1981 American League Cy Young Award
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The winner of the 1981 American League Cy Young Award was Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers.
[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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Fingers | Milwaukee Brewers | 126 | 0.900 (140) | 22 | 6 - 3 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 78.0 | 55 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 9 | 1.04 | 0.21 | 0.78 | |
| Steve McCatty | Oakland Athletics | 84.5 | 0.604 (140) | 6 | 14 - 7 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 185.2 | 140 | 12 | 61 | 91 | 48 | 2.33 | 0.39 | 0.49 | |
| Jack Morris | Detroit Tigers | 21 | 0.150 (140) | 0 | 14 - 7 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 198.0 | 153 | 14 | 78 | 97 | 67 | 3.05 | 0.46 | 0.49 | |
| Pete Vuckovich | Milwaukee Brewers | 8.5 | 0.061 (140) | 0 | 14 - 4 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 149.2 | 137 | 9 | 57 | 84 | 59 | 3.55 | 0.44 | 0.56 | |
| Dennis Martinez | Baltimore Orioles | 3.5 | 0.025 (140) | 0 | 14 - 5 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 179.0 | 173 | 10 | 62 | 88 | 66 | 3.32 | 0.40 | 0.49 | |
| Rich Gossage | New York Yankees | 3 | 0.021 (140) | 0 | 3 - 2 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 46.2 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 48 | 4 | 0.77 | 0.34 | 1.03 | |
| Ron Guidry | New York Yankees | 2.5 | 0.018 (140) | 0 | 11 - 5 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 127.0 | 100 | 12 | 26 | 104 | 39 | 2.76 | 0.30 | 0.82 | |
| Britt Burns | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 0.014 (140) | 0 | 10 - 6 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 156.2 | 139 | 14 | 49 | 108 | 46 | 2.64 | 0.40 | 0.69 | |
| Larry Gura | Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0.007 (140) | 0 | 11 - 8 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 172.1 | 139 | 11 | 35 | 61 | 52 | 2.72 | 0.27 | 0.35 |
| Preceded by 1980 | Cy Young Award National 1981 | Succeeded by 1982 |

