Michael Young batting average in 2012

.2772012 Regular Season

Michael Young posted a .277 batting average in the 2012 regular season.

Michael Young batting average in 2012, game by game
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Oct 3, 2012@ ATHL 12-5511010.277.312.370.682
Oct 2, 2012@ ATHL 3-1302000.277.313.370.682
Oct 1, 2012@ ATHL 4-3412110.275.311.368.679
Sep 30, 2012vs LAAW 8-7311000.274.310.362.672
Sep 30, 2012vs LAAL 5-4400000.273.309.362.671
Sep 28, 2012vs LAAL 7-4300000.275.311.365.675
Sep 27, 2012vs ATHW 9-7411020.277.311.367.678
Sep 26, 2012vs ATHL 9-3412000.277.311.368.679
Sep 25, 2012vs ATHL 3-2 F/10301000.275.310.365.675
Sep 24, 2012vs ATHW 5-4210000.275.309.363.672
Sep 23, 2012@ SEAW 3-2401000.276.308.365.672
Sep 22, 2012@ SEAL 1-0401000.276.308.365.673
Sep 21, 2012@ SEAL 6-3411000.276.308.366.675
Sep 20, 2012@ LAAW 3-1412000.277.309.367.676
Sep 19, 2012@ LAAW 6-2522010.275.308.366.674
Sep 18, 2012@ LAAL 11-3301000.274.307.364.671
Sep 16, 2012vs SEAW 2-1303000.274.307.364.671
Sep 15, 2012vs SEAL 8-6411000.270.303.361.664
Sep 14, 2012vs SEAW 9-3211000.270.302.360.662
Sep 13, 2012vs CLEL 5-4403020.269.299.359.658
Sep 12, 2012vs CLEW 5-2411000.265.296.356.652
Sep 11, 2012vs CLEW 6-4311010.265.296.355.651
Sep 9, 2012@ TBL 6-0300000.265.295.355.650
Sep 8, 2012@ TBW 4-2 F/10400000.267.296.357.654
Sep 7, 2012@ TBL 3-1 F/11411110.269.299.360.659
Sep 6, 2012@ KCW 5-4 F/10512010.269.299.355.654
Sep 5, 2012@ KCW 7-6411110.267.298.355.653
Sep 4, 2012@ KCL 6-3301010.268.298.350.648
Sep 3, 2012@ KCW 8-4411120.267.299.350.648
Sep 2, 2012@ CLEW 8-3512010.267.299.345.644
Sep 1, 2012@ CLEL 4-3400000.266.298.342.640
Aug 31, 2012@ CLEW 5-3502020.268.300.345.645
Aug 29, 2012vs TBL 8-4400000.267.299.344.644
Aug 28, 2012vs TBW 1-0300000.269.302.347.649
Aug 27, 2012vs TBW 6-5411000.271.304.349.653
Aug 23, 2012vs MINW 10-6100000.271.304.350.654
Aug 22, 2012vs BALW 12-3422000.271.303.351.654
Aug 21, 2012vs BALL 5-3400000.269.302.349.651
Aug 20, 2012vs BALW 5-1411000.272.304.352.656
Aug 19, 2012@ TORW 11-2523150.272.304.351.656
Aug 18, 2012@ TORW 2-1300000.268.301.340.641
Aug 17, 2012@ TORL 3-2411000.270.302.342.644
Aug 16, 2012@ NYYW 10-6522000.270.302.343.645
Aug 15, 2012@ NYYL 3-2100000.269.300.342.642
Aug 14, 2012@ NYYL 3-0301000.269.300.343.643
Aug 13, 2012@ NYYL 8-2400000.269.300.343.643
Aug 12, 2012vs DETW 8-3300000.271.303.346.649
Aug 11, 2012vs DETW 2-1300000.273.303.349.652
Aug 10, 2012vs DETL 6-2303000.275.304.351.655
Aug 8, 2012@ BOSW 10-9501000.270.298.346.644
Aug 7, 2012@ BOSW 6-3311000.271.299.348.647
Aug 6, 2012@ BOSL 9-2401000.271.297.348.645
Aug 5, 2012@ KCL 7-6 F/10502010.271.297.347.644
Aug 4, 2012@ KCW 4-2411000.269.296.344.640
Aug 3, 2012@ KCW 5-3411000.269.297.345.641
Aug 2, 2012vs LAAW 15-9522020.270.297.346.643
Aug 1, 2012vs LAAW 11-10 F/10521000.268.296.345.641
Jul 31, 2012vs LAAL 6-2412000.269.297.347.644
Jul 30, 2012vs LAAL 15-8200020.266.295.345.640
Jul 29, 2012vs CHWW 2-0300010.268.298.347.645
Jul 28, 2012vs CHWL 5-2401000.270.298.350.648
Jul 27, 2012vs CHWL 9-5411000.270.299.345.644
Jul 25, 2012vs BOSW 5-3412000.270.299.346.646
Jul 24, 2012vs BOSL 2-1400000.268.297.342.639
Jul 23, 2012vs BOSW 9-1401010.271.300.346.646
Jul 22, 2012@ LAAL 7-4412010.271.301.347.648
Jul 21, 2012@ LAAW 9-2501010.268.299.345.644
Jul 20, 2012@ LAAL 6-1400000.269.300.347.647
Jul 18, 2012@ ATHL 4-3401010.272.303.351.654
Jul 17, 2012@ ATHW 6-1411000.273.304.352.656
Jul 15, 2012@ SEAW 4-0401000.273.304.353.658
Jul 14, 2012@ SEAL 7-0301000.273.305.355.660
Jul 13, 2012@ SEAW 3-2412000.273.305.355.660
Jul 8, 2012vs MINW 4-3 F/13604020.270.303.353.656
Jul 7, 2012vs MINW 4-3 F/10400000.263.296.344.641
Jul 6, 2012vs MINL 5-1301000.266.300.349.648
Jul 5, 2012@ CHWL 2-1300000.265.297.349.646
Jul 4, 2012@ CHWL 5-4 F/10512020.268.300.352.652
Jul 3, 2012@ CHWL 19-2400000.266.299.348.647
Jul 1, 2012vs ATHL 3-1400000.269.302.353.655
Jun 30, 2012vs ATHW 7-2300000.273.306.357.663
Jun 29, 2012vs ATHW 4-3210000.275.307.361.667
Jun 28, 2012vs ATHW 7-6402000.277.304.363.667
Jun 27, 2012vs DETW 13-9512010.274.302.358.659
Jun 26, 2012vs DETW 7-5412010.272.300.357.657
Jun 25, 2012vs DETL 8-2501000.269.297.348.646
Jun 24, 2012vs COLW 4-2411000.270.299.351.650
Jun 23, 2012vs COLL 11-7512010.270.300.352.652
Jun 22, 2012vs COLW 4-1300000.268.298.348.646
Jun 20, 2012@ SDW 4-2411010.271.301.352.653
Jun 19, 2012@ SDW 7-3201000.271.303.353.656
Jun 18, 2012@ SDW 2-1400000.270.299.352.651
Jun 17, 2012vs HOUW 9-3311010.274.303.357.661
Jun 16, 2012vs HOUW 8-3310010.273.298.358.655
Jun 15, 2012vs HOUW 6-2511010.276.302.362.664
Jun 14, 2012vs ARIL 11-3400000.278.304.365.669
Jun 13, 2012vs ARIW 1-0300000.282.309.371.680
Jun 12, 2012vs ARIW 9-1522000.286.313.376.688
Jun 9, 2012@ SFL 5-2400000.283.311.375.686
Jun 8, 2012@ SFW 5-0412000.288.316.381.697
Jun 7, 2012@ ATHL 7-1300000.284.310.375.685
Jun 6, 2012@ ATHL 2-0301000.288.314.380.694
Jun 5, 2012@ ATHW 6-3401010.288.314.381.694
Jun 4, 2012@ ATHL 12-1301000.288.315.374.689
Jun 3, 2012@ LAAW 7-3512010.288.314.374.689
Jun 2, 2012@ LAAL 3-2302000.285.313.374.686
Jun 1, 2012@ LAAL 4-2411000.280.305.370.674
May 30, 2012vs SEAL 21-8512010.280.306.372.678
May 29, 2012vs SEAL 10-3300000.277.303.371.675
May 28, 2012vs SEAW 4-2401000.281.304.377.681
May 27, 2012vs TORW 12-6413000.282.305.379.685
May 26, 2012vs TORW 8-7 F/13601000.272.296.366.663
May 25, 2012vs TORW 14-3533000.276.301.373.673
