Baseball GOATstarting pitcher
Cy Young
Cleveland Spiders, 1890–1911
117.9
Score, No. 3 all-time
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Johnson had the higher peak, 86.2 wins added to 74.3 across his seven best seasons. Young built more over a full career, 161.4 to 159.8.
starting pitcher
Cleveland Spiders, 1890–1911
117.9
Score, No. 3 all-time
starting pitcher
Washington Senators, 1907–1927
123.0
Score, No. 2 all-time
Wins added is how many extra games a player’s teams won because they had him and not a replacement-level player, the kind of fill-in any team can find. In one season, 2 is a solid regular, 5 is an All-Star and 8 or more is an MVP-level year. Score is the average of the career total and the best seven seasons.
| Cy Young | Walter Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| 117.9 | Score | 123.0(better) |
| 161.4(better) | Wins added, career | 159.8 |
| 74.3 | Wins added, best 7 seasons | 86.2(better) |
| 3 | All-time rank | 2(better) |
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| Pitching | ||
| 511(better) | Wins | 417 |
| 315 | Losses | 279 |
| 7,356.0(better) | Innings | 5,914.2 |
| 2,803 | Strikeouts | 3,509(better) |
| 2.63 | Earned run average | |
The dot marks the better number in each row.
| 2.17(better) |
| 1.13 | Walks and hits per inning | 1.06(better) |
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