Hank McDonald vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Hank McDonald
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank McDonald 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 5.87 and 1.688 for Hank McDonald. By the career numbers, Alex Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank McDonald and Alex Young

Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.87
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
10.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.44
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
41.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
39.51
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
7.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Hank McDonald and Alex Young

Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank McDonald and Alex Young

Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
48
654.55
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
12.78
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
4.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA