Brian Johnson vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Young posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Johnson. Ed Young posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .701) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .298). Brian Johnson had the advantage in home run production (49 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 Brian Johnson and Ed Young

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
182
150
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
728
600
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
664
547.25
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
107.14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.39
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.07
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
44.83
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97.32
80.21
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
222.22
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
201.92
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
85.71
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
76.41
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.68
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
42.03
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.3
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.84
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.48
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Ed Young

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.12
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629
7.17
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.43
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2807
7.65
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
7.6
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.509
6.509
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0