Charles Bender vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Charles Bender
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Charles Bender and Cy Young are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charles Bender had the edge in ERA (2.46 vs 2.63). By the career numbers, Charles Bender had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Charles Bender and Cy Young

Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
1.37
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
1
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.63
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
0.63
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.38
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.86
61.86
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.77
72.77
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.76
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.09
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
2.46
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147
2.63
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
9051
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3017
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2645
7.89
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7092
8.68
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.17
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
2.12
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
5.1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.21
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.3
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.2
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
11928
35.58
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29579
36.19
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.33
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
3.31
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3167
3.87
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
11114
33.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28201
34.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.58
35.58
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Charles Bender and Cy Young

Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
2.25
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.83
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.29
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5652
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.13
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.31
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.89
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
2.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.18
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
5.3
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
3
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.02
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
2.81
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.65
36.65
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.47
25.47
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.05
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charles Bender and Cy Young

Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
507
238.78
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
918
177.62
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
1274
600
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3101
600
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
1147
540.19
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
243
114.44
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
187
88.07
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
18.84
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
16.83
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.71
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.83
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
56
26.37
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94.11
44.32
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204.03
39.48
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
321
151.18
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
154.47
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
138.15
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
102
48.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
116
54.63
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
212
99.84
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100.1
47.14
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212.45
41.11
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.93
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
35.32
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
15.67
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
75.35
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
73.72
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
7.96
7.96
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
19.78
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
9.67
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.42
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
5.61
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.94
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.36
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
5.61
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
90.91
90.91
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100