1971 Season
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1971 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Fergie Jenkins
CHN
SP
28.6
97
10.3
32.8
22.3
2 Tom Seaver
NYN
SP
26.6
61
10.1
31.2
21.9
3 Al Downing
LAN
SP
30.0
40
3.8
19.1
10.6
4 Dock Ellis
PIT
SP
26.3
9
1.8
13.1
5.8
5 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
35.6
3
4.9
16.2
8.3
6 Jerry Johnson
SFN
RP
27.6
2
0.9
11.3
5.5
7 Dave Roberts
SDN
SP
26.8
2
7.4
23.0
14.2
8 Juan Marichal
SFN
SP
33.7
1
2.9
17.2
8.2
9 Bill Stoneman
MON
SP
27.2
1
4.8
20.9
11.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Fergie Jenkins
CHN
SP
28.6
97
10.3
32.8
22.3
2 Tom Seaver
NYN
SP
26.6
61
10.1
31.2
21.9
3 Dave Roberts
SDN
SP
26.8
2
7.4
23.0
14.2
4 Don Wilson
HOU
SP
26.4
6.1
22.3
13.6
5 Milt Pappas
CHN
SP
32.1
5.9
20.2
11.8
6 Phil Niekro
ATL
SP
32.3
5.0
21.6
12.7
7 Bob Gibson
SLN
SP
35.6
3
4.9
16.2
8.3
8 Bill Stoneman
MON
SP
27.2
1
4.8
20.9
11.5
9 Don Sutton
LAN
SP
26.2
4.6
20.1
11.6
10 Clay Kirby
SDN
SP
23.0
4.2
18.0
9.3
11 Steve Blass
PIT
SP
29.2
4.1
15.4
7.7
12 Tug McGraw
NYN
RP
26.8
4.1
16.0
10.3
13 Steve Carlton
SLN
SP
26.5
4.1
15.7
6.8
14 Bob Miller
MULT
RP
32.4
3.9
12.9
7.7
15 Al Downing
LAN
SP
30.0
40
3.8
19.1
10.6
16 Ken Forsch *
HOU
SP
24.8
3.6
14.0
7.6
17 Bill Hands
CHN
SP
31.2
3.6
16.2
8.3
18 Larry Dierker
HOU
SP
24.8
3.5
12.9
7.8
19 Rick Wise
PHI
SP
25.8
3.4
20.5
11.7
20 Ray Sadecki
NYN
SP
30.5
3.2
11.0
5.3
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1971 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Vida Blue
OAK
SP
21.9
98
9.0
30.7
20.2
2 Mickey Lolich
DET
SP
30.8
85
8.6
28.8
16.2
3 Wilbur Wood
CHA
SP
29.7
23
11.7
32.9
21.7
4 Dave McNally
BAL
SP
28.7
8
3.0
18.1
10.6
5 Dick Drago
KCA
SP
26.0
1
4.2
17.6
9.5
6 Andy Messersmith
CAL
SP
25.9
1
2.6
18.4
9.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Wilbur Wood
CHA
SP
29.7
23
11.7
32.9
21.7
2 Vida Blue
OAK
SP
21.9
98
9.0
30.7
20.2
3 Mickey Lolich
DET
SP
30.8
85
8.6
28.8
16.2
4 Bert Blyleven
MIN
SP
20.2
6.4
20.7
11.4
5 Tom Bradley
CHA
SP
24.3
6.1
19.3
9.7
6 Sonny Siebert
BOS
SP
34.5
5.5
19.4
11.5
7 Joe Coleman
DET
SP
24.4
5.3
20.8
11.2
8 Jim Kaat
MIN
SP
32.7
4.3
15.4
6.7
9 Mike Hedlund
KCA
SP
24.9
4.2
16.5
9.6
10 Dick Drago
KCA
SP
26.0
1
4.2
17.6
9.5
11 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
25.7
4.1
21.8
12.3
12 Ken Sanders
ML4
RP
30.0
4.1
20.2
13.7
13 Sam McDowell
CLE
SP
28.8
4.0
15.3
8.0
14 Bart Johnson
CHA
SP
21.5
3.9
15.0
8.3
15 Mel Stottlemyre
NYA
SP
29.6
3.6
17.7
8.7
16 Marty Pattin
ML4
SP
28.2
3.5
16.0
7.1
17 Fritz Peterson
NYA
SP
29.4
3.3
16.6
7.4
18 Fred Scherman
DET
RP
26.9
3.3
14.2
8.9
19 Clyde Wright
CAL
SP
30.4
3.3
17.9
8.7
20 Steve Mingori *
CLE
RP
27.3
3.3
8.9
6.2
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