Ernie Young

Ernest Wesley Young

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

Born: July 8, 1969 in Chicago, IL
High School: Mendel Catholic HS (Chicago, IL)
School: Lewis University (Romeoville, IL)
Drafted
by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1994
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Royals/Diamondbacks/Tigers/Indians 1994-2004

Final Game: September 24, 2004
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Standard Batting

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
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 89/7
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 Yrs 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

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1994 24 OAK AL 11 31 -7 -0 -0 5 -0 -3 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .476 .498 -0.6 0.4 -6 $ /78D9
1995 25 OAK AL 26 58 0 -0 -0 -1 -1 -2 -0.2 2 -0 0.0 .492 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 $111,000 9/87
1996 26 OAK AL 141 528 -10 -0 -1 -3 1 -14 -0.9 17 3 0.6 .491 .492 0.8 0.0 6 $112,000 *89/7
1997 27 OAK AL 71 200 -6 -2 -0 -8 0 -15 -1.4 7 -9 -0.8 .479 .491 0.0 -0.7 -1 $195,000 89/7
1998 28 KCR AL 25 56 -5 -0 -0 3 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .487 .498 -0.4 0.2 -4 $215,000 9/87
1999 29 ARI NL 6 15 -1 -0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .474 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $450,000 /97
2003 33 DET AL 5 15 -0 -2 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .458 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /D
2004 34 CLE AL 3 5 1 0 0 0 -0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .519 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /D
8 Seasons 288 908 -27 -4 -2 -6 -1 -40 -3.4 30 -11 -0.7 .487 .497 -0.3 -0.4 -5 $1,083,000
OAK (4 yrs) 249 817 -22 -2 -2 -8 0 -34 -2.8 27 -7 -0.4 .487 .495 0.3 -0.4 0 $418,000
ARI (1 yr) 6 15 -1 -0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .474 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $450,000
KCR (1 yr) 25 56 -5 -0 -0 3 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .487 .498 -0.4 0.2 -4 $215,000
CLE (1 yr) 3 5 1 0 0 0 -0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .519 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $
DET (1 yr) 5 15 -0 -2 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .458 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $

Advanced Batting

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 -10.2 -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 .756 73 .298 -6.7 -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 .116 -5.1 -0.5 .426 .170 .113 1.3
1999 29 ARI NL 15 9 1 3.0 117 .222 .182 .277 .400 .353 .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 Yrs 908 664 93 3.8 112 .270 .225 .273 .310 .345 .378 .436 .688 .781 77 .337 -29.3 -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 -29.3 -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 .353 .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 -2.7 .613 .265 .155 14.6
NL (1 yr) 15 9 1 3.0 117 .222 .182 .277 .400 .353 .182 .446 .582 .798 54 .257 -0.6 -0.1 .667 .273 .000

Ratio Batting*

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% 12.4% 22%
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 Yrs 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 2.8% 16.7% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 1.87 5.3 31.7 7.4 0.80 1.09 70% 22% 8.2% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1994 24 OAK AL -6.4 -0.6 31 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .61 -0.5 -0.1 -6.5 -0.6 1.01 -6.4 0.03 2
1995 25 OAK AL -0.8 -0.1 59 0.2 1.0 -0.8 .77 0.1 0.2 -0.0 0.0 0.87 -0.4 0.10 2
1996 26 OAK AL -10.2 -0.9 548 -3.1 8.1 -11.2 1.02 -0.9 -2.1 -19.3 -1.7 0.95 -10.7 1.06 5
1997 27 OAK AL -6.7 -0.6 209 -1.6 2.5 -4.1 1.01 -0.8 -0.7 -12.8 -1.2 0.98 -9.2 0.00 2
1998 28 KCR AL -5.1 -0.5 59 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 .94 -0.3 -0.1 -6.2 -0.6 0.89 -4.1 0.64 4
1999 29 ARI NL -0.6 -0.1 15 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .66 -0.0 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 0.95 -0.8 0.43 1
2003 33 DET AL -0.2 -0.0 17 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 1.24 -0.2 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.99 -1.7 0.46 1
2004 34 CLE AL 0.7 0.1 5 0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.06 0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.0 1.01 0.3 1.67 1
8 Yrs -29.3 -2.7 943 -5.6 12.7 -18.3 .98 -2.6 -3.1 -49.3 -4.6 0.95 -32.9 0.59 18

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
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 1 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 Yrs 10 0 32% 323 10 11 48% 9 11 1 0 0 0 6 3 9 19 50% 47 25 22 11 6 5 28 11 16

Situational Hitting*

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 2 0 0 0 0.03 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 0.10 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 3 0 0% 32 3 9% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1996 26 OAK AL 528 27% 112 6 0 5 2 0 0 1.06 19 0 19 13 6 10 9 0 6 3 50% 100 13 13% 50 14 28% 330 46 14% 28 12 43% 19 13 68% 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 4 80% 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 0.43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
2003 33 DET AL 15 53% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.46 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 1 1 0 0 1.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 908 34% 179 13 3 18 5 0 1 0.59 27 0 26 19 8 15 12 0 9 5 56% 174 25 14% 82 22 27% 577 67 12% 44 19 43% 28 20 71% 0
MLB Averages 54% 72% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 Yrs 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 3.72 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 45% 80% 30% 5% 15% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

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

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
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 6 0 9 14 .196 .308 .357 .665 7 26
1996 26 141 514 453 62 103 17 4 17 55 6 48 118 .227 .307 .395 .702 54 141
1997 27 71 200 175 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 Yrs 296 913 805 97 168 30 4 25 79 9 87 218 .209 .292 .349 .641 85 288
162 Game Avg. 162 500 441 53 92 16 2 14 43 5 48 119 .209 .292 .349 .641 47 288

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