Kyle Farnsworth vs. Irv Young — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Irv Young
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Irv Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Irv Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. By the career numbers, Irv Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Irv Young

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.03
77.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4154
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
8.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
3.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5590
36.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
4.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5237
34.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Irv Young

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.73
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.416
2.416
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.77
71.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Irv Young

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
209
252.82
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
574.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
72.58
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
13.73
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
89.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
21.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
47.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-1.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
179
216.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.89
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100