American League Cy Young as of July 1
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Here are the players I choose to be the candidates. If I forget someone who you think should be in the list, put the name in your comment and I will add him.
C.C. Sabathia, Josh Beckett, John Lackey, Kelvim Escobar, Dan Haren, Johan Santana, Justin Verlander, and Jeremy Bonderman.
I will compare the stats which I feel best show a pitchers skills. Those stats are ERA, WHIP and OBA.
ERA
1. Haren (2.20)
2. Santana (2.76)
3. Lackey (3.04)
4. Verlander (3.18)
5. Sabathia (3.20)
6. Escobar (3.32)
7. Beckett (3.38)
8. Bonderman (3.90)
WHIP
1. Haren (0.98)
2. Santana (1.04)
3. Beckett (1.10)
4. Sabathia (1.12)
5. Verlander (1.17)
6. Escobar (1.18)
7. Lackey (1.19)
8. Bonderman (1.21)
OBA
1. Haren (.255)
2. Santana (.271)
3. Beckett (.277)
4. Sabathia (.289)
5. Bonderman (.294)
6. Escobar (.296)
7. Lackey (.303)
8. Verlander (.304)
Wins
1. Sabathia (12)
2. Beckett (12)
2. Lackey (11)
4.Haren (10)
5. Escobar (9)
5. Santana (9)
5. Verlander (9)
8.Bonderman (8)
The totals (lower is better)
1. Haren (7)
2. Santana (11)
3. Sabathia (14)
4. Beckett (15)
5. Lackey (19)
6. Verlander (22)
7. Escobar (23)
8. Bonderman (29)
Not really scientific, but it shows 2 things. Haren is the Cy Young so far, and that Santana is having a better season than people realize.
