Brett Gardner vs. Michael Young — Career Comparison

Brett Gardner
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Michael Young
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Michael Young comes out clearly ahead of Brett Gardner across most offensive categories. Michael Young led in contact rate (K%+ 129 vs 104), home run production (HR/PA+ 104 vs 84), and batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 103). Brett Gardner held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 85). Michael Young was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brett Gardner and Michael Young

Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1688
153.13
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1970
137.25
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6614
600
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8612
600
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
5737
520.44
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7918
551.65
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
133.35
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2375
165.47
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
91.35
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
117.67
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
251
22.77
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
30.72
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6.62
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
60
4.18
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
139
12.61
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
12.89
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
463
42
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
47.79
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
865.71
78.53
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1156.87
80.6
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2284
207.2
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3491
243.22
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2236
202.84
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2972
207.06
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
943
85.55
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
79.22
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
578
52.43
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
71.76
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1382
125.37
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1982
138.09
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
883.9
80.18
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227.64
85.53
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
6.08
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.53
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
63.41
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
575
40.06
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.54
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.95
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1245
112.94
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1235
86.04
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.31
5.31
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
6.97
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.26
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.74
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.81
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.02
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.26
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
236
16.44
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
24.86
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
90
6.27
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.81
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.09
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
30.66
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
120
8.36
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.07
81.07
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Brett Gardner and Michael Young

Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1633
1.1
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
1.06
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
0.99
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1765
1.03
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39965
27
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46401
27
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13321.2
9
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15467
9
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3117
2.11
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
1.8
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.05
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4319
2.51
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.02
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.09
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3221
2.18
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7569
4.4
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
2.16
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7409
4.31
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.22
99.22
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.078
4.078
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.02
90.02
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
0.59
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0