Cy Young
1897–1911 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Boston Braves, Cleveland Spiders, Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals
587G
.212AVG
.230OBP
.281SLG
388H
10HR
159RBI
15SB
314–213W–L
4,715IP
2,013K
1.99ERA
525GS
11SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 587 | 1,925 | 1,831 | 184 | 388 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 159 | 37 | 196 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 514 | .212 | .230 | .281 | .511 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,715.3 | 578 | 525 | 478 | 314 | 213 | 11 | 4,385 | 1,780 | 1,043 | 74 | 585 | 2,013 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 | 1.054 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1903-08-10 to 1903-09-07
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Perfect Game | 1904-05-05 | 1 in 9,797 games |
| 66 | 15 scoreless innings | 1904-05-11 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games |
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1907-09-09 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games |
Rare feats (8)
Rarest: Perfect Game, 88 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1904-05-05 | Perfect Game | 1 in 9,797 | box score ↗ |
| 64 | 1897-09-18 | No-Hitter | 1 in 880 | box score ↗ |
| 64 | 1908-06-30 | No-Hitter | 1 in 880 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1897-09-18 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1904-05-05 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1908-05-30 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1908-06-30 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1909-05-04 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 291 | 924 | 189 | 6 | 78 | 24 | 100 | .217 | .231 | .303 |
| Away | 296 | 1001 | 199 | 4 | 81 | 13 | 96 | .208 | .212 | .261 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 48 | 153 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | .205 | .222 | .308 |
| May | 99 | 318 | 73 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 34 | .239 | .242 | .328 |
| June | 97 | 330 | 66 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 32 | .210 | .218 | .254 |
| July | 114 | 382 | 71 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 41 | .199 | .215 | .275 |
| August | 115 | 367 | 73 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 36 | .210 | .213 | .276 |
| September | 100 | 335 | 66 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 39 | .205 | .215 | .258 |
| October | 14 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .237 | .250 | .316 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 64 | 219 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 26 | .234 | .247 | .321 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 58 | 190 | 41 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 13 | .225 | .226 | .313 |
| chicago-white-sox | 57 | 174 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 17 | .183 | .201 | .232 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 53 | 178 | 41 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 24 | .240 | .242 | .327 |
| cleveland-guardians | 48 | 151 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 19 | .193 | .205 | .248 |
| st-louis-browns | 47 | 153 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | .184 | .190 | .211 |
| new-york-yankees | 42 | 135 | 35 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 27 | .261 | .259 | .313 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 21 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .169 | .197 | .211 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | CSCleveland Spiders | 49 | 153 | 34 | – | 19 | 4 | .222 | 334 | 88 |
| 1898 | CSCleveland Spiders | 47 | 154 | 39 | 2 | 13 | 2 | .253 | 377 | 101 |
| 1899 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | 148 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .216 | 369 | 111 |
| 1900 | St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 124 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .177 | 321 | 115 |
| 1901 |  Boston Red Sox | 45 | 153 | 32 | – | 17 | 1 | .209 | 371 | 160 |
| 1902 | Boston Red Sox | 45 | 148 | 34 | 1 | 12 | – | .230 | 385 | 165 |
| 1903 | Boston Red Sox | 41 | 137 | 44 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .321 | 341 | 181 |
| 1904 | Boston Red Sox | 43 | 148 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .223 | 380 | 200 |
| 1905 | Boston Red Sox | 38 | 120 | 18 | 2 | 10 | – | .150 | 321 | 209 |
| 1906 | Boston Red Sox | 40 | 103 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .155 | 287 | 149 |
| 1907 | Boston Red Sox | 44 | 125 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .208 | 343 | 150 |
| 1908 | Boston Red Sox | 36 | 115 | 26 | – | 8 | – | .226 | 298 | 158 |
| 1909 |  Cleveland Guardians | 35 | 107 | 21 | – | 9 | 1 | .196 | 294 | 111 |
| 1910 | Cleveland Guardians | 21 | 55 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .145 | 163 | 58 |
| 1911 | Boston Braves, Cleveland Guardians | 18 | 41 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .073 | 125 | 57 |