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Cy Young vs Alexander
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Cy YoungWinner
92.1Cy Young wins: Longevity, Statistics
Alexander
91.8Alexander wins: Peak, Honours
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Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cy Young
92.1
Cy Young leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cy Young
2. Grover Cleveland Alexander
Category breakdown
Season form · Home runs per season
Career timeline · Home runs 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 · Home runs per season1. 🇺🇸 Cy Young5 seasons played · career day 2,190158 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Grover Cleveland Alexander5 seasons played · career day 1,825127 home runs
-19.6% vs Cy Young at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cy Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 123 | 232 |
| 🇺🇸 Alexander | 0 | 0 | 28 | 47 | 127 | 208 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Cy Young92.1
Alexander91.8
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