Juan Marichal vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Juan Marichal 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. Juan Marichal led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 155 vs 122), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 82), and home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 69). Role difference aside, Juan Marichal holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Juan Marichal and Alex Young

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.36
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.12
63.12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
8.09
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.82
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.21
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2303
5.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14236
36.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
3.41
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13417
34.43
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Juan Marichal and Alex Young

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.48
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Marichal and Alex Young

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
212.85
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1221
547.12
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
90.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
74.83
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.79
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.72
20.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
110.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
108.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
32.71
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
33.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
64.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.22
13.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.54
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
31.81
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA