Mark Melancon vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Mark Melancon
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Mark Melancon a clear advantage over Alex Young across the core pitching metrics. Mark Melancon led in home run suppression (HR9+ 154 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 96). Alex Young held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 117). Mark Melancon was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Melancon and Alex Young

Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5.74
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.05
48.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.24
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.14
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.54
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.38
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
7.75
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.149
1.149
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2981
36.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.42
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.87
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
34
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.92
36.92
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Mark Melancon and Alex Young

Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5.74
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.36
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.3
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Melancon and Alex Young

Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
219600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
177
3662.07
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA