Cy Falkenberg
Career 130–123 · 2.68 ERA · 1,164 SO · 2275.0 IP · 332 G · 117 H · 1 HR · 47 RBI · .152 AVG
Seasons leading his league
3
3 best in baseball
19
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
3
Categories led
1914
Best season
Spanning 1914–1914, peaking at 3 titles in 1914.
Clubs
20 Win Seasons ×2
Team records
#1 Newark Pepper career W
#1 Newark Pepper career SV
#1 Newark Pepper 1914 W
#1 Newark Pepper 1914 SO
#1 Newark Pepper 1914 SV
#1 Newark Pepper 1914 WHIP
#1 Newark Pepper 1914 IP
#2 Newark Pepper career SO
#2 Newark Pepper career IP
#2 Newark Pepper 1914 ERA
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,713th League titles 3
- 898th Best in baseball 3
- 1,595th Top-5 finishes 19
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 53rd Pitcher Range Factor 2.51
- 74th Earned Run Average 2.68
- 80th Pitcher Assists 727
- 147th Shutouts 27
- 172nd Complete Games 180
- 225th Walks + Hits / IP 1.22
- 317th Innings Pitched 2275.0
- 376th Wins 130
- 421st Strikeouts 1,164
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shutouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1914 9 |
| Innings Pitched | 1 | 1st | — | 1914 377.1 |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1914 236 1906 #2 1913 #2 |
| Pitcher Putouts | — | #3 | — | 1914 #3 |
| Complete Games | — | #2 | — | 1914 #2 |
| Strikeouts / 9 | — | #2 | — | 1914 #2 |
| Wins | — | #2 | — | 1913 #2 1914 #3 |
Pitching
led the league 12 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | NL | 1 | 5 | 3.86 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 56.0 | 65 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 1.73 |
| 1905 | WS1 | AL | 7 | 2 | 3.82 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 75.1 | 71 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 1.35 |
| 1906 | WS1 | AL | 14 | 20 | 2.86 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 298.2 | 277 | 95 | 1 | 108 | 178 | 1.29 |
| 1907 | WS1 | AL | 6 | 17 | 2.35 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 233.2 | 195 | 61 | 0 | 77 | 108 | 1.16 |
| 1908 | WS1 +1 | AL | 8 | 6 | 2.65 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 129.0 | 122 | 38 | 3 | 31 | 51 | 1.19 |
| 1909 | CLE | AL | 10 | 9 | 2.40 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 165.0 | 135 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 82 | 1.12 |
| 1910 | CLE | AL | 14 | 13 | 2.95 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 256.2 | 246 | 84 | 3 | 75 | 107 | 1.25 |
| 1911 | CLE | AL | 8 | 5 | 3.29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 106.2 | 117 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 46 | 1.32 |
| 1913 | CLE | AL | 23 | 10 | 2.22 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 276.0 | 238 | 68 | 2 | 88 | 166 | 1.18 |
| 1914 | IND | FL | 25 | 16 | 2.22 | 49 | 43 | 3 | 377.1 | 332 | 93 | 5 | 89 | 236 | 1.12 |
| 1915 | NEW +1 | FL | 12 | 14 | 2.86 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 220.0 | 206 | 70 | 7 | 59 | 96 | 1.21 |
| 1917 | PHA | AL | 2 | 6 | 3.35 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 80.2 | 86 | 30 | 1 | 26 | 35 | 1.39 |
| Career | — | — | 130 | 123 | 2.68 | 330 | 266 | 8 | 2275.0 | 2,090 | 678 | 23 | 690 | 1,164 | 1.22 |
Batting
12 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | NL | 10 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .191 | .261 | .191 | .451 |
| 1905 | WS1 | AL | 12 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .156 | .281 |
| 1906 | WS1 | AL | 40 | 106 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .170 | .214 | .264 | .479 |
| 1907 | WS1 | AL | 33 | 86 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .140 | .169 | .163 | .331 |
| 1908 | WS1 +1 | AL | 25 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| 1909 | CLE | AL | 24 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .173 | .173 | .173 | .346 |
| 1910 | CLE | AL | 37 | 82 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .183 | .247 | .195 | .442 |
| 1911 | CLE | AL | 16 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | .175 | .195 | .200 | .395 |
| 1913 | CLE | AL | 39 | 84 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 2 | .119 | .221 | .131 | .352 |
| 1914 | IND | FL | 49 | 125 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 0 | .168 | .235 | .184 | .419 |
| 1915 | NEW +1 | FL | 32 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .056 | .081 | .056 | .137 |
| 1917 | PHA | AL | 15 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .333 | .519 |
| Career | — | — | 332 | 771 | 49 | 117 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 39 | 273 | 7 | .152 | .197 | .180 | .377 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | NL | P | 10 | — | 56.0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 31 | .903 | 2.80 |
| 1905 | WS1 | AL | P | 12 | 10 | 75.0 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .920 | 1.92 |
| 1906 | WS1 | AL | P | 40 | 36 | 299.0 | 12 | 92 | 8 | 3 | 112 | .929 | 2.60 |
| 1907 | WS1 | AL | P | 32 | 24 | 234.0 | 10 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 98 | .939 | 2.88 |
| 1908 | WS1 | AL | P | 25 | 15 | 129.0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 46 | .978 | 1.80 |
| 1909 | CLE | AL | P | 24 | 18 | 165.0 | 12 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 77 | .948 | 3.04 |
| 1910 | CLE | AL | P | 37 | 29 | 257.0 | 14 | 97 | 4 | 3 | 115 | .965 | 3.00 |
| 1911 | CLE | AL | P | 15 | — | — | 4 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 40 | .925 | 2.47 |
| 1913 | CLE | AL | P | 39 | — | — | 4 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 79 | .911 | 1.85 |
| 1914 | IND | FL | P | 49 | — | — | 20 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 138 | .964 | 2.71 |
| 1915 | NEW | FL | P | 32 | — | — | 6 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 81 | .951 | 2.41 |
| 1917 | PHA | AL | P | 15 | — | — | 2 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 37 | .865 | 2.13 |
| Career | — | — | P | 330 | 132 | 1215.0 | 100 | 727 | 52 | 26 | 879 | .941 | 2.51 |