Gerald Young Stats

Gerald Young was born on Thursday, October 22, 1964, in Tela, Honduras. Young was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 8, 1987, with the Houston Astros. 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 Gerald Young baseball stats page.

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Gerald Young

Gerald Young Autograph on a 1988 Topps (#368)

Gerald Young Autograph on a 1988 Topps (#368)
 

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Birth Name:   Gerald Anthony Young
Nickname:   None
Born On:   10-22-1964  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tela, Honduras
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Santa Ana Valley High School (Santa Ana Valley, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   07-08-1987 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-11-1994
Draft:   1982 : 5th Round (111th)
Gerald Young

Gerald Young Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Gerald Young

Gerald Young Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1987 23 Astros 71 274 44 88 9 2 1 0 15 26 0 27 0 2 1 1 .321 .380 .380
1988 24 Astros 149 576 79 148 21 9 0 0 37 66 1 66 5 5 3 10 .257 .334 .325
1989 25 Astros 146 533 71 124 17 3 0 0 38 74 4 60 6 5 2 7 .233 .326 .276
1990 26 Astros 57 154 15 27 4 1 1 0 4 20 0 23 4 1 0 3 .175 .269 .234
1991 27 Astros 108 142 26 31 3 1 1 0 11 24 0 17 1 2 0 3 .218 .327 .275
1992 28 Astros 74 76 14 14 1 1 0 0 4 10 0 11 4 0 0 2 .184 .279 .224
1993 29 Rockies 19 19 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .053 .217 .053
1994 30 Cardinals 16 41 5 13 3 2 0 0 3 3 0 8 0 0 0 1 .317 .364 .488
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 640 1,815 259 446 58 19 3 0 113 227 5 213 20 15 6 29 .246 .329 .304
Gerald Young

Gerald Young Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1987 Astros CF 67 64 1,716 149 2.2 146 141 5 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.30
1988 Astros CF 145 144 3,840 375 2.6 372 361 11 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.62
1989 Astros CF 143 136 375 424 3.0 423 407 16 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .998 30.46
1990 Astros CF 50 36 1,056 107 2.1 106 102 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.71
1991 Astros CF 78 20 945 93 1.2 93 89 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.66
1991 Astros LF 6 1 54 7 1.2 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.50
1991 Astros RF 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1992 Astros CF 14 8 246 33 2.4 31 31 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .939 3.40
1992 Astros LF 6 1 45 4 0.7 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.40
1992 Astros RF 43 0 246 18 0.4 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98
1993 Rockies CF 3 0 27 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1993 Rockies LF 4 0 39 5 1.3 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.46
1993 Rockies RF 5 2 66 9 1.8 7 7 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 2.86
1994 Cardinals CF 6 5 141 13 2.2 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.49
1994 Cardinals LF 3 2 54 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.50
1994 Cardinals RF 2 1 30 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.90
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 506 413 8,346 1,198 2.4 1,188 1,148 40 10 11 n/a n/a n/a .992 3.84
RF Totals 52 3 354 29 0.6 27 27 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .931 2.06
LF Totals 19 4 192 21 1.1 21 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.95
8 Years 577 420 8,892 1,248 2.2 1,236 1,196 40 12 11 n/a n/a n/a .990 3.75
Gerald Young

Gerald Young Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1987 Astros 26 9 .743 3 1 n/a 274.0 10.1 18.3 - - -
1988 Astros 65 27 .707 5 0 n/a 0.0 8.7 15.6 - - -
1989 Astros 34 25 .576 3 2 n/a 0.0 8.9 14.0 - - -
1990 Astros 6 3 .667 6 6 n/a 154.0 6.7 38.5 - - -
1991 Astros 16 5 .762 29 19 n/a 142.0 8.4 12.9 - - -
1992 Astros 6 2 .750 25 14 n/a 0.0 6.9 19.0 - - -
1993 Rockies 0 1 .000 7 6 n/a 0.0 19.0 19.0 - - -
1994 Cardinals 2 1 .667 4 1 n/a 0.0 5.1 13.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 155 73 .680 82 49 n/a 605.0 8.5 16.1 - - -
Gerald Young

Gerald Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1987 Houston Astros 2 $62,500.00 - -
1988 Houston Astros 2 $85,000.00 - -
1989 Houston Astros 2 $150,000.00 - -
1990 Houston Astros 13 $280,000.00 - -
1991 Houston Astros 2 $340,000.00 - -
1992 Houston Astros 2 $420,000.00 - -
1993 Colorado Rockies 2 $310,000.00 - -
1994 St. Louis Cardinals 15 Undetermined - n/a


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