So only strike out pitchers should be awarded the Cy Young? You have very selective reading. Read what I said again. Ken Okay, I did. It reads the same. Then it's either a reading comprehension problem or you don't know what the terms used mean. Good low-strikeout pitchers will throw few balls and walk very few people. as a result, they will have high K:BB ratios. Example: Buehrle, with a 3.75:1 ratio.