Masahiro Tanaka vs Randy Johnson

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Masahiro Tanaka and Randy Johnson compared on their MLB careers: Masahiro Tanaka played 7 seasons, 2014 to 2020, Randy Johnson 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009. Masahiro Tanaka has 78 wins to Randy Johnson's 303. Randy Johnson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Randy Johnson leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Masahiro Tanaka in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Masahiro Tanaka and Randy Johnson career totals

174	GP	618
78	W	303, better
46, better	L	166
3.7	ERA	3.3, better
1,054.1	IP	4,135.1
991	K	4,875, better
208, better	BB	1,497
1.1, better	WHIP	1.2
0	SV	2, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Masahiro Tanaka and Randy Johnson postseason

10	GP	19
5	W	7, better
4, better	L	9
3.3, better	ERA	3.5
54	IP	121
44	K	132, better
15, better	BB	32
1.0, better	WHIP	1.1
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Masahiro Tanaka and Randy Johnson all-time places

—	Strikeouts (pitching)	2nd (4,875), better
—	Wins (pitching)	22nd (303), better

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

Masahiro Tanaka and Randy Johnson titles and awards

—	Championships	1, better
—	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.

Masahiro Tanaka and Randy Johnson season by season

1st	2014	13, better	5	2.77	1988	3	0, better	2.42, better
2nd	2015	12, better	7, better	3.51, better	1989	7	13	4.82
3rd	2016	14	4, better	3.07, better	1990	14	11	3.65
4th	2017	13	12	4.74	1991	13	10, better	3.98, better
5th	2018	12	6, better	3.75, better	1992	12	14	3.77
6th	2019	11	9	4.45	1993	19, better	8, better	3.24, better
7th	2020	3	3, better	3.56	1994	13, better	6	3.19, better
8th	—	—	—	—	1995	18	2	2.48
9th	—	—	—	—	1996	5	0	3.67
10th	—	—	—	—	1997	20	4	2.28
11th	—	—	—	—	1998	19	11	3.28
12th	—	—	—	—	1999	17	9	2.48
13th	—	—	—	—	2000	19	7	2.64
14th	—	—	—	—	2001	21	6	2.49
15th	—	—	—	—	2002	24	5	2.32
16th	—	—	—	—	2003	6	8	4.26
17th	—	—	—	—	2004	16	14	2.60
18th	—	—	—	—	2005	17	8	3.79
19th	—	—	—	—	2006	17	11	5.00
20th	—	—	—	—	2007	4	3	3.81
21st	—	—	—	—	2008	11	10	3.91
22nd	—	—	—	—	2009	8	6	4.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA