Roger Clemens vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Roger Clemens
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Cy Young posted a stronger line than Roger Clemens. Cy Young posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.63 vs 3.12) and WHIP (1.130 vs 1.185). By the career numbers, Cy Young 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 Roger Clemens and Cy Young

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.3
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.29
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
1
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
0.65
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
0.63
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.34
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.39
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.8
65.8
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.86
61.86
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.96
89.96
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.22
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.08
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
3.12
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
2.63
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4185
7.66
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7092
8.68
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
0.66
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.17
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
2.89
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.12
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
8.55
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.26
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.29
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.2
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20240
37.05
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29579
36.19
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.1
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
3.45
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3167
3.87
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.22
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.19
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.6
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.173
1.173
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18279
33.46
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28201
34.5
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.05
37.05
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Roger Clemens and Cy Young

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.3
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.29
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.29
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.59
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.31
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
1.05
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
2.5
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.18
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
920
1.68
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
3
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
1.64
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
2.81
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.47
25.47
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.05
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Clemens and Cy Young

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
1997.18
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
918
177.62
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3101
600
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
179
504.23
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
31
87.32
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
16.83
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
24.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.03
39.48
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
37
104.23
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
46
129.58
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
138.15
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
17
47.89
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
8.25
23.25
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.45
41.11
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.93
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
15.67
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
171.83
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
73.72
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
9.67
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100