Anyone who has read an Angels/Yankees preview has witnessed the manlove expressed by Yankee fans toward CC, and we all know that Big John is an absolute beast.  So as we approach the Battle of the Titans on Friday, I think it is worth taking a look at which pitcher is "better."

Disclaimer: I am no stathead, and I am just taking basic statistics from Baseball-Reference.com so interpret them as you wish.

REGULAR SEASON CAREER

CC:

3.62 ERA, 288 G, 1889.1 IP, 1738 H, 827 R, 590 BB, 1590 SO, 1.232 WHIP, 1.45 SO/BB

Big John:

3.81 ERA, 234 G, 1501.0 IP, 1519 H, 702 R, 441 BB, 1201 SO, 1.306 WHIP, 1.87 SO/BB

PLAYOFFS CAREER

CC:

6.54 ERA, 31.2 IP, 41 H, 24 R, 4 HR, 22 BB, 32 SO, 1.989 WHIP, 2.69 SO/BB

BIg John:

3.02 ERA, 65.2 IP, 60 H, 22 R, 4 HR, 23 BB, 43 SO, 1.264 WHIP, 2.72 SO/BB

PLAYOFFS THIS SEASON

CC:

1.35 ERA, 6.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 0 BB, 8 SO, 1.200 WHIP, INF SO/BB

Big John:

0.00 ERA, 7.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO, 0.682 WHIP, 4 SO/BB