Star-crossed ace receives a Cy of belief

ULTIMATELY, this game is about wins and losses, but in this special case you can call him Cy deGrom.

The Cy Young Award should be more than just wins and losses, especially with the numbers Jacob deGrom has put up for the Mets.

DeGrom gave up two runs over eight innings Friday night at a hot and sticky Citi Field, knocked in the Mets’ only run with a single in the third — one of two Mets hits — but still lost 2-1 to the Braves, dropping his record to 5-7 with a 1.85 ERA, the best ERA in the majors. The best ERA. The worst support. “I know they are giving 100 percent,’’ deGrom said of his teammates. “I don’t like losing baseball games. It’s just that we have struggled.’’

DeGrom has allowed four earned runs over 33 innings to the Braves (1.09 ERA) in five starts this season, yet the Braves have won all five games. DeGrom has held opponents to three runs or less in 19 straight starts, the second-longest streak in Mets history. Doc Gooden produced a 24-game streak in 1985.

Washington’s Max Scherzer boasts 10 more wins than deGrom. His ERA is 2.33.

DeGrom deserves the NL Cy Young Award even without the wins.

Both his pitching coach Dave Eiland and manager Mickey Callaway, who was Cleveland’s pitching coach when Corey Kluber won his two Cy Young Awards, said they would choose deGrom and not just because he is a Met.

Kluber also went to Stetson University like deGrom.

“He’s been dominant,’’ Eiland told The Post. “He’s got all the numbers except for wins and he’s had to pitch under much more stress than anybody else has.’’

As for those wins, you can only control what you can control, Callaway said.

“I have switched my opinion on that from when I was a player,’’ Callaway said in the dugout before the game. “When I was playing it was like the pitcher got wins because they want to play for him, and now since I’ve been coaching I’ve changed.

“One of the biggest things I’ve seen is the year Corey Kluber won his first Cy Young, the next year he lost about 16 games and he actually pitched better than the year he won the Cy Young Award. His peripheral numbers were better than the year he won the Cy Young, but the record was 9-16 because we didn’t score runs for him.

“People, the whole year, were like coming up to me and asking, ‘What’s wrong with Kluber? Why is he not pitching like he did last year when he won the Cy Young.’ And I’m going, ‘He’s pitching better.’ They just couldn’t understand it,’’ Callaway continued. “That’s one of the reasons I switched over and watching Jacob this year, it’s making it even more, ‘OK, win-loss records don’t matter when it comes to that award.’

“Much Like Kluber, it never bothered him,’’ Callaway said, “because he knew all he could do was control what he could control ... Guess it’s a Stetson thing.

“Now it bugs him sometimes,’’ Callaway admitted, “but the biggest way he and Kluber both show it is they don’t let it affect their effectiveness. They may come in one inning throw their glove, whatever, but out there,’’ Callaway said pointing to the mound, “not out there.’’

Callaway praised Eiland for helping deGrom and other Mets pitchers with their mechanics. DeGrom is getting on top of the ball better than he has in the past.

“Dave has done a great job with all these guys of getting the ball out of their glove and getting their arms on time. Dave is a big proponent of that. When your foot hits the ground, you got to be up here,’’ Callaway said, showing his right arm above his head, “so you can drive the ball down.’’

DeGrom is driving the ball down and is so athletic he is that much closer to the plate when he releases the baseball. He is dominant.

All that adds to his incredible success, if not his win total, because of the lack of support.

Worst support. Best attitude. Best pitcher. Cy deGrom.