Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award on Baseball Almanac

Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award

Since 1992, every player belonging to the Major League Baseball Players Association has been allowed to cast a vote on various categories in an effort to determine each year's winners of the Players Choice Awards.

The award titles have changed nearly every year since its inception, but the cause is the same as proceeds from the Players Choice Awards are used to benefit the Players Trust for Children. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive breakdown of every Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award recipient.

"It means a lot knowing the players voted for this (Players Choice Award). It's important because sometimes the media is very biased about who they like and who they don't like. The players give you an honest opinion." - Frank Thomas on ESPN2 (1993, Players Choice Awards, Live Speech)

Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award In Chronological Order
Year	Name(s)	Lg	Team
1994	Jimmy Key	AL	New York
1994	Greg Maddux	NL	Atlanta
1995	Randy Johnson	AL	Seattle
1995	Greg Maddux	NL	Atlanta
1996	Pat Hentgen	AL	Toronto
1996	John Smoltz	NL	Atlanta
1997	Roger Clemens	AL	Toronto
1997	Pedro Martinez	NL	Montreal
1998	Roger Clemens	AL	Toronto
	Pedro Martinez	AL	Boston
	Greg Maddux	NL	Atlanta
1999	Pedro Martinez	AL	Boston
1999	Mike Hampton	NL	Houston
2000	Pedro Martinez	AL	Boston
2000	Randy Johnson	NL	Arizona
2001	Roger Clemens	AL	New York
2001	Curt Schilling	NL	Arizona
2002	Barry Zito	AL	Oakland
2002	Curt Schilling	NL	Arizona
2003	Roy Halladay	AL	Toronto
2003	Eric Gagne	NL	Los Angeles
2004	Johan Santana	AL	Minnesota
2004	Jason Schmidt	NL	San Francisco
2005	Bartolo Colon	AL	Los Angeles
2005	Chris Carpenter	NL	St. Louis
2006	Johan Santana	AL	Minnesota
2006	Chris Carpenter	NL	St. Louis
2007	C.C. Sabathia	AL	Cleveland
2007	Jake Peavy	NL	San Diego
2008	Cliff Lee	AL	Cleveland
2008	Tim Lincecum	NL	San Francisco
2009	Zack Greinke	AL	Kansas City
2009	Adam Wainwright	NL	St. Louis
2010	David Price	AL	Tampa Bay
2010	Roy Halladay	NL	Philadelphia
2011	--	AL	--
2011	--	NL	--
Year	Name(s)	Lg	Team
Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award

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Did you know that the Players Choice Awards (click link to see them all on the same page) also includes awards for Outstanding Player of the Year and Outstanding Rookie of the Year?

The first player to ever win an Outstanding Pitcher of the Year Award twice - Greg Maddux (1994, NL & 1995, NL). The first player from the American League to win twice was Roger Clemens (1997 & 1998).

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