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Kevin Young
Kevin Stacey Young
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 219 lb.

Born: June 16, 1969 in Alpena, MI
Schools: University of Southern Mississippi
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 12, 1992
Final Game: June 27, 2003
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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
1992 23 PIT NL 10 9 7 2 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 .571 .667 .571 1.238 257 4 0 0 0 0 0 /53
1993 24 PIT NL 141 508 449 38 106 24 3 6 47 2 2 36 82 .236 .300 .343 .643 73 154 10 9 5 9 3 *3/5
1994 25 PIT NL 59 134 122 15 25 7 2 1 11 0 2 8 34 .205 .258 .320 .577 49 39 3 1 2 1 2 35/79
1995 26 PIT NL 56 195 181 13 42 9 0 6 22 1 3 8 53 .232 .268 .381 .649 68 69 5 2 1 3 0 5/3
1996 27 KCR AL 55 143 132 20 32 6 0 8 23 3 3 11 32 .242 .301 .470 .770 92 62 2 0 0 0 0 39/5D7
1997 28 PIT NL 97 362 333 59 100 18 3 18 74 11 2 16 89 .300 .332 .535 .867 120 178 6 4 1 8 1 357/9 MVP-19
1998 29 PIT NL 159 656 592 88 160 40 2 27 108 15 7 44 127 .270 .328 .481 .809 108 285 20 11 0 9 1 *3
1999 30 PIT NL 156 675 584 103 174 41 6 26 106 22 10 75 124 .298 .387 .522 .909 127 305 13 12 0 4 5 *3
2000 31 PIT NL 132 541 496 77 128 27 0 20 88 8 3 32 96 .258 .311 .433 .744 86 215 15 8 0 5 1 *3/D
2001 32 PIT NL 142 507 449 53 104 33 0 14 65 15 11 42 119 .232 .310 .399 .708 80 179 17 11 0 5 3 *3
2002 33 PIT NL 146 525 468 60 115 26 1 16 51 4 6 50 101 .246 .322 .408 .730 90 191 13 4 0 3 2 *3
2003 34 PIT NL 52 96 84 8 17 4 0 2 7 1 0 12 25 .202 .302 .321 .624 62 27 1 0 0 0 0 3/9
12 Seasons 1205 4351 3897 536 1007 235 17 144 606 83 49 336 882 .258 .324 .438 .762 95 1708 105 62 9 47 18
162 Game Avg. 162 585 524 72 135 32 2 19 81 11 7 45 119 .258 .324 .438 .762 95 230 14 8 1 6 2
PIT (11 yrs) 1150 4208 3765 516 975 229 17 136 583 80 46 325 850 .259 .324 .437 .762 95 1646 103 62 9 47 18
KCR (1 yr) 55 143 132 20 32 6 0 8 23 3 3 11 32 .242 .301 .470 .770 92 62 2 0 0 0 0
NL (11 yrs) 1150 4208 3765 516 975 229 17 136 583 80 46 325 850 .259 .324 .437 .762 95 1646 103 62 9 47 18
AL (1 yr) 55 143 132 20 32 6 0 8 23 3 3 11 32 .242 .301 .470 .770 92 62 2 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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1992 PIT NL 23 3B 7 1 20.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 -0.6 -36.0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 0 1.35 0.43 .950 2.66 2.29
1992 PIT NL 23 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1993 PIT NL 24 1B 135 121 1056.2 1220 1116 101 3 108 .998 7.4 8.4 6.4 0.3 6.1 1 10.37 9.01 .992 8.52 7.41
1993 PIT NL 24 3B 6 2 29.2 17 6 11 0 0 1.000 3.2 129.4 3.2 1.0 2.2 0 5.16 2.83 .941 2.70 2.32
1994 PIT NL 25 1B 37 11 141.1 174 167 7 0 19 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 0.8 0 11.08 4.70 .992 9.73 8.11
1994 PIT NL 25 3B 17 16 142.2 52 11 38 3 1 .942 2.4 20.2 2.4 0.2 2.2 0 3.09 2.88 .952 2.65 2.24
1994 PIT NL 25 LF 1 1 4.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -77.1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.93 1.00 1.000 1.93 1.40
1994 PIT NL 25 OF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1994 PIT NL 25 RF 1 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.80
1995 PIT NL 26 3B 48 43 383.1 148 28 108 12 7 .919 1.8 5.6 1.8 2.2 -0.4 0 3.19 2.83 .947 2.77 2.33
1995 PIT NL 26 1B 6 4 39.0 32 30 2 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -3.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 7.38 5.33 .994 9.69 8.37
1996 KCR AL 27 1B 27 21 185.1 198 182 16 0 25 1.000 -1.3 -8.4 -1.3 2.5 -3.8 0 9.62 7.33 .992 9.24 7.92
1996 KCR AL 27 OF 17 10 85.0 16 14 1 1 0 .938 -4.2 -59.3 -4.2 -1.6 -2.6 0 1.59 0.88 .981 2.37 2.02
