Michael Young stats
Third Baseman · #10
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2000
- Draft
- 1997Rd 5, Pk 149
- College
- UC Santa Barbara
- AL Gold Glove
- 2008
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2000
- Draft
- 1997Rd 5, Pk 149
- College
- UC Santa Barbara
- AL Gold Glove
- 2008
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,970
- AB
- 7,918
- R
- 1,137
- H
- 2,375
- HR
- 185
- RBI
- 1,030
- SB
- 90
- AVG
- .300
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | TEX | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | TEX | 106 | 386 | 57 | 96 | 11 | 49 | 3 | .249 |
| 2002 | TEX | 156 | 573 | 77 | 150 | 9 | 62 | 6 | .262 |
| 2003 | TEX | 160 | 666 | 106 | 204 | 14 | 72 | 13 | .306 |
| 2004 | TEX | 160 | 690 | 114 | 216 | 22 | 99 | 12 | .313 |
| 2005 | TEX | 159 | 668 | 114 | 221 | 24 | 91 | 5 | .331 |
| 2006 | TEX | 162 | 691 | 93 | 217 | 14 | 103 | 7 | .314 |
| 2007 | TEX | 156 | 639 | 80 | 201 | 9 | 94 | 13 | .315 |
| 2008 | TEX | 155 | 645 | 102 | 183 | 12 | 82 | 10 | .284 |
| 2009 | TEX | 135 | 541 | 76 | 174 | 22 | 68 | 8 | .322 |
| 2010 | TEX | 157 | 656 | 99 | 186 | 21 | 91 | 4 | .284 |
| 2011 | TEX | 159 | 631 | 88 | 213 | 11 | 106 | 6 | .338 |
| 2012 | TEX | 156 | 611 | 79 | 169 | 8 | 67 | 2 | .277 |
| 2013 |  PHI/LAD | 147 | 519 | 52 | 145 | 8 | 46 | 1 | .279 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 43
- AB
- 151
- R
- 11
- H
- 36
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 19
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .238
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,612
- TB
- 3,491
- XBH
- 686
- HBP
- 22
- IBB
- 28
- GIDP
- 236
- P/PA
- 3.55
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEX | 429 | 155 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | TEX | 633 | 219 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | TEX | 713 | 297 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | TEX | 739 | 333 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | TEX | 732 | 343 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | TEX | 748 | 317 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | TEX | 692 | 267 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | TEX | 708 | 259 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3.8 |
| 2009 | TEX | 593 | 280 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | TEX | 718 | 291 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | TEX | 689 | 299 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 3.6 |
| 2012 | TEX | 651 | 226 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 3.4 |
| 2013 | PHI/LAD | 565 | 205 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 3.7 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 20.8
- RC
- 1162.1
- RC/27
- 5.30
- ISOP
- .141
- SECA
- .221
- BB/K
- 0.47
- AB/HR
- 42.8
- GO/FO
- 0.90
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | TEX | -0.1 | -0.2 | -2.8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEX | 0.3 | 45.6 | 3.9 | .153 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 35.1 | 0 |
| 2002 | TEX | 1.7 | 64.6 | 3.8 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 63.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEX | 2.5 | 99.4 | 5.5 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 47.6 | 0 |
| 2004 | TEX | 1.6 | 115.3 | 6.3 | .170 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 31.4 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | TEX | 3.0 | 124 | 7.1 | .183 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 27.8 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | TEX | 3.6 | 105.1 | 5.5 | .145 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 49.4 | 1 |
| 2007 | TEX | 2.9 | 94 | 5.5 | .103 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 71 | 1 |
| 2008 | TEX | 2.8 | 87.3 | 4.8 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 53.8 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | TEX | 2.5 | 98.9 | 6.8 | .196 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24.6 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | TEX | 1.6 | 92.2 | 4.9 | .160 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 31.2 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | TEX | 2.1 | 109.4 | 6.6 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 57.4 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | TEX | -2.4 | 63.6 | 3.6 | .093 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 76.4 | 1.2 |
| 2013 | PHI/LAD | -1.3 | 64.1 | 4.4 | .116 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 64.9 | 1.2 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Michael Young's career stats?
Michael Young played 14 seasons for the Rangers. He was a career .300 hitter with 2,375 hits, 185 home runs and 1,030 RBI. His best season was 2011: a .338 batting average, 11 home runs and 106 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2000 to 2013
Michael Young led MLB in hits (2005, 2011); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 132nd in hits (2,375)
- 241st in rbi (1,030)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 2005 (3rd), 2009 (10th), 2011 (2nd)
- RBI: 2011 (9th)
- Hits: 2003 (5th), 2004 (3rd), 2005 (1st), 2006 (2nd), 2007 (7th), 2010 (8th), 2011 (1st)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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