Overview
Tarik Skubal, a left-handed pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, won his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award. Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the unanimous National League Cy Young recipient for his first NL honor.
The last pitcher to accomplish back-to-back Cy Young wins in the American League was Jacob deGrom in 2018 and 2019. In the National League, the most recent back-to-back winner prior to Skubal was Pedro Martínez in 1999 and 2000.
Season highlights
- Skubal posted a 13-6 record with a 2.21 ERA, leading the AL in several metrics.
- He recorded a 6.5 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for pitchers.
- Led the majors with a 0.891 WHIP, 1.5 walks per nine innings, and a 7.30 strikeouts-to-walks ratio.
- Finished with 241 strikeouts to 33 walks over 195⅓ innings in 31 starts.
Context
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Author summary
Tarik Skubal clinched a second straight AL Cy Young with dominant numbers, while Paul Skenes earned an undefeated NL Cy Young, marking a rare back-to-back achievement across leagues.