2021 Hall of Fame Ballot Series: Barry Zito

• Barry Zito was named to three All-Star teams. He received MVP votes twice and Cy Young votes once.


• The one season in which Zito received Cy Young votes was 2002, when he won the award. That season, Zito had a traditional won-lost record of 23-5 with a 2.75 ERA in 229.1 innings pitched. Zito led the American League in wins and games started (35) that season.


• Zito started 34 or 35 games six consecutive seasons from 2001 through 2006. He led the league in games started four times during that stretch. He followed that stretch with four seasons in which he started 33 games three times and 32 games once.


• Zito pitched in the playoffs six times. In his career, he earned a traditional won-lost record of 6-3 with a 2.83 ERA in 10 career playoff games (all starts) over 60.1 innings pitched. Zito's last career postseason appearance was his only World Series appearance. Zito started and won Game 1 of the 2012 World Series, allowing 1 run in 5.2 IP (6 hits, 1 walk, 3 K's).


• After an injury-plagued 2011 season in which Zito was only able to pitch 53.2 innings, he bounced back in 2012 to win 15 games and pitch 184.1 innings. For this, Zito was awarded the 2012 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, which "is selected by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity to honor the Major League Baseball Player who best exemplifies the spirit and character of Lou Gehrig, both on and off the field", and the 2012 Hutch Award, which is "given annually to an active Major League Baseball player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire of Fred Hutchinson."