May 23, 2012@ SEAL 5-3400000.267.293.367.659
May 22, 2012@ SEAW 3-1401000.273.299.375.674
May 21, 2012@ SEAL 6-1400000.273.300.378.678
May 20, 2012@ HOUW 6-1512000.280.307.387.694
May 19, 2012@ HOUL 6-5411000.276.304.380.684
May 18, 2012@ HOUW 4-1302010.277.305.384.689
May 17, 2012vs ATHL 5-4 F/10600000.269.294.372.666
May 15, 2012vs KCL 7-4400000.280.306.387.692
May 14, 2012vs KCL 3-1401000.288.314.397.711
May 13, 2012vs LAAW 13-6511000.289.315.401.717
May 12, 2012vs LAAL 4-2401000.292.319.401.721
May 11, 2012vs LAAW 10-3411000.293.321.406.727
May 10, 2012@ BALW 7-3500010.295.319.411.729
May 10, 2012@ BALL 6-5411000.306.331.427.758
May 8, 2012@ BALW 10-3500000.308.333.425.758
May 7, 2012@ BALW 14-3422130————
May 6, 2012@ CLEL 4-2401010.315.345.414.759
May 5, 2012@ CLEW 5-2 F/11500000.318.348.421.769
May 4, 2012@ CLEL 6-3422000.333.364.441.806
May 2, 2012@ TORL 11-5402010.327.359.418.778
May 1, 2012@ TORL 8-7501010.319.354.415.768
Apr 30, 2012@ TORW 4-1401000.326.362.427.789
Apr 29, 2012vs TBL 5-2401000.329.360.435.795
Apr 28, 2012vs TBW 7-2300001.333.365.444.809
Apr 27, 2012vs TBL 8-4501000.346.370.462.832
Apr 25, 2012vs NYYW 7-3401010.356.382.479.861
Apr 24, 2012vs NYYW 2-0300000.362.389.478.867
Apr 23, 2012vs NYYL 7-4400000.379.406.500.906
Apr 22, 2012@ DETW 3-2 F/11401000.403.431.532.963
Apr 21, 2012@ DETL 3-2322000.414.433.552.985
Apr 21, 2012@ DETW 10-4512000.400.411.545.956
Apr 19, 2012@ DETW 10-3513021.400.412.560.972
Apr 17, 2012@ BOSW 18-3411110.378.378.556.933
Apr 15, 2012@ MINW 4-3403000.390.390.512.902
Apr 14, 2012@ MINW 6-2502010.351.351.432.784
Apr 13, 2012@ MINW 4-1402010.344.344.438.781
Apr 12, 2012vs SEAW 5-3413140.321.321.429.750
Apr 11, 2012vs SEAL 4-3402010.250.250.250.500
Apr 10, 2012vs SEAW 1-0410000.200.200.200.400
Apr 9, 2012vs SEAW 11-5411010.250.250.250.500
Apr 8, 2012vs CHWW 5-0400000.250.250.250.500
Apr 7, 2012vs CHWL 4-3412000.375.375.375.750
Apr 6, 2012vs CHWW 3-2401010.250.250.250.500

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

  • 11th-best of Michael Young's 14 seasons on file; the high is .338 in 2011.
  • Down .061 from .338 in 2011.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 9, 2026.

Michael Young: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG

Michael Young: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Apr 21, 2012@ DETL 3-2322000.414.433.552.985
Apr 22, 2012@ DETW 3-2 F/11401000.403.431.532.963
Apr 21, 2012@ DETW 10-4512000.400.411.545.956
Apr 19, 2012@ DETW 10-3513021.400.412.560.972
Apr 15, 2012@ MINW 4-3403000.390.390.512.902

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

All 156 2012 games

Michael Young, 2012 regular season

GP
156
AB
611
R
79
H
169
HR
8
RBI
67
SB
2
AVG
.277