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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Cy Young |
Date of Birth | March 29, 1867 |
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MLB Debut | 1890 |
๐ 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:
GS | 815 (MLB Rank: 1) |
GF | 84 (MLB Rank: 930) |
W | 511 (MLB Rank: 1) |
L | 315 (MLB Rank: 1) |
SV | 18 (MLB Rank: 830) |
ERA | 2.63 (MLB Rank: 947) |
IP | 7356 (MLB Rank: 1) |
SHO | 76 (MLB Rank: 4) |
CG | 749 (MLB Rank: 1) |
SO | 2,803 (MLB Rank: 25) |
BB | 1217 (MLB Rank: 47) |
H | 7,092 (MLB Rank: 1) |
HR | 138 (MLB Rank: 604) |
SO9 | 3.43 (MLB Rank: 8,108) |
BB9 | 1.49 (MLB Rank: 10,981) |
H9 | 8.68 (MLB Rank: 8,275) |
HR9 | 0.17 (MLB Rank: 8,916) |
WHIP | 1.13 (MLB Rank: 10,987) |
WAR | 165.5 (MLB Rank: 1) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1911)
In his final season (1911), Cy Young recorded the following stats:
GS | 18 |
W | 7 |
L | 9 |
ERA | 3.78 |
IP | 126.1 |
SHO | 2 |
CG | 12 |
SO | 55 |
BB | 28 |
H | 137 |
HR | 6 |
SO9 | 3.92 |
BB9 | 1.99 |
H9 | 9.76 |
HR9 | 0.43 |
WHIP | 1.306 |
WAR | 0.5 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |