Johnny Allen vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Johnny Allen
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Allen built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Young as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 4.34 and 1.437 for Alex Young. By the career numbers, Johnny Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Allen and Alex Young

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.66
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.35
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.44
65.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.47
68.47
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
3.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5851
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950.1
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
8.53
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
3.41
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
4.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8292
38.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
4.26
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7516
34.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Johnny Allen and Alex Young

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.335
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Allen and Alex Young

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
278.98
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
547.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
94.78
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
80.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.75
25.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
117.71
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
120
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
62.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
48.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
108.54
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.88
21.31
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
25.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
118.47
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA