Bruce Howard vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Young as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Howard led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 69), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 96). Alex Young held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 86). Role difference aside, Bruce Howard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Alex Young

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Alex Young

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Alex Young

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA