John Means vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Means 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. John Means led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 96), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 69). Role difference aside, John Means holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Means and Alex Young

John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.94
46.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.68
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.59
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
7.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
36.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.93
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1517
34.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for John Means and Alex Young

John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.83
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Means and Alex Young

John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
5850
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
3662.07
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA