Elden Auker vs. Pete Young — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Young
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Young as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Pete Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Pete Young

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.96
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.28
56.28
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.86
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.71
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
3.24
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.91
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
36.82
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.86
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
32.26
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Pete Young

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.96
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.2
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.05
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Pete Young

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
10200
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA