Cy Young vs Pedro Martinez

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Cy Young and Pedro Martinez compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Pedro Martinez 18 seasons, 1992 to 2009. Cy Young has 511 wins to Pedro Martinez's 219. Cy Young won 1 title, Pedro Martinez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Pedro Martinez leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Cy Young in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Cy Young and Pedro Martinez career totals

906	GP	476
511, better	W	219
316	L	100, better
2.6, better	ERA	2.9
7,354.2	IP	2,827.1
2,803	K	3,154, better
1,217	BB	760, better
1.1	WHIP	1.1, better
17, better	SV	3

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Pedro Martinez postseason

7	GP	16
2	W	6, better
3, better	L	4
2.4, better	ERA	3.5
61	IP	96.1
26	K	96, better
7, better	BB	30
1.1, better	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Pedro Martinez all-time places

25th (2,803)	Strikeouts (pitching)	15th (3,154), better
1st (511), better	Wins (pitching)	79th (219)

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 Pedro Martinez titles and awards

1	Championships	1
—	NL Cy Young	1, better
—	AL Cy Young	2, 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 Pedro Martinez season by season

1st	1890	9, better	7	3.47	1992	0	1, better	2.25, better
2nd	1891	27, better	22	2.85	1993	10	5, better	2.61, better
3rd	1892	36, better	12	1.93, better	1994	11	5, better	3.42
4th	1893	34, better	16	3.36, better	1995	14	10, better	3.51
5th	1894	26, better	21	3.94	1996	13	10, better	3.70, better
6th	1895	35, better	10	3.26	1997	17	8, better	1.90, better
7th	1896	28, better	15	3.24	1998	19	7, better	2.89, better
8th	1897	21	19	3.80	1999	23, better	4, better	2.07, better
9th	1898	25, better	13	2.53	2000	18	6, better	1.74, better
10th	1899	26, better	16	2.58	2001	7	3, better	2.39, better
11th	1900	19	19	3.00	2002	20, better	4, better	2.26, better
12th	1901	33, better	10	1.62, better	2003	14	4, better	2.22
13th	1902	32, better	11	2.15, better	2004	16	9, better	3.90
14th	1903	28, better	9	2.08, better	2005	15	8, better	2.82
15th	1904	26, better	16	1.97, better	2006	9	8, better	4.48
16th	1905	18, better	19	1.82, better	2007	3	1, better	2.57
17th	1906	13, better	21	3.19, better	2008	5	6, better	5.61
18th	1907	21, better	15	1.99, better	2009	5	1, better	3.63
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