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Pitchers with 3 or more Cy Young Awards

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Roger Clemens (7): 1986-87, 1991, '97-98, 2001, '04

The Rocket bagged 7 Cys with 4 teams (the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees and Astros) in his 24-year career, and he's also 1 of 6 pitchers to win it in both leagues

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Randy Johnson (5): 1995, 1999-2002

The Big Unit's storied career started in Seattle, where he won his 1st Cy, then 4 years later, he captured 4 in a row with the D-backs, including the pitching Triple Crown in '02

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Greg Maddux (4): 1992-95

Randy Johnson isn't the only one to win 4 Cys in a row. Maddux did it first. The Professor took it unanimously in 1994-95 and helped lead the Braves to a title in '95

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Steve Carlton (4): 1972, '77, '80, '82

Super Steve led MLB in victories in 3 of his 4 Cy-winning campaigns, but his '72 season is incredibly remarkable since he earned 27 out of the 59 wins the Phillies had that year

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Max Scherzer (3): 2013, 2016-17

In the first of 2 Cy Young Award-winning seasons with the Nats in 2016, Mad Max became the 4th pitcher to fan 20 in a game -- doing it vs. the team he won his 1st Cy Young with: the Tigers

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Clayton Kershaw (3): 2011, '13-14

Kershaw has 3 Cys to his name and finished runner-up twice in his career. In 2014, the last time he won the honor, the lefty tossed a 15-K no-hitter -- the 23rd no-no in Dodgers history

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Pedro Martinez (3): 1997, 1999-2000

Pedro delivered some of the most scintillating pitching performances during a 2-year span with the Red Sox, and he almost captured the AL MVP in '99, notching more 1st-place votes than the winner, Ivan Rodriguez

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Jim Palmer (3): 1973, '75, '76

It's possible Palmer could have had 4 Cy Young Awards, if not for the Yankees' Sparky Lyle, who edged the O's ace in 1977 to become the 1st AL reliever to take home the honor

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Tom Seaver (3): 1969, '73, '75

The Franchise did it all with the Mets: win 3 Cys and a World Series. But there is one thing he came close to doing that wasn't realized: a perfect game, which he lost with 1 out in the 9th in 1969 to the Cubs' Jimmy Qualls

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Sandy Koufax (1963, '65-66)

Koufax was the 1st 3-time Cy winner. In his penultimate season in '65, he won his 2nd Triple Crown (26 wins, 2.04 ERA, 382 K's) and threw the 1st perfecto by a lefty since 1880

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Is Verlander next?

A finalist for the 2022 AL Cy Young Award, Justin Verlander (AL 2011, '19) is one of 11 pitchers with 2 to his name

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