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Cy Young
Denton True Young
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 29, 1867 in Gilmore, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: August 6, 1890
Final Game: October 6, 1911
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1937 (153/201 ballots).
Died: November 4, 1955 in Newcomerstown, OH
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1890 23 CLV NL 9 7 .563 3.47 17 16 1 16 0 0 147.2 145 87 57 6 30 39 5 0 7 607 99 1.185 8.8 0.4 1.8 2.4 1.30
1891 24 CLV NL 27 22 .551 2.85 55 46 8 43 0 2 423.2 431 244 134 4 140 147 11 0 12 1830 121 1.348 9.2 0.1 3.0 3.1 1.05
1892 25 CLV NL 36 12 .750 1.93 53 49 4 48 9 0 453.0 363 158 97 8 118 168 8 0 13 1826 176 1.062 7.2 0.2 2.3 3.3 1.42
1893 26 CLV NL 34 16 .680 3.36 53 46 7 42 1 1 422.2 442 230 158 10 103 102 10 0 14 1774 145 1.289 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.2 0.99
1894 27 CLV NL 26 21 .553 3.94 52 47 5 44 2 1 408.2 488 265 179 19 106 108 6 0 4 1825 139 1.454 10.7 0.4 2.3 2.4 1.02
1895 28 CLV NL 35 10 .778 3.26 47 40 7 36 4 0 369.2 363 177 134 10 75 121 8 0 6 1563 152 1.185 8.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 1.61
1896 29 CLV NL 28 15 .651 3.24 51 46 4 42 5 3 414.1 477 214 149 7 62 140 10 0 10 1781 140 1.301 10.4 0.2 1.3 3.0 2.26
1897 30 CLV NL 21 19 .525 3.80 46 38 7 35 2 0 333.2 391 189 141 7 49 88 9 0 14 1423 123 1.319 10.5 0.2 1.3 2.4 1.80
1898 31 CLV NL 25 13 .658 2.53 46 41 5 40 1 0 377.2 387 167 106 6 41 101 9 0 9 1554 135 1.133 9.2 0.1 1.0 2.4 2.46
1899 32 STL NL 26 16 .619 2.58 44 42 2 40 4 1 369.1 368 173 106 10 44 111 6 1 6 1541 153 1.116 9.0 0.2 1.1 2.7 2.52
1900 33 STL NL 19 19 .500 3.00 41 35 6 32 4 0 321.1 337 144 107 7 36 115 4 1 7 1325 121 1.161 9.4 0.2 1.0 3.2 3.19
1901 34 BOS AL 33 10 .767 1.62 43 41 2 38 5 0 371.1 324 112 67 6 37 158 8 0 2 1466 216 0.972 7.9 0.1 0.9 3.8 4.27
1902 35 BOS AL 32 11 .744 2.15 45 43 1 41 3 0 384.2 350 136 92 6 53 160 13 0 3 1527 166 1.048 8.2 0.1 1.2 3.7 3.02
1903 36 BOS AL 28 9 .757 2.08 40 35 5 34 7 2 341.2 294 115 79 6 37 176 9 0 5 1335 145 0.969 7.7 0.2 1.0 4.6 4.76
1904 37 BOS AL 26 16 .619 1.97 43 41 2 40 10 1 380.0 327 104 83 6 29 200 4 0 4 1475 136 0.937 7.7 0.1 0.7 4.7 6.90
1905 38 BOS AL 18 19 .486 1.82 38 33 5 31 4 0 320.2 248 99 65 3 30 210 10 0 6 1238 148 0.867 7.0 0.1 0.8 5.9 7.00
1906 39 BOS AL 13 21 .382 3.19 39 34 4 28 0 2 287.2 288 137 102 3 25 140 8 1 5 1150 86 1.088 9.0 0.1 0.8 4.4 5.60
1907 40 BOS AL 21 15 .583 1.99 43 37 5 33 6 2 343.1 286 101 76 3 51 147 7 0 6 1328 129 0.982 7.5 0.1 1.3 3.9 2.88
1908 41 BOS AL 21 11 .656 1.26 36 33 3 30 3 2 299.0 230 68 42 1 37 150 2 0 4 1143 194 0.893 6.9 0.0 1.1 4.5 4.05
1909 42 CLE AL 19 15 .559 2.26 35 34 1 30 3 0 295.0 267 110 74 4 59 109 8 0 6 1172 113 1.105 8.1 0.1 1.8 3.3 1.85
1910 43 CLE AL 7 10 .412 2.53 21 20 0 14 1 0 163.1 149 62 46 0 27 58 4 0 7 638 102 1.078 8.2 0.0 1.5 3.2 2.15
1911 44 TOT MLB 7 9 .438 3.78 18 18 0 12 2 0 126.1 137 75 53 6 28 55 4 0 6 537 96 1.306 9.8 0.4 2.0 3.9 1.96
1911 44 CLE AL 3 4 .429 3.88 7 7 0 4 0 0 46.1 54 28 20 2 13 20 1 0 1 200 88 1.446 10.5 0.4 2.5 3.9 1.54
1911 44 BSN NL 4 5 .444 3.71 11 11 0 8 2 0 80.0 83 47 33 4 15 35 3 0 5 337 101 1.225 9.3 0.5 1.7 3.9 2.33
22 Seasons *511* *316* .618 2.63 906 *815* 84 *749* 76 17 *7354.2* *7092* 3167 *2147* 138 1217 2803 163 3 156 *30058* 138 1.130 8.7 0.2 1.5 3.4 2.30
162 Game Avg. 20 12 .618 2.63 36 32 3 30 3 1 291 280 125 85 5 48 111 6 0 6 1188 138 1.130 8.7 0.2 1.5 3.4 2.30
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
CLV (9 yrs) 241 135 .641 3.10 420 369 48 346 24 7 3351.0 3487 1731 1155 77 724 1014 76 0 89 14183 138 1.257 9.4 0.2 1.9 2.7 1.40
BOS (8 yrs) 192 112 .632 2.00 327 297 27 275 38 9 2728.1 2347 872 606 34 299 1341 61 1 35 10662 147 0.970 7.7 0.1 1.0 4.4 4.48
CLE (3 yrs) 29 29 .500 2.50 63 61 1 48 4 0 504.2 470 200 140 6 99 187 13 0 14 2010 106 1.127 8.4 0.1 1.8 3.3 1.89
STL (2 yrs) 45 35 .563 2.78 85 77 8 72 8 1 690.2 705 317 213 17 80 226 10 2 13 2866 137 1.137 9.2 0.2 1.0 2.9 2.83
BSN (1 yr) 4 5 .444 3.71 11 11 0 8 2 0 80.0 83 47 33 4 15 35 3 0 5 337 101 1.225 9.3 0.5 1.7 3.9 2.33
NL (12 yrs) 290 175 .624 3.06 516 457 56 426 34 8 4121.2 4275 2095 1401 98 819 1275 89 2 107 17386 137 1.236 9.3 0.2 1.8 2.8 1.56
AL (11 yrs) 221 141 .610 2.08 390 358 28 323 42 9 3233.0 2817 1072 746 40 398 1528 74 1 49 12672 139 0.994 7.8 0.1 1.1 4.3 3.84

