Cy Young Career Pitching Summary

Cy Young played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1911, appearing in 906 games over 22 seasons. He recorded a total of 511 W and 315 L, an ERA of 2.63, 2,803 SO, a WHIP of 1.13, and a WAR of 165.5.

Cy Young Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Cy Young.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Cy Young
    NameCy Young
    Date of BirthMarch 29, 1867
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1890

    📊 Career Summary

    Cy Young appeared in 906 games over 22 MLB seasons from 1890 to 1911. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS815 (MLB Rank: 1)
    GF84 (MLB Rank: 930)
    W511 (MLB Rank: 1)
    L315 (MLB Rank: 1)
    SV18 (MLB Rank: 830)
    ERA2.63 (MLB Rank: 947)
    IP7356 (MLB Rank: 1)
    SHO76 (MLB Rank: 4)
    CG749 (MLB Rank: 1)
    SO2,803 (MLB Rank: 25)
    BB1217 (MLB Rank: 47)
    H7,092 (MLB Rank: 1)
    HR138 (MLB Rank: 604)
    SO93.43 (MLB Rank: 8,108)
    BB91.49 (MLB Rank: 10,981)
    H98.68 (MLB Rank: 8,275)
    HR90.17 (MLB Rank: 8,916)
    WHIP1.13 (MLB Rank: 10,987)
    WAR165.5 (MLB Rank: 1)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1911)

    In his final season (1911), Cy Young recorded the following stats:

    GS18
    W7
    L9
    ERA3.78
    IP126.1
    SHO2
    CG12
    SO55
    BB28
    H137
    HR6
    SO93.92
    BB91.99
    H99.76
    HR90.43
    WHIP1.306
    WAR0.5

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1892, 36 W
    • Most SO: 1905, 210 SO
    • Most IP: 1892, 453 IP
    • Best WAR: 1892, 13.9 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1908, 1.26 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Cy Young appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.85, pitched 34 IP, struck out 17 batters, with 2 W and 1 L.

