Cy Young
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Cy Young
Birthdate:
March 29, 1867 (130 y, 7 m, 1 d)
Born In:
Gilmore, OH, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/210
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink186
Grey Ink483
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year HR Rank
1896 3 8
1898 2 8
Year SF Rank
1892 1 9
1896 1 9
Year G Rank
1891 55 2
1892 53 1
1893 53 1
1894 52 1
1895 47 1
1896 51 1
1897 46 1
1898 46 1
1899 44 3
1900 41 5
1901 43 2
1902 45 1
1903 40 3
1904 43 7
1906 39 9
1907 43 5
Year GS Rank
1890 16 9
1891 46 3
1892 49 1
1893 46 1
1894 47 1
1895 40 1
1896 46 1
1897 38 1
1898 41 3
1899 42 3
1900 35 8
1901 41 2
1902 43 1
1903 35 6
1904 41 6
1906 34 7
1907 37 5
1908 33 7
1909 34 5
Year W Rank
1890 9 6
1891 27 2
1892 36 1
1893 34 1
1894 26 1
1895 35 1
1896 28 1
1897 21 3
1898 25 3
1899 26 3
1900 19 6
1901 33 1
1902 32 1
1903 28 1
1904 26 2
1907 21 8
1908 21 4
1909 19 4
Year L Rank
1891 22 3
1892 12 8
1893 16 5
1894 21 1
1895 10 10
1896 15 3
1897 19 1
1898 13 8
1899 16 10
1900 19 4
1905 19 7
1906 21 1
1907 15 10
1909 15 7
Year Win % Rank
1891 0.551 2
1892 0.750 1
1893 0.680 1
1894 0.553 5
1895 0.778 2
1896 0.651 6
1897 0.525 7
1898 0.658 2
1901 0.767 2
1902 0.744 3
1903 0.757 1
1904 0.619 6
1908 0.656 6
Year SV Rank
1891 2 1
1893 1 1
1894 1 4
1896 3 1
1899 1 6
1903 2 1
1904 1 2
1906 2 3
1907 2 9
1908 2 4
Year IP Rank
1890 147.2 9
1891 423.2 2
1892 453.0 1
1893 422.2 1
1894 408.2 1
1895 369.2 1
1896 414.1 1
1897 333.2 1
1898 377.2 1
1899 369.1 3
1900 321.1 4
1901 371.1 2
1902 384.2 1
1903 341.2 1
1904 380.0 5
1905 320.2 6
1906 287.2 8
1907 343.1 4
1908 299.0 6
1909 295.0 4
Year BF Rank
1890 623 10
1891 1855 3
1892 1849 1
1893 1825 1
1894 1828 1
1895 1557 1
1896 1794 1
1897 1451 1
1898 1571 2
1899 1528 5
1900 1342 6
1901 1484 3
1902 1571 1
1903 1367 2
1904 1502 6
1905 1251 10
1906 1186 9
1907 1377 4
1909 1222 4
Year HR Rank
1890 6 2
1892 8 4
1893 10 2
1894 19 1
1895 10 1
1896 7 6
1897 7 3
1898 6 5
1899 10 4
1900 7 10
1903 6 8
1904 6 8
1907 3 6
1909 4 3
Year BB Rank
1891 140 4
1892 118 4
1893 103 5
1894 106 4
1895 75 9
1896 62 7
Year K Rank
1890 39 10
1891 147 4
1892 168 1
1893 102 1
1894 108 1
1895 121 1
1896 140 1
1897 88 2
1898 101 2
1899 111 6
1900 115 3
1901 158 1
1902 160 2
1903 176 3
1904 200 5
1905 210 2
1906 140 7
1907 147 5
1908 150 7
Year WP Rank
1891 12 7
1892 13 2
1893 14 4
1894 4 9
1895 6 5
1896 10 2
1897 14 2
1898 9 3
Year ERA Rank
1891 2.847 2
1892 1.927 1
1893 3.364 1
1894 3.942 1
1895 3.262 2
1896 3.237 2
1897 3.803 6
1898 2.526 3
1899 2.583 2
1900 2.997 8
1901 1.624 1
