Ralph McCabe vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Ralph McCabe
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph McCabe 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 11.25 and 1.750 for Ralph McCabe. By the career numbers, Alex Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph McCabe and Alex Young

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.27
13.27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.59
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.44
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
39.51
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Ralph McCabe and Alex Young

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph McCabe and Alex Young

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.63
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.47
-51.03
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA