Cy Young vs Masahiro Tanaka

Cy Young

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Masahiro Tanaka

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Cy Young and Masahiro Tanaka compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Masahiro Tanaka 7 seasons, 2014 to 2020. Cy Young has 511 wins to Masahiro Tanaka's 78. Cy Young won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cy Young leads in 4 of the 6 lines, Masahiro Tanaka in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Cy Young and Masahiro Tanaka career totals
906GP174
511, betterW78
316L46, better
2.6, betterERA3.7
7,354.2IP1,054.1
2,803, betterK991
1,217BB208, better
1.1WHIP1.1
17, betterSV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Masahiro Tanaka postseason
7GP10
2W5, better
3, betterL4
2.4, betterERA3.3
61IP54
26K44, better
7, betterBB15
1.1WHIP1.0, better
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Masahiro Tanaka all-time places
25th (2,803), betterStrikeouts (pitching)—
1st (511), betterWins (pitching)—

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 Masahiro Tanaka titles and awards
Cy YoungTitle or awardMasahiro Tanaka
1, betterChampionships—

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 Masahiro Tanaka season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1890973.47201413, better5, better2.77, better
2nd189127, better222.85, better2015127, better3.51
3rd189236, better121.93, better2016144, better3.07
4th189334, better163.36, better20171312, better4.74
5th189426, better213.942018126, better3.75, better
6th189535, better103.26, better2019119, better4.45
7th189628, better153.24, better202033, better3.56
8th189721193.80————
9th189825132.53————
10th189926162.58————
11th190019193.00————
12th190133101.62————
13th190232112.15————
14th19032892.08————
15th190426161.97————
16th190518191.82————
17th190613213.19————
18th190721151.99————
19th190821111.26————
20th190919152.26————
21st19107102.53————
22nd1911793.78————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA