Xavier Hernandez vs. Irv Young — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Irv Young
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Irv Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Irv Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 3.9 and 1.376 for Xavier Hernandez. By the career numbers, Irv Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Irv Young

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.03
77.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4154
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
8.85
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
3.64
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5590
36.33
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
4.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
34.11
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5237
34.04
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Irv Young

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.73
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.79
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.416
2.416
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.77
71.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Irv Young

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
209
252.82
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
574.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
72.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
13.73
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
89.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
47.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-1.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
216.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100