The Top 40 Pitchers in Baseball History, Ranked

#10: Cy Young

Cy Young is baseball’s original mountain. With 511 wins, 749 complete games, and 7,356 innings pitched, his numbers feel alien—monuments to endurance from a wilder time. He pitched in dusty towns and rickety parks, long before radar guns or pitch counts.

His fastball was heavy, his mechanics unflinching, and his reputation legendary. He tossed the first pitch in World Series history. He once pitched 25 straight innings without walking a batter. They named an award after him—and no one questioned it. Cy Young wasn’t built for flash. He was built to last.