Walter Johnson vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Walter Johnson
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Walter Johnson posted a stronger line than Cy Young. Walter Johnson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.17 vs 2.63) and WHIP (1.061 vs 1.130). By the career numbers, Walter Johnson 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 Walter Johnson and Cy Young

Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
1.22
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
1.01
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
1
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
0.63
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
0.63
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
0.42
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.39
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.91
59.91
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.04
83.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
0.81
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.17
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.09
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.05
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1424
2.17
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147
2.63
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17744
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5914.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4913
7.48
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7092
8.68
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.15
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.17
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
2.07
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3509
5.34
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.24
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.31
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.2
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23642
35.97
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29579
36.19
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.2
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
2.89
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3167
3.87
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22076
33.59
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28201
34.5
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Walter Johnson and Cy Young

Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
7.07
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.29
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3114
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.53
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.31
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
11.72
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
2.5
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.46
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.18
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
14.71
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
3
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
14.25
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
2.81
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.017
2.017
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.72
14.72
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.47
25.47
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.05
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Johnson and Cy Young

Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
933
222.41
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
918
177.62
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3101
600
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2324
553.99
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547
130.39
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
120.54
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
388
92.49
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
22.41
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
87
16.83
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.77
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
35
6.77
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.72
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.48
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
37.9
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
140
27.09
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225.36
53.72
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
204.03
39.48
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
795
189.51
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
834
161.37
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
670
159.71
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
138.15
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
241
57.45
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
60.79
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
56.11
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
472
112.51
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.78
57.63
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
212.45
41.11
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.93
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
26.22
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
81
15.67
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
419
99.88
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
73.72
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.69
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
50
9.67
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.05
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
76.47
76.47
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100