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1892 25 CLV NL CS L BSN 0 2 .000 3.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 26 11 9 1 3 9 1.074 8.7 0.3 1.0 3.0 3.00
1903 36 BOS AL WS W PIT 2 1 .667 1.85 4 3 1 3 0 0 34.0 31 13 7 1 4 0 17 1 0 0 142 1.029 8.2 0.3 1.1 4.5 4.25
2 Seasons (2 Series) 2 3 .400 2.36 7 6 1 6 1 0 61.0 57 24 16 2 7 0 26 1 0 0 142 1.049 8.4 0.3 1.0 3.8 3.71
1 WS 2 1 .667 1.85 4 3 1 3 0 0 34.0 31 13 7 1 4 0 17 1 0 0 142 1.029 8.2 0.3 1.1 4.5 4.25
1 CS 0 2 .000 3.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 26 11 9 1 3 9 1.074 8.7 0.3 1.0 3.0 3.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1890 23 CLV NL 17 65 65 6 8 2 0 0 4 1 0 8 .123 .123 .154 .277 -17 10 0 1
1891 24 CLV NL 55 185 174 23 29 5 2 1 18 2 11 30 .167 .216 .236 .452 29 41 0 1
1892 25 CLV NL 53 204 196 14 31 5 0 1 15 3 7 34 .158 .191 .199 .390 16 39 1 1
1893 26 CLV NL 53 191 187 23 44 4 0 1 27 2 4 15 .235 .251 .273 .524 36 51 0 1
1894 27 CLV NL 52 188 186 24 40 8 4 2 26 4 2 20 .215 .223 .333 .557 31 62 0 1
1895 28 CLV NL 47 154 140 20 30 5 2 0 13 0 11 20 .214 .276 .279 .555 40 39 1 2 1
1896 29 CLV NL 53 186 180 31 52 11 3 3 28 1 4 15 .289 .304 .433 .738 89 78 0 2 1/3
1897 30 CLV NL 48 159 153 14 34 4 3 0 19 4 2 .222 .237 .288 .525 33 44 1 3 1/3
1898 31 CLV NL 47 169 154 20 39 4 1 2 13 2 8 .253 .299 .331 .630 83 51 2 5 1
1899 32 STL NL 44 156 148 22 32 5 3 1 18 1 2 .216 .227 .311 .537 45 46 0 6 1
1900 33 STL NL 41 130 124 13 22 5 1 1 13 1 3 .177 .209 .258 .467 29 32 2 1 1
1901 34 BOS AL 45 163 153 20 32 2 5 0 17 1 6 .209 .244 .288 .531 48 44 1 3 1
1902 35 BOS AL 45 154 148 17 34 4 1 1 12 0 5 .230 .255 .291 .545 49 43 0 1 1
1903 36 BOS AL 41 146 137 21 44 6 3 1 14 2 4 .321 .340 .431 .771 125 59 0 5 1
1904 37 BOS AL 43 149 148 14 33 3 3 1 10 1 0 .223 .223 .304 .527 62 45 0 1 1
1905 38 BOS AL 38 126 120 8 18 2 1 2 10 0 4 .150 .177 .233 .411 29 28 0 2 1
1906 39 BOS AL 40 109 104 9 16 3 2 0 5 0 3 .154 .178 .221 .399 24 23 0 2 1
1907 40 BOS AL 46 128 125 10 27 1 0 1 5 3 1 .216 .228 .248 .476 52 31 1 1 1
1908 41 BOS AL 36 117 115 9 26 3 0 0 8 0 0 .226 .226 .252 .478 53 29 0 2 1
1909 42 CLE AL 35 114 107 6 21 2 0 0 7 1 1 .196 .204 .215 .419 30 23 0 6 1
1910 43 CLE AL 21 62 55 0 8 3 1 0 5 0 3 .145 .203 .236 .440 37 13 1 3 1
1911 44 TOT MLB 18 46 41 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .073 .073 .073 .146 -60 3 0 5 1
1911 44 CLE AL 7 16 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .063 .063 .125 -65 1 0 0 /1
1911 44 BSN NL 11 30 25 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 .080 .080 .080 .160 -56 2 0 5 1
22 Seasons 918 3101 2960 325 623 87 35 18 290 29 81 142 .210 .234 .282 .516 44 834 10 50
162 Game Avg. 162 547 522 57 110 15 6 3 51 5 14 .210 .234 .282 .516 44 147 2
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CLV (9 yrs) 425 1501 1435 175 307 48 15 10 163 19 49 142 .214 .242 .289 .532 42 415 5 12
BOS (8 yrs) 334 1092 1050 108 230 24 15 6 81 7 23 .219 .237 .288 .525 57 302 2 17
CLE (3 yrs) 63 192 178 7 30 5 1 0 12 1 4 .169 .191 .208 .399 23 37 1 9
STL (2 yrs) 85 286 272 35 54 10 4 2 31 2 5 .199 .219 .287 .505 38 78 2 7
BSN (1 yr) 11 30 25 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 .080 .080 .080 .160 -56 2 0 5
NL (12 yrs) 521 1817 1732 210 363 58 19 12 197 21 54 150 .210 .236 .286 .522 40 495 7 24
AL (11 yrs) 397 1284 1228 115 260 29 16 6 93 8 27 .212 .231 .276 .507 52 339 3 26

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1892 25 CLV NL CS BSN L 3 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 1 0
1903 36 BOS AL WS PIT W 4 15 15 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 .067 .067 .200 .267 3 1 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 7 26 26 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 8 .077 .077 .154 .231 4 1 0 0 0 0
1 CS 3 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 1 0
1 WS 4 15 15 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 .067 .067 .200 .267 3 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1890 CLV NL 23 P 17 52 6 40 6 0 .885 2.71 .900 2.01
1891 CLV NL 24 P 55 108 10 89 9 0 .917 1.80 .915 1.96
1892 CLV NL 25 P 53 149 19 122 8 7 .946 2.66 .896 2.17
1893 CLV NL 26 P 53 147 27 112 8 1 .946 2.62 .910 2.07
1894 CLV NL 27 P 52 131 16 108 7 4 .947 2.38 .908 1.74
1895 CLV NL 28 P 47 141 15 120 6 2 .957 2.87 .913 2.01
1896 CLV NL 29 P 51 165 8 145 12 3 .927 3.00 .915 2.20
1896 CLV NL 29 1B 3 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 3.33 .980 10.20
1897 CLV NL 30 P 46 113 16 88 9 0 .920 2.26 .920 2.10
1897 CLV NL 30 1B 2 15 13 0 2 1 .867 6.50 .980 10.00
1898 CLV NL 31 P 46 138 12 122 4 2 .971 2.91 .913 2.25
1899 STL NL 32 P 44 139 13 117 9 0 .935 2.95 .906 2.24
1900 STL NL 33 P 41 102 12 79 11 1 .892 2.22 .924 2.17
1901 BOS AL 34 P 43 120 12 105 3 3 .975 2.72 .927 2.51
1902 BOS AL 35 P 45 99 10 82 7 4 .929 2.04 .928 2.65
1903 BOS AL 36 P 40 97 6 86 5 4 .948 2.30 .948 2.73
1904 BOS AL 37 P 43 117 7 103 7 0 .940 2.56 .953 3.01
1905 BOS AL 38 P 38 92 2 87 3 1 .967 2.34 .941 2.61
1906 BOS AL 39 P 39 95 8 81 6 1 .937 2.28 .948 2.52
1907 BOS AL 40 P 43 94 5 83 6 2 .936 2.05 .947 2.43
1908 BOS AL 41 P 36 70 5 62 3 2 .957 1.86 .946 2.28
1909 CLE AL 42 P 35 107 10 88 9 1 .916 2.80 .944 2.25
1910 CLE AL 43 P 21 74 6 62 6 0 .919 3.24 .943 2.35
1911 TOT MLB 44 P 18 39 4 33 2 2 .949 2.06 .938 1.78
1911 CLE AL 44 P 7 14 1 12 1 1 .929 1.86 .936 1.89
1911 BSN NL 44 P 11 25 3 21 1 1 .960 2.18 .940 1.72
22 Seasons P 906 2389 229 2014 146 40 .939 2.48 .924 2.28
2 Seasons 1B 5 25 22 1 2 1 .920 4.60 .980 10.12
22 Seasons TOT 911 2414 251 2015 148 41 .939 2.49 .863 2.32
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1901-AL-Triple Crown

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1891 NL--2.847--8th
1892 NL--1.927--1st
1893 NL--3.364--3rd
1894 NL--3.942--4th
1895 NL--3.262--5th
1896 NL--3.237--5th
1898 NL--2.526--6th
1899 NL--2.583--2nd
1900 NL--2.997--8th
1901 AL--1.624--1st
1902 AL--2.153--4th
1903 AL--2.081--2nd
1904 AL--1.966--6th
1905 AL--1.824--3rd
1907 AL--1.992--5th
1908 AL--1.264--2nd
Career--2.627--58th

Wins s c a p y
1891 NL--27--5th
1892 NL--36--1st
1893 NL--34--2nd
1894 NL--26--5th
1895 NL--35--1st
1896 NL--28--3rd
1897 NL--21--7th
1898 NL--25--6th
1899 NL--26--4th
1900 NL--19--6th
1901 AL--33--1st
1902 AL--32--1st
1903 AL--28--1st
1904 AL--26--2nd
1907 AL--21--8th
1908 AL--21--4th
1909 AL--19--4th
Career--511--1st

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1891 NL--.551--10th
1892 NL--.750--1st
1893 NL--.680--4th
1895 NL--.778--2nd
1896 NL--.651--10th
1898 NL--.658--7th
1901 AL--.767--2nd
1902 AL--.744--3rd
1903 AL--.757--1st
1904 AL--.619--6th
1908 AL--.656--6th
Career--.618--73rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1890 NL--1.185--4th
1891 NL--1.348--10th
1892 NL--1.062--1st
1893 NL--1.289--2nd
1894 NL--1.454--3rd
1895 NL--1.185--1st
1896 NL--1.301--3rd
1897 NL--1.319--5th
1898 NL--1.133--4th
1899 NL--1.116--1st
1900 NL--1.161--3rd
1901 AL--.972--1st
1902 AL--1.048--3rd
1903 AL--.969--2nd
1904 AL--.937--1st
1905 AL--.867--1st
1907 AL--.982--1st
1908 AL--.893--3rd
1910 AL--1.078--9th
Career--1.130--37th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1892 NL--7.212--4th
1894 NL--10.747--8th
1895 NL--8.838--4th
1899 NL--8.968--8th
1901 AL--7.853--1st
1902 AL--8.189--6th
1903 AL--7.744--7th
1905 AL--6.961--3rd
1907 AL--7.497--10th
1908 AL--6.923--6th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 NL--1.828--1st
1891 NL--2.974--6th
1892 NL--2.344--4th
1893 NL--2.193--1st
1894 NL--2.334--1st
1895 NL--1.826--1st
1896 NL--1.347--1st
1897 NL--1.322--1st
1898 NL--.977--1st
1899 NL--1.072--1st
1900 NL--1.008--1st
1901 AL--.897--1st
1902 AL--1.240--2nd
1903 AL--.975--1st
1904 AL--.687--1st
1905 AL--.842--1st
1906 AL--.782--1st
1907 AL--1.337--3rd
1908 AL--1.114--4th
1909 AL--1.800--8th
1910 AL--1.488--2nd
Career--1.489--23rd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1895 NL--2.946--7th
1896 NL--3.041--5th
1900 NL--3.221--6th
1901 AL--3.829--3rd
1902 AL--3.744--3rd
1903 AL--4.636--7th
1904 AL--4.737--7th
1905 AL--5.894--2nd

Games Played s c a p y
1891 NL--55--3rd
1892 NL--53--7th
1893 NL--53--3rd
1894 NL--52--4th
1895 NL--47--4th
1896 NL--51--2nd
1897 NL--46--1st
1898 NL--46--3rd
1899 NL--44--4th
1900 NL--41--5th
1901 AL--43--2nd
1902 AL--45--1st
1903 AL--40--3rd
1904 AL--43--7th
1906 AL--39--9th
1907 AL--43--5th
Career--906--22nd

Saves s c a p y
1891 NL--2--3rd
1893 NL--1--6th
1894 NL--1--9th
1896 NL--3--1st
1899 NL--1--7th
1903 AL--2--1st
1904 AL--1--2nd
1906 AL--2--3rd
1907 AL--2--9th
1908 AL--2--4th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1891 NL--423.7--7th
1892 NL--453.0--5th
1893 NL--422.7--3rd
1894 NL--408.7--4th
1895 NL--369.7--5th
1896 NL--414.3--2nd
1897 NL--333.7--6th
1898 NL--377.7--3rd
1899 NL--369.3--3rd
1900 NL--321.3--4th
1901 AL--371.3--2nd
1902 AL--384.7--1st
1903 AL--341.7--1st
1904 AL--380.0--5th
1905 AL--320.7--6th
1906 AL--287.7--8th
1907 AL--343.3--4th
1908 AL--299.0--6th
1909 AL--295.0--4th
Career--7354.7--1st

Strikeouts s c a p y
1891 NL--147--6th
1892 NL--168--10th
1893 NL--102--3rd
1894 NL--108--6th
1895 NL--121--5th
1896 NL--140--1st
1897 NL--88--10th
1898 NL--101--7th
1899 NL--111--6th
1900 NL--115--3rd
1901 AL--158--1st
1902 AL--160--2nd
1903 AL--176--3rd
1904 AL--200--5th
1905 AL--210--2nd
1906 AL--140--7th
1907 AL--147--5th
1908 AL--150--7th
Career--2803--20th

Games Started s c a p y
1891 NL--46--7th
1892 NL--49--6th
1893 NL--46--3rd
1894 NL--47--4th
1895 NL--40--6th
1896 NL--46--2nd
1897 NL--38--9th
1898 NL--41--7th
1899 NL--42--3rd
1900 NL--35--8th
1901 AL--41--2nd
1902 AL--43--1st
1903 AL--35--6th
1904 AL--41--6th
1906 AL--34--7th
1907 AL--37--5th
1908 AL--33--7th
1909 AL--34--5th
Career--815--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
1891 NL--43--6th
1892 NL--48--4th
1893 NL--42--3rd
1894 NL--44--3rd
1895 NL--36--6th
1896 NL--42--2nd
1897 NL--35--6th
1898 NL--40--3rd
1899 NL--40--1st
1900 NL--32--3rd
1901 AL--38--2nd
1902 AL--41--1st
1903 AL--34--1st
1904 AL--40--3rd
1905 AL--31--6th
1906 AL--28--7th
1907 AL--33--4th
1908 AL--30--2nd
1909 AL--30--2nd
Career--749--1st

Shutouts s c a p y
1892 NL--9--1st
1893 NL--1--9th
1894 NL--2--4th
1895 NL--4--1st
1896 NL--5--1st
1897 NL--2--3rd
1899 NL--4--2nd
1900 NL--4--1st
1901 AL--5--1st
1902 AL--3--5th
1903 AL--7--1st
1904 AL--10--1st
1905 AL--4--7th
1907 AL--6--3rd
Career--76--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1894 NL--19--6th
1899 NL--10--5th
1900 NL--7--10th
1903 AL--6--8th
1904 AL--6--8th
1907 AL--3--6th
1909 AL--4--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1891 NL--140--8th
Career--1217--47th

Hits s c a p y
1891 NL--431--3rd
1893 NL--442--3rd
1894 NL--488--2nd
1896 NL--477--1st
1897 NL--391--6th
1898 NL--387--3rd
1899 NL--368--7th
1900 NL--337--6th
1902 AL--350--3rd
1903 AL--294--6th
1904 AL--327--5th
1906 AL--288--5th
1907 AL--286--3rd
1908 AL--230--10th
1909 AL--267--2nd
Career--7092--1st

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1890 NL--1.300--8th
1891 NL--1.050--8th
1892 NL--1.424--3rd
1893 NL--.990--1st
1894 NL--1.019--1st
1895 NL--1.613--2nd
1896 NL--2.258--1st
1897 NL--1.796--2nd
1898 NL--2.463--1st
1899 NL--2.523--1st
1900 NL--3.194--1st
1901 AL--4.270--1st
1902 AL--3.019--2nd
1903 AL--4.757--1st
1904 AL--6.897--1st
1905 AL--7.000--1st
1906 AL--5.600--1st
1907 AL--2.882--4th
1908 AL--4.054--3rd
1910 AL--2.148--9th
Career--2.303--134th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 NL--.085--3rd
1901 AL--.145--10th
1902 AL--.140--8th
1908 AL--.030--6th
1910 AL--0.00--1st
Career--.169--115th

Losses s c a p y
1891 NL--22--5th
1894 NL--21--6th
1897 NL--19--8th
1900 NL--19--4th
1905 AL--19--7th
1906 AL--21--1st
1907 AL--15--10th
1909 AL--15--7th
Career--316--1st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1891 NL--134--8th
1906 AL--102--2nd
1907 AL--76--6th
1909 AL--74--6th
Career--2147--1st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1893 NL--14--8th
1896 NL--10--10th
1897 NL--14--6th
Career--156--21st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 NL--5--8th
1891 NL--11--4th
1892 NL--8--3rd
1893 NL--10--3rd
1894 NL--6--2nd
1895 NL--8--1st
1896 NL--10--1st
1902 AL--13--3rd
1903 AL--9--10th
Career--163--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1890 NL--607--3rd
1891 NL--1830--1st
1892 NL--1826--2nd
1893 NL--1774--1st
1894 NL--1825--2nd
1895 NL--1563--2nd
1896 NL--1781--1st
1897 NL--1423--2nd
1898 NL--1554--2nd
1899 NL--1541--2nd
1900 NL--1325--2nd
1901 AL--1466--3rd
1902 AL--1527--1st
1903 AL--1335--4th
1904 AL--1475--6th
1905 AL--1238--6th
1906 AL--1150--4th
1907 AL--1328--5th
1908 AL--1143--10th
1909 AL--1172--5th
Career--30058--1st

