Sam Gillen vs. Bobby Young — Career Comparison

Sam Gillen
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Bobby Young
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Gillen and Bobby Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Gillen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.658 vs .626) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .308). Bobby Young had the advantage in home run production (15 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Gillen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Gillen and Bobby Young

Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
78
144
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
687
151.6
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
325
600
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2719
600
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
276
509.54
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2447
539.98
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
70
129.23
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
134.39
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
57
105.23
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
109.89
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.46
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
15.01
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.54
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.18
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.31
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
24
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
24.49
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.78
62.36
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235.62
51.99
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
86
158.77
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
778
171.68
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
201.23
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
819
180.73
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
59.08
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
53.84
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
49.85
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
30.23
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
108.92
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
80.76
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38.32
70.74
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266.7
58.85
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.38
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.44
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
64.62
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
45.9
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.22
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.31
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
212
46.78
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.54
13.54
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
12.83
12.83
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.46
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
13.02
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.66
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
49
10.81
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.69
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.97
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.19
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.69
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
8.16
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
48.65
48.65

Fielding Stats for Sam Gillen and Bobby Young

Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.14
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.43
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1848
27
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
9
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
8.35
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
3.04
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
9.09
Sam Gillen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.36
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
5.64
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3437
17.8
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
5.04
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3367
17.44
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.38
89.38
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.423
4.423
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.078
5.078
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.26
29.26
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.61
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Gillen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0