Ben Grieve vs. Ralph Young — Career Comparison

Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ralph Young
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ben Grieve comes out clearly ahead of Ralph Young across most offensive categories. Ben Grieve led in home run production (HR/PA+ 114 vs 21), slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 86), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 104). Ralph Young held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 134 vs 79). Ben Grieve was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ben Grieve and Ralph Young

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
976
156.45
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
141.42
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4336
600
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3215
515.36
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3643
504.11
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
864
138.5
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
124.26
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
549
88
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756
104.61
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.94
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.15
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
18.92
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.55
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
50.49
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
142
19.65
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.34
85.49
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
410.58
56.82
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1420
227.62
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1078
149.17
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1375
220.41
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1408
194.83
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
75.5
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
66.42
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
78.87
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
254
35.15
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
135.45
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
730
101.01
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
85.57
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
469.98
65.03
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.21
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.08
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
466
74.7
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
68.5
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.53
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
784
125.67
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
32.52
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
18.45
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
25.32
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.56
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
103
16.51
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.85
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
12.73
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
8.16
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.65
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
20.89
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.76
82.76
Ralph Young
Career
Per 600 PA
60.93
60.93

Fielding Stats for Ben Grieve and Ralph Young

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
1.1
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1012
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.08
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18950
27
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6316.2
9
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1385
1.97
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2411
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.04
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3009
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.03
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
2.05
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
2.02
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5420
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.356
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Ralph Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0