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Posted By: john/z28jd

I wasnt 2nd guessing your pick,i was just saying using hitting doesnt help Young over Johnson.If you gave Walter an extra 600 plus at-bats to equal how many Cy had then there would be a huge difference in hitting stats but as it stands they still favor Johnson.25 point difference in batting average ALONG with more extra base hits in 600 plus fewer at-bats is a big plus for Johnson.

Johnson has a higher average then Young had on base percent,much better slugging percent obviously,but he also walked more so his on base percent is much higher too.

If somebody wants to pick Young as a better pitcher i have no problem with that,or if they think Mathewson was the best thats ok too but you cant use hitting to help out Youngs case