Cy Young was born on Friday, March 29, 1867, in Gilmore, Ohio. Young was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 6, 1890, with the Cleveland Spiders. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cy Young baseball stats page.
"What very few batters knew was that I had two curves. One of them sailed in there as hard as my fastball and broke in reverse. It was a narrow curve that broke away from the batter and went in just like a fastball. The other was a wide break." - Cy Young [Cy Young Quotes]
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Cy YoungCy Young Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1890 | 23 | Spiders | 17 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 147.2 | 607 | 145 | 57 | 87 | 6 | 30 | - | 39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1891 | 24 | Spiders | 55 | 46 | 8 | 27 | 22 | .551 | 2.85 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 423.2 | 1,830 | 431 | 134 | 244 | 4 | 140 | - | 147 | 12 | 11 | 0 | - |
| 1892 | 25 | Spiders | 53 | 49 | 4 | 36 | 12 | .750 | 1.93 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 453.0 | 1,826 | 363 | 97 | 158 | 8 | 118 | - | 168 | 13 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 1893 | 26 | Spiders | 53 | 46 | 7 | 34 | 16 | .680 | 3.36 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 422.2 | 1,774 | 442 | 158 | 230 | 10 | 103 | - | 102 | 14 | 10 | 0 | - |
| 1894 | 27 | Spiders | 52 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 21 | .553 | 3.94 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 408.2 | 1,825 | 488 | 179 | 265 | 19 | 106 | - | 108 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1895 | 28 | Spiders | 47 | 40 | 7 | 35 | 10 | .778 | 3.26 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 369.2 | 1,563 | 363 | 134 | 177 | 10 | 75 | - | 121 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 1896 | 29 | Spiders | 51 | 46 | 4 | 28 | 15 | .651 | 3.24 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 414.1 | 1,781 | 477 | 149 | 214 | 7 | 62 | - | 140 | 10 | 10 | 0 | - |
| 1897 | 30 | Spiders | 46 | 38 | 7 | 21 | 19 | .525 | 3.78 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 335.2 | 1,423 | 391 | 141 | 189 | 7 | 49 | - | 88 | 14 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1898 | 31 | Spiders | 46 | 41 | 5 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 2.53 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 377.2 | 1,554 | 387 | 106 | 167 | 6 | 41 | - | 101 | 9 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1899 | 32 | Perfectos | 44 | 42 | - | 26 | 16 | .619 | 2.58 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 369.1 | 0 | 368 | 106 | - | 10 | 44 | - | 111 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | 33 | Cardinals | 41 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 19 | .500 | 3.00 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 321.1 | 1,325 | 337 | 107 | 144 | 7 | 36 | - | 115 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 1901 | 34 | Americans | 43 | 41 | 2 | 33 | 10 | .767 | 1.62 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 371.1 | 1,466 | 324 | 67 | 112 | 6 | 37 | - | 158 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 1902 | 35 | Americans | 45 | 43 | 1 | 32 | 11 | .744 | 2.15 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 384.2 | 1,527 | 350 | 92 | 136 | 6 | 53 | - | 160 | 3 | 13 | 0 | - |
| 1903 | 36 | Americans | 40 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 9 | .757 | 2.08 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 341.2 | 1,335 | 294 | 79 | 115 | 6 | 37 | - | 176 | 5 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1904 | 37 | Americans | 43 | 41 | 2 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 1.97 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 380.0 | 1,475 | 327 | 83 | 104 | 6 | 29 | - | 200 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1905 | 38 | Americans | 38 | 33 | 5 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 1.82 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 320.2 | 1,238 | 248 | 65 | 99 | 3 | 30 | - | 210 | 6 | 10 | 0 | - |
| 1906 | 39 | Americans | 39 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 21 | .382 | 3.19 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 287.2 | 1,150 | 288 | 102 | 137 | 3 | 25 | - | 140 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 1907 | 40 | Americans | 43 | 37 | 5 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 1.99 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 343.1 | 1,328 | 286 | 76 | 101 | 3 | 51 | - | 147 | 6 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 1908 | 41 | Red Sox | 36 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 1.26 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 299.0 | 1,143 | 230 | 42 | 68 | 1 | 37 | - | 150 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1909 | 42 | Naps | 35 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 2.26 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 294.1 | 1,172 | 267 | 74 | 110 | 4 | 59 | - | 109 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 1910 | 43 | Naps | 21 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 2.53 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 163.1 | 638 | 149 | 46 | 62 | 0 | 27 | - | 58 | 7 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1911 | 44 | Naps | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46.1 | 200 | 54 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 13 | - | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | 44 | Rustlers | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.71 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0 | 337 | 83 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 15 | - | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 22 Years | 906 | 815 | 82 | 511 | 316 | .618 | 2.63 | 749 | 76 | 17 | 7,356.0 | 28,517 | 7,092 | 2,147 | 2,994 | 138 | 1,217 | - | 2,803 | 150 | 157 | 2 | 0 | ||
