CC Sabathia Hall of Fame Election 2025 Topps Now Card # OS-15

CC Sabathia pitched for 19 seasons for the Indians, Brewers and Yankees, retiring as one of six pitchers in history with at least 250 wins, a .600 winning percentage and 3,000 strikeouts. He finished second in the 2001 American League Rookie of the Year balloting in 2001 after going 17-5 for Cleveland and earned the 2007 AL Cy Young Award after going 19-7 with AL-best 241 innings pitched. Traded to Brewers during 2008 season, Sabathia went 11-2 with seven complete games and 1.65 ERA in 17 starts for Milwaukee, finishing fifth in NL Cy Young Award voting and sixth in NL MVP race. He joined Yankees in 2009 and won AL-high 19 games. He Started Game 1 of each of three postseason series in 2009, winning ALCS MVP Award and leading New York to World Series title. Sabathia posted career-high 21 wins in 2010, one of 14 seasons in which he recorded a double-digit win total. A six-time All-Star who finished in the Top 5 of his league’s Cy Young Award voting five times, he led his league in wins twice, starts twice, complete games twice, shutouts twice and strikeout-to-walk ratio twice. Sabathia amassed 3,093 strikeouts, 18th on all-time list, and is one of just three left-handers with at least 3,000 strikeouts.