Howard Mills vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Howard Mills
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Mills 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 6.06 and 1.736 for Howard Mills. By the career numbers, Alex Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Mills and Alex Young

Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
6.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
9.37
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.83
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
6.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.44
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
5.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2058
42.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
39.51
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
6.72
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
35.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Howard Mills and Alex Young

Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.771
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Mills and Alex Young

Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
96
371.61
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
518.71
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.42
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
24.81
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
69.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
20.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
197.42
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA