1981 National League Cy Young Award
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The winner of the 1981 National League Cy Young Award was Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
[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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.37 | 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 | 0.46 | 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 | 0.37 | 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 | 0.47 | 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 | 0.35 | 0.69 |
| Preceded by 1980 | Cy Young Award American 1981 | Succeeded by 1982 |
