Greg Gross vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Greg Gross
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueUnknown
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Greg Gross and Ed Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Young posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .730) and slugging (.410 vs .351). Greg Gross had the advantage in on-base percentage (.379 vs .338). By the career numbers, Ed Young had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Greg Gross and Ed Young

Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1809
249.23
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
182
150
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
728
600
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3745
515.96
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
547.25
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
147.83
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
890
122.62
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
130
107.14
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
17.91
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
6.34
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.96
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.07
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
25.21
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508.17
70.01
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97.32
80.21
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1316
181.31
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
220.99
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
245
201.92
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
61.86
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
85.71
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
42.43
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750
103.33
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566.87
78.1
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.1
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
72.06
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
51
42.03
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.03
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
250
34.44
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
17.42
17.42
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.51
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.3
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.37
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.4
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
5.37
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.84
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.06
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
11.44
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.48
Greg Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
46.99
46.99
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Greg Gross and Ed Young

Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
1.51
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.12
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
0.9
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22936
27
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7645.1
9
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1882
2.22
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Greg Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.13
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.04
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
2.38
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1990
2.34
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Greg Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Greg Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.69
59.69
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Greg Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.05
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Greg Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Greg Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0