There he is! The aforementioned Clayton Kershaw, in his eighth MLB season, won 16 games in 33 starts and struck out a total of 301 batters in 232.2 innings pitched. He earned himself a WAR of 8.6 with an insane FIP of 1.99.

Kershaw's All-Star worthiness was never in doubt, but he lost out on the Cy Young to Jake Arrieta.