Best pitchers to never win Cy Young Award

Gerrit Cole, 33.7 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Cole has finished 2nd twice, including 2019 when he led the Majors with 326 strikeouts but was bested by teammate Justin Verlander November 13, 2019

Johnny Cueto, 36.6 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Cueto finished 6th in Cy Young voting when he won 18 games for the Giants in 2016, after a pair of top-5 finishes for the Reds April 26, 2016

Madison Bumgarner, 38.1 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. MadBum has a World Series MVP and 2 Silver Slugger Awards to his credit, but has never finished higher than 4th in Cy voting June 6, 2015

Jon Lester, 43.4 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Lester is the most recent Red Sox pitcher to throw a no-hitter at Fenway Park and has 3 top-5 Cy finishes on his resume May 19, 2008

Adam Wainwright, 46.7 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Wainwright has won 20 games and 19 games twice each for the Cardinals to go with a pair of 2nd-place and 3rd-place finishes September 18, 2013

Chris Sale, 45.5 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Sale has led the AL in strikeouts twice and finished in the top 5 in Cy Young Award voting every year from 2012-'18 May 11, 2018

Cole Hamels, 59.0 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Hamels has topped 200 strikeouts 5 times in his career and had 4 top-10 finishes in Cy voting May 6, 2012

Juan Marichal, 62.9 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Marichal won 20 or more games for the Giants 6 times and received MVP votes 7 times, but garnered Cy Young votes only once before voting changed to the current format September 28, 1963

Curt Schilling, 79.5 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Schilling K'd 300 or more in 3 seasons and finished 2nd in Cy voting 3 times, including twice behind Arizona teammate Randy Johnson September 25, 1998

Nolan Ryan, 81.3 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Ryan's career marks of 5,714 K's, 2,795 walks and 7 no-hitters are AL/NL records, but the closest he got to a Cy was a lone 2nd-place finish August 22, 1989

Mike Mussina, 82.8 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Mussina was a model of consistency as he finished 6th or higher in Cy Young voting 9 times in his 17 full seasons September 2, 2001

Bert Blyleven, 94.5 WAR

This browser does not support the video element. Blyleven won 17 games and finished 4th in Cy voting at age 38 in 1989, 1 of his 3 top-5 finishes July 13, 1989 Read more