Cy Young vs Walter Johnson

2of 7 lines

5of 7 lines

Cy Young and Walter Johnson compared on their MLB careers: Cy Young played 22 seasons, 1890 to 1911, Walter Johnson 21 seasons, 1907 to 1927. Cy Young has 511 wins to Walter Johnson's 417. Cy Young won 1 title, Walter Johnson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Cy Young and Walter Johnson career totals

906	GP	802
511, better	W	417
316	L	279, better
2.6	ERA	2.2, better
7,354.2	IP	5,914.2
2,803	K	3,509, better
1,217, better	BB	1,363
1.1	WHIP	1.1, better
17	SV	34, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cy Young and Walter Johnson postseason

7	GP	6
2	W	3, better
3	L	3
2.4	ERA	2.2, better
61	IP	50
26	K	35, better
7, better	BB	15
1.1, better	WHIP	1.4
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Cy Young and Walter Johnson all-time places

25th (2,803)	Strikeouts (pitching)	11th (3,509), better
1st (511), better	Wins (pitching)	2nd (417)

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 Walter Johnson titles and awards
Cy Young	Title or award	Walter Johnson
1	Championships	1

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 Walter Johnson season by season

1st	1890	9, better	7, better	3.47	1907	5	9	1.88, better
2nd	1891	27, better	22	2.85	1908	14	14, better	1.65, better
3rd	1892	36, better	12, better	1.93, better	1909	13	25	2.22
4th	1893	34, better	16, better	3.36	1910	25	17	1.36, better
5th	1894	26, better	21	3.94	1911	25	13, better	1.90, better
6th	1895	35, better	10, better	3.26	1912	33	12	1.39, better
7th	1896	28	15	3.24	1913	36, better	7, better	1.14, better
8th	1897	21	19	3.80	1914	28, better	18, better	1.72, better
9th	1898	25	13	2.53	1915	27, better	13	1.55, better
10th	1899	26, better	16, better	2.58	1916	25	20	1.90, better
11th	1900	19	19	3.00	1917	23, better	16, better	2.21, better
12th	1901	33, better	10, better	1.62	1918	23	13	1.27, better
13th	1902	32, better	11, better	2.15	1919	20	14	1.49, better
14th	1903	28, better	9, better	2.08, better	1920	8	10	3.13
15th	1904	26, better	16	1.97, better	1921	17	14, better	3.51
16th	1905	18, better	19	1.82, better	1922	15	16, better	2.99
17th	1906	13	21	3.19, better	1923	17, better	12, better	3.48
18th	1907	21	15	1.99, better	1924	23, better	7, better	2.72
19th	1908	21, better	11	1.26, better	1925	20	7, better	3.07
20th	1909	19, better	15, better	2.26, better	1926	15	16	3.63
21st	1910	7, better	10	2.53, better	1927	5	6, better	5.10
22nd	1911	7	9	3.78	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA