1981 National League Cy Young Award

Award Voting[edit]

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes	W - L	SV	G	GS	CG	SHO	RA	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ER	ERA	WHIP	K/IP
Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers	70	0.583 (120)	8	13 - 7	0	25	25	11	8	0	192.1	140	11	61	180	53	2.48	1.045	0.94
Tom Seaver	Cincinnati Reds	67	0.558 (120)	8	14 - 2	0	23	23	6	1	0	166.1	120	10	66	87	47	2.54	1.118	0.52
Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	50	0.417 (120)	5	13 - 4	0	24	24	10	1	0	190.0	152	9	62	179	51	2.42	1.126	0.94
Nolan Ryan	Houston Astros	28	0.233 (120)	3	11 - 5	0	21	21	5	3	0	149.0	99	2	68	140	28	1.69	1.121	0.94
Bruce Sutter	St. Louis Cardinals	1	0.008 (120)	0	3 - 5	25	48	0	0	0	48	82.1	64	5	24	57	24	2.62	1.069	0.69

Preceded by
1980

Cy Young Award
American
1981

Succeeded by
1982