Jack Morris vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Jack Morris
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Morris 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. Jack Morris led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 69), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 82). Alex Young held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jack Morris.

Pitching Stats for Jack Morris and Alex Young

Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.44
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.73
57.73
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.41
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1657
3.9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3567
8.4
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
0.92
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.23
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
5.83
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.012
1.012
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.48
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16120
37.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
4.27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
0.7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14445
34
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Jack Morris and Alex Young

Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
0.97
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
1.95
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
1.88
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.5
96.5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Morris and Alex Young

Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
340800
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
177
3662.07
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.63
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.47
-51.03
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA