Cy Young vs Satchel Paige

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Cy Young and Satchel Paige compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Satchel Paige 6 seasons, 1948 to 1965. Cy Young has 511 wins to Satchel Paige's 28. Cy Young won 1 title, Satchel Paige won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Cy Young and Satchel Paige career totals
906GP179
511, betterW28
316L31, better
2.6, betterERA3.3
7,354.2IP476
2,803, betterK290
1,217BB183, better
1.1, betterWHIP1.3
17SV32, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Satchel Paige postseason
7GP1
2, betterW0
3L0, better
2.4ERA—
61IP0
26, betterK0
7BB0, better
1.1WHIP0, better
0SV0

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Satchel Paige 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 Satchel Paige titles and awards
Cy YoungTitle or awardSatchel Paige
1Championships1

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 Satchel Paige 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.
1st18909, better73.47194861, better2.48, better
2nd189127, better222.85, better194947, better3.04
3rd189236, better121.93, better195134, better4.79
4th189334, better163.3619521210, better3.07, better
5th189426, better213.94195339, better3.53, better
6th189535, better103.26196500, better0.00, better
7th189628153.24————
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