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Gerald Young
Gerald Anthony Young
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 22, 1964 in Tela, Honduras
High School: Santa Ana Valley (Santa Ana Valley, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 8, 1987
Final Game: August 11, 1994
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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
1987 22 HOU NL 71 303 274 44 88 9 2 1 15 26 9 26 27 .321 .380 .380 .759 106 104 1 1 0 2 0 8 RoY-5
1988 23 HOU NL 149 655 576 79 148 21 9 0 37 65 27 66 66 .257 .334 .325 .658 94 187 10 3 5 5 1 *8
1989 24 HOU NL 146 620 533 71 124 17 3 0 38 34 25 74 60 .233 .326 .276 .602 77 147 7 2 6 5 4 *8
1990 25 HOU NL 57 179 154 15 27 4 1 1 4 6 3 20 23 .175 .269 .234 .502 42 36 3 0 4 1 0 8
1991 26 HOU NL 108 169 142 26 31 3 1 1 11 16 5 24 17 .218 .327 .275 .602 77 39 3 0 1 2 0 8/79
1992 27 HOU NL 74 90 76 14 14 1 1 0 4 6 2 10 11 .184 .279 .224 .503 48 17 2 0 4 0 0 98/7
1993 28 COL NL 19 23 19 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 .053 .217 .053 .270 -27 1 2 0 0 0 0 /978
1994 29 STL NL 16 44 41 5 13 3 2 0 3 2 1 3 8 .317 .364 .488 .851 122 20 1 0 0 0 0 /879
8 Seasons 640 2083 1815 259 446 58 19 3 113 155 73 227 213 .246 .329 .304 .633 82 551 29 6 20 15 5
162 Game Avg. 162 527 459 66 113 15 5 1 29 39 18 57 54 .246 .329 .304 .633 82 139 7 2 5 4 1
HOU (6 yrs) 605 2016 1755 249 432 55 17 3 109 153 71 220 204 .246 .330 .302 .632 83 530 26 6 20 15 5
COL (1 yr) 19 23 19 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 .053 .217 .053 .270 -27 1 2 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 16 44 41 5 13 3 2 0 3 2 1 3 8 .317 .364 .488 .851 122 20 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 HOU NL 22 CF 67 64 572.1 149 141 5 3 1 .980 -6.8 -14.3 -6.8 -5.3 -1.5 0 2.30 2.18 .984 2.53 2.05 RoY-5
1987 HOU NL 22 OF 67 64 572.1 151 143 5 3 1 .980 -6.8 -14.3 -6.8 -5.3 -1.5 0 2.33 2.21 .981 2.19 1.83 RoY-5
1988 HOU NL 23 CF 145 144 1280.1 375 361 11 3 2 .992 -5.8 -5.4 -5.8 -5.3 -0.5 0 2.61 2.57 .986 2.66 2.28
1988 HOU NL 23 OF 145 144 1280.1 370 357 10 3 1 .992 -5.8 -5.4 -5.8 -5.3 -0.5 0 2.58 2.53 .982 2.28 1.98
1989 HOU NL 24 CF 143 136 1253.2 424 407 16 1 6 .998 13.2 12.6 9.2 6.1 3.1 4 3.04 2.96 .985 2.69 2.33
1989 HOU NL 24 OF 143 136 1253.2 428 412 15 1 5 .998 13.2 12.6 9.2 6.1 3.1 4 3.07 2.99 .981 2.32 1.96
1990 HOU NL 25 CF 50 36 352.1 107 102 4 1 1 .991 -1.3 -4.4 -3.3 0.7 -4.0 2 2.71 2.12 .984 2.74 2.35
1990 HOU NL 25 OF 50 36 352.1 104 99 4 1 1 .990 -1.3 -4.4 -3.3 0.7 -4.0 2 2.63 2.06 .981 2.39 2.01
1991 HOU NL 26 OF 84 21 337.2 100 96 4 0 1 1.000 4.5 16.0 1.5 4.3 -2.8 3 2.67 1.19 .983 2.28 1.88
1991 HOU NL 26 CF 78 20 315.1 93 89 4 0 1 1.000 4.3 16.4 1.3 4.3 -3.0 3 2.65 1.19 .985 2.59 2.12
1991 HOU NL 26 LF 6 1 18.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 13.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.44 1.17 .986 2.16 1.67
1991 HOU NL 26 RF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 1.65
1992 HOU NL 27 OF 57 9 180.0 55 53 0 2 0 .964 1.2 8.0 2.2 2.2 0.0 -1 2.65 0.93 .984 2.34 1.96
1992 HOU NL 27 RF 43 0 82.1 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.2 32.1 2.2 2.8 -0.6 0 1.97 0.42 .978 2.08 1.66
1992 HOU NL 27 CF 14 8 82.2 33 31 0 2 0 .939 -1.6 -23.2 -0.6 -1.2 0.6 -1 3.38 2.21 .991 2.80 2.44
1992 HOU NL 27 LF 6 1 15.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 48.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 2.40 0.67 .975 2.16 1.65
1993 COL NL 28 OF 11 2 44.2 17 15 0 2 0 .882 -0.8 -21.5 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 0 3.02 1.36 .982 2.34 2.00
1993 COL NL 28 RF 5 2 22.0 9 7 0 2 0 .778 -1.2 -65.5 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 2.86 1.40 .978 2.17 1.78
1993 COL NL 28 LF 4 0 13.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 52.7 0.6 0.8 -0.2 0 3.29 1.25 .980 2.11 1.70
1993 COL NL 28 CF 3 0 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 0 4.00 1.33 .975 2.80 2.37
1994 STL NL 29 OF 11 8 75.2 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 15.9 1.0 -0.4 1.4 0 2.26 1.73 .979 2.24 1.90
1994 STL NL 29 CF 6 5 47.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 5.1 0.2 -1.0 1.2 0 2.49 2.17 .985 2.62 2.40
1994 STL NL 29 LF 3 2 18.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 38.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 2.41 1.67 .980 1.93 1.43
1994 STL NL 29 RF 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 2.16 1.80
8 Seasons OF 568 420 4096.2 1244 1194 38 12 9 .990 5.2 1.5 -2.8 2.7 -5.5 8 2.71 2.17 .981 2.29 1.94
8 Seasons CF 506 413 3912.2 1198 1148 40 10 11 .992 2.0 0.6 -6.0 -1.3 -4.7 8 2.73 2.35 .985 2.65 2.25
4 Seasons RF 52 3 118.1 29 27 0 2 0 .931 1.2 12.2 1.2 2.0 -0.8 0 2.05 0.52 .979 2.10 1.68
4 Seasons LF 19 4 65.2 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 36.5 2.0 2.0 0.0 0 2.88 1.11 .981 2.08 1.63
8 Seasons TOT 568 420 4096.2 1244 1194 38 12 9 .990 5.2 1.5 -2.8 2.7 -5.5 8 2.71 2.17 .972 2.29 1.94
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1988 NL--9--3rd

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1988 NL--65--2nd
1989 NL--34--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1988 NL--27--1st
1989 NL--25--1st

Outs Made s c a p y
1988 NL--475--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1625), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

August 31, 1984: Sent by the New York Mets to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on August 28, 1984. The New York Mets sent players to be named later to the Houston Astros for Ray Knight.

October 5, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

October 29, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

May 19, 1993: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

June 4, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

July 20, 1993: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

August 7, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

December 23, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Houston Astros$62,500
1988Houston Astros$85,000
1989Houston Astros$150,000
1990Houston Astros$280,000
1991Houston Astros$340,000
1992Houston Astros$420,000
1993Colorado Rockies$310,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,647,500
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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