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Ernie Young
Ernest Wesley Young

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 8, 1969 in Chicago, IL
High School: Mendal Catholic (Chicago, IL)
School: Lewis University
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1994
Final Game: September 24, 2004
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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
1994	24	OAK	AL	11	31	30	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	8	.067	.097	.100	.197	-47	3	1	0	0	0	0	/78D9
1995	25	OAK	AL	26	58	50	9	10	3	0	2	5	0	0	8	12	.200	.310	.380	.690	86	19	1	0	0	0	0	9/87
1996	26	OAK	AL	141	528	462	72	112	19	4	19	64	7	5	52	118	.242	.326	.424	.750	88	196	13	7	3	4	1	*89/7
1997	27	OAK	AL	71	200	175	22	39	7	0	5	15	1	3	19	57	.223	.303	.349	.652	73	61	6	2	2	2	0	89/D7
1998	28	KCR	AL	25	56	53	2	10	3	0	1	3	2	1	2	9	.189	.232	.302	.534	37	16	3	1	0	0	0	9/87
1999	29	ARI	NL	6	15	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.182	.400	.182	.582	54	2	0	1	0	0	0	/97

2003	33	DET	AL	5	15	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	.182	.400	.182	.582	67	2	1	0	0	0	0	/D
2004	34	CLE	AL	3	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.500	.600	.500	1.100	200	2	0	0	0	0	0	/D
8 Seasons				288	908	796	108	179	33	4	27	90	10	11	90	213	.225	.310	.378	.688	77	301	25	11	5	6	1
162 Game Avg.				162	511	448	61	101	19	2	15	51	6	6	51	120	.225	.310	.378	.688	77	169	14	6	3	3	1

OAK (4 yrs)				249	817	717	105	163	30	4	26	87	8	8	80	195	.227	.310	.389	.699	79	279	21	9	5	6	1
ARI (1 yr)				6	15	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.182	.400	.182	.582	54	2	0	1	0	0	0
KCR (1 yr)				25	56	53	2	10	3	0	1	3	2	1	2	9	.189	.232	.302	.534	37	16	3	1	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				3	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.500	.600	.500	1.100	200	2	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				5	15	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	.182	.400	.182	.582	67	2	1	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				282	893	785	107	177	33	4	27	90	10	11	87	211	.225	.309	.381	.689	77	299	25	10	5	6	1
NL (1 yr)				6	15	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.182	.400	.182	.582	54	2	0	1	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
1994	24	OAK	AL	31	29	0	0.0	103	.091	.067	.262	.097	.332	.100	.416	.197	.748	-47	.000	-6.4	-0.6	.138	.067	.033
1995	25	OAK	AL	58	41	6	3.9	101	.222	.200	.259	.310	.332	.380	.410	.690	.741	86	.371	-0.8	-0.1	.659	.340	.180	.0
1996	26	OAK	AL	528	375	63	4.5	117	.283	.242	.278	.326	.352	.424	.447	.750	.799	88	.402	-10.3	-0.9	.698	.299	.182	10.2
1997	27	OAK	AL	200	149	18	3.2	105	.296	.223	.266	.303	.335	.349	.421	.652	.757	73	.298	-6.6	-0.6	.552	.223	.126	1.7
1998	28	KCR	AL	56	47	3	1.7	111	.209	.189	.273	.232	.342	.302	.434	.534	.776	37	.114	-5.1	-0.5	.426	.170	.113	1.3
1999	29	ARI	NL	15	9	1	3.0	117	.222	.182	.277	.400	.352	.182	.446	.582	.798	54	.258	-0.6	-0.1	.667	.273	.000

2003	33	DET	AL	15	12	1	2.2	101	.333	.182	.259	.400	.324	.182	.415	.582	.739	67	.184	-0.2	-0.0	.333	.182	.000
2004	34	CLE	AL	5	2	1	13.4	104	1.000	.500	.263	.600	.330	.500	.423	1.100	.753	200	.850	0.7	0.1	1.500	.250	.000
8 Seasons				908	664	93	3.8	112	.270	.225	.273	.310	.345	.378	.436	.688	.781	77	.337	-29.2	-2.7	.614	.265	.153	14.6
162 Game Avg.				511	374	52	3.8	112	.270	.225	.273	.310	.345	.378	.436	.688	.781	77	.337	-29.2	-2.7	.614	.265	.153	8

OAK (4 yrs)				817	594	87	3.9	112	.273	.227	.273	.310	.346	.389	.437	.699	.782	79	.354	-24.1	-2.2	.631	.273	.162	12.2
ARI (1 yr)				15	9	1	3.0	117	.222	.182	.277	.400	.352	.182	.446	.582	.798	54	.257	-0.6	-0.1	.667	.273	.000
KCR (1 yr)				56	47	3	1.7	111	.209	.189	.273	.232	.342	.302	.434	.534	.776	37	.115	-5.1	-0.5	.426	.170	.113	1.3
CLE (1 yr)				5	2	1	13.4	104	1.000	.500	.263	.600	.330	.500	.423	1.100	.753	200	.850	0.7	0.1	1.500	.250	.000
DET (1 yr)				15	12	1	2.2	101	.333	.182	.259	.400	.324	.182	.415	.582	.739	67	.184	-0.2	-0.0	.333	.182	.000

AL (7 yrs)				893	655	92	3.8	112	.271	.225	.273	.309	.345	.381	.436	.689	.781	77	.338	-28.7	-2.6	.613	.265	.155	14.6
NL (1 yr)				15	9	1	3.0	117	.222	.182	.277	.400	.352	.182	.446	.582	.798	54	.257	-0.6	-0.1	.667	.273	.000

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
1994	24	OAK	AL	31	0.0%	25.8%	3.2%	3.2%	50%	8.00	3.8		10.0	0.62	0.75	71%	18%	0.0%	15%
1995	25	OAK	AL	58	3.5%	20.7%	13.8%	8.6%	50%	1.50	4.2	25.0	10.0	0.80	0.69	62%	11%	11.1%	10%
1996	26	OAK	AL	528	3.6%	22.4%	9.9%	8.0%	38%	2.27	3.9	24.3	7.2	0.74	1.14	62%	19%	12.3%	21%
1997	27	OAK	AL	200	2.5%	28.5%	9.5%	6.0%	31%	3.00	3.1	35.0	11.7	1.25	2.00	58%	19%	11.4%	15%
1998	28	KCR	AL	56	1.8%	16.1%	3.6%	7.1%	40%	4.50	5.9	53.0	17.7	1.32	1.77	77%	11%	6.3%	16%
1999	29	ARI	NL	15	0.0%	13.3%	20.0%	0.0%	0%	0.67	5.5			0.29	0.14	60%	22%	0.0%	0%

2003	33	DET	AL	15	0.0%	33.3%	26.7%	0.0%	0%	1.25	2.2			2.00	4.00	40%	17%	0.0%	0%
2004	34	CLE	AL	5	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0%	2.00	2.0			1.00		40%	0%	0.0%	0%
8 Seasons				908	3.0%	23.5%	9.9%	7.1%	36%	2.37	3.7	29.5	8.8	0.86	1.23	62%	18%	10.7%	18%
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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1994	24	OAK	AL	0	0	67%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33%	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
1995	25	OAK	AL	2	0	44%	39	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	63%	4	2	2	0	0	0	4	1	3
1996	26	OAK	AL	4	0	35%	174	7	5	58%	7	5	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	14	51%	25	12	13	9	4	5	13	7	6
1997	27	OAK	AL	3	0	31%	74	1	3	25%	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	52%	13	7	6	2	2	0	8	1	6
1998	28	KCR	AL	1	0	8%	11	2	1	67%	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1999	29	ARI	NL	0	0	17%	9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	33	DET	AL	0	0	0%	6	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	34	CLE	AL	0	0	0%	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 Seasons				10	0	32%	323	10	11	48%	9	11	1	0	0	0	6	3	10	19	50%	47	25	22	11	6	5	28	11	16
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
1994	24	OAK	AL	31	55%	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	1	14%	4	1	25%	25	3	12%	2	1	50%	2	2	100%	0
1995	25	OAK	AL	58	24%	10	1	1	2	0	0	0	0.12	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		8	1	13%	2	0	0%	32	3	9%	3	2	67%	3	2	67%	0
1996	26	OAK	AL	528	27%	112	6	0	5	2	0	0	1.01	19	0	19	13	6	10	9	0	6	3	50%	100	13	13%	50	14	28%	330	46	14%	28	12	43%	35	9	26%	0
1997	27	OAK	AL	200	36%	39	3	2	2	1	0	1	0.00	5	0	6	5	0	3	2	0	3	2	67%	42	6	14%	17	5	29%	134	13	10%	10	4	40%	5	2	40%	0
1998	28	KCR	AL	56	66%	10	3	0	4	1	0	0	0.64	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		12	3	25%	7	2	29%	30	2	7%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
1999	29	ARI	NL	15	80%	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.44	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	10	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	0

