Awards, Honors, and Notable Achievements
- 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner
- 1× All-Star selection (2012)
- National League Pitcher of the Month (June 2012)
- National League Player of the Week (5/27/2012)
- Won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for Men's Baseball.
- Baseball Prospectus Cy Young Award (2012)
- NL TSN Pitcher of the Year (2012)
- Holds the Mets franchise record of 32 ⅔ consecutive scoreless innings (Set June 13, 2012). Stands second among Mets pitchers all-time with 42 ⅔ consecutive innings pitched without giving up an earned run (as of June 22, 2012).
- Threw two consecutive one-hitters on June 13 and June 18, 2012. The last time a pitcher threw two consecutive one-hitters was in 1988 in the AL and 1944 in the NL. During the June 18th one-hitter, he also set a career high in strikeouts with 13. Dickey is also the only pitcher to throw consecutive one hitters and post 10+ strikeouts.
- With his June 18, 2012 win over the Orioles, he became the only pitcher in major league history to have five consecutive starts without giving up any earned runs and still getting at least eight strikeouts in each game.
- Branch Rickey Award (2012)
- National League Outstanding Pitcher of the Year (2012)
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