Bob Anderson vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Anderson 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. Bob Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 69), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 82). Alex Young held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Alex Young

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.26
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
9.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.42
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3634
38.9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
4.82
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
35.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Alex Young

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Alex Young

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
72.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
18.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
6.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.9
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
234.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.85
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA