Kevin Hickey vs. Irv Young — Career Comparison

Kevin Hickey
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Irv Young
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Irv Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Hickey 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 3.91 and 1.431 for Kevin Hickey. By the career numbers, Irv Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Hickey and Irv Young

Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.94
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.36
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.05
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.03
77.03
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.78
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.91
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.11
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4154
27
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384.2
9
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
8.24
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
8.85
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.91
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.05
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.56
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
3.64
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
38.18
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5590
36.33
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.06
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.41
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
4.09
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
33.31
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5237
34.04
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Kevin Hickey and Irv Young

Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.94
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.46
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
27
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
9
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.73
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.74
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.79
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.28
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.67
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.24
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.52
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.416
2.416
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.77
71.77
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Hickey and Irv Young

Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
252.82
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
600
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
574.6
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
72.58
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.27
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.68
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.63
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
13.73
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
89.52
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.1
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.4
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.77
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
47.18
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-1.7
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
179
216.53
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.89
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100