Verdell Mathis vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Verdell Mathis
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Verdell 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. Verdell Mathis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.34 and 1.437 for Alex Young. By the career numbers, Verdell Mathis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Verdell Mathis and Alex Young

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.46
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9.42
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.59
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
38.84
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.65
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.69
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
35.31
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Verdell Mathis and Alex Young

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.43
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.66
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.48
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.428
2.428
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.33
72.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Verdell Mathis and Alex Young

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
163
200.82
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
538.4
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
142.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
128.13
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.32
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.78
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.29
58.27
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
161.4
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
195.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
81.31
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
128.13
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.44
69.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.98
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.7
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.33
162.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.39
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.39
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA