Along with the Cubs Rookie of the Year award the Pitcher of the Year award was the most lopsided award in the voting. Kris Krstich ran away with the award garnering 88% of the vote.
Kris was by far the teams most dependable starter as he started 11 games for the Cubs and threw over 64 innings. He went 5-2 with a Cubs record 1.08 ERA. He struck out 46 and allowed only 52 hits in those 64+ innings.
Despite the lopsided voting the Cubs had a number of other deserving pitchers that could have been considered for the award. Steve Gordon started 6 games for the Cubs striking out 40 in 40 1/3 innings with a 1.56 ERA. Chris Baroli started 5 games going 3-1 with 28 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings and a 1.38 ERA.
The Cubs overall pitching staff was supurb this year with an ERA of 1.67 and a WHIP of 1.28.
Past winners of the Pitching of Year award include: Mike Dawson, Bill Bode, Jake Green, Jason Westphal, Dustin McElroy, Dave Theriault and Yuki Minigawa.
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