Joe McClain vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain 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 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Alex Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Alex Young

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Alex Young

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Alex Young

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA