Who is better, Anson or Cy Young?
Cap Anson leads with a GOAT score of 92.2 against 92.1 for Cy Young — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Anson vs Cy Young
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cap Anson above Cy Young: 92.2 vs 92.1. Cap Anson leads on Peak, Longevity, Honours. Cy Young leads on Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AnsonWinner
92.2Anson wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours
Cy Young
92.1Cy Young wins: Dominance, Statistics
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cap Anson
92.2
Anson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cap Anson
2. Cy Young
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Cy Young5 seasons played · career day 2,190158 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cap Anson5 seasons played · career day 3,6521.7 home runs
-98.9% vs Cy Young at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Anson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.351 |
| 🇺🇸 Cy Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 123 | 232 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AnsonRetired | Cy YoungRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 3,435 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.334 | — |
| Batting titles | 4 | — |
| Career RBI | 2,075 | — |
| Seasons played | 27 | — |
| Career wins | — | 511 |
| Complete games | — | 749 |
| Innings pitched | — | 7,356 |
| Strikeouts | — | 2,803 |
| Shutouts | — | 76 |
| Perfect games | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 98 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Anson92.2
Cy Young92.1
FAQ
Where does Cy Young beat Anson?
Cy Young scores higher on dominance, statistics. Anson leads on peak, honours, longevity.
How is the Anson vs Cy Young score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Anson: 92.2, Cy Young: 92.1.
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