Back-to-back Cy Young winners
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Jacob deGrom: 2018 and ‘19
In ‘18, he notched an AL/NL-record 29 straight outings allowing 3 runs or fewer, and in ‘19 he posted an NL-best 255 strikeouts
November 13, 2019
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Max Scherzer: 2016 and ‘17
In ‘16, he led the Majors with 284 Ks and led the NL with 223 1/3 IP with a 0.97 WHIP. He followed that with a 2.51 ERA over 200 2/3 IP and struck out an NL-leading 268.
November 15, 2017
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Clayton Kershaw: 2013 and '14
In ‘13, Kershaw posted an MLB-best 1.83 ERA and led the NL in Ks (232). In ‘14, his 1.77 ERA and 239 Ks earned him a 2nd straight Cy and NL MVP.
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Tim Lincecum: 2008 and '09
Lincecum won NL Cy Young in his first full season thanks to a 2.62 ERA and 265 Ks, then narrowly repeated in ‘09 with a 2.48 ERA while leading the Majors with 10.4 K/9
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Randy Johnson: 1999-2002
Back to back? Randy Johnson blew past that accomplishment with 4 straight at the turn of the millennium. The Big Unit led the Majors in Ks each season in that span, with 364 in ‘99, 347 in '00, 372 in ‘01 and 334 in ‘02.
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Pedro Martinez: '99 and 2000
Pedro easily snagged consecutive Cy Youngs with MLB-leading stats in ‘99 -- 2.07 ERA, 243 ERA+, 1.39 FIP, 0.92 WHIP, 13.2 K/9, 8.5 K/BB -- and somehow was even better in 2000
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Roger Clemens: '86 and '87, '97 and '98
Clemens’ first back-to-back was with Boston -- including winning the Cy unanimously and being named AL MVP in ‘86. He would do it again with Toronto at the tail end of his career
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Greg Maddux: 1992-'95
Maddux led the NL with 20 wins in ‘92 to begin a 4-year Cy Young stretch (the first pitcher to win even 3 straight) that was capped off with a 1.63 ERA in ‘95 with the Braves
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Denny McLain: 1968 and '69
In The Year of the Pitcher, McLain was the first 30-game winner since '34 (and still the most recent to hit that mark) and in '69 he was a co-Cy Young winner with the O's Mike Cuellar
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Sandy Koufax: 1965 and '66
Koufax was the unanimous selection in both seasons when the Cy Young was awarded to one pitcher across the Majors. He had a then-record 382 Ks in ‘65, then K’d 317 while recording a 1.73 ERA for Cy No. 3.