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Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey and the Tigers Justin Verlander received their respective leagues' SBN Pitcher of the Year Awards, voted on by the editors and writers of the SB Nation baseball sites.
The 38 year old Dickey, who reinvented his career as a knuckleballer just a couple years ago, narrowly beat out 2011 Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, collecting 157 points against 154 points for Dickey. Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez finished third.
Despite being the losing loser who ever lost, Phillies ace Cliff Lee finished fifth on the ballot, receiving five third place votes, and Cole Hamels placed seventh, receiving nine total votes.
Justin Verlander won American League honors handily, topping second place finisher David Price of the Rays 171 to 103.
Complete point totals below.
As for The Good Phight's ballots:
Liz Roscher:
1. R.A. Dickey; 2. Cole Hamels; 3. Clayton Kershaw; 4. Johnny Cueto; 5. Gio Gonzalez
Peter Lyons:
1. Clayton Kershaw; 2. R.A. Dickey; 3. Gio Gonzalez; 4. Cliff Lee; 5. Cole Hamels
National League
| Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.A. Dickey | New York Mets | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 157 | |
| Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 154 |
| Gio Gonzalez | Washington Nationals | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 129 |
| Johnny Cueto | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 73 |
| Cliff Lee | Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | ||
| Matt Cain | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | ||
| Cole Hamels | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Craig Kimbrel | Atlanta Braves | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Wade Miley | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Kris Medlen | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Lance Lynn | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 |
American League
| Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 1 | 2 | 171 | ||
| David Price | Tampa Bay Rays | 2 | 17 | 7 | 103 | ||
| Felix Hernandez | Seattle Mariners | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 72 | |
| Chris Sale | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 10 | 4 | 36 | ||
| Jered Weaver | Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | |
| Fernando Rodney | Tampa Bay Rays | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| Matt Harrison | Texas Rangers | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| CC Sabathia | New York Yankees | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Max Scherzer | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Yu Darvish | Texas Rangers | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Jim Johnson | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Hiroki Kuroda | New York Yankees | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jake Peavy | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 1 | ||||
| James Shields | Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | 1 |