Cy Young vs Mariano Rivera

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Cy Young and Mariano Rivera compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Mariano Rivera 19 seasons, 1995 to 2013. Cy Young has 511 wins to Mariano Rivera's 82. Cy Young won 1 title, Mariano Rivera won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mariano Rivera 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.

Cy Young and Mariano Rivera career totals

906	GP	1,115
511, better	W	82
316	L	60, better
2.6	ERA	2.2, better
7,354.2	IP	1,283.2
2,803, better	K	1,173
1,217	BB	286, better
1.1	WHIP	1, better
17	SV	652, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Mariano Rivera postseason

7	GP	96
2	W	8, better
3	L	1, better
2.4	ERA	0.7, better
61	IP	141
26	K	110, better
7, better	BB	21
1.1	WHIP	0.8, better
0	SV	42, better

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Mariano Rivera all-time places

25th (2,803), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	—
1st (511), better	Wins (pitching)	—
—	Saves	1st (652), 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

Cy Young and Mariano Rivera titles and awards

1	Championships	5, better
—	World Series MVP	1, better

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.

Cy Young and Mariano Rivera season by season

1st	1890	9, better	7	3.47, better	1995	5	3, better	5.51
2nd	1891	27, better	22	2.85	1996	8	3, better	2.09, better
3rd	1892	36, better	12	1.93	1997	6	4, better	1.88, better
4th	1893	34, better	16	3.36	1998	3	0, better	1.91, better
5th	1894	26, better	21	3.94	1999	4	3, better	1.83, better
6th	1895	35, better	10	3.26	2000	7	4, better	2.85, better
7th	1896	28, better	15	3.24	2001	4	6, better	2.34, better
8th	1897	21, better	19	3.80	2002	1	4, better	2.74, better
9th	1898	25, better	13	2.53	2003	5	2, better	1.66, better
10th	1899	26, better	16	2.58	2004	4	2, better	1.94, better
11th	1900	19, better	19	3.00	2005	7	4, better	1.38, better
12th	1901	33, better	10	1.62, better	2006	5	5, better	1.80
13th	1902	32, better	11	2.15, better	2007	3	4, better	3.15
14th	1903	28, better	9	2.08	2008	6	5, better	1.40, better
15th	1904	26, better	16	1.97	2009	3	3, better	1.76, better
16th	1905	18, better	19	1.82	2010	3	3, better	1.80, better
17th	1906	13, better	21	3.19	2011	1	2, better	1.91, better
18th	1907	21, better	15	1.99, better	2012	1	1, better	2.16
19th	1908	21, better	11	1.26, better	2013	6	2, better	2.11
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