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Kevin Young
Kevin Stacey Young

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 219 lb.
School University of Southern Mississippi

Debut July 12, 1992
  vs. CIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 27, 2003
Born June 16, 1969 in Alpena, MI

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 23 PIT NL  10    7    2    4   0  0   0    4   1  0   2   0  .571  .667  .571  257    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1993 24 PIT NL 141  449   38  106  24  3   6   47   2  2  36  82  .236  .300  .343   73  154   5   9   3   9  10
 1994 25 PIT NL  59  122   15   25   7  2   1   11   0  2   8  34  .205  .258  .320   49   39   2   1   2   1   3
 1995 26 PIT NL  56  181   13   42   9  0   6   22   1  3   8  53  .232  .268  .381   68   69   1   3   0   2   5
 1996 27 KCR AL  55  132   20   32   6  0   8   23   3  3  11  32  .242  .301  .470   92   62   0   0   0   0   2
 1997 28 PIT NL  97  333   59  100  18  3  18   74  11  2  16  89  .300  .332  .535  120  178   1   8   1   4   6 MVP-19
 1998 29 PIT NL 159  592   88  160  40  2  27  108  15  7  44 127  .270  .328  .481  108  285   0   9   1  11  20
 1999 30 PIT NL 156  584  103  174  41  6  26  106  22 10  75 124  .298  .387  .522  127  305   0   4   5  12  13
 2000 31 PIT NL 132  496   77  128  27  0  20   88   8  3  32  96  .258  .311  .433   86  215   0   5   1   8  15
 2001 32 PIT NL 142  449   53  104  33  0  14   65  15 11  42 119  .232  .310  .399   80  179   0   5   3  11  17
 2002 33 PIT NL 146  468   60  115  26  1  16   51   4  6  50 101  .246  .322  .408   90  191   0   3   2   4  13
 2003 34 PIT NL  52   84    8   17   4  0   2    7   1  0  12  25  .202  .302  .321   62   27   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1205 3897  536 1007 235 17 144  606  83 49 336 882  .258  .324  .438   95 1708   9  47  18  62 105
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        524   72  135  32  2  19   81  11  7  45 119  .258  .324  .438   95  230   1   6   2   8  14
 Career High    159  592  103  174  41  6  27  108  22 11  75 127  .300  .387  .535  127  305   5   9   5  12  20
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 23 PIT NL    9    3    3  27.0    91| .571  .258| .667  .323| .571  .380|1.238  .703| 257  .969   1.8   0.2 100%
 1993 24 PIT NL  508  369   47   3.4   103| .236  .270| .300  .335| .343  .411| .643  .746|  73  .363 -16.3  -1.6  50%
 1994 25 PIT NL  134  105    9   2.3   110| .205  .275| .258  .343| .320  .431| .578  .774|  49  .199  -9.5  -0.9   0%
 1995 26 PIT NL  195  151   17   3.0   109| .232  .273| .268  .343| .381  .425| .649  .768|  68  .297  -9.0  -0.9  25%
 1996 27 KCR AL  143  105   18   4.6   115| .242  .276| .301  .349| .470  .443| .771  .792|  92  .411  -2.5  -0.2  50%
 1997 28 PIT NL  362  250   60   6.4   111| .300  .274| .332  .346| .535  .430| .867  .776| 120  .624   8.6   0.8  84%
 1998 29 PIT NL  656  468   89   5.1   109| .270  .271| .328  .342| .481  .428| .809  .770| 108  .523   6.3   0.6  68%
 1999 30 PIT NL  675  437  120   7.4   117| .298  .277| .387  .352| .522  .446| .909  .798| 127  .644  25.3   2.3  68%
 2000 31 PIT NL  541  391   64   4.4   115| .258  .272| .311  .349| .433  .444| .744  .794|  86  .410 -11.7  -1.1  72%
