Brett Myers vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Brett Myers
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brett Myers 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. Brett Myers led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 82), and home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 69). Alex Young held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 106). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brett Myers.

Pitching Stats for Brett Myers and Alex Young

Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.51
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.26
50.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.14
66.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.25
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5130
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
9.08
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
2.93
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
7.26
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.132
1.132
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
38.46
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.55
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.34
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
34.72
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Brett Myers and Alex Young

Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5130
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.83
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.18
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.14
66.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Myers and Alex Young

Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
412.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
557
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
507.36
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
67.86
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
56.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.85
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.85
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.88
12.8
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
79.71
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
94.79
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.7
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.93
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.79
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.93
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
173.43
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
64.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.77
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA