Don Blasingame vs. Gerald Young — Career Comparison

Don Blasingame
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Gerald Young
Baby BoomersHondurasThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Don Blasingame and Gerald Young are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 104 for Don Blasingame, 106 for Gerald Young), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 85 vs 83). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Don Blasingame and Gerald Young

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
145.91
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
184.35
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5296
535.13
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1815
522.8
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1366
138.03
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
446
128.47
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
111.65
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
366
105.42
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
17.99
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.71
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.26
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
19
5.47
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.86
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
26.37
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
80
23.04
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603.61
60.99
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
204.6
58.93
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
174.91
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
551
158.71
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1933
195.32
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
679
195.58
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
73.86
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
74.6
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
32.55
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018
102.86
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
106.29
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671.52
67.85
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
214.6
61.82
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
55.78
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
65.39
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.44
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
46.68
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
61.35
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.85
12.85
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9.78
9.78
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
1.07
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.26
Gerald Young
Career
Per 600 PA
20
5.76
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.32
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.35
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
105
10.61
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
44.65
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
60
6.06
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
21.03
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
165
16.67
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
65.67
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.98
67.98

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Gerald Young

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
1.07
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
1.25
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
1.01
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
0.92
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34356
27
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
12290
27
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
9
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4096.2
9
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3160
2.48
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
2.62
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3696
2.9
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.08
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.12
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
5.51
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1244
2.73
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6856
5.39
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
2.71
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Gerald Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.019
5.019
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.169
2.169
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.94
73.94
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
0.68
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0