MLB Cy Young 2021 Brewers Corbin Burnes

The National League Cy Young race was one of the closest awards races in the baseball this year, and on Wednesday night, the Baseball Writers A sociation of America announced right-hander had won the 2021 award in a narrow George Iloka Jersey vote. righty was right behind Burnes and finished second in the voting. finished third.Burnes and Wheeler each received 12 of 30 first-place votes, though Burnes received more second-place votes (14 to 9) to take home the award. Scherzer received the other six first place votes. Here are the points totals (five points for a first place vote, four points for a second place vote, three points for a third place vote, etc.):Burnes: 151Wheeler: 141Scherzer: 113The 10-point margin for victory is the smallest in NL Cy Young history. This is also the second time the winner and runner-up finished with the same number of first place votes. In 1981, lefty Fernando Valenzuela and righty Tom Seaver each received eight first place votes, and Valenzuela won Drew Sample Jersey the award on total points 70-67.Burnes, 27, just wrapped up an incredible season in which he became the first pitcher in the Modern Era (since 1900) to lead all qualified pitchers in strikeout rate, walk rate, and home run rate. The rate stats dominance allowed Burnes to overcome throwing Tee Higgins Jersey considerably fewer innings than Scherzer and especially Wheeler.Here's how the three National League Cy Young finalists stacked up: W-LIPERAERA+K/9BB/9WARCorbin Burnes, Brewers11-51672.4317612.61.85.6Max Scherzer, /Dodgers15-4179 1/32.9215411.81.86.0Zack Wheeler, Phillies14-10213 1/32.7815010.41.97.6The 11 wins are the fewest ever for a Cy Young award winning starting pitcher in a full 162-game season. Between Burnes this year Chris Baker Jersey and AL Cy Young in 2018, it's clear voters are beginning to prefer rate stats dominance over bulk innings. The best pitcher on a per-innings basis is the Cy Young favorite.Burnes is the third Brewers pitcher to win the Cy Young award, joining Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers (1981) and Pete Vuckovich (1982) Andrew Billings Jersey . That was back when the Brewers were part of the American League, so Burnes is the first pitcher in franchise history to win the National League award.As a finalist, Scherzer was guaranteed his eighth career top-five finish in the Cy Young voting, the fourth most in history behind Roger Clemens (10) and Hall of Famers Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux (nine each). Other National League hurlers to receive Cy Young votes this season include Dodgers righty and Brewers righty . .