Russ Meyer vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.34 and 1.437 for Alex Young. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Alex Young

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Alex Young

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5.74
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Alex Young

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA