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1980 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
35.5
118
10.2
28.8
19.6
2 Jerry Reuss
LAN
SP
31.0
55
5.2
20.8
13.5
3 Jim Bibby
PIT
SP
35.7
28
3.5
17.2
10.0
4 Joe Niekro
HOU
SP
35.7
11
1.0
13.1
5.3
5 Steve Rogers
MON
SP
30.7
1
5.9
19.3
10.8
6 Joe Sambito
HOU
RP
28.0
1
2.0
14.5
9.1
7 Mario Soto
CIN
SW
24.0
1
2.8
14.3
6.2
8 Tug McGraw
PHI
RP
35.8
1
4.6
17.2
11.7
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
35.5
118
10.2
28.8
19.6
2 Don Sutton
LAN
SP
35.2
6.3
20.3
13.9
3 Steve Rogers
MON
SP
30.7
1
5.9
19.3
10.8
4 Rick Reuschel
CHN
SP
31.1
5.7
15.4
7.7
5 Jerry Reuss
LAN
SP
31.0
55
5.2
20.8
13.5
6 Vida Blue
SFN
SP
30.9
5.0
16.6
9.9
7 Tug McGraw
PHI
RP
35.8
1
4.6
17.2
11.7
8 Bill Caudill
CHN
RP
24.0
4.4
11.5
4.4
9 Scott Sanderson
MON
SP
23.9
4.3
14.9
8.5
10 Jim Bibby
PIT
SP
35.7
28
3.5
17.2
10.0
11 Ed Whitson
SFN
SP
25.1
3.5
12.8
6.4
12 Rick Camp
ATL
RP
27.1
3.5
19.3
12.9
13 Phil Niekro
ATL
SP
41.3
3.4
17.3
8.9
14 Bruce Sutter
CHN
RP
27.5
3.3
15.3
9.2
15 Vern Ruhle
HOU
SP
29.4
3.1
14.0
8.9
16 Pat Zachry
NYN
SP
28.2
3.0
9.5
4.5
17 J.R. Richard
HOU
SP
30.3
2.9
11.6
8.2
18 Frank Pastore
CIN
SP
22.9
2.8
12.7
7.1
19 Mario Soto
CIN
SW
24.0
1
2.8
14.3
6.2
20 Tom Hume
CIN
RP
27.3
2.7
17.8
9.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1980 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Steve Stone
BAL
SP
33.0
100
4.0
19.4
11.6
2 Mike Norris
OAK
SP
25.3
91
5.9
25.0
16.2
3 Rich Gossage
NYA
RP
29.0
37
3.5
18.2
12.7
4 Tommy John
NYA
SP
37.1
14
4.1
18.5
10.2
5 Dan Quisenberry *
KCA
RP
27.4
7
2.5
19.1
12.0
6 Larry Gura
KCA
SP
32.6
1
6.2
22.0
13.2
7 Scott McGregor
BAL
SP
26.5
1
4.4
18.3
10.5
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Britt Burns *
CHA
SP
21.1
7.0
21.5
14.0
2 Larry Gura
KCA
SP
32.6
1
6.2
22.0
13.2
3 Mike Norris
OAK
SP
25.3
91
5.9
25.0
16.2
4 Doug Corbett *
MIN
RP
27.7
5.7
23.9
16.3
5 Jim Clancy
TOR
SP
24.5
5.5
18.7
10.9
6 Rudy May
NYA
SP
36.0
4.9
17.6
11.1
7 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
22.9
4.9
16.3
8.7
8 Moose Haas
ML4
SP
24.2
4.5
16.8
8.9
9 Scott McGregor
BAL
SP
26.5
1
4.4
18.3
10.5
10 Jon Matlack
TEX
SP
30.5
4.3
12.9
5.6
11 Floyd Bannister
SEA
SP
25.1
4.3
14.8
8.0
12 Tommy John
NYA
SP
37.1
14
4.1
18.5
10.2
13 Tom Burgmeier
BOS
RP
36.9
4.1
17.5
12.0
14 Steve Stone
BAL
SP
33.0
100
4.0
19.4
11.6
15 Roger Erickson
MIN
SP
23.8
3.9
13.8
7.6
16 Dennis Leonard
KCA
SP
29.1
3.7
17.1
8.4
17 Fergie Jenkins
TEX
SP
37.6
3.6
11.4
5.2
18 Dan Schatzeder
DET
SP
25.6
3.5
11.4
5.2
19 Rich Gossage
NYA
RP
29.0
37
3.5
18.2
12.7
20 Jerry Garvin
TOR
RP
24.7
3.4
11.3
6.7
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