Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1976
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1976
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,408
- AB
- 3,659
- R
- 453
- H
- 969
- HR
- 80
- RBI
- 422
- SB
- 60
- AVG
- .265
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | CIN | 55 | 57 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .193 |
| 1977 |  STL/NYM | 95 | 209 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .244 |
| 1978 | NYM | 113 | 266 | 40 | 67 | 7 | 30 | 4 | .252 |
| 1979 | NYM | 158 | 590 | 90 | 162 | 16 | 60 | 18 | .275 |
| 1980 | NYM | 146 | 514 | 58 | 142 | 8 | 69 | 14 | .276 |
| 1981 | NYM | 43 | 143 | 16 | 50 | 4 | 25 | 2 | .350 |
| 1982 |  NYM/WSH | 120 | 292 | 37 | 70 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .240 |
| 1983 | SF | 124 | 373 | 59 | 109 | 17 | 53 | 7 | .292 |
| 1984 | SF | 134 | 469 | 50 | 119 | 10 | 51 | 5 | .254 |
| 1985 | SF | 95 | 230 | 24 | 62 | 4 | 24 | 3 | .270 |
| 1986 | SF | 97 | 184 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .255 |
| 1987 | SF | 69 | 91 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .253 |
| 1988 | SF | 83 | 123 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 1 | .252 |
| 1989 | CIN | 76 | 118 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .212 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,078
- TB
- 1,435
- XBH
- 283
- HBP
- 36
- IBB
- 30
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | CIN | 60 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL/NYM | 227 | 66 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYM | 287 | 116 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYM | 665 | 257 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYM | 577 | 196 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYM | 161 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYM/WSH | 320 | 93 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SF | 415 | 186 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SF | 524 | 168 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | SF | 263 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | SF | 208 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | SF | 98 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 139 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CIN | 134 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 9.1
- RC
- 495.6
- RC/27
- 4.80
- ISOP
- .127
- SECA
- .219
- BB/K
- 0.56
- AB/HR
- 45.7
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | CIN | -0.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | .053 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL/NYM | -0.3 | 18.9 | 3.1 | .072 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYM | 1.0 | 36.4 | 4.8 | .184 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 38 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYM | 4.2 | 92.6 | 5.6 | .161 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 36.9 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYM | 2.3 | 71 | 4.9 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 64.3 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYM | 1.5 | 28.9 | 7.7 | .182 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35.8 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYM/WSH | -1.4 | 28 | 3.3 | .079 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 97.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | SF | 1.9 | 67.4 | 6.7 | .206 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 1984 | SF | -0.4 | 58 | 4.4 | .104 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 46.9 | 0 |
| 1985 | SF | 0.7 | 31.5 | 4.9 | .078 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 57.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | SF | 0.6 | 25.3 | 4.8 | .147 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | SF | -0.1 | 10.7 | 4.1 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 0.1 | 11.9 | 3.3 | .033 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CIN | -0.7 | 12.4 | 3.5 | .119 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 39.3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Joel Youngblood's career stats?
Joel Youngblood played 14 seasons for the Reds, the Mets and the Giants. He was a career .265 hitter with 969 hits, 80 home runs and 422 RBI. His best season was 1981: a .350 batting average, 4 home runs and 25 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 1976 to 1989
Championships
- 1976 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
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