Dmitri Young was born on Thursday, October 11, 1973, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Young was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 29, 1996, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dmitri Young baseball stats page.
"Dmitri Young got to the top step of the dugout, pivoted and tipped his helmet to a roaring crowd after becoming just the third player to hit three homers on Opening Day. 'I've had a curtain call, but nothing like that,' Young said. 'That was incredible.'" - Lage, Larry. Author. Associated Press Wire. 5 April 2005.
Dmitri YoungDmitri Young Autograph on a 1992 Classic Best Baseball Card (#272) |
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Dmitri YoungDmitri Young Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Dmitri YoungDmitri Young Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1996 | 23 | Cardinals | 16 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .353 | .241 |
1997 | 24 | Cardinals | 110 | 333 | 38 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .258 | .335 | .363 |
1998 | 25 | Reds | 144 | 536 | 81 | 166 | 48 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 83 | 47 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .310 | .364 | .481 |
1999 | 26 | Reds | 127 | 373 | 63 | 112 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .300 | .352 | .504 |
2000 | 27 | Reds | 152 | 548 | 68 | 166 | 37 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 88 | 36 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | .303 | .346 | .491 |
2001 | 28 | Reds | 142 | 540 | 68 | 163 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 69 | 37 | 10 | 77 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | .302 | .350 | .481 |
2002 | 29 | Tigers | 54 | 201 | 25 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .284 | .329 | .458 |
2003 | 30 | Tigers | 155 | 562 | 78 | 167 | 34 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 85 | 58 | 16 | 130 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | .297 | .372 | .537 |
2004 | 31 | Tigers | 104 | 389 | 72 | 106 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 60 | 33 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | .272 | .336 | .481 |
2005 | 32 | Tigers | 126 | 469 | 61 | 127 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 72 | 29 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | .271 | .325 | .471 |
2006 | 33 | Tigers | 48 | 172 | 19 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .293 | .407 |
2007 | 34 | Nationals | 136 | 460 | 57 | 147 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 74 | 44 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .320 | .378 | .491 |
2008 | 35 | Nationals | 50 | 150 | 15 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .280 | .394 | .400 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,364 | 4,762 | 648 | 1,389 | 301 | 29 | 171 | 6 | 683 | 407 | 66 | 871 | 3 | 35 | 45 | 150 | .292 | .351 | .475 |
Dmitri YoungDmitri Young Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1996 Cardinals | 1B | 10 | 4 | 165 | 41 | 4.1 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 6.55 |
1997 Cardinals | 1B | 74 | 68 | 1,770 | 656 | 8.9 | 646 | 601 | 45 | 10 | 50 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 9.85 |
1997 Cardinals | LF | 9 | 7 | 168 | 17 | 1.9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.57 |
1997 Cardinals | RF | 10 | 10 | 252 | 27 | 2.7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 2.68 |
1998 Reds | 1B | 44 | 39 | 972 | 328 | 7.5 | 326 | 304 | 22 | 2 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.06 |
1998 Reds | LF | 91 | 85 | 2,175 | 154 | 1.7 | 145 | 142 | 3 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 1.80 |
1998 Reds | RF | 14 | 12 | 282 | 13 | 0.9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.15 |
1999 Reds | 1B | 9 | 6 | 165 | 57 | 6.3 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.33 |
1999 Reds | LF | 23 | 14 | 384 | 30 | 1.3 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.04 |
1999 Reds | RF | 75 | 67 | 1,577 | 138 | 1.8 | 135 | 132 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.31 |
2000 Reds | 1B | 36 | 28 | 755 | 248 | 6.9 | 244 | 228 | 16 | 4 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 8.73 |
2000 Reds | LF | 111 | 104 | 2,545 | 180 | 1.6 | 176 | 172 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.87 |
2000 Reds | RF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2001 Reds | 1B | 38 | 17 | 593 | 239 | 6.3 | 239 | 220 | 19 | 0 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.88 |
2001 Reds | 3B | 36 | 33 | 843 | 82 | 2.3 | 73 | 16 | 57 | 9 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .890 | 2.34 |
2001 Reds | LF | 86 | 84 | 2,007 | 160 | 1.9 | 153 | 145 | 8 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.06 |
2001 Reds | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
2002 Tigers | 1B | 15 | 15 | 370 | 137 | 9.1 | 133 | 117 | 16 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 9.71 |
2002 Tigers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
2002 Tigers | LF | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
2003 Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
2003 Tigers | 3B | 16 | 16 | 387 | 53 | 3.3 | 45 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .849 | 3.14 |
2003 Tigers | LF | 61 | 59 | 1,536 | 132 | 2.2 | 130 | 125 | 5 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.29 |
2004 Tigers | 1B | 25 | 24 | 634 | 220 | 8.8 | 220 | 203 | 17 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.37 |
2004 Tigers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
2004 Tigers | LF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
2005 Tigers | 1B | 30 | 30 | 771 | 290 | 9.7 | 287 | 265 | 22 | 3 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.05 |
