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) |
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Kip YoungKip 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 |
| 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 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 | - | ||
Kip YoungKip 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 |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 2 Years | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
Kip YoungKip 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 |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Kip YoungKip 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 |
| 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 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.73 | 4.28 | 2.47 |
Kip YoungKip Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1978 Detroit Tigers | 37 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1979 Detroit Tigers | 37 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| Kip Young Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

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