Games Finished s c a p y
1891 NL--8--2nd
1893 NL--7--5th
1895 NL--7--8th
1897 NL--7--4th
1898 NL--5--9th
1900 NL--6--10th
1903 AL--5--6th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1891 NL--121--7th
1892 NL--176--1st
1893 NL--145--2nd
1894 NL--139--3rd
1895 NL--152--2nd
1896 NL--140--5th
1897 NL--123--9th
1898 NL--135--6th
1899 NL--153--2nd
1900 NL--121--10th
1901 AL--216--1st
1902 AL--166--3rd
1903 AL--145--2nd
1904 AL--136--5th
1905 AL--148--2nd
1907 AL--129--5th
1908 AL--194--2nd
Career--138--18th

Oldest s c a p y
1903 AL--born 1867-03-29--7th
1904 AL--born 1867-03-29--7th
1905 AL--born 1867-03-29--6th
1906 AL--born 1867-03-29--6th
1907 AL--born 1867-03-29--5th
1908 AL--born 1867-03-29--2nd
1909 AL--born 1867-03-29--1st
1910 AL--born 1867-03-29--2nd
1911 AL--born 1867-03-29--1st
1911 NL--born 1867-03-29--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 56 (8), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 313 (1), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 324 (2), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 82 (2), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Walter Johnson (703) *
  2. Pud Galvin (637) *
  3. Warren Spahn (608) *
  4. Tim Keefe (606) *
  5. Pete Alexander (602) *
  6. Kid Nichols (587) *
  7. Greg Maddux (568)
  8. Gaylord Perry (544) *
  9. Don Sutton (541) *
  10. Christy Mathewson (533) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Brad Bergesen (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bob Shawkey (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Claude Hendrix (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jesse Tannehill (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Nig Cuppy (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Tony Mullane (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tony Mullane (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tony Mullane (909)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Charlie Buffinton (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Charley Radbourn (880) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Tony Mullane (866)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Kid Nichols (882) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Kid Nichols (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Kid Nichols (912) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Walter Johnson (787) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Walter Johnson (793) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Walter Johnson (797) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Pete Alexander (679) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Pete Alexander (675) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Pete Alexander (650) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  21. Pete Alexander (629) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  22. Warren Spahn (608) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters 
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  1. Pud Galvin (935) *
  2. Kid Nichols (920) *
  3. Mickey Welch (914) *
  4. Charley Radbourn (914) *
  5. Walter Johnson (909) *
  6. Pete Alexander (905) *
  7. Early Wynn (905) *
  8. John Clarkson (903) *
  9. Bobby Mathews (891)
  10. Christy Mathewson (891) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  2. Harry Staley (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jack Powell (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Christy Mathewson (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Christy Mathewson (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Christy Mathewson (972) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Christy Mathewson (964) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Christy Mathewson (960) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Christy Mathewson (955) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Kid Nichols (959) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Kid Nichols (978) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Walter Johnson (932) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Walter Johnson (931) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Walter Johnson (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Early Wynn (918) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Early Wynn (915) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Early Wynn (914) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Early Wynn (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Warren Spahn (888) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 30, 1890: Purchased by the Cleveland Spiders from Canton (Tri-State) for $300.

Before 1899 Season: Assigned to the St. Louis Perfectos by the Cleveland Spiders.

March 19, 1901: Jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.

February 16, 1909: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Naps for Charlie Chech, Jack Ryan and $12,500.

August 16, 1911: Released by the Cleveland Naps.

August 19, 1911: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Rustlers.

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