Luis Gonzalez vs. Michael Young — Career Comparison

Luis Gonzalez
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Luis Gonzalez across most offensive categories. Michael Young led in walk rate (BB%+ 85 vs 49), contact rate (K%+ 129 vs 99), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 97). Michael Young was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Luis Gonzalez and Michael Young

Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
183.79
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1970
137.25
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
950
600
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8612
600
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
875
552.63
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7918
551.65
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
248
156.63
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2375
165.47
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
171
108
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
117.67
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
32.21
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
30.72
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.89
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.18
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.53
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
12.89
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
48.63
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
47.79
Luis Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Luis Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Luis Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
114.42
72.27
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1156.87
80.6
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
374
236.21
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3491
243.22
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
299
188.84
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2972
207.06
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Luis Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
63.16
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
79.22
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
98
61.89
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
71.76
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
175
110.53
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1982
138.09
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
120.98
76.41
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227.64
85.53
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.58
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
1.53
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
39
24.63
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
40.06
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.95
Luis Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
99.16
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1235
86.04
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
6.97
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
12
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
1.74
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.16
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.02
Luis Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.47
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
236
16.44
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.16
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.27
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.32
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.09
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.47
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
8.36
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Luis Gonzalez and Michael Young

Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.39
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
1.06
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1765
1.03
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5378
27
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46401
27
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1792.2
9
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15467
9
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
2.26
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
1.8
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
2.24
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4319
2.51
Luis Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.09
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
4.54
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7569
4.4
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
4.5
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7409
4.31
Luis Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.246
3.246
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.078
4.078
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.46
72.46
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.52
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
0.59
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0