Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 1998Rd 1, Pk 20
- AL Cy Young
- 2007
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 1998Rd 1, Pk 20
- AL Cy Young
- 2007
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 561
- W
- 251
- L
- 161
- ERA
- 3.74
- IP
- 3577.1
- K
- 3,093
- BB
- 1,099
- WHIP
- 1.26
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | CLE | 33 | 17 | 5 | 4.39 | 180.1 | 171 | 95 | 1.35 |
| 2002 | CLE | 33 | 13 | 11 | 4.37 | 210.0 | 149 | 88 | 1.36 |
| 2003 | CLE | 30 | 13 | 9 | 3.60 | 197.2 | 141 | 66 | 1.30 |
| 2004 | CLE | 30 | 11 | 10 | 4.12 | 188.0 | 139 | 72 | 1.32 |
| 2005 | CLE | 31 | 15 | 10 | 4.03 | 196.2 | 161 | 62 | 1.26 |
| 2006 | CLE | 28 | 12 | 11 | 3.22 | 192.2 | 172 | 44 | 1.17 |
| 2007 | CLE | 34 | 19 | 7 | 3.21 | 241.0 | 209 | 37 | 1.14 |
| 2008 |  CLE/MIL | 35 | 17 | 10 | 2.70 | 253.0 | 251 | 59 | 1.11 |
| 2009 | NYY | 34 | 19 | 8 | 3.37 | 230.0 | 197 | 67 | 1.15 |
| 2010 | NYY | 34 | 21 | 7 | 3.18 | 237.2 | 197 | 74 | 1.19 |
| 2011 | NYY | 33 | 19 | 8 | 3.00 | 237.1 | 230 | 61 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | NYY | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3.38 | 200.0 | 197 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 2013 | NYY | 32 | 14 | 13 | 4.78 | 211.0 | 175 | 65 | 1.37 |
| 2014 | NYY | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5.28 | 46.0 | 48 | 10 | 1.48 |
| 2015 | NYY | 29 | 6 | 10 | 4.73 | 167.1 | 137 | 50 | 1.42 |
| 2016 | NYY | 30 | 9 | 12 | 3.91 | 179.2 | 152 | 65 | 1.32 |
| 2017 | NYY | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3.69 | 148.2 | 120 | 50 | 1.27 |
| 2018 | NYY | 29 | 9 | 7 | 3.65 | 153.0 | 140 | 51 | 1.31 |
| 2019 | NYY | 23 | 5 | 8 | 4.95 | 107.1 | 107 | 39 | 1.41 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 26
- W
- 10
- L
- 7
- ERA
- 4.28
- IP
- 130.1
- K
- 121
- BB
- 63
- WHIP
- 1.53
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 319
- CG
- 38
- SHO
- 12
- K/9
- 7.8
- GB
- 4,277
- FB
- 4,626
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 74
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | CLE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2002 | CLE | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | CLE | 20 | 2 | 1 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | CLE | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 231 | 338 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2005 | CLE | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 | 297 | 296 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | CLE | 18 | 6 | 2 | 8.0 | 270 | 309 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2007 | CLE | 25 | 4 | 1 | 7.8 | 343 | 378 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2008 | CLE/MIL | 25 | 10 | 5 | 8.9 | 350 | 356 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | NYY | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 | 296 | 368 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2010 | NYY | 26 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | 359 | 332 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2011 | NYY | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8.7 | 336 | 346 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | NYY | 19 | 2 | 0 | 8.9 | 295 | 288 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | NYY | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | 313 | 351 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2014 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | NYY | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 | 261 | 272 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | NYY | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 281 | 261 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2017 | NYY | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 231 | 217 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2018 | NYY | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 209 | 254 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2019 | NYY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 131 | 187 | 0.7 | 0 |
What were CC Sabathia's career stats?
CC Sabathia played 19 seasons for the Guardians and the Yankees. He had 251 wins and 3,093 strikeouts with a 3.74 ERA over 3,577.1 innings. His best season was 2010: 21 wins, a 3.18 ERA and 197 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 8 postseasons, 2001 to 2019
CC Sabathia led MLB in wins (2009, 2010); finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.
Championships
- 2009 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
All-time career rank
- 18th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,093)
- 45th in wins (pitching) (251)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2001 (10th), 2007 (2nd), 2008 (8th), 2009 (1st), 2010 (1st), 2011 (4th)
- ERA: 2008 (7th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2007 (7th), 2008 (2nd), 2011 (4th)
- WHIP: 2007 (7th), 2008 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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