Cy Young vs Roger Clemens

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Cy Young and Roger Clemens compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Roger Clemens 24 seasons, 1984 to 2007. Cy Young has 511 wins to Roger Clemens's 354. Cy Young won 1 title, Roger Clemens won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Cy Young and Roger Clemens career totals

906	GP	709
511, better	W	354
316	L	184, better
2.6, better	ERA	3.1
7,354.2	IP	4,916.2
2,803	K	4,672, better
1,217, better	BB	1,580
1.1, better	WHIP	1.2
17, better	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Roger Clemens postseason

7	GP	35
2	W	12, better
3, better	L	8
2.4, better	ERA	3.8
61	IP	197.1
26	K	173, better
7, better	BB	70
1.1, better	WHIP	1.2
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Roger Clemens all-time places

25th (2,803)	Strikeouts (pitching)	3rd (4,672), better
1st (511), better	Wins (pitching)	9th (354)

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 Roger Clemens titles and awards

1	Championships	2, better
—	AL MVP	1, better
—	AL Cy Young	6, better
—	NL Cy Young	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 Roger Clemens season by season

1st	1890	9	7	3.47, better	1984	9	4, better	4.32
2nd	1891	27, better	22	2.85, better	1985	7	5, better	3.29
3rd	1892	36, better	12	1.93, better	1986	24	4, better	2.48
4th	1893	34, better	16	3.36	1987	20	9, better	2.97, better
5th	1894	26, better	21	3.94	1988	18	12, better	2.93, better
6th	1895	35, better	10, better	3.26	1989	17	11	3.13, better
7th	1896	28, better	15	3.24	1990	21	6, better	1.93, better
8th	1897	21, better	19	3.80	1991	18	10, better	2.62, better
9th	1898	25, better	13	2.53	1992	18	11, better	2.41, better
10th	1899	26, better	16	2.58, better	1993	11	14, better	4.46
11th	1900	19, better	19	3.00	1994	9	7, better	2.85, better
12th	1901	33, better	10	1.62, better	1995	10	5, better	4.18
13th	1902	32, better	11, better	2.15, better	1996	10	13	3.63
14th	1903	28, better	9	2.08	1997	21	7, better	2.05, better
15th	1904	26, better	16	1.97, better	1998	20	6, better	2.65
16th	1905	18, better	19	1.82, better	1999	14	10, better	4.60
17th	1906	13	21	3.19, better	2000	13	8, better	3.70
18th	1907	21, better	15	1.99, better	2001	20	3, better	3.51
19th	1908	21, better	11	1.26, better	2002	13	6, better	4.35
20th	1909	19, better	15	2.26, better	2003	17	9, better	3.91
21st	1910	7	10	2.53, better	2004	18, better	4, better	2.98
22nd	1911	7	9	3.78	2005	13, better	8, better	1.87, better
23rd	—	—	—	—	2006	7	6	2.30
24th	—	—	—	—	2007	6	6	4.18

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA