Cy Young vs Pete Alexander

Cy YoungPete Alexander

Cy Young and Pete Alexander compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Pete Alexander 20 seasons, 1911 to 1930. Cy Young has 511 wins to Pete Alexander's 373. Cy Young won 1 title, Pete Alexander won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cy Young and Pete Alexander career totals
906GP696
511W373
316L208
2.6ERA2.6
7354.2IP5,190
2,803K2,198
1,217BB951
1.1WHIP1.1
17SV32

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Pete Alexander postseason
7GP7
0R0
57H36

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Pete Alexander all-time places
25th (2,803)Strikeouts (pitching)68th (2,198)
1st (511)Wins (pitching)3rd (373)

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: 1 championship; none on file
  • Pete Alexander: 1 championship; none on file

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 Pete Alexander 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.
1st1890973.47191128132.57
2nd189127222.85191219172.81
3rd189236121.9319132282.79
4th189334163.36191427152.38
5th189426213.94191531101.22
6th189535103.26191633121.55
7th189628153.24191730131.83
8th189721193.801918211.73
9th189825132.53191916111.72
10th189926162.58192027141.91
11th190019193.00192115133.39
12th190133101.62192216133.63
13th190232112.15192322123.19
14th19032892.0819241253.03
15th190426161.97192515113.39
16th190518191.82192612103.05
17th190613213.19192721102.52
18th190721151.9919281693.36
19th190821111.261929983.89
20th190919152.261930039.14
21st19107102.53————
22nd1911793.78————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA