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Cy Young
Denton True Young

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.

Debut August 6, 1890
Final Game October 6, 1911
Born March 29, 1867 in Gilmore, OH
Died November 4, 1955 in Newcomerstown, OH

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937.

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        The most recognized name for pitching excellence. Holds all-time records for wins 511, innings pitched 7355, games started 815, and complete games 749. In honor of his accomplishments, baseball created the Cy Young award.

Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1890 23 CLV NL   9   7  17  16  16   0   1  0  147.7  145   87   57   6   30   39   5   7   607       0  3.47  3.45   99 1.185
 1891 24 CLV NL  27  22  55  46  43   0   8  2  423.7  431  244  134   4  140  147  11  12  1830       0  2.85  3.44  121 1.348
 1892 25 CLV NL  36  12  53  49  48   9   4  0  453.0  363  158   97   8  118  168   8  13  1826       0  1.93  3.38  176 1.062
 1893 26 CLV NL  34  16  53  46  42   1   7  1  422.7  442  230  158  10  103  102  10  14  1774       0  3.36  4.89  145 1.289
 1894 27 CLV NL  26  21  52  47  44   2   5  1  408.7  488  265  179  19  106  108   6   4  1825       0  3.94  5.47  139 1.454
 1895 28 CLV NL  35  10  47  40  36   4   7  0  369.7  363  177  134  10   75  121   8   6  1563       0  3.26  5.02  154 1.185
 1896 29 CLV NL  28  15  51  46  42   5   4  3  414.3  477  214  149   7   62  140  10  10  1781       0  3.24  4.53  140 1.301
 1897 30 CLV NL  21  19  46  38  35   2   7  0  333.7  391  189  141   7   49   88   9  14  1423       0  3.80  4.70  123 1.319
 1898 31 CLV NL  25  13  46  41  40   1   5  0  377.7  387  167  106   6   41  101   9   9  1554       0  2.53  3.42  135 1.133
 1899 32 STL NL  26  16  44  42  40   4   2  1  369.3  368  173  106  10   44  111   6   6  1541       1  2.58  3.96  153 1.116
 1900 33 STL NL  19  19  41  35  32   4   6  0  321.3  337  144  107   7   36  115   4   7  1325       1  3.00  3.62  121 1.161
 1901 34 BOS AL  33  10  43  41  38   5   2  0  371.3  324  112   67   6   37  158   8   2  1466       0  1.62  3.52  216 0.972
 1902 35 BOS AL  32  11  45  43  41   3   1  0  384.7  350  136   92   6   53  160  13   3  1527       0  2.15  3.57  166 1.048
 1903 36 BOS AL  28   9  40  35  34   7   5  2  341.7  294  115   79   6   37  176   9   5  1335       0  2.08  3.02  145 0.969
 1904 37 BOS AL  26  16  43  41  40  10   2  1  380.0  327  104   83   6   29  200   4   4  1475       0  1.97  2.67  136 0.937
 1905 38 BOS AL  18  19  38  33  31   4   5  0  320.7  248   99   65   3   30  210  10   6  1238       0  1.82  2.70  148 0.867
 1906 39 BOS AL  13  21  39  34  28   0   4  2  287.7  288  137  102   3   25  140   8   5  1150       1  3.19  2.74   86 1.088
 1907 40 BOS AL  21  15  43  37  33   6   5  2  343.3  286  101   76   3   51  147   7   6  1328       0  1.99  2.57  129 0.982
 1908 41 BOS AL  21  11  36  33  30   3   3  2  299.0  230   68   42   1   37  150   2   4  1143       0  1.26  2.46  194 0.893
 1909 42 CLE AL  19  15  35  34  30   3   1  0  295.0  267  110   74   4   59  109   8   6  1172       0  2.26  2.54  113 1.105
 1910 43 CLE AL   7  10  21  20  14   1   0  0  163.3  149   62   46   0   27   58   4   7   638       0  2.53  2.59  102 1.078
 1911 44 TOT      7   9  18  18  12   2   0  0  126.3  137   75   53   6   28   55   4   6   537       0  3.78  3.63   96 1.306
         CLE AL   3   4   7   7   4   0   0  0   46.3   54   28   20   2   13   20   1   1   200       0  3.88  3.41   88 1.446
         BSN NL   4   5  11  11   8   2   0  0   80.0   83   47   33   4   15   35   3   5   337       0  3.71  3.76  101 1.225
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 22 Yr WL% .618 511 316 906 815 749  76  84 17 7354.7 7092 3167 2147 138 1217 2803 163 156 30058       3  2.63  3.62  138 1.130
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    20  12  35  32  29   3   3  0  290.3  280  125   84   5   48  110   6   6  1187   0   0  2.63  3.62  138 1.130
 Career High     36  22  55  49  48  10   8  3  453.0  488  265  179  19  140  210  13  14  1830   0   1  1.26  5.47  216 0.867
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1890 23 CLV NL  17   65    6    8   2  0   0    4   1      0   8  .123  .123  .154  -17   10               0    
 1891 24 CLV NL  55  174   23   29   5  2   1   18   2     11  30  .167  .216  .236   29   41               0    
 1892 25 CLV NL  53  196   14   31   5  0   1   15   3      7  34  .158  .191  .199   16   39               1    
 1893 26 CLV NL  53  187   23   44   4  0   1   27   2      4  15  .235  .251  .273   36   51               0    
 1894 27 CLV NL  52  186   24   40   8  4   2   26   4      2  20  .215  .223  .333   31   62               0    
 1895 28 CLV NL  47  140   20   30   5  2   0   13   0     11  20  .214  .276  .279   40   39   2           1    
 1896 29 CLV NL  53  180   31   52  11  3   3   28   1      4  15  .289  .304  .433   89   78   2           0    
 1897 30 CLV NL  48  153   14   34   4  3   0   19   4      2      .222  .237  .288   33   44   3           1    
 1898 31 CLV NL  47  154   20   39   4  1   2   13   2      8      .253  .299  .331   83   51   5           2    
 1899 32 STL NL  44  148   22   32   5  3   1   18   1      2      .216  .227  .311   45   46   6           0    
 1900 33 STL NL  41  124   13   22   5  1   1   13   1      3      .177  .209  .258   29   32   1           2    
 1901 34 BOS AL  45  153   20   32   2  5   0   17   1      6      .209  .244  .288   48   44   3           1    
 1902 35 BOS AL  45  148   17   34   4  1   1   12   0      5      .230  .255  .291   49   43   1           0    
 1903 36 BOS AL  41  137   21   44   6  3   1   14   2      4      .321  .340  .431  125   59   5           0    
 1904 37 BOS AL  43  148   14   33   3  3   1   10   1      0      .223  .223  .304   62   45   1           0    
 1905 38 BOS AL  38  120    8   18   2  1   2   10   0      4      .150  .177  .233   29   28   2           0    
 1906 39 BOS AL  40  104    9   16   3  2   0    5   0      3      .154  .178  .221   24   23   2           0    
 1907 40 BOS AL  46  125   10   27   1  0   1    5   3      1      .216  .228  .248   52   31   1           1    
 1908 41 BOS AL  36  115    9   26   3  0   0    8   0      0      .226  .226  .252   53   29   2           0    
 1909 42 CLE AL  35  107    6   21   2  0   0    7   1      1      .196  .204  .215   30   23   6           0    
 1910 43 CLE AL  21   55    0    8   3  1   0    5   0      3      .145  .203  .236   37   13   3           1    
 1911 44 TOT     18   41    1    3   0  0   0    3   0      0      .073  .073  .073  -60    3   5           0    
         CLE AL   7   16    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      0      .063  .063  .063  -65    1   0           0    
         BSN NL  11   25    0    2   0  0   0    3   0      0   8  .080  .080  .080  -56    2   5           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 22 Seasons     918 2960  325  623  87 35  18  290  29  0  81 142  .210  .234  .282   44  834  50   0   0  10   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        522   57  110  15  6   3   51   5  0  14  25  .210  .234  .282   44  147   9   0   0   2   0
 Career High     55  196   31   52  11  5   3   28   4  0  11  34                          78   6   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1890 23 CLV NL   65   57    1   0.5    83| .123  .252| .123  .328| .154  .341| .277  .669| -17  .019  -9.7  -1.1     
 1891 24 CLV NL  185  145    9   1.6    91| .167  .264| .216  .339| .236  .360| .452  .699|  29  .168 -16.6  -1.8     
 1892 25 CLV NL  204  165    7   1.1    84| .158  .256| .191  .330| .199  .343| .390  .673|  16  .102 -20.8  -2.3     
 1893 26 CLV NL  191  143   13   2.4   111| .235  .293| .251  .372| .273  .399| .524  .772|  36  .214 -18.6  -1.8     
 1894 27 CLV NL  188  146   14   2.5   130| .215  .321| .223  .393| .333  .452| .556  .845|  31  .168 -23.3  -2.0     
 1895 28 CLV NL  154  112   11   2.5   117| .214  .310| .276  .377| .279  .419| .555  .795|  40  .215 -13.4  -1.2     
 1896 29 CLV NL  186  130   24   4.8   112| .289  .305| .304  .371| .433  .407| .737  .778|  89  .497  -4.4  -0.4     
 1897 30 CLV NL  159  122   10   2.1   116| .222  .311| .237  .376| .288  .413| .525  .789|  33  .184 -16.6  -1.6     
 1898 31 CLV NL  169  120   15   3.2    88| .253  .273| .299  .337| .331  .350| .630  .687|  83  .413  -3.7  -0.4     
 1899 32 STL NL  156  122   10   2.1   101| .216  .292| .227  .355| .311  .381| .538  .736|  45  .214 -12.3  -1.2     
 1900 33 STL NL  130  103    6   1.5    98| .177  .286| .209  .347| .258  .377| .467  .723|  29  .131 -12.5  -1.3     
