Ned Yost
Edgar Frederick Yost
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 19, 1955 in Eureka, CA
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1980
Final Game: October 6, 1985
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1980 24 MIL AL 15 31 31 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .161 .161 .161 .323 -10 5 1 0 0 0 0 2
1981 25 MIL AL 18 30 27 4 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 6 .222 .300 .556 .856 148 15 0 0 0 0 0 2
1982 26 MIL AL 40 107 98 13 27 6 3 1 8 3 1 7 20 .276 .324 .429 .752 111 42 1 0 2 0 0 2/D
1983 27 MIL AL 61 210 196 21 44 5 1 6 28 1 0 5 36 .224 .243 .352 .595 67 69 6 0 8 1 0 2
1984 28 TEX AL 80 251 242 15 44 4 0 6 25 1 2 6 47 .182 .201 .273 .474 28 66 5 0 2 1 0 2
1985 29 MON NL 5 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
6 Seasons 219 640 605 54 128 15 4 16 64 5 3 21 117 .212 .237 .329 .566 57 199 13 0 12 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 473 448 40 95 11 3 12 47 4 2 16 87 .212 .237 .329 .566 57 147 10 0 9 1 0
MIL (4 yrs) 134 378 352 38 82 11 4 10 39 4 1 15 68 .233 .264 .372 .636 79 131 8 0 10 1 0
TEX (1 yr) 80 251 242 15 44 4 0 6 25 1 2 6 47 .182 .201 .273 .474 28 66 5 0 2 1 0
MON (1 yr) 5 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 214 629 594 53 126 15 4 16 64 5 3 21 115 .212 .238 .332 .570 58 197 13 0 12 2 0
NL (1 yr) 5 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 5 2 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1980 24 MIL AL 31 27 1 1.0 96 .200 .161 .266 .161 .327 .161 .394 .323 .721 -10 .058 -4.7 -0.5 .185 .000 .000
1981 25 MIL AL 30 21 5 6.4 85 .167 .222 .250 .300 .314 .556 .364 .856 .678 148 .694 1.4 0.1 .857 .444 .333 .0
1982 26 MIL AL 107 75 14 5.0 93 .338 .276 .257 .324 .320 .429 .392 .752 .711 111 .541 1.2 0.1 .699 .245 .153 1.5
1983 27 MIL AL 210 167 15 2.4 92 .245 .224 .257 .243 .318 .352 .388 .595 .706 67 .238 -9.4 -0.9 .475 .158 .128 1.7
1984 28 TEX AL 251 208 12 1.6 99 .200 .182 .267 .201 .330 .273 .403 .474 .733 28 .124 -25.0 -2.5 .346 .112 .091 1.7
1985 29 MON NL 11 9 0 0.0 91 .222 .182 .254 .182 .321 .182 .379 .364 .700 5 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .222 .000 .000
6 Seasons 640 507 47 2.5 95 .236 .212 .261 .237 .324 .329 .394 .566 .717 57 .251 -38.0 -3.8 .450 .155 .117 7.6
162 Game Avg. 473 375 35 2.5 95 .236 .212 .261 .237 .324 .329 .394 .566 .717 57 .251 -38.0 -3.8 .450 .155 .117 6
MIL (4 yrs) 378 290 35 3.2 92 .262 .233 .257 .264 .319 .372 .388 .636 .707 79 .351 -11.6 -1.2 .534 .190 .139 5.7
TEX (1 yr) 251 208 12 1.5 99 .200 .182 .267 .201 .330 .273 .403 .474 .733 28 .123 -25.0 -2.5 .346 .112 .091 1.7
MON (1 yr) 11 9 0 0.0 91 .222 .182 .254 .182 .321 .182 .379 .364 .700 5 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .222 .000 .000
AL (5 yrs) 629 498 47 2.5 95 .237 .212 .261 .238 .324 .332 .394 .570 .717 58 .257 -36.6 -3.7 .455 .158 .120 7.6
NL (1 yr) 11 9 0 0.0 91 .222 .182 .254 .182 .321 .182 .379 .364 .700 5 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .222 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1982 26 MIL AL WS STL L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1980 24 MIL AL 31 0.0% 19.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.2 1.00 81%