 2001 32 PIT NL  507  378   51   3.6   114| .232  .272| .310  .344| .399  .446| .709  .789|  80  .352 -13.7  -1.3  57%
 2002 33 PIT NL  525  375   59   4.2   109| .246  .268| .322  .342| .408  .427| .730  .769|  90  .440  -7.6  -0.7  40%
 2003 34 PIT NL   96   68    9   3.5   111| .202  .271| .302  .343| .321  .435| .623  .778|  62  .353  -4.8  -0.5 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     4351 3100  546   4.7   111| .258  .272| .324  .345| .438  .433| .762  .778|  95  .474 -33.2  -3.3  62%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1992 23 PIT NL 3B 7 2 1 1 0 .750 .938 0.43 2.29 1.35 2.66 1 20.0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 4.50 9.90 0 2.0 1993 24 PIT NL 1B 135 1116 101 3 108 .998 .992 9.01 7.41 10.37 8.52 121 1056.7 3B 6 6 11 0 0 1.000 .944 2.83 2.32 5.15 2.70 2 29.7 1994 25 PIT NL 1B 37 167 7 0 19 1.000 .992 4.70 8.11 11.08 9.73 11 141.3 3B 17 11 38 3 1 .942 .951 2.88 2.24 3.09 2.65 16 142.7 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.91 1.91 1 4.7 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.12 2.25 1 8.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.18 0 3.3 1995 26 PIT NL 3B 48 28 108 12 7 .919 .946 2.83 2.33 3.19 2.77 43 383.3 1B 6 30 2 0 2 1.000 .994 5.33 8.37 7.38 9.69 4 39.0 1996 27 KCR AL 1B 27 182 16 0 25 1.000 .992 7.33 7.92 9.62 9.24 21 185.3 OF 17 14 1 1 0 .938 .980 0.88 2.02 1.59 2.37 10 85.0 RF 15 14 1 1 0 .938 .980 1.00 1.72 1.65 2.17 10 82.0 3B 7 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 0.71 2.19 2.28 2.56 1 19.7 DH 3 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1997 28 PIT NL 1B 77 619 51 2 47 .997 .993 8.70 8.16 10.47 9.52 64 576.0 3B 12 7 16 3 2 .885 .947 1.92 2.19 3.39 2.66 5 61.0 OF 11 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.55 1.77 1.92 2.13 10 79.7 LF 10 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.70 1.48 1.94 1.95 10 79.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1998 29 PIT NL 1B 157 1334 80 8 139 .994 .993 9.01 6.37 9.36 6.62 153 1359.0 1999 30 PIT NL 1B 155 1413 97 23 148 .985 .993 9.74 6.45 10.00 6.62 153 1358.7 2000 31 PIT NL 1B 129 1109 59 17 121 .986 .992 9.05 7.73 9.81 8.40 122 1071.3 DH 1 2001 32 PIT NL 1B 137 1153 70 7 119 .994 .993 8.93 7.30 10.20 8.34 125 1079.0 2002 33 PIT NL 1B 144 1278 89 13 119 .991 .992 9.49 6.94 10.88 7.96 127 1130.7 2003 34 PIT NL 1B 44 202 18 1 25 .995 .993 5.00 7.98 9.91 9.60 16 199.7 RF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.12 2.14 1 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1992 23 PIT NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 4.50 9.90 0 2.0 1993 24 PIT NL 1B 135 1116 101 3 108 .998 .992 9.01 7.41 10.37 8.52 121 1056.7 1994 25 PIT NL 1B 37 167 7 0 19 1.000 .992 4.70 8.11 11.08 9.73 11 141.3 1995 26 PIT NL 1B 6 30 2 0 2 1.000 .994 5.33 8.37 7.38 9.69 4 39.0 1996 27 KCR AL 1B 27 182 16 0 25 1.000 .992 7.33 7.92 9.62 9.24 21 185.3 1997 28 PIT NL 1B 77 619 51 2 47 .997 .993 8.70 8.16 10.47 9.52 64 576.0 1998 29 PIT NL 1B 157 1334 80 8 139 .994 .993 9.01 6.37 9.36 6.62 153 1359.0 1999 30 PIT NL 1B 155 1413 97 23 148 .985 .993 9.74 6.45 10.00 6.62 153 1358.7 2000 31 PIT NL 1B 129 1109 59 17 121 .986 .992 9.05 7.73 9.81 8.40 122 1071.3 2001 32 PIT NL 1B 137 1153 70 7 119 .994 .993 8.93 7.30 10.20 8.34 125 1079.0 2002 33 PIT NL 1B 144 1278 89 13 119 .991 .992 9.49 6.94 10.88 7.96 127 1130.7 2003 34 PIT NL 1B 44 202 18 1 25 .995 .993 5.00 7.98 9.91 9.60 16 199.7 1992 23 PIT NL 3B 7 2 1 1 0 .750 .938 0.43 2.29 1.35 2.66 1 20.0 1993 24 PIT NL 3B 6 6 11 0 0 1.000 .944 2.83 2.32 5.15 2.70 2 29.7 1994 25 PIT NL 3B 17 11 38 3 1 .942 .951 2.88 2.24 3.09 2.65 16 142.7 1995 26 PIT NL 3B 48 28 108 12 7 .919 .946 2.83 2.33 3.19 2.77 43 383.3 1996 27 KCR AL 3B 7 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 0.71 2.19 2.28 2.56 1 19.7 1997 28 PIT NL 3B 12 7 16 3 2 .885 .947 1.92 2.19 3.39 2.66 5 61.0 1996 27 KCR AL DH 3 2000 31 PIT NL DH 1 1994 25 PIT NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.91 1.91 1 4.7 1996 27 KCR AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1997 28 PIT NL LF 10 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.70 1.48 1.94 1.95 10 79.0 1994 25 PIT NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.12 2.25 1 8.0 1996 27 KCR AL OF 17 14 1 1 0 .938 .980 0.88 2.02 1.59 2.37 10 85.0 1997 28 PIT NL OF 11 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.55 1.77 1.92 2.13 10 79.7 2003 34 PIT NL OF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 1994 25 PIT NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.18 0 3.3 1996 27 KCR AL RF 15 14 1 1 0 .938 .980 1.00 1.72 1.65 2.17 10 82.0 1997 28 PIT NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 2003 34 PIT NL RF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.12 2.14 1 8.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B*1049 8604 590 74 872 .992 .993 8.76 7.20 10.09 7.91 917 8198.7 3B* 97 57 176 19 10 .925 .947 2.40 2.28 3.20 2.72 68 656.3 OF* 30 33 1 2 0 .944 .983 1.13 1.92 1.69 2.25 22 180.7 13 0 18# RF* 18 15 1 2 0 .889 .982 0.89 1.72 1.53 2.17 11 94.0 LF* 13 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.38 1.52 1.87 1.95 11 86.7 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1176 8694 767 95 882 .990 .991 8.05 6.66 9.42 7.42 1007 9036
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1997-NL-19-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

Games
1998 NL-159-9

Doubles
1998 NL-40-10
1999 NL-41-7

Hit By Pitch
1993 NL-9-6
1998 NL-11-7
1999 NL-12-4
2001 NL-11-10

Sac. Flies
1993 NL-9-2
1997 NL-8-8
1998 NL-9-4

Grounded into Double Plays
1998 NL-20-7

Caught Stealing
2001 NL-11-8

Power/Speed Number
1999 NL-23.8-9

Outs
1998 NL-468-9

     

Gray Ink: Batting - 5 (1714) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.6 (1759) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.0 (1068) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1990.

March 26, 1996: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 1, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

December 5, 1996: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

March 31, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 29, 2003: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Pittsburgh Pirates$109,000
1994Pittsburgh Pirates$160,000
1995Pittsburgh Pirates$160,000
1996Kansas City Royals$150,000
1997Pittsburgh Pirates$400,000
1998Pittsburgh Pirates$1,600,000
1999Pittsburgh Pirates$2,100,000
2000Pittsburgh Pirates$5,625,000
2001Pittsburgh Pirates$6,125,000
2002Pittsburgh Pirates$5,625,000
2003Pittsburgh Pirates$6,625,000
Career (may be incomplete)$28,679,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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