Shaun Marcum vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Shaun Marcum
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shaun Marcum 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. Shaun Marcum led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 82). Alex Young held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 112). Role difference aside, Shaun Marcum holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shaun Marcum and Alex Young

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
3.93
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
8.36
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.74
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
7.3
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.28
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4305
37.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.14
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3912
34.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Shaun Marcum and Alex Young

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.97
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.95
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shaun Marcum and Alex Young

Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
738.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
483.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
22.34
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
93.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
14.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA