Some time back I decided just for fun to try to come up with a formula for who the best pitchers ever were based on Cy Young voting. I tried a few different algorithms and finally decided to do it with a points system, awarding points as follows:

• 10 points for winning the award
• 5 points for finishing second in the voting
• 3 points for finishing third
• 1 point for getting votes but not finishing in the top three.
• 3 bonus points for a unanimous win.
• 1 bonus point for being named on a ballot prior to 1969. Rationale: Votes were only cast for first place.
• 3 bonus points for being named on a ballot prior to 1967. Rationale: Only one award was given. Starting in 1967 one was given for each league.
• A tie at a finishing position gives full points to all pitchers tying at that position.

So, here are the 458 pitchers who have been named on Cy Young ballots and their corresponding rankings.