Corey Kluber led the American League in wins and won the American League Cy Young Award in 2014. Pitching for the Cleveland Indians, he finished with an 18–9 record and captured the award in only his second full major-league season.
Kluber’s 18 victories tied him with Max Scherzer and Jered Weaver for the American League lead. He also posted a 2.44 earned-run average and struck out 269 batters, establishing himself as one of baseball’s most dominant starters even though Cleveland did not reach the postseason.
The 2014 Cy Young vote was close. Kluber received 17 of the 30 first-place votes, while Seattle’s Félix Hernández received the other 13. Kluber became the fourth Cleveland pitcher to win the award, following Gaylord Perry, CC Sabathia, and Cliff Lee.
A common mix-up is to credit Hernández because he won the 2014 American League MVP Award and had an excellent season. The question asks specifically about the pitcher who led the league in wins and won the Cy Young; that pitcher was Kluber.