2021 National League Cy Young Award

The winner of the 2021 National League Cy Young Award was Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The voting for the award was unusually close, as both Burnes and second-place finisher Zack Wheeler received 12 first-place votes; it took a count of the second-place votes to determine a winner, with Burns winning by just 10 overall points in the closest vote in the award's history in the National League. Third-place finisher Max Scherzer also made a strong showing with 6 first-place votes and over 100 points.

Award Voting

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
Corbin Burnes	Milwaukee Brewers	151	0.72 (210)	12		11 - 5	0	28	28	0	0	47	167.0	123	7	34	234	45	2.43	0.940	1.40
Zack Wheeler	Philadelphia Phillies	141	0.67 (210)	12		14 - 10	0	32	32	3	2	72	213.1	169	16	46	247	66	2.78	1.008	1.16
Max Scherzer	Washington/Los Angeles	113	0.54 (210)	6		15 - 4	0	30	30	1	0	53	179.1	119	23	36	236	49	2.46	0.864	1.32
Walker Buehler	Los Angeles Dodgers	70	0.33 (210)	0		16 - 4	0	33	33	0	0	61	207.2	149	19	52	212	57	2.47	0.968	1.02
Brandon Woodruff	Milwaukee Brewers	21	0.10 (210)	0		9 - 10	0	30	30	0	0	54	179.1	130	18	43	211	51	2.56	0.965	1.18
Kevin Gausman	San Francisco Giants	7	0.03 (210)	0		14 - 6	0	33	33	0	0	66	192.0	150	20	50	227	60	2.81	1.042	1.18
Adam Wainwright	St. Louis Cardinals	3	0.01 (210)	0		17 - 7	0	32	32	3	1	72	206.1	168	21	50	174	70	3.05	1.057	0.84
Julio Urias	Los Angeles Dodgers	3	0.01 (210)	0		20 - 3	0	32	32	0	0	67	185.2	151	19	38	195	61	2.96	1.018	1.05
Jacob deGrom	New York Mets	1	0.00 (210)	0		7 - 2	0	15	15	1	1	14	92.0	40	6	11	146	11	1.08	0.554	1.59

Further Reading

• Anthony Castrovince: "Reinvention key as Ray, Burnes win Cy Young", mlb.com, November 17, 2021. [1]

Related Sites

• Voting results

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Cy Young Award American 2021

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