1941 Season
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1941 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
The Cy Young Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Whit Wyatt
BRO
SP
33.8
6.7
26.6
17.0
2 Bucky Walters
CIN
SP
32.2
6.6
26.5
16.4
3 Elmer Riddle *
CIN
SP
26.9
5.8
24.2
16.9
4 Ernie White *
SLN
SP
24.8
5.4
21.5
14.4
5 Johnny Vander Meer
CIN
SP
26.7
4.2
19.5
11.9
6 Hal Schumacher
NY1
SP
30.6
4.0
15.6
8.7
7 Jim Tobin
BSN
SP
28.5
3.9
16.4
8.4
8 Cliff Melton
NY1
SP
29.5
3.8
14.3
7.8
9 Paul Derringer
CIN
SP
34.7
3.7
16.1
8.5
10 Claude Passeau
CHN
SP
32.2
3.7
13.9
6.2
11 Lon Warneke
SLN
SP
32.3
3.4
19.4
11.1
12 Kirby Higbe
BRO
SP
26.2
3.3
21.5
11.5
13 Max Butcher
PIT
SP
30.8
3.2
17.1
9.3
14 Carl Hubbell
NY1
SP
38.0
3.0
11.3
5.8
15 Max Lanier
SLN
SP
25.9
3.0
13.6
8.5
16 Dutch Dietz *
PIT
SW
29.4
3.0
10.2
6.7
17 Harry Gumbert
MULT
SW
31.7
3.0
14.5
8.5
18 Tom Earley
BSN
SP
24.4
2.8
11.1
6.4
19 Johnny Lanning
PIT
SP
30.8
2.7
12.4
6.5
20 Howie Pollet *
SLN
SP
20.0
2.5
8.0
5.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1941 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
The Cy Young Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Thornton Lee
CHA
SP
34.8
8.7
32.0
21.8
2 Bob Feller
CLE
SP
22.7
8.1
29.1
17.3
3 Eddie Smith
CHA
SP
27.5
5.2
20.7
11.7
4 Al Benton
DET
SP
30.3
5.2
19.4
13.8
5 Bob Muncrief *
SLA
SP
25.4
4.7
16.7
9.3
6 Charlie Wagner
BOS
SP
28.6
4.3
15.2
8.7
7 Dutch Leonard
WS1
SP
32.3
4.2
18.7
9.9
8 Denny Galehouse
SLA
SP
29.6
3.9
13.9
7.4
9 Tommy Bridges
DET
SP
34.5
3.8
12.9
7.8
10 Mickey Harris
BOS
SP
24.4
3.5
13.6
6.9
11 Johnny Niggeling
SLA
SP
38.0
3.3
11.0
5.2
12 Phil Marchildon *
PHA
SP
27.7
3.3
13.1
6.1
13 Bobo Newsom
DET
SP
33.9
3.2
14.8
6.2
14 Dizzy Trout
DET
SP
26.0
3.2
12.4
7.1
15 Sid Hudson
WS1
SP
26.5
3.0
16.2
7.6
16 Johnny Rigney
CHA
SP
26.7
2.9
14.5
6.4
17 Marius Russo
NYA
SP
27.0
2.8
15.5
8.3
18 Tiny Bonham
NYA
SP
27.9
2.8
10.8
6.4
19 Johnny Humphries
CHA
SP
26.0
2.7
9.0
6.4
20 Johnny Gorsica
DET
SP
26.3
2.6
10.6
4.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James