1981 25 MIL AL 30 10.0% 20.0% 10.0% 10.0% 50% 2.00 4.5 9.0 9.0 1.29 60%
1982 26 MIL AL 107 0.9% 18.7% 6.5% 9.4% 37% 2.86 4.9 98.0 12.3 1.39 72%
1983 27 MIL AL 210 2.9% 17.1% 2.4% 5.7% 27% 7.20 5.4 32.7 7.0 1.11 74%
1984 28 TEX AL 251 2.4% 18.7% 2.4% 4.0% 23% 7.83 5.1 40.3 9.7 0.85 76%
1985 29 MON NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.5 0.75 82%
6 Seasons 640 2.5% 18.3% 3.3% 5.5% 27% 5.57 5.2 37.8 9.5 1.02 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1980 24 MIL AL 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1981 25 MIL AL 0 0 17% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 26 MIL AL 0 0 36% 47 3 1 75% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 42% 6 4 2 1 0 1 5 2 2
1983 27 MIL AL 3 0 35% 68 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 31% 8 6 2 1 0 0 4 1 2
1984 28 TEX AL 5 0 21% 64 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 42% 6 3 3 2 1 1 4 3 1
1985 29 MON NL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 9 0 29% 193 5 3 63% 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 6 33% 24 17 7 5 2 2 13 6 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1980 24 MIL AL 31 32% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 18 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1981 25 MIL AL 30 37% 6 0 0 0 0 0.11 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1982 26 MIL AL 107 47% 27 1 0 0 0 0.01 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 67% 20 1 5% 11 3 27% 66 7 11% 4 1 25% 6 2 33% 0
1983 27 MIL AL 210 42% 44 1 1 0 1 1.72 6 0 5 1 5 2 4 0 8 8 100% 45 6 13% 21 10 48% 142 25 18% 10 8 80% 12 4 33% 0
1984 28 TEX AL 251 54% 44 3 0 0 0 1.88 6 0 6 1 5 4 2 0 2 2 100% 54 5 9% 26 7 27% 167 19 11% 16 4 25% 15 6 40% 0
1985 29 MON NL 11 55% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
6 Seasons 640 47% 128 5 1 0 1 1.48 16 0 13 6 10 7 9 0 14 12 86% 128 13 10% 60 21 35% 412 51 12% 32 13 41% 40 13 33% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 24 15 31 31 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .161 .161 .161 .323 -10 5 1 0 0 0 0
1981 25 33 61 58 4 11 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 12 .190 .230 .345 .574 62 20 1 0 0 0 0
1982 26 73 168 156 17 38 6 3 4 11 3 1 10 32 .244 .289 .397 .687 93 62 2 0 2 0 0
1983 27 134 378 352 38 82 11 4 10 39 4 1 15 68 .233 .264 .372 .636 79 131 8 0 10 1 0
1984 28 214 629 594 53 126 15 4 16 64 5 3 21 115 .212 .238 .332 .570 58 197 13 0 12 2 0
1985 29 219 640 605 54 128 15 4 16 64 5 3 21 117 .212 .237 .329 .566 57 199 13 0 12 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1980 24 15 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 15
1981 25 27 49 43 8 11 0 0 6 6 0 6 9 .256 .347 .674 1.021 9 18
1982 26 40 109 101 15 30 7 3 1 9 3 8 20 .297 .349 .455 .804 16 40
1983 27 61 202 196 23 44 5 1 6 31 1 5 36 .224 .243 .352 .595 17 61
1984 28 80 247 240 15 42 4 0 6 25 1 6 47 .175 .194 .267 .461 12 80
1985 29 5 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
6 Seasons 228 649 622 61 127 16 4 19 71 5 25 120 .204 .234 .334 .569 55 219
162 Game Avg. 162 461 442 43 90 11 3 14 50 4 18 85 .204 .234 .334 .569 39 219

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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