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Matt Young
Matthew John Young
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 9, 1958 in Pasadena, CA
High School: St. Francis (La Canada, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1983
Final Game: August 6, 1993
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1983 24 SEA AL 11 15 .423 3.27 33 32 0 5 2 0 203.2 178 86 74 17 79 2 130 7 2 4 851 131 1.262 7.9 0.8 3.5 5.7 1.65 AS
1984 25 SEA AL 6 8 .429 5.72 22 22 0 1 0 0 113.1 141 81 72 11 57 3 73 1 1 3 524 70 1.747 11.2 0.9 4.5 5.8 1.28
1985 26 SEA AL 12 19 .387 4.91 37 35 2 5 2 1 218.1 242 135 119 23 76 3 136 7 2 6 951 85 1.456 10.0 0.9 3.1 5.6 1.79
1986 27 SEA AL 8 6 .571 3.82 65 5 32 1 0 13 103.2 108 50 44 9 46 2 82 8 1 7 458 111 1.486 9.4 0.8 4.0 7.1 1.78
1987 28 LAD NL 5 8 .385 4.47 47 0 31 0 0 11 54.1 62 30 27 3 17 5 42 0 0 3 234 90 1.454 10.3 0.5 2.8 7.0 2.47
1989 30 OAK AL 1 4 .200 6.75 26 4 1 0 0 0 37.1 42 31 28 2 31 2 27 0 0 5 183 55 1.955 10.1 0.5 7.5 6.5 0.87
1990 31 SEA AL 8 18 .308 3.51 34 33 0 7 1 0 225.1 198 106 88 15 107 7 176 6 0 16 963 113 1.354 7.9 0.6 4.3 7.0 1.64
1991 32 BOS AL 3 7 .300 5.18 19 16 1 0 0 0 88.2 92 55 51 4 53 2 69 2 0 5 404 83 1.635 9.3 0.4 5.4 7.0 1.30
1992 33 BOS AL 0 4 .000 4.58 28 8 4 1 0 0 70.2 69 42 36 7 42 2 57 3 0 2 321 92 1.571 8.8 0.9 5.3 7.3 1.36
1993 34 CLE AL 1 6 .143 5.21 22 8 2 0 0 0 74.1 75 45 43 8 57 0 65 3 1 5 347 84 1.776 9.1 1.0 6.9 7.9 1.14
10 Seasons 55 95 .367 4.40 333 163 73 20 5 25 1189.2 1207 661 582 99 565 28 857 37 7 56 5236 94 1.489 9.1 0.7 4.3 6.5 1.52
162 Game Avg. 8 13 .367 4.40 46 22 10 3 1 3 163 165 91 80 14 77 4 117 5 1 8 718 94 1.489 9.1 0.7 4.3 6.5 1.52
SEA (5 yrs) 45 66 .405 4.13 191 127 34 19 5 14 864.1 867 458 397 75 365 17 597 29 6 36 3747 100 1.425 9.0 0.8 3.8 6.2 1.64
BOS (2 yrs) 3 11 .214 4.91 47 24 5 1 0 0 159.1 161 97 87 11 95 4 126 5 0 7 725 87 1.607 9.1 0.6 5.4 7.1 1.33
OAK (1 yr) 1 4 .200 6.75 26 4 1 0 0 0 37.1 42 31 28 2 31 2 27 0 0 5 183 55 1.955 10.1 0.5 7.5 6.5 0.87
LAD (1 yr) 5 8 .385 4.47 47 0 31 0 0 11 54.1 62 30 27 3 17 5 42 0 0 3 234 90 1.454 10.3 0.5 2.8 7.0 2.47
CLE (1 yr) 1 6 .143 5.21 22 8 2 0 0 0 74.1 75 45 43 8 57 0 65 3 1 5 347 84 1.776 9.1 1.0 6.9 7.9 1.14
AL (9 yrs) 50 87 .365 4.40 286 163 42 20 5 14 1135.1 1145 631 555 96 548 23 815 37 7 53 5002 94 1.491 9.1 0.8 4.3 6.5 1.49
NL (1 yr) 5 8 .385 4.47 47 0 31 0 0 11 54.1 62 30 27 3 17 5 42 0 0 3 234 90 1.454 10.3 0.5 2.8 7.0 2.47

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1989 30 OAK AL ALCS W TOR 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.000 0.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 0.00
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.000 0.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 0.00

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
1986 27 SEA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 28 LAD NL 47 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 48 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 47 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (5 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 SEA AL 24 P 33 32 203.2 51 9 39 3 0 .941 2.12 1.45 .959 1.80 0.73 AS
1984 SEA AL 25 P 22 22 113.1 26 3 21 2 3 .923 1.91 1.09 .958 1.79 0.70
1985 SEA AL 26 P 37 35 218.1 31 6 24 1 1 .968 1.24 0.81 .952 1.86 0.70
1986 SEA AL 27 P 65 5 103.2 17 4 9 4 0 .765 1.13 0.20 .965 1.83 0.68
1987 LAD NL 28 P 47 0 54.1 6 3 1 2 0 .667 0.66 0.09 .967 1.90 0.62
1989 OAK AL 30 P 26 4 37.1 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.17 0.35 .956 1.88 0.66
1990 SEA AL 31 P 34 33 225.1 52 12 31 9 1 .827 1.72 1.26 .960 1.78 0.59
1991 BOS AL 32 P 19 16 88.2 15 4 10 1 1 .933 1.42 0.74 .960 1.80 0.58
1992 BOS AL 33 P 28 8 70.2 16 2 8 6 0 .625 1.27 0.36 .969 1.72 0.56
1993 CLE AL 34 P 22 8 74.1 15 4 10 1 0 .933 1.70 0.64 .953 1.79 0.56
10 Seasons P 333 163 1189.2 238 50 159 29 6 .878 1.58 0.63 .959 1.81 0.65
10 Seasons TOT 333 163 1189.2 238 50 159 29 6 .878 1.58 0.63 .837 1.81 0.65

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1983 *

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1983 AL--3.270--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1983 AL--7.866--6th
1990 AL--7.908--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL--7.030--10th
Career--6.483--149th

Games Played s c a p y
1986 AL--65--7th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1990 AL--225.3--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1990 AL--176--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1985 AL--35--7th
1990 AL--33--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1990 AL--7--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1983 AL--2--9th
1985 AL--2--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1990 AL--107--4th

Hits s c a p y
1985 AL--242--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL--.599--9th

Losses s c a p y
1983 AL--15--4th
1985 AL--19--1st
1990 AL--18--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1985 AL--119--2nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1990 AL--16--2nd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1983 AL--7--9th
1985 AL--7--9th
1986 AL--8--9th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1990 AL--963--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1983 AL--131--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 14 (1029), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 10, 1978: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January), but did not sign.

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.

December 10, 1986: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Watters (minors) and Dennis Powell.

December 11, 1987: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Bob Welch to the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the New York Mets. The Oakland Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the New York Mets. The New York Mets sent Jesse Orosco to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 21, 1988: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

January 19, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 4, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

March 30, 1993: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

April 6, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

August 9, 1993: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

August 12, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

September 8, 1993: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Seattle Mariners$159,000
1986Seattle Mariners$205,000
1987Los Angeles Dodgers$350,000
1989Oakland Athletics$425,000
1990Seattle Mariners$587,000
1991Boston Red Sox$2,266,667
1992Boston Red Sox$2,266,667
Career (may be incomplete)$6,259,334
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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