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Ralph Young

Ralph Stuart Young

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 5", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 19, 1888 in Philadelphia, PA
School: Washington College (Chestertown, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1913
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Athletics/Yankees 1913-1922

Final Game: September 29, 1922
Died: January 24, 1965 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA
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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
1913 24 NYY AL 7 18 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 .067 .222 .067 .289 -15 1 0 0 /6
1915 26 DET AL 123 455 378 44 92 6 5 0 31 12 11 53 31 .243 .339 .286 .625 83 108 2 22 *4
1916 27 DET AL 153 614 528 60 139 16 6 1 45 20 20 62 43 .263 .342 .322 .664 97 170 1 23 *4/65
1917 28 DET AL 141 598 503 64 116 18 2 1 35 8 61 35 .231 .317 .280 .598 83 141 3 31 *4
1918 29 DET AL 91 368 298 31 56 7 1 0 21 15 54 17 .188 .313 .218 .531 63 65 0 16 *4
1919 30 DET AL 125 558 456 63 96 13 5 1 25 8 53 32 .211 .294 .268 .562 59 122 1 46 *4/6
1920 31 DET AL 150 705 594 84 173 21 6 0 33 8 13 85 30 .291 .382 .347 .729 96 206 2 22 *4
1921 32 DET AL 107 487 401 70 120 8 3 0 29 11 9 69 23 .299 .406 .334 .740 91 134 3 13 *4
1922 33 PHA AL 125 538 470 62 105 19 2 1 35 8 6 55 21 .223 .309 .279 .587 53 131 3 10 *4
9 Yrs 1022 4341 3643 480 898 108 30 4 254 92 59 495 235 .247 .339 .296 .635 79 1078 15 183
162 Game Avg. 162 688 577 76 142 17 5 1 40 15 78 37 .247 .339 .296 .635 79 171 2 29
DET (7 yrs) 890 3785 3158 416 792 89 28 3 219 82 53 437 211 .251 .344 .300 .644 84 946 12 173
PHA (1 yr) 125 538 470 62 105 19 2 1 35 8 6 55 21 .223 .309 .279 .587 53 131 3 10
NYY (1 yr) 7 18 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 .067 .222 .067 .289 -15 1 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
1913 24 NYY AL 7 18 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .459 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /6
1915 26 DET AL 123 455 -6 -1 0 2 0 -5 -0.6 16 11 1.0 .496 .497 0.8 0.2 9 $ *4
1916 27 DET AL 153 614 -1 -2 0 -8 0 -10 -1.3 21 11 0.7 .492 .492 1.8 -1.0 19 $ *4/65
1917 28 DET AL 141 598 -7 -1 0 1 0 -6 -0.8 20 14 1.2 .494 .495 1.1 0.2 13 $ *4
1918 29 DET AL 91 368 -10 0 0 -11 1 -20 -2.4 12 -7 -1.2 .474 .485 0.1 -1.2 4 $ *4
1919 30 DET AL 125 558 -23 -0 0 -1 2 -23 -2.5 19 -4 -0.6 .480 .484 -0.5 0.2 -3 $ *4/6
1920 31 DET AL 150 705 3 -2 0 -17 3 -13 -1.3 22 9 0.9 .491 .492 2.6 -1.4 26 $ *4
1921 32 DET AL 107 487 0 -1 0 -22 2 -20 -1.8 15 -5 -0.3 .483 .489 1.7 -1.8 17 $ *4
1922 33 PHA AL 125 538 -31 0 0 -10 4 -37 -3.8 17 -20 -2.1 .470 .477 -1.1 -0.7 -10 $ *4
9 Seasons 1022 4341 -77 -6 0 -67 13 -136 -14.8 143 7 -0.6 .486 .490 6.4 -5.5 74 $
DET (7 yrs) 890 3785 -44 -6 0 -56 9 -97 -10.7 126 29 1.7 .488 .491 7.6 -4.7 85 $
PHA (1 yr) 125 538 -31 0 0 -10 4 -37 -3.8 17 -20 -2.1 .470 .477 -1.1 -0.7 -10 $
NYY (1 yr) 7 18 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .459 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $

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
1913 24 NYY AL 18 14 0 0.0 87 .083 .067 .265 .222 .336 .067 .347 .289 .684 -15 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .429 .333 .000 .0
1915 26 DET AL 455 319 36 3.0 87 .265 .243 .261 .339 .340 .286 .342 .625 .683 83 .444 -6.6 -0.8 .552 .185 .042 .0
1916 27 DET AL 614 432 56 3.5 85 .285 .263 .260 .342 .335 .322 .340 .664 .674 97 .496 -1.2 -0.1 .570 .176 .059 1.9
1917 28 DET AL 598 418 44 2.8 79 .246 .231 .254 .317 .325 .280 .328 .598 .653 83 .421 -8.1 -0.9 .550 .187 .050 1.8
1918 29 DET AL 368 258 20 2.1 78 .199 .188 .255 .313 .325 .218 .325 .531 .650 63 .284 -10.2 -1.2 .554 .262 .030 .0
1919 30 DET AL 558 406 36 2.4 93 .225 .211 .274 .294 .340 .268 .368 .562 .708 59 .274 -24.0 -2.5 .511 .191 .057 1.8
1920 31 DET AL 705 456 76 4.5 104 .307 .291 .288 .382 .352 .347 .395 .729 .747 96 .488 1.5 0.2 .664 .190 .056 .0
1921 32 DET AL 487 303 54 4.8 113 .317 .299 .298 .406 .364 .334 .419 .740 .783 91 .471 -0.8 -0.1 .717 .212 .035 .0
1922 33 PHA AL 538 381 40 2.8 111 .232 .223 .296 .309 .361 .279 .415 .587 .776 53 .277 -32.2 -3.2 .515 .177 .055 1.8
9 Yrs 4341 2987 362 3.3 94 .263 .247 .274 .339 .343 .296 .368 .635 .711 79 .401 -83.7 -8.9 .578 .194 .049 7.7
162 Game Avg. 688 473 57 3.3 94 .263 .247 .274 .339 .343 .296 .368 .635 .711 79 .401 -83.7 -8.9 .578 .194 .049 1
DET (7 yrs) 3785 2592 322 3.3 92 .268 .251 .271 .344 .341 .300 .361 .644 .702 84 .423 -49.4 -5.5 .589 .196 .049 5.8
PHA (1 yr) 538 381 40 2.8 111 .232 .223 .296 .309 .361 .279 .415 .587 .776 53 .277 -32.2 -3.2 .515 .177 .055 1.8
NYY (1 yr) 18 14 0 0.0 87 .083 .067 .265 .222 .336 .067 .347 .289 .684 -15 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .429 .333 .000 .0

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
1918 29 DET AL 368 0.0% 4.6% 14.7% 2.2% 14% 0.31 17.5 14.2 76%
1919 30 DET AL 558 0.2% 5.7% 9.5% 3.4% 20% 0.60 14.3 456.0 18.2 76%
1920 31 DET AL 705 0.0% 4.3% 12.1% 3.8% 16% 0.35 19.8 18.0 80%
1921 32 DET AL 487 0.0% 4.7% 14.2% 2.3% 9% 0.33 17.4 13.8 78%
1922 33 PHA AL 538 0.2% 3.9% 10.2% 4.1% 21% 0.38 22.4 470.0 13.4 83%
9 Yrs 2656 0.2% 8.9% 18.6% 5.4% 16% 0.47 15.5 910.8 14.3 128%
MLB Averages 1.3% 20.2% 17.1% 12.0% 23% 1.18 9.8 151.8 9.6 177%

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
1913 24 7 18 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 .067 .222 .067 .289 -15 1 0 0
1914 25 7 18 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 .067 .222 .067 .289 -15 1 0 0
1915 26 130 473 393 46 93 6 5 0 31 14 11 56 34 .237 .335 .277 .612 79 109 2 22
1916 27 283 1087 921 106 232 22 11 1 76 34 31 118 77 .252 .339 .303 .642 89 279 3 45
1917 28 424 1685 1424 170 348 40 13 2 111 42 31 179 112 .244 .331 .295 .626 87 420 6 76
1918 29 515 2053 1722 201 404 47 14 2 132 57 31 233 129 .235 .328 .282 .610 83 485 6 92
1919 30 640 2611 2178 264 500 60 19 3 157 65 31 286 161 .230 .321 .279 .600 78 607 7 138
1920 31 790 3316 2772 348 673 81 25 3 190 73 44 371 191 .243 .334 .293 .627 82 813 9 160
1921 32 897 3803 3173 418 793 89 28 3 219 84 53 440 214 .250 .343 .298 .642 83 947 12 173
1922 33 1022 4341 3643 480 898 108 30 4 254 92 59 495 235 .247 .339 .296 .635 79 1078 15 183

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
1913 24 7 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 .000 .158 .000 .158 0 7
1915 26 129 482 399 49 100 7 5 0 35 13 58 32 .251 .349 .293 .642 41 123
1916 27 159 659 563 73 159 18 7 1 55 23 71 45 .282 .364 .345 .708 71 153
1917 28 146 646 538 81 136 21 2 1 44 9 72 36 .253 .345 .305 .650 56 141
1918 29 116 492 392 51 83 10 1 0 34 22 80 22 .212 .345 .242 .588 33 91
1919 30 145 653 534 80 117 16 6 1 32 10 65 37 .219 .305 .277 .582 45 125
1920 31 158 732 620 85 177 21 6 0 33 8 87 32 .285 .375 .339 .714 79 150
1921 32 113 496 412 64 116 8 3 0 27 11 67 24 .282 .386 .316 .701 49 107
1922 33 131 551 484 58 103 19 2 1 33 8 54 22 .213 .296 .267 .562 38 125
9 Yrs 1104 4730 3958 541 991 120 32 4 293 106 557 253 .250 .345 .300 .645 412 1022
162 Game Avg. 162 694 581 79 145 18 5 1 43 16 82 37 .250 .345 .300 .645 60 1022

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1916 AL  153 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1920 AL  594 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1920 AL  705 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1918 AL  54 (9th)
1920 AL  85 (4th)
1921 AL  69 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1920 AL  146 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1920 AL  260 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1917 AL  31 (10th)
1919 AL  46 (3rd)
Career  183 (103rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1919 AL  406 (5th)
1920 AL  456 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1170), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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