 1901 34 BOS AL  163  124   11   2.3    95| .209  .282| .244  .338| .288  .378| .532  .716|  48  .243 -11.5  -1.2     
 1902 35 BOS AL  154  115   11   2.5   100| .230  .288| .255  .345| .291  .388| .546  .733|  49  .278 -10.9  -1.1     
 1903 36 BOS AL  146   98   20   5.4    86| .321  .269| .340  .319| .431  .363| .771  .682| 125  .680   3.7   0.4     
 1904 37 BOS AL  149  116   10   2.3    77| .223  .258| .223  .310| .304  .339| .527  .649|  62  .355  -7.4  -0.9     
 1905 38 BOS AL  126  104    5   1.3    73| .150  .249| .177  .308| .233  .325| .410  .634|  29  .164 -10.2  -1.2     
 1906 39 BOS AL  109   90    4   1.2    75| .154  .256| .178  .312| .221  .328| .399  .639|  24  .137  -9.4  -1.1     
 1907 40 BOS AL  128   99    7   1.9    71| .216  .253| .228  .308| .248  .316| .476  .625|  52  .286  -7.2  -0.9     
 1908 41 BOS AL  117   91    7   2.1    71| .226  .249| .226  .307| .252  .317| .478  .623|  53  .345  -6.4  -0.8     
 1909 42 CLE AL  114   92    5   1.4    76| .196  .257| .204  .318| .215  .326| .419  .644|  30  .203  -9.0  -1.1     
 1910 43 CLE AL   62   50    2   1.1    76| .145  .251| .203  .317| .236  .324| .439  .642|  37  .120  -4.2  -0.5     
 1911 44 TOT      46   43    0   0.0    99| .073  .278| .073  .352| .073  .377| .146  .730| -60  .000  -9.1  -1.0     
         CLE AL   16   15    0   0.0    97| .063  .282| .063  .349| .063  .371| .126  .720| -65  .000  -3.6  -0.4     
         BSN NL   30   28    0   0.0   101| .080  .276| .080  .355| .080  .381| .160  .736| -56  .000  -5.5  -0.6     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 22 Seasons     3101 2387  202   2.2    95| .210  .278| .234  .343| .282  .370| .516  .712|  44  .247 -233.5 -24.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1890 23 CLV NL   P   17      6   40    6    0  .885  .898  2.71  2.01  2.80  2.24   16  147.7
 1891 24 CLV NL   P   55     10   89    9    0  .917  .915  1.80  1.96  2.10  2.29   46  423.7
 1892 25 CLV NL   P   53     19  122    8    7  .946  .901  2.66  2.17  2.80  2.49   49  453.0
 1893 26 CLV NL   P   53     27  112    8    1  .946  .913  2.62  2.07  2.96  2.50   46  422.7
 1894 27 CLV NL   P   52     16  108    7    4  .947  .912  2.38  1.74  2.73  2.18   47  408.7
 1895 28 CLV NL   P   47     15  120    6    2  .957  .917  2.87  2.01  3.29  2.52   40  369.7
 1896 29 CLV NL   P   51      8  145   12    3  .927  .916  3.00  2.20  3.32  2.72   46  414.3
                 1B    3      9    1    0    0 1.000  .980  3.33 10.20                        
 1897 30 CLV NL   P   46     16   88    9    0  .920  .920  2.26  2.10  2.80  2.55   38  333.7
                 1B    2     13    0    2    1  .867  .977  6.50 10.00                        
 1898 31 CLV NL   P   46     12  122    4    2  .971  .918  2.91  2.25  3.19  2.65   41  377.7
 1899 32 STL NL   P   44     13  117    9    0  .935  .909  2.95  2.24  3.17  2.68   42  369.3
 1900 33 STL NL   P   41     12   79   11    1  .892  .921  2.22  2.17  2.55  2.67   35  321.3
 1901 34 BOS AL   P   43     12  105    3    3  .975  .930  2.72  2.51  2.84  2.99   41  371.3
 1902 35 BOS AL   P   45     10   82    7    4  .929  .928  2.04  2.65  2.15  3.10   43  384.7
 1903 36 BOS AL   P   40      6   86    5    4  .948  .948  2.30  2.73  2.42  3.19   35  341.7
 1904 37 BOS AL   P   43      7  103    7    0  .940  .952  2.56  3.01  2.61  3.45   41  380.0
 1905 38 BOS AL   P   38      2   87    3    1  .967  .943  2.34  2.61  2.50  3.24   33  320.7
 1906 39 BOS AL   P   39      8   81    6    1  .937  .948  2.28  2.52  2.78  3.22   34  287.7
 1907 40 BOS AL   P   43      5   83    6    2  .936  .946  2.05  2.43  2.31  3.28   37  343.3
 1908 41 BOS AL   P   36      5   62    3    2  .957  .946  1.86  2.28  2.02  3.20   33  299.0
 1909 42 CLE AL   P   35     10   88    9    1  .916  .942  2.80  2.25  2.99  3.19   34  295.0
 1910 43 CLE AL   P   21      6   62    6    0  .919  .942  3.24  2.35  3.75  3.29   20  163.3
 1911 44 TOT      P   18      4   33    2    2  .949  .939  2.06  1.78  2.64  2.81   18  126.3
         CLE AL   P    7      1   12    1    1  .929  .935  1.86  1.89  2.53  2.88    7   46.3
         BSN NL   P   11      3   21    1    1  .960  .941  2.18  1.72  2.70  2.77   11   80.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1896 29 CLV NL  1B    3      9    1    0    0 1.000  .980  3.33 10.20                        
 1897 30 CLV NL  1B    2     13    0    2    1  .867  .977  6.50 10.00                        

 1890 23 CLV NL   P   17      6   40    6    0  .885  .898  2.71  2.01  2.80  2.24   16  147.7
 1891 24 CLV NL   P   55     10   89    9    0  .917  .915  1.80  1.96  2.10  2.29   46  423.7
 1892 25 CLV NL   P   53     19  122    8    7  .946  .901  2.66  2.17  2.80  2.49   49  453.0
 1893 26 CLV NL   P   53     27  112    8    1  .946  .913  2.62  2.07  2.96  2.50   46  422.7
 1894 27 CLV NL   P   52     16  108    7    4  .947  .912  2.38  1.74  2.73  2.18   47  408.7
 1895 28 CLV NL   P   47     15  120    6    2  .957  .917  2.87  2.01  3.29  2.52   40  369.7
 1896 29 CLV NL   P   51      8  145   12    3  .927  .916  3.00  2.20  3.32  2.72   46  414.3
 1897 30 CLV NL   P   46     16   88    9    0  .920  .920  2.26  2.10  2.80  2.55   38  333.7
 1898 31 CLV NL   P   46     12  122    4    2  .971  .918  2.91  2.25  3.19  2.65   41  377.7
 1899 32 STL NL   P   44     13  117    9    0  .935  .909  2.95  2.24  3.17  2.68   42  369.3
 1900 33 STL NL   P   41     12   79   11    1  .892  .921  2.22  2.17  2.55  2.67   35  321.3
 1901 34 BOS AL   P   43     12  105    3    3  .975  .930  2.72  2.51  2.84  2.99   41  371.3
 1902 35 BOS AL   P   45     10   82    7    4  .929  .928  2.04  2.65  2.15  3.10   43  384.7
 1903 36 BOS AL   P   40      6   86    5    4  .948  .948  2.30  2.73  2.42  3.19   35  341.7
 1904 37 BOS AL   P   43      7  103    7    0  .940  .952  2.56  3.01  2.61  3.45   41  380.0
 1905 38 BOS AL   P   38      2   87    3    1  .967  .943  2.34  2.61  2.50  3.24   33  320.7
 1906 39 BOS AL   P   39      8   81    6    1  .937  .948  2.28  2.52  2.78  3.22   34  287.7
 1907 40 BOS AL   P   43      5   83    6    2  .936  .946  2.05  2.43  2.31  3.28   37  343.3
 1908 41 BOS AL   P   36      5   62    3    2  .957  .946  1.86  2.28  2.02  3.20   33  299.0
 1909 42 CLE AL   P   35     10   88    9    1  .916  .942  2.80  2.25  2.99  3.19   34  295.0
 1910 43 CLE AL   P   21      6   62    6    0  .919  .942  3.24  2.35  3.75  3.29   20  163.3
 1911 44 TOT      P   18      4   33    2    2  .949  .939  2.06  1.78  2.64  2.81   18  126.3
         CLE AL   P    7      1   12    1    1  .929  .935  1.86  1.89  2.53  2.88    7   46.3
         BSN NL   P   11      3   21    1    1  .960  .941  2.18  1.72  2.70  2.77   11   80.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 906    229 2014  146   40  .939  .925  2.48  2.28              815 7354.7
                 1B    5     22    1    2    1  .920  .979  4.60 10.12                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       911    251 2015  148   41  .939  .926  2.49  2.32
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1892   CS    CLV BSN     L   3   3   3.00  0  2  0  3  27    26   9   3   9 
 1903   WS    BOS PIT     W   4   3   1.85  2  1  0  3  34    31   7   4  17 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1892   CS    CLV BSN     L   3  11   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   5  .091  .091  .091   0                
 1903   WS    BOS PIT     W   4  15   1   1  0  1  0   3   0   3  .067  .067  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1901-AL-Triple Crown

ERA
1891 NL-2.85-8
1892 NL-1.93-1
1893 NL-3.36-3
1894 NL-3.94-4
1895 NL-3.26-5
1896 NL-3.24-5
1898 NL-2.53-6
1899 NL-2.58-2
1900 NL-3.00-8
1901 AL-1.62-1
1902 AL-2.15-3
1903 AL-2.08-2
1904 AL-1.97-6
1905 AL-1.82-3
1907 AL-1.99-5
1908 AL-1.26-2
Car-2.63-58

Wins
1891 NL-27-5
1892 NL-36-1
1893 NL-34-2
1894 NL-26-5
1895 NL-35-1
1896 NL-28-3
1897 NL-21-7
1898 NL-25-6
1899 NL-26-4
1900 NL-19-6
1901 AL-33-1
1902 AL-32-1
1903 AL-28-1
1904 AL-26-2
1907 AL-21-8
1908 AL-21-4
1909 AL-19-4
Car-511-1

Won-Loss %
1891 NL-.551-10
1892 NL-.750-1
1893 NL-.680-4
1895 NL-.778-2
1896 NL-.651-10
1898 NL-.658-7
1901 AL-.767-2
1902 AL-.744-3
1903 AL-.757-1
1904 AL-.619-6
1908 AL-.656-6
Car-.618-71

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1890 NL-1.185-4
1891 NL-1.348-10
1892 NL-1.062-1
1893 NL-1.289-2
1894 NL-1.454-3
1895 NL-1.185-1
1896 NL-1.301-3
1897 NL-1.319-5
1898 NL-1.133-4
1899 NL-1.116-1
1900 NL-1.161-3
1901 AL-.972-1
1902 AL-1.048-3
1903 AL-.969-2
1904 AL-.937-1
1905 AL-.867-1
1907 AL-.982-1
1908 AL-.893-3
1910 AL-1.078-9
Car-1.130-36

Hits Allowed/9IP
1892 NL-7.21-4
1894 NL-10.75-8
1895 NL-8.84-4
1899 NL-8.97-8
1901 AL-7.85-1
1902 AL-8.19-6
1903 AL-7.74-7
1905 AL-6.96-3
1907 AL-7.50-10
1908 AL-6.92-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1890 NL-1.83-1
1891 NL-2.97-6
1892 NL-2.34-4
1893 NL-2.19-1
1894 NL-2.33-1
1895 NL-1.83-1
1896 NL-1.35-1
1897 NL-1.32-1
1898 NL-.98-1
1899 NL-1.07-1
1900 NL-1.01-1
1901 AL-.90-1
1902 AL-1.24-2
1903 AL-.97-1
1904 AL-.69-1
1905 AL-.84-1
1906 AL-.78-1
1907 AL-1.34-3
1908 AL-1.11-4
1909 AL-1.80-8
1910 AL-1.49-2
Car-1.49-23

Strikeouts/9IP
1895 NL-2.95-7
1896 NL-3.04-5
1900 NL-3.22-6
1901 AL-3.83-3
1902 AL-3.74-3
1903 AL-4.64-7
1904 AL-4.74-7
1905 AL-5.89-2

Games
1891 NL-55-3
1892 NL-53-7
1893 NL-53-3
1894 NL-52-4
1895 NL-47-4
1896 NL-51-2
1897 NL-46-1
1898 NL-46-3
1899 NL-44-4
1900 NL-41-5
1901 AL-43-2
1902 AL-45-1
1903 AL-40-3
1904 AL-43-7
1906 AL-39-9
1907 AL-43-5
Car-906-19

Saves
1891 NL-2-3
1893 NL-1-6
1894 NL-1-9
1896 NL-3-1
1899 NL-1-7
1903 AL-2-1
1904 AL-1-2
1906 AL-2-3
1907 AL-2-9
1908 AL-2-4

Innings
1891 NL-423.7-7
1892 NL-453.0-5
1893 NL-422.7-3
1894 NL-408.7-4
1895 NL-369.7-5
1896 NL-414.3-2
1897 NL-333.7-6
1898 NL-377.7-3
1899 NL-369.3-3
1900 NL-321.3-4
1901 AL-371.3-2
1902 AL-384.7-1
1903 AL-341.7-1
1904 AL-380.0-5
1905 AL-320.7-6
1906 AL-287.7-8
1907 AL-343.3-4
1908 AL-299.0-6
1909 AL-295.0-4
Car-7354.7-1

Strikeouts
1891 NL-147-6
1892 NL-168-10
1893 NL-102-3
1894 NL-108-6
1895 NL-121-5
1896 NL-140-1
1897 NL-88-10
1898 NL-101-7
1899 NL-111-6
1900 NL-115-3
1901 AL-158-1
1902 AL-160-2
1903 AL-176-3
1904 AL-200-5
1905 AL-210-2
1906 AL-140-7
1907 AL-147-5
1908 AL-150-7
Car-2803-20

Games Started
1891 NL-46-7
1892 NL-49-6
1893 NL-46-3
1894 NL-47-4
1895 NL-40-6
1896 NL-46-2
1897 NL-38-9
1898 NL-41-7
1899 NL-42-3
1900 NL-35-8
1901 AL-41-2
1902 AL-43-1
1903 AL-35-6
1904 AL-41-6
1906 AL-34-7
1907 AL-37-5
1908 AL-33-7
1909 AL-34-5
Car-815-1

Comp. Games
1891 NL-43-6
1892 NL-48-4
1893 NL-42-3
1894 NL-44-3
1895 NL-36-6
1896 NL-42-2
1897 NL-35-6
1898 NL-40-3
1899 NL-40-1
1900 NL-32-3
1901 AL-38-2
1902 AL-41-1
1903 AL-34-1
1904 AL-40-3
1905 AL-31-6
1906 AL-28-7
1907 AL-33-4
1908 AL-30-2
1909 AL-30-2
Car-749-1

Shutouts
1892 NL-9-1
1893 NL-1-9
1894 NL-2-4
1895 NL-4-1
1896 NL-5-1
1897 NL-2-3
1899 NL-4-2
1900 NL-4-1
1901 AL-5-1
1902 AL-3-5
1903 AL-7-1
1904 AL-10-1
1905 AL-4-7
1907 AL-6-3
Car-76-4

