Babe Young was born on Thursday, July 1, 1915, in Astoria, New York. Young was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 26, 1936, with the New York Giants. 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 Babe Young baseball stats page.
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Babe YoungBabe 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 | ||
Babe YoungBabe 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 |
| 1936 | 21 | Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1939 | 24 | Giants | 22 | 75 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .307 | .373 | .480 |
| 1940 | 25 | Giants | 149 | 556 | 75 | 159 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 101 | 69 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .286 | .367 | .441 |
| 1941 | 26 | Giants | 152 | 574 | 90 | 152 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 104 | 66 | 9 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .265 | .346 | .462 |
| 1942 | 27 | Giants | 101 | 287 | 37 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 59 | 34 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .279 | .365 | .460 |
| 1946 | 31 | Giants | 104 | 291 | 30 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .278 | .346 | .388 |
| 1947 | 32 | Giants | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .143 |
| 1947 | 32 | Reds | 95 | 364 | 55 | 103 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 79 | 35 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .283 | .349 | .473 |
| 1948 | 33 | Reds | 49 | 130 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .329 | .338 |
| 1948 | 33 | Cardinals | 41 | 111 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 | .339 | .351 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 728 | 2,403 | 320 | 656 | 121 | 17 | 79 | 4 | 415 | 274 | 37 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 44 | .273 | .352 | .436 | ||
Babe YoungBabe 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 |
| 1939 Giants | 1B | 22 | 21 | 504 | 227 | 10.3 | 223 | 214 | 9 | 4 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 11.95 |
| 1940 Giants | 1B | 147 | 146 | 3,909 | 1,604 | 10.9 | 1,591 | 1,505 | 86 | 13 | 112 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.99 |
| 1941 Giants | 1B | 150 | 148 | 3,933 | 1,503 | 10.0 | 1,482 | 1,395 | 87 | 21 | 124 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 10.17 |
| 1942 Giants | 1B | 18 | 16 | 432 | 174 | 9.7 | 171 | 159 | 12 | 3 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 10.69 |
| 1942 Giants | CF | 54 | 54 | 822 | 108 | 2.0 | 105 | 101 | 4 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 3.45 |
| 1946 Giants | 1B | 49 | 47 | 1,218 | 482 | 9.8 | 476 | 452 | 24 | 6 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.55 |
| 1946 Giants | CF | 17 | 17 | 354 | 30 | 1.8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 |
| 1946 Giants | RF | 7 | 7 | 102 | 11 | 1.6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.65 |
| 1947 Reds | 1B | 93 | 93 | 2,421 | 794 | 8.5 | 786 | 730 | 56 | 8 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 8.77 |
| 1948 Reds | 1B | 31 | 31 | 804 | 284 | 9.2 | 282 | 261 | 21 | 2 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.47 |
| 1948 Reds | RF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1948 Cardinals | 1B | 35 | 31 | 738 | 275 | 7.9 | 274 | 266 | 8 | 1 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.02 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 545 | 533 | 13,959 | 5,343 | 9.8 | 5,285 | 4,982 | 303 | 58 | 410 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.22 | |
| CF Totals | 71 | 71 | 1,176 | 138 | 1.9 | 135 | 131 | 4 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 3.10 | |
| RF Totals | 8 | 7 | 114 | 13 | 1.6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.84 | |
| 7 Years | 624 | 611 | 15,249 | 5,494 | 8.8 | 5,432 | 5,125 | 307 | 62 | 412 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.62 | |
Babe YoungBabe 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 |
| 1936 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1939 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 25.0 | 12.5 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1940 Giants | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 32.7 | 19.9 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1941 Giants | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 23.0 | 14.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Giants | 1 | 3 | .250 | 29 | 0 | n/a | 26.1 | 13.0 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1946 Giants | 3 | 3 | .500 | 32 | 0 | n/a | 41.6 | 13.9 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 26.0 | 14.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 1 | n/a | 130.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 111.0 | 18.5 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 9 | 17 | .346 | 104 | 1 | n/a | 30.4 | 14.9 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
Babe YoungBabe Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1936 New York Giants | - | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1939 New York Giants | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1940 New York Giants | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1941 New York Giants | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1942 New York Giants | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1946 New York Giants | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 New York Giants | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 Cincinnati Reds | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1948 Cincinnati Reds | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1948 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
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