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 YoungGerald Young Autograph on a 1988 Topps Baseball Card (#368 | Checklist) |
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Gerald YoungGerald 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 |
Gerald YoungGerald 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 |
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 |
Career | 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 YoungGerald 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 |
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 |
Career | 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 YoungGerald 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 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | 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 YoungGerald Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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