Christy Mathewson vs Cy Young

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Christy Mathewson and Cy Young compared on their MLB careers: Christy Mathewson played 17 seasons, 1900 to 1916, Cy Young 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911. Christy Mathewson has 373 wins to Cy Young's 511. Christy Mathewson won 1 title, Cy Young won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Christy Mathewson leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Cy Young in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Christy Mathewson and Cy Young career totals

635	GP	906
373	W	511, better
188, better	L	316
2.1, better	ERA	2.6
4,780.2	IP	7,354.2
2,502	K	2,803, better
844, better	BB	1,217
1.1, better	WHIP	1.1
28, better	SV	17

How do they compare in the postseason?

Christy Mathewson and Cy Young postseason

11	GP	7
5, better	W	2
5	L	3, better
1.1, better	ERA	2.4
101	IP	61
48, better	K	26
10	BB	7, better
0.9, better	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Christy Mathewson and Cy Young all-time places

40th (2,502)	Strikeouts (pitching)	25th (2,803), better
3rd (373)	Wins (pitching)	1st (511), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Christy Mathewson and Cy Young titles and awards
Christy Mathewson	Title or award	Cy Young
1	Championships	1

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Christy Mathewson and Cy Young season by season

1st	1900	0	3, better	5.08	1890	9, better	7	3.47, better
2nd	1901	20	17, better	2.41, better	1891	27, better	22	2.85
3rd	1902	14	17	2.11	1892	36, better	12, better	1.93, better
4th	1903	30	13, better	2.26, better	1893	34, better	16	3.36
5th	1904	33, better	12, better	2.03, better	1894	26	21	3.94
6th	1905	31	9, better	1.28, better	1895	35, better	10	3.26
7th	1906	22	12, better	2.97, better	1896	28, better	15	3.24
8th	1907	24, better	12, better	2.00, better	1897	21	19	3.80
9th	1908	37, better	11, better	1.43, better	1898	25	13	2.53
10th	1909	25	6, better	1.14, better	1899	26, better	16	2.58
11th	1910	27, better	9, better	1.89, better	1900	19	19	3.00
12th	1911	26	13	1.99	1901	33, better	10, better	1.62, better
13th	1912	23	12	2.12, better	1902	32, better	11, better	2.15
14th	1913	25	11	2.06, better	1903	28, better	9, better	2.08
15th	1914	24	13, better	3.00	1904	26, better	16	1.97, better
16th	1915	8	14, better	3.58	1905	18, better	19	1.82, better
17th	1916	4	4, better	3.01, better	1906	13, better	21	3.19
18th	—	—	—	—	1907	21	15	1.99
19th	—	—	—	—	1908	21	11	1.26
20th	—	—	—	—	1909	19	15	2.26
21st	—	—	—	—	1910	7	10	2.53
22nd	—	—	—	—	1911	7	9	3.78

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA