Career wins
511
Complete games
749
Innings pitched
7,356
Strikeouts
2,803
Shutouts
76
Perfect games
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 98
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 27 | |
| 1892 | 36 | |
| 1893 | 34 | |
| 1894 | 26 | |
| 1895 | 35 | |
| 1896 | 28 | |
| 1897 | 21 | |
| 1898 | 25 | |
| 1899 | 26 | |
| 1900 | 19 | |
| 1901 | 33 | |
| 1902 | 32 | |
| 1903 | 28 | |
| 1904 | 26 | |
| 1905 | 18 | |
| 1906 | 13 | |
| 1907 | 21 | |
| 1908 | 21 | |
| 1909 | 19 | |
| 1910 | 7 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Cy Young ranks #10 in Baseball
Cy Young ranks #10 in Baseball and #1524 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.1/100.
The verified career covers 1890–1911 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 98/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 511, Complete games 749, Innings pitched 7356, Strikeouts 2803.
Nearest context: ahead Cap Anson (92.2); behind Ted Williams (91.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Cy Young GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics98/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
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Cy Young — frequently asked
- Is Cy Young the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Cy Young ranks #10 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 92.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Cy Young's GOAT Score?
- 92.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 98 (15%).
- Where does Cy Young rank all time?
- #1524 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #10 in Baseball.
- Cy Young vs Cap Anson: who ranks higher?
- Cap Anson ranks higher at 92.2 versus Cy Young at 92.1, a margin of 0.1 points.