| | 1958 - Bob Turley - New York Yankees (AL) |
| | 1959 - Early Wynn - Chicago White Sox (AL) |
| | 1961 - Whitey Ford - New York Yankees (AL) |
| | 1964 - Dean Chance - Los Angeles Angels (AL) |
| | 1967 - Jim Lonborg - Boston Red Sox |
| | 1968 - Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers |
| | 1969 - Mike Cuellar - Baltimore Orioles |
| | 1969 - Denny McLain - Detroit Tigers |
| | 1970 - Jim Perry - Minnesota Twins |
| | 1971 - Vida Blue - Oakland Athletics |
| | 1972 - Gaylord Perry - Cleveland Indians |
| | 1973 - Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles |
| | 1974 - Catfish Hunter - Oakland Athletics |
| | 1975 - Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles |
| | 1976 - Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles |
| | 1977 - Sparky Lyle - New York Yankees |
| | 1978 - Ron Guidry - New York Yankees |
| | 1979 - Mike Flanagan - Baltimore Orioles |
| | 1980 - Steve Stone - Baltimore Orioles |
| | 1981 - Rollie Fingers - Milwaukee Brewers |
| | 1982 - Pete Vuckovich - Milwaukee Brewers |
| | 1983 - La Marr Hoyt - Chicago White Sox |
| | 1984 - Willie Hernández - Detroit Tigers |
| | 1985 - Bret Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals |
| | 1986 - Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox |
| | 1987 - Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox |
| | 1988 - Frank Viola - Minnesota Twins |
| | 1989 - Bret Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals |
| | 1990 - Bob Welch - Oakland Athletics |
| | 1991 - Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox |
| | 1992 - Dennis Eckersley - Oakland Athletics |
| | 1993 - Jack McDowell - Chicago White Sox |
| | 1994 - David Cone - Kansas City Royals |
| | 1995 - Randy Johnson - Seattle Mariners |
| | 1996 - Pat Hentgen - Toronto Blue Jays |
| | 1997 - Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays |
| | 1998 - Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays |
| | 1999 - Pedro Martínez - Boston Red Sox |
| | 2000 - Pedro Martínez - Boston Red Sox |
| | 2001 - Roger Clemens - New York Yankees |
| | 2002 - Barry Zito - Oakland Athletics |
| | 2003 - Roy Halladay - Toronto Blue Jays |
| | 2004 - Johan Santana - Minnesota Twins |
| | 2005 - Bartolo Colón - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| | 2006 - Johan Santana - Minnesota Twins |
| | 2007 - C.C. Sabathia - Cleveland Indians |