1977 Season
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1977 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
32.5
104
5.9
23.8
15.8
2 Tommy John
LAN
SP
34.1
54
4.4
18.6
12.4
3 Rick Reuschel
CHN
SP
28.1
18
9.4
25.3
18.2
4 Tom Seaver
MULT
SP
32.6
18
8.0
24.1
16.7
5 John Candelaria
PIT
SP
23.7
17
7.4
24.6
18.1
6 Bruce Sutter
CHN
RP
24.5
5
6.5
26.0
20.2
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Rick Reuschel
CHN
SP
28.1
18
9.4
25.3
18.2
2 Phil Niekro
ATL
SP
38.3
8.9
19.5
10.1
3 Tom Seaver
MULT
SP
32.6
18
8.0
24.1
16.7
4 John Candelaria
PIT
SP
23.7
17
7.4
24.6
18.1
5 Bruce Sutter
CHN
RP
24.5
5
6.5
26.0
20.2
6 Rich Gossage
PIT
RP
26.0
6.0
25.2
17.9
7 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
32.5
104
5.9
23.8
15.8
8 Burt Hooton
LAN
SP
27.4
5.5
18.8
12.4
9 Ed Halicki
SFN
SP
26.7
5.3
18.5
11.2
10 J.R. Richard
HOU
SP
27.3
4.9
19.4
11.9
11 Steve Rogers
MON
SP
27.7
4.7
21.2
12.7
12 Don Sutton
LAN
SP
32.2
4.5
16.8
10.0
13 Tommy John
LAN
SP
34.1
54
4.4
18.6
12.4
14 Gary Lavelle
SFN
RP
28.5
4.1
17.5
11.0
15 Bill Bonham
CHN
SP
28.8
3.7
11.7
5.7
16 Dave Campbell *
ATL
RP
25.8
3.7
10.0
5.1
17 Fred Norman
CIN
SP
34.9
3.5
13.6
7.3
18 Dick Ruthven
ATL
SP
26.3
3.4
7.4
3.0
19 Nino Espinosa
NYN
SP
23.9
3.3
12.3
6.6
20 Willie Hernandez *
CHN
RP
22.6
3.2
11.6
5.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1977 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Sparky Lyle
NYA
RP
32.9
56
3.7
20.3
13.7
2 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
31.7
48
7.5
29.1
19.2
3 Nolan Ryan
CAL
SP
30.4
46
7.9
22.1
12.9
4 Dennis Leonard
KCA
SP
26.1
45
5.6
23.5
14.4
5 Bill Campbell
BOS
RP
28.9
25
4.8
23.1
16.4
6 Dave Goltz
MIN
SP
28.0
19
5.7
21.7
12.4
7 Ron Guidry *
NYA
SP
26.8
5
4.8
18.2
11.5
8 Dave Rozema *
DET
SP
20.9
4
5.7
18.4
11.6
9 Frank Tanana
CAL
SP
24.0
3
8.3
20.5
13.0
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Frank Tanana
CAL
SP
24.0
3
8.3
20.5
13.0
2 Nolan Ryan
CAL
SP
30.4
46
7.9
22.1
12.9
3 Jim Palmer
BAL
SP
31.7
48
7.5
29.1
19.2
4 Bert Blyleven
TEX
SP
26.2
5.8
20.7
13.4
5 Dave Goltz
MIN
SP
28.0
19
5.7
21.7
12.4
6 Dave Rozema *
DET
SP
20.9
4
5.7
18.4
11.6
7 Dennis Leonard
KCA
SP
26.1
45
5.6
23.5
14.4
8 Dennis Eckersley
CLE
SP
22.7
5.1
17.7
10.1
9 Bill Campbell
BOS
RP
28.9
25
4.8
23.1
16.4
10 Ron Guidry *
NYA
SP
26.8
5
4.8
18.2
11.5
11 Francisco Barrios
CHA
SP
24.1
4.3
12.6
5.4
12 Lerrin LaGrow
CHA
RP
29.0
4.2
15.9
11.2
13 Wayne Garland
CLE
SP
26.7
4.1
17.3
8.5
14 Fernando Arroyo
DET
SP
25.3
3.7
10.8
4.0
15 Jim Colborn
KCA
SP
31.1
3.7
16.1
8.7
16 Sparky Lyle
NYA
RP
32.9
56
3.7
20.3
13.7
17 Jerry Garvin *
TOR
SP
21.7
3.7
12.7
5.1
18 Vida Blue
OAK
SP
27.9
3.6
13.7
5.0
19 Ed Figueroa
NYA
SP
28.7
3.4
15.2
7.8
20 Doyle Alexander
TEX
SP
26.8
3.3
16.4
9.1
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