Cy YoungCy Young Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1890 | 23 | Spiders | 17 | 65 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | 0 | - | .123 | .123 | .154 |
| 1891 | 24 | Spiders | 55 | 174 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | - | 30 | - | - | 0 | - | .167 | .216 | .236 |
| 1892 | 25 | Spiders | 53 | 196 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - | 34 | - | - | 1 | - | .158 | .191 | .199 |
| 1893 | 26 | Spiders | 53 | 187 | 23 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | - | 15 | - | - | 0 | - | .235 | .251 | .273 |
| 1894 | 27 | Spiders | 52 | 186 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | - | 20 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .215 | .223 | .333 |
| 1895 | 28 | Spiders | 47 | 140 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - | 20 | 2 | - | 1 | - | .214 | .276 | .279 |
| 1896 | 29 | Spiders | 53 | 180 | 31 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 | - | 15 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .289 | .304 | .433 |
| 1897 | 30 | Spiders | 48 | 153 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | .222 | .237 | .288 |
| 1898 | 31 | Spiders | 47 | 154 | 20 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | .253 | .299 | .331 |
| 1899 | 32 | Perfectos | 44 | 148 | 22 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | 0 | - | .216 | .227 | .311 |
| 1900 | 33 | Cardinals | 41 | 124 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | .177 | .209 | .258 |
| 1901 | 34 | Americans | 45 | 153 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | .209 | .244 | .288 |
| 1902 | 35 | Americans | 45 | 148 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | .230 | .255 | .291 |
| 1903 | 36 | Americans | 41 | 137 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | - | - | 5 | - | 0 | - | .321 | .340 | .431 |
| 1904 | 37 | Americans | 43 | 148 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | .223 | .223 | .304 |
| 1905 | 38 | Americans | 38 | 120 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | .150 | .177 | .233 |
| 1906 | 39 | Americans | 40 | 104 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | .154 | .178 | .221 |
| 1907 | 40 | Americans | 46 | 125 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | .216 | .228 | .248 |
| 1908 | 41 | Red Sox | 36 | 115 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | .226 | .226 | .252 |
| 1909 | 42 | Naps | 35 | 107 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | 0 | - | .196 | .204 | .215 |
| 1910 | 43 | Naps | 21 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | .145 | .203 | .236 |
| 1911 | 44 | Naps | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .063 | .063 | .063 |
| 1911 | 44 | Rustlers | 11 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .080 | .080 | .080 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 22 Years | 918 | 2,960 | 325 | 623 | 87 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 290 | 81 | 0 | 150 | 50 | 0 | 10 | - | .210 | .234 | .282 | ||
Cy YoungCy Young Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1890 Spiders | P | 17 | 16 | 443 | 52 | 3.1 | 46 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 2.80 |
| 1891 Spiders | P | 55 | 46 | 1,271 | 108 | 2.0 | 99 | 10 | 89 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.10 |
| 1892 Spiders | P | 53 | 49 | 1,359 | 149 | 2.8 | 141 | 19 | 122 | 8 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.80 |
| 1893 Spiders | P | 53 | 46 | 1,268 | 147 | 2.8 | 139 | 27 | 112 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.96 |
| 1894 Spiders | P | 52 | 47 | 1,226 | 131 | 2.5 | 124 | 16 | 108 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.73 |
| 1895 Spiders | P | 47 | 40 | 1,109 | 141 | 3.0 | 135 | 15 | 120 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 3.29 |
| 1896 Spiders | 1B | 3 | - | - | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Spiders | P | 51 | 46 | 1,243 | 165 | 3.2 | 153 | 8 | 145 | 12 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 3.32 |
| 1897 Spiders | 1B | 2 | - | - | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .867 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Spiders | P | 46 | 38 | 1,001 | 113 | 2.5 | 104 | 16 | 88 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 2.81 |
| 1898 Spiders | P | 46 | 41 | 1,133 | 138 | 3.0 | 134 | 12 | 122 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.19 |
| 1899 Perfectos | P | 44 | 42 | 1,108 | 139 | 3.2 | 130 | 13 | 117 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 3.17 |
| 1900 Cardinals | P | 41 | 35 | 964 | 102 | 2.5 | 91 | 12 | 79 | 11 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 2.55 |
| 1901 Americans | P | 43 | 41 | 1,114 | 120 | 2.8 | 117 | 12 | 105 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.84 |
| 1902 Americans | P | 45 | 43 | 1,154 | 99 | 2.2 | 92 | 10 | 82 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.15 |
| 1903 Americans | P | 40 | 35 | 1,025 | 97 | 2.4 | 92 | 6 | 86 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 2.42 |
| 1904 Americans | P | 43 | 41 | 1,140 | 117 | 2.7 | 110 | 7 | 103 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 2.61 |
| 1905 Americans | P | 38 | 33 | 962 | 92 | 2.4 | 89 | 2 | 87 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.50 |
| 1906 Americans | P | 39 | 34 | 863 | 95 | 2.4 | 89 | 8 | 81 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 2.78 |
| 1907 Americans | P | 43 | 37 | 1,030 | 94 | 2.2 | 88 | 5 | 83 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.31 |
| 1908 Red Sox | P | 36 | 33 | 897 | 70 | 1.9 | 67 | 5 | 62 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.02 |
| 1909 Naps | P | 35 | 34 | 885 | 107 | 3.1 | 98 | 10 | 88 | 9 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .916 | 2.99 |
| 1910 Naps | P | 21 | 20 | 490 | 74 | 3.5 | 68 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 3.75 |
| 1911 Naps | P | 7 | 7 | 139 | 14 | 2.0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.53 |
| 1911 Rustlers | P | 11 | 11 | 240 | 25 | 2.3 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.70 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 906 | 815 | 22,064 | 2,389 | 2.6 | 2,243 | 229 | 2,014 | 146 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.74 | |
| 1B Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5.0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 0.00 | |
| 22 Years | 911 | 815 | 22,064 | 2,414 | 2.6 | 2,266 | 251 | 2,015 | 148 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.77 | |
Cy YoungCy Young Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1890 Spiders | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.1 | 16.3 | 1.30 | 2.38 | 1.83 |
| 1891 Spiders | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 174.0 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 1.05 | 3.12 | 2.97 |
| 1892 Spiders | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 196.0 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 1.42 | 3.34 | 2.34 |
| 1893 Spiders | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 187.0 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 0.99 | 2.17 | 2.19 |
| 1894 Spiders | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 93.0 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 1.02 | 2.38 | 2.33 |
| 1895 Spiders | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 10.8 | 1.61 | 2.95 | 1.83 |
| 1896 Spiders | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 60.0 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 2.26 | 3.04 | 1.35 |
| 1897 Spiders | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 1.80 | 2.36 | 1.31 |
| 1898 Spiders | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 77.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 2.46 | 2.41 | 0.98 |
| 1899 Perfectos | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 148.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 2.52 | 2.70 | 1.07 |
| 1900 Cardinals | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 124.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 3.19 | 3.22 | 1.01 |
| 1901 Americans | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 4.27 | 3.83 | 0.90 |
| 1902 Americans | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 148.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 3.02 | 3.74 | 1.24 |
| 1903 Americans | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 137.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 4.76 | 4.64 | 0.97 |
| 1904 Americans | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 148.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 6.90 | 4.74 | 0.69 |
| 1905 Americans | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 60.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 5.89 | 0.84 |
| 1906 Americans | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 5.60 | 4.38 | 0.78 |
| 1907 Americans | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 125.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 2.88 | 3.85 | 1.34 |
| 1908 Red Sox | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 4.05 | 4.52 | 1.11 |
| 1909 Naps | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 1.85 | 3.33 | 1.80 |
| 1910 Naps | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 2.15 | 3.20 | 1.49 |
| 1911 Naps | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.54 | 3.88 | 2.53 |
| 1911 Rustlers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 2.33 | 3.94 | 1.69 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 22 Years | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 164.4 | 19.7 | 10.2 | 2.30 | 3.43 | 1.49 |
Cy YoungCy Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1890 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1891 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1892 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1893 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1894 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1898 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1899 St. Louis Perfectos | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1900 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1901 Boston Americans | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1902 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1903 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1904 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1905 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1906 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1907 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1908 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1909 Cleveland Naps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1910 Cleveland Naps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1911 Cleveland Naps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1911 Boston Rustlers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| Cy Young Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

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