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Highest Cy Young Award Shares

1st is career first-place votes. AS is award share, the percentage of maximum votes received. See tools for a detailed explanation.

Rnk  Pitcher              From    To  Years  Awards  1st    AS
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1    ROGER CLEMENS        1986  1998      8       5  135  5.64
2    GREG MADDUX          1989  1998      8       4  101  4.55
3    STEVE CARLTON        1972  1982      6       4   89  4.29
4    TOM SEAVER           1969  1981     10       3   64  3.84
5    JIM PALMER           1970  1982      8       3   61  3.57
6    RANDY JOHNSON        1993  1999      6       2   56  3.08
7    SANDY KOUFAX         1963  1966      4       3   61  3.05
8    TOM GLAVINE          1991  1998      5       2   38  2.75
9    PEDRO MARTINEZ       1997  1999      3       2   53  2.42
10   BRET SABERHAGEN      1985  1994      3       2   50  2.19
11   BOB GIBSON           1968  1972      4       2   43  2.03
12   CATFISH HUNTER       1972  1975      4       1   22  2.02
13   GAYLORD PERRY        1970  1978      5       2   33  2.00
14   RON GUIDRY           1977  1985      6       1   33  1.90
15   WARREN SPAHN         1956  1961      5       1   30  1.83
16   FERGIE JENKINS       1967  1978      6       1   28  1.82
17   FERNANDO VALENZUELA  1981  1986      4       1   18  1.56
18   RICK SUTCLIFFE       1982  1987      3       1   29  1.56
19   DWIGHT GOODEN        1984  1990      5       1   25  1.55
20   DAN QUISENBERRY      1980  1985      5       0   22  1.49
21   NOLAN RYAN           1972  1989      8       0   19  1.47
22   RANDY JONES          1975  1976      2       1   22  1.47
23   MIKE SCOTT           1986  1989      3       1   19  1.43
24   DENNY McLAIN         1968  1969      2       2   30  1.42
25   DAVID CONE           1988  1999      5       1   15  1.39
26   MIKE MARSHALL        1972  1979      5       1   26  1.37
27   OREL HERSHISER       1985  1989      4       1   27  1.32
28   JACK McDOWELL        1991  1993      3       1   23  1.27
29   DENNIS ECKERSLEY     1978  1992      6       1   20  1.25
30   JIMMY KEY            1987  1994      3       0   14  1.24
31   DAVE STEWART         1987  1990      4       0    6  1.22
32   FRANK VIOLA          1984  1990      4       1   27  1.19
33   KEVIN BROWN          1992  1999      4       0   10  1.17
34   BRUCE SUTTER         1977  1984      5       1   12  1.14
35   ROLLIE FINGERS       1975  1981      4       1   24  1.12
36   VIDA BLUE            1971  1978      5       1   15  1.05
37   JOHN SMOLTZ          1996  1998      2       1   26  1.03
38   DOUG DRABEK          1990  1994      3       1   23  1.02
39   MIKE FLANAGAN        1979  1979      1       1   26   .97
40   MICKEY LOLICH        1971  1972      2       0   12   .93
41   TOMMY JOHN           1977  1980      4       0    4   .92
42   JIM LONBORG          1967  1967      1       1   18   .90
43   MIKE McCORMICK       1967  1967      1       1   18   .90
44   MARK DAVIS           1989  1989      1       1   19   .89
45   MIKE MUSSINA         1992  1999      6       0    3   .88
46   JOHN DENNY           1983  1983      1       1   20   .86
47   DEAN CHANCE          1964  1964      1       1   17   .85
48   MIKE CUELLAR         1969  1974      3       1   16   .83
49   LA MARR HOYT         1983  1983      1       1   17   .83
50   EARLY WYNN           1959  1959      1       1   13   .81
51   PAT HENTGEN          1993  1996      2       1   16   .81
52   ANDY PETTITTE        1996  1997      2       0   11   .81
53   BOB WELCH            1983  1990      3       1   15   .81
54   JACK MORRIS          1981  1992      7       0    6   .74
55   STEVE STONE          1980  1980      1       1   13   .71
56   DON DRYSDALE         1962  1962      1       1   14   .70
57   WILBUR WOOD          1971  1973      3       0    8   .70
58   MIKE HAMPTON         1999  1999      1       0   11   .69
59   PETE VUCKOVICH       1981  1982      2       1   14   .68
60   MIKE NORRIS          1980  1980      1       0   13   .65
61   JOE NIEKRO           1979  1980      2       0    9   .64
62   RAMON MARTINEZ       1990  1995      2       0    1   .64
63   WILLIE HERNANDEZ     1984  1984      1       1   12   .63
64   DON NEWCOMBE         1956  1956      1       1   10   .63
65   RICK REUSCHEL        1977  1989      3       0    9   .63
66   JERRY KOOSMAN        1976  1979      2       0    7   .61
67   STEVE McCATTY        1981  1981      1       0    6   .60
68   TREVOR HOFFMAN       1996  1999      3       0   13   .58
69   JIM PERRY            1969  1970      2       1    9   .58
70   ANDY MESSERSMITH     1971  1975      3       0    5   .57
71   WHITEY FORD          1956  1961      2       1   10   .56
72   MIKE CALDWELL        1978  1978      1       0    0   .54
73   JOHN TUDOR           1985  1985      1       0    0   .54
74   LEE SMITH            1983  1994      4       0    4   .54
75   MARIO SOTO           1980  1984      4       0    2   .54
76   DAVE McNALLY         1969  1971      3       0    6   .50
77   VERN LAW             1960  1960      1       1    8   .50
78   STEVE BEDROSIAN      1987  1987      1       1    9   .48
79   DANNY JACKSON        1988  1994      2       0    0   .47
80   J.R. RICHARD         1976  1979      3       0    5   .47
81   JERRY REUSS          1980  1980      1       0    1   .46
82   BERT BLYLEVEN        1973  1989      4       0    5   .46
83   BILL SWIFT           1993  1993      1       0    2   .44
84   DON SUTTON           1972  1976      5       0    2   .43
85   SPARKY LYLE          1972  1977      2       1    9   .43
86   MARK FIDRYCH         1976  1976      1       0    5   .43
87   PHIL NIEKRO          1969  1982      5       0    2   .43
88   RON BRYANT           1973  1973      1       0    3   .42
89   KEN HILL             1994  1996      2       0    0   .41
90   SCOTT ERICKSON       1991  1991      1       0    3   .40
91   PETE SCHOUREK        1995  1995      1       0    0   .39
92   JOSE MESA            1995  1995      1       0    2   .39
93   SAM McDOWELL         1970  1970      1       0    4   .38
94   STEVE ROGERS         1980  1983      3       0    2   .38
95   RICH GOSSAGE         1975  1984      5       0    2   .36
96   AL HRABOSKY          1974  1975      2       0    2   .35
97   TEDDY HIGUERA        1986  1987      2       0    0   .34
98   AL DOWNING           1971  1971      1       0    1   .33
99   DENNIS LEONARD       1977  1978      2       0    5   .33
100  MARIANO RIVERA       1996  1999      2       0    1   .32