Hugh Mulcahy vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Hugh Mulcahy
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hugh Mulcahy 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 4.49 and 1.513 for Hugh Mulcahy. By the career numbers, Alex Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh Mulcahy and Alex Young

Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.69
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.58
33.58
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
4.49
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3485
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
9.85
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.53
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
3.77
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.44
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.43
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.28
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5161
39.98
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
39.51
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
5.38
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4635
35.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Hugh Mulcahy and Alex Young

Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.01
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.634
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh Mulcahy and Alex Young

Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
314.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
546.48
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.46
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
16.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
102.82
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
109.86
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.8
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.8
9.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.72
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
71.83
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.35
8.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.8
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
18.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA