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T206Collector7,092 hits allowed -- most in history. And it's not all because of his bulk IP -- his hits allowed/per 9 was also terrible. He routinely ranked in the top 10 in the League in hits allowed per 9:
Hits Allowed/9IP year/stat/league rank
1892-7.21-4
1894-10.75-8
1895-8.84-4
1899-8.97-8
1901-7.85-1
1902-8.19-6
1903-7.74-7
1905-6.96-3
1907-7.50-10
1908-6.92-6
316 career losses is also a lot of lost ball games -- most in history.
2,147 career earned runs -- most in history.
And here is old Cy ranked against career leaders in ERA. Young (ranked 57th All Time) looks a lot more like Vic Willis (ranked 58th All Time) than he does Johnson (11th) or Matty (8th):
1. Ed Walsh+ 1.816 R
2. Addie Joss+ 1.887 R
3. Jack Pfiester* 2.024 L
4. Joe Wood 2.030 R
5. Jim Devlin 2.050 R
6. Mordecai Brown+ 2.057 R
7. John Ward+ 2.102 R
8. Christy Mathewson+ 2.133 R
9. Al Spalding+ 2.136 R
10. Rube Waddell+* 2.161 L
11. Walter Johnson+ 2.167 R
12. Jake Weimer* 2.231 L
13. Orval Overall 2.233 R
14. Will White 2.276 R
15. Babe Ruth+* 2.277 L
16. Ed Reulbach 2.284 R
17. Jim Scott 2.298 R
18. Tommy Bond 2.312 R
19. Reb Russell* 2.334 L
20. Andy Coakley 2.350 R
21. Eddie Plank+* 2.350 L
22. Larry Corcoran 2.355 R
23. George McQuillan 2.381 R
24. Eddie Cicotte 2.382 R
25. Ed Killian* 2.382 L
26. Doc White* 2.391 L
27. Harry Coveleski* 2.394 L
28. Carl Lundgren 2.417 R
29. George Bradley 2.418 R
30. Nap Rucker* 2.421 L
31. Jeff Tesreau 2.428 R
32. Joe Benz 2.429 R
33. Jim McCormick 2.431 R
34. Terry Larkin 2.435 R
35. Chief Bender+ 2.455 R
36. Hooks Wiltse* 2.471 L
37. Sam Leever 2.473 R
38. Lefty Leifield* 2.473 L
39. Hippo Vaughn* 2.486 L
40. Candy Cummings+ 2.491 R
41. Bob Ewing 2.492 R
42. Cy Morgan 2.509 R
43. Ray Collins* 2.513 L
44. Hoyt Wilhelm+ 2.523 R
45. Lew Richie 2.536 R
46. Noodles Hahn* 2.546 L
47. Frank Owen 2.552 R
48. Pete Alexander+ 2.560 R
49. Slim Sallee* 2.564 L
50. Deacon Phillippe 2.586 R
51. Russ Ford 2.590 R
52. Frank Smith 2.593 R
53. Ed Siever* 2.598 L
54. Bob Rhoads 2.612 R
55. Fred Glade 2.618 R
56. Tim Keefe+ 2.625 R
57. Cy Young+ 2.627 R
58. Vic Willis+ 2.628 R
Julio Franco's been around a long time, too. Do we want to induct him into the Hall of Fame, let alone on the first ballot?