Wainwright was one of the best pitchers in baseball from 2009-14, recording a 2.83 ERA and finishing among the top three in the NL Cy Young voting four times. Wainwright actually received more first-place votes than anyone else in the NL in 2009, but he came in third place behind Tim Lincecum and Cardinals teammate Chris Carpenter in total points. The right-hander followed that up with a second-place finish behind Roy Halladay in 2010, and he was second to Kershaw in '13. The 40-year-old turned back the clock with a 3.05 ERA over 206 1/3 innings in 2021, but it wasn't enough to earn him a place among the NL Cy Young finalists.