Home Runs Allow.
1894 NL-19-6
1899 NL-10-5
1900 NL-7-10
1903 AL-6-8
1904 AL-6-8
1907 AL-3-6
1909 AL-4-3

Bases On Balls Allow.
1891 NL-140-8
Car-1217-47

Hits Allowed
1891 NL-431-3
1893 NL-442-3
1894 NL-488-2
1896 NL-477-1
1897 NL-391-6
1898 NL-387-3
1899 NL-368-7
1900 NL-337-6
1902 AL-350-3
1903 AL-294-6
1904 AL-327-5
1906 AL-288-5
1907 AL-286-3
1908 AL-230-10
1909 AL-267-2
Car-7092-1

SO to Walk
1890 NL-1.30-8
1891 NL-1.05-8
1892 NL-1.42-3
1893 NL-.99-1
1894 NL-1.02-1
1895 NL-1.61-2
1896 NL-2.26-1
1897 NL-1.80-2
1898 NL-2.46-1
1899 NL-2.52-1
1900 NL-3.19-1
1901 AL-4.27-1
1902 AL-3.02-2
1903 AL-4.76-1
1904 AL-6.90-1
1905 AL-7.00-1
1906 AL-5.60-1
1907 AL-2.88-4
1908 AL-4.05-3
1910 AL-2.15-9

Losses
1891 NL-22-5
1894 NL-21-6
1897 NL-19-8
1900 NL-19-4
1905 AL-19-7
1906 AL-21-1
1907 AL-15-10
1909 AL-15-7
Car-316-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1891 NL-134-8
1906 AL-102-2
1907 AL-76-6
1909 AL-74-6
Car-2147-1

Wild Pitches
1893 NL-14-8
1896 NL-10-10
1897 NL-14-6
Car-156-21

Hit Batsmen
1890 NL-5-8
1891 NL-11-4
1892 NL-8-3
1893 NL-10-3
1894 NL-6-2
1895 NL-8-1
1896 NL-10-1
1902 AL-13-3
1903 AL-9-10
Car-163-7

Batters Faced
1890 NL-607-3
1891 NL-1830-1
1892 NL-1826-2
1893 NL-1774-1
1894 NL-1825-2
1895 NL-1563-2
1896 NL-1781-1
1897 NL-1423-2
1898 NL-1554-2
1899 NL-1541-2
1900 NL-1325-2
1901 AL-1466-3
1902 AL-1527-1
1903 AL-1335-4
1904 AL-1475-6
1905 AL-1238-6
1906 AL-1150-4
1907 AL-1328-5
1908 AL-1143-10
1909 AL-1172-5
Car-30058-1

Games Finished
1891 NL-8-2
1893 NL-7-5
1895 NL-7-8
1897 NL-7-4
1898 NL-5-9
1900 NL-6-10
1903 AL-5-6

Adjusted ERA+
1891 NL-121-7
1892 NL-176-1
1893 NL-145-2
1894 NL-139-3
1895 NL-154-2
1896 NL-140-5
1897 NL-123-9
1898 NL-136-6
1899 NL-153-2
1900 NL-121-10
1901 AL-216-1
1902 AL-166-3
1903 AL-145-2
1904 AL-136-5
1905 AL-148-2
1907 AL-129-5
1908 AL-194-2
Car-138-18

Oldest Player
1903 AL-36-7
1904 AL-37-7
1905 AL-38-6
1906 AL-39-6
1907 AL-40-5
1908 AL-41-2
1909 AL-42-1
1910 AL-43-2
1911 AL-44-1
1911 NL-44-1

      

Black Ink: Pitching - 100 (5) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 472 (1) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 82.0 (2) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 332.0 (2) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

July 30, 1890: Purchased by the Cleveland Spiders from the Canton (Tri-State) for $300.

Before 1899 Season: Assigned to the St. Louis Perfectos by the Cleveland Spiders.

March 19, 1901: Jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.

February 16, 1909: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Naps for Charlie Chech, Jack Ryan, and $12,500.

August 16, 1911: Released by the Cleveland Naps.

August 19, 1911: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Rustlers.

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