1996 KCR AL 27 RF 15 10 82.0 16 14 1 1 0 .938 -4.2 -61.5 -4.2 -1.6 -2.6 0 1.65 1.00 .981 2.17 1.72
1996 KCR AL 27 3B 7 1 19.2 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 30.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.29 0.71 .960 2.56 2.19
1996 KCR AL 27 DH 3
1996 KCR AL 27 LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.75
1997 PIT NL 28 1B 77 64 576.0 672 619 51 2 47 .997 13.1 27.3 13.1 5.8 7.3 0 10.47 8.70 .993 9.52 8.16 MVP-19
1997 PIT NL 28 3B 12 5 61.0 26 7 16 3 2 .885 -0.6 -11.8 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 0 3.39 1.92 .950 2.66 2.19 MVP-19
1997 PIT NL 28 OF 11 10 79.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 7.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 1.92 1.55 .982 2.14 1.77 MVP-19
1997 PIT NL 28 LF 10 10 79.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 7.6 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 1.94 1.70 .982 1.95 1.48 MVP-19
1997 PIT NL 28 RF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.60 MVP-19
1998 PIT NL 29 1B 157 153 1359.0 1422 1334 80 8 139 .994 -1.1 -1.0 -2.1 1.3 -3.4 1 9.36 9.01 .993 6.62 6.37
1999 PIT NL 30 1B 155 153 1358.2 1533 1413 97 23 148 .985 17.0 15.0 15.0 4.7 10.3 2 10.00 9.74 .993 6.62 6.45
2000 PIT NL 31 1B 129 122 1071.1 1185 1109 59 17 121 .986 -9.7 -10.9 -9.7 -8.2 -1.6 0 9.81 9.05 .992 8.40 7.73
2000 PIT NL 31 DH 1
2001 PIT NL 32 1B 137 125 1079.0 1230 1153 70 7 119 .994 4.7 5.2 3.7 -0.4 4.1 1 10.20 8.93 .993 8.34 7.30
2002 PIT NL 33 1B 144 127 1130.2 1380 1278 89 13 119 .991 5.3 5.6 5.3 1.1 4.2 0 10.88 9.49 .992 7.96 6.94
2003 PIT NL 34 1B 44 16 199.2 221 202 18 1 25 .995 -0.2 -1.2 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 0 9.92 5.00 .993 9.60 7.98
2003 PIT NL 34 OF 1 1 8.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.8 -120.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.14 1.80
2003 PIT NL 34 RF 1 1 8.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.8 -120.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.14 1.70
12 Seasons 1B 1049 917 8198.2 9268 8604 590 74 872 .992 35.1 5.1 30.1 7.0 23.0 5 10.09 8.76 .993 7.91 7.20
6 Seasons 3B 97 68 656.1 252 57 176 19 10 .925 6.7 12.2 6.7 2.4 4.3 0 3.20 2.40 .948 2.72 2.28
4 Seasons OF 30 22 180.2 36 33 1 2 0 .944 -4.8 -31.9 -4.8 -2.7 -2.1 0 1.69 1.13 .983 2.25 1.92
4 Seasons RF 18 11 94.0 18 15 1 2 0 .889 -5.0 -63.8 -5.0 -2.4 -2.6 0 1.53 0.89 .983 2.17 1.72
3 Seasons LF 13 11 86.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 2.8 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0 1.87 1.38 .983 1.95 1.52
2 Seasons DH 4
12 Seasons TOT 1176 1007 9035.2 9556 8694 767 95 882 .990 37.0 4.9 32.0 6.7 25.2 0 5 9.42 8.05 .981 7.42 6.65
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1997-NL-19-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Games Played s c a p y
1998 NL--159--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1998 NL--40--10th
1999 NL--41--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1993 NL--9--6th
1998 NL--11--7th
1999 NL--12--4th
2001 NL--11--10th
Career--62--242nd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1993 NL--9--2nd
1997 NL--8--8th
1998 NL--9--4th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1998 NL--20--7th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2001 NL--11--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1999 NL--23.8--9th

Outs Made s c a p y
1998 NL--468--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 5 (1750), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1075), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1768), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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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