Dave Sisler vs. Irv Young — Career Comparison

Dave Sisler
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Irv Young
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Irv Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sisler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Irv Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 4.33 and 1.531 for Dave Sisler. By the career numbers, Irv Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Sisler and Irv Young

Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.39
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.36
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.81
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.05
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.6
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.89
23.89
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.03
77.03
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.78
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
4.33
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.11
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1969
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4154
27
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.1
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384.2
9
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.53
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
8.85
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.96
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
5.05
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.05
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.87
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
3.64
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
39.86
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5590
36.33
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.41
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
4.83
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
4.09
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
34.6
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5237
34.04
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Dave Sisler and Irv Young

Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.39
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.46
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.81
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
27
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
9
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.73
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.47
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.79
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
2.1
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.67
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
2.04
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.52
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.416
2.416
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.89
23.89
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.77
71.77
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Sisler and Irv Young

Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
752.28
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
209
252.82
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
197
600
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
600
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
159
484.26
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
574.6
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
76.14
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
72.58
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
70.05
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
59.27
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.05
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.68
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.05
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.63
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.09
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.24
18.99
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.35
13.73
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
28
85.28
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
89.52
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
121.83
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
87.1
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.64
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.4
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.23
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.77
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
57.87
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
47.18
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.21
18.9
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-1.7
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.69
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.31
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
146.19
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
179
216.53
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.96
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.89
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.09
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.14
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100