Charlie Knepper vs. Matt Young — Career Comparison

Charlie Knepper
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Young
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Knepper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 5.78 and 1.748 for Charlie Knepper. By the career numbers, Matt Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Knepper and Matt Young

Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.11
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
2.52
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.07
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.42
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.72
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.95
48.95
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.07
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.78
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
4.4
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
12.58
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
9.13
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.75
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.15
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.27
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
6.48
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.28
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
41.95
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5236
39.61
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
7.78
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.28
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.93
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
38.19
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4563
34.52
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Charlie Knepper and Matt Young

Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
2.52
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.38
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.2
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.58
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.8
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.33
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.58
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.82
87.82
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.111
2.111
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Knepper and Matt Young

Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
27
174.19
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
66600
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
574.19
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
18.81
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
103.23
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
103.23
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
7.1
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
174.19
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA