Steve Garvey vs. Michael Young — Career Comparison

Steve Garvey
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Michael Young
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Michael Young holds a real edge over Steve Garvey in this comparison. Michael Young led in walk rate (BB%+ 85 vs 61), on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 106), and contact rate (K%+ 129 vs 128). Steve Garvey held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 158 vs 104). The edge belongs to Michael Young.

Hitting Stats for Steve Garvey and Michael Young

Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2332
147.81
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1970
137.25
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9466
600
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8612
600
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8835
560
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
7918
551.65
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.786
0.786
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2599
164.74
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2375
165.47
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1844
116.88
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1689
117.67
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
440
27.89
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
30.72
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.73
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.18
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
17.24
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
185
12.89
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
47.86
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
686
47.79
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235.33
78.3
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1156.87
80.6
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3941
249.8
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3491
243.22
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3107
196.94
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2972
207.06
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
72.45
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1137
79.22
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
82.91
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
71.76
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2179
138.12
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1982
138.09
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1293.03
81.96
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227.64
85.53
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
1.84
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.53
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
479
30.36
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
40.06
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
7.16
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.95
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
63.57
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1235
86.04
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6.97
6.97
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.09
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.74
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.7
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
72
5.02
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
15.91
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
16.44
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.26
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.27
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.93
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.09
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
9.19
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
120
8.36
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
57.24
57.24
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Steve Garvey and Michael Young

Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
1.05
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1817
1.06
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
1.02
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1765
1.03
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
46401
27
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
15467
9
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19004
8.79
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
1.8
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
0.66
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4319
2.51
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.06
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.09
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20568
9.51
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7569
4.4
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20438
9.45
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7409
4.31
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.37
99.37
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.039
9.039
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.078
4.078
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1531
0.71
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
0.59
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0