Brian Van Belle vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Brian Van Belle
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Cy Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Van Belle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.130 compared to 5.4 and 1.560 for Brian Van Belle. By the career numbers, Cy Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Van Belle and Cy Young

Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
1
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
0.63
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.39
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.86
61.86
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
2.63
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.04
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7092
8.68
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.17
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
1.49
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29579
36.19
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
3.87
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28201
34.5
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Brian Van Belle and Cy Young

Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.29
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.31
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
2.5
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.18
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
3
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
2.81
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.47
25.47
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.05
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Van Belle and Cy Young

Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
918
177.62
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3101
600
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
16.83
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.03
39.48
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
138.15
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.45
41.11
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.93
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
15.67
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
381
73.72
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
9.67
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100