Ben Johnson vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Ben Johnson
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Young posted the stronger offensive profile against Ben Johnson. Ed Young posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .736) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .322). Ben Johnson had the advantage in home run production (7 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 Ben Johnson and Ed Young

Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
232.41
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
150
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
600
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
222
526.48
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
547.25
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
120.95
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.03
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
107.14
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.2
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
30.49
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.59
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.07
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
56.92
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
46.15
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
29.95
71.03
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.32
80.21
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
79
187.35
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
201.92
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
73.52
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
85.71
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
61.66
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
118.58
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
27.77
65.86
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.03
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
42.03
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
166.01
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.61
3.61
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.11
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.84
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.86
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.48
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Ben Johnson and Ed Young

Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.33
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.12
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.91
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1639
27
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
546.1
9
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.6
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.65
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.62
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.963
1.963
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.9
67.9
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Ben Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0