Despite putting together one of the finest seasons in Philadelphia Phillies history, Zack Wheeler fell short in his quest to win the 2021 National League Cy Young Award, finishing in second place in voting.
Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes captured the award, posting a 2.43 ERA, 1.63 FIP, 176 ERA+ and 7.5 fWAR in 2021, all of which were best among National League starting pitchers. Burnes did throw 46 1/3 less innings than Wheeler’s 213 1/3 this season, but his dominance over the innings that he did pitch ultimately won out.
That said, Wheeler finished within 10 points of Burnes:
Two writers from each NL city got a vote.