2005 Tigers | LF | 19 | 18 | 426 | 36 | 1.9 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.28 |
2005 Tigers | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2006 Tigers | 1B | 3 | 3 | 60 | 27 | 9.0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 10.80 |
2007 Nationals | 1B | 116 | 116 | 2,655 | 858 | 7.4 | 849 | 788 | 61 | 9 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 8.63 |
2008 Nationals | 1B | 38 | 37 | 870 | 297 | 7.8 | 290 | 275 | 15 | 7 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 9.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 439 | 387 | 9,792 | 3,403 | 7.8 | 3,360 | 3,120 | 240 | 43 | 280 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.26 | |
LF Totals | 403 | 374 | 9,301 | 712 | 1.8 | 688 | 666 | 22 | 24 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.00 | |
RF Totals | 102 | 90 | 2,140 | 179 | 1.8 | 173 | 168 | 5 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.18 | |
3B Totals | 54 | 51 | 1,277 | 141 | 2.6 | 124 | 27 | 97 | 17 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .879 | 2.62 | |
13 Years | 998 | 902 | 22,510 | 4,435 | 4.4 | 4,345 | 3,981 | 364 | 90 | 298 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 5.21 |
Dmitri YoungDmitri Young Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1996 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
1997 Cardinals | 6 | 5 | .545 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 66.6 | 5.3 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1998 Reds | 2 | 4 | .333 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1999 Reds | 3 | 1 | .750 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 26.6 | 5.3 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
2000 Reds | 0 | 3 | .000 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 30.4 | 6.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
2001 Reds | 8 | 5 | .615 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 7.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
2002 Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 28.7 | 5.2 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
2003 Tigers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 14 | 0 | 75 | 19.4 | 4.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
2004 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 21.6 | 5.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
2005 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 4.7 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
2006 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 24.6 | 4.4 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
2007 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
2008 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 5.4 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 25 | 22 | .532 | 142 | 0 | 238 | 27.8 | 5.5 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
Dmitri YoungDmitri Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1996 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1997 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $155,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Cincinnati Reds | 25 | $215,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Cincinnati Reds | 25 | $375,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Cincinnati Reds | 25 | $1,950,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Cincinnati Reds | 25 | $3,500,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Detroit Tigers | 26 | $5,500,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Detroit Tigers | 25 | $6,750,000.00 | Stats | - |
2004 Detroit Tigers | 25 | $7,750,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Detroit Tigers | 25 | $8,000,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Detroit Tigers | 25 | $8,000,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Washington Nationals | 21 | $5,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2008 Washington Nationals | 21 | $5,000,000.00 | - | - |
Dmitri Young Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Dmitri Young hit two home runs in a game six times during his career and three home runs in a game once, on Opening Day, April 4, 2005. Da Meat Hook tied the Major League record that day for Most Home Runs in an Opening Day Game, accomplished first by George Bell on April 4, 1988, then tied by Karl Rhodes on April 4, 1994.
Dmitri Young (3 HRs on Opening Day) | Tyrone Daily Herald | April 5, 2005 | Page 5Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Dmitri and Delmon Young, his younger brother, are the first siblings taken within the first five picks of the baseball draft? Dmitri was selected fourth overall in the 1991 draft and Delmon was selected first overall in the 2003 draft.
ESPN Staff Writer Jerry Carsick (Dmitri Young's road to wellness. 12 January 2012.), wrote, "Young's demise and eventual departure from the game were the result of multiple factors -- some external, others self-inflicted -- that coalesced in a mad whirl of chaos and negativity in 2006. In the span of one regrettable calendar year, Young got divorced, entered a treatment center for alcoholism and received a year's probation from a judge for his involvement in a domestic assault case with a former girlfriend. After the Tigers released him and went on to play in the World Series, Young lapsed into a clinical depression." Later that same year (2006), Nick Johnson broke his leg, the Washington Nationals invited Dmitri to camp, and Da Meat Hook made the best of the second chance, getting sent to the All-Star Game and winning every possible Comeback Player of the Year Award (MLB / Players Choice / Sporting News), a first for any player from the Washington Nationals.