11/12/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/11/2026 20:43
The Associated Press
Nov 12, 2026
2026 - x-Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee
2025 - x-Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh
2024 - Chris Sale, Atlanta
2023 - Blake Snell, San Diego
2022 - x-Sandy Alcantara, Miami
2021 - Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee
2020 - Trevor Bauer, Cincinnati
2019 - Jacob deGrom, New York
2018 - Jacob deGrom, New York
2017 - Max Scherzer, Washington
2016 - Max Scherzer, Washington
2015 - Jake Arrieta, Chicago
2014 - x-Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles
2013 - Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles
2012 - R.A. Dickey, New York
2011 - Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles
2010 - x-Roy Halladay, Philadelphia
2009 - Tim Lincecum, San Francisco
2008 - Tim Lincecum, San Francisco
2007 - x-Jake Peavy, San Diego
2006 - Brandon Webb, Arizona
2005 - Chris Carpenter, St. Louis
2004 - Roger Clemens, Houston
2003 - Eric Gagne, Los Angeles
2002 - x-Randy Johnson, Arizona
2001 - Randy Johnson, Arizona
2000 - Randy Johnson, Arizona
1999 - Randy Johnson, Arizona
1998 - Tom Glavine, Atlanta
1997 - Pedro Martinez, Montreal
1996 - John Smoltz, Atlanta
1995 - x-Greg Maddux, Atlanta
1994 - x-Greg Maddux, Atlanta
1993 - Greg Maddux, Atlanta
1992 - Greg Maddux, Chicago
1991 - Tom Glavine, Atlanta
1990 - Doug Drabek, Pittsburgh
1989 - Mark Davis, San Diego
1988 - x-Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles
1987 - Steve Bedrosian, Philadelphia
1986 - Mike Scott, Houston
1985 - x-Dwight Gooden, New York
1984 - x-Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago
1983 - John Denny, Philadelphia
1982 - Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1981 - Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles
1980 - Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1979 - Bruce Sutter, Chicago
1978 - Gaylord Perry, San Diego
1977 - Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1976 - Randy Jones, San Diego
1975 - Tom Seaver, New York
1974 - Mike Marshall, Los Angeles
1973 - Tom Seaver, New York
1972 - x-Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1971 - Ferguson Jenkins, Chicago
1970 - Bob Gibson, St. Louis
1969 - Tom Seaver, New York
1968 - x-Bob Gibson, St. Louis
1967 - Mike McCormick, San Francisco
1966 - x-Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles
1965 - x-Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles
1963 - x-Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles
1962 - Don Drysdale, Los Angeles
1960 - Vernon Law, Pittsburgh
1957 - Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves
1956 - Don Newcombe, Brooklyn
NOTE: From 1956-66 there was one selection from both leagues.
x-unanimous choice