Kip Young Stats

Kip Young was born on Friday, October 29, 1954, in Georgetown, Ohio. Young was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 21, 1978, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Kip Young baseball stats page.

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Kip Young

Kip Young Autograph on a 1980 Topps (#251)

Kip Young Autograph on a 1980 Topps (#251)

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Birth Name:   Kip Lane Young
Nickname:   None
Born On:   10-29-1954  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Georgetown, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Whiteoak High School (Mowrystown, OH)
College:   Bowling Green State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   07-21-1978 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-26-1979
Draft:   1976 : 23rd Round (529th)

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Kip Young Pitching Stats

1978 24 Tigers 14 13 1 6 7 .462 2.81 7 0 0 105.2 421 94 33 34 9 30 1 49 1 2 0 -
1979 25 Tigers 13 7 3 2 2 .500 6.39 0 0 0 43.2 200 60 31 32 11 11 0 22 0 1 0 -
2 Years 27 20 4 8 9 .471 3.86 7 0 0 149.1 621 154 64 66 20 41 1 71 1 3 0 -

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Kip Young Hitting Stats

1978 24 Tigers 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 25 Tigers 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2 Years 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Kip Young Fielding Stats

1978 Tigers P 14 13 317 15 1.1 14 4 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.19
1979 Tigers P 13 7 131 13 1.0 13 3 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.68
P Totals 27 20 448 28 1.0 27 7 20 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 1.63
2 Years 27 20 448 28 1.0 27 7 20 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 1.63

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Kip Young Miscellaneous Stats

1978 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.63 4.17 2.56
1979 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 4.53 2.27
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.73 4.28 2.47

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Kip Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Detroit Tigers 37 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Detroit Tigers 37 $21,000.00 - -

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