Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Verlander And Kershaw Are Leading All Three Pitching Triple Crown Categories

ERA
1. J. Verlander DET 2.29
2. J. Weaver LAA 2.41
3. J. Beckett BOS 2.50

Wins
1. J. Verlander DET 24
2. C. Sabathia NYY 19
3. J. Weaver LAA 18

Strikeouts
1. J. Verlander DET 244
2. C. Sabathia NYY 224
3. F. Hernandez SEA 220

ERA
1. C. Kershaw LAD 2.27
2. J. Cueto CIN 2.31
3. C. Lee PHI 2.38

Wins
1. C. Kershaw LAD 20
2. I. Kennedy ARI 20
3. R. Halladay PHI 18

Strikeouts
1. C. Kershaw LAD 242
2. C. Lee PHI 232
3. T. Lincecum SF 217

Click here to see all of the pitchers who won the triple crown at Baseball Almanac.

Only twice has a pitcher in both leagues won the pitching triple crown in the same year. 1918, Walter Johnson & Hippo Vaughn and 1924, Walter Johnson & Dazzy Vance.

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