Wayne Gross vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Wayne Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Young posted the stronger offensive profile against Wayne Gross. Ed Young posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .738) and slugging (.410 vs .395). Wayne Gross had the advantage in home run production (121 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Wayne Gross and Ed Young

Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
180.33
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
182
150
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3680
600
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
728
600
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3125
509.51
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
547.25
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
118.53
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
76.79
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
107.14
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
20.54
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.47
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
19.73
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.07
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
41.74
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452.58
73.79
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97.32
80.21
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1234
201.2
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1229
200.38
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
201.92
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
60.82
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
85.71
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
64.57
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
105.65
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452.03
73.7
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
3.26
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
78.59
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
51
42.03
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.54
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
496
80.87
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
7.42
7.42
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.73
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.3
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.91
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
45
7.34
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.91
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.84
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.59
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
7.5
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.48
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Wayne Gross and Ed Young

Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
1.23
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.12
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
1.02
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23245
27
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7748.1
9
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
1.8
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
1.73
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.71
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.17
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3181
3.69
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
3.53
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.869
2.869
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
83
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.25
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Wayne Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0