Kevin Young was born on Monday, June 16, 1969, in Alpena, Michigan. Young was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 12, 1992, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Kevin Young baseball stats page.
"First base, third base, it doesn't matter. This is a star (Kevin Young) in the making, the best of the National League's top one-team rookie crop in '93 with second baseman Carlos Garcia, outfielder Al Martin and whichever pitchers make the squad." - Columnist Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly ("These rookies ready to go", 03/24-30/1993)
Kevin Young![]() Kevin Young Autograph on a 2000 Topps (#358) |
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Kevin YoungKevin 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 | ||
Kevin YoungKevin 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 |
| 1992 | 23 | Pirates | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .667 | .571 |
| 1993 | 24 | Pirates | 141 | 449 | 38 | 106 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 36 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | .236 | .300 | .343 |
| 1994 | 25 | Pirates | 59 | 122 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .205 | .258 | .320 |
| 1995 | 26 | Pirates | 56 | 181 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .232 | .268 | .381 |
| 1996 | 27 | Royals | 55 | 132 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .301 | .470 |
| 1997 | 28 | Pirates | 97 | 333 | 59 | 100 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | .300 | .332 | .535 |
| 1998 | 29 | Pirates | 159 | 592 | 88 | 160 | 40 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 108 | 44 | 1 | 127 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 20 | .270 | .328 | .481 |
| 1999 | 30 | Pirates | 156 | 584 | 103 | 174 | 41 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 106 | 75 | 5 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | .298 | .387 | .522 |
| 2000 | 31 | Pirates | 132 | 496 | 77 | 128 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 88 | 32 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | .258 | .311 | .433 |
| 2001 | 32 | Pirates | 142 | 449 | 53 | 104 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 65 | 42 | 3 | 119 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | .232 | .310 | .399 |
| 2002 | 33 | Pirates | 146 | 468 | 60 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 51 | 50 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .246 | .322 | .408 |
| 2003 | 34 | Pirates | 52 | 84 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .202 | .302 | .321 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 1,205 | 3,897 | 536 | 1,007 | 235 | 17 | 144 | 3 | 606 | 336 | 18 | 882 | 9 | 47 | 62 | 105 | .258 | .324 | .438 | ||
Kevin YoungKevin 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 |
| 1992 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1992 Pirates | 3B | 7 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.35 |
| 1993 Pirates | 1B | 135 | 121 | 3,168 | 1,220 | 9.0 | 1,217 | 1,116 | 101 | 3 | 108 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 10.37 |
| 1993 Pirates | 3B | 6 | 2 | 87 | 17 | 2.8 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.28 |
| 1994 Pirates | 1B | 37 | 11 | 423 | 174 | 4.7 | 174 | 167 | 7 | 0 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.11 |
| 1994 Pirates | 3B | 17 | 16 | 426 | 52 | 3.1 | 49 | 11 | 38 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 3.11 |
| 1994 Pirates | LF | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1994 Pirates | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1995 Pirates | 1B | 6 | 4 | 117 | 32 | 5.3 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.38 |
| 1995 Pirates | 3B | 48 | 43 | 1,149 | 148 | 3.1 | 136 | 28 | 108 | 12 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 3.20 |
| 1996 Royals | 1B | 27 | 21 | 555 | 198 | 7.3 | 198 | 182 | 16 | 0 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.63 |
| 1996 Royals | 3B | 7 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
| 1996 Royals | LF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1996 Royals | RF | 15 | 10 | 246 | 16 | 1.1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.65 |
| 1997 Pirates | 1B | 77 | 64 | 1,728 | 672 | 8.7 | 670 | 619 | 51 | 2 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.47 |
| 1997 Pirates | 3B | 12 | 5 | 183 | 26 | 2.2 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 3.39 |
| 1997 Pirates | LF | 10 | 10 | 237 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.94 |
| 1997 Pirates | RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1998 Pirates | 1B | 157 | 153 | 4,077 | 1,422 | 9.1 | 1,414 | 1,334 | 80 | 8 | 139 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.36 |
| 1999 Pirates | 1B | 155 | 153 | 4,079 | 1,530 | 9.9 | 1,507 | 1,411 | 96 | 23 | 148 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 9.98 |
| 2000 Pirates | 1B | 129 | 122 | 3,214 | 1,185 | 9.2 | 1,168 | 1,109 | 59 | 17 | 121 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 9.81 |
| 2001 Pirates | 1B | 137 | 125 | 3,237 | 1,230 | 9.0 | 1,223 | 1,153 | 70 | 7 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.20 |
| 2002 Pirates | 1B | 144 | 127 | 3,392 | 1,380 | 9.6 | 1,367 | 1,278 | 89 | 13 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.88 |
| 2003 Pirates | 1B | 44 | 16 | 599 | 221 | 5.0 | 220 | 202 | 18 | 1 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.92 |
| 2003 Pirates | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.13 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 1,049 | 917 | 24,595 | 9,265 | 8.8 | 9,191 | 8,602 | 589 | 74 | 872 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.09 | |
| 3B Totals | 97 | 68 | 1,962 | 252 | 2.6 | 233 | 57 | 176 | 19 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 3.21 | |
| RF Totals | 18 | 11 | 280 | 18 | 1.0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.54 | |
| LF Totals | 13 | 11 | 258 | 18 | 1.4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.88 | |
| 12 Years | 1,177 | 1,007 | 27,095 | 9,553 | 8.1 | 9,458 | 8,692 | 766 | 95 | 882 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.42 | |
Kevin YoungKevin 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 |
| 1992 Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - |
| 1993 Pirates | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 74.8 | 5.5 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
| 1994 Pirates | 0 | 2 | .000 | 11 | 4 | n/a | 122.0 | 3.6 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
| 1995 Pirates | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 30.2 | 3.4 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1996 Royals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 1997 Pirates | 11 | 2 | .846 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 1998 Pirates | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1999 Pirates | 22 | 10 | .688 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 2000 Pirates | 8 | 3 | .727 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
| 2001 Pirates | 15 | 11 | .577 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 3.8 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 2002 Pirates | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 4.6 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 2003 Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42.0 | 3.4 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 83 | 49 | .629 | 94 | 16 | 4 | 27.1 | 4.4 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
Kevin YoungKevin Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
| 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | $160,000.00 | - | n/a |
| 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $160,000.00 | - | - |
| 1996 Kansas City Royals | 32 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
| 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $1,600,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $2,100,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $5,625,000.00 | - | - |
| 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $6,125,000.00 | - | - |
| 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $5,625,000.00 | - | - |
| 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $6,625,000.00 | - | - |
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