2008 – Cliff Lee, Cleveland
2007 – C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland
2006 – Johan Santana-x, Minnesota
2005 – Bartolo Colon, Los Angeles
2004 – Johan Santana-x, Minnesota
2003 – Roy Halladay, Toronto
2002 – Barry Zito, Oakland
2001 – Roger Clemens, New York
2000 – Pedro Martinez-x, Boston
1999 – Pedro Martinez-x, Boston
1998 – Roger Clemens-x, Toronto
1997 – Roger Clemens, Toronto
1996 – Pat Hentgen, Toronto
1995 – Randy Johnson, Seattle
1994 – David Cone, Kansas City
1993 – Jack McDowell, Chicago
1992 – Dennis Eckersley, Oakland
1991 – Roger Clemens, Boston
1990 – Bob Welch, Oakland
1989 – Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City
1988 – Frank Viola, Minnesota
1987 – Roger Clemens, Boston
1986 – Roger Clemens-x, Boston
1985 – Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City
1984 – Willie Hernandez, Detroit
1983 – LaMarr Hoyt, Chicago
1982 – Pete Vuckovich, Milwaukee
1981 – Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee
1980 – Steve Stone, Baltimore
1979 – Mike Flanagan, Baltimore
1978 – Ron Guidry-x, New York
, New York
1976 – Jim Palmer, Baltimore
1975 – Jim Palmer, Baltimore
1974 – Catfish Hunter, Oakland
1973 – Jim Palmer, Baltimore
1972 – Gaylord Perry, Cleveland
1971 – Vida Blue, Oakland
1970 – Jim Perry, Minnesota
1969 – (tie) Mike Cuellar, Baltimore, and Denny McLain, Detroit
1968 – Denny McLain-x, Detroit
1967 – Jim Lonborg, Boston
1964 – Dean Chance, Los Angeles
1961 – Whitey Ford, New York
1959 – Early Wynn, Chicago
1958 – Bob Turley, New York
x-unanimous choice
NOTE: From 1956-1966 there was one selection from both leagues.