Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros and Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets capped off their dominant 2019 seasons by winning the American League and National League Cy Young awards, respectively. 

The voting in the AL saw Verlander receive 17 first-place votes and 171 total points to beat out Astros teammate Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton of the Tampa Bay Rays. 

Cole received the other 13 first-place votes and 159 points overall to finish second. 

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Justin Verlander beat Gerrit Cole by just 12 points. Verlander and Cole were either first or second on all 30 ballots. Here's the full rundown, via @officialBBWAA:

Verlander is the fourth pitcher in Astros history to win the Cy Young, joining Dallas Keuchel (2015), Roger Clemens (2004) and Mike Scott (1986). 

An ageless wonder, Verlander hit another level at 36 in 2019. He led MLB with 223 innings pitched and a WHIP of 0.80, and he paced the AL with a 7.14 strikeout-to-walk ratio. His WHIP was the third-lowest in MLB since 1900:

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A reminder: AL Cy Young winner Justin Verlander's WHIP this season was just 0.80. That's 3rd-lowest by a pitcher in a qualified season in the Modern Era (since 1900). The only ones lower: 2000 Pedro Martínez -- 0.74 1913 Walter Johnson -- 0.78

It had been seven seasons since Verlander's only Cy Young win in 2011, which was also the same year he won the AL MVP award as a member of the Detroit Tigers. He was on the verge of joining an exclusive club if he had finished second in the voting yet again:

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Justin Verlander has 3 career 2nd-place finishes in Cy Young voting (entering 2019 awards). That's tied for most in the history of the award, w/Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson & Warren Spahn. Verlander's numbers in those 3 yrs combined: 2.74 ERA 0.99 WHIP .208 Opp BA 29.1% K pct

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2011, and now, 2019. Justin Verlander has *finally* won his 2nd Cy Young award. He wins after going 7 years without winning the award. That’s the longest span between Cy Young wins in the history of the award.

Verlander established new career benchmarks with 300 strikeouts and 5.5 hits allowed per nine innings in 2019. 

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Justin Verlander wins his 2nd career AL Cy Young Award. Verlander's career accolades now include an MVP, 2 Cy Young Awards, and a Rookie of the Year. Only Pedro Martínez in 2000 had a better single season WHIP than Verlander among qualifying pitchers over the last 100 seasons.

Verlander and Cole are the first pair of teammates to finish first and second in Cy Young voting since Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling did so for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2002.

The NL vote wasn't nearly as tight as the AL race, with deGrom cruising to his second consecutive Cy Young victory. 

DeGrom, just as he did last year, garnered 29 of 30 first-place votes and finished with 207 total points, beating out Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals and Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who received the other first-place vote. 

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Jacob deGrom has won his 2nd straight NL Cy Young Award. He's one of 6 players ever to post consecutive seasons with at least 250 strikeouts and an ERA below 2.50. The other 5 pitchers are all in the Hall of Fame, and 4 of the 6 won consecutive Cy Youngs during their span.

Per BBWAA.org, Ryu and Scherzer tied for second place with 72 points. Stephen Strasburg and Jack Flaherty tied for fourth place with 69 points. No other NL pitcher received more than nine points. 

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Pitchers to win Rookie of the Year *and* multiple Cy Youngs: Justin Verlander Jacob deGrom Tom Seaver Those top 2 joined the list tonight...

Strasburg had more second-place votes (10) than anyone else, but he was hurt by not getting a first-place vote and showing up in third place on one ballot.

Repeat Cy Young winners have become standard practice in the NL, with deGrom becoming the fourth pitcher since 2008 to capture the award in back-to-back years. Tim Lincecum (2008-09), Clayton Kershaw (2013-14) and Scherzer (2016-17) are also in that group.

DeGrom is the second pitcher in Mets history to win multiple Cy Young awards. Tom Seaver did so three times in 1969, 1973 and 1975. 

Along with Pete Alonso's NL Rookie of the Year, deGrom helped the Mets pull off something they had never previously done:

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Pete Alonso has his Rookie of the Year award. The Mets still have another BBWAA award finalist left: Jacob deGrom, for NL Cy Young. The Mets have *never* had multiple BBWAA award winners in a single year.

In 2018, the Mets ace made history by capturing the award with just 10 victories, the fewest by a starting pitcher to win the Cy Young. He now holds the top two spots on that dubious list:

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Fewest wins by a Cy Young Award winning starting pitcher: 1. 2018 #Mets Jacob deGrom - 10 2. 2019 #Mets Jacob deGrom - 11

New York's offense still struggled to help deGrom in 2019—his 4.16 runs of support per game were tied for the ninth-fewest in MLB—but he remained his typically dominant self. The three-time All-Star led the NL with 255 strikeouts and 7.0 FanGraphs wins above replacement and ranked second with a 2.55 ERA.

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Through six major league seasons, Jacob deGrom has won Rookie of the Year, made three All-Star teams and now, is the 11th pitcher in major league history to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards. He needs to keep going, but the trajectory has now become Hall of Fame.

One potential factor separating deGrom from Ryu and Scherzer in the voting was their performances after the All-Star break. Ryu had a 3.18 ERA and was limited to 12 starts in the second half due to a neck injury and general rest.

Scherzer's ERA ballooned to 4.81 after the All-Star break with as many homers allowed in 43 innings as he gave up over 129.1 innings in the first half (nine). He only made eight starts due to a strained back. 

DeGrom, on the other hand, allowed just over one run per start in the second half:

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Jacob deGrom allowed 15 earned runs in 14 starts after the All-Star break.

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Mets P Jacob deGrom is trying to win his 2nd consecutive Cy Young Award. DeGrom has 4 very good pitches, with one of the top performers this season being his changeup. It helped induce a soft-contact rate that ranked among the lowest in MLB

Factoring in the first half, deGrom didn't have an ERA over 2.92 in a single month from May through September. He allowed just five runs in five starts in September when the Mets were still fighting for a wild-card spot. 

The Mets have endured plenty of struggles over the past three seasons, but between deGrom's continued excellence and Alonso's breakout rookie campaign, their present and future look as bright as they have since reaching the World Series in 2015.