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MVP Pitchers in MLB

Can you name the Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers that have won an MVP award and Cy Young award in the same season?
Note: no modern pitcher has ever won the MVP award without also winning the Cy Young award (which was introduced in 1956).
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Last updated: May 18, 2022
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First submittedJune 24, 2020
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Year
Pitcher
2014
Clayton Kershaw
2011
Justin Verlander
1992
Dennis Eckersley
1986
Roger Clemens
1984
Willie Hernandez
1981
Rollie Fingers
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Pitcher
1971
Vida Blue
1968
Dennis McLain
1968
Bob Gibson
1963
Sandy Koufax
1956
Don Newcombe
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Level 89
Jun 25, 2020
Nothing against your quiz but I just wanted to vent about how ridiculous it is for pitchers to win MVP. I've never understood why they should be eligible to win it. Starting pitchers play in 20% of games, relief pitchers maybe 50-60%, and they're usually only pitching for one or two innings at most. Plus they have their own award, the Cy Young. Save the MVP for position players.
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Level 44
Jul 3, 2020
Haha. Duly noted. I tend to agree. But it's still pretty bad ass when do they win the MVP.
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Level 73
Mar 3, 2023
Nice quiz. I scored 11/11 in 1:22. It is interesting that three of the pitchers were relievers. Thanks for the quiz!