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5 Remarkable Records From Robbie Ray’s 2021 Cy Young Season in Toronto
Robbie Ray won the 2021 AL Cy Young Award thanks to his remarkable strikeout ability that led to breaking five remarkable records
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Not many expected Robbie Ray to win the 2021 American League Cy Young Award after he had an abysmal 2020 season (6.62 ERA). Ray proved all of his doubters wrong in a walk year and led the AL in five major pitching categories, while having one of the best Starting Pitching seasons in Blue Jays history. Now that the new Cy Young winner has legitimate hardware on his shelf, he will look to capitalize on the free agent market.
There isn’t much that many can predict correctly throughout the course of an MLB season, which is one of the game’s many desirable traits. Robbie Ray has always accumulated high strikeout numbers, but in 2021 he used his wipeout slider and rising fastball to keep hitters in the ballpark. Ray will positively impact any team going forward and will command a strong contract in free agency.
Here are the 5 most interesting facts about 2021 AL Cy Young Winner Robbie Ray:
RR put together a historic season in franchise history
Robbie Ray’s 2021 ranks in Blue Jays history:
The 21st century has some of the greatest strikeout Pitchers of all-time
Highest career K/9 in MLB history:
1. Robbie Ray (11.21)
2. Chris Sale (11.08)
3. Yu Darvish (11.07)
4. Jacob DeGrom (10.74)
5. Max Scherzer (10.71)
Ray is tops amongst some Blue Jays legends in K/9 IP
Highest K/9 IP during 1 season in Toronto Blue Jays history:
1. 2021 Robbie Ray (11.55)
2. 1998 Roger Clemens (10.39)
3. 2011 Brandon Morrow (10.19)
4. 1997 Roger Clemens (9.96)
5. 2020 Hyun Jin Ryu (9.67)
Robbie Ray emerged in 2021 as one of the MLB’s best pitchers
Ray led all AL pitchers during 2021 in:
Robbie Ray came out of nowhere to win the AL Cy Young Award:
Strikeout Machine = Cy Young
Robbie Ray's 2021 ranks in #BlueJays history:
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 18, 2021
- 1st in K/9 (11.55)
- 3rd in WHIP (1.045)
- 3rd in Ks (248)
- 5th in K/BB (4.77)
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Highest career K/9 in MLB history (min 1,000 IP):
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 18, 2021
1. Robbie Ray (11.21),
2. Chris Sale (11.08),
3. Yu Darvish (11.07),
4. Jacob DeGrom (10.74),
5. Max Scherzer (10.71)
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Highest K/9 IP during 1 season in Toronto #BlueJays history:
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 18, 2021
1. 2021 Robbie Ray (11.55),
2. 1998 Roger Clemens (10.39),
3. 2011 Brandon Morrow (10.19),
4. 1997 Roger Clemens (9.96),
5. 2020 Hyun Jin Ryu (9.67)
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Robbie Ray led all AL pitchers during 2021 in:
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 18, 2021
- ERA (2.84)
- Ks (248)
- WHIP (1.045)
- IP (193.1)
- GS (32)
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Robbie Ray recorded the highest ERA (6.62) during the season (2020) before winning a Cy Young award (2021) in MLB history, exceeding 2007-08 Cliff Lee (6.29)
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 18, 2021
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