Dick Groat vs. Michael Young — Career Comparison

Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-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 Dick Groat across most offensive categories. Michael Young led in home run production (HR/PA+ 104 vs 25), walk rate (BB%+ 85 vs 72), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 103). Dick Groat held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 218 vs 129). Michael Young was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Groat and Michael Young

Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1929
141.51
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1970
137.25
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8612
600
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
7484
549.02
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7918
551.65
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
2138
156.84
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2375
165.47
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1689
117.67
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
352
25.82
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
30.72
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.92
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
60
4.18
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
12.89
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
47.79
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1156.87
80.6
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
2741
201.08
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3491
243.22
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2972
207.06
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
79.22
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
707
51.86
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
71.76
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1982
138.09
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227.64
85.53
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.27
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.53
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
40.06
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.95
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
37.56
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1235
86.04
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.97
15.97
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6.97
6.97
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.74
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
52
3.81
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.02
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
16.14
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
236
16.44
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.27
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.98
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.09
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
8.36
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Dick Groat and Michael Young

Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1906
1.09
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
1.06
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1781
1.02
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1765
1.03
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
46401
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
15467
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3526
2.02
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
1.8
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4319
2.51
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.09
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9766
5.6
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7569
4.4
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9390
5.38
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7409
4.31
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.078
4.078
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
0.59
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0