Ron Mathis vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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. Alex Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 5.93 and 1.610 for Ron Mathis. By the career numbers, Alex Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mathis and Alex Young

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.93
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
10.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.44
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
4.61
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
41.05
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
39.51
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.8
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
35.78
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.05
41.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Ron Mathis and Alex Young

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.32
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.613
0.613
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mathis and Alex Young

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
31
978.95
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
3.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-19.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA