Bob Boken vs. Bobby Young — Career Comparison

Bob Boken
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Bobby Young
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Boken and Bobby Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Boken posted stronger numbers in slugging (.337 vs .318) and home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). Bobby Young had the advantage in on-base percentage (.308 vs .291). By the career numbers, Bob Boken had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Boken and Bobby Young

Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
178.9
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
151.6
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
493
600
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2719
600
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
556.19
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2447
539.98
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
137.53
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
134.39
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
88
107.1
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
109.89
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.26
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
15.01
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.87
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.18
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.31
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
30.43
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
24.49
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.69
56.82
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235.62
51.99
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
187.42
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
171.68
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
141
171.6
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
819
180.73
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.72
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
53.84
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.63
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
30.23
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
146.04
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
80.76
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51.61
62.81
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266.7
58.85
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.44
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
27
32.86
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
45.9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.22
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
59.63
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
46.78
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
10.06
10.06
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.83
12.83
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.74
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
13.02
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.66
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
49
10.81
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.87
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.97
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.19
Bob Boken
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.09
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
8.16
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
48.65
48.65

Fielding Stats for Bob Boken and Bobby Young

Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.43
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5212
27
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737.1
9
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
8.35
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
9.09
Bob Boken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.36
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3437
17.8
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3367
17.44
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.075
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.078
5.078
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.26
29.26
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.61
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Boken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0