2003	33	DET	AL	15	53%	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	33%	0	0		12	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2004	34	CLE	AL	5	80%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		4	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
8 Seasons				908	34%	179	13	3	16	4	0	1	0.55	27	0	26	19	8	15	12	0	9	5	56%	174	25	14%	81	22	27%	577	67	12%	44	19	43%	49	16	33%	0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1994	24	OAK	AL	31	117	3.77	74	63%	18%	23%	30%	30%	82%	0%	52%	72%	35%	3%	1	1	10%	3	2	3%	1	0	0%	0	0	0
1995	25	OAK	AL	54	212	3.93	131	62%	24%	22%	27%	27%	76%	0%	47%	71%	37%	15%	8	0	19%	10	1	13%	7	6	8%	4	0	0
1996	26	OAK	AL	452	1741	3.85	1045	60%	25%	21%	24%	29%	75%	0%	45%	71%	37%	6%	27	1	15%	67	20	9%	42	25	29%	76	0	0
1997	27	OAK	AL	188	718	3.82	440	61%	23%	25%	27%	26%	78%	0%	47%	67%	41%	4%	7	0	15%	28	14	10%	18	11	30%	12	0	0
1998	28	KCR	AL	56	174	3.11	115	66%	21%	21%	20%	38%	79%	0%	52%	74%	38%	0%	0	0	9%	5	5	5%	3	2	22%	0	0	0
1999	29	ARI	NL	15	52	3.47	28	54%	11%	21%	36%	32%	89%	0%	48%	76%	47%	0%	0	0	20%	3	3	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0

2003	33	DET	AL	15	71	4.73	34	48%	24%	32%	26%	18%	76%	0%	37%	58%	53%	7%	1	0	13%	2	0	33%	5	1	40%	0	0	0
2004	34	CLE	AL	5	22	4.40	12	55%	17%	50%	17%	17%	83%	0%	45%	40%	60%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	20%	1	0	50%	0	0	0
8 Seasons				816	3107	3.81	1879	60%	24%	23%	25%	28%	76%	0%	46%	70%	39%	5%	44	2	14%	118	45	9%	77	45	27%	92	0	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
1994	24	11	31	30	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	8	.067	.097	.100	.197	-47	3	1	0	0	0	0
1995	25	37	89	80	11	12	4	0	2	8	0	0	9	20	.150	.236	.275	.511	38	22	2	0	0	0	0
1996	26	178	617	542	83	124	23	4	21	72	7	5	61	138	.229	.313	.402	.715	81	218	15	7	3	4	1
1997	27	249	817	717	105	163	30	4	26	87	8	8	80	195	.227	.310	.389	.699	79	279	21	9	5	6	1
1998	28	274	873	770	107	173	33	4	27	90	10	9	82	204	.225	.305	.383	.688	76	295	24	10	5	6	1
1999	29	280	888	781	108	175	33	4	27	90	10	9	85	206	.224	.307	.380	.687	76	297	24	11	5	6	1
2000	30	280	888	781	108	175	33	4	27	90	10	9	85	206	.224	.307	.380	.687	76	297	24	11	5	6	1
2001	31	280	888	781	108	175	33	4	27	90	10	9	85	206	.224	.307	.380	.687	76	297	24	11	5	6	1
2002	32	280	888	781	108	175	33	4	27	90	10	9	85	206	.224	.307	.380	.687	76	297	24	11	5	6	1
2003	33	285	903	792	108	177	33	4	27	90	10	11	89	211	.223	.308	.378	.686	76	299	25	11	5	6	1
2004	34	288	908	796	108	179	33	4	27	90	10	11	90	213	.225	.310	.378	.688	77	301	25	11	5	6	1

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1994	24	16	44	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.000	.023	.000	.023	0	11
1995	25	29	65	56	10	11	3	0	2	5	0	9	14	.196	.308	.357	.665	7	26
1996	26	141	512	454	63	104	18	4	18	56	6	48	118	.229	.309	.405	.714	55	141
1997	27	71	198	175	22	39	7	0	5	15	1	19	57	.223	.303	.349	.652	18	71
1998	28	25	55	52	2	9	3	0	1	3	2	2	9	.173	.218	.288	.507	3	25
1999	29	6	15	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.182	.400	.182	.582	1	6

2003	33	5	15	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	.182	.400	.182	.582	1	5
2004	34	3	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.500	.600	.500	1.100	1	3
8 Seasons		296	909	806	98	169	31	4	26	79	9	87	218	.210	.293	.355	.647	86	288
162 Game Avg.		162	497	441	54	92	17	2	14	43	5	48	119	.210	.293	.355	.647	47	288

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