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1981 National League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Fernando Valenzuela *
LAN
SP
20.7
70
4.8
16.4
10.4
2 Tom Seaver
CIN
SP
36.6
67
4.0
15.9
10.7
3 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
36.5
50
5.5
15.8
9.9
4 Nolan Ryan
HOU
SP
34.4
28
4.7
14.6
10.0
5 Bruce Sutter
SLN
RP
28.5
1
1.6
12.2
8.0
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Steve Carlton
PHI
SP
36.5
50
5.5
15.8
9.9
2 Fernando Valenzuela *
LAN
SP
20.7
70
4.8
16.4
10.4
3 Nolan Ryan
HOU
SP
34.4
28
4.7
14.6
10.0
4 Jerry Reuss
LAN
SP
32.0
4.2
13.4
8.7
5 Tom Seaver
CIN
SP
36.6
67
4.0
15.9
10.7
6 Bob Knepper
HOU
SP
27.1
3.5
12.9
8.0
7 Doyle Alexander
SFN
SP
30.8
3.3
11.1
6.3
8 Burt Hooton
LAN
SP
31.4
3.3
12.7
8.3
9 Vida Blue
SFN
SP
31.9
2.9
9.7
5.8
10 Eddie Solomon
PIT
SP
30.4
2.8
8.2
4.1
11 Rick Camp
ATL
RP
28.1
2.8
13.9
10.0
12 Don Sutton
HOU
SP
36.2
2.8
11.0
6.1
13 Jim Bibby
PIT
SP
36.7
2.7
7.4
4.5
14 Bill Gullickson
MON
SP
22.4
2.6
10.5
5.6
15 Mario Soto
CIN
SP
25.0
2.4
11.7
6.3
16 Mike Krukow
CHN
SP
29.4
2.3
7.9
3.4
17 Al Holland
SFN
RP
28.9
2.2
9.7
5.1
18 Gary Lucas
SDN
RP
26.6
2.1
9.8
5.2
19 Kent Tekulve
PIT
RP
34.3
2.1
6.1
2.8
20 Randy Martz *
CHN
SP
25.1
2.0
6.8
3.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1981 American League Cy Young Award

by Votes
 
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Rollie Fingers
ML4
RP
34.9
126
4.2
17.2
12.9
2 Steve McCatty
OAK
SP
27.3
84
4.6
18.0
12.3
3 Jack Morris
DET
SP
26.1
21
3.4
15.4
9.3
4 Pete Vuckovich
ML4
SP
28.7
8
2.0
9.2
4.5
5 Rich Gossage
NYA
RP
30.0
3
2.3
11.5
8.9
6 Dennis Martinez
BAL
SP
26.1
3
1.7
11.6
6.0
7 Britt Burns
CHA
SP
22.1
2
4.0
11.4
6.5
8 Ron Guidry
NYA
SP
30.8
2
3.1
10.2
6.1
9 Larry Gura
KCA
SP
33.6
1
3.7
13.1
7.8
by Wins Above Replacement
Pitching
  Player Tm Pos Age
1 Bert Blyleven
CLE
SP
30.2
5.6
14.6
9.6
2 Steve McCatty
OAK
SP
27.3
84
4.6
18.0
12.3
3 Dave Stieb
TOR
SP
23.9
4.5
14.5
8.8
4 Rollie Fingers
ML4
RP
34.9
126
4.2
17.2
12.9
5 Britt Burns
CHA
SP
22.1
2
4.0
11.4
6.5
6 Larry Gura
KCA
SP
33.6
1
3.7
13.1
7.8
7 Dave Righetti *
NYA
SP
22.6
3.4
10.3
7.0
8 Dennis Leonard
KCA
SP
30.1
3.4
13.6
7.4
9 Jack Morris
DET
SP
26.1
21
3.4
15.4
9.3
10 Ken Forsch
CAL
SP
34.8
3.4
10.4
5.7
11 John Denny
CLE
SP
28.6
3.3
11.0
6.5
12 Sammy Stewart
BAL
RP
26.7
3.2
10.7
5.4
13 Ron Guidry
NYA
SP
30.8
2
3.1
10.2
6.1
14 Doug Corbett
MIN
RP
28.7
2.8
11.7
6.9
15 Dennis Lamp
CHA
SP
28.8
2.7
9.5
4.7
16 Scott McGregor
BAL
SP
27.5
2.6
12.1
7.0
17 Tommy John
NYA
SP
38.1
2.6
9.9
5.6
18 Len Barker
CLE
SP
26.0
2.4
8.5
3.7
19 Albert Williams
MIN
SP
27.2
2.3
7.4
2.7
20 Milt Wilcox
DET
SP
31.2
2.3
12.4
7.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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