Cy Young vs Randy Johnson

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Cy Young and Randy Johnson compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Randy Johnson 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009. Cy Young has 511 wins to Randy Johnson's 303. Cy Young won 1 title, Randy Johnson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Cy Young and Randy Johnson career totals

906	GP	618
511, better	W	303
316	L	166, better
2.6, better	ERA	3.3
7,354.2	IP	4,135.1
2,803	K	4,875, better
1,217, better	BB	1,497
1.1, better	WHIP	1.2
17, better	SV	2

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Randy Johnson postseason

7	GP	19
2	W	7, better
3, better	L	9
2.4, better	ERA	3.5
61	IP	121
26	K	132, better
7, better	BB	32
1.1, better	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Randy Johnson all-time places

25th (2,803)	Strikeouts (pitching)	2nd (4,875), better
1st (511), better	Wins (pitching)	22nd (303)

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 Randy Johnson titles and awards

1	Championships	1
—	AL Cy Young	1, better
—	NL Cy Young	4, 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 Randy Johnson season by season

1st	1890	9, better	7	3.47	1988	3	0, better	2.42, better
2nd	1891	27, better	22	2.85, better	1989	7	13, better	4.82
3rd	1892	36, better	12	1.93, better	1990	14	11, better	3.65
4th	1893	34, better	16	3.36, better	1991	13	10, better	3.98
5th	1894	26, better	21	3.94	1992	12	14, better	3.77, better
6th	1895	35, better	10	3.26	1993	19	8, better	3.24, better
7th	1896	28, better	15	3.24	1994	13	6, better	3.19, better
8th	1897	21, better	19	3.80	1995	18	2, better	2.48, better
9th	1898	25, better	13	2.53, better	1996	5	0, better	3.67
10th	1899	26, better	16	2.58	1997	20	4, better	2.28, better
11th	1900	19	19	3.00, better	1998	19	11, better	3.28
12th	1901	33, better	10	1.62, better	1999	17	9, better	2.48
13th	1902	32, better	11	2.15, better	2000	19	7, better	2.64
14th	1903	28, better	9	2.08, better	2001	21	6, better	2.49
15th	1904	26, better	16	1.97, better	2002	24	5, better	2.32
16th	1905	18, better	19	1.82, better	2003	6	8, better	4.26
17th	1906	13	21	3.19	2004	16, better	14, better	2.60, better
18th	1907	21, better	15	1.99, better	2005	17	8, better	3.79
19th	1908	21, better	11	1.26, better	2006	17	11	5.00
20th	1909	19, better	15	2.26, better	2007	4	3, better	3.81
21st	1910	7	10	2.53, better	2008	11, better	10	3.91
22nd	1911	7	9	3.78, better	2009	8, better	6, better	4.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA