Cy Young

Hall of Fame

Pitcher

1890—1911

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PITCHER LeveL
Legend
Pitcher rank
#11
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

March 29, 1867, in Gilmore, OH
BORN
November 4, 1955, in Newcomerstown, OH
DIED

1890—1911

Playing Career
Played from 23-44
PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

Power

PITCHING STYLE
Primary Team
1903 Boston
World Series Titles
Cyclone
Nickname
6-2
HEIGHT
210
WEIGHT

August 6, 1890

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

October 6, 1911

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Cy Young?

The greatest pitcher of the last years of the 19th century. A durable, barrel-chested figure with the best fastball of his era.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
511
316
7356.0
NA
NA
UNK

Cy Young PITCHES

1. Fastball
2. Hard Curve
3. Slow Curve
4. Change

1892 Cleveland Spiders

25 Years Old

36
WINS
12
LOSSES
1.93
ERA
176
ERA+
453.0
IP
363
HITS
168
SO
118
BB
49
STARTS
9
SHO
SAVES
13.9
WAR

Greatest Game

May 11, 1904
Pitching for the Red Sox
VS THE Tigers
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
108
W 1-0
SHO W
15
5
4
5

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
NA
NA

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
123.9
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

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Cy Young Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
11
2
8
2
4
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
1
2
2
2
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Cy Young Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
168.0
79.7
56.6
38.9
4.57
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Cy Young
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
636.6
231.7
UNK
116.2
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Cy Young
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).