Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 23 | CLV | NL | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.47 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 147.2 | 145 | 87 | 57 | 6 | 30 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 621 | 101 | 3.69 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1848 | 120 | 3.02 | 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 | 1847 | 176 | 2.76 | 1.062 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.42 | ||
| 1893 | 26 | CLV | NL | 33 | 16 | .673 | 3.36 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 422.2 | 442 | 230 | 158 | 10 | 103 | 102 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1806 | 144 | 3.87 | 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 | 1777 | 138 | 4.71 | 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 | 1518 | 152 | 3.95 | 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 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1739 | 140 | 3.36 | 1.301 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.26 | ||
| 1897 | 30 | CLV | NL | 21 | 19 | .525 | 3.78 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 335.2 | 391 | 189 | 141 | 7 | 49 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1413 | 123 | 3.58 | 1.311 | 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 | 1520 | 136 | 2.84 | 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 | 1468 | 154 | 3.10 | 1.116 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.52 | ||
| 1900 | 33 | STL | NL | 20 | 18 | .526 | 3.00 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 321.1 | 337 | 144 | 107 | 7 | 36 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1291 | 120 | 2.76 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1440 | 219 | 2.64 | 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 | 1506 | 166 | 2.55 | 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 | 1314 | 145 | 2.35 | 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 | 1435 | 136 | 1.83 | 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 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1189 | 147 | 1.69 | 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 | 1126 | 86 | 1.87 | 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 | 1308 | 129 | 1.94 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1116 | 195 | 1.52 | 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 | 294.1 | 267 | 110 | 74 | 4 | 59 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1137 | 113 | 2.34 | 1.108 | 8.2 | 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 | 623 | 103 | 2.17 | 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 | 523 | 97 | 3.27 | 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 | 195 | 89 | 3.37 | 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 | 328 | 102 | 3.22 | 1.225 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 2.33 | ||
| 22 Yrs | 511 | 315 | .619 | 2.63 | 906 | 815 | 84 | 749 | 76 | 18 | 7356.0 | 7092 | 3167 | 2147 | 138 | 1217 | 2803 | 161 | 3 | 156 | 29565 | 138 | 2.84 | 1.130 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.30 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 20 | 12 | .619 | 2.63 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 280 | 125 | 85 | 5 | 48 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1168 | 138 | 2.84 | 1.130 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.30 | |||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| CLV (9 yrs) | 240 | 135 | .640 | 3.10 | 420 | 369 | 48 | 346 | 24 | 8 | 3353.0 | 3487 | 1731 | 1155 | 77 | 724 | 1014 | 79 | 0 | 89 | 14089 | 138 | 3.51 | 1.256 | 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 | 57 | 1 | 35 | 10434 | 147 | 2.08 | 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 | 504.0 | 470 | 200 | 140 | 6 | 99 | 187 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1955 | 106 | 2.38 | 1.129 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.89 | |||||
| STL (2 yrs) | 46 | 34 | .575 | 2.78 | 85 | 77 | 8 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 690.2 | 705 | 317 | 213 | 17 | 80 | 226 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2759 | 137 | 2.94 | 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 | 328 | 102 | 3.22 | 1.225 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 2.33 | |||||
| NL (12 yrs) | 290 | 174 | .625 | 3.06 | 516 | 457 | 56 | 426 | 34 | 9 | 4123.2 | 4275 | 2095 | 1401 | 98 | 819 | 1275 | 91 | 2 | 107 | 17176 | 137 | 3.41 | 1.235 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.56 | |||||
| AL (11 yrs) | 221 | 141 | .610 | 2.08 | 390 | 358 | 28 | 323 | 42 | 9 | 3232.1 | 2817 | 1072 | 746 | 40 | 398 | 1528 | 70 | 1 | 49 | 12389 | 139 | 2.12 | 0.995 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 3.84 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Cy Young born?
Cy Young was born on March 29, 1867.
Where was Cy Young born?
Cy Young was born in Gilmore, OH.
How tall was Cy Young?
Cy Young was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did Cy Young weigh when playing?
Cy Young weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Cy Young play?
Cy Young played 22 seasons.
Is Cy Young in the Hall of Fame?
Cy Young was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1937.
What position did Cy Young play?
Cy Young was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Cy Young have?
Cy Young had 2,803 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Cy Young played for?
Cy Young played for 7 teams; the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Americans, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Naps and Boston.
How many World Series has Cy Young won?
Cy Young won 1 World Series.
When did Cy Young retire?
Cy Young last played in 1911.
What are Cy Young's nicknames?
Cyclone is a nickname for Cy Young.
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