1973 American League Cy Young Award
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The winner of the 1973 American League Cy Young Award was Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles.
[edit] 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles | 88 | 0.733 (120) | 14 | 22 - 9 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 296.1 | 225 | 16 | 113 | 158 | 79 | 2.40 | 0.44 | 0.53 | |
| Nolan Ryan | California Angels | 62 | 0.517 (120) | 9 | 21 - 16 | 1 | 41 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 326.0 | 238 | 18 | 162 | 383 | 104 | 2.87 | 0.55 | 1.17 | |
| Catfish Hunter | Oakland Athletics | 52 | 0.433 (120) | 1 | 21 - 5 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 256.1 | 222 | 39 | 69 | 124 | 95 | 3.34 | 0.42 | 0.48 | |
| John Hiller | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 0.050 (120) | 0 | 10 - 5 | 38 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 125.1 | 89 | 7 | 39 | 124 | 20 | 1.44 | 0.37 | 0.99 | |
| Wilbur Wood | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 0.025 (120) | 0 | 24 - 20 | 0 | 49 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 359.1 | 381 | 25 | 91 | 199 | 138 | 3.46 | 0.32 | 0.55 | |
| Jim Colborn | Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 0.017 (120) | 0 | 20 - 12 | 1 | 43 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 314.1 | 297 | 21 | 87 | 135 | 111 | 3.18 | 0.34 | 0.43 | |
| Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0.008 (120) | 0 | 20 - 17 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 325.0 | 296 | 16 | 67 | 258 | 91 | 2.52 | 0.26 | 0.79 | |
| Vida Blue | Oakland Athletics | 1 | 0.008 (120) | 0 | 20 - 9 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 263.2 | 214 | 26 | 105 | 158 | 96 | 3.28 | 0.50 | 0.60 | |
| Gaylord Perry | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 0.008 (120) | 0 | 19 - 19 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 344.0 | 315 | 34 | 115 | 238 | 129 | 3.38 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| Preceded by 1972 | Cy Young Award National 1973 | Succeeded by 1974 |

