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cordcutternc t1_ivey83l wrote

Reply to comment by bjb406 in Nolan Ryan, Major League baseball's all-time leader in strikeouts, never won a Cy Young award for best pitcher. by yum_paste

I don't know. I think disagreement over 1973 is ongoing:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/867633-6-biggest-snubs-in-cy-young-voting-history
"Although Jim Palmer pitched very well, Ryan was snubbed.
Palmer’s WAR was 6.1 compared to Ryan’s 7.9. Ryan also threw considerably more innings, and had 225 more strikeouts than Palmer."

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DFWPunk t1_ivezbaa wrote

Palmer: 22–9, 158K, 113 BB, 2.40 ERA, 155 ERA Plus, 1.141 WHIP

Ryan: 21-16, 326K, 162 BB, 2.87 ERA, 123 ERA Plus, 1.227 WHIP

Edit: More Stats

It's debatable, but not the snub they play it up to be in that link.

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