Mike Young was born on Sunday, March 20, 1960, in Oakland, California. Young was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1982, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Mike Young baseball stats page.
"I don't like to speculate on what a guy 'might' do, but I will say that Mike (Young) has the natural ability to hit a ball as far as anybody in the game." - Frank Robinson in Baseball Digest (July 1986)
Mike YoungMike Young Autograph on a 1989 Donruss Baseball Card (#632 | Checklist) |
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Mike YoungMike 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 |
Mike YoungMike 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 |
1982 | 22 | Orioles | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 23 | Orioles | 25 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .278 |
1984 | 24 | Orioles | 123 | 401 | 59 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 52 | 58 | 2 | 110 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .252 | .355 | .431 |
1985 | 25 | Orioles | 139 | 450 | 72 | 123 | 22 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 81 | 48 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .273 | .348 | .513 |
1986 | 26 | Orioles | 117 | 369 | 43 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 49 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .252 | .342 | .371 |
1987 | 27 | Orioles | 110 | 363 | 46 | 87 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .240 | .328 | .405 |
1988 | 28 | Phillies | 75 | 146 | 13 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .343 | .342 |
1988 | 28 | Brewers | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .176 | .000 |
1989 | 29 | Indians | 32 | 59 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 | .273 | .237 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 635 | 1,840 | 244 | 454 | 80 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 235 | 237 | 14 | 465 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 36 | .247 | .338 | .414 |
Mike YoungMike 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 |
1982 Orioles | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1983 Orioles | LF | 14 | 2 | 144 | 14 | 1.0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.44 |
1983 Orioles | RF | 8 | 5 | 162 | 14 | 1.8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 |
1984 Orioles | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Orioles | LF | 40 | 33 | 870 | 71 | 1.8 | 71 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.20 |
1984 Orioles | RF | 85 | 72 | 1,986 | 156 | 1.8 | 153 | 150 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.08 |
1985 Orioles | LF | 83 | 75 | 1,950 | 172 | 2.1 | 167 | 163 | 4 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.31 |
1985 Orioles | RF | 20 | 8 | 288 | 28 | 1.4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.53 |
1986 Orioles | LF | 69 | 62 | 1,668 | 155 | 2.2 | 149 | 148 | 1 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.41 |
1987 Orioles | CF | 7 | 3 | 96 | 10 | 1.4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.53 |
1987 Orioles | LF | 54 | 51 | 1,350 | 111 | 2.1 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.18 |
1988 Phillies | LF | 3 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.15 |
1988 Brewers | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1988 Phillies | RF | 39 | 26 | 744 | 67 | 1.7 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 2.25 |
1988 Brewers | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1989 Indians | LF | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 266 | 225 | 6,066 | 532 | 2.0 | 518 | 512 | 6 | 14 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.31 | |
RF Totals | 153 | 111 | 3,183 | 265 | 1.7 | 256 | 250 | 6 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.17 | |
CF Totals | 8 | 3 | 99 | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.45 | |
8 Years | 427 | 339 | 9,348 | 807 | 1.9 | 783 | 771 | 12 | 24 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.26 |
Mike YoungMike 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 |
1982 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1983 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
1984 Orioles | 6 | 2 | .750 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23.6 | 3.6 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1985 Orioles | 1 | 5 | .167 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1986 Orioles | 3 | 1 | .750 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 41.0 | 4.1 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1987 Orioles | 10 | 7 | .588 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1988 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 45 | 0 | n/a | 146.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1988 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1989 Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 59.0 | 4.5 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 22 | 17 | .564 | 131 | 15 | 148 | 25.6 | 4.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
Mike YoungMike Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1982 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
1983 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $121,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $387,500.00 | - | - |
1987 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Philadelphia Phillies | 19 | $395,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | " " | - | - |
1989 Cleveland Indians | 44 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
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