Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Ryan Fitzgerald
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ryan Fitzgerald and Ed Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Fitzgerald posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .748) and slugging (.457 vs .410). Ed Young had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .302). By the career numbers, Ryan Fitzgerald had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Fitzgerald and Ed Young

Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
271.7
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
150
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
600
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
46
520.75
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
547.25
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
107.14
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.07
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.46
84.4
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97.32
80.21
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
224.18
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
181.13
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
201.92
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
85.71
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
82.42
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
159.07
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
7.05
79.81
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
42.03
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
6.63
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.84
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.48
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
90
90

Fielding Stats for Ryan Fitzgerald and Ed Young

Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.71
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.12
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.89
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.85
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.71
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.01
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.94
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.46
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Ryan Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0