Tom Funk vs. Matt Young — Career Comparison

Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Young
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Funk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. By the career numbers, Matt Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Funk and Matt Young

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.52
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.42
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.72
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
4.4
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
9.13
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.75
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.27
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
6.48
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.28
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5236
39.61
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.28
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.93
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4563
34.52
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Tom Funk and Matt Young

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.52
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.38
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.2
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.8
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.58
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.82
87.82
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Funk and Matt Young

Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4800
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
66600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-64.27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA