Matt Murray vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Matt Murray
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Murray 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 9.64 and 2.071 for Matt Murray. By the career numbers, Alex Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Murray and Alex Young

Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
13.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.59
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.44
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
45
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
39.51
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.88
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.071
2.071
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
38.57
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Matt Murray and Alex Young

Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Murray and Alex Young

Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA