Danny MacFayden vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Danny MacFayden
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny MacFayden 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. Danny MacFayden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.34 and 1.437 for Alex Young. By the career numbers, Danny MacFayden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny MacFayden and Alex Young

Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.36
45.36
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.4
71.4
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.96
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8118
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2706
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2981
9.91
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.37
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
2.9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
2.65
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.21
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11805
39.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
4.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10869
36.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Danny MacFayden and Alex Young

Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.616
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny MacFayden and Alex Young

Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
280.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
542.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
76.86
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
60.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.47
17.56
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
96.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
101.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
39.32
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
28
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
66.73
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
7.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24.43
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
184.11
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
32.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.17
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA