1895 Cy Young Award

1895 National League - Cy Young, Cleveland Spiders

35-10, 3.26 ERA, 121 K

Although Cy Young didn't dominate the league quite like he did in 1892, he was the best pitcher in 1895.  Not only did he lead the league in wins, but he also led in WHIP (1.185), walks per 9 innings (1.826),WAR (10.6), and shutouts (4, tied with four other pitchers).  Giving out very few walks was one statistic that Young consistently excelled in, something that often gets overshadowed by his 511 career victories.  In 22 seasons, he led the league in fewest walks per 9 innings an astonishing 14 times, and although he only led the league in strikeouts twice, he led in walk to strikeout ratio 11 times, although he finished second in 1895.   He only finished fifth in ERA in 1895, but when adjusted for ERA+, he places second at 152, behind only Al Maul (who we can only presume would go by the nickname Darth if he pitched today), who pitched less than half as many innings as Young.