Last non-Covid season a guy won the pitching triple crown was 2011. Both Kershaw and Verlander. See TRIPLE CROWN OF PITCHING from Baseball Almanac.
Stats below are from Baseball Reference.
AL pitching leaders
Wins
1. | Skubal • DET | 14 |
2. | Lugo • KCR | 13 |
Rodón • NYY | 13 | |
Rodriguez • BAL | 13 | |
Valdez • HOU | 13 | |
6. | Burnes • BAL | 12 |
Gil • NYY | 12 | |
Ober • MIN | 12 | |
9. | Bello • BOS | 11 |
Berríos • TOR | 11 | |
Brown • HOU | 11 | |
Gausman • TOR | 11 | |
López • MIN 11 |
ERA
1. | Skubal • DET | 2.49 |
2. | Blanco • HOU | 2.89 |
3. | Gilbert • SEA | 2.96 |
4. | Houck • BOS | 3.01 |
5. | Lugo • KCR | 3.04 |
6. | Burnes • BAL | 3.10 |
7. | Singer • KCR | 3.18 |
Ragans • KCR | 3.18 | |
9. | Valdez • HOU | 3.20 |
10. | Miller • SEA | 3.29 |
SO
1. | Skubal • DET | 185 |
2. | Crochet • CHW | 176 |
3. | Ragans • KCR | 174 |
4. | Gilbert • SEA | 155 |
5. | Castillo • SEA | 154 |
Kikuchi • 2TM | 154 | |
7. | López • MIN | 152 |
8. | Kirby • SEA | 148 |
Rodón • NYY | 148 | |
10. | Ryan • MIN | 147 |
NL pitching leaders
Wins
1. | Sale • ATL | 14 |
2. | Cease • SDP | 12 |
Wheeler • PHI | 12 | |
4. | Gray • STL | 11 |
Nola • PHI | 11 | |
Rea • MIL | 11 | |
Webb • SFG | 11 | |
8. | Abbott • CIN | 10 |
Keller • PIT | 10 | |
King • SDP | 10 | |
Stone • LAD | 10 | |
Suárez • PHI | 10 |
ERA
1. | Sale • ATL | 2.62 |
2. | Wheeler • PHI | 2.72 |
3. | Greene • CIN | 2.83 |
4. | Imanaga • CHC | 3.11 |
5. | Webb • SFG | 3.17 |
6. | King • SDP | 3.19 |
7. | Nola • PHI | 3.45 |
8. | Cease • SDP | 3.46 |
9. | Manaea • NYM | 3.46 |
10. | Sánchez • PHI 3.46 |
SO
1. | Sale • ATL | 187 |
2. | Cease • SDP | 186 |
3. | Glasnow • LAD | 168 |
Gray • STL | 168 | |
5. | Greene • CIN | 162 |
Peralta • MIL | 162 | |
Wheeler • PHI | 162 | |
8. | King • SDP | 161 |
9. | Nola • PHI | 142 |
10. | Webb • SFG 140 |
Other seasons with a pitching triple crown winner in each league
1905
1918
1924
1918
1924
2011
Chris Sale is 35. If he wins he won't be the oldest but he will be one of the oldest. Skubal is 27. Here are the guys who did at age 33+:
Cy Young was 34 when he won it in 1901.
Grover Cleveland Alexander was 33 in 1920 when he won his third triple crown.
Walter Johnson was 36 in 1924 when he won his third triple crown.
Roger Clemens was 35 in 1998 when he won his second triple crown.
Randy Johnson was 38 when he won it in 2002.
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