1902 2.153 4
1903 2.081 2
1904 1.966 6
1905 1.824 3
1907 1.992 5
1908 1.264 2
Year BABIP Rank
1891 0.274 5
1892 0.229 1
1893 0.269 1
1894 0.294 3
1895 0.262 2
1896 0.298 9
1897 0.295 8
1898 0.269 8
1899 0.264 6
1901 0.249 2
1902 0.257 7
1903 0.253 7
1907 0.242 9
1908 0.234 10
Year WHIP Rank
1891 1.348 3
1892 1.062 1
1893 1.289 1
1894 1.454 1
1895 1.185 1
1896 1.301 2
1897 1.319 2
1898 1.133 2
1899 1.116 1
1900 1.161 3
1901 0.972 1
1902 1.048 3
1903 0.969 2
1904 0.937 1
1905 0.867 1
1907 0.982 1
1908 0.893 3
1910 1.078 8
Year H/9 Rank
1891 9.156 6
1892 7.212 1
1893 9.412 1
1894 10.747 2
1895 8.838 2
1896 10.361 8
1897 10.547 8
1898 9.222 7
1899 8.968 7
1901 7.853 1
1902 8.189 6
1903 7.744 7
1905 6.961 3
1907 7.497 10
1908 6.923 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1891 2.974 4
1892 2.344 3
1893 2.193 1
1894 2.334 3
1895 1.826 1
1896 1.347 1
1897 1.322 1
1898 0.977 1
1899 1.072 1
1900 1.008 1
1901 0.897 1
1902 1.240 2
1903 0.975 1
1904 0.687 1
1905 0.842 1
1906 0.782 1
1907 1.337 3
1908 1.114 4
1909 1.800 8
1910 1.488 2
Year CG Rank
1890 16 7
1891 43 3
1892 48 1
1893 42 1
1894 44 1
1895 36 1
1896 42 1
1897 35 1
1898 40 2
1899 40 1
1900 32 3
1901 38 2
1902 41 1
1903 34 1
1904 40 3
1905 31 6
1906 28 7
1907 33 4
1908 30 2
1909 30 2
Year SHO Rank
1892 9 1
1893 1 1
1894 2 2
1895 4 1
1896 5 1
1897 2 1
1898 1 6
1899 4 2
1900 4 1
1901 5 1
1902 3 5
1903 7 1
1904 10 1
1905 4 7
1907 6 3
Year BB (Low) Rank
1892 118 7
1893 103 4
1894 106 7
1895 75 3
1896 62 4
1897 49 1
1898 41 1
1899 44 4
1900 36 1
1901 37 3
1902 53 9
1903 37 5
1904 29 2
1905 30 1
1906 25 1
1907 51 10
1908 37 4
1910 27 1
Year Hits Rank
1891 431 3
1892 363 3
1893 442 2
1894 488 1
1895 363 2
1896 477 1
1897 391 1
1898 387 1
1899 368 4
1900 337 6
1902 350 3
1903 294 6
1904 327 5
1906 288 5
1907 286 3
1908 230 10
1909 267 2
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1892 363 8
1893 442 7
1894 488 10
1895 363 10
1896 477 10
1897 391 10
1898 387 10
1910 149 2
Year HR (Low) Rank
1891 4 4
1892 8 7
1893 10 7
1894 19 10
1895 10 9
1896 7 5
1897 7 8
1898 6 6
1908 1 5
1910 0 1
Year WAR Rank
1890 1.9 6
1891 7.7 2
1892 9.3 1
1893 8.6 1
1894 7.1 1
1895 7.9 1
1896 10.4 1
1897 6.9 1
1898 8.7 1
1899 7.7 1
1900 7.7 1
1901 9.8 1
1902 9.0 1
1903 8.9 2
1904 11.1 2
1905 10.9 1
1906 8.0 1
1907 8.1 3
1908 9.2 2
1909 4.9 10
Year W (Low) Rank
1892 36 10
1893 34 8
1894 26 10
1896 28 10
1897 21 8
1898 25 9
1906 13 10
1910 7 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1892 12 3
1893 16 2
1894 21 9
1895 10 2
1896 15 8
1897 19 9
1898 13 4
1901 10 5
1902 11 8
1903 9 4
1908 11 8
1910 10 8