or less in 24 of his 31 starts, with 21 of those performances spanning at least six innings. Skubal&#8217;s clutch gene was on full display during Detroit&#8217;s crucial stretch-run surge. He earned a pair of 2-1 victories, including a standout effort against the Boston Red Sox on August 31, when he tossed eight innings of one-run ball. His impressive strikeout rate of 30.3% was complemented by exceptional control, as he walked only 4.6% of the batters he faced.<\/p>\n<h3>National League: Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves<\/h3>\n<p>Sale&#8217;s 2024 season was a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/03\/15\/chris-sale-braves-recapture\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">resounding testament<\/a> to his durability, marking his first fully healthy campaign since 2018. In a remarkable achievement, Sale fell just four strikeouts short of becoming the first pitcher since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/santajo02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johan Santana<\/a> in 2006 to claim MLB&#8217;s Triple Crown in a non-shortened season. Although he narrowly missed the Triple Crown, Sale still secured a historic distinction: becoming the first pitcher to win the NL&#8217;s Triple Crown in a full season since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kershcl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clayton Kershaw<\/a> in 2011. Sale&#8217;s impressive statistics included tying for the major league lead in wins (18), while also leading MLB in ERA (2.38) and pitching fWAR (6.4). His 225 strikeouts paced the NL and trailed only Skubal&#8217;s MLB-best total by three.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cy Sale. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BravesCountry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BravesCountry<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m5DxBvKA6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/m5DxBvKA6f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves\/status\/1859377539594043581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sale&#8217;s dominance extended to advanced metrics, as he led MLB with a 2.09 FIP and 174 ERA+. This stellar performance earned him his first Cy Young Award, a long-awaited recognition after finishing among the top five in voting six times previously.<\/p>\n<p>Every pitcher who has won their league&#8217;s Triple Crown since the award&#8217;s inception in 1956 has also taken home the Cy Young. Sale received 26 of 30 first-place votes. Philadelphia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wheelza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zack Wheeler<\/a> finished second and Pittsburgh&#8217;s rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/skenepa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Skenes<\/a> finished third. Skubal received all 30 first-place votes. Kansas City&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lugose01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Lugo<\/a> finished second and Cleveland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/claseem01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-20_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmanuel Clase<\/a> third.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: \u00a9 Matt Krohn-Imagn Images`<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 season was makred by outstanding performances on the mound, with several pitchers dominating their respective leagues. Among them, two standout arms emerged as the best of the best, earning the highest honor in pitching: the Cy Young Award. In the American League, Tarik Skubal&#8216;s historic campaign made him a clear frontrunner, while in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3686,"featured_media":90093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,21,11,1071],"tags":[198,3258,6371,165,3082,683],"class_list":["post-90073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-braves","category-tigers","category-mlb","tag-chris-sale","tag-emmanuel-clase","tag-paul-skenes","tag-seth-lugo","tag-tarik-skubal","tag-zack-wheeler"],"modified_by":"Matt Graves","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3686"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}