The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award

[10][11][28][29][30][31] It would have been Newhouser's third consecutive win, a feat not yet accomplished by an American League pitcher; however, Sporting News did not issue the award in 1946 or 1947.

[1][2] [186][43] [188][43] Several players have won the Pitcher of the Year Award more than once:[1][2] Only five Pitcher of the Year Award winners have led the major leagues in wins, ERA and strikeouts which is commonly called the Pitching Triple Crown.

Winning three or more Pitcher or Starting Pitcher of the Year Awards has been seen as a strong indicator of future admission to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame (as active players are not eligible for the Hall of Fame).

[297] Clemens' alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs is the major stumbling block to be elected to the Hall of Fame.

MLB Hall of Famers that won the SN Pitchers of the Year award.

The following three (3) organizations have never had a pitcher win the award: Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, and Texas Rangers.

The Detroit Tigers have three pitchers who have won consecutive awards — Hal Newhouser (1944–1945), Denny McLain (1968–1969) and Justin Verlander (2011–2012).

[1][2] The Atlanta (Boston and Milwaukee) Braves also have three pitchers who have won consecutive awards — Warren Spahn (1957–1958), Greg Maddux (1992–1995) and Craig Kimbrel (2013–2014).

b Max Scherzer was traded in July 2021 from Washington National to Los Angeles Dodgers.

Three time winner Verlander .
Two-time winner Betances.
Bartolo Colón , 2005 winner, was the MLB leader in BB per 9 IP (1.11) in 2015, while pitching for the Mets.
Johan Santana , two-time winner, was the MLB ERA champ in 2008, while pitching for the Mets.
Hall of Famer Pedro Martínez , three-time winner, reached 3,000 strikeouts while pitching for the Mets.
Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan , 1977 winner, won his only World Series pitching for the Mets.
Bob Porterfield , 1953 winner.
Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser , the first and youngest player to win 2 consecutive Pitcher of the Year Awards.
Three (3) time winner, Jacob deGrom, pitching with the Mets. Jacob led MLB with a 1.70 ERA in 2018
Edwin Diaz , Two (2) time winner, had a 1.31 ERA and averaged almost 2 strikeouts per inning in 2022.
R. A. Dickey , 2012 NL winner and last knuckleballer to win award, pitching for the Mets.
Hall of Famer Tom Glavine , two-time NL winner, won his 300th game while pitching for the Mets.
Dwight Gooden , 1985 NL winner and youngest player to win Pitcher of the Year Award, pitching for the Mets.
Hall of Famer Tom Seaver , two-time NL winner at Shea Stadium , 1974. Tom is one of two players to have 300 wins, 3,000Ks and a sub 3.00 career ERA.
Four (4) time winner Max Scherzer with the Mets in 2023. Scherzer led MLB with a 0.864 WHIP in 2021
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax , 4-time consecutive NL winner (1963-1966), only pitcher to have won three Major League pitching Triple Crowns (1963, 1965–1966)
Dwight Gooden 1985 Major League Triple Crown winner with an era of 1.53. Last triple crown winner to have a lower era was Walter Johnson in 1918.
Hall of Famer Warren Spahn , 4-time NL winner, holds the major league record for wins (363) by a left-handed pitcher
Hall of Famer Bob Lemon , three-time AL winner
Hall of Famer Robin Roberts won the award in 1952 and 1953.
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson won the award in 1968 and 1970.
Tom Seaver at his 2011 Hall of Fame induction parade. Tom is one of two players to have 300 wins, 3,000Ks and a career ERA below 3.00.
Hall of Famer "Bullet Bob" Feller , 1951 winner, could have won in 1946 and 1947.