Cy Young Predictor - August 29, 2008
| 2008 Cy Young Predictor - American League | ||||||||||||
| RK | PLAYER | CYP | G | GS | IP | ER | K | SV | SHO | W-L | ERA | VB |
| 1 | Cliff Lee, Cle | 176.9 | 26 | 26 | 185.1 | 50 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 19-2 | 2.43 | 1 |
| 2 | Francisco Rodriguez, LAA | 167.9 | 63 | 0 | 57.1 | 16 | 65 | 52 | 0 | 2-2 | 2.51 | 12 |
| 3 | Roy Halladay, Tor | 146.9 | 28 | 27 | 204.0 | 61 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 16-9 | 2.69 | 0 |
| 4 | Jonathan Papelbon, Bos | 140.6 | 56 | 0 | 58.0 | 11 | 65 | 34 | 0 | 5-3 | 1.71 | 5 |
| 5 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Bos | 130.1 | 24 | 24 | 140.2 | 44 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 16-2 | 2.82 | 5 |
| 6 | Mariano Rivera, NYY | 127.3 | 55 | 0 | 61.2 | 10 | 70 | 32 | 0 | 5-5 | 1.46 | 1 |
| 7 | Ervin Santana, LAA | 126.4 | 27 | 27 | 184.2 | 68 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 14-5 | 3.31 | 12 |
| 8 | Joe Nathan, Min | 125.2 | 57 | 0 | 57.0 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 0 | 0-0 | 1.11 | 5 |
| 9 | Mike Mussina, NYY | 121.7 | 28 | 28 | 166.1 | 63 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 3.41 | 1 |
| 10 | John Lackey, LAA | 113.8 | 19 | 19 | 137.1 | 45 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 11-2 | 2.95 | 12 |
| 2008 Cy Young Predictor - National League | ||||||||||||
| RK | PLAYER | CYP | G | GS | IP | ER | K | SV | SHO | W-L | ERA | VB |
| 1 | Brandon Webb, Ari | 164.6 | 28 | 28 | 188.2 | 62 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 19-5 | 2.96 | 4 |
| 2 | Tim Lincecum, SF | 155.8 | 28 | 27 | 185.1 | 50 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 15-3 | 2.43 | 2 |
| 3 | Ryan Dempster, ChC | 139.4 | 28 | 28 | 176.2 | 58 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 15-5 | 2.95 | 6 |
| 4 | Edinson Volquez, Cin | 131.1 | 28 | 27 | 163.0 | 55 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 16-5 | 3.04 | 0 |
| 5 | Dan Haren, Ari | 128.4 | 27 | 27 | 180.0 | 62 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 3.10 | 4 |
| 6 | Johan Santana, NYM | 125.2 | 28 | 28 | 190.0 | 57 | 159 | 0 | 1 | 12-7 | 2.70 | 4 |
| 7 | Jose Valverde, Hou | 124.7 | 61 | 0 | 60.1 | 26 | 70 | 35 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.88 | 0 |
| 8 | Salomon Torres, Mil | 118.2 | 59 | 0 | 67.1 | 19 | 44 | 26 | 0 | 6-3 | 2.54 | 4 |
| 9 | Kerry Wood, ChC | 116.5 | 55 | 0 | 55.2 | 16 | 68 | 28 | 0 | 4-2 | 2.59 | 6 |
| 10 | Brad Lidge, Phi | 115.9 | 57 | 0 | 54.2 | 14 | 72 | 31 | 0 | 2-0 | 2.30 | 4 |
Cy Young Predictor
In the The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers -- co-authored by Bill James and ESPN.com’s Rob Neyer, and published this summer by Fireside -- James presents a method, based on past results, to predict Cy Young balloting. This page provides an in-season snapshot of the Cy Young "race," as figured by the following formula: Cy Young Points (CYP) = ((5*IP/9)-ER) + (SO/12) + (SV*2.5) + Shutouts + ((W*6)-(L*2)) + VB (see below) Victory Bonus (VB): A 12-point bonus awarded for leading your team to the division champsionship (pro-rated based on the current standings).
In the The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers -- co-authored by Bill James and ESPN.com’s Rob Neyer, and published this summer by Fireside -- James presents a method, based on past results, to predict Cy Young balloting. This page provides an in-season snapshot of the Cy Young "race," as figured by the following formula: Cy Young Points (CYP) = ((5*IP/9)-ER) + (SO/12) + (SV*2.5) + Shutouts + ((W*6)-(L*2)) + VB (see below) Victory Bonus (VB): A 12-point bonus awarded for leading your team to the division champsionship (pro-rated based on the current standings).