    Cy Young Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1890
    9
    7
    3.47
    0.563
    0
    39
    147.2
    1.7
    1.185
    6
    145
    30
    87
    57
    101
    3.69
    2.4
    1.3
    16
    17
    1
    16
    0
    0.4
    8.8
    1.8
    0
    8
    0
    7
    621
    1891
    27
    22
    2.85
    0.551
    2
    147
    423.2
    6.6
    1.348
    4
    431
    140
    244
    134
    120
    3.02
    3.1
    1.05
    46
    55
    8
    43
    0
    0.1
    9.2
    3
    0
    10
    0
    12
    1848
    1892
    36
    12
    1.93
    0.75
    0
    168
    453
    13.9
    1.062
    8
    363
    118
    158
    97
    176
    2.76
    3.3
    1.42
    49
    53
    4
    48
    9
    0.2
    7.2
    2.3
    0
    8
    0
    13
    1847
    1893
    33
    16
    3.36
    0.673
    2
    102
    422.2
    11.2
    1.289
    10
    442
    103
    230
    158
    144
    3.87
    2.2
    0.99
    46
    53
    7
    42
    1
    0.2
    9.4
    2.2
    0
    10
    0
    14
    1806
    1894
    26
    21
    3.94
    0.553
    1
    108
    408.2
    9.5
    1.454
    19
    488
    106
    265
    179
    138
    4.71
    2.4
    1.02
    47
    52
    5
    44
    2
    0.4
    10.7
    2.3
    0
    6
    0
    4
    1777
    1895
    35
    10
    3.26
    0.778
    0
    121
    369.2
    12
    1.185
    10
    363
    75
    177
    134
    152
    3.95
    2.9
    1.61
    40
    47
    7
    36
    4
    0.2
    8.8
    1.8
    0
    8
    0
    6
    1518
    1896
    28
    15
    3.24
    0.651
    3
    140
    414.1
    9.9
    1.301
    7
    477
    62
    214
    149
    140
    3.36
    3
    2.26
    46
    51
    4
    42
    5
    0.2
    10.4
    1.3
    0
    11
    0
    10
    1739
    1897
    21
    19
    3.78
    0.525
    0
    88
    335.2
    7.4
    1.311
    7
    391
    49
    189
    141
    123
    3.58
    2.4
    1.8
    38
    46
    7
    35
    2
    0.2
    10.5
    1.3
    0
    9
    0
    14
    1413
    1898
    25
    13
    2.53
    0.658
    0
    101
    377.2
    6.7
    1.133
    6
    387
    41
    167
    106
    136
    2.84
    2.4
    2.46
    41
    46
    5
    40
    1
    0.1
    9.2
    1
    0
    9
    0
    9
    1520
    1899
    26
    16
    2.58
    0.619
    1
    111
    369.1
    8.4
    1.116
    10
    368
    44
    173
    106
    154
    3.1
    2.7
    2.52
    42
    44
    2
    40
    4
    0.2
    9
    1.1
    1
    6
    0
    6
    1468
    1900
    20
    18
    3
    0.526
    0
    115
    321.1
    7.5
    1.161
    7
    337
    36
    144
    107
    120
    2.76
    3.2
    3.19
    35
    41
    6
    32
    4
    0.2
    9.4
    1
    1
    3
    0
    7
    1291
    1901
    33
    10
    1.62
    0.767
    0
    158
    371.1
    12.4
    0.972
    6
    324
    37
    112
    67
    219
    2.64
    3.8
    4.27
    41
    43
    2
    38
    5
    0.1
    7.9
    0.9
    0
    7
    0
    2
    1440
    1902
    32
    11
    2.15
    0.744
    0
    160
    384.2
    10.1
    1.048
    6
    350
    53
    136
    92
    166
    2.55
    3.7
    3.02
    43
    45
    1
    41
    3
    0.1
    8.2
    1.2
    0
    13
    0
    3
    1506
    1903
    28
    9
    2.08
    0.757
    2
    176
    341.2
    6.6
    0.969
    6
    294
    37
    115
    79
    145
    2.35
    4.6
    4.76
    35
    40
    5
    34
    7
    0.2
    7.7
    1
    0
    9
    0
    5
    1314
    1904
    26
    16
    1.97
    0.619
    1
    200
    380
    9.3
    0.937
    6
    327
    29
    104
    83
    136
    1.83
    4.7
    6.9
    41
    43
    2
    40
    10
    0.1
    7.7
    0.7
    0
    4
    0
    4
    1435
    1905
    18
    19
    1.82
    0.486
    0
    210
    320.2
    7.1
    0.867
    3
    248
    30
    99
    65
    147
    1.69
    5.9
    7
    33
    38
    5
    31
    4
    0.1
    7
    0.8
    0
    8
    0
    6
    1189
    1906
    13
    21
    3.19
    0.382
    2
    140
    287.2
    2
    1.088
    3
    288
    25
    137
    102
    86
    1.87
    4.4
    5.6
    34
    39
    4
    28
    0
    0.1
    9
    0.8
    1
    8
    0
    5
    1126
    1907
    21
    15
    1.99
    0.583
    2
    147
    343.1
    7.6
    0.982
    3
    286
    51
    101
    76
    129
    1.94
    3.9
    2.88
    37
    43
    5
    33
    6
    0.1
    7.5
    1.3
    0
    7
    0
    6
    1308
    1908
    21
    11
    1.26
    0.656
    2
    150
    299
    9.4
    0.893
    1
    230
    37
    68
    42
    195
    1.52
    4.5
    4.05
    33
    36
    3
    30
    3
    0
    6.9
    1.1
    0
    1
    0
    4
    1116
    1909
    19
    15
    2.26
    0.559
    0
    109
    294.1
    3.5
    1.108
    4
    267
    59
    110
    74
    113
    2.34
    3.3
    1.85
    34
    35
    1
    30
    3
    0.1
    8.2
    1.8
    0
    8
    0
    6
    1137